Global Patent Index - EP 3994394 A4

EP 3994394 A4 20230322 - APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR POSITIONING A COOKING INSTRUMENT

Title (en)

APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR POSITIONING A COOKING INSTRUMENT

Title (de)

VORRICHTUNG UND VERFAHREN ZUM POSITIONIEREN EINES KOCHINSTRUMENTS

Title (fr)

APPAREIL ET PROCÉDÉ DE POSITIONNEMENT D'INSTRUMENT DE CUISSON

Publication

EP 3994394 A4 20230322 (EN)

Application

EP 19936422 A 20190703

Priority

US 2019040513 W 20190703

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2021002861A1] The present invention discloses an apparatus and method for flagging a location on an object with a light image so that when a line of sight of the object is later obstructed, the light flagged location is known available to be utilized. A light is projected onto a cooktop to flag a burner location in order to use that location for centering of a pot over on burner when the pot being placed on the burner obstructs the line of sight of the cook to the burner.

IPC 8 full level

F24C 7/08 (2006.01); F24C 3/12 (2006.01); F24C 15/20 (2006.01); G02B 27/20 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

F24C 3/126 (2013.01); F24C 7/083 (2013.01); F24C 15/2064 (2013.01); G02B 27/20 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2021002861 A1 20210107; CN 114041029 A 20220211; EP 3994394 A1 20220511; EP 3994394 A4 20230322

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 2019040513 W 20190703; CN 201980098150 A 20190703; EP 19936422 A 20190703