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812 results about "Food preparation" patented technology

What is food preparation? Art – an art, one of the arts, is a creative endeavor or discipline.. Culinary art – art of preparing and cooking foods.; Skill – learned capacity to carry out pre-determined results often with the minimum outlay of time, energy, or both.; Meal preparation – the process of planning meals.; Essence of food preparation. Chef – a person who cooks professionally ...

Pet food processor

The pet food processor comprises a main machine, an inner barrel, a cover body, a crushing cutter and a driving motor, a heating cavity with an opening in the upper end is formed in the main machine, a heating assembly is arranged on the main machine, the inner barrel is detachably connected to the interior of the heating cavity, the cover body is detachably connected to the opening of the heating cavity of the main machine, and after the cover body is opened, the crushing cutter is arranged on the cover body. The inner barrel can be taken out from the heating cavity, a working cavity with an opening in the upper end is formed in the inner barrel, the crushing cutter comprises a cutter shaft and a blade arranged on the cutter shaft, and a limiting mechanism used for limiting rotation of the inner barrel relative to the main machine is arranged between the main machine and the inner barrel; when the pet food processor is used, food is firstly placed in the working cavity of the inner barrel, the inner barrel is placed in the heating cavity of the main machine, the crushing knife is arranged on the inner barrel, and the cover body is covered, so that the food in the inner barrel can be heated and crushed, the food can be made, and after the cover body is opened and the crushing knife is taken down, the food can be made. Therefore, the pet feeder is convenient to use.
Owner:ZHONGSHAN DONGFENG TOWN XIAOGEKE ELECTRICAL APPLIANCE FACTORY (INDIVIDUAL IND & COMMERCIAL HOUSEHOLDS)

Personalized functional nutritional tea point rich in tea polyphenol and resveratrol and 3D printing manufacturing method

The invention provides a personalized functional nutritional tea point rich in tea polyphenol and resveratrol and a 3D printing manufacturing method. The personalized functional nutritional tea point comprises a shell and an inner core, wherein the shell and the inner core are respectively a shell gel material and an inner core gel material; the inner core gel material comprises a water-oil double-gel material rich in tea polyphenol and resveratrol; wherein the water-oil double-gel material is prepared by the following steps: adding chitosan, betaine and vanillin into a mixed solution of corn starch, chickpea protein and water, heating and incubating to obtain hydrogel; and dissolving the tea polyphenol in the hydrogel to obtain the tea polyphenol hydrogel. The oleogel is obtained by melting and mixing beeswax and linseed oil, and then dissolving resveratrol in the oleogel; the personalized functional nutritional tea point is high in content of active ingredients of tea polyphenol and resveratrol and has heat stability, illumination stability and storage stability; the 3D coaxial printing technology is utilized, the functional components are further stabilized, tea points of various patterns and shapes can be obtained, and the method has personalized food preparation and application value.
Owner:JIANGNAN UNIV +1

Electric Food Preparation Appliance

An electric preparation appliance includes at least:a housing with a supporting portion arranged to rest on a workspace and defining a base plane,a lid, which can be moved between a closed position in which access to the workspace is prevented and an open position in which access to the workspace is permitted,means of locking the lid, which can be moved between an unlocked position in which the lid can be freely moved, and a locked position in which the lid is locked in the closed position,a control interface, which can be moved between a first control position and a second control position,characterized in that the control interface comprises a handle that rotates around a handle axis contained in a plane parallel to the base plane.
Owner:SEB SA

Food preparation platter system with a juice groove and end notches for food preparation convenience

A system for collecting liquids includes a platter and two or more cutting boards. The platter includes an upper surface, a lower surface, and a platter edge surrounding and joining the upper surface and the lower surface. The platter edge on the upper surface is higher than two or more centers of the upper surface. The platter includes one or more ridges on the lower surface. The one or more ridges is contiguous with the platter edge on the upper surface. Each of the two or more cutting boards include a top surface for receiving food items, a bottom surface resting on the upper surface of the platter, and a board edge surrounding and joining the top surface and the bottom surface. Each cutting board is placed on a center of the upper surface.
Owner:NOTO KRISTIN

