US 12,449,317 B2
Adaptable cooking appliance circuitry for controlling cooking accessories
Omar Santana, Louisville, KY (US); and James Lee Armstrong, Louisville, KY (US)
Assigned to Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US)
Filed by Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US)
Filed on Jan. 26, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/159,892.
Prior Publication US 2024/0255361 A1, Aug. 1, 2024
Int. Cl. G01K 15/00 (2006.01); A23L 5/10 (2016.01); A47J 36/32 (2006.01); A47J 37/06 (2006.01)
CPC G01K 15/007 (2013.01) [A23L 5/15 (2016.08); A47J 36/32 (2013.01); A47J 37/0629 (2013.01); G01K 2207/02 (2013.01)] 10 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A cooking appliance assembly, comprising: a cooking appliance comprising:
a heat source; and
a port comprising a socket;
at least one cooking accessory comprising an accessory sensor, a plug, and at least one resistive element, the plug being removably received within the socket;
a variable resistance module provided within the cooking appliance and operably connected with the port; and
a controller comprising at least one processor and at least one memory, the controller communicatively coupled with the cooking appliance and the at least one cooking accessory, the controller configured to perform an operation, the operation comprising:
determining an accessory type of the cooking accessory with a value of the at least one resistive element, when the plug engaged with the port of the cooking appliance;
adjusting, via the variable resistance module, a reference resistance at the variable resistance module based on the determined accessory type; and
selecting a corresponding temperature table or equation based on the determined accessory type of the cooking accessory.