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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7237442 | Seat weight measuring apparatus A seat weight measuring device reduces the temperature difference generated between the resistances of measuring gauges, even when a sudden ambient temperature change occurs. Heat due to ambient temperature is transferred through a column. As a washer interposed bet... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7186954 | Apparatus for detecting abnormal temperature rise associated with a cooking arrangement Apparatus is provided for detecting and controlling an abnormal rise in temperature associated with a combination of a cooking utensil (10) and a cooking surface (4) overlying an electric heater (6). A temperature-responsive device (24) m... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7164101 | Electric heating assembly An electric heating assembly includes a cooking plate (4) having a lower surface (6) relative to which is supported an electric heater (10) and an upper surface (8) adapted to receive a cooking utensil (12) on a heating zone (14... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7057139 | Electric heating assembly An electric heating assembly comprises a plate (2) having a front face (4) and a rear face (10), and at least one electric heater unit (8) located at the rear face (10) of the plate (2). The electric heater unit (8) i... | 06/06/2006 |
| 5854469 | Heating unit for therapeutic instrument A thermal output device for heating therapeutic ultrasound transducer heads. Typically, a plastic non-conductive housing or case is provided a cutout receptacle which houses a molded tray insert to accommodate insertion therein of various shapes and sizes... | 12/29/1998 |
| 5420521 | Burn-in module A temperature controller to accurately control the temperature of a device under test (DUT) including a heat exchanger in heat exchange relationship with the DUT. A temperature sensor is received within the heat exchanger and is thermally isolated therefr... | 05/30/1995 |
| 4812624 | Temperature sensor assembly for an automatic surface unit A temperature sensor assembly for an automatic solid disk surface unit includes a temperature sensor enclosed in a metallic hermetically sealed generally cylindrical housing. Upper and lower centrally apertured annular disks formed of a porcelain ceramic ... | 03/14/1989 |
| 4710611 | Arrangement in a cooking plate or hob having a temperature sensor A cooking plate or hob having a temperature sensor, the cooking plate or hob being provided with a central through hole in which a body supporting the temperature sensor is movably arranged. The body is operated by a spring in a direction towards the uppe... | 12/01/1987 |
| 4639578 | Temperature sensor failure detection system for cooking appliance A power control arrangement for a cooking appliance equipped with an automatic surface unit, the energization of which under normal operating conditions is controlled in accordance with a closed loop control strategy as a function of the sensed utensil te... | 01/27/1987 |
| 4493980 | Power control arrangement for automatic surface unit A power control arrangement for an automatic surface unit in a cooking appliance which enables the user to select Warm, Simmer, Boil and Fry cooking modes and to select from a plurality of heat settings for each mode. The heat settings for each mode have ... | 01/15/1985 |
| 4493981 | Boil dry protection system for cooking appliance A power control arrangement for a cooking appliance incorporating an automatic surface unit for automatically detecting the occurrence of a boil dry condition for a utensil placed on the surface unit when operating in the Boil mode. In accordance with one... | 01/15/1985 |
| 4447710 | Electric cookers incorporating radiant heaters A glass ceramic top cooker has at least one radiant heater arranged beneath the glass ceramic surface, the or each radiant heater comprising a continuous base layer of electrical and thermal insulating material, a peripheral wall also of electrical and th... | 05/08/1984 |
| 4414465 | Cooking apparatus An electric cooker or cooking hob has a ceramic plate 2 on which there are a number of hot plate areas each heated by a respective annular heating element 4 disposed within an insulating housing 7. A temperature dependent resistor 9 is disposed below the ... | 11/08/1983 |
| 4399351 | Electric heat exchange cooking apparatus An electric heat exchange cooking unit for use, selectively, with any one of a plurality of different cooking receptacles, has a heat exchange member including locking mechanism for mechanically constraining the flat undersurface of the cooking receptacle... | 08/16/1983 |
| 4241289 | Heat sensing apparatus for an electric range automatic surface unit control An improved heat sensing apparatus for an electric range automatic surface unit control in which the heat sensor housing is supported within the surface unit by an upwardly biased pivot arm. The upper portion of the sensing apparatus comprises a first ute... | 12/23/1980 |
