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Thermometer Management System

A body of a thermometer (1001), a first location to be measured (1002), a second location to be measured (1003) and a third installation location (1004) is established by the thermometer management system. Further, communication lines (1005) are connected to network units at each location to be measured. Network units relay the sensor output from a sensor part to the communication lines. A sensor part is fixed to an object to be measured and sends a sensor output in response to the temperature of the object to be measured. A network unit has a radio frequency identifier (RFID) reader and transmits to the thermometer body commands and the like stored in the memory of an RFID card in response to approach of the RFID card arranged corresponding to a location to be measured. The thermometer body receives the commands and the like and performs predetermined operations.
Owner:MIZUNO YOSHIRO

Wireless culinary probe calibration method and system

A system and method to calibrate a temperature probe through immersion in a substance of known change of state temperature. The saturated Surface Acoustic Wave (SAW) probe temperature signal is calculated, overcoming oven reference temperature variability.
Owner:MICROSEMI CORP HIGH PERFORMANCE TIMING

Remote cooking systems and methods

A remote temperature monitoring system includes a first unit operatively connected to one or more temperature sensors for sensing the temperature of one or more materials or food items being cooked or heated. The first unit transmits the sensed temperature to a second unit that is located remotely from the first unit during heating. The second unit is programmable with the desired temperature and / or heating parameters of the item. By monitoring the temperature status of the item over time, the system determines when the food has reached the desired temperature or degree of cooking, and notifies the user.
Owner:WEBER-STEPHEN PRODUCTS

Multi function thermometer

A multi function thermometer is provided which operates to display temperatures sensed by one or more temperature sensors. The thermometer comprises a thermometer housing and a temperature probe engaged to the housing, the probe being translatable between a first stowed position and a second deployed position. An infrared temperature reader element is also engaged to the housing, and operative to sense the temperature of objects remote from the housing, within a field of view of the infrared reader element. A temperature display is connected to the retractable probe and to the infrared temperature reader element. The display is operative to display temperatures sensed by the retractable probe and / or the infrared reader element.
Owner:INNOVA ELECTRONICS

Thermochromic responsive elastic polymer substrate

A material composition including a flexible, polymeric matrix and a reverse-thermochromic colorant is described. When subjected to a heat source, the polymeric material can change color from a pale or neutral color to a darker or more vibrant color of a Delta E (ΔE) change of >3. The reverse-thermochromic colorant exhibits a color change when exposed to a heat source within a period of about 30 seconds, and is observable by an unaided human eye under either natural daylight or ambient artificial normal lighting conditions. One or more different reverse-thermochromic colorants in combination may be incorporated. The polymeric matrix surrounds or encapsulates a solvatochromic dye molecule with a phenolate betaine structure. The polymeric matrix includes a dipole orientating agent that induces said solvatochromic dye to express locally when subjected to a temperature change. Various uses for the composition and articles that incorporate the composition are also described, in addition to a method of indicating the temperature of an object or environmental condition.
Owner:KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE INC

System for monitoring sensing device data such as food sensing device data

A monitoring system particularly useful for monitoring food located at one or a plurality of food serving or storage location includes a sensing subsystem and a processing subsystem. The sensing subsystem may include at least one sensing device and the processing subsystem may include a personal computer. The processing subsystem may be adapted to encrypt received data to the end that data stored in memory is substantially impervious to data tampering.
Owner:SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY

Electronic module for temperature-monitored preparation of food in a cooking vessel

An electronic module for temperature-monitored preparation of food in a cooking vessel, having a base sensor for sensing the temperature of the base of a cooking vessel, and having a communications device for signal transmission of the sensed temperature to a means for controlling or regulating the heating capacity of the cooking point for heating the cooking vessel, where the base sensor has a sensor element, which can be guided into, and out of, a mount in the base of the cooking vessel and is secured in an articulated manner on a housing of the electronic module and is connected to the communications device.
Owner:FISSLER

Automated Temperature Control System for Solid-Fueled Grills or Ovens

An automated temperature control system for a barbecue grill or other structure comprises an automated damper assembly coupled to a vent of said grill, which damper assembly opens and closes selectively to adjust the flow passage area of the grill's vent. The system further comprises an operating area temperature probe for communicating the temperature of the operating area of the grill to the automated damper assembly, such that the automated damper assembly may maintain a user-specified target operating temperature by way of affecting combustion rates within the grill. A remote control may also be provided to allow the user to input a desired temperature for the system to obtain and / or to change temperature information for the grill or other structure.
Owner:IOT CONTROLS LLC

Apparatus for Displaying, Monitoring and/or Controlling Shower, Bath or Sink Faucet Water Parameters with an Audio or Verbal Annunciations or Control Means

