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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 03, 2016
Koninklijke Philips N.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Arjan Teodor Van Wieringen, Eindhoven, NL;
Jingqi Hou, Eindhoven, NL;
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a heating device () for heating food () in a container (), in particular milk in a baby bottle, comprising a chamber () configured to contain a fluid () and to receive the container (), a heating unit () for heating the fluid () in the chamber (), a temperature measuring element () for measuring a temperature of the fluid () over a time range, a calculation unit () for determining, for each time point of the time range being a first time point, a temperature difference of the fluid () between the first time point and a corresponding second time point of the time range different from the first time point, the calculation unit () being configured to compare the determined temperature difference to a predefined amount of temperature, and an estimation unit () for estimating an arrival time point, at which a pre-set temperature for the food () contained in the container () is reached, based on the comparison result of the calculation unit ().