A method for the provision and conservation of communal meals is provided, in which a plurality of foodstuff and meal components are brought into packaging units and sealed therein following the preparation of said food by heating at a temperature of at least 75° C. A water bath at a temperature of less than 3° C. is used to cool the sealed packaging units in order to bring the meal component from a core temperature of 65° C. or higher to a core temperature of 3° C. or lower within no more than 90 min. Methods for regenerating the cooled packaging units for consumption are also provided, in a water bath having a temperature of 80°-90° C.

A support frame of a thin electric heating band contains: a body, multiple first blades, multiple second blades, multiple fixing sheets, and multiple defining elements. The body includes a base and multiple supporting arms. Each first blade includes multiple first spaced recesses, and each second blade includes multiple second spaced recesses, such that the thin electric heating band is engaged in each first spaced recess and each second spaced recess, thus positioning the thin electric heating band. Each fixing sheet is stacked on each first blade and includes multiple spaced notches, and each spaced notch communicates with each first spaced recess laterally. Each first blade includes an air facing fringe and an air shadow fringe, and each defining element is fixed on the air shadow fringe of each first blade.

The temperature of a vaporizing device, e.g., the temperature of a heating element of the vaporizing device, may be controlled according to various aspects of the present disclosure. The vaporizing device may comprise a heating element, a power source, at least one sensor in electronic communication with the heating element and the power source, and a processor configured to control the temperature of the heating element. The method of controlling the temperature may comprise receiving a resistance measurement of the heating element from the at least one sensor, determining the temperature of the heating element based on the resistance measurement, and adjusting the amount of power supplied to the heating element based on the determined temperature of the heating element.

An aerosol-generating device is provided, including: a cavity configured to receive an aerosol-generating article including an aerosol-forming substrate; a heater configured to heat the aerosol-forming substrate received in the cavity; a power supply; a residue detector for sensing aerosol-forming substrate residue in the cavity or on the heater; and a controller configured to: control a supply of power from the power supply to the heater to heat the aerosol-forming substrate received in the cavity, receive signals from the residue detection means indicative of an amount of aerosol-forming substrate residue in the cavity or on the heater, and determine an indication of the amount of aerosol-forming substrate residue in the cavity or on the heater based on one or more signals received from the residue detection means. An aerosol-generating system and a residue detector device are also provided.

A vaporizer device is provided that includes a body and a mouthpiece coupled to the body and having at least one suction opening. The device further includes a first heater for vaporizing a first vaping material, thereby forming a first vapor. The vaporizer device further includes a second heater for vaporizing a second vaping material, thereby forming a second vapor. The heaters are arranged in or operatively coupled to the body. The device includes at least one airflow conduit that delivers the first and second vapors to the at least one opening of the mouthpiece. The device may also include first and second cartridges that removably couple to the body. The vaporizer device may further include a vapor control operable to control at least one of generation and flow of the first vapor and the second vapor.

A cartridge for an e-vaping device includes an infrared sensor configured to measure infrared radiation emitted by at least a portion of a heating element coupled to a dispensing interface in the cartridge. The field of view of the infrared sensor may encompass an entirety of the heating element. The infrared sensor may be an infrared light emitting diode. The e-vaping device may include control circuitry configured to determine the temperature of the heating element based on sensor data generated by the infrared sensor and control the electrical power supplied to the cartridge based on the temperature of the heating element. The control circuitry may control the electrical power to maintain the temperature of the heating element below a threshold temperature. The control circuitry may determine the heating element temperature based on accessing at least a portion of the sensor data stored at a storage device in the cartridge.

A camera module includes a liquid lens; a first connection substrate disposed on one of a top or a bottom of the liquid lens; a second connection substrate disposed on a remaining one of the top or the bottom of the liquid lens; a temperature sensor configured to sense a temperature of the liquid lens; and a controller configured to output a heating voltage corresponding to the sensed temperature, wherein at least one of the first or second connection substrate includes a heater configured to generate heat in response to the heating voltage, and wherein the heater is disposed at a position corresponding to at least one of an upper surface or a lower surface of the liquid lens.

Provided is a candle warmer having mobile communication and external interface functions, and more specifically, to a candle warmer having mobile communication and external interface functions, which prevents malfunction of the candle warmer in advance by setting operation information of the candle warmer in advance, is monitored through a smart device to realize an operation selected by a user and includes a remote controller interface function to improve user convenience.

The present application describes a heated light pad. The heated light pad includes housing including a top cover having a work surface and a bottom cover enclosing a housing interior. A light source and a heater are each disposed in the housing interior. The light source is structured and arranged to illuminate the work surface, and wherein the heater is structured and arranged to heat the work surface. According to an example, the light source and the heater are operable simultaneously and independently of one another.

An electrically heated snow shovel including a shovel assembly and a heating assembly is disclosed. The shovel assembly includes a shaft that is connected to a handle in one distal end and to a collar of a blade in another distal end. The blade includes ridges and a tip. The heating assembly includes the heating element embedded to the ridges. The heating element is powered by a battery. The heating element may be actuated and controlled by a switch that includes a gauge. The switch includes multiple temperature settings and the switch also includes an on off option.