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US 4,688,475 AGranted
Cooking apparatus
AssigneeFood Automation-Service Techniques, Inc.
InventorsAllan E. Witt, Andrew B. Macri, Mario Pasquini
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Abstract
Cooking apparatus controlled by a programmed digital microcomputer for determining whether the cooking process is complete and for filtering the cooking medium when, for example, only one cooking process is complete. The apparatus also determines whether the cooking medium has been filtered and locks out the initiation of a cooking process after, for example, the completion of only one cooking process at least until the apparatus determines that the cooking medium has been filtered.
Claims8
Cooking apparatus comprising:
- means for selecting a program subroutine for programming a microcomputer to control a cooking process utilizing a cooking medium;
- parameter-sensor means for sensing a parameter of the cooking medium;
- means responsive to said parameter-sensor means for determining whether the microcomputer should begin the subroutine;
- register means responsive to said program subroutine for storing timing information relating to the cooking process;
- means responsive to said determining means for decrementing said register means as the cooking process continues;
- means responsive to said register means for determining whether the cooking process is complete;
- means for filtering the cooking medium when one or more cooking processes is complete;
- means responsive to said parameter-sensor means for determining whether the cooking medium has been filtered after completion of the one or more cooking processes;
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- means responsive to said filter-determining means upon completion of the one or more cooking processes for locking-out the initiation of a cooking process for a period at least until said filter-determining means determines that the cooking medium has been filtered.
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