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Cooktop device

US10085304B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 18, 2014
Grant dateSep 25, 2018
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Expiry dateJan 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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