IP Library Granted Patent US 11,585,701
Granted Patent B2
US 11,585,701 · App. 15/922,445 · Granted Feb 21, 2023

Intelligent oven

Inventors: Lyle Oscar Dingman (East Troy, WI); Michael Abraham Schneck (New Berlin, PA); Gary Allen Hanson (Janesville, WI); David Allen Strand (Burlington, WI); Michael Laddie Grande (Elkhorn, WI); Geoffry Allen Gromiuk (Mukwonago, WI); Steven Edward Kempowski (Oconomowoc, WI); Jon Allen Ludlum (Darien, WI)
Assignee: TPS IP, LLC
G01K3/005F24C7/082G01K2207/00
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Patent No.
US 11,585,701
App. No.
15/922,445
Granted
Feb 21, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

Techniques for managing an intelligent oven are provided. In one example, an oven system can comprise a memory that stores computer executable components. The oven system can also comprise a processor, operably coupled to the memory, and that executes the computer executable components stored in the memory. The computer executable components can comprise an oven management component that identifies a parameter of a completed bake based on a second parameter of a new bake and shares the parameter with an input device.

Claims (13)

1. An oven system, comprising:

an input device that receives an input final characteristic of an item after baking, one or more input characteristics of the item prior to baking, and one or more input settings implemented by the oven system during baking;

a memory that stores computer executable components;

a processor, operably coupled to the memory, wherein the processor is configured to execute the computer executable components stored in the memory, wherein the computer executable components comprise:

a database management component comprising one or more records of bakes previously completed by the oven system, wherein the one or more records comprise one or more previous characteristics of previous item prior to previous baking and one or more previous settings implemented by the oven system during previous baking, wherein the one or more previous characteristics of the previous item prior to previous baking and the one or more previous settings implemented by the oven system during previous baking of the one or more records previously completed by the oven system are compared to the one or more received input characteristics of the item prior to baking and the one or more received input settings implemented by the oven system during baking; and

an oven recommendation component that generates one or more recommendations based on the database management component comparison, wherein the one or more recommendations comprise the one or more previous characteristics of the previous item prior to previous baking of the one or more records previously completed by the oven system which are the same as the one or more received input characteristics of the item prior to baking and the one or more previous settings implemented by the oven system during previous baking of the one or more records previously completed by the oven system which are not the same as the one or more received input settings implemented by the oven system during baking and shares the one or more recommendations with the input device.

2. The oven system of claim 1 , wherein the oven recommendation component generates the one or more recommendations based on the database management component comparison that the one or more records which comprise the same one or more previous characteristics of the previous item prior to previous baking as the one or more received input characteristics of the item prior to baking, wherein the one or more records also comprise the one or more previous settings implemented by the oven system during previous baking, wherein the difference between the one or more previous settings implemented by the oven system during previous baking and the one or more received input settings implemented by the oven system during baking is less than or equal to a threshold.

3. The oven system of claim 1 , wherein the oven recommendation component generates the one or more recommendations based on the database management component comparison that the one or more records of previous bakes comprise the one or more previous characteristics of the previous item prior to previous baking which are the same as the one or more received input characteristics of the item prior to baking and the one or more previous settings implemented by the oven system during previous baking which are the same as the one or more received input settings implemented by the oven system during baking.

4. The oven system of claim 1 , wherein the oven recommendation component generates the one or more recommendations based on the database management component comparison that the one or more records of previous bakes comprise the one or more previous characteristics of the previous item prior to previous baking which are the same as the one or more received input characteristics of the item prior to baking, a first setting implemented by the oven system during baking which is the same as a first received input setting of the one or more received input settings implemented by the oven system during baking, and a second setting implemented by the oven system during baking which is not the same as a second received input setting of the one or more received input settings implemented by the oven system during baking.

5. The oven system of claim 1 , further comprising:

an oven sensor that determines the one or more input characteristic of the item prior to baking and provides the one or more input characteristic of the item prior to baking to the input device.

6. The oven system of claim 5 , wherein the oven sensor is selected from a group consisting of a camera, a laser, a scale and a thermometer.

7. The oven system of claim 1 , wherein the input device further transmits the one or more recommendations to a controller located within an oven communicatively coupled to the oven system that configures a setting of the oven based on the input final characteristic of the item after baking.

Assignments (7)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jul 1, 2022
From: THERMAL PRODUCT SOLUTIONS, LLC; TPS INTERNATIONAL, LLC; TPS, LLC; WISCONSIN OVEN CORPORATION
To: MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY (AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT)
Reel/Frame 060425/0501 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jun 30, 2022
From: WEBSTER BUSINESS CREDIT, A DIVISION OF WEBSTER BANK, N.A.
To: TPS, LLC; WISCONSIN OVEN CORPORATION; TPS INTERNATIONAL, LLC; THERMAL PRODUCT SOLUTIONS, LLC
Reel/Frame 060375/0289 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Dec 15, 2020
From: TPS INTERNATIONAL, LLC
To: WEBSTER BUSINESS CREDIT CORPORATION, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 054765/0089 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 8, 2020
From: TPS IP, LLC
To: TPS INTERNATIONAL, LLC
Reel/Frame 054570/0882 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Dec 4, 2020
From: TPS INTERNATIONAL, LLC
To: PROSPECT CAPITAL CORPORATION, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 054541/0367 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 2, 2020
From: TPS IP, LLC
To: TPS INTERNATIONAL, LLC
Reel/Frame 054517/0966 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 15, 2018
From: DINGMAN, LYLE OSCAR; SCHNECK, MICHAEL ABRAHAM; HANSON, GARY ALLEN; STRAND, DAVID ALLEN; GRANDE, MICHAEL LADDIE; GROMIUK, GEOFFRY ALLEN; KEMPOWSKI, STEVEN EDWARD; LUDLUM, JON ALLEN
To: TPS IP, LLC
Reel/Frame 045240/0047 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62577937 · Oct 27, 2017
Related Publication 20190128743A1 · May 2, 2019