Patents by Inventor Peter Roever
Peter Roever 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).
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Patent number: 11839329Abstract: A method of operating a rethermalizing station having an induction coil includes detecting a temperature of a food pan, selecting, based on the temperature of the food pan, a selected mode from a set comprising a low temperature mode, an over temperature mode, and a keep warm mode, and varying, in accordance with the selected mode, an output power of the induction coil by controlling a supply current to the induction coil to vary between a first nonzero current value and a second nonzero current value.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2022Date of Patent: December 12, 2023Assignee: THE VOLLRATH COMPANY, L.L.C.Inventors: Peter Roever, Yang Wang, John Wojcik
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Patent number: 11472057Abstract: A manual food processor includes a base, a plurality of blades coupled to the base and extending from the base in a vertical direction, a rod coupled to the base and oriented at an acute angle relative to the vertical direction of the blade, and a carriage slidable along the rod from a top end of the rod to a bottom end of the rod. The carriage is configured to support a food item from below the food item and to push the food item from above the food item. The carriage is positioned entirely on a first side of the plurality of blades when at the top end of the rod and is intersected by the plurality of blades at the bottom end of the rod.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2020Date of Patent: October 18, 2022Assignee: The Vollrath Company, L.L.C.Inventors: Peter Roever, Jeff Fritz, Jill Hundley
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Patent number: 11399656Abstract: A temperature regulation device for positioning in a well of food service equipment, the temperature regulation device including a housing and a support coupled to the housing. The housing includes a top surface and a bottom surface and the support includes a connector having a connector axis, an outer surface, and an inner surface. The support is rotatable about the connector axis between an extended position and a retracted position. In the extended position of the support, the housing is positioned in a first position relative to the well, and in the retracted position of the support, the housing is positioned in a second position relative to the well.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2017Date of Patent: August 2, 2022Assignee: The Vollrath Company, L.L.C.Inventors: Peter Roever, Jill Hundley, Jeremiah Kopiness, Megan Raspel
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Publication number: 20220175183Abstract: A method of operating a rethermalizing station having an induction coil includes detecting a temperature of a food pan, selecting, based on the temperature of the food pan, a selected mode from a set comprising a low temperature mode, an over temperature mode, and a keep warm mode, and varying, in accordance with the selected mode, an output power of the induction coil by controlling a supply current to the induction coil to vary between a first nonzero current value and a second nonzero current value.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2022Publication date: June 9, 2022Applicant: The Vollrath CompanyInventors: Peter Roever, Yang Wang, John Wojcik
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Publication number: 20220167786Abstract: A method of arranging an induction coil in a food service well includes supporting, by supports in an extended position, the induction coil at a first height in the food service well, rotating the supports from the extended position to a retracted position, and supporting, with the supports in the retracted position, the induction coil at a second height in the food service well, the first height different than the second height.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 17, 2022Publication date: June 2, 2022Applicant: The Vollrath Company, L.L.C.Inventors: Peter Roever, Jill Hundley, Jeremiah Kopiness, Megan Raspel
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Patent number: 11291330Abstract: A rethermalizing station includes a well defined by an exterior wall, a food pan configured to be inserted into the well and to hold a food item, a first induction coil surrounding the exterior wall of the well, the first induction coil configured to warm the food item via inductive heating of the food pan, a first temperature sensor configured to detect a temperature of the food pan, and a control unit coupled to the first induction coil and the first temperature sensor, the control unit configured to control the first induction coil in response to the temperature of the food pan detected by the first temperature sensor such that temperature of the food pan is maintained at a targeted temperature.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2019Date of Patent: April 5, 2022Assignee: The Vollrath Company, L.L.C.Inventors: Peter Roever, Yang Wang, John Wojcik
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Patent number: 11134321Abstract: A probe used with food preparation, rethermalization, storage, transportation, and/or service includes a head portion with a display, and a shaft portion that is coupled to the head portion and is configured to be at least partially immersed in a foodstuff. The probe further includes a sensing unit configured to collect data including the temperature of the foodstuff and a wireless device configured to transmit data collected by the sensing unit to a supervisory control device.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2019Date of Patent: September 28, 2021Assignee: The Vollrath Company, L.L.C.Inventors: Brian Hedlund, Jill Hundley, Rebecca J. Schreiber-Pethan, Peter Roever, Jeremiah Kopiness
