Patents by Inventor Dave Rolston

Dave Rolston 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).

  • SENSOR AND CONTROL SYSTEMS FOR FOOD PREPARATION
    Publication number: 20230194351
    Abstract: A temperature-regulating unit includes a base, a resonant tank, and a controller. The base is configured to support a pan. The resonant tank includes a coil and a capacitor. The resonant tank has a resonant frequency that is affected by a material of the pan and a temperature of the pan. The controller is configured to receive a temperature setting, monitor the resonant frequency, determine the material of the pan based on the resonant frequency, determine the temperature of the pan based on the resonant frequency, and adaptively control a thermal element based on the temperature of the pan, the material of the pan, and the temperature setting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2023
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Inventors: Nick Bassill, John Scanlon, Fei Shang, Ishan Shah, Mark Gilpatric, Dave Rolston, Ronghua Yu
  • Sensor and control systems for food preparation
    Patent number: 11609121
    Abstract: A temperature-regulating unit includes a base, a thermal element, a contactless sensing assembly, and a controller. The base is configured to support at least one of a pan or a food product. The thermal element is positioned to thermally regulate the at least one of the pan or the food product. The contactless sensing assembly is positioned to acquire sensor data regarding the at least one of the pan or the food product. The controller is configured to receive the sensor data from the contactless sensing assembly and adaptively control the thermal element based on the sensor data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: Hatco Corporation
    Inventors: Nick Bassill, John Scanlon, Fei Shang, Ishan Shah, Mark Gilpatric, Dave Rolston, Ronghua Yu
  • SENSOR AND CONTROL SYSTEMS FOR FOOD PREPARATION
    Publication number: 20190353527
    Abstract: A temperature-regulating unit includes a base, a thermal element, a contactless sensing assembly, and a controller. The base is configured to support at least one of a pan or a food product. The thermal element is positioned to thermally regulate the at least one of the pan or the food product. The contactless sensing assembly is positioned to acquire sensor data regarding the at least one of the pan or the food product. The controller is configured to receive the sensor data from the contactless sensing assembly and adaptively control the thermal element based on the sensor data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2019
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Applicant: HATCO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nick Bassill, John Scanlon, Fei Shang, Ishan Shah, Mark Gilpatric, Dave Rolston, Ronghua Yu