| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 219622000 | With support | 77 |
| 20080264931 | Transparent or Translucent Glass Ceramic Plate and a Method for the Production Thereof - The present invention relates to a transparent or translucent glass-ceramic plate, intended for example to cover or receive at least one heating element, in particular intended to serve as a hob, said plate having a coating, in particular intended to at least partly mask the underlying elements when not in use, while still allowing the heating elements and optional displays to be detected when they are in use, characterized in that most and preferably all of the coating is on the face of the plate intended to be turned toward the heating element(s) in the use position. | 10-30-2008 |
| 20080283518 | Device for Warming Food by Means of Inductive Coupling and Device for Transferring Energy - A device wherein food can be warmed by means of induction, said device comprising at least one secondary coil which is formed from a current conductor, whereon at least one heating element is connected. The invention also relates to a device which is used to transfer energy in a device in order to warm food by means of induction, said device comprising a primary coil which is connected to a voltage source and which is formed from a current conductor. According to the invention, the primary and secondary coil is cast into a coil body by casting means, and the insulating casting means exhibits a coefficient of thermal expansion which essentially corresponds to the coil body. | 11-20-2008 |
| 20090008384 | Variable-Size Induction Heating Plate - A variable-size induction heating plate includes a plurality of windings ( | 01-08-2009 |
| 20090139986 | Induction heating cooker and control method thereof - An induction heating cooker and a control method thereof. The induction heating cooker includes a plurality of heating coil groups, each of the heating coil groups including a plurality of heating coils connected in series, a plurality of inverters to individually supply high-frequency voltages to the heating coil groups, respectively, and a controller to control operations of the inverters such that the high-frequency voltages are supplied to the heating coil groups, respectively, based on the numbers of heating coils upon which at least one cooking container is placed within the respective heating coil groups. Therefore, it is possible to effectively heat the cooking container even though the container is put on any position of a cooking plate irrespective of a specific position of the cooking plate. Also, it is possible to effectively heat the container regardless of the size of the container. | 06-04-2009 |
| 20090173731 | INDUCTION HEATING COOKER, INDUCTION HEATING COOKING METHOD, INDUCTION HEATING COOKING PROGRAM, RESONANCE SOUND DETECTION DEVICE, RESONANCE SOUND DETECTION METHOD, AND RESONANCE SOUND DETECTION PROGRAM - An object of the invention is to accurately detect a state of an object to be heated in a cooking vessel and effectively avoid cooking failure. An induction heating section ( | 07-09-2009 |
| 20090200291 | Oven - A baking oven for producing baked molded products. The baking oven has an input station, a baking area and an output station. In addition, the oven has baking plates, which are arranged along a circulation path passing through the baking area, and a conveying device for the baking plates. The baking plates are in the form of susceptor plates, which can be heated inductively without contact. An induction heating device is provided in the baking area. This device includes at least one elongated inductor, which is arranged parallel to the circulation path of the baking plates and extends along the circulation path over a plurality of susceptor plates. The elongated inductor produces a large-area, broad magnetic field, which simultaneously inductively heats a plurality of baking plates in the form of susceptor plates without any contact. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090230122 | HEATER HOLDER AND ELECTRIC HOB INCLUDING THE SAME - Provided are a heater holder and an electric hob including the heater holder. Both end portions of a tube heater are supported by the heater holder having predetermined elasticity. Therefore, food can be cooked more rapidly, and the tube heater can be easily installed. Furthermore, damages caused by heat generated from the tube heater can be minimized. | 09-17-2009 |
| 20090294436 | ELECTRIC HOB - An electric cooker has a hob and a baking oven, said hob having several induction coils as heating devices for several hotplates. The cooker has a control mechanism with control electronics and power electronics with power electronics components, the control mechanism and power electronics being located in the rear area of the hob and above a hob plane. This arrangement leads to reduced heating of the power electronics by the oven. | 12-03-2009 |
| 20100065550 | INDUCTION HEATING COOKER - An infrared sensor | 03-18-2010 |
| 20100065551 | INDUCTION COOKING DEVICE - An infrared sensor | 03-18-2010 |
| 20100163549 | Low Profile Induction Cook Top with Heat Management System - An induction cook top with a heat management system is disclosed. The heat management system controls heat produced both internally by the electronic components within the cook top as well as heat produced above the cook top when cooking. The heat management system provides improved air flow past and around the internal electronic components. The cook top features an efficient removal of generated heat and may optionally provide a vented housing and direct airflow into and out of the housing or provide a thermoelectric cooling device which permits a ventless housing. | 07-01-2010 |
