US 12,111,058 B1
Heated door glass for oven
Sebastian Janowski, Madison, WI (US); and Michael Wipperfurth, Fitchburg, WI (US)
Assigned to Sub-Zero Group, Inc., Madison, WI (US)
Filed by Sub-Zero Group, Inc., Madison, WI (US)
Filed on Aug. 1, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/228,961.
Int. Cl. F24C 15/04 (2006.01); H05B 3/86 (2006.01); H05B 1/02 (2006.01); H05B 3/84 (2006.01); H05B 6/06 (2006.01)
CPC F24C 15/04 (2013.01) [H05B 3/86 (2013.01); H05B 1/0263 (2013.01); H05B 3/84 (2013.01); H05B 6/06 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon computer-readable instructions that when executed by a processor cause the processor to:
(A) receive an indicator of an oven cavity temperature value or an oven temperature setpoint value, wherein the oven cavity temperature value indicates a current temperature in an oven cavity of an oven, wherein the oven temperature setpoint value indicates a temperature set point for the oven;
(B) determine a variable voltage value or a variable current value to be provided to operate a glass heater as a function of the indicated oven cavity temperature value or the indicated oven temperature setpoint value, wherein the glass heater is mounted to a door of the oven to heat glass mounted to the door, wherein the glass provides a view into the oven cavity;
(C) control provision of the determined voltage value or the determined current value to operate the glass heater; and
(D) repeat (A) through (C) until the oven is switched to an off-state.