The present invention is a display apparatus for affixation to shower head, bath or sink faucet water supply piping or incorporated within a shower, or bath or faucet head. The display apparatus includes a power generation, CPU or microprocessor, temperature sensor and / or water flow sensors, timing circuits, and audio or verbal communication means and a display means. The present invention can position some components remotely from other components that communicate by wired or wireless means. The communication means is designed 1) to detect and respond to audio signals or verbal instructions or commands and / or 2) annunciate audio signals or verbal messages.
Owner:KLICPERA MICHAEL

Water Use Monitoring Apparatus

The present invention is a water use and / or a water energy use monitoring apparatus that is affixed to the hot and cold water supply piping for continuously (or on demand) monitoring displaying the water and water energy (hot vs. ambient) use within a residential or commercial building. A first wire or wireless means is incorporated to communicate with a remote display for viewing by the owner of a commercial building or occupier / resident of a home. A second optional wire or wireless means can be incorporated that can be monitored by civil, commercial, governmental or municipal operators or agencies, using a remote display and / or recorder means or by a secure wire or wireless communication network (e.g. cell phone technology communication means). A third wireless means communicates water parameter data utilizing typical cell tower technology and / or mesh network technology. The water use monitor apparatus includes a power generation, a microprocessor, temperature and water flow sensors, optional water quality sensors, timing circuits, wireless circuitry, and a display means. A first wired or wireless means is designed to electronically communicate water use and water energy use information to a remotely located display for convenient observation by a commercial operator or occupier, or resident. An optional second wireless means is designed to electronically communicate water and / or water energy use information to governmental or municipal operators or agencies.
Owner:REIN TECH INC

Temperature probe, cooking device and heating control method

The invention provides a temperature probe, a cooking device and a heating control method. The temperature probe comprises a probe, a hardware box and a clamp, wherein a temperature sensor is arranged in the probe, is inserted into food and / or soup to detect the temperature and wirelessly sends a temperature detection signal to a controller of the cooking device through a probe wireless transmission device, so that the controller judges whether the cooking degree of food and heating firepower are proper according to the temperature detection signal and adjusts the heating power of the heating device to improve the cooking effect if the heating firepower is judged to be improper. The temperature of food and soup is detected by the temperature probe, whether the cooking degree of the food and the heating firepower are proper is judged according to the detected temperature signal, and the judgement mode is more reliable than that according to food color and appearance change. The problem that cooked food is not yet done or overdone due to misjudgment by a user can be effectively solved, and the user can more easily obtain nutritional and delicious food.
Owner:GUANGDONG MIDEA KITCHEN APPLIANCES MFG CO LTD +1

System and method for monitoring food

Systems and methods for monitoring conditions that affect the quality of food being served. Conditions such as temperature and elapsed time affect the quality of food and the safety of food consumers. Various embodiments of monitoring systems can be incorporated with different types of food containers. Sensors such as temperature probes can provide temperature information about the container and / or the food being served. The monitoring system can use such information in conjunction with elapsed time information in various ways. The monitored information can be displayed generally “real-time,” or it can be stored for subsequent analysis. The monitored information can also be used to trigger an alarm or similar indicator when a condition detrimental to food-serving is present. Various embodiments of the monitoring system having such features can be packaged in various embodiments, including a self-contained unit and an assembly of modular components linked by wire and / or wireless connections.
Owner:GOOGLE LLC

Multi function thermometer

A multi function thermometer is provided which operates to display temperatures sensed by one or more temperature sensors. The thermometer comprises a thermometer housing and a temperature probe engaged to the housing, the probe being translatable between a first stowed position and a second deployed position. An infrared temperature reader element is also engaged to the housing, and operative to sense the temperature of objects remote from the housing, within a field of view of the infrared reader element. A temperature display is connected to the retractable probe and to the infrared temperature reader element. The display is operative to display temperatures sensed by the retractable probe and / or the infrared reader element.
Owner:INNOVA ELECTRONICS

System and method for monitoring food

Systems and methods for monitoring conditions that affect the quality of food being served. Conditions such as temperature and elapsed time affect the quality of food and the safety of food consumers. Various embodiments of monitoring systems can be incorporated with different types of food containers. Sensors such as temperature probes can provide temperature information about the container and / or the food being served. The monitoring system can use such information in conjunction with elapsed time information in various ways. The monitored information can be displayed generally “real-time,” or it can be stored for subsequent analysis. The monitored information can also be used to trigger an alarm or similar indicator when a condition detrimental to food-serving is present. Various embodiments of the monitoring system having such features can be packaged in various embodiments, including a self-contained unit and an assembly of modular components linked by wire and / or wireless connections.
Owner:GOOGLE LLC