| 20100170893 | Induction Hob - An induction hob for inductively heating cookware, having an induction coil fed with high-frequency alternating current for supplying the electromagnetic heating power, and a generator device for generating the high-frequency alternating current. In order to prevent noise developing at the cookware, the present disclosure provides for smoothing or eliminating an amplitude modulation of the high-frequency alternating current which flows through the coil. | 07-08-2010 |
| 20100181302 | CONTROL METHOD FOR A COOKTOP AND COOKTOP FOR CARRYING OUT SAID METHOD - A method and cooktop include a cooktop panel, a cooking zone, and an induction heating device disposed below the cooktop panel. First, second and third heat sensor units are disposed beneath the cooktop panel in a region of a measuring spot. The first heat sensor unit is configured to measure heat flow from substantially only the cooktop panel. The second and third heat sensor units are configured to measure heat flow from the cooktop panel and a cooking utensil disposed thereon. A light source is provided for measuring an emissivity of the bottom of the cooking utensil. An auxiliary heater heats the region of the measuring spot. An electrical control system calculates a ratio from signals of the second and third heat sensor units and determines an actual temperature of the bottom of the cooking utensil from the ratio by using a temperature of a lower surface of the cooktop panel measured by the first sensor unit and a value of the emissivity of the cooking utensil bottom. | 07-22-2010 |
| 20100181303 | INDUCTION COOKER - An induction cooker includes a top plate ( | 07-22-2010 |
| 20100206871 | INDUCTION HEATING APPLIANCE FOR COOKING - An infrared permeable window | 08-19-2010 |
| 20100237064 | ELECTROMAGNETIC MODULE OF ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND MANUFACTURING PROCESS THEREOF - An electromagnetic module applied in an electronic apparatus having a circuit board is disclosed. The electromagnetic module includes a plate disposed on the circuit board, and an inductor coil assembly. The inductor coil assembly includes a magnetic core assembly, a first insulation layer and a coil, which are stacked on the plate in order. The inductor coil assembly is electrically connected to the circuit board for generating the electromagnetic induction, thereby the eddy current is generated to produce heat when a pot disposed on the electronic apparatus. In addition, a process for manufacturing an electromagnetic module, applied in an electronic apparatus is disclosed. The process includes the following steps: (a) providing a plate, (b) attaching a magnetic core assembly to the plate, (c) correspondingly disposing a first insulation layer on the magnetic core assembly, and (d) correspondingly disposing a coil on the first insulation layer. | 09-23-2010 |
| 20100243640 | COOKING DEVICE, ESPECIALLY DOMESTIC COOKING DEVICE - The invention relates to a cooking device, having an electrical heating element ( | 09-30-2010 |
| 20100243641 | INDUCTION HEATING COOKER - An induction heating device according to the present invention includes an infrared ray sensor for detecting infrared rays radiated from a cooking container through a top plate, a light emitting device which is placed near the infrared ray sensor and emits light to the back surface of the top plate, and a heating control unit which controls a high-frequency current through a heating coil for controlling the heating of the cooking container. When the heating control unit has stopped the heating of the cooking container, and a predetermined time elapses at the heating-stopped state, the light emitting device is controlled to stop the light emission therefrom. This can improve durability of the light emitting device, which enables maintaining a function of clearly indicating a position at which the cooking container should be placed and a function of detecting failures in the infrared ray sensor, which are roles of the light emitting device. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20100243642 | METHOD FOR HEATING A CONTAINER PLACED ON A COOKTOP BY HEATING MEANS ASSOCIATED TO INDUCTORS - A method for heating a container (Ri) placed on a cooktop including heating elements which are associated respectively with inductors which form elements for detecting the presence of the container and are distributed along a frame which is embodied such that it is two-dimensional in a cooking area. The method includes searching (E | 09-30-2010 |
| 20110011850 | PORTABLE FOOD HEATER - In one aspect, the present invention provides a consumer appliance that uses RF energy to heat foods stored in a container that is suitable for RF heating. | 01-20-2011 |
| 20110011851 | INDUCTION COOKING DEVICE - An induction cooking device being capable of heating one target heating object by two or more heating coils and also being capable of displaying the positions of the heating units clearly. The induction cooking device includes a control unit ( | 01-20-2011 |
