1527 results about "Food storage" patented technology

A control unit is attached to or embedded within a refrigeration appliance to monitor electric power voltage and / or frequency supplied by the mains. If the unit detects a sag or peak in either the voltage or frequency, the control unit either separates any high demand elements of the appliance from the mains to reduce demand in a sag or energizes the elements in a peak. When the control system separates the refrigeration compressor from the mains, a food spoilage monitoring system monitors the food storage compartments. This system utilizes food industry temperature and time algorithms to ensure the food does not spoil. If food spoilage could occur, the unit re-energizes the compressor to allow it to lower the temperature provided the power is sufficient to operate the compressor unit without damaging it. Once the sensed temperature is restored to a safe level, the unit separates the compressor from the mains.

The present invention is related to methods and systems for collected item information for stored items. In one embodiment, a networked food storage system comprises a first sensor configured to read information from item tags coupled to items, wherein the items are stored or intended to be stored in a storage unit. A data store is configured to store food preferences for at least a first user. Instructions, stored in computer readable memory, are configured to: cause a first user interface to be displayed to the first user via which the first user can request a meal suggestion; retrieve preference information for the first user from computer readable memory; retrieve information read from at least a first item tag; and provide a meal suggestion based at least in part on preference information for the first user and item tag information.

Supercooling refrigeration being a method of enhancing the quality of food frozen other than the quick freezing method is realized by simple construction, and there are provided a refrigerator and method of refrigeration capable of realizing high-quality freezing by simple construction. The refrigerator is one capable of food storage utilizing cold air generated by cooler (3), comprising supercooling case (81) adapted to hold stored food in a supercooling state such that freezing does not occur even at its freezing point or lower temperature for at least a given period of time. The supercooling case (81) consists of, for example, the downside case of up-and-down two stage case disposed in switching chamber (200) capable of switching to multiple temperature zones.

A reclosable food storage bag able to withstand a wide temperature range manufactured from environmentally sensitive materials is disclosed. The bag can be manufactured from such materials as silicone rubber and thermoset resins. By using such materials, the bag can easily withstand the temperature ranges encountered in residential kitchens extending from the freezer to the oven and all ambient temperatures therebetween. In addition, by manufacturing the bag from such materials, the environmental impact of using petroleum based polymers is avoided.

The invention discloses a food nutrition analysis and health management system. The food nutrition analysis and health management system comprises an intelligent terminal, a service platform, food storage equipment, food cooking equipment and user physical sign measurement equipment. The food storage equipment is used for acquiring food types, adjusting own storage temperature according to the food types and recommending recipes according to existing food stock; the user physical sign measurement equipment is used for detecting physical sign information of a user and uploading to a service platform; the intelligent terminal is used for controlling the food storage equipment, the food cooking equipment and the user physical sign measurement equipment; the food cooking equipment is used for acquiring recipes from the service platform and cooking according to the recipes; the service platform is used for recommending recipes according to the physical sign information of the user and providing nutrition analysis and health management advices for the user according to the physical sign information and historical dietary information. Therefore, on the basis of daily diet habits of the user, the historical dietary information and physical signal information of the user are dynamically known to intelligently provide healthy recipes for the user.

A self aligning magnetic labeling system for food containers which will conform dimensionally and in reading orientation to have a base magnetic strip having multiple evenly spaced magnetic band polarities and an adhesive base for adhering to plastic, glass, and metal food containers and a second magnetic strip having the same number of multiple evenly spaced magnetic bands of opposite polarity and having a label indicating the day of the week the container is placed in the refrigerator be aligned with each other to fit over each other and be oriented with the weekday readable.

A programmable food storage container and behavior modification assistant, having an automatically closing and locking lid / door, and a programmable lock mechanism able to accept and store multiple defined sequential periods of inaccessibility of variable duration and frequency, and multiple defined periods of accessibility of variable duration and frequency. Use of the device mandates compliance with, and reinforcement of behavior consistent with, the user's desire to develop and adhere to a pattern of controlled and limited consumption of any products stored within the container. Addressing the problem left unsolved in the prior art (i.e., the inability of some consumers to resist impulses to consume, and the finite and consumable capacity of people to resist temptation), the device eliminates temptations regarding its contents, and thus eliminates wasteful consumption of the consumer's finite supply of willpower, or capacity to successfully resist an impulse to consume.

