Patents Examined by Kevin Guanhua Wen
  • Patent number: 12285038
    Abstract: A soy milk producing device is provided, including: a suction apparatus, at least one feeder, at least one first grinding and filtering apparatus, a mixing barrel assembly and at least one second grinding and filtering apparatus. Each feeder has a first inlet for introducing fluid. Each second grinding and filtering apparatus is configured for grinding and filtering a mixed fluid of soy dregs and water to produce secondary soy fluid from the mixed barrel assembly; during a first soy milk production cycle, the fluid first inlet portion of at least one said soybean feeding machine is water; wherein the fluid in producing the first soy fluid is water; each of the at least one first grinding and filtering apparatus is further configured to grind and filter the soy beans with the secondary soy fluid to produce a thick soy fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignee: YUNG SOON LIH FOOD MACHINE CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Jui-Tai Cheng
  • Patent number: 12274394
    Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods for channeling heat in an outdoor cooking station. The cooking station includes a moveable hood, movable between open and closed positions relative to the cooking station, and one or more heating elements for generating heat to a cooking surface, such as a griddle and/or grill. Further, the cooking station includes one or more baffles sized and configured to channel heat, generated by the one or more heating elements, from below the cooking surface to above the cooking surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2025
    Assignee: North Atlantic Imports, LLC
    Inventors: Steve L. Puertas, Christopher L. Hanks
  • Patent number: 12274393
    Abstract: The present invention is to provide a cooking apparatus to operate in an automated/robotic environment containing 3 major sub-units: air fryer hood, a rotating or a vibrating pot and an induction heating subunit. The air fryer hood of the air fryer subunit streams high velocity, heated air, circulating it in the cooking pot which is rotated, generating a stirring motion of the food ingredients contained in the said pot. The induction unit which is positioned under the rotating pot base may be used to heat the pot for frying and browning of the food products. The apparatus can be used as a stand alone or incorporated in robotic or automated food preparation systems. The apparatus provides controlled cooking regimes for various recipes and food product requirements and each of the sub-units of the apparatus is independently controlled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2025
    Inventors: David Ben-David, Yair Gordin
  • Patent number: 12274992
    Abstract: A stirring apparatus includes a bed, a column, a revolution shaft, a revolution driving device, a support member, and a stirring unit. The revolution shaft is supported by the column and extends in a horizontal direction. The revolution driving device rotates the revolution shaft about a first center line being an axis of the revolution shaft. The support member is fixed to the revolution shaft. The stirring unit includes cups and a self-rotation mechanism. The cups are disposed on a circumference centered on the first center line via the support member. The self-rotation mechanism rotates the cups about a second center line passing through a center of the cups. The cups is provided in an inclined manner so that a perpendicular from the center of a bottom plate to the first center line is shorter than a perpendicular from the center of an opening to the first center line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2025
    Assignee: Sodick Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenichi Iwao, Masato Taniguchi, Maiko Doda
  • Patent number: 12259140
    Abstract: A baking oven has a baking oven muffle, on which at least one pull-out guide is arranged. Each pull-out guide has a stationary guide rail and a movable running rail, wherein one or two side grids with at least one receptacle for a cooking good carrier is or are held on the running rail. The carrier is arranged between two of the side grids.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: Paul Hettich GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Daniel Rehage, Johann Braun, Johann-Sebastian Lessmann, Christian Redikop
  • Patent number: 12251048
    Abstract: A system is disclosed for automatically preparing meals according to a selected recipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: CHEF JASPER INC.
