5489results about "Warming devices" patented technology

A device for preparing a fluid food at a desired consumption temperature on demand, comprising two reservoirs of water, a container containing a formula, a data processor and a controller for dispensing water of the correct temperature from each of the reservoirs and the formula from the container into a vessel. Also provided are methods for preparing specialized foods at desired consumption temperatures on demand, and methods for marketing both foods and food-preparation devices.

A beverage container is disclosed for keeping liquid evenly heated. The beverage container includes a cup, a heating element, and a removable battery power source. The cup has an inner sidewall surface, an outer sidewall surface, an inner bottom surface, and an outer bottom surface. The inner sidewall surface and inner bottom surface are shaped to hold liquid. The heating element is completely enclosed between the inner sidewall surface and the outer sidewall surface. The heating element heats the inner sidewall surface which then heats the liquid. An insulating layer is included between the heating element and the outer sidewall surface to keep the outer sidewall surface cool while the inner sidewall surface is heated. The battery power source is capable of being temporarily secured to the outer bottom surface of the cup and is utilized to keep the heating element energized to a predetermined level while the battery power source is secured to the cup. When the battery power source is removed, the cup is capable of being submerged in water without damaging the cup. When the battery power source is attached, the beverage container is portable.

An electronic drinking mug includes a heating element in thermal communication with the mug for heating a liquid contained in the mug, a temperture sensoring in communication with the heating element for monitoring a temperature of the liquid, a controller integrally attached to an outer surface of the mug and in communication with the temperature sensor and the heating element for selectively activating and deactivating the heating element so as to heat the liquid in the mug to a desired temperature. In operation, the controller receives temperature readings from the temperature sensor and deactivates the heating element when the monitored temperature of the liquid is greater than or equal to the desired user preset temperature of the liquid. A user interface is integrally attached to the outer surface of the mug and in communication with the controller for establishing the desired temperature of the liquid.

An actively heated mug, travel mug, baby bottle, water bottle or liquid container is provided. The mug, travel mug, baby bottle, water bottle or liquid container can include a body that receives a liquid therein and a heating or cooling system at least partially disposed in the body. The heating or cooling system can include one or more heating or cooling elements that heat a surface of the receiving portion of the body and one or more energy storage devices. The mug, travel mug, baby bottle, water bottle or liquid container can include a wireless power receiver that wirelessly receives power from a power source and control circuitry configured to charge one or more power storage elements and to control the delivery of electricity from the one or more power storage elements to the one or more heating or cooling elements. The mug, travel mug, baby bottle, water bottle or liquid container also can have one or more sensors that sense a parameter of the liquid or sense a parameter of the heating or cooling system and communicates the sensed information to the control circuitry. The control circuitry can turn on, turn off, and / or operate the heating or cooling element to actively heat or cool at least a portion of the body to maintain the liquid in a heated or cooled state generally at a user selected temperature setting based at least in part on the sensed parameter information. The mug, travel mug, baby bottle, water bottle or liquid container can also be paired with a remote device or mobile electronic device to send or receive communications or commands.

An electric drinking cup for use while driving a vehicle comprised of a plastic inner liner, a metal outer shell, and an insulation-filled space therebetween. A heating element is associated with the bottom portion of the inner liner, and is electrically connected to a vehicle's electrical system. The plastic inner liner curves around the upper edge of the outer metal shell providing a cup lip, which does not get hot when containing a hot liquid. The plastic inner liner and heating element further provide a diffuse heat that heats liquid, such as coffee or hot chocolate, slowly to the desired temperature such that, when heated, the liquid does not become burned and distasteful. The outer metal shell provides durability.

A portable heat source that may be used to warm food, beverage or other supplies. The heater contains a heat-producing composition that is a solid that may be stored for long periods of time, and activated by addition of water or an aqueous solution. Heat-producing compositions contain an acidic anhydride, an acidic salt, a basic anhydride or a basic salt. Preferred heat-producing compositions contain a mixture of an acidic anhydride or salt together with a basic anhydride or salt, such that addition of water to both acidic and basic anhydrides produces heat as well as acid and base respectively; subsequent reaction of the acid and base produces additional heat, as well as a safe, neutral product that is easily disposed. The invention further consists of means and methods for regulating the rate of heat production in heaters by the addition of inert additives to heat-producing compositions and the application of processing methods that regulate access of water to heat-producing compounds. Addition of inert materials and shaping, agglomerating, pelleting and like processing of heat-producing materials are applied to produced heat at a rate compatible with the rate at which the food or other materials can absorb the heat. The invention further consists of devices incorporating the materials to be heated in an advantageous arrangement with the heater composition.

