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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 06, 2015
Blendtec, Inc., Orem, UT (US);
Thomas D. Dickson, Jr., Orem, UT (US);
Travis J. Mittanck, Springville, UT (US);
Javier E. Jimenez, Provo, UT (US);
Tyson D. Triplett, Provo, UT (US);
Craig C. Hardcastle, Lehi, UT (US);
Scott C. Losee, Santaquin, UT (US);
Christian D. Mills, Highland, UT (US);
Gregory D. Jackson, Bountiful, UT (US);
Heber J. Redd, American Fork, UT (US);
BLENDTEC, INC., Orem, UT (US);
Abstract
A food mixer is presented having mixing tool detection capability. The food mixer has a base unit with a tool attachment portion, a mixing bowl attached to the base unit, and a motor attached to the base unit. The motor has operational settings and is configured to apply a torque to the tool attachment portion. A mixing tool is removably attached to the tool attachment portion, and a controller unit of the mixer is configured to detect the mixing tool attached to the tool attachment portion and to automatically control the operational settings of the drive motor based on the mixing tool detected. A magnet carrier may be used to detect a magnetic portion of the mixing tool as it moves with respect to a magnetically-sensitive sensor in the base unit.