US 12,239,255 B2
Modular cooking appliance
Philip R. McKee, Dallas, TX (US); Scott Smith, Richardson, TX (US); Andrew Podevels, Wauwatosa, WI (US); Harold Hansen, Plano, TX (US); Lee Vanlanen, McKinney, TX (US); and Harold Sackett, Lucas, TX (US)
Assigned to AUTOMATION TECH, LLC, Elgin, IL (US)
Filed by Automation Tech, LLC, Elgin, IL (US)
Filed on Apr. 2, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/838,540.
Prior Publication US 2021/0307553 A1, Oct. 7, 2021
Int. Cl. A47J 27/12 (2006.01); A21B 1/24 (2006.01); A21B 1/26 (2006.01); A21B 2/00 (2006.01); A21B 3/07 (2006.01); A47J 36/04 (2006.01); A47J 37/01 (2006.01)
CPC A47J 27/12 (2013.01) [A21B 1/245 (2013.01); A21B 1/26 (2013.01); A21B 2/00 (2013.01); A21B 3/07 (2013.01); A47J 36/04 (2013.01); A47J 37/015 (2013.01); A47J 2201/00 (2013.01)] 37 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A modular cooking apparatus, comprising:
a housing having a first interchangeable cooking module and a second interchangeable cooking module;
a first oven contained within said first interchangeable cooking module;
a second oven contained within said second interchangeable cooking module, wherein said second oven is different from said first oven;
a control panel on said housing for receiving cooking inputs;
a controller within said housing for controlling said first interchangeable cooking module and said second interchangeable cooking module, wherein:
said controller includes a memory for storing:
a food entry table containing a list of types of food items to be cooked within said modular cooking appliance and their respective cook settings; and
a current drawn history table which includes a plurality of time units and which contains currents drawn by said first oven in said plurality of time units when said first oven is cooking a type of food item listed in said food entry table and currents drawn by said second oven in said plurality of time units when said second oven is cooking a type of food item listed in said food entry table; and
said controller is configured to control oven temperatures of said first oven and said second oven using said currents contained in said plurality of time units of said current drawn history table; and
a single power plug for receiving electrical power from a wall outlet.