In general, one embodiment of the invention is directed to food holding apparatus for holding pre-cooked food at a selected holding temperature. The apparatus comprises a cabinet having at least one holding compartment therein, and pre-cooked food in the holding compartment, the food having been previously cooked in a cooking appliance. At least one radiant heat source is spaced above the food a distance less than 12 inches for delivering radiant heat to the food. A control mechanism varies the amount of radiant heat delivered by the heat source to the food to maintain the food at the selected holding temperature. A related method is also disclosed.

The invention provides an electrically heated jacket to maintain a hot beverage contained in a disposable hot-beverage container at optimum temperature for consumption. Electrical power for heating may be provided, in various embodiments, by household electric power, electric power from a motor vehicle electrical system, or batteries, which may be disposable or rechargeable. The invention also provides a method for keeping a hot beverage warm comprising providing freshly recharged batteries convenient to the point-of-sale of hot beverages.

A travel mug has an outer case, an inner case, a film heater, a temperature control device, and a power source connector. The inner case is fitted into the outer case in conjunction with a spacer, thereby resulting in formation of an air space insulation between the inner case and the outer case. The film heater is fastened to the bottom end of the inner case and is connected to an electrical receptacle of the outer case by a wire which is also connected with the temperature control device located in proximity of the film heater. The receptacle is connected to a power source by the power source connector.

A self-heating or self-cooling container has a container body, a closure at one end of the body through which the contents of the container can be consumed, and a thermic module at the other end of the body having an actuator portion and an elongated reaction chamber portion that extends distally into the container body and contains a liquid reactant relatively more distally from the actuator portion than a solid reactant separated from the liquid reactant by a breakable barrier. When a user actuates the thermic module, an elongated actuator member punctures the barrier. The user can then immediately invert the container, allowing the liquid reactant to drain through the puncture into the solid reactant in the reaction chamber. The reactants mix and produce a reaction that, depending upon the reactants, either heats or cools the container contents by conduction through the thermic module wall. An advantage is that the user does not need to wait to invert the container after actuating it. Rather, the user can actuate the container, immediately invert it, wait until the contents reach the desired temperature, and consume the contents through the closure.

During journeys, and at other times when no stationary heating devices such as microwave ovens or hotplates are available, providing hot foods, liquid or solid, can be problematic. By providing a container with an in-built heating arrangement, the present invention solves the problem. Furthermore, the container is of a modular design. Its parts are easily interchangeable and new configurations for different purposes can be readily put together.

An oven for transferring heat to food in trays and a method for using the oven. The oven includes a cabinet with partitions dividing the interior into a plurality of separate, thermally isolated holding compartments each adapted for removably receiving a tray of food. Heat sources above the tray emit radiant heat to warm the food in the trays. A control mechanism controls the duration of the total hold time for the food having a duration of heated holding time during which a respective heat source is activated. The oven also includes a forced air mechanism under the control of the control mechanism for delivering forced air into the compartments. The heat sources are activated and deactivated during successive duty cycles to thereby to maintain the food in a respective compartment at a selected holding temperature for a duration of heated holding time.

The invention provides a temperature probe, a cooking device and a heating control method. The temperature probe comprises a probe, a hardware box and a clamp, wherein a temperature sensor is arranged in the probe, is inserted into food and / or soup to detect the temperature and wirelessly sends a temperature detection signal to a controller of the cooking device through a probe wireless transmission device, so that the controller judges whether the cooking degree of food and heating firepower are proper according to the temperature detection signal and adjusts the heating power of the heating device to improve the cooking effect if the heating firepower is judged to be improper. The temperature of food and soup is detected by the temperature probe, whether the cooking degree of the food and the heating firepower are proper is judged according to the detected temperature signal, and the judgement mode is more reliable than that according to food color and appearance change. The problem that cooked food is not yet done or overdone due to misjudgment by a user can be effectively solved, and the user can more easily obtain nutritional and delicious food.

