Food steamer with automatic electric steam trap, power modulation and automatic connected water supply
CA 2442398 A1 · Owner: Market Forge Industries, Inc. · Inventors: Castrichini, Peter; Doran, Mark J.; Manganiello, Mark
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A steam cooker has an insulated housing that surrounds an internal cooking compartment accessible through a door. In one form a supply of water is held , in, the compartment and immerses a plate-like resistance heating element mounted at, the floor. Water is automatically added to this supply when both 1) a water level, sensor indicates a refill, and 2) a door switch signals that the door is open. These, signals together open a normally-closed solenoid valve in a water feed line. A steam outlet located above the maximum water level is in fluid communication with and adjacent another electrically-operated solenoid valve that is normally open, to atmosphere. In one mode of operation a …
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- Filed September 24, 2003. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended September 24, 2023.
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