Patent ID: 11918142
Assignee: ASCENT TECHNOLOGY, LLC
Field: Furniture, games (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 31:
32. An artificial gravity heating system configured for use in a low gravity environment, comprising:
a cylindrical compartment comprising a hollow cylinder formed of a thermally conductive material and having a closed bottom base and an open top end;
an electric motor operatively coupled with the cylindrical compartment for rotating the cylindrical compartment to provide a rotating cylindrical compartment such that materials inside the hollow cylinder are centripetally accelerated against an inner wall of the rotating cylindrical compartment substantially pressing the materials in thermal contact with the inner wall for heating the materials by conduction;
a reaction mass mechanically coupled to a motor stator of the electric motor, wherein the reaction mass is configured for providing rotational inertia for the electric motor to react against for rotating the cylindrical compartment in a low gravity environment;
a removable rotor dam having a seal configured for sealing the open top end of the hollow cylinder, wherein the removable rotor dam comprises:
a central opening enabling injection of material therethrough while the rotating cylindrical compartment is rotating;
a seating lip configured for sealing inside a perimeter of the open top end of the rotating cylindrical compartment; and
a flexible pull tab disposed on a top side of the removable rotor dam, wherein the flexible pull tab is configured for grasping by a user to remove the rotor dam from the rotating cylindrical compartment;

a heating means configured for heating an outer wall of the rotating cylindrical compartment thereby heating the materials against the inner wall via conduction;
a temperature sensor configured for monitoring a temperature of the inner wall; and
a controller configured to control operation of the heating means based on the temperature monitored via the temperature sensor.