US 12,295,523 B2
Waffle maker
Richard Hoare, Lane Cove (AU); Brendan John Foxlee, Earlwood (AU); Emma Craig, Ultimo (AU); Vyvyan Rose, Bronte (AU); and Ashley Marsh-Croft, Woollahra (AU)
Assigned to BREVILLE PTY LIMITED, Alexandria (AU)
Filed by BREVILLE PTY LIMITED, Alexandria (AU)
Filed on Jun. 15, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/902,238.
Application 16/902,238 is a continuation of application No. 14/426,160, granted, now 10,682,010, previously published as PCT/AU2013/000386, filed on Apr. 16, 2013.
Claims priority of application No. 2012903873 (AU), filed on Sep. 6, 2012.
Prior Publication US 2024/0245260 A1, Jul. 25, 2024
Int. Cl. A47J 37/06 (2006.01); A47J 37/08 (2006.01)
CPC A47J 37/0611 (2013.01) [A47J 37/06 (2013.01); A47J 2037/0617 (2013.01); A47J 37/08 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An electrical device for cooking a food product made from batter, the device comprising:
a lower cooking plate and an upper cooking plate;
a temperature sensor operatively associated with at least one of the cooking plates and to provide a temperature signal over time that is indicative of a measured temperature corresponding to a current cooking temperature;
a processor module capable of receiving the temperature signal, wherein the processor module is configured to control power supplied to the upper and lower cooking plates for controlling the cooking temperature, which causes the cooking temperature to vary over time;
a measured temperature profile of the cooking plates, subdivided into a plurality of temperature bands over time by the processor module, wherein the measured temperature passes through the plurality of temperature bands as the cooking temperature varies over time; and
wherein the processor module assigns an optimal cooking time based on a time at which the batter is added to the lower cooking plate, whereby the time at which the batter is added to the lower cooking plate corresponds to one of the plurality of temperature bands.