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Cooking within a refrigeration cavity

US10465976B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 19, 2016
Grant dateNov 5, 2019
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Expiry dateApr 25, 2037

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  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF25D2500/06
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A domestic appliance for cooling and heating food items and/or beverage items may include a shell, a door, a cooling compartment defined at least in part by the shell and the door, the compartment being configured store the food items and/or the beverage items in a cooled environment and at least one solid state heating element inside of the cooling compartment, the at least one solid state heating element configured to emit infrared radiation to heat at least one of the food items and/or the beverage items without heating the surroundings or other contents of the cooling compartment.

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