CIRCULATOR COOKER

• US 20160192801A1
• Filed: 01/04/2016
• Published: 07/07/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 01/02/2015
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Anova Applied Electronics, Inc. (AB Electrolux)
• Original Assignee: Jeff Wu
• Inventors: WU, Jeff
• Application Number:
  US14/987,265
• Publication Number:
  US 20160192801A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A23L 5/13 using water or steam
• CPC Class Codes: A47J 27/10 Cooking-vessels with water-bath arrangements for domestic use

Abstract

Disclosed herein is a circulator cooker for sous-vide cooking. The circulator cooker can comprises an upper portion including a display device and a communication interface coupled to a controller and a lower portion partial immersed in a fluid of a fluid container and having a motor and heating element coupled to the motor. The controller of the circulator cooker can receive by the communication interface a temperature and in response to receiving the temperature actuates the motor and the heating element to heat the fluid of the fluid container to a constant temperature.

Claims

1. A circulator cooker comprising:

an upper portion including a rotatable and tiltable display device and a communication interface coupled to a controller;

a lower portion partial immersed in a fluid of a fluid container and having a motor and a heating element coupled to the motor;

the controller configured to receive by the communication interface a temperature reading, and in response actuate the motor and the heating element to heat the fluid of the fluid container to a constant temperature.

2. The circulator cooker of claim 1, wherein the display device can be rotated 360 degrees.

3. The circulator cooker of claim 1, wherein the display device can be rotated in a counter-clockwise direction.

4. The circulator cooker of claim 1, wherein the display device can be rotated in a clockwise direction.

5. The circulator cooker of claim 1, wherein the display device can be tilted in the forward direction.

6. The circulator cooker of claim 1, wherein the display device can be tilted in the backwards direction.

7. The circulator cooker of claim 1, wherein the wireless communication interface can send control signals to a cooling system coupled to the fluid container, the cooling system configured to cool the fluid of the fluid container.

8. The circulator cooker of claim 1, further comprising an audio output device configured to output an audible alert.

9. The circulator cooker of claim 1, wherein the wireless communication interface can transmit to and receive data from a wireless temperature sensor.

10. The circulator cooker of claim 1, wherein the wireless communication interface can transmit to and receive data from a wireless pH sensor.

11. The circulator cooker of claim 1, further comprising an agitation device and impeller coupled to the motor.

12. The circulator cooker of claim 1, wherein the display device can include capacitive touch pads.

13. The circulator cooker of claim 1, further comprising a snap clip coupled to the lower portion and configured to releasably couple the lower portion to the fluid container.

14. The circulator cooker of claim 1, further comprising a submersible pump coupled to the motor.

15. The circulator cooker of claim 14, wherein the submersible pump includes a nozzle and flow diffuser.

16. The circulator cooker of claim 1, wherein the submersible pump is a refillable pump.

17. A circulator cooking system comprising:

a circulator cooker including;

an upper portion including a rotatable and tiltable display device and a communication interface coupled to a controller;

a lower portion partial immersed in a fluid of a fluid container and having a motor and a heating element coupled to the motor;

the controller configured to receive by the communication interface a temperature reading, and in response actuate the motor and the heating element to heat the fluid of the fluid container to a constant temperature; and

a cooling system coupled to the circulator cooker and configured to cool the fluid of the fluid container.

18. A method of sous-vide cooking, the method comprising:

receiving, at a circulator cooker, a ready time and an indication food is present in a fluid of a container;

calculating a start time based on the ready time and a type of food;

transmitting to a cooling system, a control signal to cool the fluid of the container when the start time is not within a predetermined time; and

actuating, at the start time, a heater and an agitation device of the circulator cook.