Strix Limited

James Robert Howitt

Colin Moughton

David Harper

Colin Cameron

A food heating device includes a plurality of chambers capable of receiving respective food items. The device further includes a steam generator and a plurality of valves for controlling admittance of steam from said steam generator into said chambers. The device is arranged to operate in at least one mode in which during a first period a first one of said valves is open and at least one of said valves remains closed and wherein said steam generator is operated to produce steam for a time less than said first period.

Food preparation

An apparatus for dispensing a predetermined volume of a warm liquid includes a heater, a pump and a temperature sensor sensitive to the temperature of the liquid upstream of the heater. A controller is arranged to receive upstream temperature data from the temperature sensor, calculate the amount of energy required to reach a desired final temperature, energize the heater for a calculated period of ON time, and dispense liquid for a calculated period of time that is at least partly contemporaneous with the calculated period of ON time. After the heater has been de-energized, the dispensed liquid removes residual heat so that the average temperature after dispensing the predetermined volume is the desired final temperature.

Liquid heating apparatus and operating methods

A cordless electrical appliance comprises an appliance part comprising at least two functional components (T, M) and a base for supplying electrical power to the appliance part. A cordless electrical connector () makes electrical connection between the appliance part and the base part in use. Both of the functional components (T, M) are connected between a pair of electrical connections provided by the connector () and arranged such that at least one of the functional components (T, M) is selectively energised in response to a change in the relative polarities of the two electrical connections. A switch such as a diode (D) may be provided between the two functional components (T, M), so as to switch ON or OFF the current to a functional component (T, M) depending on the polarity of the connections.

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Colby, United Kingdom

James Robert Howitt