US 12,239,258 B2
DC cooking appliance
Michael Reischmann, Eustis, FL (US); and Phillip Williams, Clinton, CT (US)
Assigned to Kenyon International, Inc., Clinton, CT (US)
Filed by Kenyon International, Inc., Clinton, CT (US)
Filed on Oct. 27, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/496,536.
Application 18/496,536 is a continuation of application No. 17/896,997, filed on Aug. 26, 2022, granted, now 11,825,987.
Application 17/896,997 is a continuation of application No. 17/682,760, filed on Feb. 28, 2022, granted, now 11,659,629, issued on May 23, 2023.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/162,857, filed on Mar. 18, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2024/0049911 A1, Feb. 15, 2024
Int. Cl. A47J 37/07 (2006.01); H05B 1/02 (2006.01); H05B 6/06 (2006.01)
CPC A47J 37/0709 (2013.01) [H05B 1/0266 (2013.01); H05B 6/062 (2013.01)] 27 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A cooking appliance configured to heat a cooking surface comprising:
a housing;
a controller, the controller comprising a keypad or dial for receiving a heat setting, the controller positioned in and connected to the housing with the keypad or dial accessible from an exterior of the housing;
a direct current (DC) powered heating element positioned in the housing wherein the DC powered heating element includes an induction coil;
wherein the cooking appliance is configured to connect to a source of DC electrical potential of at least 40 volts;
wherein activation of the DC powered heating element by the controller is configured to heat the cooking surface according to the heat setting;
wherein the cooking appliance excludes a combustion heating element and the cooking appliance is configured to be powered without a DC to alternating current (AC) conversion device positioned electrically between the source of DC electrical potential and the housing.