Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080276203 | USER INTERFACE AND COOKING OVEN PROVIDED WITH SUCH USER INTERFACE - An user interface for domestic appliances, particularly for cooking ovens, comprises input and display for showing menus and/or items selected by the user through said input. The input comprises a selection zone where the user's finger can move, the display having at least a portion with a shape substantially corresponding to the shape of the selection zone and showing the result of the finger movement in terms of item or menu selection. | 11-06-2008 |
20080296285 | PROCESS FOR AUTOMATICALLY CONTROLLING THE HEATING/COOKING OF A FOOD ITEM IN A COOKING OVEN AND COOKING OVEN ADAPTED TO CARRY OUT SUCH PROCESS - A method for automatically controlling the heating/cooking of a food item in a cooking oven having a door, heaters and an oven temperature acquisition system, comprising the steps of measuring the total electrical power (P | 12-04-2008 |
20090090605 | TOUCH SWITCH FOR ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES AND ELECTRICAL APPLIANCE PROVIDED WITH SUCH SWITCH - A touch switch for an electrical appliance having a capacitive flat electrode, a light source, a transparent cover and a printed circuit board connected to the electrode is disclosed. The light source is mounted on a face of the printed circuit board opposite the transparent cover and the printed circuit board presents a cut-out for allowing light transmission from the light source towards the transparent cover. | 04-09-2009 |
20090090611 | CAPACITIVE TOUCH SWITCH AND DOMESTIC APPLIANCE PROVIDED WITH SUCH SWITCH - A capacitive touch switch having a printed circuit board and capacitive electrode provided on a surface of the printed circuit board is disclosed. The printed circuit board is interposed between a transparent planar light guide and the electrode, the planar light guide being attached to a first face of a transparent cover whose second face is adapted to be touched by the user, a light source being connected to the printed circuit board and being able to convey light to the planar light guide. | 04-09-2009 |
20090091906 | CAPACITIVE TOUCH SWITCH AND DOMESTIC APPLIANCE PROVIDED WITH SUCH SWITCH - A capacitive touch switch having a printed circuit board and a capacitive electrode connected to the circuit board is disclosed. The printed circuit board is transparent and is interposed between a planar light guide provided with a light source and a non-conductive transparent cover, the electrode being icon-shaped and supported by the printed circuit board. | 04-09-2009 |
20100096385 | METHOD FOR DETECTING THE PRESENCE OF A COOKING VESSEL ON AN INDUCTION COOKING HOB AND HOB USING SUCH METHOD - A method for detecting the presence of a cooking vessel on an induction heating element is disclosed. The induction element is placed below a glass surface and a conductive electrode placed below the glass surface to detect if a cooking utensil is placed on the induction heating element. The electrode measures capacitance, which indicates to the user whether the cooking utensil is present on one or more induction heating elements. After activation by a user, a second detection of the cooking utensil is accomplished by feeding power to the induction heating element and by assessing at least an electrical parameter of a power circuit thereof. | 04-22-2010 |
20100155206 | TOUCH SWITCH FOR ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES AND ELECTRICAL APPLIANCE PROVIDED WITH SUCH SWITCH - A touch switch for an electrical appliance having a capacitive flat electrode, a light source, a transparent cover and a printed circuit board connected to the electrode is disclosed. The light source is mounted on a face of the printed circuit board opposite the transparent cover and the printed circuit board presents a cut-out for allowing light transmission from the light source towards the transparent cover. | 06-24-2010 |
20100262311 | PROCESS FOR MANAGING AND CURTAILING POWER DEMAND OF APPLIANCES AND COMPONENTS THEREOF, AND SYSTEM USING SUCH PROCESS - A system and process for managing power demand of appliances. The process includes forecasting for each of the appliances a future energy consumption profile corresponding to its setting, summing the future energy consumption profiles, determining if the sum indicates one or more peaks in power demand, and providing a new energy consumption profile to one or more of the appliances to level the total power consumed by the appliances in the future. | 10-14-2010 |
20110087382 | PROCESS FOR MANAGING AND CURTAILING POWER DEMAND OF APPLIANCES AND COMPONENTS THEREOF - A process for managing power demand of simultaneously operating appliances some of which are capable of executing multiple cycles of operation. | 04-14-2011 |
20110231788 | ELECTRONIC SYSTEM FOR POWER CONSUMPTION MANAGEMENT OF APPLIANCES - An electronic system for power consumption management of one or more domestic appliances is routinely informed on actual energy tariff through a network control unit or through a predetermined time-table stored in the system. A user interface of the electronic system is provided where the user can set his preference concerning the switch-on time of each appliance and/or function thereof and read the related estimated energy consumption and/or energy cost of the appliance working program. | 09-22-2011 |