Abstract: The electrically powered omelet former and cooker has a base defining the cookers footprint and supporting a clamshell type cooking apparatus having two cooking halves that are independently pivotable vertically, and together are horizontally and vertically pivotable, within the footprint of the base. Each half having a hot plate and a heating element for heating the hot plate to the desired temperature. The lower half provides one or more vessel type recesses to accept the mixture to be cooked while the top half has a corresponding set of raised convex chamber caps each designed to nest with the other creating a form and cooking chamber. When in use the cooking unit is initially opened with the two halves at ninety degree angles from each other with the lower half resting on the base, the chamber vessels facing upward to be filled. The egg mixture is poured into the vessel chamber/s and then any ingredients of the omelet are added.

Abstract: A switching device for controlling an industrial cooking apparatus having a cooking chamber that can be closed by means of a door having a movable door handle with a movable door latch attached to it, with a switch fixed to the housing and with a magnet for actuating the switch, the magnets being arranged in the movable door latch at a position that is positioned adjacent to the switch in a latched state of the door.

Abstract: A heating method and apparatus for a band-shaped body transported in a constant conveying direction in a heating zone so as to heat the band-shaped body is provided. The method includes detecting whether a portion of the band-shaped body at which width and/or thickness changes is passing through the heating zone setting a first supplied heat quantity, and supplying heat with the first supplied quantity to the band-shaped body in the heating zone; and setting a second supplied heat quantity, and supplying heat with the second supplied quantity to the band-shaped body in the heating zone. The method also includes increasing or decreasing at least one of air flow rate or temperature of the heated air stream. The apparatus includes an air flow ratio changing unit which maintains a constant sum of introduced air stream flow rate and bypass air stream flow rate.

Abstract: An apparatus and methods are provided for heating and sensing the temperature of a chemical reaction chamber without direct physical contact between a heating device and the reaction chamber, or between a temperature sensor and the reaction chamber. A plurality of chemical reaction chambers can simultaneously or sequentially be heated independently and monitored separately.

Abstract: An oven has a housing defining a cooking chamber. Guides in the chamber carrying a slidable rack. A door hinged on the housing and pivotal between an open position and a closed position. A linkage between a side wall of the cooking chamber and the housing for automatically ejecting the frame on movement of the door into the open position. The linkage is oriented in a vertical plane and has a lever pivoted in the housing outside the chamber, a link connecting the lever to the door such that the lever pivots when the door is moved between its positions, and a thruster element pivoted between the housing and the chamber and having a first outer part outside the cooking chamber and slidably engaged in a slot of the lever and a second inner part inside the cooking chamber and slidably engaged in an opening of the rack.

Abstract: An apparatus for heating and cooling an article is provided. The apparatus comprises an enclosure having top, bottom, and side walls and an entrance and an exit. A first belt system comprising one or more belts extends from a loading position through a portion of the enclosure. The first belt system has a loading end and an unloading end. A second belt system comprising one or more belts extends from the unloading end of the first belt system to an unloading position. The second belt system has a loading end and an unloading end. The enclosure includes one or more heating sources positioned adjacent the first belt system for heating the first belt system.

Abstract: A heated construction box includes a power connector for connection to a power source and a heater constructed for generating heat within the construction box when connected to the power source. The construction box may function as a warmed seat, heated office, heated workbench, for example, and may attach to a vehicle such as a bed of a pick-up truck. In one embodiment, the power source for the construction box may provide 12V and be removed for remote recharging.

Abstract: A warming drawer has a cabinet defining a cavity and a tray that slides into and out of the cavity. An infrared heating lamp is positioned within the cabinet to heat the cavity, and a fan is supported by the cabinet and is configured to circulate air from the cavity to the infrared heating lamp and back into the cavity. A controller is supported by the cabinet and controls the infrared heating lamp and the fan.

Abstract: The rotating-type oven includes a driving device, electrothermal pipes, rollers, holders and a box. The electrothermal pipe is installed in the roller, and the electrothermal pipe is connected with the roller via a porcelain base and a plug. The porcelain base is fastened on the holder. The rotating-type oven of the present invention has the characteristics of being able to bake food rapidly, having a stable operation, and being easy to disassemble for cleaning.

Abstract: There is disclosed a garment warming device providing a portable electrically-heated insulated water resistant and weather resistant clothing warmer having a clamshell design that warms clothing, robes, slippers, towels, blankets or other cloth-like materials placed inside it. The device further comprises a liquid tight seal preventing moisture from entering the device, as well as safety features to ensure cloth materials placed inside the device do not become dangerously hot. The device may easily stand due to a neutral center of gravity and may comprise latches and a handle capable of folding flush against the outer surface of the device.

