Temperature reducing systems and methods
OwnerEric Norrisinventor
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Abstract
An apparatus for cooling a food item may include a base and a top, the top and the base defining an interior chamber configured to receive the food item, and a fan coupled to the top and configurable in an operating mode and an off mode, wherein the fan moves air within the interior chamber when in the operating mode. The apparatus may include a temperature sensor to measure a temperature of the food item within the interior chamber and provide a temperature signal representative of that temperature, at least one user input allowing a user to select a cooling parameter, and a control unit adapted to receive the temperature signal and the cooling parameter, wherein the control unit is configured to switch the fan from the operating mode to the off mode when the cooling parameter has been met.
Claims20
An apparatus for cooling a food item, the apparatus comprising:
- a base;
- a top, the top and the base defining an interior chamber configured to receive the food item;
- a fan coupled to the top and configurable in an operating mode and an off mode, wherein the fan moves air within the interior chamber when in the operating mode;
- a temperature sensor configured to measure a temperature of the food item within the interior chamber and provide a temperature signal representative of the temperature of the food item;
- at least one user input allowing a user to select a cooling parameter;
- and
- a control unit adapted to receive the temperature signal from the temperature sensor and the cooling parameter from the at least one user input, wherein the control unit is configured to switch the fan from the operating mode to the off mode when the cooling parameter has been met.
A method of cooling a food item, the method comprising:
- placing the food item into an apparatus for cooling the food item, the apparatus comprising:
- a base;
- a top, the top and the base defining an interior chamber configured to receive the food item;
- a fan coupled to the top and configurable in an operating mode and an off mode, wherein the fan moves air within the interior chamber when in the operating mode;
- a temperature sensor configured to measure a temperature of the food item within the interior chamber and provide a temperature signal representative of the temperature of the food item;
- at least one user input allowing a user to select a cooling parameter;
- a control unit adapted to receive the temperature signal from the temperature sensor and the cooling parameter from the at least one user input, wherein the control unit is configured to switch the fan from the operating mode to the off mode when the cooling parameter has been met;
- selecting a cooling parameter for the food item by the at least one user input;
- and
- switching the fan from the operating mode to the off mode when the cooling parameter is met.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.