Patents by Inventor Rebecca Jahn

Rebecca Jahn 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).

  • Magnetron control system and associated methodology
    Patent number: 10155602
    Abstract: A process is disclosed for controlling a plurality of magnetrons of a thermal processing tunnel in accordance with a preconfigured magnetron actuation scheme. In some implementations, the process can include the steps of: receiving an identifier indicating a predefined packaged food product configuration; based on the identifier, obtaining a preconfigured magnetron actuation scheme that is preconfigured based on at least one characteristic of the predefined packaged food product configuration, wherein the preconfigured magnetron actuation scheme is preconfigured to cause at least one of the plurality of magnetrons to have a different execution characteristic than at least one other magnetron of the plurality of magnetrons; and transmitting at least one instruction in accordance with the preconfigured magnetron actuation scheme to a signal controller that drives the plurality of magnetrons, thereby causing the plurality of magnetrons to execute in accordance with the preconfigured magnetron actuation scheme.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2018
    Inventors: Karl Keller, Silvia Kurtz, David Wiemann, Rebecca Jahn, Scott Lineback, Faisal K. Abou-Nasr, Ryan T. Grace
  • MAGNETRON CONTROL SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED METHODOLOGY
    Publication number: 20160355287
    Abstract: A process is disclosed for controlling a plurality of magnetrons of a thermal processing tunnel in accordance with a preconfigured magnetron actuation scheme. In some implementations, the process can include the steps of: receiving an identifier indicating a predefined packaged food product configuration; based on the identifier, obtaining a preconfigured magnetron actuation scheme that is preconfigured based on at least one characteristic of the predefined packaged food product configuration, wherein the preconfigured magnetron actuation scheme is preconfigured to cause at least one of the plurality of magnetrons to have a different execution characteristic than at least one other magnetron of the plurality of magnetrons; and transmitting at least one instruction in accordance with the preconfigured magnetron actuation scheme to a signal controller that drives the plurality of magnetrons, thereby causing the plurality of magnetrons to execute in accordance with the preconfigured magnetron actuation scheme.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2016
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Inventors: Karl Keller, Silvia Kurtz, David Wiemann, Rebecca Jahn, Scott Lineback, Faisal K. Abou-Nasr, Ryan T. Grace