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US 2021/0010986 A1Published application
Paperless recording pasteurization control system
AssigneeAnderson-Negele
InventorsVikram A. Bose-Mullick, Gary Ratajczak, Richard J. Bond
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Abstract
A pasteurization system includes at least a temperature sensor, a control signal generator, and a processor structured to record a stream of temperatures as well as their associated times of recordation, and to cause the control signal generator to generate a control signal based on the recorded temperatures.
Claims20
A data recording system, comprising:
- a temperature sensor connected to a vessel structured to hold a food substance, the temperature sensor structured to determine an instant temperature of the food substance;
- a control signal generator to produce a control signal;
- and
- a processor configured to:
- receive the instant temperature from the temperature sensor,
- record a series of the instant temperatures in an internal memory each along with a respective time at which the instant temperature was recorded;
- send a copy of the series of recorded time and temperatures to a remote data collection facility;
- and
- based on the series of recorded time and temperatures, cause the control signal generator to generate the control signal.
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A pasteurization system comprising:
- a flow sensor connected to a pasteurization tube to determine a flow rate of a food substance to be pasteurized;
- a temperature sensor connected to the pasteurization tube, the temperature sensor structured to determine an instant temperature of the food substance;
- a control signal generator to produce a control signal;
- and
- a processor configured to:
- receive an instant flow rate of the food substance in the pasteurization tube,
- receive the instant temperature from the temperature sensor,
- record a series of the instant temperatures in an internal memory each along with a respective time at which the instant temperature was recorded;
- send a copy of the series of recorded time and temperatures to a remote data collection facility;
- and
- based on the series of recorded time and temperatures, cause the control signal generator generate the control signal to modify the flow rate of the food in the pasteurization tube.
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A method in a pasteurization system for pasteurizing a food substance, the method comprising:
- receiving an instant temperature from a temperature sensor positioned to measure an instant temperature of the food substance;
- recording a series of the instant temperatures in an internal memory each along with a respective time at which the instant temperature was recorded;
- sending a copy of the series of recorded time and temperatures to a remote data collection facility;
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- based on at least the series of recorded time and temperatures, generating a control signal that causes the pasteurization system to modify its process for pasteurizing the food substance.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.