US 11,946,812 B2
Food thermometer and method of using thereof
Teemu Nivala, Leicester (GB); and Joseph Cruz, Encino, CA (US)
Assigned to Apption Labs Limited, Leicester (GB)
Filed by Apption Labs Limited, Leicester (GB)
Filed on Nov. 14, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/098,365.
Application 16/037,832 is a division of application No. 15/192,850, filed on Jun. 24, 2016, granted, now 10,024,736, issued on Jul. 17, 2018.
Application 17/098,365 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/734,354, filed on Jan. 5, 2020, granted, now 11,506,545.
Application 16/734,354 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/037,832, filed on Jul. 17, 2018, granted, now 10,670,470, issued on Jun. 2, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/184,775, filed on Jun. 25, 2015.
Prior Publication US 2022/0049992 A1, Feb. 17, 2022
Int. Cl. G01K 1/024 (2021.01)
CPC G01K 1/024 (2013.01) [G01K 2207/02 (2013.01); G01K 2207/06 (2013.01)] 30 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A food thermometer, comprising:
a tip portion configured to pierce food;
an outer shell including a minimum food insertion depth indicator visible on an exterior of the outer shell, wherein the outer shell defines a virtual axis through a center of the outer shell;
a thermal barrier member located inside the outer shell and at an axial location along the virtual axis of at least one of:
at or adjacent to an orthogonally projected position of the minimum food insertion depth indicator on the virtual axis, and
closer to the tip portion than the orthogonally projected position of the minimum food insertion depth indicator;
electronics located in the tip portion or closer to the tip portion than the thermal barrier members; and
a thermally insulating member located at least partially inside the outer shell and abutting the thermal barrier member on a side of the thermal barrier member that is farthest from the tip portion along the virtual axis.