Freeze indicators suitable for mass production

A freeze indicator employs, as active indicator element, dispersion of solid particles in a liquid medium which can be water or aqueous and which coagulates to provide an irreversible appearance change when subject to freezing. The liquid dispersion can be contained in an indicator volume around which extends a vapor block layer. The vapor block layer can prevent loss of liquid vapor from the dispersion and consequent drying out and dysfunctionality of the freeze indicator. For containing an aqueous medium, bilayer and trilayer laminate materials can be used which have a low water vapor transmission rate. The active indicator element can be a dilute colloidal dispersion of a metal such as gold or silver or other inorganic pigment material in water or an aqueous medium. Some embodiments avoid use of dispersants and the like and employ an active indicator element consisting of inorganic pigment particles, water and optionally an ice nucleating agent. Heavy water, or deuterated water can be components of the water, if desired.
Owner:TEMPTIME CORP

Cooking temperature sensor with submersed probe

A temperature sensor is provided for measuring a temperature of a liquid contained in a cooking vessel. The temperature sensor includes a first housing containing processing and wireless communication circuitry, a second housing containing a temperature probe, and a connecting member carrying wiring that connects the processing and wireless communication circuitry to the temperature probe. The temperature sensor also includes a fastener coupled to the first housing and configured to removably affix the temperature sensor to a sidewall of a cooking vessel such that the first housing is exterior to the cooking vessel, and the second housing extends over an interior bottom surface of the cooking vessel. The temperature probe is extendible from or retractable into the second housing to an adjustable height above the interior bottom surface of the cooking vessel and configured to measure a temperature of a liquid contained in the cooking vessel.
Owner:ELECTROLUX HOME PROD CORP NV

Temperature sensing light-emitting device

The present invention provides a temperature sensing light-emitting device, applicable for use in electronic devices, and is structured from a temperature sensing element, a processing unit, a display element, and a voice unit. The temperature sensing element is used to sense the temperature of the area under measurement, after which the electrically connected processing unit determines the measured temperature. The present invention is characterized in that the processing unit is connected to the display element, thereby enabling the measured temperature to be visually displayed for the user; and the temperature sensing element is used to sense the temperature of the area under measurement after which the processing unit determines the temperature range of the area under measurement to adjust the display element to display different color lights, thereby enabling the user to easily determine the temperature of the area under measurement.
Owner:HSU CHIA HO

Water use monitoring apparatus

A water use and / or a water energy use monitoring apparatus that is affixed to the hot and cold main water supply piping for continuously (or on demand) monitoring and displaying the water use within a residential or commercial building. A first wire or wireless communication is incorporated to electronically communicate with a remote display for viewing by the owner of a commercial building or occupier / resident of a home. A second optional wire or wireless communication can be incorporated that can be monitored by civil, commercial, governmental or municipal operators or agencies, using a remote display and / or recorder or by a secure wire or wireless communication network (e.g. cell phone communication technology). A third wireless communication can be incorporated to electronically communicate water parameter data utilizing typical cell tower technology and / or mesh network technology.
Owner:REIN TECH INC

Perishable product electronic label including time and temperature measurement

ActiveUS20060061454A1Facilitate inter communication of dataFacilitates wireless radio frequency communicationStampsElectric signal transmission systemsCommunication interfaceInterface circuits
An electronic assembly may be contained in a label that performs time-temperature integration (TTI) and indicates that time and / or temperature levels have been reached that may compromise the quality, shelf life, or safety of the item to which the label is affixed. The label may be used on a wide variety of objects that require careful handling in terms of temperature and / or time elapsed before use. The labeling system includes circuitry that measures and calculates, and indictor(s) that signal that the time has come for discounted sale, and, later, that the time has come for disposal rather than sale. Optionally, the circuitry may act as an “over-temperature alarm” system, to measure, calculate, and indicate when a one-time temperature violation has occurred that is of such a magnitude that the item is immediately considered compromised or spoiled. The label may take the form of a flexible, disposable label that is typically powered by a small battery. Methods may include providing a temperature-variable oscillator or time-base, counting cycles of said oscillator within a logic circuit to determine when one or more preset total cycle counts is / are reached, and signaling when said total cycle count(s) is / are reached. Extra sensing, time-keeping, memory storage, and / or communication interface circuits may be incorporated to augment the electronic assembly's and method's capabilities.
Owner:COPELAND COLD CHAIN LP

Method for temperature measurement in a household appliance

A method for temperature measurement in a household appliance includes generating a high-frequency electromagnetic excitation wave of a predefined transmit frequency. The transmit frequency is selected from a frequency band including temperature-dependent resonant frequencies that occur in a surface wave device incorporated in a temperature measuring probe and which respectively correspond to temperatures expected at the temperature measuring probe during operation of the household appliance. During a first phase, the excitation wave is wirelessly transmitting to the surface wave device. During a second phase following the first phase, an electromagnetic response wave generated by the excitation wave in the surface wave device is wirelessly transmitting to a processing unit. Signal levels of response signals generated from response waves of different transmit frequencies are measured and compared to determine the current temperature of the surface wave device based on the transmit frequency associated with the highest signal level.
Owner:MIELE & CIE KG