A modular container system may enable a user to create a set of interconnected containers to organize and pack small items. The modular container system may be assembled in various ways to hold one or more items in separate compartments of varying size. The modular container system may have the same diameter as a typical sports water bottle, making the container system easy to pack and readily accessible to the user. The modular container system may be useful in various situations where a person needs to organize and store items. Applications may include outdoor sports and recreation, military, automotive, arts and crafts, construction tools and materials, food storage, toy storage, and the like.

A method for preparing a flavored slurried confection includes the use of a disposable serving container holding an individual serving of a neutral flavored mix which has a freezing point temperature lower than normally found for that of water. A large supply of the mix filled containers is stored in a storage freezer for maintaining the neutral flavored mix at a storage temperature, such as is typical of a food storage freezer for a restaurant. A desired quantity of the mix filled containers is then transferred from the storage freezer to a tempering freezer, generally close to a preparation and serving area, for maintaining the neutral flavored mix at a desirable blending temperature. The mix filled container is then removed from the tempering freezer for preparation of a flavored confection, such as a flavored shake. In preparing the flavored confection, a small quantity of a selected syrup is pumped from a selected bag-in-the-box styled carton into the mix filled container for blending the selected syrup with the neutral flavored mix while the mix remains chilled at the blending temperature. The small quantity of syrup adds provides the selected flavor to the neutral flavored mix for forming the flavored slurried confection which is then served within the disposable serving container.

A food jar has an insulated body with a wide-mouth opening for receiving food. A collar is affixed to the opening of the food jar by affixing a throat member to the collar and threading the throat into the wide-mouth body. The throat member includes a gasket at the lower end to seal the throat to the body. A lid is affixed to the collar by a hinge. The lid includes a central projection that extends into sealing contact with the gasket on the throat member to seal the lid to the throat member. A button is mounted in a channel in the lid and biased by a spring to move into an engaging position to engage the collar at an opening in the collar to secure the lid to the collar. A wire loop is provided to engage the button in an embodiment.

The present invention is a washable and reusable storage bag comprising a plastic coated canvas made from cotton and polyethylene. The storage bag comprises a front panel having a zipper and a back panel, a bottom edge and a top edge, and two side edges. The bag further comprises a rectangular transparent polyurethane window in the front panel, preferably in the shape of a rectangle. Two opposing sides of the transparent polyurethane window are heat sealed to the plastic coated canvas to create a liquid tight seal between the transparent polyurethane window and the plastic coated canvas. The outside of the storage bag can be customized with, e.g., designs, branding, and / or advertising. The storage bags can be hand washed, put in the dishwasher or put in the washing machine and clothes dryer.

A food jar has an insulated body with a wide-mouth opening for receiving food. A collar is affixed to the opening of the food jar by affixing a throat member to the collar and threading the throat into the wide-mouth body. The throat member includes a gasket at the lower end to seal the throat to the body. A lid is affixed to the collar by a hinge. The lid includes a central projection that extends into sealing contact with the gasket on the throat member to seal the lid to the throat member. A button is mounted in a channel in the lid and biased by a spring to move into an engaging position to engage the collar at an opening in the collar to secure the lid to the collar. A wire loop is provided to engage the button in an embodiment.

A food storage container has a base with a bottom, a continuous side wall extending up from the bottom and terminating at an upper end, a storage space within the side wall above the bottom, and an open top bounded by the upper end. A lid of the container has a main panel section and a perimeter skirt around the main panel section. The lid is configured to attach to and close off the open top near the upper end of the side wall. A tray of the container has a perforate panel and a tray foot. The tray is sized to fit within the storage space with the tray foot resting on the bottom of the base and the perforate panel elevated above the bottom of the base. A connecting structure is carried in part on the lid, in part on the base, and in part on the tray and is configured so that the lid and the tray can be connected to one another and to the bottom under the base.

A multi-compartment food storage container is adapted for stand-alone use or for use in a lunchbox or lunch bag. The container includes a lower portion defining a plurality of compartments, an upper portion defining at least one compartment pivotably connected in a sealing engagement to the lower portion and a cover hingably connected to seal the upper portion. The compartments are suitable for storing food items in a sanitary manner.

