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US 9,516,967 B2Granted
Heating vessel
AssigneeOxford University Innovation Limited
InventorThomas Povey
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Abstract
A vessel (1) for heating the contents thereof by means of an external heat source (8) comprises a non-horizontal side wall (2) and a heat transfer structure (6) attached to and in good thermal contact with, or formed integrally on, an outer surface of said side wall.
Claims19
A vessel for heating contents thereof by means of an external heat source, the vessel comprising:
- a non-horizontal side wall terminating at a base of the vessel;
- and
- a heat transfer structure comprising a plurality of ribs or fins attached to and in good thermal contact with, or formed integrally on, an outer surface of said side wall, wherein the plurality of ribs or fins comprise a shape that tapers in a direction away from the side wall;
- wherein each rib or fin of the plurality of ribs or fins extends radially outward from the side wall, and comprises an upper end, a lower end, an upper outermost radial extent proximate to the upper end, a lower outermost radial extent proximate to the lower end, and a reduced outermost radial extent at a position between the upper end and the lower end,
- wherein for each rib or fin of the plurality of ribs or fins, each of the upper outermost radial extent and the lower outermost radial extent is greater than the reduced outermost radial extent;
- and
- wherein the plurality of ribs or fins extend along the side wall and extend in a continuous manner from the side wall to an underside of at least a portion of the base of the vessel.
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A vessel for heating contents thereof by means of an external heat source, the vessel comprising:
- a non-horizontal side wall terminating at a base of the vessel;
- and
- a plurality of ribs or fins attached to and in good thermal contact with, or formed integrally on, an outer surface of said side wall;
- wherein each rib or fin of the plurality of ribs or fins extends radially outward from the side wall, each rib or fin comprises an upper end and a lower end, and each rib or fin comprises an outermost radial extent proximate to the lower end and an outermost radial extent proximate to the upper end that are each greater than an outermost radial extent at a position between the lower and upper ends;
- and
- wherein each rib or fin extends along the side wall and extends in a continuous manner from the side wall to an underside of at least a portion of the base of the vessel.
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A vessel for heating contents thereof by means of an external heat source, the vessel comprising:
- a non-horizontal side wall;
- and
- a plurality of ribs or fins attached to and in good thermal contact with, or formed integrally on, an outer surface of said side wall;
- wherein each rib or fin of the plurality of ribs or fins extends radially outward from the side wall, each rib or fin comprises an upper end and a lower end, and each rib or fin comprises an outermost radial extent proximate to the lower end and an outermost radial extent proximate to the upper end that are each greater than an outermost radial extent at a position between the lower and upper ends.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.