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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7549794 | In-furnace temperature measuring method There is provided an in-furnace temperature measuring method that is capable of reducing the number of operation steps that are required for temperature measurement, and effectively applying a measurement result even if colors and finishing states of a circuit board... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7405381 | Real-time imaging and spectroscopy during microwave assisted chemistry An instrument and associated method are disclosed for conducting microwave assisted chemical reactions. The instrument includes a microwave cavity, preferably a closed microwave cavity, for conducting microwave assisted chemical reactions, and a source for applying ... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7381933 | System and probe for detecting at least one parameter A probe for detecting at least one parameter during thermal treatment of a food product comprises a sensor arrangement suitable for detecting a value of said at least one parameter, at least one antenna for communicating said value to a control device for controllin... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7318673 | Temperature control system for food items The invention relates to a control system of the chilling process of the temperature of food items at values near but above 0° C. that prevents surface freezing of a food item. The surface freezing can be foreseen due to a mathematical relationship that is a functi... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7243174 | System and method for communicating with an appliance through an optical interface using a control panel indicator The invention is a communication management module for effectively controlling an optical interface that uses a control panel indicator in an appliance for communication. The module includes a physical, framing, transport, dispatch, and application layers. The modul... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7214914 | Method of operating microwave oven and determining the cooking time A method of operating a microwave oven to determine the correct cooking time for a food item placed within the oven. A food package having a thermochromic element which changes color over a predetermined temperature range is placed in the microwave oven. Microwave e... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7196298 | Device for achieving a temperature controlled heating of solid food by indicating a temperature change of the solid food caused by microwave heating A device is provided for temperature controlled heating of primarily solid food in a microwave oven, which includes a block of polymeric material which is thermally insulated with respect to the food and which is provided so as to be exposed to a same microwave radi... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7154077 | Device and method for measurement of incident power and energy Devices and methods for measurement of energy from a defined source having increased accuracy in measuring low energies. The device comprises a housing containing sensors. A first sensor receives energy from the source and produces a first output. A second sensor re... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7128466 | Dual thermometer system The invention provides a dual thermometer system for the measurement and display of temperature data taken at two separate locations within an oven. In one aspect, the invention provides an elongated probe connected with a flexible electronic cable. The probe houses... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7117051 | Appliance communication system and method A method for communicating with and controlling an intelligent appliance by a user from a remote device. The intelligent appliance includes an integrated controller, such as a single board computer, user-interface and integrated networking capabilities. Typically, t... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7108419 | Thermal tympanic thermometer tip The present disclosure provides a tympanic thermometer including a heat sensing probe defining a longitudinal axis and an outer surface extending from a distal end of the tympanic thermometer. The heat sensing probe includes a sensor housing extending to a distal en... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7088887 | Isothermal thin film heater Systems and methods for an isothermal thin film heater are provided. The isothermal thin film heater mitigates temperature variations in an optical circuit, such as an arrayed-waveguide grating. The thin film heater comprises a conductive plate and at least one heat... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7080942 | Bimetal thermometer The bimetal thermometer according to the invention comprises a bimetal helix arranged inside a protective tube, one end thereof being attached to the protective tube and the other end thereof being connected to a pointer shaft to which a pointer arranged inside a ca... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7049564 | Induction heating device The present invention offers an induction heating apparatus in which the infrared sensor performs stable temperature detection without undergoing the influence of leakage magnetic flux from the induction heating means. This induction heating apparatus has a main fra... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7038172 | Conveyorized food broiling apparatus A programmable control system for a cooking apparatus having a housing defining a cooking chamber with one or more food transport conveyors traveling there-through between opposing cooking elements. A food probe is provided for insertion into cooked food items to as... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7034707 | System and device for monitoring at least one household electric user, in particular a household appliance A system that monitors at least a household electric user (HA1–HA4), in particular a household appliance, includes a monitoring device (MSA) that is connected between a source of electric energy (OUT) and the electric user, the monitoring device (MSA... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7026929 | Food information monitoring system Systems and methods for gathering data, representative of food condition information, from a plurality of remote locations and providing the information to a user together with information about the locations from which the information was gathered. The sensors may ... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7019638 | Food information monitoring system Two-stage systems and methods are provided for gathering food information and communicating the food information to a data collection apparatus. A system includes a remote unit, having a sensor device and a wireless transmitter; a translator or intermediate unit, ha... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6942383 | Cooking pan The cooking pan in which one side of an outer circumferential face of a main body is combined with a handle through a bolt fastening has such a construction that a temperature display member is equipped with an upper face of a coupling end part combined with a guide... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6919815 | Appliance control communication methods and apparatus An apparatus includes an appliance control panel and a controller. The appliance control panel is disposed on an appliance. The appliance control panel has first and second optical communication devices that are in communication with an external surface of the appli... