Food safety discernment device
First Claim
1. An automated system for giving an instant status indication for food containment equipment comprising:
- threshold means, for connection to at least one sensor of a food containment equipment unit, having a pre-set limit for characterizing said condition into a normal operation condition, a non-food safety condition, an imminent unsafe food condition and an unsafe food safety condition; and
an indicator connected to said threshold means for indicating instantly the condition of said food containment equipment, including a first indicator based upon at least one of said imminent food safety condition and said unsafe food safety condition, and a second indicator based upon at least one of said normal operation condition and said non-food safety condition.
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Abstract
The apparatus and method solves this aforementioned problems by providing an instantly recognizable indication not only of the status of the equipment, but also the level or severity of the problem so that an immediate decision can be made to (1) continue operations until the end of the operation period, or (2) continue operations in peak time until after a roll off in the peak activity, or (3) cease utilization of the equipment until the problem can be addressed or if the equipment is of such primary importance, to cease operation until the equipment can be repaired. Colors indicators are illustrated as one possible realization of the indicator embodiments.
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9 Claims
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1. An automated system for giving an instant status indication for food containment equipment comprising:
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threshold means, for connection to at least one sensor of a food containment equipment unit, having a pre-set limit for characterizing said condition into a normal operation condition, a non-food safety condition, an imminent unsafe food condition and an unsafe food safety condition; and
an indicator connected to said threshold means for indicating instantly the condition of said food containment equipment, including a first indicator based upon at least one of said imminent food safety condition and said unsafe food safety condition, and a second indicator based upon at least one of said normal operation condition and said non-food safety condition. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A process for giving an instant status indication for food containment equipment comprising:
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sensing a current condition of said food containment equipment;
utilizing a pre-set characteristic to characterize said current condition into at least a normal operation condition, a non-food safety condition, an imminent unsafe food safety condition, and an unsafe food safety condition; and
activating an indicator to give an instant condition of said food containment equipment based upon said pre-set limit. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9)
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