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...that to encourage use of his new invention, the shopping cart, market owner Sylvan Goldman hired fake shoppers to push the carts around his store in Oklahoma City? Seems his customers were reluctant to give up their hand-carried baskets.
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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120052155 | METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF BAKED GOODS AND PLANT FOR THE AUTOMATIC PRODUCTION OF BAKED GOODS A plant for the automatic production of baked goods using a dough strand has a kneading device to knead dough from prepared starting products. An extruder is used to extrude the dough to form the dough strand. A portioning device is used to divide the dough strand into ... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20110206814 | METHOD AND DEVICES FOR MAKING PORTIONS OF FOOD PRODUCTS STUFFED WITH A FILLING The invention relates to a method and a device for making portions of food products stuffed with a filling, formed of a main ingredient containing pieces of animal meat, in particular raw minced meat, surrounding the filling material. The method comprises: making, by ex... | 08/25/2011 |
| 20110135794 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING PRECISELY SHAPED GRAIN BASED PRODUCTS A cooking system includes a main wheel having a first surface and a secondary wheel having a second surface. The second surface of the secondary wheel mates with the first surface of the main wheel at a nip to form and set a grain based material disposed between the fir... | 06/09/2011 |
| 20110059211 | Apparatus and method with individual preparation and hybrid heating for making generally flat dough based products An apparatus for making generally flat dough based products includes a supply station having at least two hoppers for holding different ingredients and respective valve mechanisms disposed below outlets of the hoppers and being operable to control the quantities of ingr... | 03/10/2011 |
| 20110041706 | CHOCOLATE MANUFACTURING APPARATUS INCLUDING WALKING BEAM CONVEYOR AND ASSOCIATED METHODS A chocolate manufacturing machine includes a chocolate dispenser and a chocolate cooler downstream from the chocolate dispenser. There is also a walking beam conveyor to advance a plurality of chocolate molding trays along a path of travel from the chocolate dispenser t... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20100058934 | Food Melter A food melter 2 has an upper food container 4 and a lower water container 6. The food container 4 is a removable attachable lid for the water container 6. The water container 6 is a thermal insulator. The food melter 2 is... | 03/11/2010 |
| 20090304887 | PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING CONFECTIONERY PRODUCTS In order to to provide a process and an apparatus for manufacturing confectionery products made from cereals, in particular thin ones having uniform shapes, which solve disadvantages in transporting such products, it is characterized in that a first and a second drying ... | 12/10/2009 |
| 20090304888 | MANUFACTURING METHOD AND MANUFACTURING APPARATUS FOR BAUMKUCHEN There are provided a manufacturing method and a manufacturing apparatus for Baumkuchen for easily and properly suppressing shape distortion of the Baumkuchen caused in a manufacturing process thereof. In manufacturing the Baumkuchen by alternately repeating application ... | 12/10/2009 |
| 20090178574 | FLATBREAD MAKER A handle and latch assembly for a flatbread maker, which includes a handle rotatably mounted to an upper heating plate of the flatbread maker. A roller plate extends downward from the handle, adjacent the peripheral edge of the upper plate, the roller plate having a rol... | 07/16/2009 |
| 20090145305 | Two piece food tray A tray is provided for retaining food stuffs or the like. The tray includes a dish portion and a rim portion. The dish includes a base portion and a sidewall portion surrounding the base portion and extending upwardly therefrom to define a retaining area. The rim includ... | 06/11/2009 |
| 20090068316 | PET FOOD MIXTURE, PET FOOD PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND PROCESS FOR MAKING THE PET FOOD A pet food mixture, pet food processing system, and process for making the pet food are disclosed. The pet food includes meat pieces formed from a mixture of meat and at least one vegetable, wherein the meat pieces are cooked and coated with a first liquid and color cha... | 03/12/2009 |
| 20080245240 | Heat isolation structure for baking trays A heat isolation structure for baking trays mainly includes a base which has an open surface, a heat transfer element located on the open surface to transfer heat energy that has a first surface in contact with food and a second surface on another side opposing the firs... | 10/09/2008 |
| 20080196594 | Doner Kebab Slicing Robot The Doner Kebab Slicing Robot comprises of two linear slide assemblies preferably made of metal. The linear slides consist of track plate and wheel plate components. The vertical slide assembly contains a blade head (5) with a circular slicing blade (13) p... | 08/21/2008 |
| 20080141874 | Moving belt dough press with heated platen A moving belt conveyor dough press is provided with a pair of vertically opposing platens, at least one of which is movable toward and away from the other. A continuous belt is arranged to pass between the pair of platens, and to carry on an upper surface thereof, a sup... | 06/19/2008 |
| 20080060527 | Apparatus for Rapid Cooking of Edible Pasta A machine for rapid cooking of pasta includes: a measuring device (A) to deliver a predetermined amount of pasta and insert it into a steam cooking chamber (B) equipped with an inlet and an outlet ball valves (40, 28) placed respectively at its upper and lower en... | 03/13/2008 |
| 20070295222 | Food processing device A food processing device comprises a paste reservoir, a feed pump and a flow divider. The flow divider is provided with outlets to four supply lines all of which receive a substantially equal supply of paste as a result of the operation of the flow divider. Each of the ... | 12/27/2007 |
