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'Smart Cooktop System and Method of Using Same' in Patent Application Approval P rocess (USPTO 20240130563)
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By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Robotics & Machine Learning Daily News Daily News – A patent application by the inventor Z hou, Xiaowei (Fremont, CA, US), filed on October 23, 2022, was made available on line on April 25, 2024, according to news reporting originating from Washington, D.C., by NewsRx correspondents. This patent application has not been assigned to a company or institution. The following quote was obtained by the news editors from the background informa tion supplied by the inventors: “Cooktop or range appliances generally include a cooking surface having heating elements for heating cooking utensils, such as p ots, pans and griddles. The heating elements may be located in, on or below the cooking surface and can be arranged in various configurations across the cooking surface. The number of heating elements can include, for example, four, six, or more depending upon the intended application and user preferences. The heating elements can vary in size, location, and capability. In use, a cooking utensil s uch as a pot is placed on a respective heating element and the heating element i s heated whereby heat is transferred to the pot via conduction, induction and/or convection depending on the type of heating element. However, when cooking usin g the cooktop, the user must frequently, if not constantly, observe the cooking utensil and check the status of heating of the cooking utensil to avoid the occu rrence of undesirable or hazardous events, such as overflow, overheating and/or burning, which may be associated food waste, heavy smoke and/or damage to the co oking utensil or, in extreme cases, damage to the cooktop.