| 20110147372 | Cooking Table - A mobile cooking table. The mobile cooking table has a table top including an induction hob and a cutting board. In addition to cooking elements, the table top has a warming area for keeping food at the correct temperature after cooking. The cooking table has legs with wheels providing the cooking table with mobility. The legs are power extendible enabling the height of the table top to be vertically adjusted. The mobile cooking table also includes a power connection which is preferably coupled to a wheel. The power connection can include a magnetic coupling. The mobile cooking table also includes a removable cutting board or tray forming a part of the table top. The adaptability and features of the mobile cooking table makes it a beneficial appliance for the interior environment. | 06-23-2011 |
| 20110163086 | COOKTOP AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A COOKTOP - A cooktop is provided that includes heating elements which are combined to a heating zone; a power supply to generate a heating current that operates the heating elements; a switch to open and close a power circuit that includes the power supply and one of the heating elements; and a controller that determines a characteristic variable of the heating current, actuates the switch as a function of a selected power level to operate the heating zone, and activates, in a first operating state, two of the heating elements, which are combined to form the heating zone, in different phases of a heating period. | 07-07-2011 |
| 20110226756 | COOKING HOB WITH SEVERAL HEATING ELEMENTS AND AT LEAST ONE POWER ELECTRONICS SUBASSEMBLY - A cooking hob, in particular an induction hob, includes several heating elements, at least one power electronics subassembly for generating a heating current for operating the heating elements, and a switching arrangement for making and breaking a connection between the power electronics assembly and the heating elements. The switching arrangement is constructed as an assembly that is separate from the power electronics assembly. | 09-22-2011 |
| 20110233196 | ILLUMINATED HOT PLATE - A light-permeable hot plate includes at least one cavity filled with illuminant. The illuminant in the cavity can be excited to illuminate by an electromagnetic excitation field. The hot plate can be part of an induction hob, with the at least one cavity being arranged in a region of a cooking zone. The electromagnetic excitation field is provided to transfer energy into a household appliance which is arranged on the cooking zone. | 09-29-2011 |
| 20110272396 | PLATE MATERIAL AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A PLATE MATERIAL - A plate material is provided that has a base material and a coating. The base material is a pressed material made from a ceramic matrix and stiffening fibers. | 11-10-2011 |
| 20110272397 | HOB HAVING AT LEAST ONE HEATING ZONE HAVING SEVERAL HEATING ELEMENTS - A hob includes at least one heating zone having several heating elements, a user interface for setting a heating capacity of the heating zone, and a control unit for operating the heating elements and for distributing the heating capacity among the heating elements according to a heating capacity distribution. In order to improve the efficiency of the hob, the control unit is configured to distribute the heating capacity among a larger number of heating elements when the heating capacity is below a threshold value than in the case, when the heating capacity is above the threshold value. | 11-10-2011 |
| 20110284524 | INDUCTIVE HEATING COOKING DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, AND CONTROL PROGRAM THEREOF - The present invention provides an inductive heating cooking device capable of detecting a temperature of a bottom of a pan instantly without delay in detection of temperature, and precisely keeping a temperature of a cooking container constant, and control method thereof, and control program thereof. The inductive heating cooking device includes a top plate ( | 11-24-2011 |
| 20110303652 | COOKING DEVICE - Device body ( | 12-15-2011 |
| 20110309069 | INDUCTIVE HEATING APPARATUS - Disclosed is an induction cooking device that is not likely to be affected by induction heating and wherein boiling-over can be detected. An induction cooking device has: a top plate on which a cooking container is placed; a heating coil that generates an induction magnetic field for heating the cooking container; a heating control unit that controls the heating power of the cooking container by controlling the high-frequency current supplied to the heating coil; electrodes disposed in a lower surface of the top plate; and an electrostatic capacity detector that detects changes in electrostatic capacity occurring in the electrodes when articles to be cooked contact with the top plate. When the electrostatic capacity detector senses changes in the electrostatic capacity of the electrodes, the heating control unit decreases or stops the heating power of the cooking container, and the electrodes are disposed outside of the outer circumference the heating coil. | 12-22-2011 |
| 20110315675 | INDUCTION HEATING COOKER - There are provided amplifying part ( | 12-29-2011 |
| 20120000904 | INDUCTION HEATING COOKER - There is provided a placement position determining part that calculates a rising gradient of an output value of the infrared sensor every after passage of a first predetermined time and performs a placement position determining operation of determining that a placement position of a cooking vessel is improper when the rising gradient is smaller than a first threshold value, and the placement position determining part performs the placement position determining operation after a lapse of a second predetermined time from the start of heating, thereby accurately determining that the cooking vessel is improperly placed on a top plate and preventing overheating of the cooking vessel. | 01-05-2012 |