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6871999 | Method for the correction of the output signal of an infra red radiation multiple element sensor A method for the correction of the output signal of an infra red radiation multiple element sensor comprises the steps of determining and storing a parameter of a sensor element of the sensor and of generating a corrected signal of the sensor element in accordance w... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6844720 | Method and apparatus for calibrating a linear variable differential transformer A calibration apparatus for calibrating a linear variable differential transformer (LVDT) having an armature positioned in au LVDT armature orifice, and the armature able to move along an axis of movement. The calibration apparatus includes a heating mechanism with ... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6838648 | Temperature detection unit in a high-frequency heating and cooking apparatus This invention provides a heating and cooking apparatus in which foods can be accommodated in a heating chamber with good maneuverability and an appropriate finish can be obtained. A temperature detector detects infrared radiation through an opening provided on a wa... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6814487 | Apparatus for measuring internal temperatures of food patties An apparatus for measuring internal temperatures of food patties that includes a drawer sled slidably mounted on a pair of shafts. The drawer sled is formed with a drawer cavity that is sized and shaped to receive a food patty. Moreover, the drawer sled is movable b... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6773158 | Resonant circuit for measuring temperature profile of a semiconductor substrate In a method apparatus for measuring the temperature of a semiconductor substrate during processing thereof in a processing chamber, a resonant circuit formed on the substrate surface is energized by an electromagnetic field radiation device, and disturbances in the ... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6752531 | Temperature sensor A temperature sensor (10) for use in a cooking appliance of the kind in which an electric heater (1) incorporating at least one heating element (5) is located behind a cooking plate (2). The temperature sensor is adapted to be located bet... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6720541 | High frequency heating apparatus with temperature detection means A high-frequency heating apparatus capable of simultaneously heating different kinds of objects to appropriate temperatures includes: a power feed portion provided on a right side wall forming a heating chamber; a mounting table on which to mount objects to be heate... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6698923 | Device for controlling a cooking process A device for collecting data relating to a cooking and/or heating process performed on a hob comprising at least one sensor associated with wireless data transmission means and means for receiving the signals transmitted from the data transmission means a... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6630655 | Microwave oven with infrared detection element A heating chamber has a width in a direction of a two-head arrow X, a depth in a direction of a two-head arrow Y and a height in a direction of a two-head arrow Z. An infrared sensor includes 25 infrared detection elements each having a field of view. Sin... | 10/07/2003 |
| 6616331 | Method for predicting temperature and test wafer for use in temperature prediction A test wafer for use in temperature prediction is prepared. The test wafer includes: first semiconductor layer formed in a crystalline state; second semiconductor layer formed in an amorphous state on the first semiconductor layer; and passivation film fo... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6590192 | Microwave oven with temperature-dependent automatic stop A microwave oven determines an appropriate time to stop heating even if multiple food items are placed in the heating chamber. After any position on the bottom surface of the microwave oven reaches 75 deg C., a search is made for any other position having... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6586714 | Microwave oven capable of suitably controlling movement of a member mounted thereto, and control method thereof The microwave oven includes an infrared sensor for detecting the temperature of a food within a heating chamber. The infrared sensor has a field of view within the heating chamber. The infrared sensor is capable of moving the field of view. The food is of... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6563097 | Microwave oven with food search and localized heating A microwave oven heats all food in an appropriate manner even if food items are simultaneously placed at multiple locations in a heating chamber. An auxiliary antenna is periodically stopped at an orientation corresponding to a position where a lowest tem... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6511223 | Conveyor oven profiler with simplified temperature sensor connection scheme A sensor link is disclosed that simplifies connections between multiple temperature sensors positioned on a test board and a data logger that stores temperature information received from the temperature sensors while passing through the conveyor oven. In ... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6414284 | Temperature sensor and electrical household appliance comprising same A temperature sensor includes a semiconductor wafer (2) with a recess wherein is placed a sensitive element (3) which is heated in response to a target infrared radiation, and thermal insulating layer (16) provided between the sensitive element (3) and th... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6410896 | Shielding method for microwave heating of infant formula to a safe and uniform temperature A shielding method for achieving highly uniform temperatures in liquids during microwave heating by substantially enhancing vertical mixing currents in said liquids, making determinations of final temperature reached in said liquids either by touch or the... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6381518 | Electronic oven temperature controller having adaptable temperature regulation limits An oven temperature controller for regulating temperature to a temperature setpoint over a temperature range in an oven compartment comprising a microprocessor and memory storage means. The memory storage means stores temperature setpoint related informat... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6376812 | Cooking appliance with infrared sensor having movable field of view In a sake/milk heating process, the field of view of an infrared sensor is moved by a predetermined pattern in a heating chamber as an initial search. When the field of view is fixed after the initial search, if the temperature variation of an object with... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6375350 | Range pyrometer Apparatus for measuring the temperature of an electrically heated pot which uses the Planck formula and employs an infrared reflective hemisphere; first and second infrared wave guides, and first and second infrared filters and infrared detectors as well ... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6335518 | Microwave oven with temperature sensor assembly Disclosed is a microwave oven having a cavity casing forming a cooking compartment, comprising a temperature sensor sensing a temperature of the cooking compartment; a duct member installed on the top face of the cavity casing, guiding a flow of air, havi... | 01/01/2002 |