Method and articles for sensing relative temperature

A method for determining the relative body temperature of a warm-bodied animal is described. The method, in part, involves an article of manufacture that provides a manifestation, or visually observable indication on an exterior surface, of a relative state of the warm-bodied animal's body temperature, either being too cold or too hot, as a measure against relative levels of hypothermia or hyperthermia, or poor circulation.
Owner:KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE INC

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 two temperature sensors—one for sensing internal food temperature, one for sensing inside oven air temperature. The sensors are space apart within the probe such that the one sensor can be positioned substantially within a food item and the other sensor can positioned substantially outside of the food item and within the oven. Signals from the sensors are relayed from the probe and through the cable; external electronics may attach to the cable to acquire the signals and display associated temperatures. In another aspect, signals from temperature sensors are relayed from the probe and through the cable to a first wireless termination. The first wireless termination wirelessly relays signals from the probe to a second wireless termination coupled to module electronics, to acquire the wireless signals and to display associated temperatures. In operation, the probe is inserted into food within an operating oven, such that one of the sensors senses food temperature and such that the other of the sensors senses oven air temperature; the cable extends from the probe and through the door of the oven; the module electronics may be attached to a convenient location in the kitchen, usually near to the oven, to display temperatures from the probe.
Owner:EWIG INDS

Water Use Monitoring Apparatus

The present invention is a water use and / or a water energy use monitoring apparatus that is affixed to the hot and cold water supply piping for continuously (or on demand) monitoring displaying the water and water energy (hot vs. ambient) use within a residential or commercial building. A first wire or wireless means is incorporated to communicate with a remote display for viewing by the owner of a commercial building or occupier / resident of a home. A second optional wire or wireless means can be incorporated that can be monitored by civil, commercial, governmental or municipal operators or agencies, using a remote display and / or recorder means or by a secure wire or wireless communication network (e.g. cell phone technology communication means). A third wireless means communicates water parameter data utilizing typical cell tower technology and / or mesh network technology. The water use monitor apparatus includes a power generation, a microprocessor, temperature and water flow sensors, optional water quality sensors, timing circuits, wireless circuitry, and a display means. A first wired or wireless means is designed to electronically communicate water use and water energy use information to a remotely located display for convenient observation by a commercial operator or occupier, or resident. An optional second wireless means is designed to electronically communicate water and / or water energy use information to governmental or municipal operators or agencies.
Owner:KLICPERA MICHAEL

Combination cooking utensil

A combination cooking utensil for use in food preparation has a handle with a shank extending from the handle to a utensil head. An audio input / output and audio player are provided with the housing for storing and playing audio files. A power supply is located within the handle for powering the audio player.
Owner:PERCEPTION DIGITAL

Visual display of temperature differences for refrigerant charge indication

The sufficiency of refrigerant charge in an air conditioning system is determined by a comparison of two sensed temperatures in the system, one being the liquid line temperature and the other being either the outdoor temperature or the condenser coil temperature. In one embodiment the two sensed temperatures are displayed on respective thermochromic strips which are so calibrated and juxtaposed as to provide a visual indication, by the relative positions of the two displayed sensed temperatures, as to whether the refrigerant charge is adequate. In another embodiment, the sensed liquid line temperature is displayed by way of a plurality of LEDs and the other temperature is displayed by way of a marker on a temperature scale. If the two displayed temperatures are aligned, then the refrigerant charge is optimized, and if they are not aligned, the system is undercharged or overcharged.
Owner:CARRIER CORP

Ornamental and Temperature Indicating Can Ends and Tabs

A metallic can end for a container is described. The metallic can end has a curl defining an outer perimeter of the can end. A wall extends downwardly from the curl. A strengthening member is joined to a lowermost end of the wall. A center panel is joined to the strengthening member and is centered about a longitudinal axis. The center panel has a product side and a public side. A rivet is located on the center panel. A displaceable tear panel is on the center panel. The tear panel is at least substantially defined by a frangible score and a non frangible hinge segment. A non-detachable tab is staked to the center panel by the rivet. The non-detachable tab has a nose end extending over a portion of the tear panel, a lift end opposite the nose end, and a central webbing between the nose and lift end. The webbing has a hinge region and a rivet island surrounding the rivet. The rivet island is at least partially surrounded by a first void region to provide a first exposed area of the center panel. A first temperature indicator has a first thermochromic material which undergoes a color change upon reaching a first predetermined temperature. The first temperature indicator is located on the non-detachable tab.
Owner:REXAM BEVERAGE CAN
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