US 2022/0273141 A1 · Variable Temperature Blender

Abstract

A variable temperature blender is disclosed for the cooking and preparation of heated sauces, jams, soups, purees, alternative milks, smoothies and more. A variable temperature blender has a lid assembly, a vessel assembly, and a base assembly. The vessel assembly has a blending vessel and a collar attached to a bottom portion of the blending vessel. The base assembly have a user interface, a motor, and a controller. A heating element positioned within the collar of the vessel assembly received an electronic signal from the controller via an electrical interface connecting the base assembly with the vessel assembly. The electronic signal activates or deactivates the heating element based on an operational mode of the variable temperature blender to heat a food item contained within the blending vessel.

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Dependent claims

A variable temperature blender comprising:

a lid assembly;
a vessel assembly, the vessel assembly having a blending vessel and a collar attached to a bottom portion of the blending vessel;
a base assembly, the base assembly having a user interface, a motor, and a controller;
and
a heating element positioned within the collar of the vessel assembly,
wherein the controller is configured to control (i) heating of the heating element via an electronic heating control signal transmitted from the controller to an electrical interface that electrically connects the base assembly with the vessel assembly, the electronic heating control signal activating or deactivating heating by the heating element based on parameters of an operational mode of the variable temperature blender to heat at least one food item contained within the blending vessel, and (ii) execution of the operational mode, wherein the operational mode comprises a mode for preparation of a jam sauce.

3 more elements

A method to create a jam sauce with a variable temperature blender, the method comprising:

placing at least one food item into a blending vessel of the variable temperature blender,
selecting a pre-programmed mode of preparation of a jam sauce from a plurality of pre-programmed modes of operation via a user interface of the variable temperature blender;
activating rotation of a blade assembly to blend the at least one food item;
activating heating by a heating element to heat the at least one food item;
receiving a first temperature sensor reading from a temperature sensor of the variable temperature blender;
determining whether the received first temperature sensor reading is at or below a predetermined temperature reading for the mode of preparation of the jam sauce;
activating the heating element when a result of the determination is that the first temperature sensor reading is below the predetermined temperature reading for the mode of preparation of the jam sauce;
receiving a second temperature sensor reading from the temperature sensor of the variable temperature blender;
and
deactivating heating by the heating element if the received second temperature sensor reading is at or above the predetermined temperature reading for the mode of preparation of the jam sauce.

7 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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