A container assembly heats or cools a product inside an inner container. An outer jacket at least partially surrounds the inner container, with a first internal volume and a second internal volume in the space between the outer jacket and the inner container. A first temperature-change reagent is contained inside the first internal volume, and a second temperature-change reagent is held in the second internal volume, with a reagent separator between the two. Several penetrators are disposed to penetrate the reagent separator to produce openings through the separator and through which the two reagents can mix. Steel wool inside the first internal volume acts as a steam condenser. The outer jacket includes a jacket top ring secured around an upper surface of a standard can, a jacket body secured to the jacket top, and a flexible jacket bottom that carries several spikes molded onto the jacket bottom.

A device for preparing a fluid food at a desired consumption temperature on demand, comprising two reservoirs of water, a container containing a formula, a data processor and a controller for dispensing water of the correct temperature from each of the reservoirs and the formula from the container into a vessel. Also provided is a method to prepare a fluid food at a desired consumption temperature on demand.

The invention discloses an intelligent cooking machine and a cooking method thereof. The intelligent cooking machine comprises a novel stirrer used for stir-frying, and the problem of stir-frying of the intelligent cooking machine is solved better. The invention further discloses a stir-frying machine assembly frame which adapts the novel stirrer. The stir-frying machine assembly comprises a material inputting device, a dish containing device, a water containing device, a pot cover integrated system, and a bottom leakage injection device, and further comprises a manual button, an Internet of Things identification device and a network device. The novel cooking machine can be used as a stir-frying machine, and can also be used as other kitchen electric cooking machines such as a rice cooker,a soybean milk machine and a bread machine, and has a higher level of intelligence.

The invention provides a steaming oven having multiple operating modes. The steaming oven is characterized by comprising an oven body, a steaming-baking module, a humidity regulating and detecting module, a menu editing and storing module, a central temperature detecting module and a control module, wherein the oven body comprises a steaming-baking chamber and a control chamber, the steaming-baking module comprises heating tubes, a steam generator, a turbo fan and an infrared thermodetector, the humidity regulating and detecting module comprises a dryer, a humidifier and a humidity detecting gauge, the menu editing and storing module comprises a menu memorizer and a USB flash disk reading port, the central temperature detecting module is used for food internal-temperature detection, and the control module comprises a photographing camera, a timer, an alarm apparatus, a controller and a central processing unit and is used for providing operation control. The steaming oven has multiple operation modes by arranging the modules, can meet the diversified food processing demands and is high in processing efficiency.

A slow cooker comprises a case; a control circuit component and an inner pot for receiving food are disposed inside the case; the inner pot is arranged inside the case in a pick-and-place manner; a temperature detection component for temperature detection is arranged on the sidewall of the inner pot, and a mount seat connected to the case is arranged at the bottom of the inner pot; a liftable heating apparatus is arranged on the mount seat; the heating apparatus comprises a heating component and a lifting mechanism which can drive the heating component upwards and downwards. A temperature detection component arranged in the slow cooker is capable of detecting the temperature in the inner pot precisely; a lifting mechanism arranged in the slow cooker is capable of adjusting the distance from the inner pot to preheat the inner pot, improving cooking efficiency.

The invention discloses an efficient energy saving electro heating multipurpose cooker utilizing a new method of accurate temperature controlling and healthy cooking. The technical scheme of the invention is as follows: the outside surface of the cooker body is provided with an ambient temperature sensor; the base of the cooker is provided with an inner pot temperature sensor; the cooker body, thecooker cover and the cooker base are all set to be closed efficient heat insulation interlayers; the closed heat insulation interlayer on the cooker base is arranged between the casing of the cookerbase and the electro heating device; a hallow cavity is arranged between the casing of the cooker base and the closed heat insulation interlayer; and the purposes of energy saving, discharge reducingand healthy cooking can be realized by setting standard control values such as ambient temperature or temperature drop, cooking / steaming temperature and time and the like by an automatic control device and by comparing the ambient real-time temperature or temperature drop with the inner pot real-time temperature to control the power on and power off of the electro heating device. The efficient energy saving electro heating multipurpose cooker can be used for cooking rice, cooking congee, cooking soups and steaming food; compared with various electro rice / congee / soup cooker in the prior art, the invention can save electricity by 30%-50% and can be widely used in families, dining halls and catering enterprises in cities and towns.

