Cooktop device
US10085304B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 18, 2014 |
| Grant date | Sep 25, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 24, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH05B2213/03
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A cooktop device includes at least one heater arrangement, and at least one control unit configured to define in at least one operating mode a number of virtual heating zones with different heat output densities depending on a size of the cookware. The virtual heating zones are formed by adjacently arranged heating elements of the heater arrangement of a number or size sufficient to heat the cookware.
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