88 patents
Utility
Automated food delivery
2 Jan 24
Example systems and methods for automated delivery of a food and/or beverage from a kitchen may be directed to a first vertically extending elevator configured to transport a payload to and from the kitchen.
Peter Ishiguro, Shawn Michael Lange, Hogan Hall Hempy
Filed: 3 Dec 21
Utility
Latch for movable grill
19 Dec 23
A grill includes a base structure, a first platen assembly connected to the base structure, and a second platen assembly connected to the base structure.
Carl A Pahnke, Dennis J. Nelson, Christopher P. Norris, Jeffrey L. Sands, Nathan A. Matz, Otley Dwight Freymiller
Filed: 20 Oct 22
Utility
Grill system and method for detecting movement when motor is “off”
28 Nov 23
A grill including a first platen assembly, an second platen assembly movable with respect to the first platen assembly, a motor operable to move the second platen assembly with respect to the first platen assembly, and a control operable to measure movement of the second platen assembly with respect to the first platen assembly while the motor is off.
Daniel L. Kelly
Filed: 4 Jun 21
Utility
In-oven camera and computer vision systems and methods
28 Nov 23
Systems and methods include a cooking appliance comprising a heating element disposed within a cooking chamber and operable to selectively emit waves at any of a plurality of powers and/or peak wavelengths, a camera operable to capture an image of the cooking chamber, and a computing device operable to supply power to the heating element to vary the power and/or peak wavelength of the emitted waves and generate heat within the cooking chamber, and instruct the camera to capture the image when the heating element is emitting at a stabilized power and/or peak wavelength.
Dennis Denker, Brian Williams, Shih-yu Cheng, Zinovy Dolgonosov
Filed: 11 Jul 22
Utility
Insert for cooking apparatus
21 Nov 23
An insert is provided for use in a cooking apparatus that alters the pressure profile, air velocity profile, and airflow pattern within said cooking apparatus in order to achieve a cyclonic air profile around food to be cooked.
Robert Brennan, Elizabeth O. Ogunbiyi, Michel N. Maalouly, Kevin K. Parker
Filed: 9 Jan 19
Utility
Method and apparatus for controlling humidity within a compartment of refrigeration appliance
24 Oct 23
A controller within a refrigeration application controls temperature and humidity within a compartment of the refrigeration application.
Jemsheer Thayyullathil
Filed: 14 Oct 20
Utility
Grilling appliance with lower platen position control
24 Oct 23
A grill is provided including a base structure.
Dennis J. Nelson
Filed: 30 Apr 21
Utility
Device and method for mounting door trim
10 Oct 23
The disclosure may enable the mounting of a trim member and an end cap on a holder member to provide a flush fit and attractive door trim.
Jemsheer Thayyullathil, Dustin Caruso
Filed: 16 Mar 20
Utility
Value added substrate interleaving system
10 Oct 23
A system for interleaving substrate under food products is provided.
Andrew Ward
Filed: 27 Apr 20
Utility
Ovens with metallic belts and microwave launch box assemblies for processing food products
5 Sep 23
In certain examples, a food processing machine for processing a food product includes a housing defining a cavity, a conveyor with a belt comprising metal for conveying the food product through the cavity in a longitudinal direction, and a convection heating system for heating air in the cavity such that heated air heats the food product as the food product is conveyed through the cavity.
Kenneth Ian Eke, Graham Christopher Eke, Dennis Conohan, Paul Kjorlie, Tom Sonntag, Greg Campbell
Filed: 2 Aug 22
Utility
Tray assembly
22 Aug 23
A tray assembly includes a tray having a top side, an underside opposite the top side, and a plurality of protrusions extending from the underside.
James Kelly Pool, III, Peter Jerome Ashcraft
Filed: 27 Jun 19
Utility
Method and apparatus for reducing required frequency for manual cleaning of at least portions of a food flow path in a food processor
8 Aug 23
A system and method for treating a portion of a food flow path in a food processor having a freezer chamber includes imparting a continuous flow of solution through a portion of the food flow path with sufficient flow rate, temperature and flow duration to impart at least one of (i) impart at least a 6 log reduction in inoculum count and (ii) extend the necessary time for manual cleaning of the portion of a food flow path exposed to the continuous flow of solution to at least 7 days.
Robert Tuchrelo, Nathan E. Smith
Filed: 26 Jun 18
Utility
Flow balancing in food processor cleaning system
1 Aug 23
A plurality of bypass lines are configured to selectively engage a corresponding plurality of food flow paths in a food processor.
Nathan E. Smith, Robert Tuchrelo
Filed: 18 Oct 21
Utility
Modular automated food preparation system
27 Jun 23
An integrated front-of-house and back-of-house restaurant operations system integrates automated and manual restaurant operations into an order-based system.
Shawn Lange, Hogan Hempy, Peter Ishiguro
Filed: 10 Aug 22
Utility
Temperature probe systems and methods
16 May 23
Temperature probe systems and methods include a probe body having a sharp end adapted to penetrate an edible substance, a plurality of temperature sensing elements distributed along a length of the probe body, electrical components operable to receive data signals from the plurality of temperature sensing elements, the electrical components disposed in the probe body between the sharp end and at least one of the temperature sensing elements, and an insertion aid.
Shih-yu Cheng
Filed: 19 Aug 22
Utility
Door and baffle interface assembly for frozen dessert machines
9 May 23
An interface assembly for a frozen dessert machine is disclosed that includes a freezer door having opposed front and rear sides and including at least one recessed mounting pocket formed in the rear side thereof, the at least one recessed mounting pocket including a cornice covering an upper portion thereof, and at least one elongated baffle having opposed proximal and distal end portions, the proximal end portion of the at least one baffle including a retention flange that is dimensioned and configured for detachable reception within the at least one mounting pocket of the freezer door behind the cornice.
Mark E. Bush, Nathan Matz
Filed: 25 Mar 22
Utility
Barbecue grill with optimized interface to attachments
11 Apr 23
Disclosed are assemblies, methods, and means for installing attachments in barbecue grills.
John Lee Simms, II
Filed: 5 Jan 17
Utility
Multi-robotic arm cooking system
7 Mar 23
A cooking system includes a grill, a first arm assembly and a second arm assembly.
Dennis J. Nelson, James J. Minard, Jeffrey L. Sands
Filed: 22 Aug 18
Utility
Cooking gap control of a cooking apparatus
28 Feb 23
A method of controlling a cooking apparatus includes identifying an initial thickness of a food product on a lower heating plate of the cooking apparatus and calculating a difference between an initial gap value corresponding to the initial thickness of the food product and a predefined final gap value.
Jeffrey L. Sands, Ronald J. Glavan, Dennis J. Nelson, Otley D. Freymiller
Filed: 30 Aug 21
Utility
System to support cantilevered members from a vertical panel
28 Feb 23
A system to support a member extending from a wall.
Arturo Gonzalez Rodriguez, Michael D. Potter
Filed: 24 Jan 22