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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20110220599 | Tray for carrying food and contained beverages A tray is disclosed for carrying food on dinnerware between a restaurant kitchen to customers. The tray includes a vertically disposed support member having upper and lower ends with a handle being secured to the upper end of the support member. A plurality of verticall... | 09/15/2011 |
| 20110204756 | FOLDABLE PORTABLE BAR A foldable, portable bar that is lightweight and easily transported and erected on location is provided. The invention can be folded to a compact size for easy storage in a wheeled, hard or soft shell case which takes up a minimum of storage space. Though compact when i... | 08/25/2011 |
| 20110174164 | FOOD PREPARATION APPARATUS A food preparation apparatus and method, including an inventive shelving system, is provided. In accordance with some embodiments, an exemplary embodiment of a food preparation apparatus of the present invention includes at least, but is not limited to, a frame assembly... | 07/21/2011 |
| 20110132857 | TRAY-TAG A tray-tag that can be mounted on a tray and display information about items on the tray is provided. A tray-tag of the present invention includes a face plate having front and back surfaces. The front surface of the face plate is adapted to have indicia thereon that di... | 06/09/2011 |
| 20110127261 | CRACKER SERVING AND STORAGE SYSTEM A cracker serving and storage system includes a tray defining a trough having at least two sides and a slidable spacer configured to couple to the two sides and slide along the trough to capture the crackers in the tray. A storage container is also provided for storing ... | 06/02/2011 |
| 20110114583 | Car Tray A food tray for automobiles adapted to be attached to the cigarette lighter of an automobile, comprising a tubular, flexible arm and holding tray to safely hold food and drink in place at many angles and without distracting from or blocking the use of existing permanent... | 05/19/2011 |
| 20110036796 | FOOD DELIVERY APPARATUS WITH STACKABLE SHELF SYSTEM A food item delivery apparatus is disclosed, that includes a delivery container, as well as one or more removable shelves stackable within the delivery container, such that each of the one or more removable shelves is configured to be inserted and removed from the deliv... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110023786 | METHOD FOR PROCESSING MEAT A system and method is shown for processing animals, such as calves, from birth to slaughter by utilizing hot-fed rations during the feeding process. The system and method reduces or eliminates the need to use hormones and simultaneously reduces or eliminates the need t... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110024373 | Retail Merchandising Strip and Method for Making Same A source roll having a first layer of liner paper and a second roll of two-sided adhesive is fed through a pair of rollers having six aligned rotary die cutters sized to cut through only the adhesive layer. The excess adhesive web is peeling off and removed from the pro... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110017687 | BAKING RACK FOR CHICKENS AND OTHER FOWL A baking rack is provided. The rack includes a plurality of relatively straight wires that are each disposed in parallel to each other and an outer wire establishing a perimeter of the rack and extending along opposing ends of the plurality of wires, the straight wires ... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20100320163 | PALLET RACK AND METHOD FOR USE OF SAME A pallet rack and method for use of same are disclosed. Three panel frames interconnected by two parallel cross members define two lower pallet receiving areas and two upper pallet receiving areas. A catch tray is disposed beneath the two upper pallet receiving areas to... | 12/23/2010 |
| 20100270248 | MODULAR DISPLAY UNIT FOR CYLINDRICAL PRODUCTS, IN PARTICULAR TUBES OF SWEETS, AND MODULAR ELEMENT FOR COMPOSITION OF THE SAME A display unit for cylindrical products, in particular tubes of sweets, includes at least one modular basket element 2, a support base 3 and a cover cap 4, the basket element including a perforated base part 5, an external shell 6 and ... | 10/28/2010 |
| 20100181271 | GRILL, TRAY AND CART SYSTEM TO FREEZE FOODS A rack and carts system to hold salmons, trouts and any other kind of similar fish, in a way that a maximum freezing capacity is reached per tunnel (kilos of frozen product per hour) as well as an excellent product presentation.... | 07/22/2010 |
| 20100176075 | PRODUCT DISPLAY WITH IMPROVED PULL-THROUGH FRAME ARRANGEMENTS A display tray for specially shaped packages (e.g., sliced meat products), having flat, flexible bases and a forwardly projecting housings for the product, typically, typically with recesses in the base to accommodate nesting. A vertical frame at the front, permitting t... | 07/15/2010 |
| 20100170275 | COOLING STATION FOR RECEIVING A FRAME In order to provide a device, which with a low outlay enables a product to be cooled to be conveyed to a place of use and cooled reliably and energy-efficiently at the place of use, a cooling station for receiving a frame that has receivers for a product to be cooled is... | 07/08/2010 |
| 20100032393 | TRAY-TAG A tray-tag that can be mounted on a tray and display information about items on the tray is provided. A tray-tag of the present invention includes a face plate having front and back surfaces. The front surface of the face plate is adapted to have indicia thereon that di... | 02/11/2010 |
