System and method for cooking a meat patty
US9788687B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 17, 2016 |
| Grant date | Oct 17, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 17, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA47J37/0629
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
One variation of a system for cooking food includes: a griddle module including a lower plate configured to receive a food product and an upper plate arranged over the lower plate and configured to contact the food product; a set of induction stations, each induction station including a lower coil configured to inductively couple to the lower plate when the griddle module is arranged in the induction station and an upper coil configured to inductively couple to the upper plate when the griddle module is arranged in the induction station; a hub configured to support the lower plate and the upper plate between the upper and lower coils of the induction stations and to sequentially position the griddle module through the set of induction stations; and a controller configured to drive the upper and lower coils to heat the food product between the lower plate and the upper plate.
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