ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,396,066, issued on Aug. 19, was assigned to National Presto Industries Inc. (Eau Claire, Wis.).
"Heater control for countertop appliance" was invented by Julian Warwick (Jim Falls, Wis.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A countertop appliance temperature controller configured to provide improved temperature control of a resistive heating element heated cooking surface of a countertop appliance through the use of a noncontact thermal sensor. The temperature controller including a pair of electrical output contacts selectively coupleable to the resistive heating element of the countertop appliance, a user input configured to receive a desired...