Patent ID: 11892173
Assignee: ROBERTSHAW CONTROLS COMPANY
Field: Thermal processes and apparatus (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 14:
15. The cooking appliance of claim 12 further comprising
a second burner of the cooktop having a burner head, flame slots extending through the burner head, and a burner cap on top of the burner head;
a third sensor located proximate to one of the flame slots;
the processor receiving a third electronic input from the third sensor;
a second valve providing a second valve input to the processor, the second valve input is related to a valve position of the second valve, said second valve located intermediate the second burner and the gas supply; and
wherein the processor evaluates the burner performance characteristic using the third electronic input compared to an anticipated performance characteristic of the second burner based on the second valve position; and then provides a second burner performance output to a user identifying a condition of the second burner.