Scales, such as for use with cooking appliances
AssigneeBreville USA, Inc.
InventorsAlan Lee VIOSCA, Matthew Morris TAYLOR
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Abstract
Scales for use with cooking appliances such as pressure cookers, and associated systems and methods, are disclosed herein. In several implementations, a scale includes load cells configured to detect a weight of a cooking appliance placed on the scale and any food therein. The scale can further include temperature sensors positioned proximate to corresponding ones of the load cells and configured to detect the temperature proximate to each of the load cells. A processor within or external to the scale is communicatively coupled to the load cells and the temperature sensors, and is configured to determine the weight of the cooking appliance and food based at least in part on the detected weights and the detected temperatures.
Claims27
A scale comprising:
- multiple load cells, wherein each load cell is configured to detect a weight of an item positioned on the scale;
- multiple temperature sensors, wherein each temperature sensor is configured to detect a temperature proximate to a corresponding one of the load cells;
- and
- a processor communicatively coupled to the load cells and the temperature sensors, wherein the processor is configured to determine a temperature compensated weight of the item positioned on the scale based at least in part on the detected weights and the detected temperatures.
A scale, comprising:
- an enclosure having a lower portion and an upper portion, wherein the lower portion includes an opening extending therethrough;
- a flexible membrane coupled to the lower portion of the enclosure and extending across the opening, wherein the membrane is configured to inhibit fluid from entering the enclosure through the opening;
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- load cells mounted within the enclosure and operably coupled to the membrane, wherein individual ones of the load cells are configured to detect a weight of an item positioned on the upper portion of the enclosure.
A cooking system comprising;
- a cooking appliance;
- and
- a base, wherein the cooking appliance is configured to be removably positioned on the base and to receive and cook a food product, and wherein the base includes:
- multiple load cells, wherein individual ones of the load cells are configured to detect a weight of the food product;
- multiple temperature sensors, wherein individual ones of the temperature sensors are (a) positioned proximate to a corresponding one of the load cells and (b) configured to detect a temperature proximate to the corresponding one of the load cells;
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- a processor communicatively coupled to the load cells and the temperature sensors, wherein the processor is configured to:
- receive the detected weights and the detected temperatures;
- and
- determine a temperature compensated weight of the food product based at least in part on the detected weights and the detected temperatures.
A method of weighing an item, the method comprising:
- detecting, via multiple load cells, weights of the item;
- detecting, via multiple temperature sensors positioned proximate to corresponding ones of the load cells, temperatures proximate to the corresponding ones of the load cells;
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- determining a temperature compensated weight of the item based on the detected weights and the detected temperatures.
A cooking appliance configured to receive and cook a food product, wherein the cooking appliance includes:
- multiple load cells, wherein individual ones of the load cells are configured to detect a weight of the food product;
- multiple temperature sensors, wherein individual ones of the temperature sensors are positioned proximate to a corresponding one of the load cells and configured to detect a temperature proximate to the corresponding one of the load cells;
- and
- a processor communicatively coupled to the load cells and the temperature sensors, wherein the processor is configured to:
- receive the detected weights and the detected temperatures;
- and
- determine a temperature compensated weight of the food product based at least in part on the detected weights and the detected temperatures.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.