A food storage system allows at least one warm item and one cool item, especially foods to be stored and transported together. A housing with a closable internal volume receives at least one container for the cool items and one container form the warm items. In each of these containers, cool items and warm items are paired with a appropriate phase change material that either absorbs heat or emits heat. The items and the phase change materials can be separately contained.

This invention relates to one food storage volume measurement method, which comprises the following steps: using laser sensor to measure its volume and starting cameral head for shot stored into PC database; correcting according to the volume by laser sensor; measuring food storage intensity by use of pressure sensor to weight sensor above column weight and measuring sensor food column height through laser sensor; computing food column intensity according to the weight, height and pressure area; computing food storage total weight according to the intensity and volume.

A system configured to provide food storage, preparation, and delivery in a finished cooked state includes a computer control interface, a freezer / refrigeration module, a food transport mechanism, a heating / cooking module, and a delivery area. The meal system is configured to provide food storage, preparation, and delivery in a finished cooked state. The system may be configured in the form of an independent unit or in the form of a combination of separate modules. The computer control interface, freezer / refrigeration module, food transport mechanism, heating / cooking module, and delivery area may be communicatively interconnected wirelessly or non-wirelessly.

A food storage system including a secondary bowl that is adapted to be positioned at least partially on and / or in a main lid. The secondary bowl is adapted to be detachable from the main lid.

An automated system for collecting, storing and retrieving temperature data relative to food items and food storage equipment includes a hand-held display and data input unit coupled to a temperature probe. The system may include, in the hand-held unit, a memory element for storing one or more predetermined temperature ranges for each one of a plurality of food items or food storage equipment items; and, the memory element maintains a log having temperature data relative to measured temperatures of food items and / or food storage equipment including the date and time when temperatures were measured. The system also comprises a processor that assigns a log number to a temperature measurement taken of a food item or the food storage equipment, and the memory element stores the log number with the date, time and measured temperature associated with the food item or food storage equipment.

A blending station apparatus and method includes a foodstuffs storage location where a plurality of individual foodstuffs storage containers are held, a control panel for inputting information into the blending station so that the beverage size and one or more of the various types of foodstuffs, as well as other ingredients such as ice, water, supplements, etc., can be selected to make a drink, a blending container to hold the various ingredients, a mixing location for blending the ingredients to achieve a uniform drink consistency, and a cleaning location to clean the blending container after the blended contents have been dispensed into a container for consumption.

An eating utensil includes a food storage section and a food holding section. The holding section also includes a selectively engage-able valve that dispenses food contained in the food storage section. The two sections are separable from each other.

The embodiments disclose means to inhibit the growth and migration of bacteria, mildew and fungus by applying various coatings which contain an inorganic anti-microbial agent onto metal, glass, and plastic substrates. The substrates are used in the manufacture of components for the interior of refrigerators and freezers, which include wire (100) and glass shelving (200, 300), plastic crisper baskets (500) and other articles within the food storage area. The coatings include the inorganic anti-microbial agent combinet with a matrix resin which are applied by electrostatic powder coating (916), roller coating (810), or robotic spraying (710), and then cured.

A pet feeder for dispensing a supply of pet food includes a food dish and a food storage reservoir. The food storage reservoir is disposed adjacent the food dish and is adapted for holding a supply of the food. A top wall and a floor define the reservoir. The food dish is defined by a sidewall and a floor and has an open top to allow pets access to the food dish. The reservoir floor and the food dish floor form a continuous and downwardly sloping floor to gravitally direct pet food from the storage reservoir into the food dish. An agitator is disposed inside the reservoir. The agitator includes an arm secured to a disc for stirring the food to reduce food stagnation inside said reservoir. A food level sensor is further included in the reservoir to alert the user when the food level in the reservoir is empty or is approaching empty.

