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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 11, 2011
Applicants:
Warren S. Graber, Hoffman Estates, IL (US);
Reinhard Metz, Wheaton, IL (US);
Robert J. Visher, Downers Grove, IL (US);
Inventors:
Warren S. Graber, Hoffman Estates, IL (US);
Reinhard Metz, Wheaton, IL (US);
Robert J. Visher, Downers Grove, IL (US);
Assignee:
Turbochef Technologies, Inc., Carrollton, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01J 5/06 (2006.01); G01J 5/04 (2006.01); H05B 6/06 (2006.01); G01J 5/00 (2006.01); G01J 5/08 (2006.01); G01J 5/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01J 5/046 (2013.01); G01J 5/0003 (2013.01); G01J 5/0275 (2013.01); G01J 5/0803 (2013.01); H05B 6/062 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system and method for measuring the temperature of cookware to be induction-heated, using an infrared temperature sensor. An induction heater countertop may include a viewing window between the infrared temperature sensor and the cookware. Various algorithms may be applied to the sensed temperature, to adjust it to account for the presence of the viewing window, as well as variations in the cookware material.