Patent ID: 7381933

Claim:
Probe for detecting at least one parameter during thermal treatment of a food product, comprising a sensor arrangement suitable for detecting a value of said at least one parameter, at least one antenna for communicating said value to a control device for controlling said thermal treatment in the absence of connection cables, wherein said probe comprises a supply arrangement comprising a supply circuit arrangement suitable for transforming into electric energy electromagnetic energy associated with a signal transmitted to said at least one antenna by said control device, said supply circuit arrangement comprising a supply circuit connected to said sensor arrangement and a further supply circuit connected to a processing unit suitable for processing said value, said probe further comprising an activating device for selectively activating said supply circuit at certain preset instants, a non-volatile memory that is readable and/or writeable by said processing unit and an analogue/digital converter suitable for converting said at least one parameter into digital form to transmit it to said processing unit, said processing unit being positioned in an active zone arranged near a pointed end of said probe suitable for interacting with said food product.