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US 10,293,314 B2Granted
Temperature controlled rotating apparatus
OwnerDimitri Spiro Karatsinidesinventor
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Abstract
An apparatus is provided which comprises a barrel having a substantially cylindrical configuration. The barrel comprises an exterior surface and defines an interior volume. A base unit comprises a drive motor being configured to rotate the barrel by interfacing with the exterior surface of the barrel. The barrel comprises a thermoelectric heat pump attached thereto and being controllable for at least one of transferring heat out of the interior volume and transferring heat into the interior volume.
Claims22
An apparatus comprising:
- a barrel having a substantially cylindrical configuration with said barrel comprising:
- a first layer comprising a conductive material and defining an interior volume of said barrel;
- a second layer disposed around said first layer and comprising an insulating material;
- a third layer disposed around said second layer and comprising a conductive material;
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- an exterior surface;
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- a base unit comprising a drive motor being configured to rotate said barrel by interfacing with said exterior surface of said barrel;
- wherein said barrel comprises a thermoelectric heat pump attached thereto and being controllable for at least one of transferring heat out of said interior volume and transferring heat into said interior volume.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a barrel having a substantially cylindrical configuration with said barrel comprising an exterior surface and defining an interior volume, and wherein said barrel comprises a plurality of rings each being conductive and extending along said exterior surface of said barrel;
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- a base unit comprising a drive motor being configured to rotate said barrel by interfacing with said exterior surface of said barrel;
- wherein said barrel comprises a thermoelectric heat pump attached thereto and being electrically coupled to at least one of said rings and being controllable for at least one of transferring heat out of said interior volume and transferring heat into said interior volume.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a barrel having a substantially cylindrical configuration with said barrel comprising an exterior surface and defining an interior volume, and wherein said barrel comprises a plurality of rings each being conductive and extending along said exterior surface of said barrel and a temperature sensor being configured to detect a temperature within said barrel and wherein said temperature sensor is electrically coupled to at least one of said rings;
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- a base unit comprising a drive motor being configured to rotate said barrel by interfacing with said exterior surface of said barrel;
- wherein said barrel comprises a thermoelectric heat pump attached thereto and being controllable for at least one of transferring heat out of said interior volume and transferring heat into said interior volume.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a barrel having a substantially cylindrical configuration with said barrel comprising an exterior surface and defining an interior volume, and wherein said barrel comprises a plurality of rings each being conductive and extending along said exterior surface of said barrel;
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- a base unit comprising a drive motor being configured to rotate said barrel by interfacing with said exterior surface of said barrel, wherein said base unit comprises one or more contacts being electrically conductive and configured to maintain electrical contact with at least one of said rings during rotation of said barrel on said base unit;
- wherein said barrel comprises a thermoelectric heat pump attached thereto and being controllable for at least one of transferring heat out of said interior volume and transferring heat into said interior volume.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.