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Class 219/393 - Oven performs plural diverse functions

Subclass of Class 219 - Electric heating
Definition: Subject matter including means whereby the oven structure
No. of patents: 84
Last issue date: 10/29/2013

NumberTitleIssue Date
8569660Cooking appliance and method of controlling the same
A cooking appliance includes a heat source; an input unit configured to input a plurality of operational modes of the heat source for cleaning a cavity; and a control unit configured to operate the heat source in accordance with a mode input through the input unit, ...
8405003Oven having diffuse light pipe assembly
An oven has a plurality of walls defining an oven cavity, a light source disposed outside of a wall of the oven cavity, and an optical light pipe in optical communication with the light source. The light pipe has a central body portion disposed within the oven cavit...
8354620Steam oven heater plate arrangement
A steam oven includes a cooking cavity for receiving food product and a water reservoir for receiving water to be heated to generate steam, the water reservoir defined in part by a bottom wall structure of the cooking cavity. A heater plate located adjacent the bott...
7696454Cooking apparatus and control method of the same
A cooking apparatus is provided having an apparatus body including a burner which heats an object. There may be a first image acquirer provided at one side of the apparatus body, the first image acquirer may be configured to acquire image information corresponding t...
7370647Ovens with catalytic converters
An oven comprises: a cooking chamber defined by chamber walls; a baffle plate mounted within the cooking chamber for directing the flow of air within the cooking chamber, said baffle plate being provided with at le...
7357131Air curtain door system for an oven
An air curtain door system for inhibiting heat and exhaust exiting from an access opening of an oven includes a door panel which has an access opening and a mantle attached to a bottom end of the access opening, the mantle having an air outlet slot extending horizon...
7325480Apparatus for treating and preparing food by gas-fired heating and a heat exchange device for such an apparatus
The present invention refers to an apparatus for treating and preparing food having a cooking chamber in which the food is treated and cooked. The apparatus further includes a motor-driven ventilation fan which serves to circulate the cooking chamber atmosphere, and...
7319407Display unit for refrigerator
A display unit for a refrigerator is provided. The display having a TV receiving function is installed at a front surface of a refrigerator door. A mounting panel with a plurality of speaker holes formed therein is also installed around an edge of the display. A spe...
7309847Ceramic oxygen generating oven
An over (10) for a gas generating system (C) of the type that includes an interior chamber (22), heating elements (12), at least one gas generating module (14) mounted within the interior chamber (22), an air inlet (26) prov...
7308852Heating cooking device
A cooking oven, wherein air in a cooking chamber is sucked into a blower on the outside of the cooking chamber and fed to an upper duct and a lateral duct, air current led into the upper duct is heated by an upper heater and re-circulated from an upper blowing port ...
7288743Convection oven
A convection oven includes an oven body having a heating chamber heated by a heat source, and a vibration unit mounted at one side of the oven body and vibrating heated air so as to be uniformly distributed within the heating chamber. As the vibration unit vibrates,...
7227101Oven with an articulating and retractable door
In one embodiment of the present invention, an oven having a flexible and retractable door is described. The oven door is adapted to move from a closed position wherein it effectively closes an open side of the oven box and an open position wherein the door is retra...
7223944Oven temperature control system
An oven temperature control system for an oven cell having a top heating element with two separate heating conductors in a top portion of the oven cell, a bottom heating element with two separate heating conductors in a bottom portion of the oven cell, and a convect...
An oven includes a main body, a toast tray, a baking pan, a door, a control panel, a bottom base and a shaft. In using, just put toasts to be baked on the toast tray and then, put the toast tray in an upper chamber of the main body and turn a change-over switch on t...
7196291Food oven
An improved food oven apparatus and related methods for preparing food utilizing digitally controlled heating elements and a smoker unit. User-operable controls in communication with a digital controller allow for independent control of the heating elements and the ...
7183521Rack Sensor
An oven having a cooking cavity and a removable rack structure has a rack sensor in the oven. The sensor provides an indication of an absence or presence of the structure and an oven control permits oven cleaning in response to the indication of the absence of the s...
7173217Electric oven
An oven has a housing defining a cooking chamber. Guides in the chamber carrying a slidable rack. A door hinged on the housing and pivotal between an open position and a closed position. A linkage between a side wall of the cooking chamber and the housing for automa...
7157668Oven including smoking assembly in combination with one or more additional food preparation assemblies
An oven is disclosed having a first food preparation apparatus in the form of a convection heat source and/or a steam production assembly and/or a radiating heat source, and a second food preparation apparatus in the form of a smoking assembly. The oven can operate ...
7155923Refrigerator with television
A refrigerator includes a main body provide with a storage compartment and a door for opening and closing the compartment, a display unit installed on the door, for displaying an image of a television, and a heat discharging unit installed at one side of the display...
7143599Refrigerator having display
A refrigerator includes a refrigerator body having a freezing chamber, a refrigerating chamber and the like, a refrigerator door mounted at the refrigerator door; a display mounted at the refrigerator body or at one side of the door; and a radiation unit for cooling...
