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Device and method for delivering liquid heated to a desired temperature under pressure in a microwave oven

US11166587B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJul 2, 2019
Grant dateNov 9, 2021
Priority date
Expiry dateMar 2, 2040

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH05B6/802
  • WIPO fieldFurniture, games
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A device for delivering a liquid heated to a desired temperature under pressure in a microwave oven comprises a first chamber adapted to receive and hold a first volume of a liquid, a second chamber adapted to receive and hold a second volume of the liquid, a vapor flow path from the first chamber to the second chamber, and a liquid/vapor flow path from the second chamber to a destination outside of the second chamber. When the liquid in the first chamber reaches its boiling point and at least partially turns into a gas, at least a portion of the gas flows through the vapor flow path from the first chamber into the second chamber, thereby increasing a pressure in the second chamber. The increased pressure in the second chamber forces the liquid in the second chamber through the liquid/vapor flow path and out of the second chamber.

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