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US3092706A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Domestic oven with optimum heat distribution

Assignee: General Electric Co
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Filing: 1961-10-23
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Granted: 1963-06-04
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Expires: 1981-10-23
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Roy D Chisholm

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-27 04:20
CPC Classifications
F; F24; F24C; F24C14/00; F24C14/02

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 164 words
A HIGH TEMPERATURE DOMESTIC OVEN HAVING AN OVEN CAVITY FORMED BY A BOX-LIKE OVEN LINER AND AN ACCESS DOOR, THE OVEN LINER INCLUDING AT LEAST THREE HEATING ELEMENTS, A LOWER BAKE UNIT, AN UPPER BROIL UNIT AND A MULLION HEATER WRAPPED AROUND THE OVEN LINER ADJACENT THE ACCESS DOOR, A SOURCE OF VOLTAGE, ELECTRIC CIRCUIT CONTROL MEANS FOR ENERGIZING THE HEATER ELEMENTS FOR NORMAL COOKING OPERATIONS AS WELL AS FOR A HIGH TEMPERATURE HEAT CLEANING CYCLE, THE CONTROL MEANS CONTROLLING THE ENERGIZATION OF SAID HEATING ELEMENTS SO THAT THE THREE HEATING ELEMENTS ARE ENERGIZED DURING A HIGH TEMPERATURE CYCLE SUCH THAT BOTH THE UPPER BROIL UNIT AND THE LOWER BAKE UNIT ARE ENERGIZED AT APPROXIMATELY ONE-FOURTH RATED WATTAGE, WHILE THE MULLION HEATER IS ENERGIZED AT RATED WATTAGE SO AS TO MAINTAIN THE OVEN AT A SUFFICIENTLY UNIFORM TEMPERATURE WHILE DISTRIBUTING MUCH OF THE SOURCE OF HEAT ENERGY AWAY FROM THE BOTTOM WALL OF THE OVEN SO AS TO PREVENT FIRES AND EXCESSIVE SMOKING CONDITIONS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 164 words
A HIGH TEMPERATURE DOMESTIC OVEN HAVING AN OVEN CAVITY FORMED BY A BOX-LIKE OVEN LINER AND AN ACCESS DOOR, THE OVEN LINER INCLUDING AT LEAST THREE HEATING ELEMENTS, A LOWER BAKE UNIT, AN UPPER BROIL UNIT AND A MULLION HEATER WRAPPED AROUND THE OVEN LINER ADJACENT THE ACCESS DOOR, A SOURCE OF VOLTAGE, ELECTRIC CIRCUIT CONTROL MEANS FOR ENERGIZING THE HEATER ELEMENTS FOR NORMAL COOKING OPERATIONS AS WELL AS FOR A HIGH TEMPERATURE HEAT CLEANING CYCLE, THE CONTROL MEANS CONTROLLING THE ENERGIZATION OF SAID HEATING ELEMENTS SO THAT THE THREE HEATING ELEMENTS ARE ENERGIZED DURING A HIGH TEMPERATURE CYCLE SUCH THAT BOTH THE UPPER BROIL UNIT AND THE LOWER BAKE UNIT ARE ENERGIZED AT APPROXIMATELY ONE-FOURTH RATED WATTAGE, WHILE THE MULLION HEATER IS ENERGIZED AT RATED WATTAGE SO AS TO MAINTAIN THE OVEN AT A SUFFICIENTLY UNIFORM TEMPERATURE WHILE DISTRIBUTING MUCH OF THE SOURCE OF HEAT ENERGY AWAY FROM THE BOTTOM WALL OF THE OVEN SO AS TO PREVENT FIRES AND EXCESSIVE SMOKING CONDITIONS.

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1966-06-03 1966-12-03 1967-06-04 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1970-06-03 1970-12-03 1971-06-04 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1974-06-03 1974-12-03 1975-06-04 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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