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US 2019/0290073 A1Published application
Food tray
AssigneePrince Castle LLC
InventorLoren Veltrop
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Abstract
A food holding tray and a system for holding prepared food items include a shell that defines at least one food receiving area internal to the shell. A plurality of sensors are arranged about the shell and directed into the food receiving area. A processor is communicatively connected to the plurality of sensors to receive signals from the sensors. The processor calculates holding data from the signals received from the sensors.
Claims20
A food holding tray for holding prepared food comprising:
- a shell that defines at least one food receiving area internal to the shell;
- a handle extending from the shell;
- a plurality of sensors arranged about the shell and directed into the food receiving area;
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- a processor communicatively connected to the plurality of sensors to receive signals from the sensors, the processor calculates holding data from the signals received from the sensors, and provides at least one indication of the holding data.
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A system for holding prepared food, the system comprising:
- a food holding tray comprising:
- a shell that defines at least one food receiving area internal to the shell;
- a handle extending from the shell;
- a plurality of sensors arranged about the shell and directed into the food receiving area;
- a processor communicatively connected to the plurality of sensors to receive signals from the sensors, the processor calculates holding data from the signals received from the sensors, and provides at least one indication of the holding data;
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- a wireless communication device connected to the processor and operable by the processor to broadcast the holding data;
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- a food holding chamber comprising:
- a food holding compartment configured to receive a plurality of food holding trays;
- at least one heat source arranged relative to the food holding compartment;
- a wireless communication device, operable to receive the holding data broadcast from the wireless communication device;
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- a processor that receives the holding data from the wireless communication device and controls an operation of the food holding chamber based upon the received holding data.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.