| 20120024840 | Temperature sensor and induction heating cooker having the same - An induction heating cooker including a temperature sensor disposed between a plurality of working coils which are uniformly disposed below a cooking table and a heat transfer member to transfer heat from the working coils adjacent to the temperature sensor to the temperature sensor, thereby improving productivity and space utilization. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120037614 | INDUCTION HEATING COOKER - An induction heating cooker including a heating coil, a top plate, an inverter circuit, a temperature sensor provided under the top plate and detecting a bottom temperature of the pot load, an inverter circuit for supplying a high frequency current to the heating coil, a temperature calculating part for calculating the bottom temperature of the pot load based on an output of the temperature sensor, a setting part for a user to set a cooking temperature freely therewith, a controller for controlling an output of the inverter circuit make the bottom temperature of the pot load calculated by the temperature calculating part match the cooking temperature, a cumulative electric power measuring part for measuring a cumulative electric power value of an electric power supplied to the pot load during a second predetermined time period at intervals of a first predetermined time period, and a adjusting part adjusting the cooking temperature to a higher temperature by a second predetermined value when an increased amount of the cumulative electric power value as compared to another cumulative electric power value measured before a third predetermined time period is larger than a first predetermined value. | 02-16-2012 |
| 20120043312 | Induction heating cooker and method of controlling the same - An induction heating cooker includes a plurality of heating coil blocks including one or more heating coils, a plurality of inverters to supply a high-frequency voltage to each of the heating coils, and a controller to control operations of the plurality of inverters to alternately supply the high-frequency voltage to each heating coil block and detect a heating coil, on which a container is placed, from among the heating coils belonging to each of the plurality of heating coil blocks. Using this configuration, it is possible to reduce the influence of magnetic field interference between adjacent heating coils when detecting the position of the container and to increase container position detection accuracy. | 02-23-2012 |
| 20120125918 | HOTPLATE HAVING AT LEAST TWO HEATING ZONES - A hotplate apparatus, in particular for a hotplate having a cover plate having at least two heating zones, includes a cooking utensil sensor unit. The cooking utensil sensor unit has at least one bridging detection unit, which is intended to detect at least bridging of the at least two heating zones by at least one cooking utensil element. | 05-24-2012 |
| 20120132646 | Induction Cooking - An induction cooking system with an induction heating system, a cooktop, and cool touch cookware that has a target layer that is heated by induction. An absolute cookware temperature is directly sensed at one or more locations of the cookware. A relative cookware temperature can be determined based on the value of an electrical variable of a circuit that includes the target layer. The cookware can include a layer of thermal insulation directly below and spaced from the target layer by a gap. The insulation and gap act as the major heat insulating elements to keep the outer surface of the cookware cool. The cooktop can be cooled by placing a cooling chamber just below the cooktop and drawing air through the cooling chamber. The induction coil can be located in the cooling chamber. | 05-31-2012 |
| 20120160831 | INDUCTION COOKING DEVICE - The induction cooking device includes a light-pervious top plate 2 on which a container with liquid 5 contained therein is to be placed, a heating coil 3 provided below the top plate 2 to heat the container 1, an electrode 4 provided at a portion of a lower surface of the top plate 2 positioned outer than a periphery of the heating coil 3; and a capacitance detection device 6 for detecting changes in capacitance of the electrode caused by liquid boiled over from the container 1. The top plate 2 includes a light emitting part 7 by which visible light applied from a light source 12 placed below the top plate 2 is transmitted to fulfill light emission, the light emitting part 7 being positioned at a portion of the top plate 2 positioned between the periphery of the heating coil 3 and the electrode 4 as viewed from above the top plate 2. | 06-28-2012 |
| 20120248096 | INDUCTION HEATING COOKER AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - An induction heating cooker and a control method thereof that prevents the occurrence of an error caused during recognition of a container in the induction heating cooker that performs cooking regardless of where the container is placed on a cooking plate includes a plurality of heating coils disposed below a cooking plate, current detectors to detect values of current flowing in the respective heating coils, and a controller to determine whether a container is placed on the respective heating coils based on the detected current values of the heating coils and change amounts of the current values. | 10-04-2012 |