Robotic food preparation system

A robotic system for food preparation has a compact form factor and enables processes for dispensing food ingredients, weighing ingredients, processing ingredients, and storing and transferring ingredients in a tight space, such as within a kitchen cabinet or similar enclosure. The robotic system can also be put to use in larger commercial settings. The robotic system includes one or more gantry subsystems to translate and rotate tools relative to orthogonal axes. An ingredient storage subsystem includes multiple ingredient storage containers, each having a dispenser actuatable by an ingredient dispensing mechanism. A sensor subsystem includes a camera, a temperature sensor, or a weight sensor to detect presence or absence of objects at locations within the robotic apparatus, or to determine weight of ingredients. One or more cooking appliances have lids that can be inverted to receive and weigh dispensed ingredient(s), and transfer the ingredient(s) into the cooking appliance(s).
Owner:CHEFEE ROBOTICS INC

Food preparation assembly comprising a camera assembly

Provided is a food preparation assembly (100) comprising a food preparation chamber (102), and a camera assembly (104) for obtaining one or more images inside the food preparation chamber. The camera assembly is controllable to adjust an image characteristic of the one or more images. The food preparation assembly comprises a radiation assembly (106A, 106B, 108A, 108B) controllable to adopt a radiation status in which the radiation assembly emits radiation comprising visible light inside the food preparation chamber. One or more processors (112) is or are configured to: identify the radiation status; and control the camera assembly to adjust the image characteristic using a predetermined relationship for adjusting the image characteristic according to the identified radiation status. Further provided is a method of controlling a camera assembly suitable for obtaining one or more images inside a food preparation chamber of a food preparation assembly, a computer program for implementing the method, and a method of determining a relationship for adjusting an image characteristic of one or more images inside a food preparation chamber of a food preparation assembly.
Owner:VERSUNI HLDG BV

Food preparation service system device and method of intelligent cooking equipment

The invention provides an intelligent cooking equipment household food preparation service system device and method. The intelligent cooking equipment household food preparation service system device comprises an intelligent cooking equipment terminal 100, a cloud service system 200 and a supply chain management system 300. Three technical main lines of food material digitization, cooking process programming and kitchen space intelligentization are adopted, and the problem that the dynamic sensing ability of existing intelligent cooking equipment on the food material state and environment is lack of deep integration with a prefabricated food material supply chain is solved; the intelligent level of equipment is insufficient, the cross-equipment cooperative ability is weak, and the equipment cannot completely adapt to different food materials and user requirements (only fixed recipes can be executed, and the characteristics of the food materials cannot be dynamically adapted); according to the method, the problems that full-process automatic cooking decisions are not achieved, so that the sticky mechanism of a user is weak (the rate of charge is low due to pure hardware sales) are solved, and good life of food safety, environmental protection, convenience, health management and the like is achieved.
Owner:林桂枝

A fully automatic intelligent cooking machine

This invention discloses a fully automatic intelligent cooking machine, comprising a cooking mechanism, a seasoning mechanism, a conveying mechanism, a food preparation mechanism, a heat preservation mechanism, and a central control system. The seasoning mechanism is located above the cooking mechanism, the conveying mechanism is positioned between the cooking mechanism and the heat preservation mechanism, and the food preparation mechanism is located to one side of the conveying mechanism. The central control system includes a communication module connected to the cooking mechanism, seasoning mechanism, conveying mechanism, food preparation mechanism, and heat preservation mechanism. This invention offers advantages such as reasonable ingredient mixing, precise heat control, even heating of the cooking pan, thorough and even stirring during cooking, easy and quick cleaning of the cooking pan, and preservation of the freshness of the finished dish.
Owner:张检保

Systems and methods for using an artificial intelligence engine with an item ordering, pickup, and delivery platform

Systems and restaurant locations for use with a mobile ordering system, and methods thereof, to provide at least more time-efficient pick up of orders by customers than with traditional ordering and pick up windows. Further, some embodiments use an artificial intelligence engine and one or more computer-implemented models to predict order ready times, pick up times, completion times, delivery times, and to generate control instructions for one or more autonomous vehicles and / or devices (e.g., appliances, food preparation robots, etc.).
Owner:BLUE BAKER LLC

An automated food preparation and dispensing apparatus

An automated food preparation and dispensing device comprising a base 2 extending upwards from a surface, a plurality of dispensing assemblies 4, each configured for mutual connection with an ingredie
Owner:KAIKAKU AI LTD

Modular appliance apparatus configured for multiple attachments

A modular appliance apparatus is disclosed for use in the preparation of food products. The modular appliance apparatus may have a housing to contain internal components. The housing may contain a motor, a controller, and electronic circuitry. On a bottom portion of the housing, at least one base contact may be present. An attachment may secure to the bottom portion of the housing and contain at least one attachment contact. An electronic connection between the at least one base contact and at least one attachment contact may be interpreted by the controller to determine a speed of operation by the motor. Depending on the type of attachment secured to the housing, various different combinations of electronic connections may be made to operate the motor at different speeds to meet the requirements for food preparation by the specific attachment.
Owner:COLUMBIA INSURANCE CO

