Patents by Inventor Lyle Ogle

Lyle Ogle has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Oven controlled by an optical code reader
    Patent number: 5321232
    Abstract: A programmable cooking system has a programming mode for reading an identifying code on a food product and for storing a user selected recipe as a function of the code. The system also has a cooking mode for reading an identifying code on a food product and for recalling and implementing a recipe stored for the code during the programming mode. The system includes an optical code reader for reading the code. A keypad is used by the operator to input recipes during the programming mode and to input cooking variables during the cooking mode. A microprocessor stores and recalls the identifying codes and recipes in a compressed format and controls the operation of a cooking device, such as a microwave oven.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 1992
    Date of Patent: June 14, 1994
    Assignee: Amana Refrigeration, Inc.
    Inventor: Lyle Ogle