| 20120255946 | INDUCTION HEATING COOKER AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - An induction heating cooker and a control method thereof that stably adjust power of a cooking coil when a plurality of containers having different cooking conditions is placed on the cooking coil includes a plurality of heating coils disposed below a cooking plate and a controller to determine whether a container is placed on the heating coils, wherein the controller determines whether a plurality of containers is placed on one of the heating coils and, when the containers are placed on one of the heating coils, adjusts a power of the heating coil on which the containers are placed based on powers of other heating coils occupied by the containers. Cooking using a plurality of containers is stably performed based on user intention even when cooking conditions of the containers placed on a heating coil differ. | 10-11-2012 |
| 20120305544 | INDUCTION COOKTOP COOLING KIT - An induction cooktop appliance includes a housing having an air intake opening and an air exhaust opening, the air intake opening and the air exhaust opening defining an air cooling circulation path, an induction cooktop disposed on top of the housing, electronics for the induction cooktop disposed within the housing, and a vent tube having a first end and a second end, the vent tube being disposed in the cooling air circulation path and configured to segregate air entering the air intake opening from air exiting the air exhaust opening. | 12-06-2012 |
| 20120305545 | DEVICE AND SYSTEM FOR INDUCTION HEATING - An induction heating system comprises inductive rings, which in one example are concentrically wound about a center axis to form a coil array. The inductive rings are situated in the coil array to permit activation of the inductive rings independent of the other inductive rings in the coil array. In one embodiment, the induction heating system includes a control structure with a power supply and switches coupled to each of the inductive rings, wherein activation of the switches permits current from the power supply to flow to the corresponding inductive ring. The induction heating system is amenable to appliances such as ovens and ranges, as well as to cooktops such as free-standing cooktops for countertops. | 12-06-2012 |
| 20120312803 | INDUCTION HOB AND A METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AN INDUCTION HOB - The present invention relates to an induction hob with a cooking surface ( | 12-13-2012 |
| 20130001220 | Cooking Hob Wih Rotary Blade Driving Means and Assembly Comprising a Cooking Hob and Cooking Vessel With Rotary Blades - The cooking hob ( | 01-03-2013 |
| 20130008889 | INDUCTION HEATING COOKWARE - An induction heating cooker includes a scorching detection portion adapted to output scorching detection information, when the temperature of a cooking container comes to be equal to or higher than a second set temperature, based on infrared-ray detection information (A) from an infrared sensor for detecting infrared rays from the cooking container, in a heating mode which enables setting the output. A control portion is adapted to perform heating-output suppression operations for preventing the progress of scorching, when the scorching detection portion outputs scorching detection information. Further, the control portion is adapted to prohibit such heating-output suppression operations and to continue heating operations, even if the scorching detection portion outputs scorching detection information, until the measured cooking time period after start of heating operations reaches a first set elapsed time period (T | 01-10-2013 |
| 20130037535 | INDUCTION COOKER - It is an object of the present invention to provide a highly-reliable induction heating cooker capable of considerably reducing erroneous detection of boiling over of a cooking container generated at the time of cooking. The induction heating cooker includes a boiling over detecting portion to reduce a heating output of an inverter to a predetermined value when a change amount of electrostatic capacitance detected by an electrostatic capacitance detecting portion with respect to a reference value reaches an output reducing threshold value or more, and the boiling over detecting portion stops a heating action or reduces the heating output to a third set value lower than a second set value when a change rate of the detected electrostatic capacitance reaches a predetermined change rate or more, and maintains the heating output at the second set value when the change rate of the detected electrostatic capacitance is less than the predetermined change rate, during a boiling over determining period started from the time when the change amount of the detected electrostatic capacitance with respect to the reference value reaches the output reducing threshold value or more. | 02-14-2013 |
| 20130037536 | INDUCTION HEATING COOKING DEVICE - The disclosed induction heating cooking device includes a boiling-over detection portion which is adapted to reduce heating output from an inverter to a pre-set value if the amount of change of a capacitance detected by a capacitance detection portion from a reference value (Vo) is equal to or more than an output reduction threshold value (ΔV | 02-14-2013 |
