Patents by Inventor Lance M. Albrecht

Lance M. Albrecht 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).

  • Food temperature control system
    Patent number: 5539671
    Abstract: A food-temperature control system includes apparatus for controlling the temperature of the food in a cooking vat and for providing an output signal representative of the status of the food. A holding station for the food is disposed remotely from the apparatus, A remote status indicator adjacent the holding station is coupled to the apparatus for indicating the status of the food at the holding station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 1993
    Date of Patent: July 23, 1996
    Assignee: Food Automation Service Techniques, Inc.
    Inventors: Lance M. Albrecht, Mario Pasquini, William M. Schreyer
  • Plural cooking computer communication system
    Patent number: 4812963
    Abstract: A cooking computer communication system in which a control computer controls one or more cooking appliance computers. The control computer may, for example, be a local store computer or may be a remote corporate mainframe computer. The system also may include an interface microprocessor between the cooking appliance computer and the local computer and the control computer may include the interface processor. The local store computer or the remote computer may also act as a monitor computer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 1987
    Date of Patent: March 14, 1989
    Assignee: Food Automation-Service Techniques, Inc.
    Inventors: Lance M. Albrecht, Mario Pasquini, William M. Schreyer