Jin S Choi

US Patent:

20150179086, Jun 25, 2015

Filed:

Nov 17, 2014

Appl. No.:

14/543741

Inventors:

HONG SOON KIM - Lynbrook NY, US
Jin Ok Choi - Lynbrook NY, US

International Classification:

G09B 19/24
A47G 21/02
A47G 21/04

Abstract:

In an embodiment, an utensil may include a first head having a concave shape and configured to contain food, a handle coupled to the first head and configured to act as a handle for the first head, a first sensor in the handle and configured to detect a user's body part, a second sensor in the first head and configured to sense the food or the user's body part, a control circuit in the handle and configured to determine whether the food contained in the first head is eaten by the user according to change in sensing signals received from the first sensor and the second sensor, and an output device in the handle and configured to output sound or light, or both, according to a result of the determination made by the control circuit.