| 20130087554 | COOKER HOB DEVICE - A cooker hob device, in particular to an induction cooker hob device, includes at least one switching unit and at least one control apparatus. In order to obtain a high degree of efficiency, the control apparatus is constructed to automatically prompt the at least one switching unit in at least one operating cycle to switch in at least one entire first time interval using at least one switching parameter having a value which changes at least substantially continuously. | 04-11-2013 |
| 20130098902 | WOK SUPPORT FOR AN INDUCTION HOB - The present invention relates to a wok support ( | 04-25-2013 |
| 20130098903 | COOKING DEVICE - One subject of the invention is a cooking device comprising internal elements including at least one heating means, control and/or monitoring means and at least one light-emitting device, said internal elements being covered with at least one glass or glass-ceramic plate colored using vanadium oxide, at least one light-emitting device not being of red color seen through said plate, said plate intrinsically having a light transmission ranging from 2.3% to 40% and an optical transmission of at least 0.6% for at least one wavelength within the region ranging from 420 to 480 nm, said cooking device being such that at least one masking means intended to mask at least one part of said internal elements is placed on top of, underneath or within said plate. | 04-25-2013 |
| 20130153566 | INDUCTION COOKING APPARATUS - An induction cooking apparatus in the form of a clamshell-type griddle includes upper and lower inductively heated plates. The plates may be heated by a field or fields generated by one or more induction sources of the apparatus. The plates may have different Curie temperatures to control the heating temperature of each plate. In a tunnel-type cooking apparatus with a conveyance mechanism one or more inductively heated plates within the cooking tunnel may be used. | 06-20-2013 |
| 20130186886 | COOKING HOB - The present invention relates to a cooking hob with a mobile upper part and a stationary or mobile lower part. The upper part includes at least one panel ( | 07-25-2013 |
| 20130206750 | HEATING APPARATUS - A heating apparatus, in particular a hob heating apparatus, with at least one heating connection for at least one heating element and at least one frequency unit. In order to provide a heating apparatus of the generic type with relatively high operational reliability, it is proposed that the heating apparatus comprises a protective unit, which is provided for determining the existence of a conducting path between the frequency unit and the at least one heating connection. | 08-15-2013 |
| 20130284722 | INDUCTION COOKING HOB WITH A NUMBER OF HEATING ZONES - The present invention relates to an induction cooking hob ( | 10-31-2013 |
| 20140091082 | HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE APPARATUS - A cooktop apparatus, in particular an induction cooktop apparatus, includes at least one glass unit and at least one coating configured as a multilayer structure, which is disposed on at least one subregion of at least a main face of the glass unit and has at least two layers. In order to achieve optimum compatibility with the sensors of the user interface without requiring a process after deposition, at least one of the layers is formed by at least one semiconducting material, to fulfill the function of an absorbing layer. | 04-03-2014 |
| 20140124502 | INDUCTION RANGE HAVING IMPROVED DURABILITY BY REDUCING HEAT TRANMISSION USING AN INDUCTION HEATING PART - Disclosed is an induction range having improved durability and a height difference with respect to a cooking vessel. The induction range comprises: an induction heating part for heating a cooking vessel using electromagnetic induction; a glass part formed on an upper portion of the induction heating part; and a circumference part having a shape surrounding the circumference of the glass part and having a height greater than the glass part so as to provide a vertically stepped portion with respect to the glass part. | 05-08-2014 |
| 20150028022 | INDUCTION COOKTOP - An induction cooktop may include: a cooking surface; an induction coil; electronic circuitry coupled to said induction coil; and a housing surrounding at least a portion of said induction coil and at least a portion of said electronic circuitry, and said housing comprising a fan chamber comprising: a fan; at least one ribbed wall; and a fan cover covering at least a portion of said fan so as to direct airflow over said electronic circuitry. According to various exemplary embodiments, various preset operating ranges, precise temperature control using discrete increments may be used, as well as power calibration, noise reduction, ultra wide temperature range cooking, flexible programming, extensive multi-stage long duration cooking and memories, including selectable delays, pause features, high temperature searing, low temperature cooking, ultra high frequency high temperature operation, immediate fan shutoff, multiple temperature unit convertible display, multi-stage, and/or multi-step cooking, are disclosed. | 01-29-2015 |
