公开(公告)号：US20210059472A1

公开(公告)日：2021-03-04

申请号：US16556826

申请日：2019-08-30

Applicant: Prince Castle LLC

Inventor： Steven Shei ,  Benjamin Slotarski ,  Nicholas R. Mandarino ,  Jason Pittenger

IPC: A47J37/08 ,  G05D23/19

Abstract: In a latent heat controlled toaster and process of toasting, the toaster includes at least one heating element. A controller receives electrical measurements including at least one of a voltage or a current and calculates a power delivered to the at least one heating element. The controller iteratively accumulates a system energy from the calculated power over time. The controller compares the accumulated system energy to a target energy and ends the toasting process when the accumulated system energy reaches the target energy.

公开(公告)号：US20200288912A1

公开(公告)日：2020-09-17

申请号：US16814414

申请日：2020-03-10

Applicant: Prince Castle LLC

Inventor： Steven Shei ,  Nick Mandarino ,  Dave Paton ,  Benjamin Slotarski ,  Jason Pittenger

IPC: A47J37/08 ,  G06T7/00 ,  G06K9/20 ,  H04N5/232 ,  G06T7/90

Abstract: An infrared toaster and a method of toasting use a support configured to hold a food product relative to an infrared source. A light source and a camera are arranged relative to the support to illuminate the food product and capture digital images of the food product. A processor receives and analyzes successive images from the camera. The processor operates the IR source to achieve a predetermined toasting level of the food product. The processor operates the IR source to terminate operation directing IR energy when the predetermined toasting level is reached.