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Publication number: 20210121003Abstract: A rethermalizing station includes a well defined by a side wall, a food pan configured to be inserted into the well and to hold a food item, a first induction coil surrounding the side wall of the well, the first induction coil configured to warm the food item via inductive heating of the food pan, a first temperature sensor configured to detect a temperature of the food pan, and a control unit coupled to the first induction coil and the first temperature sensor, the control unit configured to control the first induction coil in response to the temperature of the food pan detected by the first temperature sensor such that temperature of the food pan is maintained at a targeted temperature.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 31, 2020Publication date: April 29, 2021Applicant: The Vollrath Company, L.L.C.Inventors: Peter Roever, Yang Wang, John Wojcik
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Patent number: 10973368Abstract: A rethermalizing station includes a well defined by a side wall, a food pan configured to be inserted into the well and to hold a food item, a first induction coil surrounding the side wall of the well, the first induction coil configured to warm the food item via inductive heating of the food pan, a first temperature sensor configured to detect a temperature of the food pan, and a control unit coupled to the first induction coil and the first temperature sensor, the control unit configured to control the first induction coil in response to the temperature of the food pan detected by the first temperature sensor such that temperature of the food pan is maintained at a targeted temperature.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2015Date of Patent: April 13, 2021Assignee: The Vollrath Company, L.L.C.Inventors: Yang Wang, Peter Roever, John Wojcik
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Publication number: 20210001505Abstract: A manual food processor includes a base, a plurality of blades coupled to the base and extending from the base in a vertical direction, a rod coupled to the base and oriented at an acute angle relative to the vertical direction of the blade, and a carriage slidable along the rod from a top end of the rod to a bottom end of the rod. The carriage is configured to support a food item from below the food item and to push the food item from above the food item. The carriage is positioned entirely on a first side of the plurality of blades when at the top end of the rod and is intersected by the plurality of blades at the bottom end of the rod.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2020Publication date: January 7, 2021Applicant: The Vollrath Company, L.L.C.Inventors: Peter Roever, Jeff Fritz, Jill Hundley
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Patent number: 10598549Abstract: A probe used with food preparation, rethermalization, storage, transportation, and/or service includes a body configured to be immersed in a foodstuff, one or more sensors configured to collect data including the temperature of the foodstuff, and a wireless device configured to transmit data collected by the one or more sensors to food equipment to control the heat provided to the foodstuff.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2017Date of Patent: March 24, 2020Assignee: The Vollrath Company, L.L.C.Inventors: Brian Hedlund, Jill Hundley, Rebecca J. Schreiber-Pethan, Peter Roever
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Publication number: 20190387290Abstract: A probe used with food preparation, rethermalization, storage, transportation, and/or service includes a head portion with a display, and a shaft portion that is coupled to the head portion and is configured to be at least partially immersed in a foodstuff. The probe further includes a sensing unit configured to collect data including the temperature of the foodstuff and a wireless device configured to transmit data collected by the sensing unit to a supervisory control device.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2019Publication date: December 19, 2019Applicant: The Vollrath Company, L.L.C.Inventors: Brian Hedlund, Jill Hundley, Rebecca J. Schreiber-Pethan, Peter Roever, Jeremiah Kopiness
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Patent number: 10426292Abstract: Temperature regulation devices for heating food are disclosed. The temperature regulation device is configured to heat food held in a food pan positioned in a well of food service equipment. The temperature regulation device includes a module or housing and heating element, and is configurable in a variety of positions, orientations, locations, or configurations relative to the well and the food pans to accommodate a variety of sizes and configurations of food pans.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2016Date of Patent: October 1, 2019Assignee: THE VOLLRATH COMPANY, L.L.C.Inventors: Peter Roever, Jill Hundley, Megan Raspel