The invention relates to an electric cooker and a rice-cooking heating control method. The electric cooker comprises a cooker body, an inner container, an upper cover device, a heating device for heating the inner container and food; wherein the outside of the bottom of the inner container is provided with a bottom temperature detector for detecting temperature of the inner container, the upper cover device is provided with a cover temperature detector for detecting temperature of the upper cover and a control device for controlling rice cooking; the control device comprises a main controller and a timer and a memory respectively connected with the main controller; the output terminals of the bottom temperature detector and the cover temperature detector are connected with the input terminal of the main controller, the output terminal of the main controller is electrically connected with the heating device. The rice-cooking control method of the invention at least comprises a first heating phase, a second heating phase and a first boiling phase; wherein in the second heating phase, heating temperature and heating time of the first boiling phase is determined by heating time of the first heating phase, so that moisture of small amount of rice can be fully evaporated and overflow can be prevented; in addition, early termination of heating due to abnormal conditions at the bottom of the inner container in the case of large amount of rice can be avoided, thus ensuring enough heating to ripen the rice.

The invention belongs to the field of pans, and particularly discloses a smart pan comprising a pan body, a handle, a thermocouple and a pan controller. The thermocouple is assembled to the bottom of the pan body, and the pan controller is disposed within the handle. The pan controller acquires the corresponding cooking program, the cooking program is configured with the set value of the pan temperature associated with time, the measured value of the pan temperature based on thermocouple detection and the set value of the pan temperature obtained from the cooking program are processed to generate a control signal for manipulating a heating unit for heating the smart pan and changing the strength of heating power of the heating unit, the measured value of the pan temperature is enabled to reach the set value of the pan temperature till the cooking program is totally executed by the pan controller, and food cooking is finished. Throughout the cooking process, the smart pan manipulates the heating unit based on the acquired cooking program, the temperature of the smart pan is controlled automatically, food cooking is completed without user participation, and users can make delicious food either with or without cooking skills.

A method and apparatus utilizing an exothermic reaction to generate a heated gas that warms a baby bottle, providing a baby bottle warmer that is portable, convenient to use, simple, and lightweight. In one embodiment, a heating vessel holds the baby bottle and a vessel top removably attaches to an upper section of the heating vessel. A solution release mechanism situated in a lower section of said heating vessel includes a solution container having an activating liquid disposed therein, and a device for puncturing the solution container responsive to pressure supplied by insertion of the baby bottle. A heating element situated below the solution release mechanism includes a material for exothermically reacting with the activating liquid to generate the heated gas. In one embodiment, when a baby bottle is inserted into the bottle warmer, an upper and lower unit are pressured together to release a saline solution onto a magnesium wafer. Some embodiments of the baby bottle warmer comprise a system for spacing apart the lower and upper units, which is useful for storage and / or travel. Upon insertion of the baby bottle and application of pressure, the system disengages, thereby allowing the upper and lower units to move together.

The invention discloses a multifunctional pot. The pot includes a housing, a heating element heat conduction disk and a pot body, a liner is arranged in the housing, and the upper end of the housing is connected with the upper end of the liner; the heating element heat conduction disk is arranged in the liner, the height of the heating element heat conduction disk is lower than the depth of the liner, a bottom heating element is arranged at the outer bottom of the heating element heat conduction disk, an annular heating element is arranged on the outer side wall of the heating element heat conduction disk, and the bottom heating element and the annular heating element are in series connection and are electrically connected to a working circuit of the multifunctional pot; the pot body is arranged on the heating element heat conduction disk, the inner wall of the heating element heat conduction disk is in contact with the outer wall of the pot body, and the height of the pot body is larger than the depth of the heating element heat conduction disk. The heating element heat conduction disk of the multifunctional pot directly heats the pot body evenly, the inner wall of the heating element heat conduction disk can be in close contact with the outer wall of the pot body, hence, most of heat can be transmitted to the pot body, the liner can effectively keep the heating element from transmitting heat to the outside world, the heat loss is small, and the energy utilization rate is high.

