Jerome D Huener

US Patent:

60434619, Mar 28, 2000

Filed:

May 17, 1995

Appl. No.:

8/443044

Inventors:

Ronald W. Holling - Lincoln Township MI
Patrick J. Glotzbach - St. Joseph MI
Jerome D. Huener - South Bend IN

Assignee:

Whirlpool Corporation - Benton Harbor MI

International Classification:

H04B 300

US Classification:

2194451

Abstract:

A cooking appliance or an electronic control for a cooking appliance and method of controlling the same including a remote control unit which has a built-in temperature sensor, positional switch and low-battery detection circuit is in two-way intermittent wireless communication with the appliance control unit of the present invention. The appliance control unit includes a switch means for controlling the heating elements of the cooking appliance wherein the switch means for each heating element includes two power switches connected in series and coupled with a redundancy detection circuit for the detection of a failure of one of the two power switches. Two-way communication between the two control units of the present invention is constantly monitored to ensure proper operation of the cooking appliance and to provide a mechanism to report errors to the user or to shut down the cooking appliance, as appropriate, soon after an error is detected. Mechanisms are also provided whereby the wireless communication means of the control units may be diagnosed to ensure the control units are properly communicating with each other.

US Patent:

53212290, Jun 14, 1994

Filed:

Apr 5, 1993

Appl. No.:

8/043950

Inventors:

Ronald W. Holling - Lincoln Township, Berrien County MI
Jerome D. Huener - South Bend IN
Larry J. Manson - Baroda Township, Berrien County MI

Assignee:

Whirlpool Corporation - Benton Harbor MI

International Classification:

H05B 102
F24C 708

US Classification:

219448

Abstract:

A cooking appliance or an electronic control for a cooking appliance or an electronic control for a cooking appliance and method of controlling the same includes a remote control unit having a built-in temperature sensor, positional switch and low-battery detection circuit is in two-way intermittent wireless communication with the appliance control unit. The appliance control unit includes a switch means for controlling the heating elements of the cooking appliance wherein the switch means for each heating element includes two power switches connected in series and coupled with a redundancy detection circuit for the detection of a failure of one of the two power switches. Two-way communication between the two control units of the present invention is constantly monitored to ensure proper operation of the cooking appliance and to provide a mechanism to report errors to the user or to shut down the cooking appliance, as appropriate, soon after an error is detected. Mechanisms are also provided whereby the wireless communication means of the control units may be diagnosed to ensure the control units are properly communicating with each other.

US Patent:

53788745, Jan 3, 1995

Filed:

Apr 5, 1993

Appl. No.:

8/043952

Inventors:

Ronald W. Holling - Lincoln Township, Berrien County MI
Patrick J. Glotzbach - St. Joseph MI
Jerome D. Huener - South Bend IN

Assignee:

Whirlpool Corporation - Benton Harbor MI

International Classification:

H05B 102

US Classification:

219506

Abstract:

The present invention is a cooking appliance or an electronic control for a cooking appliance and method of controlling the same. A remote control unit having a built-in temperature sensor, positional switch and low-battery detection circuit is in two-way intermittent wireless communication with the appliance control unit of the present invention. The appliance control unit includes a switch means for controlling the heating elements of the cooking appliance wherein the switch means for each heating element includes two power switches connected in series and coupled with a redundancy detection circuit for the detection of a failure of one of the two power switches. Two-way communication between the two control units of the present invention is constantly monitored to ensure proper operation of the cooking appliance and to provide a mechanism to report errors to the user or to shut down the cooking appliance, as appropriate, soon after an error is detected. Mechanisms are also provided whereby the wireless communication means of the control units may be diagnosed to ensure the control units are properly communicating with each other.