US Patent Issued to MIDEA GROUP on May 27 for "Cooking container sensing for ignition triggering and programmed cooking" (Kentucky Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,317,379, issued on May 27, was assigned to MIDEA GROUP Co. LTD. (Guangdong, China).

"Cooking container sensing for ignition triggering and programmed cooking" was invented by Richard W. Cowan (Louisville, Ky.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cooking appliance such as a range or stovetop incorporates cooking container sensing for controlling burner ignition and/or triggering events in programmed cooking sequences."

The patent was filed on June 6, 2022, under Application No. 17/833,011.

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