IP Library Granted Patent US 12,181,160
Granted Patent B2
US 12,181,160 · App. 17/658,550 · Granted Dec 31, 2024

Oven wall compositions and/or structures

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
F24C7/08F23M5/00F24C7/06F24C7/085F24C15/005F24C15/08F23M2900/05004G01K1/14H05B3/54H10K85/221
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Patent No.
US 12,181,160
App. No.
17/658,550
Granted
Dec 31, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

Techniques regarding the composition and/or structure of oven walls are provided. For example, one or more embodiments described herein can comprise an oven with a heat source configured to heat a hollow space within the oven. The oven further can comprise an oven body that can define the hollow space. Also, the oven body can comprise a plurality of connected sides, wherein one or more of the connected sides comprise a plurality of carbon nanotubes.

Claims (22)

1. An oven system, comprising:

a memory that stores computer executable components;

a processor, operably coupled to the memory, that executes the computer executable components; and

an oven body that defines a baking area, wherein the oven body comprises a vertical dividing wall that segregates the baking area into multiple baking areas, and wherein the dividing wall includes carbon nanotubes and a sensor that is operatively coupled to the processor, and wherein a first wall layer of the dividing wall exposed to a first baking area of the multiple baking comprises a first plurality of carbon nanotubes oriented to direct thermal conductivity in a first manner in the first baking area and a second wall layer of the dividing wall exposed to a second baking area of the multiple baking areas comprises a second plurality of carbon nanotubes oriented to direct thermal conductivity in a second manner in the second baking.

2. The oven system of claim 1 , wherein the oven body further comprises a second sensor, wherein the computer executable components cause the processor to configure the sensor to monitor an atmosphere of the baking area, and wherein the computer executable components cause the processor to configure the second sensor to monitor an object within the baking area.

3. The oven system of claim 2 , further comprising an adjustable vent operatively coupled to the processor, wherein the computer executable components cause the processor to adjust the adjustable vent based on data from the sensor.

4. The oven system of claim 3 , wherein an adjustment of the adjustable vent by the processor manipulates a distribution of the atmosphere between two or more baking areas of the multiple baking areas.

5. The oven system of claim 2 , wherein the oven body further comprises a plurality of walls that include a plurality of carbon nanotubes oriented to direct thermal conductivity within the oven body.

6. The oven system of claim 3 , wherein the dividing wall is removably attached to one or more of a plurality of walls.

7. An oven system, comprising:

a memory that stores computer executable components;

a processor, operably coupled to the memory, that executes the computer executable components;

an oven body that defines a baking area, wherein the oven body comprises a vertical dividing wall that segregates the baking area into multiple baking areas, wherein a first wall layer of the dividing wall exposed to a first baking area of the multiple baking comprises a first plurality of carbon nanotubes oriented to direct thermal conductivity in a first manner in the first baking area and a second wall layer of the dividing wall exposed to a second baking area of the multiple baking areas comprises a second plurality of carbon nanotubes oriented to direct thermal conductivity in a second manner in the second baking; and

a sensor operably coupled to the processor and included in the dividing wall, wherein the sensor collects data regarding an atmosphere of at least one of the multiple baking areas.

8. The oven system of claim 7 , further comprising:

an adjustable vent operably coupled to the processor and included in the dividing wall, wherein operation of the adjustable vent manipulates a distribution of the atmosphere between two or more baking areas of the multiple baking areas, and wherein the adjustable vent is configured to fully close.

9. The oven system of claim 8 , wherein the computer executable components cause the processor to control the operation of the adjustable vent based on the data collected by the sensor.

10. The oven system of claim 7 , further comprising:

a second sensor operably coupled to the processor and included in a wall of the oven body, wherein the second sensor collects baking data regarding an object positioned in the baking area.

11. The oven system of claim 7 , wherein the oven body comprises a plurality of walls that include carbon nanotubes oriented to direct thermal conductivity in the baking area.

12. The oven system of claim 11 , wherein the dividing wall is removably attached to the plurality of walls.

13. The oven system of claim 7 , wherein the sensor is an air quality sensor configured to measure an amount of volatile organic compounds within the at least one of the multiple baking areas.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 8, 2022
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 059548/0191 →
Continuity (3)
Division 15922519 · Mar 15, 2018
Provisional Application 62611799 · Dec 29, 2017
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