A metal collar having an upper lip and expanded lower lip and a plurality of exhaust holes used in combination with an flexible metal skirt, preferably made of aluminum, that extends outwardly from the lower lip of the metal collar with the metal collar and skirt placed on top of an electric stove with a cooking element to receive a cooking receptacle. The invention disclosed herein allows for cleaner and more efficient cooking.

A cooktop includes a base and an electrically conductive coating applied to the lower surface of the base. The coating is composed of a paint containing electrically conductive particles dispersed in a silicone or polyester-silicone or epoxy-silicone resin. The conductive particles are selected from the group consisting of multi-wall or single-wall carbon nanotubes, graphene, copper metallic particles, nickel metallic particles, or combinations thereof.

An infrared heating apparatus includes a sheet of ceramic glass having a passband in the infrared spectrum, a metal resistive element having a first portion that is covered by a ceramic refractory material and a second portion that is exposed by the ceramic refractory material, and a controller that controls the metal resistive element to emit infrared radiation in a wavelength corresponding to the passband of the ceramic glass.

A cooktop assembly includes a burner box and a controller disposed on the burner box. A mounting panel is coupled to the burner box over the controller. The mounting panel defines a plurality of embossed features. Each of the plurality of embossed features extends vertically upward from discrete portions of the mounting panel. A plurality of coil assemblies includes individual coil assemblies. Each of the individual coil assemblies includes a coil disposed on a coil plate that defines more than one aperture. Each of the individual embossed features extends through an aperture of the more than one aperture defined by one of the coil plates when the individual coil assemblies are disposed on the mounting panel. A cooktop is disposed over the plurality of coil assemblies and coupled to the burner box.

An electric range is provided that may include a lower casing defining a lower portion of a case that is formed in two steps. In particular, the lower casing may include a first lower part; a second lower part recessed from an inside of the first lower part, and to which a bracket is coupled; and a third lower part that protrudes from at least a predetermined area of a portion of the first lower part.

A spring clip for securing a heating element in a cooktop is provided and includes a seat portion that supports the heating element thereon. A first tab extends upwards from the seat portion from a first junction therewith and a second tab extends vertically downward from the seat portion from a second junction therewith, located remote from the first junction. A spring tab extends downward from the seat portion and is elastically biased to a resting orientation. The spring tab is deflectable upward from the resting orientation upon engagement of the spring clip against a wall below the spring clip.

A cooking appliance includes a cooktop including an energy transmission unit for transmitting energy in order to heat a place-on appliance placed on the cooktop, and a PEF (“Pulsed Electric Fields”) cooking apparatus including a receptacle accessible from a top side of the cooktop and designed for insertion of a PEF container. The receptacle includes a connection contact for electrically connecting to the PEF container inserted in the receptacle.

A hob device includes a plate unit including a plate main body, which has a plate side with an at least substantially smooth surface in a surface portion, a first layer unit arranged in a first sub-region of the surface portion and being at least substantially non-transparent, and a second layer unit arranged in a second sub-region of the surface portion and designed to scatter light.

The present invention relates to a glass including, represented by mole percent based on oxides: from 52% to 80% of SiO.sub.2; from 5% to 30% of B.sub.2O.sub.3; from 2% to 30% of Al.sub.2O.sub.3; from 0.1% to 11% of P.sub.2O.sub.5; and from 0.0001% to 5% of Na.sub.2O, in which the glass has an average thermal expansion coefficient α at from 50° C. to 350° C. of from 5×10.sup.−7/° C. or more and 33×10.sup.−7/° C. or less.

A spring clip for attaching a radiant burner unit to a cooktop includes a retention tab having a portion extending in a first direction and a retention arm defining a lever portion projecting away from the retention tab to an end displaced from the tab in a second direction generally normal to the first direction. The retention arm further defines a resiliently deformable section facilitating movement of the lever toward and away from the retention tab. The spring clip further includes a snap tab positioned opposite the retention arm from the retention tab and resiliently deflectable toward and away from the retention tab.