Patent ID: 8497691
Filing Date: 2013-07-30
Classification: A47J,G01N,G01R

Abstract:
1. A system for measuring the state of degradation of cooking oils or fats in a deep fryer comprising: at least one fryer pot; a conduit fluidly connected to said at least one fryer pot for transporting cooking oil from said at least one fryer pot and returning the cooking oil back to said at least one fryer pot; a means for re-circulating said cooking oil to and from said fryer pot; and a sensor external to said at least on fryer pot and disposed in fluid communication with said conduit to measure an electrical property that is indicative of total polar materials of said cooking oil as the cooking oil flows past said sensor and is returned to said at least one fryer pot; wherein said conduit comprises a drain pipe that transports oil from said at least one fryer pot and a return pipe that returns oil to said at least one fryer pot, wherein said return pipe or said drain pipe comprises two portions and said sensor is disposed in an adapter installed between said two portions, and wherein said adapter has two opposite ends wherein one of said two ends is connected to one of said two portions and the other of said two ends is connected to the other of said two portions.