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US 11,998,134 B2Granted
Fully submergible sous vide device
AssigneeMidea Group Co., Ltd.
InventorsDaniel J. Trice, Robert Digman, Paul R. Staun
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Abstract
A sous vide device and method of using the same may include a body that is fully submergible in a container of water and may wirelessly communicate with an external device, e.g., to control an external heating element during sous vide cooking. Further, a sous vide device may include a rechargeable battery capable of being wirelessly recharged from a charging dock. In addition, a sous vide device may include a moisture sensor for use in changing the activation state of a heating element and/or a turbidity sensor for use in changing the activation state of a water circulator of the sous vide device.
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A sous vide device, comprising:
- a fully submergible body shaped and configured for full submersion in a container of water during sous vide cooking, the body including a battery, water circulator, moisture sensor, and temperature sensor, wherein the body includes an external surface and first and second internal cavities, the external surface including one or more ports defined therein, wherein the first internal cavity is sealed and houses the battery and the second internal cavity is in fluid communication with the one or more ports, wherein the temperature sensor is exposed to the second internal cavity to sense a temperature of water within the second internal cavity, and wherein the water circulator is exposed to the second internal cavity to circulate water through the one or more ports;
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- a controller disposed within the first internal cavity of the body, the controller coupled to the moisture sensor, the temperature sensor and the water circulator and powered by the battery, and the controller including a wireless communication circuit;
- wherein the controller is configured to actuate the water circulator to circulate water when the body is submerged in the container of water and to wirelessly communicate with an external device using the wireless communication circuit;
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- wherein the controller is further configured to determine that the moisture sensor has sensed moisture and to automatically initiate pairing with the external device to establish a wireless connection with the external device and thereby enable wireless data communication with the external device using the wireless communication circuit in response to the determination that moisture has been sensed with the moisture sensor.
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An apparatus, comprising:
- a sous vide device, the sous vide device comprising:
- a fully submergible body shaped and configured for full submersion in a container of water during sous vide cooking, the body including a rechargeable battery, water circulator, moisture sensor, and temperature sensor, wherein the body includes an external surface and first and second internal cavities, the external surface including one or more ports defined therein, wherein the first internal cavity is sealed and houses the battery and the second internal cavity is in fluid communication with the one or more ports, wherein the temperature sensor is exposed to the second internal cavity to sense a temperature of water within the second internal cavity, and wherein the water circulator is exposed to the second internal cavity to circulate water through the one or more ports;
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- a controller disposed within the first internal cavity of the body, the controller coupled to the moisture sensor, the temperature sensor and the water circulator and powered by the battery, and the controller including a wireless communication circuit;
- wherein the controller is configured to actuate the water circulator to circulate water when the body is submerged in the container of water and to wirelessly communicate with an external device using the wireless communication circuit;
- and
- wherein the controller is further configured to determine that the moisture sensor has sensed moisture and to automatically initiate pairing with the external device to establish a wireless connection with the external device and thereby enable wireless data communication with the external device using the wireless communication circuit in response to the determination that moisture has been sensed with the moisture sensor;
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- a charging dock including a wireless charging circuit configured to wirelessly charge the rechargeable battery when the sous vide device is proximate the charging dock.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.