Patents by Inventor Thomas Tils

Thomas Tils 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).

  • Method for detecting an influence of microwaves on a measurement value of a temperature sensor, cooking appliance and core temperature probe
    Patent number: 10314119
    Abstract: A method for detecting an influence of microwaves on a measurement value of a temperature sensor of a core temperature probe of a cooking appliance, includes: recording the measurement value of the temperature sensor; determining the slope of the course of the recorded measurement values in at least one analysis interval (A, B) which is in a predetermined relation to a switch-on time and/or a switch-off time of a microwave generator; determining whether the slope lies above or below a predefined threshold; interpreting the exceedance of or falling below the threshold to the effect that the corresponding temperature sensor is not located in a food to be cooked and/or the core temperature probe is not correctly inserted into the food or into a receptacle provided for the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: TOPINOX SARL
    Inventor: Thomas Tils
  • Method for Detecting an Influence of Microwaves on a Measurement Value of a Temperature Sensor, Cooking Appliance and Core Temperature Probe
    Publication number: 20180270917
    Abstract: A method for detecting an influence of microwaves on a measurement value of a temperature sensor of a core temperature probe of a cooking appliance, includes: recording the measurement value of the temperature sensor; determining the slope of the course of the recorded measurement values in at least one analysis interval (A, B) which is in a predetermined relation to a switch-on time and/or a switch-off time of a microwave generator; determining whether the slope lies above or below a predefined threshold; interpreting the exceedance of or falling below the threshold to the effect that the corresponding temperature sensor is not located in a food to be cooked and/or the core temperature probe is not correctly inserted into the food or into a receptacle provided for the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2018
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Inventor: Thomas Tils
  • Method for detecting an influence of microwaves on a measurement value of a temperature sensor, cooking appliance and core temperature probe
    Patent number: 9999103
    Abstract: A method for detecting an influence of microwaves on a measurement value of a temperature sensor of a core temperature probe of a cooking appliance, includes: recording the measurement value of the temperature sensor; determining the slope of the course of the recorded measurement values in at least one analysis interval (A, B) which is in a predetermined relation to a switch-on time and/or a switch-off time of a microwave generator; determining whether the slope lies above or below a predefined threshold; interpreting the exceedance of or falling below the threshold to the effect that the corresponding temperature sensor is not located in a food to be cooked and/or the core temperature probe is not correctly inserted into the food or into a receptacle provided for the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: Topinox Sarl
    Inventor: Thomas Tils
  • Method for Detecting an Influence of Microwaves on a Measurement Value of a Temperature Sensor, Cooking Appliance and Core Temperature Probe
    Publication number: 20150173129
    Abstract: A method for detecting an influence of microwaves on a measurement value of a temperature sensor of a core temperature probe of a cooking appliance, includes: recording the measurement value of the temperature sensor; determining the slope of the course of the recorded measurement values in at least one analysis interval (A, B) which is in a predetermined relation to a switch-on time and/or a switch-off time of a microwave generator; determining whether the slope lies above or below a predefined threshold; interpreting the exceedance of or falling below the threshold to the effect that the corresponding temperature sensor is not located in a food to be cooked and/or the core temperature probe is not correctly inserted into the food or into a receptacle provided for the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2014
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Inventor: Thomas Tils