7141258Method of treating and preparing food in a cooking device, control panel for a cooking device and cooking device comprising a control panel
The present invention refers to a method of treating and preparing food in a cooking device, in which a plurality of cooking parameters can be set, wherein the cooking process is carried out by means of an adjustable cooking program, wherein the setting of the cooki...
7094996Method for controlling the temperature of a baking oven having a catalyst
A method for controlling the temperature of a baking oven having a catalyst, a heating source, an oven chamber temperature sensor, and a catalyst temperature sensor, includes generating an electrical control signal based on a control state, the control state being a...
7092988Rapid cooking oven with broadband communication capability to increase ease of use
An improved oven for use in a residence is described. The oven includes a cooking chamber, a programmable controller for executing program instructions, memory media for recording executable program instructions, and at least one controllable cooking system under co...
7036424High speed baking in novel toasting apparatus
An electric baking oven includes an open mesh vertically oriented baking basket to hold food while the food is baked in air by a programmed combination of radiant and convective and conductive energy transfer. An electrical programming control controls the energy fr...
7038175Method and apparatus for a self-cleaning oven
An oven assembly that includes a first oven cavity including a self-cleaning feature, a first pair of opposing walls, and a second pair of opposing walls, wherein the walls are coupled together to define a first volume within the first oven cavity, and a second oven...
6967310Smokeless vent system for a cooking appliance
A cooking appliance includes an exhaust system that substantially eliminates potential smoke generating byproducts carried by oven gases. The cooking appliance includes an oven cavity having a top wall including a recessed portion within which is mounted a broil ele...
6920820Cooking apparatus and methods of forming
A cooking apparatus and methods of forming are provided. The cooking apparatus has a cooking surface, a sidewall depending from the cooking surface, and a handle is provided. The handle has a saddle portion and a gripping portion. The saddle portion includes a first...
6891132Shutters for burn-in-board connector openings
A burn-in oven is provided with a wall that has a number of vertically stacked, laterally extending slots aligned with each of the burn-in-board supports in the oven. When a burn-in-board is placed in the oven on the supports, an edge portion of the burn-in-board ex...
6852953Multi-functional electric oven
A multi-functional electric oven structure capable of roasting, sauté, steaming and deep-frying functions, includes a detachable panel at front and upper portions thereof, respectively; an electrothermal tube at lower and upper portions of an interior thereof, resp...
6838644Household sectional oven and warmer cooking apparatus
The present invention discloses a household sectional oven and warmer cooking apparatus, which comprises an electric heating device therein for controlling the heating temperature and time of an oven by a switch control, an opening disposed at the top of the oven, a...
6815644Multirack cooking in speedcook ovens
A multirack speedcook oven includes a cooking cavity, a plurality of racks within the cooking cavity, an RF generation module operationally coupled to the cooking cavity and configured to deliver microwave energy into the cooking cavity, at least one heat source pos...
6809295Television and oven combination device
A television and oven combination device includes an oven having a back wall, front wall, a pair of side walls and a top wall. A flat-panel monitor has a viewing side, a rear side, a bottom edge, a top edge and a pair of side edges. At least one monitor support is a...
6788211Apparatus and method using smoke and/or gas sensing in cooking devices
A control device and method provides control of at least one operating feature of a cooking device in response to measured smoke and/or gas produced by item(s) being cooked. The device and method may control the temperature and cooking time of the device, and may al...
6730881Cooking appliance having accelerated cooking system
An accelerated cooking feature for use in an appliance having an oven cavity includes a forced air convection system having an electronic control unit, a variable speed, bi-directional fan motor, and a directionally vented cover plate. The appliance operates in at l...
6730879Self-cleaning systems and methods
A self-cleaning oven includes a cooking chamber, a first heating element inside the cooking chamber, and a second heating element inside the cooking chamber. The first and second heating elements are configured to be energized simultaneously during a first stage of ...
6693261Electric stove to cook food, and the like
There is now provided an electric stove with an electric stove body having an exterior comprising side walls, a top, and a bottom spaced from said top. The top has a an exterior top surface on which are disposed a plurality of electric heating elements. T...
6686567Cooking apparatus having heaters
A cooking apparatus having a heater is disclosed. The cooking apparatus is operated in a cleaning mode to clean a cooking chamber. When the cleaning mode is selected, the heater is moved to one of various positions to afford a sufficient space to clean th...
6686568Cooking apparatus having heaters
A cooking apparatus having heaters having a cooking chamber to be closed by a door. The cooking chamber has heaters which are extended to a first position to heat food. When the door is opened in a state of the heaters being extended to the first position...
6667464Warming, scenting and music playing cabinet for baby clothes/towels
A multi-functional cabinet for warming and adding fragrance to an infant's towel and clothing for a predetermined duration as well as providing soothing music. The cabinet is a box-shaped enclosure with a removable lid having an upper compartment for rece...
6583390Sleeve shrinking system with forced fluid adjusted thermal profile
A system and method for quickly heating a shrinkable casing around a relatively non-shrinkable object. As one example, the present invention may be used to shrink a sleeve around a strand, such as fiber or copper. A contact approach to heating the a loade...
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