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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 22, 2022
Filed:
Jul. 08, 2016
Applicant:
Strix Limited, Isle of Man, GB;
Inventor:
James Robert Howitt, Colby, GB;
Assignee:
Strix Limited, Ronaldsway, IM;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47J 27/04 (2006.01); A47J 27/10 (2006.01); A47J 27/16 (2006.01); A47J 36/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A47J 27/04 (2013.01); A47J 27/10 (2013.01); A47J 27/16 (2013.01); A47J 36/2405 (2013.01); A47J 2027/043 (2013.01);
Abstract
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.