Programmable heating circulator
AssigneeAnova Applied Electronics, Inc.
InventorJeff Wu
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Abstract
A sous-vide circulator cooker temperature control device that includes a motor module which can be replaced by users when the motor fails. The circulator cooker temperature control device includes an outer portion, an upper portion, a middle portion, and a lower portion. The upper portion includes a programmable controller storing one or more codes that represent cooking temperatures and times selectable by a user. The controller can be programmed to receive additional codes. The controller includes a speaker and a voice assist algorithm configured to alert users of events.
Claims11
A circulator cooker temperature control device comprising:
- an upper portion and a middle portion comprising a controller coupled to a memory, an input device, a removable modular motorized pump system and a speaker, the input device configured to receive one or more inputs, the memory configured to store one or more index codes associated with a temperature and a heating duration for one or more food preparations, the controller configured to execute an index code of the one or more index codes in response to the received input, and the speaker configured to emit audio notifications;
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- a lower portion removably coupled to the middle portion, the lower portion having a heater configured for at least partial immersion in a fluid and the heater runs at a temperature and a heating duration according to the executed index code and a removable modular motorized pump mechanism removably coupled to the removable modular motorized pump system, the pump mechanism further comprising a pump base, a housing, and an impeller mechanism.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.