Systems and methods for synchronized pre-ordered item preparation at dine-in locations

A facility for food preparation and distribution is disclosed. The facility includes a computer system configured to receive, via a network, a plurality of food orders from corresponding ones of a plurality of devices and receive electronic payments for ones of the plurality of food orders. The facility further includes a food preparation area in which the food orders are prepared and packaged, a food pick-up area arranged to facilitate a pick-up of a first food order, and a pick-up window arranged to facilitate a pick-up of a second food order by an occupant of a vehicle. The facility includes a plurality of single-vehicle parking spaces and an order-ready board configured to display directions for an occupant of the vehicle to proceed to the pick-up window to receive the second food order. The facility is designated to exclusively provide take-out orders.
Owner:BLUE BAKER LLC

Man-machine interaction cooking system based on multi-dimensional data monitoring

The invention discloses a man-machine interaction cooking system based on multi-dimensional data monitoring, which relates to the technical field of intelligent cooking and comprises a data monitoring module, an analysis interaction module, a dish preparation module, a cooking module and an interaction module. The dish preparation module gives an instruction to the dish selected by the current user based on the database and indicates the user how to prepare the dish, and after the user selects the instruction, the next operation is carried out based on the interaction module; after the cooking module obtains the next operation instruction, cooking instructions including food material feeding and cover lifting opportunities and stir-frying opportunities and time are carried out, real-time display is carried out through the interaction module, and a user carries out operation based on the displayed instructions. The data monitoring module acquires temperature, color and time data in real time, provides a basis for the analysis interaction module, realizes close cooperation, realizes ordered operation by a user according to instructions and prompts from dish preparation to cooking, avoids errors and time waste, enables the cooking process to be smoother and more efficient, and saves time and energy.
Owner:孙扬

Hand-held housing for multi-purpose food preparation appliance

A hand-held housing for a multi-purpose food preparation appliance, has at least one first drive output configured to drive a removable rotary work tool, an opening configured for mounting a removable work accessory, retaining members configured to engage with a connecting element of the work accessory mounted in the opening, and a second drive output configured to drive a rotary drive unit of the work accessory mounted in the opening.The retaining members are arranged on an outer part of a protrusion arranged inside the housing around the second drive output, the retaining members being configured to engage with an inner part of the connecting element.
Owner:SEB SA

Multi-shaft stirring type raw material mixing device for puffed food preparation

The utility model relates to the technical field of food raw material mixing, in particular to a multi-shaft stirring type raw material mixing device for puffed food preparation, which comprises a support, a mixing tank arranged in the support, a water storage tank arranged below the mixing tank, a conversion box arranged in the water storage tank, a water inlet pipe communicated with one side of the conversion box, and a water outlet pipe communicated with the other side of the conversion box, a rotating rod is rotatably arranged in the mixing tank, one end of the rotating rod extends out of the mixing tank and is provided with a second bevel gear, a plurality of stirring rods used for mixing raw materials are arranged outside the rotating rod, the driving rod rotates to drive the first bevel gear to rotate, and then the first bevel gear drives the second bevel gear and the rotating rod to rotate; meanwhile, a stirring rod and a scraping block outside the rotating rod also rotate, so that the raw materials in the mixing tank are mixed and stirred, and the scraping block also cleans and scrapes the raw materials adhered to the inner wall of the mixing tank while rotating, so that raw material residues are prevented from being adhered to the inner wall of the mixing tank.
Owner:GUANGDONG PEKE FOOD ENTERPRISES CO LTD

Portable food processor

The invention relates to the technical field of food cooking household appliances, in particular to a portable food processor which comprises a machine base, a material cup, a main machine and a cutter, the material cup is detachably connected to the lower portion of the machine base, a rotating shaft capable of vertically sliding is arranged in the machine base, and the rotating shaft stretches out of the lower portion of the machine base and can stretch into the material cup; the cutter is installed at the bottom of the rotating shaft and driven by the rotating shaft to rotate, the main machine is slidably connected to the machine base in the vertical direction, a driving device is arranged in the main machine and can drive the rotating shaft to rotate, and the main machine is further provided with a starting button used for controlling starting and stopping of the driving device; when the main machine vertically slides relative to the machine base, the rotating shaft vertically moves relative to the machine base, and the cutter vertically moves relative to the material cup, so that the cutter can vertically move while rotating in the material cup. The portable food processor has the advantages of being convenient to use and even in crushing.
Owner:FOSHAN DERUI HARDWARE ELECTRIC CO LTD