    Inventor: Gunnar Grass
  • Patent number: 12245625
    Abstract: A longitudinally movable infeed mechanism that allows for variations in the effective length of a peeler that uses rotating rolls to clean, peel or otherwise treat the exterior of objects, such as potatoes. The infeed mechanism has a surface, which can be the upwardly-facing surface of a conveyor belt, that conveys or is part of a structure that conveys the objects into the peel bed. A terminal end of the surface may move longitudinally parallel to the rolls, and may have a wall that prevents objects from moving past it. Thus, movement of the terminal end and wall defines the effective peel bed length and restricts the objects to that peel bed, permitting variation in amount of peeling by movement of the infeed mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2025
    Assignee: Vanmark Equipment, LLC
    Inventors: Kyle V. Huck, Chris L. Hudson, Alexander C. Herzberg
  • Patent number: 12246394
    Abstract: An optical resonator of wavelength beam combining type, includes: a laser diode array having a plurality of laser elements arranged along a predetermined direction and configured to emit light beams having wavelengths different from one another; a diffraction grating that diffracts the light beam emitted from each of the laser elements at a diffraction angle corresponding to the wavelength of the light beam; an output coupler that reflects a part of the light beam diffracted by the diffraction grating toward each of the laser elements; and an optical system provided between the laser diode array and the diffraction grating and configured to align the light beams emitted from the laser elements with one another; wherein the optical system includes a first lens element having a negative power only in the predetermined direction and a second lens element having a positive power only in the predetermined direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2025
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kouki Ichihashi
  • Patent number: 12250759
    Abstract: A cooking apparatus includes: a working coil, an inverter including a plurality of switching elements and configured to apply, by operating the plurality of switching elements, a resonant current of a predetermined frequency to the working coil, a phase detector configured to detect a phase difference between the resonant current and a voltage applied to an output terminal of the inverter, and a controller configured to calculate, based on the detected phase difference, a temperature of a target object that is placed above the working coil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2025
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Dooyong Oh, Seungbok Ok, Kyunghoon Jung, Byeongwook Park
  • Patent number: 12233478
    Abstract: Laser additive manufacturing apparatus, systems, and methods for the fabrication of high quality freeform high value structures. The apparatus, systems, and methods utilize a material powder having varying particle size and shape as raw material. It can also be adopted to use a wire as the feed material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC
    Inventor: Stavros G. Demos
  • Patent number: 12232241
    Abstract: A method for controlling an induction heating device includes acquiring a temperature value of a high-power working coil, when an absolute value of a difference between a first final driving frequency of a first working coil and a second final driving frequency of a second working coil is equal to or greater than a predetermined noise avoidance value and when a final driving frequency of a low-power working coil differs from a target frequency of the low-power working coil, determining whether the temperature value satisfies a predetermined output change condition, setting a required power value of the high-power working coil to a predetermined minimum power value when the temperature value satisfies the output change condition, and determining the first final driving frequency of the first working coil and the second final driving frequency of the second working coil again.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Hanna Kim, Kyelyong Kang
  • Patent number: 12207764
    Abstract: A fryer includes a controller that can perform a first cooking mode and second cooking mode. In the first cooking mode, an object to be cooked is cooked by controlling the pulse combustor with a prescribed first heat quantity when the cooking oil contained in the oil bath is in a prescribed first oil amount, and the object to be cooked is in a prescribed first rated amount. In the second cooking mode, an object to be cooked is cooked by controlling the pulse combustor with a prescribed second heat quantity larger than the first heat quantity when the cooking oil is a prescribed second oil amount larger than the first oil amount, and the object to be cooked is in a prescribed second rated amount larger than the first rated amount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: PALOMA RHEEM HOLDINGS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hideki Kijimoto
  • Patent number: 12207754
    Abstract: Exemplary embodiments herein provide a device for finish roasting and brewing primary roasted and ground coffee beans. Preferably a pod handle assembly contains the primary roasted and ground coffee beans and removably connects with a roaster brewer assembly which performs both a roasting phase of hot air followed by a brewing phase of hot water and/or steam. A user selection dial (or other input) allows a user to select a desired roast level, preferably from very light to very dark. The pod handle assembly can be filled manually by the user, or pre-filled pods which already contain the primary roasted and ground beans may be used. Airflow from a fan should preferably be directed through a heating assembly before contacting the ground coffee beans and exiting through an aperture at the bottom of the pod handle assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: New Roast Coffee Holdings LLC
