Thermal measuring and testing – Temperature measurement – In spaced noncontact relationship to specimen
Reexamination Certificate
2006-08-23
2011-10-11
Verbitsky, Gail (Department: 2855)
Thermal measuring and testing
Temperature measurement
In spaced noncontact relationship to specimen
C374S141000, C340S585000, C340S506000, C062S129000, C356S043000
Reexamination Certificate
active
08033716
ABSTRACT:
The invention is a system for monitoring a plurality of cold cases located in a retail food establishment. The system employs a wireless mesh network, which uses monitoring computers in communication with the cold cases for sending temperature data to a master control computer located in a retail establishment, by the most efficient route, even if the most efficient route is first through a second monitoring computer and secondly to the main computer. The invention also employs an inventive microprocessor-controlled temperature monitoring and display device which mounts on each cold case and which emits various colored lights to serve as a visible indicator of the temperature condition of a cold case. The emitted, colored, light is visible from both the front and side of the display device, which allows untrained store personnel to readily determine the temperature condition of a cold case by referring to a color coding chart.
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Tandy Troy Marcus
Wiggins Phil
Costello John P.
Costello Law Corp.
Verbitsky Gail
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