Cooking appliance surfaces having spill containment pattern
AssigneeSSW Holding Company, Inc.
InventorsBradley M. Nall, John P. Driver, Matthew McMillin
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Abstract
A pattern of high temperature hydrophobic surfaces for use with cooking and baking appliances, such as kitchen cooktops, stoves and oven interior walls. The pattern of hydrophobic surfaces confines overflowed liquids to the enclosed non-hydrophobic surface areas and away from protected areas, such as around burner control knobs, burner surfaces, cal rods, fan and vent openings, countertops, and the like. The hydrophobic materials used are able to withstand and effectively repel liquids at high operating temperatures.
Claims24
A cooking appliance having a spill containment pattern, comprising:
- a cooking appliance surface having a top surface, the top surface comprising a non-hydrophobic region;
- at least one heating element disposed on or adjacent to the cooking appliance surface;
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- a hydrophobic surface applied in a spill containment pattern to the top surface and bounding at least a portion of the non-hydrophobic region, the bounded non-hydrophobic region defining a non-hydrophobic spill containment region.
A cooking appliance surface having a spill containment pattern, comprising:
- a top surface, wherein at least a portion of the top surface is adapted to be heated by a heating element, and at least a portion of the top surface is non-hydrophobic;
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- hydrophobic surface applied in a spill containment pattern to the top surface, the spill containment pattern bounding at least a portion of the non-hydrophobic region, the bounded non-hydrophobic region defining a non-hydrophobic spill containment region.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.