公开(公告)号：US20230337339A1

公开(公告)日：2023-10-19

申请号：US18022206

申请日：2021-08-25

Applicant: THE COCA-COLA COMPANY

Inventor： Michael J. GOCLON ,  Steven Romel GIVENS

IPC: H05B6/64

CPC classification number: H05B6/645

Abstract: A microwave appliance provides safe heating of a food product within a food container to within a tolerance of a temperature selection despite the temperature of the food container being different than the temperature of the food product. The temperature of the food product may be higher than the temperature of the food container, particularly for higher temperature settings for the food product. A control method is provided herein to calculate a target temperature of the food container at which a heating cycle is to be stopped. The control method stops the heating cycle when the measured temperature of the food container reaches the target temperature. A temperature of the microwave cavity also affects the measured temperature of the food container. Accordingly, the temperature of the microwave cavity may be used to determine an adjustment to the target temperature of the food container.

公开(公告)号：US20220039219A1

公开(公告)日：2022-02-03

申请号：US17276525

申请日：2019-09-17

Applicant: THE COCA-COLA COMPANY

Inventor： Steven Romel GIVENS ,  Clayton Keith BURNETT ,  Ryan WEST ,  Michael J. GOCLON ,  John Foster GERLING ,  George Clarke MONROE, IV

IPC: H05B6/64 ,  H05B6/66 ,  H05B6/68

Abstract: A microwave appliance provides safe heating of packaged food products at an efficiency greater than 90%. A temperature sensor positioned about a product holder is configured to sense a temperature of the package. A product identification scanner identifies a type of food product, a type of packaging, and/or a size of packaging being inserted into the microwave appliance. The product identification may be used to obtain a dielectric constant and/or electrical conductivity of the product. An electric field detector verifies that a suitable product has been inserted into the microwave appliance and is used to estimate a volume of the packaged food product. Accordingly, even partially full packaged food products may be safely re-heated to a desired temperature. As opposed to a time-based operation with traditional microwave appliances, operation of the microwave appliance may be adjusted based on the product identification scanner, temperature sensor, and electric field detector.