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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8182135 | Mixing machine with bowl support A mixing machine includes a base, a head including a rotatable output member for receiving a mixer tool and a support column extending vertically from the base to the head. A bowl receiving assembly is below the head. The bowl receiving assembly is configured to mov... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8157924 | Warewasher including heat recovery system with hot water supplement A warewasher for washing wares includes a housing defining an internal space with at least one spray zone for washing wares. A liquid delivery system provides a spray of liquid within the spray zone. A tank includes an inlet that is connected to a hot water source f... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8151697 | Self-cleaning rotisserie oven with fan shaft seal arrangement A self-cleaning rotisserie oven includes a cooking cabinet comprising an internal bottom wall, an internal top wall and internal side walls thereby defining a cooking chamber. A self-cleaning system is provided for cleaning the cooking chamber. A convection system i... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8146612 | Warewasher with water energy recovery system A warewash machine sump collects hot cleaning water that is recirculated in the chamber during cleaning. A drain line is for draining cleaning water from the sump. A fresh water input system includes at least a hot water input and a cold water input. The fresh water... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8138459 | Large kitchen professional oven with improved lighting A dual-heating oven includes a cavity heated by both microwaves and at least one of convection or steam, a source for lighting the cavity and a door for closing the cavity. The door includes a first internal sealing glazing, a second intermediate internal glazing, a... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8136435 | Food product slicer knife and associated slicer and knife removal tool A food product slicer knife includes a circular knife body with a peripheral cutting edge. A central opening passes through the knife body and includes a pair of diametrically opposed outwardly extending slots. The knife body also includes at least one set of diamet... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8111072 | Steam cooker and related superheater A steam cooker includes a steam generator including a heating chamber defining a volume for holding water. A heat exchanger is associated with the heating chamber so as to generate steam. A steam superheater superheats steam traveling from the heating chamber to a s... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8092614 | Conveyor dishwasher comprising a plurality of final-rinse liquid spray jets and method of use thereof Conveyor-type dish washer and method of operating it, wherein during a final-rinse operation at least from one side, preferably from each the two sides, of the items to be cleaned, at least two final-rinse liquid spray jets are sprayed in different directions in rel... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8082830 | Food product slicer and associated interlock system A food product slicer includes a base and a knife mounted for rotation relative to the base. A carriage assembly is mounted to the base for reciprocal movement back and forth past a cutting edge of the knife. The carriage assembly includes a home position forward of... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8082829 | Lift assist for a food product slicer A food product slicer includes a base, a knife mounted for rotation relative to the base and a carriage mounted to the base for reciprocal movement back and forth past a cutting edge of the knife. A lift assist assembly is associated with the base and arranged to pu... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8080766 | Steam oven system with steam generator A steam cooker includes one or more cooking chamber having an access door. A steam generator unit is provided for heating water to generate steam. The steam generator unit may be connected for selective delivery of steam to one or more multiple cooking chambers. In ... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8066442 | Label supply, label handling method and label printing apparatus A supply of labels may be configured to facilitate folding. A label handling method involves initiating a label fold prior to a label completely exiting a label exit opening. A label apparatus includes a label obstructing member to promote label folding. ... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8043142 | Sharpener carried by the product table of a food slicer A food slicer has a support member including a base portion and an upstanding portion integrally formed with the base portion. The upstanding portion includes a rotating cutting blade for slicing food product. The base portion includes a food product table slidably ... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8042557 | Multitank conveyor-type dishwasher and an operating method for it Multitank conveyor-type dishwasher (2) for washing items (10) to be washed, comprising at least two wash zones (6, 8) which are arranged in succession in the conveying direction (4); a liquid forward-flow apparatus (26) between in ... | 10/25/2011 |
| 7975604 | Dough proofing apparatus and related methods A dough proofing cabinet includes a chamber having one or more air ducts with a plurality of air duct openings distributed both vertically and horizontally thereon, and an outlet opening in an upper part of the chamber. Operation of a blower causes air flow from the... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7950843 | Mixing machine and associated bowl support arrangement A mixing machine includes a head including a rotatable output member for receiving a mixer tool. A mixer body includes a bowl receiving assembly below the head. The bowl receiving assembly includes a pair of bowl support arms extending outwardly from the mixer body ... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7938913 | Conveyor dishwasher and operating method for same A conveyor dishwasher includes a storage tank for holding sprayed final rinse liquid and a controllable liquid transfer device for transferring liquid from the storage tank to at least one wash zone as a function of a liquid demand in at least one of the wash zones.... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7901518 | Commercial dishwasher with air deflector arrangement A commercial dishwasher (2) has a spray chamber (4) for holding items (6) to be washed and is designed for loading and unloading batches of items (6) to be washed into and from a region (12) for items to be washed. The dishwasher (... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7892359 | Dishwasher in the form of a programmable machine and its operating method A dishwasher in the form of a programmable machine, in particular a commercial dishwasher, having a pre-cleaning station, which is disposed outside a treatment chamber of the dishwasher, and having a waste water transfer system, by which washing liquid can be fed fr... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7886230 | Scale with automatic offline indication and related method A scale and associated methods automatically identify when a food product pricing scale is in an offline condition and changes a color condition on the scale display to alert scale operators of the offline condition. ... | 02/08/2011 |
