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US 5,097,759 AGranted
Sous vide reheating device
AssigneeVie de France Corporation
InventorsStanislas Vilgrain, John D. Bailey, William S. Smith
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Abstract
A sous vide reheating device preferably includes at least two water heating chambers with each chamber having a heating device and a thermostat for controlling the temperature of the water in the chamber. An agitation mechanism is provided to circulate the water in each chamber. Each chamber is preferably divided into a plurality of sub-chambers with each sub-chamber having an associated timer to measure the amount of time elapsed for that sub-chamber. The device may include a plate storage and warming mechanism and has a work space for preparing the sous vide foods for service to a consumer.
Claims15
A sous vide food reheating device comprising:
- first chamber means for receiving a volume of water;
- first heating means for heating the water in the first chamber means;
- first thermostat means for controlling the first heating means to selectively maintain the water in the first chamber means at a first predetermined temperature;
- first agitation means to circulate the water about the first chamber means;
- second chamber means for receiving a volume of water;
- second heating means for heating the water in the second chamber means;
- second thermostat means for controlling the second heating means to selectively maintain the water in the second chamber means at a second predetermined temperature;
- second agitation means to circulate the water about the second chamber means;
- timer means for selectively indicating the amount of time that has elapsed from a predetermined moment;
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- means for storing and warming a supply of plates.
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A sous vide reheating device comprising
- a generally rectangular housing, said housing defining a front wall, a rear wall, a left side wall, a right side wall, and a generally flat counter top;
- first chamber means for receiving a volume of water, said first chamber means being provided in said counter top on one side of the housing;
- first heating means for heating the water in the first chamber means;
- first thermostat means for controlling the first heating means to selectively maintain the water in the first chamber means at a first predetermined temperature;
- first agitation means to circulate the water about the first chamber means;
- second chamber means for receiving a volume of water, said second chamber means being provided in said counter top adjacent to the first chamber means;
- second heating means for heating the water in the second chamber means;
- second thermostat means for controlling the second heating means to selectively maintain the water in the second chamber means at a second predetermined temperature;
- second agitation means to circulate the water about the second chamber means;
- timer means for selectively indicating the amount of time that has elapsed from a predetermined moment, said timer means including a plurality of individually controllable timers provided in a panel mounted above said first and second chamber means;
- means for storing and warming a supply of plates, said means for storing and warming a supply of plates being arranged on the other side of the housing and adjacent to the rear wall;
- said counter top comprising a generally flat work space in front of said means for storing and warming a supply of plates.
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A sous vide reheating device comprising
- a generally rectangular housing;
- first chamber means for receiving a volume of water, said first chamber means being provided in said housing on one side of the housing;
- first heating means for heating the water in the first chamber means;
- first thermostat means for controlling the first heating means to selectively maintain the water in the first chamber means at a first predetermined temperature;
- first agitation means to circulate the water about the first chamber means;
- second chamber means for receiving a volume of water, said second chamber means being provided in said housing adjacent to the first chamber means;
- second heating means for heating the water in the second chamber means;
- second thermostat means for controlling the second heating means to selectively maintain the water in the second chamber means at a second predetermined temperature;
- second agitation means to circulate the water about the second chamber means;
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- timer means for selectively indicating the amount of time that has elapsed from a predetermined moment, said timer means including a plurality of individually controllable timers provided in a panel mounted above said first and second chamber means.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.