Abstract
News editors obtained the following quote from the background information suppli ed by the inventors:“Cooktop or range appliances generally include a cooking su rface having heating elements for heatingcooking utensils, such as pots, pans a nd griddles. The heating elements may be located in, on or belowthe cooking sur face and can be arranged in various configurations across the cooking surface. T henumber of heating elements can include, for example, four, six, or more depen ding upon the intendedapplication and user preferences. The heating elements ca n vary in size, location, and capability. In use,a cooking utensil such as a po t is placed on a respective heating element and the heating element isheated wh ereby heat is transferred to the pot via conduction, induction and/or convection depending onthe type of heating element. However, when cooking using the cookt op, the user must frequently, if notconstantly, observe the cooking utensil and check the status of heating of the cooking utensil to avoidthe occurrence of u ndesirable or hazardous events, such as overflow, overheating and/or burning, wh ichmay be associated food waste, heavy smoke and/or damage to the cooking utens il or, in extreme cases,damage to the cooktop.
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