Patents
US 11737467 B2: Method for cooking in a modular cooking appliance
- Granted
- 2023-08-29
- Filed
- 2020-04-02 application 16838563
- Type
- Utility · 7 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A method for cooking is disclosed. In response to an oven being selected to cook a food item, a determination is made whether or not any oven is being engaged in cooking. If no oven is being engaged in cooking, then temperature-control mode is utilized to control oven temperature of the selected oven. If one oven is currently being engaged in cooking, then another determination is made whether or not the total current demand by the two ovens to cook respective food items exceeds a predetermined current limitation under temperature-control mode. If the total current demand does not exceed the predetermined current limitation, then temperature-control mode is utilized to control oven temperature of the two ovens. If the total current demand exceeds the predetermined current limitation, then time-control mode is utilized to control oven temperature of the two ovens.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg230829.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Automation Tech, LLC 11 patents | US company or organization | Elgin, IL | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philip R. McKee | Dallas, TX | 50 | Person page FUZZY medium confidence | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| Andrew Podevels | Wauwatosa, WI | 10 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Harold Hansen | Plano, TX | 3 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| A21B | Bakers' ovens; machines or equipment for baking | A21B1/40 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| A47J | Kitchen equipment; coffee mills; spice mills; apparatus for making beverages | A47J27/12 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| F24C | Domestic stoves or ranges ; details of domestic stoves or ranges, of general application | F24C7/087 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-03-23 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | APPLIANCE INNOVATION, INC. signed 2020-12-23 | AUTOMATION TECH, LLC ELGIN, IL | 55682/671 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2020-04-02 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | MCKEE, PHILIP R. signed 2020-03-31 PODEVELS, ANDREW signed 2020-03-31 HANSEN, HAROLD signed 2020-03-31 | APPLIANCE INNOVATION, INC RICHARDSON, TX | 52299/118 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
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