# US 2025/0082124 A1 · Aircraft cooking device > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2025/0082124 A1 - Document ID: US20250082124A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 18/820,033 - Filed: 2024-08-29 - Published: 2025-03-13 - Earliest claimed: 2023-09-13 - Assignees: B/E Aerospace, Inc. - Applicants: B/E Aerospace, Inc. - Inventors: Manuel Perez Camacho - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20250082124A1 ## CPC - A47J 27/21: Water-boiling vessels, e.g. kettles - F24C 7/082: {on ranges, e.g. control panels, illumination} - A47J 31/005: {Portable or compact beverage making apparatus, e.g. for travelling, for use in automotive vehicles} - A47J 31/401: {whereby the powder ingredients and the water are delivered to a mixing bowl} - A47J 36/32: Time-controlled igniting mechanisms or alarm devices - B64D 11/0007: {Devices specially adapted for food or beverage distribution services} - B64D 11/04: Galleys - F24C 15/04: with transparent panels - A47J: KITCHEN EQUIPMENT; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; APPARATUS FOR MAKING BEVERAGES - F24C: DOMESTIC STOVES OR RANGES (exclusively for solid fuels F24B); DETAILS OF DOMESTIC STOVES OR RANGES, OF GENERAL APPLICATION - B64D: EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT; FLIGHT SUITS; PARACHUTES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF POWER PLANTS OR PROPULSION TRANSMISSIONS IN AIRCRAFT ## Abstract A system for preparing a consumable on an aircraft is provided. The system includes an aircraft galley interface having a water outlet and a power outlet; and an aircraft cooking device having a water inlet connected to the water outlet of the aircraft galley interface and a power inlet connected to the power outlet of the aircraft galley interface, wherein the aircraft cooking device further includes at least one removable receptacle that is configured to receive a consumable, wherein, when the removable receptacle is placed in a housing of the aircraft cooking device, the aircraft cooking device is configured to introduce water into the receptacle, via the water inlet, to prepare the consumable for consumption. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A system for preparing a consumable on an aircraft, the system comprising: an aircraft galley interface having a water outlet and a power outlet; an aircraft cooking device having a water inlet connected to the water outlet of the aircraft galley interface and a power inlet connected to the power outlet of the aircraft galley interface, wherein the aircraft cooking device further includes at least one removable receptacle that is configured to receive a consumable, wherein, when the removable receptacle is placed in a housing of the aircraft cooking device, the aircraft cooking device is configured to introduce water into the receptacle, via the water inlet, to prepare the consumable for consumption. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein a releasing mechanism is provided in or on the housing or receptacle that is configured to, in use, remove the receptacle from the housing. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The system of claim 2, wherein the releasing mechanism is a handle, or wherein the releasing mechanism is a door such that the user can open the door and remove the receptacle, and preferably wherein the door has a transparent portion or a window. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the aircraft cooking device includes a water heater to heat the water that is to be provided into the receptacle to a threshold temperature. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the aircraft cooking device includes a heating module configured to heat and/or warm the receptacle and/or wherein the heating module is configured to heat and/or warm the consumable inside the receptacle. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the aircraft cooking device includes a valve that is configured to control the amount of water provided into the receptacle. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the aircraft cooking device includes one or more sensors (S1-S5) that are configured to measure one or more of the weight of the consumable and/or receptacle, the humidity of the consumable and/or receptacle, the temperature of the consumable and/or receptacle, the pressure of the consumable and/or receptacle, the level of the consumable, the proximity of the receptacle and/or the amount of water provided in the receptacle. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the aircraft cooking device includes a control module. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the aircraft cooking device includes a stirrer. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the aircraft cooking device includes a Human-Machine Interface, HMI, module. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the consumable is one of rice, oatmeal, quinoa, farro, polenta, risotto, or other grains and the like; and/or wherein the consumable is one of instant soup, porridge, powdered food/drink, or the like; and/or wherein the consumable is one of ready-made soups, consommé, creams, chocolate, or the like. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) An aircraft including the system as claimed in claim 1. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) A method of using the system as claimed in claim 1, the method including: providing a consumable into the receptacle; placing the receptacle into the housing of the aircraft cooking device.