High-stability pectin-monascus pigment compound, method and application

The invention belongs to the technical field of nutritional food preparation, and discloses a high-stability pectin-monascus pigment compound, and a preparation method comprises the following steps: crushing; removing impurities; performing water extraction; performing alcohol precipitation; performing purification; performing enzymolysis with pectinase; and preparing the pectin-monascus pigment compound by a free radical induction method. The pectin-monascus pigment compound is helpful for improving the quality and color stability of ham sausages, and can be used as a novel food ingredient for product development of food or health care products. The stability of the monascus pigment can be effectively improved, and damage to the color of the monascus pigment due to conditions such as environmental factors is reduced. The dietary fiber used in the invention comes from an agricultural product processing byproduct, namely orange peel, and is wide in source and low in cost.
Owner:TIANJIN UNIV OF SCI & TECH

Dietary management system and methods

PCT designated stage expiredWO2025034976A1Nutrition controlPatient-specific dataPatient dataData mining
This disclosure teaches the generation of multiple recipes for patients with chronic kidney disease. The recipes are generated by application of a large language model to patient data, including both medical and preference data. The recipes are verified by a dietician and may be used to generate shopping lists and instructions for an automated food preparation device.
Owner:FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE HOLDINGS INC

Multi-protocol fusion-based multi-type catering robot cooperative control system and method

The invention belongs to the field of intelligent service robots, and discloses a multi-type catering robot cooperative control system and method based on multi-protocol fusion, and the system comprises a combined controller, a heterogeneous protocol interconnection module, an environment sensing module, an intelligent agent cooperative scheduling module, a power energy module, a man-machine interaction module, and a navigation obstacle avoidance module. The combined controller is in wired connection with the meal making robot and is in wireless communication connection with the meal delivery robot controller through the wireless remote control module; the heterogeneous protocol interconnection module comprises a multi-protocol fusion multi-layer PCB control function board, a WIFI communication interface, a Bluetooth communication interface, a Zigbee communication interface, a 5G communication interface, an ROS 2 communication interface and an MQTT communication interface. According to the system, heterogeneous equipment interconnection is realized through a multi-protocol fusion technology, the system is suitable for efficient communication interaction and remote real-time control of multiple types of robots in the catering service environment, and the actual application requirements of people in the catering service environment are met.
Owner:MH ROBOT & AUTOMATION

Multi-class vegetable circulating fermentation system and fermentation method

The invention discloses a multi-category vegetable circulating fermentation system and a fermentation method, and belongs to the technical field of fermented food preparation devices. The fermentation system comprises a fermentation tank and a mixing tank. The number of the fermentation tanks is multiple, discharging pipes are arranged at the bottoms of the fermentation tanks and communicated with liquid outlet pipes, filter pipes are arranged in the fermentation tanks, the upper ends of the filter pipes upwards penetrate through the tops of the fermentation tanks, the filter pipes are movably arranged in the vertical direction, during fermentation, the lower ends of the filter pipes are inserted into the discharging pipes, and filter meshes are located in the fermentation tanks. The liquid outlet pipes are communicated with the at least one mixing tank, a stirring shaft is arranged in the mixing tank, and the mixing tank is connected with the upper end of the filter pipe through a backflow pipeline. The fermentation method comprises the following steps: S1, feeding; s2, primary fermentation; s3, circulating the fermentation liquor; and S4, repeating the step S3. According to the scheme, maturation of vegetables can be accelerated, and the requirement for convenient discharging is met while the requirement for richer strains and tastes is met.
Owner:CHENGDU SHENGEN BIOTECHNOLOGY CO LTD

Automated Recipe Generation

A method for recipe generation includes providing a stand (24, 50), which is configured to hold a camera (30) in a location above or alongside a cooking surface (32), whereby the camera is positioned to capture images of the cooking surface. Image data from images of the cooking surface captured by the camera that is held in the stand during preparation of food on the cooking surface are analyzed by a computer (44) to identify a set of ingredients (36) and a sequence of cooking operations using the ingredients in the preparation of the food. The computer outputs a recipe comprising multiple steps and identifying the ingredients and cooking operations applied in each step.
Owner:VINST LTD

