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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Feb. 27, 2024

Filed:

May. 20, 2019
Applicant:

Wood Stone Corporation, Bellingham, WA (US);

Inventors:

Brett Van Leeuwen, Bellingham, WA (US);

Amanda Zimmerman, Ferndale, WA (US);

Mark Stephenson, Bellingham, WA (US);

Stewart Good, Blaine, WA (US);

Chase King, Bellingham, WA (US);

Greg Bird, Ferndale, WA (US);

Assignee:

Wood Stone Corporation, Bellingham, WA (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47J 27/62 (2006.01); G05D 23/19 (2006.01); G05D 23/24 (2006.01); A47J 27/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A47J 27/62 (2013.01); G05D 23/1917 (2013.01); G05D 23/24 (2013.01); A47J 27/002 (2013.01); A47J 27/004 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method and an apparatus for preparing food. In one example the method comprises the steps of: providing a cooking pan; filing the cooking pan with a food item; wherein the food item is at least partially liquid; placing the pan in thermal connection to a heat source; thermally connecting a temperature sensor to the cooking pan at the temperature sensing location; heating the food in the pan via a heat source having a first thermal output until the food reaches the boiling point; electronically detecting the temperature via the temperature sensor as the food is heated; detecting the temperature as the food item boils, resulting in a phase change and corresponding drop in temperature; and reducing the thermal output of the heat source to a second thermal output.


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