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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7345259 | Circuit arrangement and method for preventing overheating of a cooking appliance The invention relates to a method and a circuit arrangement for preventing overheating of a cooking appliance. The arrangement includes a power circuit with a heating element and a control circuit with a coupling switch. The control circuit and the power circuit are... | 03/18/2008 |
| 6995344 | Cooking appliance The appliance has a cooking plate (10) and a radiant electric heater (2) having multiple heating zones (12, 14, 16) arranged substantially side-by-side. A temperature sensing assembly (34) incorporates an electrical component (42) ... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6940048 | Radiant electric heater incorporating a temperature sensor assembly A radiant electric heater (2) is arranged for location underneath and against a cooking plate (12) and incorporates a heating element (14) spaced from the cooking plate and a temperature sensor assembly (26). The temperature sensor assembly (26) comprises a beam (28... | 09/06/2005 |
| 5852283 | Electrical heating elements and controls therefor A planar heating element for an electrically-heated water boiling vessel comprises a stainless steel plate having a printed heating element formed on one side thereof, the printed beating element being sandwiched between electrically-insulating layers of ... | 12/22/1998 |
| 4517446 | Heating shelf A heating device designed to be used within a refrigerated environment is provided with at least a first plate which is electrically insulated from an underlying resistance heater circuit. Plural insulating layers beneath the resistance heater reflect hea... | 05/14/1985 |
| 4430553 | Heat accumulating iron A cordless flatiron includes a sole plate with an exposed bottom surface forming an ironing surface and a top surface including a number of projections extending upwardly therefrom. A protective hood attached to the periphery of the top surface of the sol... | 02/07/1984 |
| 4388520 | Electric cookers with warning lights A glass ceramic hob electric cooker is provided on each of the radiant heaters thereof with a temperature responsive element such as a bi-metallic switch or a thermistor, which element is arranged adjacent to or within an opening which communicates with a... | 06/14/1983 |
| 4303827 | Heating appliance and thermostat mount An electric heating appliance such as a coffeemaker, has a metallic base with an upper exposed surface and an electric heater on its lower side for heating the surface by conduction. A thermostat comprising a plastic-walled packaged unit with an opening t... | 12/01/1981 |