Methods and systems for food preparation in a smart kitchen with smart appliances and robotics

The present disclosure is directed to methods, computer program products, and computer systems for instructing a robot to prepare a food dish by replacing the human chef's movements and actions. Monitoring a human chef is carried out in an instrumented application-specific setting, a standardized robotic kitchen in this instance, and involves using sensors and computers to watch, monitor, record and interpret the motions and actions of the human chef, in order to develop a robot-executable set of commands robust to variations and changes in the environment, capable of allowing a robotic or automated system in a robotic kitchen to prepare the same dish to the standards and quality as the dish prepared by the human chef.
Owner:MBL LTD

Preparation method of meat-like milk-based food

The invention belongs to the field of food processing, and relates to a meat-like milk-based food preparation method, which comprises: a mixing step: mixing raw materials to obtain a mixture; a screw rod processing step: heating and pressurizing the mixture to obtain a screw rod processing material; a plastic processing step: carrying out plastic processing on the screw processing material to obtain a plastic processing material; a cooling step: cooling the plastic processing material to obtain a cooled material; and adding water to adjust the water content of the cooled material so as to obtain the meat-like milk-based food.
Owner:FEIHE (AR HORQIN BANNER) DAIRY CO LTD +1

Cooking bowl and pot

This product is a forged iron cooking bowl / pot. This product is a cooking bowl / pot that can be used as both a bowl for food preparation and a cooking pot. Because it is made of iron, it is a cooking bowl / pot that can be used as both a pot for boiling and a pot for waterless cooking.
Owner:YAMAKO

Food preparation device and food preparation assembly comprising the same

PCT designated stage expiredWO2025045420A1Vessels with intergral heatingRelative motionMagnetic shield
Provided is a food preparation device (100) comprising a magnetic coupling (102) for coupling a motor assembly (104, 106) and at least one magnetically couplable food utensil (108) to each other so that the at least one magnetically couplable food utensil is moveable by the motor assembly via the magnetic coupling. The magnetic coupling comprises a first magnetic assembly (114) and a second magnetic assembly (116). The first and second magnetic assemblies are magnetically shielded and / or spaced from each other to permit relative movement of the first and second magnetic assemblies with respect to each other and corresponding movement of the at least one magnetically couplable food utensil for processing food. Further provided is a food preparation assembly (113) comprising the food preparation device and the at least one magnetically couplable food utensil.
Owner:VERSUNI HLDG BV

System for preparing a meal

The invention relates to a system for a vehicle for preparing a meal, comprising a food preparation device (2) and a container (30), wherein the food preparation device (2) comprises a base part (4) with a lower heating element (6), a head part (8) with an upper heating element (10) designed as a heat radiator, and at least one adjustment module (12), wherein the container (30) has an interior space formed by a box (32) and closable with a lid for receiving the meal, wherein the lid is transparent to heat radiation, wherein the at least one adjustment module (12) is designed to set a distance for a preparation space (24) between the base part (4) and the head part (8), wherein the container (30) is to be arranged in the preparation space (24), wherein the lower heating element (6) in the base part (4) is designed to heat the interior of the container (30),wherein the upper heating element (10) in the head part (8) is designed to generate heat radiation and to emit it through the lid into the interior of the container (30).
Owner:AUDI AG

Instant food mixing and stirring device

The utility model discloses an instant food mixing and stirring device which comprises a bottom plate, a stirring box is arranged above the bottom plate, the top of the stirring box is open, the bottom of the stirring box is arc-shaped, a stirring assembly is arranged in the stirring box, the stirring assembly comprises a mounting shaft rotationally mounted in the stirring box, and the mounting shaft is connected with the bottom of the stirring box. And the mounting shaft penetrates through and extends to the outer side of the stirring box, and a spiral blade located in the stirring box is mounted on the side face of the mounting shaft. According to the instant food mixing and stirring device, food raw materials and seasonings can be uniformly mixed conveniently, the materials can be taken out of the stirring box conveniently after being mixed, the food preparation efficiency is improved, meanwhile, the stirring device can prevent part of the materials from being adhered to the stirring box and cannot be uniformly mixed in the stirring process, the food preparation quality is guaranteed, and the practicability is high. In addition, in the stirring process, a heating mode is adopted to assist the food raw materials to be tasty, part of seasonings can be dissolved in the food raw materials conveniently, and mixing and stirring of the food raw materials are facilitated.
Owner:HUNAN MEIDAN FOOD CO LTD