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Patent No.:

US 8659978 B1

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Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2014

Filed:

Nov. 12, 2007
Applicants:

Jeff Schroeder, Lake Zurich, IL (US);

Richard Lowell Thorne, Elgin, IL (US);

Keith Dice, Naperville, IL (US);

Inventors:

Jeff Schroeder, Lake Zurich, IL (US);

Richard Lowell Thorne, Elgin, IL (US);

Keith Dice, Naperville, IL (US);

Assignee:

Prince Castle, Inc., Carol Stream, IL (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G04B 47/00 (2006.01); G04F 8/00 (2006.01); A23C 3/02 (2006.01); F27D 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A timing device, that may be used in connection with food preparation, holding or service equipment, is programmable via a portable, replaceable media. In particularly, the timing device may be adapted to receive or associate with a media containing a set of instructions to affect operation of the timing device. Upon association with the timing device, transfer of the programming instructions from the media to the timing device occurs affecting programming of the timing device.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Schroeder, Jeff. (2014). Memory card programmable timer device and method (U.S. Patent No. 8659978). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/8659978

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