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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 23, 1996
Filed:
Apr. 29, 1994
Applicant:
Inventor:
David T Ou-Yang, Woodbury, MN (US);
Assignee:
Volk Enterprises, Inc.,, Turlock, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01K / ; G01K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
116218 ; 116217 ; 116281 ; 116283 ; 2524081 ; 99342 ;
Abstract
An indicator is disclosed for providing an indication that a food item has attained a predetermined temperature. The indicator comprises a barrel having a cavity wherein a plunger is disposed in a retracted position using a retaining material. The retaining material melts when a predetermined temperature is reached releasing the plunger towards an extended position. The retaining material comprises (1) a fatty ketone and (2) at least one other organic compound selected from the group consisting of fatty amides and fatty anilides.