Method and apparatus for decocting ingredients in a solvent
AssigneeKoninklijke Philips N.V.
InventorsTao Wen, Gang Wang
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for decocting ingredients in a solvent wherein said apparatus includes a first container for containing the solvent, a pipe connecting an output of the first container to an input of the first container, and a pump placed in series with the pipe for circulating the solvent from the output to the input. The apparatus also includes a second container for containing the ingredients, where the second container is placed in series with the pipe such that the solvent circulating in the pipe can circulate in between the ingredients. A wave generator is placed next to the second container for generating a field of waves towards the ingredients.
Claims20
An apparatus for decocting ingredients in a solvent, said apparatus comprising:
- a first container for containing the solvent;
- a plurality of pipes connecting an output of said first container to an input of said first container;
- a pump placed in series with said plurality of pipes for circulating the solvent from said output of the first container to said input of the first container;
- a second container for containing the ingredients, said second container being placed in series with said plurality of pipes such that the solvent circulating in the plurality of pipes can circulate in between the ingredients;
- and
- a wave generator configured to facilitate an extraction of compounds from an inner part of the ingredients, the wave generator being placed next to said second container for generating a field of waves towards the ingredients,
- wherein the plurality of pipes are connected in series with said pump and said second container there within,
- wherein the ingredients are confined inside the second container, and
- wherein one of said plurality of pipes connects an output of the second container to said input of the first container for circulating the solvent devoid of the ingredients and containing a concentration of extracted compounds extracted from the inner part of the ingredients using the field of waves.
A method of decocting ingredients in a solvent, said method comprising the acts of:
- circulating the solvent in a plurality of pipes from an output of a first container containing the solvent to an input of said first container, wherein the plurality of pipes are connected in series with a second container there within;
- generating a field of waves towards the ingredients contained in the second container placed in series with said plurality of pipes;
- confining the ingredients inside the second container;
- and
- circulating the solvent devoid of the ingredients and containing a concentration of extracted compounds in one of said plurality of pipes connecting an output of the second container to said input of the first container, the concentration of extracted compounds being extracted from an inner part of the ingredients using the generating act.
A device for decocting ingredients in a solvent, said device comprising:
- means for circulating the solvent in a plurality of pipes from an output of a first container containing the solvent to an input of said first container, wherein the plurality of pipes are connected in series with a second container there within;
- means for generating a field of waves towards the ingredients contained in the second container placed in series with said plurality of pipes;
- means for confining the ingredients inside the second container;
- and
- means for circulating the solvent devoid of the ingredients and containing a concentration of extracted compounds in one of said plurality of pipes connecting an output of the second container to said input of the first container, the concentration of extracted compounds being extracted from an inner part of the ingredients using the means for generating.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.