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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2022
Filed:
Jun. 21, 2019
Marmon Foodservice Technologies, Inc., Osseo, MN (US);
Steven Shei, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Loren Veltrop, Chicago, IL (US);
Henry Africano, Chicago, IL (US);
David E. Paton, Bartlett, IL (US);
Nicholas Paul Mandarino, Aurora, IL (US);
Marmon Foodservice Technologies, Inc., Osseo, MN (US);
Abstract
An infrared source is arranged relative to support for bread product and operates to direct IR energy to the bread product. A light source is arranged relative to the support and operates to illuminate the bread product and a camera operates to capture images of the bread product. A processor receives the images from the camera. The processor compares successive images received from the camera. Based upon the comparison, the processor operates the IR source to achieve a predetermined toasting level of the bread product.