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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 03, 2017
Applicant:
The Vollrath Company, L.l.c., Sheboygan, WI (US);
Inventors:
Brian Hedlund, Kohler, WI (US);
Jill Hundley, Sheboygan, WI (US);
Rebecca J. Schreiber-Pethan, Sheboygan, WI (US);
Peter Roever, West Bend, WI (US);
Assignee:
The Vollrath Company, L.L.C., Sheboygan, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01K 13/00 (2006.01); G01J 5/02 (2006.01); G01J 5/00 (2006.01); A47J 45/06 (2006.01); G01K 1/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01J 5/025 (2013.01); A47J 45/068 (2013.01); G01J 5/0003 (2013.01); G01J 5/0205 (2013.01); G01K 1/024 (2013.01); G01K 13/00 (2013.01); G01K 2207/04 (2013.01); G01K 2207/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
A probe used with food preparation, rethermalization, storage, transportation, and/or service includes a body configured to be immersed in a foodstuff, one or more sensors configured to collect data including the temperature of the foodstuff, and a wireless device configured to transmit data collected by the one or more sensors to food equipment to control the heat provided to the foodstuff.