The present invention relates to a device (1) for the transport and heating of foodstuffs, comprising a housing (2) including at least one receiving space (3), at least one heating means (5), and at least one control device (6), wherein the heating means (5) is controllable using the control device (6), and wherein using the heating means (5), energy for the heating of foodstuffs is introducible at least into the receiving space (3), as well as a method for operating such a device. A device (1) for for the transport and for the heating of foodstuffs and a method for operation, wherein the energy requirement for the heating of foodstuffs is optimized, are realized by the heating means (5) including at least one first heating zone (5a) and one second heating zone (5b), and that the first heating zone (5a) and the second heating zone (5b) are controllable independently of each other.

A rethermalizing station includes a well defined by a side wall, a food pan configured to be inserted into the well and to hold a food item, a first induction coil surrounding the side wall of the well, the first induction coil configured to warm the food item via inductive heating of the food pan, a first temperature sensor configured to detect a temperature of the food pan, and a control unit coupled to the first induction coil and the first temperature sensor, the control unit configured to control the first induction coil in response to the temperature of the food pan detected by the first temperature sensor such that temperature of the food pan is maintained at a targeted temperature.

A secure delivery container can have a body with a chamber that can receive one or more items for delivery to an end recipient and a door actuatable to close the chamber in a locked position and open to allow access to the items. The container can have a heat transfer system with one or more heat transfer elements in thermal communication with one or more surfaces of the body that define the chamber and configured to heat or cool the one or more surfaces to heat or cool the delivery items in the chamber. The container can wirelessly communicate with a remote electronic device to receive information from the remote electronic device and to communicate operational information from the one or more heat transfer elements to the remote electronic device.

A food pan well includes a base defining an internal cavity and a temperature regulating system disposed within the internal cavity. The temperature regulating system includes an internal enclosure and at least one of a cooling assembly and a warming assembly. The internal enclosure is positioned within the internal cavity. The internal enclosure includes a bottom wall and a sidewall that extends around a periphery of the bottom wall. The bottom wall and the sidewall cooperatively define a temperature regulated cavity. The base is configured to support one or more food pans such that the one or more food pans are selectively suspendable within the temperature regulated cavity. The cooling assembly is positioned to facilitate cooling at least one of the one or more food pans and the warming assembly is positioned to facilitate warming at least one of the one or more food pans.

According to an embodiment, an AI device includes: a cooking unit configured to cook a food by applying heat; a memory configured to store a doneness class classification model for determining a level of a doneness class of a food; a camera configured to capture the food; and a processor configured to determine a level of a doneness class from an image of the captured food by using the doneness class classification model, to determine whether the determined level of the doneness class is equal to a level of a user preference class, and, if the determined level of the doneness class is equal to the level of the user preference class as a result of determining, to control the cooking unit to finish the cooking of the food.

A method of and container for temperature-controlled meal transport are provided. A food tray accommodation area is defined in the interior of the meal transport container. A plurality of ledges are defined in the food tray accommodation area, the ledges designed to support a plurality of different sized food trays. An insulator is provided to insulate the food tray accommodation area. A pair of integral upper carrying handles and a pair of integral lower handles are provided. The upper integral carrying handles are designed to nest with the integral lower handles when a plurality of meal transport containers are stacked. A thermometer monitors temperature within the food tray accommodation area. Heating elements heat cooked food from a cooled temperature to an appropriate hot-serving temperature, maintain heated food at temperature, and cook raw food.

Food preparation apparatus and associated appliance modules and methods. Appliances modules can be selectively docked at docks of an appliance interface of a base. An appliance module includes a food container support surface movable between cooking and holding positions. An appliance module includes a receptacle having a holding well that can be selectively configured in a generally horizontal position or an inclined position.

Provided is a method for preparing an assembly of integrated capsules, the method comprising the steps of: (i) providing a first body comprising a body reagent, wherein the body reagent is, or is contained within, a body medium; (ii) contacting the first body with a bulk medium comprising a bulk reagent, and permitting a first capsule shell to form at the boundary between the body medium and the bulk medium, thereby providing a first capsule, wherein the shell comprises a product of a reaction involving the body reagent and the bulk reagent; (iii) providing a second body comprising a body reagent, wherein the body reagent is, or is contained within, a body medium; (iv) contacting the second body with a bulk medium comprising a bulk reagent, and permitting a second capsule shell to form at the boundary between the second body medium and the bulk medium, thereby providing a second capsule, wherein the shell comprises a product of a reaction involving the body reagent and the bulk reagent; and (v) permitting the first and second capsule shells to integrate, thereby forming an assembly of first and second bodies. An assembly obtained or obtainable by the method is also provided.

The present invention generally relates to thawing a cryogenically frozen sample. The systems, devices, and methods may be used to heat a sample holder, the sample holder configured to receive a sample container holding the frozen sample. A sample thaw start time may be identified by measuring a temperature of the sample container and/or a temperature of the sample. A sample thaw end time may be calculated as a function of the sample thaw start time. In some embodiments, the same thaw start time may be identified by a significant change in a first derivative of a warming curve of recorded temperature measurements. The sample end time may be calculated by adding a constant to the sample thaw start time. The constant may be the average sample thaw time per the sample container.

A portable food and beverage heating device including an elongated heating element designed to be immersed in a substance and to radiate heat to increase the temperature of the substance. The device further including a removable cap designed to act as an intermediary between a power supply and the elongated heating element, such that in one embodiment the heating element can only receive power from the power supply when the removable cap is secured to a second end of a housing. Additionally, the device includes several safety features like a non-conductive heat-resistant tip, a burn guard, a non-conductive fastener, and optional foldability or removability of the heating element all of which are designed to safeguard against personal injury to a user, or damage to a container holding the substance being heated.