Ernest E Brown

US Patent:

55123120, Apr 30, 1996

Filed:

Dec 14, 1994

Appl. No.:

8/356835

Inventors:

Robert B. Forney - Tiburon CA
Ernest C. Brown - Danvers MA

International Classification:

A23L 100
A47J 2700
H05B 600

US Classification:

426523

Abstract:

An oven for cooking and browning foods has heated, radiant walls. Heat may be supplied by a gas burner flame in a plenum behind the walls, with products of combustion thus being isolated from the food in the oven chamber. In one embodiment food products are continuously conveyed through the oven chamber and are either cooked or simply browned in the oven by the radiant wall heat. Fats and other materials rendered from the food products, if not fully incinerated in the oven chamber, may be transferred along with exhaust air from the oven chamber to a separate combustion chamber, for incineration. Steam or other inert gas is introduced to the oven chamber to minimize oxidation and prevent flame. An alternative wall heating system uses electric resistance heat elements inside a thin ceramic wall. In another embodiment a web-like metal conveyor of a radiant wall oven is returned through the oven in order to heat the conveyor sufficiently to put grill stripes on a product being browned, such as meat.

US Patent:

59421428, Aug 24, 1999

Filed:

Apr 26, 1996

Appl. No.:

8/638512

Inventors:

Robert B. Forney - Tiburon CA
Ernest C. Brown - Danvers MA

Assignee:

Pyramid Food Processing Equip. Mfg. Inc. - Tewksbury MA

International Classification:

A21B 148
A21B 100
A47J 3700

US Classification:

219388

Abstract:

An oven for cooking foods, and especially for browning foods, has heated, radiant walls. Heat may be supplied by a gas burner flame in a plenum behind the walls, with products of combustion thus being isolated from the food in the oven chamber. In one embodiment food products are continuously conveyed through the oven chamber and, depending on oven temperature, are either cooked or simply browned in the oven by the radiant wall heat. Fats and other materials rendered from the food products, if not fully incinerated in the oven chamber, may be transferred along with exhaust air from the oven chamber to a separate combustion chamber, for incineration, the heat from which is used to contribute to heat requirements for the plenum. Steam or other inert gas is introduced to the oven chamber to minimize oxidation and prevent flame, and the steam can be produced by heat exchange with exhaust plenum gases. An alternative wall heating system uses electric resistance heat elements inside a thin ceramic wall.

US Patent:

20220383728, Dec 1, 2022

Filed:

Jul 11, 2022

Appl. No.:

17/862176

Inventors:

- San Francisco CA, US
Ernest C. Brown - Berkeley CA, US

International Classification:

G08B 25/10
H04W 4/70
H04W 4/50
G08B 25/08
H04W 4/38
H04W 4/90
F21S 2/00
F21S 8/08
G05D 1/00
G06V 20/52
H04L 67/125

Abstract:

A system for sensing and responding to detected activity or an event in a region is provided. The system may comprise: a modular edge computing platform configured to provide a predetermined functionality for a particular application, the modular edge computing platform is configured to process sensor data to generate processed data, and transmit the processed data; and a remote entity that comprises (i) a cloud analytic configured to receive the processed data from the modular edge computing platform and analyze the processed data, and (ii) a cloud user interface module configured to provide a graphical user interface on a user device, the graphical user interface displays one or more results generated by the cloud analytic upon analyzing the processed data.

US Patent:

20210302621, Sep 30, 2021

Filed:

Jun 11, 2021

Appl. No.:

17/345840

Inventors:

- San Francisco CA, US
Ernest C. Brown - Berkeley CA, US

International Classification:

G01W 1/00
G06F 3/14
H04Q 9/00
H04L 29/08
G06N 20/00

Abstract:

A system for sensing and responding to detected activity or an event in a region is provided. The system may comprise: a modular edge computing platform configured to provide a predetermined functionality for a particular application, the modular edge computing platform is configured to process sensor data to generate processed data, and transmit the processed data; and a remote entity that comprises (i) a cloud analytic configured to receive the processed data from the modular edge computing platform and analyze the processed data, and (ii) a cloud user interface module configured to provide a graphical user interface on a user device, the graphical user interface displays one or more results generated by the cloud analytic upon analyzing the processed data.

US Patent:

20170301220, Oct 19, 2017

Filed:

Apr 17, 2017

Appl. No.:

15/489526

Inventors:

- San Francisco CA, US
Ernest C. Brown - Berkeley CA, US

International Classification:

G08B 25/10
H04W 4/00
H04W 4/00
H04L 29/08
H04W 84/18

Abstract:

A modular approach is provided for sensing and responding to detected activity or an event in a region that can be implemented quickly and easily using existing city infrastructure to establish a grid of sensors and detectors to provide localized or wide area coverage. The approach provides a turnkey solution or smart city in a box that can be adapted to different situations and needs to provide communications functionality and/or a desired or customized functionality for a wide range of different applications.