Dispenser assemblies and systems including a heat storage unit
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1. A heat storage unit, comprising:
- a body having a passage defined by an inlet and an outlet formed therein through which a flowable product passes;
a heatable element incorporated within the body in thermal communication with the passage, the heatable element comprising either a magnetically-compatible material or a microwave-compatible material; and
a heat-retentive material in thermal communication with the beatable element, the heat-retentive material comprising a solid-to-solid phase change material.
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Abstract
A heat storage unit (2) includes a body having a passage (12) formed therein through which a flowable product passes. A heatable element (10) is incorporated within the body of the heat storage unit (2) in thermal communication with the passage (12). Meanwhile, a heat-retentive material (8) is in thermal communication with the heatable element (10). The heatable element (10) includes either a magnetically-compatible material or a microwave-compatible material that is heated by locating the heatable element in a field (F) generated by a charging device (6), for example.
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1. A heat storage unit, comprising:
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a body having a passage defined by an inlet and an outlet formed therein through which a flowable product passes; a heatable element incorporated within the body in thermal communication with the passage, the heatable element comprising either a magnetically-compatible material or a microwave-compatible material; and a heat-retentive material in thermal communication with the beatable element, the heat-retentive material comprising a solid-to-solid phase change material. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A heat storage unit for heating a flowable product, the heat storage unit comprising:
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a body having a passage formed therein through which a flowable product passes; a heatable element incorporated within the body in thermal communication with the passage, the heatable element comprising either a magnetically-compatible material or a microwave-compatible material that is heatable by locating the heatable element in a field generated external to the heat storage unit; a heat-retentive material incorporated within the body in thermal communication with the heatable element; and a radio frequency identification tag applied to or incorporated within the body, the radio frequency identification tag storing information about the heat storage unit or about a flowable product used therewith. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58)
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59. A system, comprising:
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a heat storage unit, comprising (i) a body having a passage formed therein, (ii) a heatable element incorporated within the body in thermal communication with the passage, the heatable element comprising either a magnetically-compatible material or a microwave-compatible material, and (iii) a heat-retentive material in thermal communication with the heatable element; and a charging device to which the heat storage unit is detachably docked such that, when the heat storage unit is docked with the charging device and the charging device is activated, a field is generated that encompasses the heatable element of the heat storage unit, thereby raising the temperature of the heatable element. - View Dependent Claims (60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84)
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85. A heat storage unit, comprising:
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a body, configured as an overcap that is detachably securable to an aerosol container, having a passage formed therein through which a flowable product passes; a heatable element incorporated within the body in thermal communication with the passage, the heatable element comprising either a magnetically-compatible material or a microwave-compatible material; and a heat-retentive material in thermal communication with the heatable element, wherein the body is devoid of a field generator. - View Dependent Claims (86, 87, 88, 89)
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