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System and Method for Cooking A Food Product
| Content Provider | The Lens |
|---|---|
| Abstract | A system for cooking a food product may include a base, a hub, a plurality of cooking plates, a plurality of wipers, a spatula assembly, a backstop, an infrared (IR) sensor, and a proximity sensor. The hub may rotate relative to the base. The cooking plates are rotatable with the hub among a plurality of cooking stations. The wipers extend outward from a periphery of the hub. The backstop may be fixed relative to the base and may include one or more additional wipers contacting one or more of the cooking plates. The spatula assembly may cooperate with the backstop to pick up the food product from the one of the cooking stations. The IR sensor may measure a temperature of the food product on one of the cooking plates. The proximity sensor may detect a position of the food product on one of the cooking plates. |
| Related Links | https://www.lens.org/lens/patent/009-866-696-274-899/frontpage |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 2019-10-03 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Patent |
| Jurisdiction | United States of America |
| Date Applied | 2019-06-20 |
| Applicant | Creator Inc |
| Application No. | 201916447897 |
| Claim | A system for cooking a food product comprises: a base; a hub rotatable relative to the base; a plurality of cooking plates rotatable with the hub among a plurality of cooking stations; and a plurality of wipers extend outward from a periphery of the hub. The system of claim 1 , wherein the base include a grease trough, and wherein distal ends of the wipers include trough wipers received in the grease trough. The system of claim 1 , further comprising a spatula assembly including a first actuator, a second actuator, a first arm, a second arm, and a spatula, wherein: the second actuator, the first and second arms and the spatula are rotatable about a first rotational axis, the first and second arms and the spatula are rotatable about a second rotational axis, and the second arm and the spatula are rotatable about a third rotational axis. The system of claim 3 , wherein the second and third rotational axes are parallel to each other and perpendicular to the first rotational axis. The system of claim 1 , further comprising a backstop fixed relative to the base at one of the cooking stations, wherein the backstop includes one or more wipers contacting one or more of the cooking plates. The system of claim 1 , further comprising an IR sensor fixed relative to the base and configured to measure a temperature of the food product on one of the cooking plates. The system of claim 1 , further comprising a proximity sensor fixed relative to the base and configured to detect a position of the food product on one of the cooking plates. A system for cooking a food product comprises: a base; a hub rotatable relative to the base; a plurality of cooking plates rotatable with the hub among a plurality of cooking stations; and a spatula assembly including a first actuator, a second actuator, a first arm, a second arm, and a spatula, wherein: the second actuator, the first and second arms and the spatula are rotatable about a first rotational axis, the first and second arms and the spatula are rotatable about a second rotational axis, and the second arm and the spatula are rotatable about a third rotational axis. The system of claim 8 , further comprising a plurality of wipers extend outward from a periphery of the hub. The system of claim 9 , wherein the base include a grease trough, and wherein distal ends of the wipers include trough wipers received in the grease trough. The system of claim 8 , wherein the second and third rotational axes are parallel to each other and perpendicular to the first rotational axis. The system of claim 8 , further comprising a backstop fixed relative to the base at one of the cooking stations, wherein the backstop includes one or more wipers contacting one or more of the cooking plates. The system of claim 8 , further comprising an IR sensor fixed relative to the base and configured to measure a temperature of the food product on one of the cooking plates. The system of claim 8 , further comprising a proximity sensor fixed relative to the base and configured to detect a position of the food product on one of the cooking plates. A system for cooking a food product comprises: a base; a hub rotatable relative to the base; a plurality of cooking plates rotatable with the hub among a plurality of cooking stations; a backstop fixed relative to the base at one of the cooking stations, wherein the backstop includes one or more wipers contacting one or more of the cooking plates; and a spatula assembly configured to cooperate with the backstop to pick up the food product from the one of the cooking stations. The system of claim 15 , further comprising a plurality of wipers extend outward from a periphery of the hub. The system of claim 16 , wherein the base include a grease trough, and wherein distal ends of the wipers include trough wipers received in the grease trough. The system of claim 15 , wherein the spatula assembly includes a first actuator, a second actuator, a first arm, a second arm, and a spatula, and wherein: the second actuator, the first and second arms and the spatula are rotatable about a first rotational axis, the first and second arms and the spatula are rotatable about a second rotational axis, and the second arm and the spatula are rotatable about a third rotational axis. The system of claim 18 , wherein the second and third rotational axes are parallel to each other and perpendicular to the first rotational axis. The system of claim 15 , further comprising an IR sensor fixed relative to the base and configured to measure a temperature of the food product on one of the cooking plates. The system of claim 15 , further comprising a proximity sensor fixed relative to the base and configured to detect a position of the food product on one of the cooking plates. |
| CPC Classification | ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING FOODS; FOODSTUFFS; OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES; NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES A21D OR A23B-A23J;THEIR PREPARATION OR TREATMENT; e.g. COOKING; MODIFICATION OF NUTRITIVE QUALITIES; PHYSICAL TREATMENT ;PRESERVATION OF FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS; IN GENERAL KITCHEN EQUIPMENT;COFFEE MILLS;SPICE MILLS;APPARATUS FOR MAKING BEVERAGES ELECTRIC HEATING;ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR;CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES; IN GENERAL Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related To Buildings; E.G. Housing; House Appliances Or Related End-User Applications INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES E05DÂ AND E05F; RELATING TO CONSTRUCTION ELEMENTS; ELECTRIC CONTROL; POWER SUPPLY; POWER SIGNAL OR TRANSMISSION; USER INTERFACES; MOUNTING OR COUPLING; DETAILS; ACCESSORIES; AUXILIARY OPERATIONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; APPLICATION THEREOF HINGES OR SUSPENSION DEVICES FOR DOORS; WINDOWS OR WINGS |
| Extended Family | 009-866-696-274-899 021-360-541-398-797 017-526-178-306-984 042-932-630-629-983 057-028-491-624-910 158-865-477-851-332 044-972-930-031-341 197-614-296-480-34X 058-286-577-650-771 119-444-018-619-040 095-108-761-083-738 094-704-949-677-567 008-932-415-692-135 074-429-461-514-407 121-955-518-249-96X |
| Patent ID | 20190298104 |
| Inventor/Author | Balsamo Michael Frehn Steven Vardakostas Alexandros Esparza Noe Stulc Andrew Williams Matthew |
| IPC | A47J37/06 A23L5/10 H05B6/06 H05B6/12 |
| Status | Active |
| Owner | Creator Inc |
| Simple Family | 009-866-696-274-899 017-526-178-306-984 058-286-577-650-771 121-955-518-249-96X |
| CPC (with Group) | G06F1/1616 G06F1/1643 G06F1/1681 A23L5/15 A47J37/0611 H05B6/065 H05B6/12 H05B6/1272 Y02B40/00 E05Y2999/00 G06F1/1618 A47J37/043 A47J37/046 A47J2037/0617 E05D3/18 E05D7/0045 E05D2007/0072 |
| Issuing Authority | United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) |
| Kind | Patent Application Publication |