| D632131 | Fryer heat exchange tube | 02/08/2011 |
| 7875834 | Oven for cooking food An oven for cooking food, the oven comprising: an enclosure (2) for receiving the food to be heated and for containing a cooking atmosphere, the enclosure (2) comprising two horizontal walls forming respectively a bot... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7875122 | Industrial dishwasher and method of operating the same Industrial dishwasher and method of operating the same, wherein, during at least one operating state other than the drying phase, program control automatically provides for second ambient air to be blown by means of the additional blower directly into the drying cha... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7857146 | Dish carrier for dish washers In a dish carrier for dishwashers, in addition to lower supporting surfaces (8) and upper supporting surfaces (10), at least one upper extra supporting surface (34) which is offset forwards and/or upwards relative to the upper supporting surface... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7853130 | Steam generator for a steam cooker having an automated draining process A steam generator includes a heating chamber for holding water. The heating chamber has a water inlet, a steam outlet, and a water draining outlet. A nozzle is in communication with the water inlet and is positioned to direct incoming water into the water draining o... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7842138 | Elastic opposition device for a door of a front-loading dishwashing machine, and dishwashing machine including such a device An opposition device for locking and/or braking a swing door of a dishwashing machine, in which the door is movable about a horizontal rotation axis and along a predetermined trajectory, between at least two opposite, respectively open and closed, limit positions. A... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7832317 | Gage plate alignment mechanism and method for a food slicer A food slicer is provided having a support member including a base portion and an upstanding portion integrally formed with the base portion. The upstanding portion includes a rotating cutting blade secured thereto for slicing food product and at least one motor pos... | 11/16/2010 |
| D623891 | Mixing apparatus base | 09/21/2010 |
| 7713358 | Dishwashing machine with a gradual-start wash cycle A dishwashing machine comprising a washing station having a wash water tank, a plurality of wash water dispensing nozzles, a recirculation pump adapted to circulate the wash water from the tank to the nozzles; and a hydraulic filling container communicating with the... | 05/11/2010 |
| D615348 | Mixing apparatus | 05/11/2010 |
| 7690835 | Mixer with pivotable bowl A mixer system including a bowl for receiving a material to be mixed, a mixer body having a rotatable output component, and a hinge. The bowl is pivotable about the hinge relative to the mixer body such that the bowl can be pivoted between a loading/unloading positi... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7637191 | Product table lock for a food slicer A food slicer has a support member including a base portion and an upstanding portion. The upstanding portion includes a rotating cutting blade for slicing food product and at least one motor for rotating the cutting blade. The base portion includes a food product t... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7634992 | Oven for cooking food An oven for cooking food, the oven comprising: an enclosure (2) for receiving the food to be heated and for containing a cooking atmosphere, the enclosure (2) comprising two horizontal walls forming respectively a bot... | 12/22/2009 |
| 7621286 | Conveyor ware washer and spray pipe therefor Spray pipe of a conveyor ware washer for spraying items to be washed with liquid, comprising a plurality of nozzles, which are arranged one behind another in the longitudinal direction of the pipe, and an inlet, from which liquid can flow in the longitudinal directi... | 11/24/2009 |
| D603214 | Mixing apparatus | 11/03/2009 |
| 7597254 | Scale with automatic identification of specials and other price and product changes A scale is configured to automatically identify changes to product information and may communicate certain information to customers based upon such changes. ... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7587904 | Refrigeration system with spring rod A refrigeration unit includes a housing including an insulated compartment having opposing first and second walls. A spring rod has a first end mounted at a first location to the first wall of the insulated compartment and a second end mounted at a second location t... | 09/15/2009 |
| 7587335 | Food product scale and related in-store random weight item transaction system with RFID capabilities A random weight item transaction system include a scale with label RIFD tag functionality, service person RFID tag functionality and customer RFID tag functionality. A slicer in proximity to the scale may include service person and bulk food product RFID functionali... | 09/08/2009 |
| 7549363 | Product table for a food slicer with hollow peripheral reinforcements A food slicer is provided having a support member including a base portion and an upstanding portion integrally formed with the base portion. The upstanding portion includes a rotating cutting blade secured thereto for slicing food product and at least one motor pos... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7547864 | Microwave oven having plural magnetrons with cooling air flow The invention relates to a microwave oven including a food-cooking enclosure, the electromagnetic energy of which is supplied by a set of two to four magnetrons (5, 6, 7) mounted on an enclosure wall, the magnetrons communicating with waveguides (55, 65, 7... | 06/16/2009 |
