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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 23, 2000
Filed:
Apr. 30, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Wayne D Baldwin, Asheboro, NC (US);
Julie C Lambert, Franklinville, NC (US);
Assignee:
Vesture Corporation, Asheboro, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
219725 ; 99DI / ;
Abstract
An apparatus for controlling the temperature of food in a casserole dish is provided. The apparatus includes a casserole dish, a casserole lid, a thermal unit, and a container constructed for holding the thermal unit and the casserole dish in thermally conductive contact. A method for controlling the temperature of food in a casserole dish is provided. The thermal unit can be heated by placing the thermal unit in a microwave oven, and the thermal unit can be cooled by placing the thermal unit in a freezer.