Method and system for controlling mixing processes
AssigneeHDN Development Corporation
InventorsStan Lowry, Garcie McCall, Richard B. Batte
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Abstract
In a method for controlling the mixing of dough ingredients in a mixer, dough ingredients are mixed. The amount of power supplied to the mixer is measured in specified time intervals. Data relating to the amount of power supplied are stored. Based on the stored data, a decline in the amount of power supplied to the mixer is identified and the mixer mixes the dough ingredients for a predetermined period of time after the decline is identified. A mixer of the present invention includes a mixing device, a motor coupled to the mixing device, a power source coupled to the motor, and a mixing-time controller.
Claims42
A method for controlling the mixing of dough ingredients in a mixer, comprising:
- mixing dough ingredients with a mixer;
- measuring an amount of power supplied to the mixer;
- identifying a decline in the amount of power supplied to the mixer;
- and
- ceasing mixing after a predetermined period of time after identification of the decline in the amount of power supplied.
A mixing system for dough ingredients, comprising:
- a mixing device;
- a motor coupled to the mixing device;
- a power source coupled to the motor;
- and
- a mixing-time controller.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.