Patents Assigned to Larry B. Harvey
  • Patent number: 4919950
    Abstract: A computer controlled, fully automatic wok cooking system prepares stir-fried, Chinese dishes according to arbitrarily selected customer orders entered at a point-of-sale computer. The computer integrates the operation of the conveyer, cooking, dispensing, and point of sale entry devices according the order, menu and ingredients, A conveyor belt including a plurality of woks draws the woks through a plurality of cooking stations. Each station is provided with a burner or heating element and a dispensing station controlled by the computer according to the customer enterd order. Oil or condiments are added at a first station by a corresponding plurality of dispensers and at subsequent cooking stations the food ingredients are either stirred or additional spices, food ingredients and condiments added by corresponding dispensers. At the last cooking station, additional food ingredients, such a vegetables, nuts or other ingredients requiring shorter cooking times, are added and cooking is completed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 1988
    Date of Patent: April 24, 1990
    Assignee: Larry B. Harvey
    Inventor: Stephen M. Mak