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AssigneeForward Entertainment & Technology, LLC
InventorsJames Lowell Ramsey Clarke, Timothy Logan Melham, Chiedo Raymond Ohanyerenwa, John Ramsey Clarke, Jeffrey Frederick
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An apparatus and system for driving an appliance knob to a predetermined position once a timer reaches zero. Variations of this disclosure include but are not limited to embodiments where the device has clamps which clasp the appliance knob and drive it to zero after a spring is depressed or motor activated, where the device includes a dial which can be turned so the user decides where to block the spring from turning further or deactivate the motor such that the appliance remains on at a different setting, where the device includes a plurality of dials and related blocks so that the spring can be stopped or motor deactivated once the timer reaches a position and then released or reactivated respectively once the timer reaches a new position repeatedly. A preferred embodiment of this disclosure comprises an interchangeable cover for an oven or stove knob with installable and removable features.
A device comprising a knob,
A system comprising a timer;
The system in claim 14 further comprising a plug for powering the device, charging the device or a combination therein.
A system as in claim 14 wherein the timer is purely mechanical, operated by a series of gears and motors, that when rotated, immediately begin driving the knob to one or more positions that activate an inner device to drive a knob or the stem of a knob, to one or more positions such that one or more range may be reached.
A system as in claim 18 where the original “timer” is plugged into the same outlet as an electric stove or oven and modulates the energy to the device when an environmental change is detected, the timer reaches one or more preset or user set points, or the device receives a signal from another device to adjust its position.
A method of controlling one or more electric stoves or ovens using one or more timers which plug into one or more wall sockets and receive signals from one or more plug in sensors which detect environmental hazards including smoke, and turns off or adjusts the power to the one or more plugged in electric stoves or ovens when a hazard is detected or the timer reaches zero respectively.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.