The invention belongs to the technical field of electric appliances and electric engineering, and relates to a multifunctional modularized lithium electric cooker. An embedded handle is embedded in an upper cover with a heat-preserving layer, the middle of the upper cover with the heat-preserving layer is provided with an air outlet hole, a lateral thermoelectric film is attached to the outer side of a barrel-shaped outer container, and a barrel-shaped inner container is arranged on the inner side of the barrel-shaped outer container; an inner container upper cover covers the top of the barrel-shaped inner container, and the lower end of the barrel-shaped inner container is provided with a strainer; the barrel-shaped outer container is arranged on an inner and outer container supporting frame, the inner and outer container supporting frame is disposed on a bottom support, the center of the bottom support is provided with a bottom cooling air hole, a bottom thermoelectric film is attached to the surface of the bottom support, and the lower portion of the bottom support is provided with a lithium battery; a power supply cover plate is disposed on the outer side of the lithium battery; the inner side of the bottom of a shell is provided with a fan, and a bottom heat-preserving pad is arranged on the outer side of the bottom of the shell; one side of the barrel-shaped outer container is provided with a temperature sensor connected with a temperature display and control unit, and the shell is provided with the temperature display and control unit and a clock displaying, timing and setting unit. The multifunctional modularized lithium electric cooker is simple in structure, multifunctional, convenient to carry, safe to use, convenient to repair and maintain, high in utilization rate and good in heat preservation.

The invention provides a multifunctional pot which comprises a heating part and an inner pot, wherein the heating part comprises a main body; a heating body, a temperature measurement assembly and a control panel assembly capable of controlling the heating power of the heating body are arranged on the main body; the control panel assembly is electrically connected with the heating body and the temperature measurement assembly, to receive a temperature signal transmitted by the temperature measurement assembly; the inner pot is placed on the heating body of the main body; the temperature measurement assembly is in contact with the outer side wall of the inner pot, to detect the temperature of the inner pot; an insulation main body connection head is arranged on the main body; a conductive terminal electrically connected with the control panel assembly is arranged in the insulation main body connection head; a temperature measurement device for detecting the temperature in the inner pot is arranged on one side of the inner pot, and can be electrically connected with the conductive terminal on the main body. The multifunctional pot disclosed by the invention can meet various cooking requirements, so that the cost can be lowered for a user.

An actively heated mug, travel mug, baby bottle, water bottle or liquid container is provided. The mug, travel mug, baby bottle, water bottle or liquid container can include a body that receives a liquid therein and a heating or cooling system at least partially disposed in the body. The heating or cooling system can include one or more heating or cooling elements that heat a surface of the receiving portion of the body and one or more energy storage devices. The mug, travel mug, baby bottle, water bottle or liquid container can include a wireless power receiver that wirelessly receives power from a power source and control circuitry configured to charge one or more power storage elements and to control the delivery of electricity from the one or more power storage elements to the one or more heating or cooling elements. The mug, travel mug, baby bottle, water bottle or liquid container also can have one or more sensors that sense a parameter of the liquid or sense a parameter of the heating or cooling system and communicates the sensed information to the control circuitry. The control circuitry can turn on, turn off, and / or operate the heating or cooling element to actively heat or cool at least a portion of the body to maintain the liquid in a heated or cooled state generally at a user selected temperature setting based at least in part on the sensed parameter information. The mug, travel mug, baby bottle, water bottle or liquid container can also be paired with a remote device or mobile electronic device to send or receive communications or commands.

The invention discloses an electric pressure pot. The electric pressure pot includes a shell, an outer pot body, a rigid supporting part, an inner pot body, an electromagnetic heating device and a fan; the shell is provided with an air inlet and an air outlet; the outer pot body is arranged in the shell; the rigid supporting part is arranged in the outer pot body; the inner pot body is arranged inthe outer pot body and supported on the rigid supporting part, and the outer bottom surface of the inner pot body is separated from the inner bottom surface of the outer pot body under the support ofthe rigid supporting part; the electromagnetic heating device is used for heating the inner pot body and arranged between the outer bottom surface of the inner pot body and the inner bottom surface of the outer pot body; the fan is arranged between the inner surface of the shell and the outer surface of the outer pot body. The electric pressure pot has the advantages of being low in thermal inertia, great in controllability, high in production efficiency and the like.