| 20150069048 | METHOD OF OPTIMIZING USE OF COOKTOP AND COOKTOP WITH OPTIMIZATION - A method of optimizing performance of a cooktop with a plurality of adjacent heating zones includes indicating a point for each heating zone; placing a cooking vessel on the cooktop, the cooking vessel being sufficiently large to cover at least two of the points simultaneously; and adjusting the cooking vessel so that the cooking vessel covers the maximum number of the points possible for the size of the cooking vessel. A cooktop includes at least three induction heating elements; and a persistent indicator for each heating element. The cooktop is adapted to instruct a user to cover a maximum possible number of the at least three persistent indicators with a cooking vessel to optimize use of the cooktop. | 03-12-2015 |
| 20150341990 | INDUCTION HEATING COOKER - An induction heating cooker includes a top plate on which an object to be heated is placed, a plurality of heating coils disposed adjacent to one another below the top plate to generate inductive magnetic fields to heat the object to be heated, a plurality of temperature detectors operable to detect a temperature of the object to be heated; and a controller operable to control operating states of the heating coils based on detection results of the temperature detector, wherein the plurality of temperature detectors are disposed widely below the top plate, and the number of the temperature detectors is less than the number of the heating coils. | 11-26-2015 |
| 20150373787 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DUAL MODE TEMPERATURE SENSING - An inductive cooking system including a non-ferromagnetic cooking surface; an induction coil disposed adjacent to the cooking surface; a contact-based temperature sensing device thermally coupled to the cooking surface; and a non-contact temperature sensing device positioned to collect heat energy from an underside of the cooking surface. | 12-24-2015 |
| 20150382407 | Induction Cook-Top Apparatus - An induction stove assembly that utilizes pads between the cook-top of the stove and cooking vessels placed on the stove for heating. The pads are easily removable and interchangeable with other similar pads. The pads help protect the cook-top from damage, make clean-up more efficient, and insulate the cook-top from excessive heating. | 12-31-2015 |
| 20160007414 | INDUCTION HOB - An induction hob including in a stacked arrangement a coil carrier plate ( | 01-07-2016 |
| 20160050721 | GRAPHITE COMPOSITE COOKING PLATE - A thermal composite which can be used in induction heating or cooking devices. The composite comprises a surface layer made of a food-safe material, an induction layer made of a carbon-based material, an insulation layer, and an induction heating element. The heating element heats the induction layer directly, through the insulation layer, which in turn heats the surface layer. There can also be a structural support layer between the insulation layer and the heating element. | 02-18-2016 |
| 20160057815 | INDUCTION COOKING APPLIANCE AND METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING SAME - Induction cooking appliances and methods for assembling induction cooking appliances are provided. An induction cooking appliance defines a vertical direction, a lateral direction, and a transverse direction, the vertical, lateral and transverse directions each generally perpendicular to each other. The induction cooking appliance includes a cooktop having an upper surface and an opposing lower surface, and an induction element positioned below the cooktop in the vertical direction, the induction element contacting the lower surface of the cooktop. The induction cooking appliance further includes a mount bracket connected to the lower surface of the cooktop, and a mount plate connected to the mount bracket and positioned below the induction element in the vertical direction, the induction element connected to the mount plate. | 02-25-2016 |
| 20160095169 | METHOD FOR DETECTING THE IDENTITY OF A POT ON A COOKING POINT OF A HOB AND SYSTEM OF A HOB WITH A POT - A set of a hob with a hob plate and a cooking point at the hob plate together with a pot, wherein the hob has at least one heating element placed underneath the hob plate and wherein the cooking point is provided with a pot sensing means for detecting presence of a pot on the cooking point, wherein the hob also has a control and receiving means connected to the control, wherein the pot is provided with a temperature sensor and a transmitter attached to it, wherein the transmitter is transmitting at least two sets of data, wherein the first set of data is an individual pot identifier and the second set of data is related to the temperature state of the pot being measured by the temperature sensor. | 03-31-2016 |
| 20160113070 | INDUCTION-HEATING COOKER - An induction-heating cooker has a top plate on which a cooking container is placed, a heating coil disposed below the top plate, an insulation plate on which the heating coil is placed, a ferrite on which the insulation plate is placed, a metallic magnetic shield plate on which the ferrite is placed, an infrared sensor arranged below the magnetic shield plate to detect an infrared ray radiated from the cooking container, a casing having at least a bottom part located below the infrared sensor and a side wall part extended upward from the bottom part so as to surround the infrared sensor and made from an electrically conductive material, and a spacer intervening between the lower surface of the magnetic shield plate and the upper end of the casing in contact with both these surfaces and made from a material having electrical insulation. | 04-21-2016 |