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Publication number: 20190216260Abstract: A rethermalizing station includes a well defined by an exterior wall, a food pan configured to be inserted into the well and to hold a food item, a first induction coil surrounding the exterior wall of the well, the first induction coil configured to warm the food item via inductive heating of the food pan, a first temperature sensor configured to detect a temperature of the food pan, and a control unit coupled to the first induction coil and the first temperature sensor, the control unit configured to control the first induction coil in response to the temperature of the food pan detected by the first temperature sensor such that temperature of the food pan is maintained at a targeted temperature.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2019Publication date: July 18, 2019Applicant: The Vollrath Company, L.L.C.Inventors: Peter Roever, Yang Wang, John Wojcik
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Patent number: 10251511Abstract: A rethermalizing station includes a well defined by an exterior wall, a food pan configured to be inserted into the well and to hold a food item, a first induction coil surrounding the exterior wall of the well, the first induction coil configured to warm the food item via inductive heating of the food pan, a first temperature sensor configured to detect a temperature of the food pan, and a control unit coupled to the first induction coil and the first temperature sensor, the control unit configured to control the first induction coil in response to the temperature of the food pan detected by the first temperature sensor such that temperature of the food pan is maintained at a targeted temperature.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2016Date of Patent: April 9, 2019Assignee: THE VOLLRATH COMPANY, L.L.C.Inventors: Peter Roever, Yang Wang, John Wojcik
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Publication number: 20180038737Abstract: A probe used with food preparation, rethermalization, storage, transportation, and/or service includes a body configured to be immersed in a foodstuff, one or more sensors configured to collect data including the temperature of the foodstuff, and a wireless device configured to transmit data collected by the one or more sensors to food equipment to control the heat provided to the foodstuff.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2017Publication date: February 8, 2018Inventors: Brian Hedlund, Jill Hundley, Rebecca J. Schreiber-Pethan, Peter Roever
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Publication number: 20170311752Abstract: Temperature regulation devices for heating food are disclosed. The temperature regulation device is configured to heat food held in a food pan positioned in a well of food service equipment. The temperature regulation device includes a module or housing and heating element, and is configurable in a variety of positions, orientations, locations, or configurations relative to the well and the food pans to accommodate a variety of sizes and configurations of food pans.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 28, 2016Publication date: November 2, 2017Applicant: The Vollrath Company, L.L.C.Inventors: Peter Roever, Jill Hundley, Megan Raspel
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Publication number: 20170311753Abstract: A temperature regulation device for positioning in a well of food service equipment, the temperature regulation device including a housing and a support coupled to the housing. The housing includes a top surface and a bottom surface and the support includes a connector having a connector axis, an outer surface, and an inner surface. The support is rotatable about the connector axis between an extended position and a retracted position. In the extended position of the support, the housing is positioned in a first position relative to the well, and in the retracted position of the support, the housing is positioned in a second position relative to the well.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 9, 2017Publication date: November 2, 2017Inventors: Peter Roever, Jill Hundley, Jeremiah Kopiness, Megan Raspel
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Publication number: 20160213196Abstract: A rethermalizing station includes a well defined by an exterior wall, a food pan configured to be inserted into the well and to hold a food item, a first induction coil surrounding the exterior wall of the well, the first induction coil configured to warm the food item via inductive heating of the food pan, a first temperature sensor configured to detect a temperature of the food pan, and a control unit coupled to the first induction coil and the first temperature sensor, the control unit configured to control the first induction coil in response to the temperature of the food pan detected by the first temperature sensor such that temperature of the food pan is maintained at a targeted temperature.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 5, 2016Publication date: July 28, 2016Applicant: The Vollrath Company, L.L.C.Inventors: Peter Roever, Yang Wang, John Wojcik
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Patent number: 9307862Abstract: A rethermalizing station includes a well defined by an exterior wall, a food pan configured to be inserted into the well and to hold a food item, a first induction coil surrounding the exterior wall of the well, the first induction coil configured to warm the food item via inductive heating of the food pan, a first temperature sensor configured to detect a temperature of the food pan, and a control unit coupled to the first induction coil and the first temperature sensor, the control unit configured to control the first induction coil in response to the temperature of the food pan detected by the first temperature sensor such that temperature of the food pan is maintained at a targeted temperature.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2012Date of Patent: April 12, 2016Assignee: The Vollrath Company, L.L.C.Inventors: Peter Roever, Yang Wang, John Wojcik