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US 12,349,840 B2Granted
In-container inductive heating for a blender
AssigneeVita-Mix Management Corporation
InventorsMark Fleming, Saifur Tareen
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Abstract
A blending system includes a container or housing, a blade assembly, and an insert are described herein. The insert is disposed in or on the container or housing. The blade assembly includes a drive shaft. The drive shaft is rotatable. A magnet is attached to the drive shaft. Rotation of the magnet induces current in the insert. The current induces heat.
Claims22
A blending system for blending foodstuff, comprising:
- a blender base having a motor;
- a container selectively attachable to the blender base;
- a blade assembly operatively attached to the container, the blade assembly comprising a drive shaft that is operatively driven by the motor to blend the foodstuff;
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- an insert embedded within the container, wherein rotation of the drive shaft operatively induces current within the insert.
2 more elements
A blending system for blending foodstuff, comprising:
- a blender base having a motor;
- a container selectively attachable to the blender base;
- a blade assembly operatively attached to the container, the blade assembly comprising a drive shaft that is operatively driven by the motor to blend the foodstuff;
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- an insert embedded within the container, wherein rotation of the drive shaft relative to the insert operatively induces heat in the container.
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A blender container for blending foodstuff, comprising:
- a container body having at least one sidewall defining a cavity;
- a lid operatively attachable to the container body;
- a blade assembly disposed within the cavity, the blade assembly comprising one or more blades and a rotatable drive shaft, wherein the rotatable drive shaft drives the one or more blades to blend the foodstuff contained in the blender container;
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- an insert disposed within the blender container, wherein rotation of the rotatable drive shaft operatively induces current within the insert.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.