Patent ID: 11906172
Assignee: HAIER US APPLIANCE SOLUTIONS, INC.
Field: Thermal processes and apparatus (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 0:
1. A cooktop appliance, comprising:
a user interface;
a heating element positioned at a cooking surface of the cooktop appliance;
a temperature sensor configured to measure a temperature at a utensil heated by the heating element; and
a controller, the controller configured for:
receiving a user-determined set temperature from the user interface;
receiving a precision mode initiation signal;
monitoring the temperature at the utensil heated by the heating element with the temperature sensor;
starting a vaporization timer when the monitored temperature enters a vaporization band; and
freezing the precision mode when the vaporization timer expires and the monitored temperature is within the vaporization band.