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20090296371 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR AN APPLIANCE - A control device for a household appliance is disclosed. The control device includes a control panel having a front panel and a panel lip extending outward from the front panel; a plurality of controls for selectively controlling operation of the appliance, the controls being disposed on the front panel; and a plurality of lighting devices supported by the panel lip for illuminating the respective controls. A household appliance such as a gas range incorporating the control device is also disclosed. | 12-03-2009 |
20100154654 | GRIDDLE FOR A COOKING APPLIANCE - A griddle for a cooking appliance is disclosed. The griddle includes a main body having a first surface, a second surface opposite the first surface, and a recessed area formed on the second surface, the recessed area having a center, a periphery, and a thickness which diminishes from the periphery toward the center. | 06-24-2010 |
20100200565 | CONTROL SYSTEM FOR ELECTRIC HEATING ELEMENTS - A cooking appliance including two or more independently controllable heating elements disposed on a cooktop of the cooking appliance; and a control circuit including two or more switches and configured to be operative in a first mode to enable each switch to independently control a respective one of the two or more independently controllable heating elements, and operative in a second mode to disable independent control of the two or more independently controllable heating elements, and enable one of the switches to simultaneously control the respective ones of the two or more independently controllable heating elements as a single unit. | 08-12-2010 |
20110067577 | COOKTOP GRIDDLE AND BROILER FOR COOKING APPLIANCES - A cooking appliance including a cooktop having a cooktop surface and a griddle system including at least one cooking grate positioned on the cooktop surface, the at least one cooking grate including at least one griddle support protruding therefrom, and a griddle configured to removably engage the at least one griddle support, the at least one griddle support being configured to support the griddle away from the cooktop surface, and/or an oven cavity defined by top, bottom, front, rear, and lateral sides and a broil system including a diffuser disposed adjacent the top side of the oven cavity, a single tube broil element disposed between the diffuser and the top side of the oven cavity, and the diffuser being configured to diffuse heat emitted from the single tube broil element to form a substantially even temperature gradient proximate the top side of the oven cavity. | 03-24-2011 |
20110108017 | BAKING SYSTEM FOR A GAS COOKING APPLIANCE - A gas cooking appliance includes a gas oven cavity for cooking a food item, the gas oven cavity including a top surface and a bottom surface, a lower heat source disposed adjacent the bottom surface of the gas oven cavity, an upper heat source disposed adjacent the top surface of the gas oven cavity, and a controller configured to cycle the upper heat source and the lower heat source for providing heat above and below the food item during cooking, wherein a cycle of the upper heat source is time-dependent, and a cycle of the lower heat source is temperature-dependent. | 05-12-2011 |
20110139141 | CLEANABILITY OF OVENS AND COOKTOPS - An oven cavity for an oven or range appliance includes a heat-stable base substrate, and a hard ceramic coating disposed on the base substrate. The hard ceramic coating is a poly-condensated silicone, polymeric silazane or poly-ceramic coating composition. A method of forming a surface for an oven or range appliance is also disclosed. | 06-16-2011 |
20110214660 | SYSTEM FOR MONITORING A COOLING FAN OF AN APPLIANCE - A system for monitoring a cooling fan having one or more fans blade and utilized in an appliance having a heating element. Such a system generally includes an electric switch actuated by a magnetic field of a magnet mounted on a rotary member of the cooling fan. The electric switch can be located proximate to the magnet, such that the magnet rotates past the electric switch to actuate the electric switch via the magnetic field at a switching frequency with each rotation of the rotary member. Such a system can include a circuit responsive to an electrical signal from the electric switch. The circuit can generates a signal indicative of the status of the cooling fan, based on the switching frequency of the electric switch. Such a signal can prevent overheating of the heating elements in case of a failure of the cooling fan. | 09-08-2011 |
20120088199 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR IMPROVED IGNITION OF A GASEOUS FUEL BURNER IN AN APPLIANCE - A method and apparatus for improved ignition of a gaseous fuel in an appliance is provided. More particularly, the shielding of an igniter and the use of thermal convection to direct a flow of gaseous fuel and air across a hot surface of the igniter in order to create proper conditions for the ignition of the gaseous fuel is described. | 04-12-2012 |
20130167828 | OVEN RACK - A rack for an oven includes a sheet of metal having a front edge, a back edge, opposing side edges, a top surface and a bottom surface. A row of punched openings is formed in the metal sheet, with a solid region of metal adjacent to the row of punched openings. A stiffening rib is formed in a surface of the rack in the solid region of metal having a substantially semi-circular, indented cross-section. | 07-04-2013 |
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20090213386 | Apparatus and method for measuring surface topography of an object - An apparatus for measuring surface topography of an object includes an optical arrangement capable of directing a first light beam at a surface of the object, providing a second light beam coherent with and spatially phase-shifted relative to the first light beam, and generating an interference beam from the second light beam and a reflection of the first light beam from the surface of the object. The apparatus further includes at least one line scan sensor for detecting and measuring the interference beam. | 08-27-2009 |
20100051817 | Systems and methods for determining the shape of glass sheets - Disclosed are systems and methods for determining the shape of a glass sheet during and/or after the forming process. In one example, a system for determining the shape of a glass sheet defining an interior bulk can include a light source, an image capture device and a processor that are configured to calculate the location of an energy centroid within a selected portion of the bulk of the glass sheet. | 03-04-2010 |
