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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 21, 2023
Filed:
May. 17, 2019
Hatco Corporation, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Nick Bassill, Milwaukee, WI (US);
John Scanlon, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Fei Shang, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Ishan Shah, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Mark Gilpatric, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Dave Rolston, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Ronghua Yu, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Hatco Corporation, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Abstract
A temperature-regulating unit includes a base, a thermal element, a contactless sensing assembly, and a controller. The base is configured to support at least one of a pan or a food product. The thermal element is positioned to thermally regulate the at least one of the pan or the food product. The contactless sensing assembly is positioned to acquire sensor data regarding the at least one of the pan or the food product. The controller is configured to receive the sensor data from the contactless sensing assembly and adaptively control the thermal element based on the sensor data.