Patent ID: 11940159
Assignee: HAIER US APPLIANCE SOLUTIONS, INC.
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC F  G  H | IPC F  G  H

Claim 15:
16. A method of operating a cooktop appliance with a temperature probe, the cooktop appliance comprising a gas burner, a control valve coupled to the gas burner to regulate a flow of fuel to the gas burner, and a controller in communication with the control valve, the temperature probe comprising a probe body, a temperature sensor extending from the probe body, a first arm extending from a first side of the probe body, a second arm extending from a second side of the probe body, wherein at least one of the first arm and the second arm is a telescopic extension arm wherein the at least one of the first arm and the second arm extends linearly along a common longitudinal axis of the first arm and the second arm, and a controller configured for communication with the controller of the cooktop appliance, the controller of the temperature probe configured to transmit a signal to the controller of the cooktop appliance corresponding to a size of the cooking utensil, wherein the signal that corresponds to the size of the cooking utensil is based on a position of the at least one telescopic extension arm of the temperature probe, the method comprising:
operating the gas burner within a first range defined by a first maximum rate when the signal from the controller of the temperature probe corresponds to a small size of the cooking utensil; and
operating the gas burner within a second range defined by a second maximum rate when the signal from the controller of the temperature probe corresponds to a large size of the cooking utensil;
wherein the first maximum rate is less than the second maximum rate.