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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 02, 2006
Filed:
May. 19, 2004
Applicant:
John Thomas Edmark, Stanford, CA (US);
Inventor:
John Thomas Edmark, Stanford, CA (US);
Assignee:
Megadex Corporation, Stanford, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 6/80 (2006.01); A47J 27/212 (2006.01); B65D 81/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A microwave beverage and food preparation apparatus that, in one embodiment, converts a common fluid vessel such as a cup, mug, or bowl into a whistling kettle. A user places a lid having an alarm on a vessel containing liquid to be heated in a microwave. A member made of, or containing, nucleation-site-rich material on the underside of the lid extends into the liquid to activate boiling, thereby assuring a safe transition of the liquid to a normal boiling state. Steam escapes through an integrated whistle in the lid, alerting the user to the boiling.