Foods and beverages: apparatus – Cooking – With material pressing means
Reexamination Certificate
2011-06-07
2011-06-07
Van, Quang T (Department: 3742)
Foods and beverages: apparatus
Cooking
With material pressing means
C099S374000, C099S379000, C099S422000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07954422
ABSTRACT:
Cooking apparatus having first and second platens with product recognition. A positioning mechanism moves the second platen toward the first. A detector senses the second platen making contact with a food product disposed on the first platen and provides a signal. A controller uses the signal to measure the travel distance of the second platen. The product thickness is a function of the travel distance, which is used to select a cooking procedure for the food product. The controller then executes the selected cooking procedure to cook the food product. The detector can include a micro switch, proximity sensor, touch sensor, strain sensor, thermal sensor, optical sensor, sonar sensor or positioning load change sensor.
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Claesson Jan
Harter David W.
Jones Douglas S.
Nevarez Roberto
Stephens Ryan J.
Enodis Corporation
Ohlandt Greeley Ruggiero & Perle L.L.P.
Van Quang T
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