| 20070175339 | Mold structure for pressing fruits and vegetables This invention is called “Mold Structure for Pressing Fruits and Vegetables.” It comprises an upper mold and a lower mold to form a hollow container. The walls of the container contain an engraving of a design or lettering, so an unripe fruit/vegetable placed inside... | 08/02/2007 |
| 20070039482 | Rolled shell and stuffer apparatus A rolled shell and stuffer apparatus, particularly useful for deep frying, utilizes a number of structures which together provide the ability to quickly produce a large number of stuffed taquito type shells having high quality. The basic components of the system include... | 02/22/2007 |
| 20070039481 | Device for forming a dough portion Device for forming a dough portion comprising a pressure roller (1) and a counter roller (2) placed below it for in between them rolling out the dough portion into a dough slice (9), wherein the device comprises a conveyor belt (4) for convey... | 02/22/2007 |
| 20070012197 | Roll mould for pastafilata cheese A roll mould for pastafilata cheese, comprising a cylinder having a lateral surface carved with a plurality of narrow, elongated recesses, having substantially equal depths and widths, and communicating, via respective passages with elements for supplying pressurized wa... | 01/18/2007 |
| 20060249032 | Apparatus for producing crackers An apparatus for producing crackers is provided. The apparatus includes: a main frame; a drive unit installed at the main frame, and having a drive motor provided with a reducer, and first and second drive shafts receiving power from the drive motor; first and second op... | 11/09/2006 |
| 20060191423 | Pelletless process for producing molded food products An extrusion-based injection molding system is designed for use in food processing applications. Interior surfaces, such as the barrel exit line and/or fill line, of the system may be coated with a friction-reducing agent. ... | 08/31/2006 |
| 20050274262 | Heat seal die assembly A heat seal die assembly for heat sealing plastic sheets, both solid wall and mesh, which comprises the following: first and second heat seal bars forming heat seal lines in said plastic sheets, with the bars being spaced from each other. Each heat seal bar faces a sepa... | 12/15/2005 |
| 20050257692 | Domestic pasta machine This is a domestic rolling machine for homemade pasta with the surface of the rolling rollers formed of alumina (Al2O3), which has a micro-rough surface that considerably increases adherence thus reducing the number of passes for the sheet of pasta... | 11/24/2005 |
| 20050241491 | Apparatus for determining crystallization solidification curves of fat-containing masses An apparatus (1) for determining crystallization solidification curves of a chocolate mass (6) includes a removal location (37), a measurement chamber (9) and a melting chamber (21). The removal location (37) serves to remove a ... | 11/03/2005 |
| 20050183584 | Device and method for producing sausages A device for producing sausages having at least two coextrusion heads for co-extruding strands of sausage meat which are encased with a casing material, a joint supply is provided for the sausage meat and/or a joint supply is provided for the casing material, each being... | 08/25/2005 |
| 20050103208 | Apparatus for producing confectionery Disclosed is an apparatus for producing confectionery. In the apparatus for producing confectionery, a material injection unit for supplying materials into a confectionary mold includes a hopper, an injector, a hose, and a piston actuator, which are detachably connected... | 05/19/2005 |
| 20050103207 | Drive systems for a reciprocating mold plate patty-forming machine A drive system reciprocates a mold plate between a cavity fill position and a patty discharge position, and can also reciprocate knock out plungers to discharge molded food patties from cavities in the mold plate at the patty discharge position. This drive system includ... | 05/19/2005 |
| 20050092186 | Method for forming round strip food and apparatus realizing the method A method for forming round strip food comprises at least moving horizontally a soft and deformable outer material to a predetermined distance and stopping the movement of the outer material; placing a stuffing upon an upper surface of the outer material; lifting and tur... | 05/05/2005 |
| 20050092187 | Cooling air system for a patty-forming apparatus A cooling air system is provided for a patty-forming apparatus having a machine base that includes an enclosing wall and contains equipment within the machine base that generates heat, such as electric motors, electrical and control equipment. The machine base includes ... | 05/05/2005 |
| 20050087075 | Apparatus and method to net food products in shirred tubular casing An apparatus and method to net shirred tubular casing, in order to create a highly-dimpled foot product. A filling horn, shir housing, and removable netting tube allow for the extrusion of food products into an edible tubular collagen film, which itself expands into a n... | 04/28/2005 |
| 20050072312 | Hopper system for a patty-forming apparatus A food product hopper assembly is provided for a food patty molding machine. The food product hopper of the assembly is configured for containing a supply of food product and is in flow-communication with a food delivery apparatus for discharging food product from the h... | 04/07/2005 |
| 20050072314 | Breather system for a reciprocating mold plate patty-forming machine A breather air and food product fines pumping system for a reciprocating mold plate food product forming machine pumps air and fines to a collection area. A pumping surface is provided by a rearward facing surface of the mold plate. A pumping chamber is arranged between... | 04/07/2005 |
| 20050072313 | Frame for a patty-forming apparatus A frame structure is provided for a reciprocating mold plate type food product forming apparatus. The frame structure includes an angular strut configuration for resisting horizontal reciprocating forces caused by the reciprocating mold plate and associated drive, and a... | 04/07/2005 |
| 20050034610 | Method and apparatus for the superficial conditioning food extrusions Method and apparatus for the superficial conditioning of food extrusion, carrying out the steps of introducing a food extrusion (2) in a conditioning duct (3) for the superficial stabilizing of the extrusion (2); in a first section (4) of sai... | 02/17/2005 |
