Dynamic power appliance for containers, packages and vessels method and system
AssigneeInductive Intelligence, LLC
InventorsDavid W. Baarman, Benjamin C. Moes
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Abstract
A dynamic container, package and vessel heating method with monitoring and safety system. The system includes identification detection and sensors to detect and authenticate the proper container, package or vessel. The system is capable of adjusting the driver for optimized induction heating of the target container, package or vessel. It is connected to a cloud based system that provides appliance specific and package specific drive and control details based on the identifier. The cloud based platform monitors point of consumption data and enables user marketing consumption of data while also enabling consumption driven feedback from the user.
Claims20
A heating system for inductive heating a container, the system comprising:
- an infrared non-contact temperature sensor;
- a first sensor for obtaining a first identifier of the container;
- a second sensor for obtaining a second identifier of the container;
- an inductive heating coil;
- a communications module configured to transmit at least one of the first identifier of the container and the second identifier of the container and configured to receive communication relating to an appliance and container configuration;
- a heating controller configured to dynamically control inductive power applied to the inductive heating coil in accordance with the appliance and container configuration.
A dynamic container heating method comprising:
- detecting a container;
- identifying a container;
- monitoring temperature of a container;
- inductively heating the container;
- receiving appliance specific and package specific drive and control details based on identity of the container;
- adjusting a driver to adjust inductive heating of the container based on the appliance specific and package specific drive and control details;
A dynamic power appliance comprising:
- a temperature sensor configured to obtain container temperature sensor measurements;
- an inductive heating coil;
- a heating controller.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.