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US8926318B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-8926318-B2 |
| Application number | US-201313904070-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | May 29, 2013 |
| Priority date | Nov 30, 2009 |
| Publication date | Jan 6, 2015 |
| Grant date | Jan 6, 2015 |
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A cooking appliance a gas burner configured to generate a quantity of heat is disclosed. The cooking appliance also includes a pressure sensor operable to measure the pressure of gas supplied to the gas burner from a gas control valve. The gas control valve is operable to adjust the supply of gas to the gas burner based on the measured pressure of the gas.
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The invention claimed is: 1. A method of operating a cooking appliance, comprising: receiving a user-input signal corresponding to a desired quantity of heat to be delivered by a gas burner to a cooking surface, determining a burner rating of the gas burner, setting a target pressure at which to supply gas to the gas burner based on the user-input signal and the burner rating, measuring a pressure of the gas supplied to the gas burner, operating a gas control system to sup…
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- What does patent US8926318B2 cover?
- A cooking appliance a gas burner configured to generate a quantity of heat is disclosed. The cooking appliance also includes a pressure sensor operable to measure the pressure of gas supplied to the gas burner from a gas control valve. The gas control valve is operable to adjust the supply of gas to the gas burner based on the measured pressure of the gas.
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Whirlpool Co
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification F24C3/126. Mapped technology areas include Mechanical Engineering.
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- Publication date Tue Jan 06 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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- We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).