20120326844 | RADIO-FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION (RFID) TAG EVENT OCCURRENCE DETECTION, REPORTING, AND MONITORING, AND RELATED RFID READERS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS - Disclosed herein are radio-frequency identification (RFID) tag event occurrence detection, generation, and monitoring. Related components, RFID readers, systems, and methods are also disclosed. The RFID tags are configured to sense an event(s) that occurred in the RFID tag or in proximity thereto. In response, the RFID tags are configured to set an event occurrence indicator(s) in a memory of the RFID tag indicating the occurrence of the sensed event(s). A RFID reader is configured to perform a query of a population of RFID tags in communication range to detect which RFID tags have a set event occurrence indicator(s), so a RFID reader can then specifically communiate with RFID tags that experienced an event(s) to request and service the event(s) type without having to perform those same operations for the entire RFID tag population. The RFID reader can be configured to take desired actions based on detection of events. | 12-27-2012 |
20140097254 | EXCESS RADIO-FREQUENCY (RF) POWER STORAGE AND POWER SHARING RF INDENTIFICATION (RFID) TAGS, AND RELATED CONNECTION SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Excess radio-frequency (RF) power storage and power sharing RF Identification (RFID) tags, and related RFID tag connection systems and methods are disclosed. The excess RF power storage and power sharing RFID tags and related RFID tag connection systems and methods in embodiments disclosed herein allow connected RFID tags to store excess energy derived from excess received RF power in a shared energy storage device. In this manner, an individual RFID tag or a group of connected RFID tags in the RFID tag connection system can continue operation during temporary times when sufficient RF power is not being received from a RFID reader. Sharing stored energy derived from excess received RF power in a shared energy storage device among connected RFID tags in a RFID tag connection system can significantly mitigate problems of RF power interruption. | 04-10-2014 |
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20090277794 | DIMENSIONAL CONTROL IN ELECTROFORMS - A method includes placing a conductive mold in a first bath of electroforming solution, the solution including metal and having a selected temperature. A current is provided to the electroforming solution so that metal deposits onto the mold, thereby forming an electroformed element on the mold, the electroformed element and the mold being a composite assembly. The method further includes removing the composite assembly from the electroforming solution and transferring the composite assembly to a second bath having the same selected temperature. Thereafter, the electroformed element is separated from the mold while the composite assembly is in the second bath. | 11-12-2009 |
20100168894 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DESIGNING A DIE TO YIELD A DESIRED COATING UNIFORMITY - In one embodiment, a computer implemented system and method for selecting dimensions of a die is disclosed. The method may include prompting a user to select a coating uniformity required to produce a particular coated product with the die. The user may also be prompted to select a slot height of the die. In some embodiments, the user may specify a value for one or more dimensions of the die. The method may then determine the total indicated run-out (TIR) of the coated product as a function of the dimensions of the die not having a user specified value. In certain embodiments, the method provides a thermal treatment process for reducing the number of finishing (e.g., grinding) cycles needed to produce a desired die flatness. In another embodiment, a computer implemented method for designing a coating die to achieve a desired coating uniformity with a particular coating fluid having a specified rheological characteristic is disclosed. | 07-01-2010 |
20120313274 | Slot Die Position Adjustment and Return to Baseline - A method of controlling a slot die comprises, while continuing to pass the extrudate through the fluid flow path and out the applicator slot, changing the position of the actuators with the controller to either increase the cross-directional thickness of the fluid flow path adjacent each of the actuators or substantially close the fluid flow path adjacent the actuators, and after changing the cross-directional thickness of the fluid flow path adjacent each of the actuators, while continuing to pass the extrudate through the fluid flow path and out the applicator slot, repositioning each of the actuators with the controller according to the set of discrete settings to resume operating the slot die with the actuators positioned according to the set of discrete settings. | 12-13-2012 |
20120313275 | Slot Die Position Adjustments to Facilitate Patterned Products - A method of controlling a slot die comprises positioning actuators of the slot die with a controller according to a first set of discrete settings, operating the slot die by passing an extrudate through the fluid flow path and out the applicator slot with the actuators positioned according to the first set of discrete settings, and while passing the extrudate through the fluid flow path and out the applicator slot, changing the positions of the actuators with the controller to create patterned features in the extrudate. | 12-13-2012 |
20120315378 | Slot Die Position Adjustment Control - A system comprises a slot die including an applicator slot extending about a width of the slot die, wherein the applicator slot is in fluid communication with a fluid flow path through the slot die, and a plurality of actuators spaced about the width of the slot die, wherein each actuator in the plurality of actuators is operable to adjust a cross-directional thickness of the fluid flow path at its respective location to provide a local adjustment of fluid flow through the applicator slot. The system further comprises a controller configured to set the position of each actuator according to one of a plurality of discrete settings for operation of the slot die. The controller is further configured to, using fluid dynamics and a digital model of the die, predict a set of discrete settings from the plurality of discrete settings corresponding to a preselected cross-web profile for the extrudate. | 12-13-2012 |