| 20160157301 | COOKTOP DEVICE | 06-02-2016 |
| 20160174298 | Programmable Induction Cooking System and Method | 06-16-2016 |
| 219623000 | Having cooling device | 9 |
| 20100219179 | ELECTRICAL APPARATUS AND AIR CIRCULATING SYSTEM HAVING SUCH ELECTRICAL APPARATUS - An electrical apparatus includes a casing, a circuit board, a top cover and an active heat-dissipating element. The casing includes a first entrance, a first receptacle, a first sidewall, and a first bottom surface. An air inlet hole is formed in the first bottom surface. A concave region is defined at a junction between the first sidewall and the first bottom surface. An air outlet hole is formed in the concave region. The circuit board is disposed within the first receptacle and has at least one electronic component mounted thereon. The top cover shelters the first entrance. The active heat-dissipating element is disposed within the first receptacle and arranged over the air inlet hole. Ambient air is inhaled into the first receptacle by the active heat-dissipating element and exhausted out of the casing through the air outlet hole, thereby removing heat generated from the electronic component. | 09-02-2010 |
| 20120006811 | INDUCTION HEATING COOKER - An object of the present invention is to provide an induction heating cooker with improved assemblability, and with which a reduction in the temperature sensing precision of an infrared sensor can be suppressed and a reduction in the thickness of the induction heating cooker can be achieved. To this end, the induction heating cooker of the present invention includes a duct | 01-12-2012 |
| 20120152933 | INDUCTION COOKING APPLIANCE - To reduce the air exhausted to outside a main body after cooling a heat generating component from being taken in again from an intake port. The flow of cooling wind cooled the heat generating component is discharged from an exhaust port | 06-21-2012 |
| 20130264334 | INDUCTION RANGE INCLUDING AN AIR LAYER FOR IMPROVING HEAT RESISTANCE AND SHOCK RESISTANCE - Disclosed is an induction heating range with improved thermal resistance and impact resistance and, more particularly, to an induction heating range, which can prevent electronic devices inside the heating range from being damaged or malfunctioning due to heat transferred into the heating range from a heating target that receives heat in use of the induction heating range, thereby improving thermal resistance and impact resistance. | 10-10-2013 |
| 20130313248 | FOOD HEATING OR COOLING DEVICE - A food heating and/or cooling device is provided. The device has a housing with a food heating-cooling region and an opening that provides access to the heating-cooling region. An induction heating element and a cooling device is contained within the housing. A food container dimensioned to fit through the opening and within the food heating-cooling region is included, the food container having an electrically conductive element that can be heated by the induction heating element contained within the housing. Furthermore, the cooling device is operable to cool the food when it is placed within the food heating-cooling region. As such, food that is located on or within the food container and placed within the food heating-cooling region can be heated and/or cooled. | 11-28-2013 |
| 20150144616 | Induction Cook Top with Heat Management System and Systems Heat Control - An indoor or outdoor induction cook top with a heat management system is disclosed. The cook top controls heat generated by various components, including the electronic controller, mechanical controls, and the induction generators. The heat management system provides precise temperature control and an efficient way of removing heat from the cooktop. The cook top construction provides the ability to incorporate a smooth ceramic glass cook top and a number of induction hobs in multiple arrangements. The cook top also features a reduction in the number of components, the efficient removal of generated heat, the reduction of noise, an increase in performance and a barrier airflow director. Consequently, the cook top may be installed in a countertop without the need for venting above the counter. | 05-28-2015 |
| 20160123660 | ELECTRICAL COOKER INCLUDING HEATING AND COOLING FUNCTIONALITY - Embodiments of the present disclosure provide an electrical cooker, configured for cooling and/or heating a food item, including: a platform configured for receiving a cooking receptacle for cooling or heating; a heating element coupled to the platform for thermal transfer through conduction, the heating element further coupled to an electrical source for resistively heating the heating element; and a cooling element, configured for thermal transfer through conduction with the received cooking receptacle, the cooling element further coupled to a vapor-compression cooling system including a refrigerant circulating through the vapor-compression cooling system. | 05-05-2016 |
| 20160150596 | POWER SAVING INDUCTION COOKING PLATE, COOKING VESSEL AND INDUCTION COOKING ARRANGEMENT - The inventors of the instant invention have realized that blocking the thermal flow from a cooking vessel to the surface of the cooking area can provide power savings up to 4% according to energy measurements. According to embodiments of the invention, spacers ( | 05-26-2016 |
| 20170238375 | INDUCTION HOB | 08-17-2017 |