| 20090272703 | CANDY DISPLAY STAND A candy display stand is provided. The candy display stand includes a tray unit for holding a plurality of candy holders, and a support stand associated with the tray unit for vertically supporting a plurality of elongated candy sticks. The support stand has a base exte... | 11/05/2009 |
| 20090223916 | EXTENDABLE PRODUCT SHELVING A product shelf unit specially adapted for yogurt cups and the like, includes a metal base bracket that attaches to a horizontal rectangular bar. A plastic tray is slidably received on the base bracket which has two elongated walls which slide within the hollow interior... | 09/10/2009 |
| 20090200906 | Oven rack assembly A rack assembly for use in an oven includes a rack, a rack frame having a left bar, a right bar, and a rear bar, with the rack coupled to the left bar and the right bar. Each left bar and right bar has a front vertical section, a front horizontal section coupled to the ... | 08/13/2009 |
| 20090188878 | SLIDING RAIL OF A PULL-OUT GUIDE A sliding rail of a pull-out guide includes a sliding rail defining a front end, a rear end, a top, a bottom, and longitudinally-extending slot on the bottom. The sliding rail also includes a molded part. The molded part includes a spring steel strip configured to defin... | 07/30/2009 |
| 20090065456 | Food Rest A food rest includes a base and at least one support body extending upwardly from the base. The support body defines a recess configured to at least partially support a resting food item. In another configuration, a food rest includes first and second legs, each having ... | 03/12/2009 |
| 20080220134 | Barrier Submersion Cooking Pouch and Basket A system and method for barrier submersion cooking comprising a thin walled plastic cooking pouch for receiving a food item effectively dimensioned such that when placed into a hot liquid cooking medium a vent remains above a top surface of the liquid cooking medium and... | 09/11/2008 |
| 20080173186 | Sandwich bun toasting and warming apparatus A bun heating and toasting apparatus provides at least one elongated, inverted V-shaped bun support member formed of heat conductive material, each bun support member arranged to support a partially opened hot dog bun or other elongated bakery bun over an underlying hea... | 07/24/2008 |
| 20080087617 | Cake tier separator for layered cakes A separator for stacking layers of cake includes a base plate that comprises an attachment means such as a rail or track. A plurality of planar supports mates with the attachment means to provide a stable structure for stacking layers of cakes. Planar supports arranged ... | 04/17/2008 |
| 20080078730 | Supporting structure A supporting structure for supporting receptacles for foods in apparatuses for thermally treating said foods comprises a crosspiece element such as to act as a guide for said receptacles, an upright element for supporting said crosspiece element and welding joint for fi... | 04/03/2008 |
| 20070289930 | MAGNETIC CONFECTIONARY DISPLAY A confectionary display, comprises an elongate pole member having an attachment side, a display side, and a plurality of tracks located in the display side that each are capable of holding a plurality of display elements, a plurality of display elements that each are ad... | 12/20/2007 |
| 20070284322 | Block pedestal A pedestal comprising (i) a pedestal base whose upper surface defines at least two pairs of open channels, (ii) horizontal lower support members placed in the channels, and (iii) at least one block component which is fitted slidably over one or more of the lower support... | 12/13/2007 |
| 20070235398 | Rack for storing and freezing processed food product A modular rack assembly for storing goods includes a first rack having a base and a plurality of wall portions extending away from the base. Each of the plurality of wall portions is separated from an adjacent of the plurality of wall portions by a space. A lip extends ... | 10/11/2007 |
| 20070235399 | Foldup food holder A foldup food holder made of stiff paperboard provides a base panel; a first side panel; a second side panel; a first end panel; a second end panel; a first tab; and a second tab; the side panels joined with the base panel; the end panels joined contiguously with and ex... | 10/11/2007 |
| 20070090072 | Cooling rack for foods A cooling rack for foods to hold and cool baking foods includes a first holding rack and a second holding rack that are movably coupled with at least two U-shaped legs. The first and second holding racks are grid racks consisting of a plurality of wire rods to form resp... | 04/26/2007 |
| 20050061758 | Storage device A storage apparatus is provided that comprises a display case part with an inside thereof being dividable into a plurality of zones, a supply duct that is connected to supply openings for supplying conditioning air for controlling environmental conditions to the plurali... | 03/24/2005 |
| 20050061759 | Hanger and backcard for packages A backcard for use with compartmentalized containers, particularly food containers, that provides a hanging feature and an information feature is provided. The backcard may be secured to the container or package with glue lines properly placed on the package, or glue pl... | 03/24/2005 |
| 20050023234 | Clip-on taco holder This invention is a holder for up to three (3) or more tacos which clips onto the edge of most any typical dinner or serving plate. This holder for taco shells is designed to hold the tacos in an upright position for filling the taco ingredients, and keeping them uprigh... | 02/03/2005 |