    Inventor: Kate Hay
  • Patent number: 12213235
    Abstract: A wireless power transmission apparatus for induction heating includes: a working coil that is configured to change operation based on selection of a mode of operation from among a plurality of operating modes, the plurality of operating modes including a wireless power transmission mode configured to wirelessly transmit power and a heating mode configured to heat one or more objects, an inverter that is configured to output, to the working coil, current at an operation frequency, and a controller. The controller is configured to detect a target object, and determine, in the wireless power transmission mode, whether the target object is (i) a device from among a first group of devices including a device with a reception coil or (ii) an induction heating device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Hyunwook Moon, Euisung Kim, Yangkyeong Kim
  • Patent number: 12188101
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing at least one portion of a part using successive deposition of layers, involving the steps of: a) depositing a first layer of a molten metal on a substrate such that a first metal strip is formed on the substrate; b) depositing a second layer of a molten metal on the first strip such that a second metal strip is formed on the first strip; and c) repeating steps a) and then b) for each new metal layer to be deposited on a preceding strip until the at least one portion of the part has been formed. The method may further include step d) compressing the formed bead after performing n instances of step c), n being greater than or equal to 1. The step of compressing the formed bead may be performed before the complete cooling of said bead.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: SAFRAN
    Inventors: Daniel Cornu, Jawad Badreddine, Vincent Dessoly
  • Patent number: 12186839
    Abstract: A metal laminating and modeling method includes a first inclination angle modeling step including a first inclination step of setting a table on which the metal layers are to be formed at a first table inclination angle and setting a welding torch at a first torch inclination angle and a first welding step of forming a weld bead that becomes a part of the modeled object by arc welding with the welding torch and a second inclination angle modeling step including a second inclination step of inclining the table at a second table inclination angle that is larger than the first table inclination angle and setting the welding torch at a second torch inclination angle and a second welding step of forming the weld bead.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignees: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES COMPRESSOR CORPORATION, Yamazaki Mazak Corporation
    Inventors: Yasunori Sakai, Kazuhiro Ishibashi, Yasuyuki Tanaka, Atsushi Suzuki, Seigo Ouchi
  • Patent number: 12181155
    Abstract: The present invention is a cooking oven for foodstuffs, comprising: a cooking chamber, wherein foodstuffs can be placed for being cooked, having a bottom wall provided with a first cooking chamber outlet positioned in such a way to receive grease collected in the bottom wall; a grease conduit configured for draining grease from the cooking chamber, wherein the first cooking chamber outlet is fluidly connected to the grease conduit; a heating device configured for heating the internal of the cooking chamber; and a vapour outlet duct configured for discharging vapour from the cooking chamber. The bottom wall of the cooking chamber is further provided with a second cooking chamber outlet, distinct from the first cooking chamber outlet and fluidly connected to the vapour outlet duct.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: Electrolux Professional S.P.A.
    Inventors: Davide Pelliccia, Michele Simonato, Mirko Sfreddo, Fabio Burlon, Denis Marson, Franco Tassan Mangina, Alberto Foda, Antonio Asquini, Riccardo Furlanetto
  • Patent number: 12150590
    Abstract: Embodiments of a cooking station having a main body and a griddle with a hood pivotably coupled to the griddle are provided. The hood is pivotably moveable between closed and fully open positions. Further, the hood is removable from the griddle to be positioned, for example, along a rear side of the main body in a low-profile position such that the hood may be suspended from the griddle with a hook structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2024
    Assignee: North Atlantic Imports, LLC
    Inventors: Tyler J. Fullmer, Mauricio J. Escobedo, Michael R. Giebel, Paul J. Simon
  • Patent number: 12144455
    Abstract: A machine for preparing beverages includes at least one tank for the water, fluidly connected, by means of a circuit, to a filtering container suitable to contain an aromatic mixture to be brewed, a pump to feed the water from said tank to said circuit, a heating device to heat the water in transit, and a control and command unit functionally connected to a user interface comprising commands suitable to select the characteristics of said beverage to be prepared.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: DE' LONGHI APPLIANCES S.R.L. CON UNICO SOCIO
    Inventors: Giuseppe De' Longhi, Gianpaolo Trevisan, Renzo Mazzon
  • Patent number: 12140314
    Abstract: Pellet grills and associated methods of operation are disclosed. An example pellet grill includes a lid, a cooking chamber, an engine, and one or more processors. The lid is movable between a closed position and an open position. The engine is configured to output heat to the cooking chamber. The one or more processors are configured to detect a closing movement of the lid. In response to detecting the closing movement, the one or more processors are configured to command the engine to operate in an increased output mode that increases the heat output of the engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignee: Weber-Stephen Products LLC
    Inventors: Brian Donnelly, Ryan P. Lundberg, David Jonathan Eckhardt