Abstract: An oven is disclosed having a first food preparation apparatus in the form of a convection heat source and/or a steam production assembly and/or a radiating heat source, and a second food preparation apparatus in the form of a smoking assembly. The oven can operate at least one of the food preparation apparatus simultaneously with the smoking assembly or separately from the smoking assembly.

Abstract: A cooking device including a cooking area, a door for closing the cooking area and a lighting system for lighting the cooking area. The lighting system includes a light source and at least one reflector arranged in the internal space of the door, which reflects light from the light source into the cooking area. In order to reduce mechanical strain applied to the light source, it is arranged outside the door and emits light towards the reflector inside the door to be reflected into the cooking area.

Abstract: A heat development apparatus for heat developing a heat-developable recording material from one surface side by a heating unit, while transporting the heat-developable recording material by a transportation unit, the apparatus comprising: a transportation path from a beginning end to a terminal end of a heating region in which the heat developing is made by the heating unit, the transportation path being formed in an annular path having a substantially equal length with a transportation length of the heat-developable recording material, so that the beginning end and the terminal end of the heating region are arranged in proximity with each other.

Abstract: A system for heating a vehicle battery and a method for using the same. The system and method enable energy flow from the battery to a heater to heat the battery after determining a shut-down condition.

Abstract: A cooking apparatus includes a cooking vessel and a lid for covering the cooking vessel. The cooking apparatus also may include an exhaust tube for bleeding off pressure within the cooking vessel, in which a portion of the exhaust tube is positioned above the lid when said lid covers said cooking vessel. In another embodiment, the cooking apparatus includes a first O-ring gaskets for forming a first seal between the cooking vessel and the lid, and a second O-ring gasket for forming a second seal between the cooking vessel and the lid. A method for reducing pressure includes the steps of providing a vessel and covering the vessel with a lid. The method also includes the steps of positioning a portion of an exhaust tube above the lid when the lid covers the vessel and bleeding off at least a portion of the pressure inside the vessel through the exhaust tube.

Abstract: A thermal development apparatus for thermally developing a thermal developable recording material in a thermal development section, the thermal developable recording material having a latent image formed in advance, wherein the thermal development section has: a heating member made of a porous body having a gas permeability, the heating member having a heating surface that is disposed so as to face a surface of the thermal developable recording material; and an air feed unit for feeding heated air to the thermal developable recording material through the heating member.

Abstract: When water temperature is high and time germinating step is short, it is hard to cook freely to individual preference, and water turbidity and bad smell are likely to occur. By germinating with immersing brown rice or rice with the germ in water at 28 to 34 degrees for 3 to 6 hours in an inner pot 3, being followed by a cooking step successively, the rice can be immersed for a necessary time at low temperature, so that germinated rice with enough content of gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) can be obtained without causing water turbidity or bad smell.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a portable blackbody furnace comprising a metallic body, a cylindrical cavity with a tapered end in the metallic body, a shielding plate positioned at an open end of the cylindrical cavity, at least a first heaters positioned in the shielding plate, a plurality of second heaters positioned around the metallic body, and a plurality of thermometers positioned in the metallic body. Preferably, the heat capacity of the metallic body is larger than 200 Joules/K, and has radial thickness larger than 5 mm. There are grooves formed on the outer wall of the metallic body, and the second heaters are heating wires embedded inside the grooves. In addition, the flow direction of the current between two adjacent heating wires is opposite to eliminate the magnetic field generated from the current flow.

Abstract: The invention concerns an electric kettle comprising a power supply base (1) including electrical connection means (3), and, a removable container (2) including a reservoir (4), a electrical heating element (5), matching electrical connection means (8) adapted to co-operate with the electrical connection means (3) of the base (1), and control means (9) adapted to interrupt electric power supply of the electrical heating element (5) and which comprise a switch mobile between an open position and a closed position. The invention is characterized in that the power supply base (1) comprises a manual control knob (11) mobile between a neutral position and an activating position, and the kettle comprises transmission means (12) adapted to shift the switch in closed position when the manual control knob (11) is placed in activating position.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for uniformizing the temperature distribution across a semiconductor wafer during radiation annealing of process regions formed in the wafer is disclosed. The method includes forming a silicon layer atop the upper surface of the wafer and irradiating the layer with one or more pulses of radiation having wavelengths that are substantially absorbed by the silicon layer. The silicon layer acts to uniformly absorb the one or more radiation pulses and then transfers the heat from the absorbed radiation to the process regions across the wafer.