Prince Castle Inc.

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Restaurant Technology Inc.

Pepsico, Inc.

Terry Tae-Il Chung

Brian Hee-Eun Lee

Donald L Van Erden

Loren Jay Veltrop

Christopher F Lyons

Kerry Berland

Jack Guasta

Wieslaw W Tomczyk

Jeff Schroeder

Matti Phillip Leshem

Douglas Reinking

Robert W Balstad

Mohan Rao P

Hari Koripoti

In one embodiment, a food heating device includes a first platen and a first conveyor arranged and spaced to transport a food product between the first platen () and the first conveyor (). A second platen () and a second conveyor () arranged and spaced to transport the food product () between the second platen () and the second conveyor (). A first end of the first platen () is disposed near a first end of the second conveyor () and a first end of the first conveyor () is disposed near a first end of the second platen () such that the food product () is automatically transferred from the first platen () to the second platen ().

Food heating device

A food heating device includes a platen () and a pair of conveyor segments (). A first conveyor segment is arranged and spaced to transport a food product () between a first side of the platen () and the first conveyor segment (). A second conveyor segment () is arranged and spaced to transport the food product between a second side of the platen () and the second conveyor segment (). A transfer device () may be disposed at one end of the platen () such that the transfer device transfers the food product () from the first side of the platen () to the second side of the platen ().

A food product steamer includes rotatable platforms that can be covered and uncovered by one or more rotatable, concave hoods. In a first position for the platform(s), the platform(s) supports a food product over a steam-emitting opening above a steam generator. In a first position for the hood, the hood covers the food product such that steam from the steam generator is trapped within the hood to steam the food product. In a second, open position, the hood is rotated where it can receive the food product when the food product slides or falls off the platform as the platform is rotated from its first position to a second, elevated position. At least one embodiment enables food products to be removed from either side of the steam generating base by using a double-acting hinge.

Food product steamer

The temperature of shelves used in a food holding cabinet are measured using a transistor. The voltage across a PN junction being known to be temperature dependent, the shelf temperature can be inferred from a calculated temperature of a PN junction of a transistor thermally coupled to a heated or refrigerated shelf. No calibration of the measurement device is required since the PN junction voltage, current and temperature relationship is well known.

Temperature sensor for a food holding cabinet

One embodiment of a food heating device includes a platen () and an opening () disposed in the platen (). The opening () is arranged and sized to receive a food product () from a first side of the platen () and to output the food product () to a second side of the platen (). Alternative embodiments involve diagonally guiding a food product () along a different arrangements of platens ().

Conveyor toaster

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Bartlett, IL, United States of America

Terry Tae-Il Chung