IP Library Granted Patent US 11,668,609
Granted Patent B1
US 11,668,609 · App. 17/889,700 · Granted Jun 6, 2023

System and method for temperature determination

Inventors: Nikhil Bhogal (San Francisco, CA); Nicholas Beyrer (San Francisco, CA); Gabriel Risk (San Francisco, CA); Mathias Watson Schmidt (San Francisco, CA)
Assignee: June Life, Inc.
G01K7/02G01K1/024G01K3/14G01K7/16G01K2207/02H01R13/434H01R24/58
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Patent No.
US 11,668,609
App. No.
17/889,700
Granted
Jun 6, 2023
Kind
B1
Abstract

In variants, an automatically-identifiable temperature probe can include: a probe body, one or more sensors, a connector, and/or any other suitable components. In variants, the method for temperature determination can include: determining a set of electrical signals, determining a temperature probe type based on the set of electrical signals, determining a sensor resolution model based on the temperature probe type, and determining a set of final temperature estimates based on the set of electrical signals and the sensor resolution model.

Claims (41)

1. A method comprising:

receiving a set of electrical signals from a temperature probe, wherein the temperature probe comprises a connector comprising a set of conductors, wherein the set of conductors comprises a tip, a set of rings, and a sleeve, wherein each electrical signal of the set of electrical signals is received from a different conductor of the set of conductors;

determining a ground-signal conductor pattern based on the set of electrical signals;

determining a temperature probe type for the temperature probe based on the ground-signal conductor pattern, wherein the temperature probe type is determined to be a resistance temperature detector (RTD) sensor when the tip is grounded;

determining a temperature model associated with the temperature probe type; and

determining a temperature estimate based on the set of electrical signals, using the temperature model.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein:

the temperature probe type is determined to be a 1-sensor RTD when a single signal is received from the set of rings; and

the temperature probe type is determined to be a 2-sensor RTD when two signals are received from the set of rings.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the temperature model comprises a lookup table, wherein determining the temperature estimate comprises:

retrieving, from the lookup table, a set of temperature estimates associated with the set of electrical signals; and

determining the temperature estimate based on the set of temperature estimates.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the temperature estimate is a lowest temperature estimate within the set of temperature estimates.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the temperature probe type is automatically determined without user selection.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the temperature probe type is at least one of a resistance temperature detector (RTD), a negative temperature coefficient thermistor (NTC), or a thermocouple (TC).

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the method is performed by a cooking system comprising at least one of an oven, a grill, a pot, or a wireless hub.

8. A system, comprising:

a set of temperature probes, wherein each temperature probe comprises a set of sensors and a probe connector, wherein each probe connector comprises a set of conductors, wherein each set of conductors comprises a tip and a sleeve;

a cooking system, comprising:

a set of cooking system connectors;

a processor coupled to the set of cooking system connectors, configured to:

receive a set of electrical signals from a temperature probe of the set of temperature probes, wherein each electrical signal of the set of electrical signals is received from a different conductor of the set of conductors;

determine a ground-signal conductor pattern based on the set of electrical signals;

determine a temperature probe type for the temperature probe based on the ground-signal conductor pattern, wherein the temperature probe type is determined to be a negative temperature coefficient thermistor (NTC) when an electrical signal is received from the tip;

determine a temperature model associated with the temperature probe type; and

determine a temperature estimate based on the set of electrical signals using the temperature model.

9. The system of claim 8 , wherein the temperature model comprises a lookup table.

10. The system of claim 8 , wherein determining the temperature estimate comprises:

determining a plurality of temperature estimates based on the set of electrical signals, using the temperature model; and

determining the temperature estimate based on the plurality of temperature estimates.

11. The system of claim 8 , wherein the set of conductors further comprises a ring, wherein the temperature probe type is determined to be an NTC with two sensors when electrical signals are received from the tip and the ring.

12. The system of claim 8 , wherein the set of conductors comprises two rings, wherein the temperature probe type is determined to be an NTC with three sensors when electrical signals are received from the tip and the two rings.

13. The system of claim 8 , wherein the cooking system comprises at least one of an oven, a grill, a pot, or a wireless hub.

14. The system of claim 8 , wherein a sensor of the set of sensors comprises at least one of a resistance temperature detector (RTD), a negative temperature coefficient thermistor (NTC), or a thermocouple (TC).

15. A system, comprising:

a temperature probe comprising a set of sensors; and

a probe connector comprising a set of conductors connected to the set of sensors, wherein the probe connector is configured to output sensor signals according to a spatial pattern specific to a temperature probe type for the temperature probe, wherein the spatial pattern is used to identify the temperature probe type and determine a temperature resolution model for interpreting the sensor signals, based on the temperature probe type, wherein the temperature probe is identified as resistance temperature detector (RTD) when a tip of the probe connector is grounded; and the temperature probe is identified as a negative temperature coefficient thermistor (NTC) when a sensor signal is detected at the tip.

16. The system of claim 15 , wherein the temperature probe type is automatically determined by a cooking system, connected to the probe connector, without user selection.

17. The system of claim 15 , wherein the set of conductors outputs a different sensor signal for each sensor within the set of sensors.

18. The system of claim 15 , wherein the temperature resolution model comprises a lookup table.

19. The system of claim 15 , wherein the system comprises at least one of an oven, a grill, a pot, or a wireless hub.

Assignments (5)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Oct 1, 2025
From: WEBER-STEPHEN PRODUCTS LLC; JUNE LIFE, LLC; NORTH ATLANTIC IMPORTS, LLC
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
Reel/Frame 072994/0778 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Oct 1, 2025
From: WEBER-STEPHEN PRODUCTS LLC; JUNE LIFE, LLC; NORTH ATLANTIC IMPORTS, LLC
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
Reel/Frame 072995/0099 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Oct 17, 2024
From: WEBER-STEPHEN PRODUCTS LLC; JUNE LIFE, LLC
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 069179/0623 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Mar 25, 2024
From: JUNE LIFE, INC.
To: JUNE LIFE, LLC
Reel/Frame 066880/0991 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 23, 2022
From: BHOGAL, NIKHIL; BEYRER, NICHOLAS; RISK, GABRIEL; SCHMIDT, MATHIAS WATSON
To: JUNE LIFE, INC.
Reel/Frame 060867/0272 →
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