A full-automatic cooking vending machine comprises a machine shell, food storage boxes, a food ingredient refrigeration storage, food ingredient transfer machines, an ingredient injector, a vegetablefryer, a rice cooker, a bun steaming machine, a finished-product storage machine, a porridge cooker and a packing conveyor. An order platform, a user identification device, an order information promptdevice and a food taking platform are arranged on the machine shell; when a customer takes an order on the order platform and scans to confirm taking food on a food taking port in the food taking platform through the user identification device, the finished-product storage machine takes out a food box corresponding to the order and puts the food box on the packing conveyor, a food taking manipulator grips the food box to have the food box packed through a food box packer, and the corresponding ordered food box is transferred to the food taking port after the order is printed. Through full-automatic site production of the food, no outside contact during food production is realized, secondary pollution is avoided, food safety without manual pollution is guaranteed, functions of food storage, automatic vegetable frying, automatic rice cooking, automatic bun steaming, automatic porridge cooing, automatic storage and heat preservation and the like are integrated, and diversified dining needs can be provided.

A control unit is attached to or embedded within a refrigeration appliance to monitor electric power voltage and / or frequency supplied by the mains. If the unit detects a sag or peak in either the voltage or frequency, the control unit either separates any high demand elements of the appliance from the mains to reduce demand in a sag or energizes the elements in a peak. When the control system separates the refrigeration compressor from the mains, a food spoilage monitoring system monitors the food storage compartments. This system utilizes food industry temperature and time algorithms to ensure the food does not spoil. If food spoilage could occur, the unit re-energizes the compressor to allow it to lower the temperature provided the power is sufficient to operate the compressor unit without damaging it. Once the sensed temperature is restored to a safe level, the unit separates the compressor from the mains.

The invention discloses a refrigerator and its temperature control method. The method comprises the following steps: detecting the current temperature of a variable-temperature chamber; judging whether a difference between a shutdown temperature of the variable-temperature chamber and the current temperature is not lower than a first difference temperature; if yes, detecting an ambient temperature of the refrigerator, and judging whether the ambient temperature is not higher than a preset ambient temperature; and if yes, controlling a temperature compensation heater in a first preset mode to heat the variable-temperature chamber, otherwise controlling the temperature compensation heater to operate in a second preset mode. The refrigerator temperature control method of the inventive embodiment can precisely control the temperature compensation heater to carry out temperature micro-adjustment on the variable-temperature chamber in different modes when the set temperature of the variable-temperature chamber is relatively high (usually used for a refrigerating chamber), to make the temperature of the variable-temperature chamber quickly reach the set temperature, and has advantage of high control accuracy, thus contributing to food storage in the variable-temperature chamber and improving practicability of the refrigerator.

Aspects of the disclosure include an attachment for providing a scent to a container. The scented attachment may be configured for being associated with a container, such as a drink or a food storage container. In one instance, the attachment is of a size or shape so as to fit around a circumference of the container. In another instance, the attachment may be configured for being associated to the container with a suitable attachment mechanism. For instance, the attachment may include a substrate having a first surface comprising an attachment mechanism for associating the scented attachment to the container; and a second surface comprising a scent. Systems including a scented attachment and a container, including their methods of use, are also provided.

The invention is applicable to the field of household appliances, and provides a refrigerator and a food management method and device thereof. The method comprises the following steps of: acquiring characteristic point information of an image of a food which passes through a refrigerator entrance and exit; searching food type information of the food and food quality guarantee period information from a database according to the characteristic point information of the image of the food; outputting information of a quality guarantee period of the food placed in the refrigerator for prompting a user and performing timing detection on the food quality guarantee period information of the food; and outputting information for promoting the user that food quality guarantee period limit is up when detecting the information that the food quality guarantee period limit is up in the timing detection process. In the invention, the problems of expiration for food storage, rotting of foods and unnecessary waste caused by expiration of foods in the refrigerator and untimely eating are solved by managing the foods placed in the refrigerator.

A system configured to provide food storage, preparation, and delivery in a finished cooked state includes a computer control interface, a freezer / refrigeration module, a food transport mechanism, a heating / cooking module, and a delivery area. The meal system is configured to provide food storage, preparation, and delivery in a finished cooked state. The system may be configured in the form of an independent unit or in the form of a combination of separate modules. The computer control interface, freezer / refrigeration module, food transport mechanism, heating / cooking module, and delivery area may be communicatively interconnected wirelessly or non-wirelessly.