Did You Know...
...that the inventor of the electric motor was a blacksmith named Thomas Davenport? Described as "a brilliantly unsuccessful inventor", Davenport invented the first rotary electric motor. In 1836 he headed out -- on foot -- from his Vermont home to file a patent application at the Patent Office in Washington, D.C. By the time he got there, he had squandered away his money and couldn't afford the $30 filing fee so he turned around and went home. When he later mailed in his application with money he'd raised, the Patent office was destroyed in a fire. He did finally get credit for his invention on Feb. 5, 1837.
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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
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| 20110008503 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENHANCING BIOLOGICAL PRODUCT SAFETY, FLAVOR, APPEARANCE AND SHELF-LIFE A method and apparatus by which flowers or food products are treated for the elimination of pathogenic and spoilage bacteria, the scavenging of free radicals that cause oxidative decay, the enhancement of flavor, the stabilization of fats, and the extension of shelf lif... | 01/13/2011 |
| 20110005403 | VACUUM FRYING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR USING THE SAME A method of converting a conventional atmospheric frying device to a vacuum frying device is provided. The method includes positioning a hood on top of a conventional frying device to provide an enclosure for drawing a vacuum within the modified devices. In addition, th... | 01/13/2011 |
| 20100178398 | Marinating Apparatus and Process A marination device for marinating a food item. The marination device includes a flavor injector configured to inject during a first stage marinating process liquid preparation into the food. A vacuum canister configured to pressurize to a negative pressure state during... | 07/15/2010 |
| 20100159112 | Method and System for Producing Viscous Fruit Product Described herein are a method and system for cooking viscous fruit product composed of a high proportion of fruit from a fruit based slurry. The method includes heating the slurry in a heat exchanger, and subjecting the slurry to a vacuum in a vacuum chamber. The vacuum... | 06/24/2010 |
| 20100068364 | COFFEE BEAN ROASTING MACHINE AND METHOD THEREFOR Machine and process for roasting of coffee beans is disclosed. The process includes the step of rapidly depressurizing the beans. The machine includes at least one hermetically sealable receptacle for coffee beans. The receptacle is heated so that the pressure inside in... | 03/18/2010 |
| 20100034935 | PRECISION TEMPERATURE COOKING SYSTEM AND METHOD A precision temperature cooking system for cooking food products in a facility includes a vacuum packaging device to package the food products in vacuum-sealable bags, and a heated water bath or a heated water circulator to maintain a water bath at a cooking temperature... | 02/11/2010 |
| 20090272279 | Storage and/or heating system/apparatus for items and food The invention is a universal or designated storage apparatus, facility, or appliance with increased versatility and sophisticated storage fundamentals and capabilities for the storage of a wide variety of items. It provides support for complimenting and assisting with t... | 11/05/2009 |
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| 20090241785 | Plastic, resealable elongate valve opening for a vacuum food package A flexible, plastic food package is provided having an elongate opening check valve with an air removal port that allows repeated opening and resealing of the package for removal of air and moisture by vacuuming. The vacuum is established by removing air through the air... | 10/01/2009 |
| 20090199724 | EVACUATION DEVICE The evacuation device is configured to remove air from a container via a one-way valve element attached to the container. The evacuation device includes a motor with a rotating shaft that extends along an axis line. The shaft is operably interconnected to a reciprocatin... | 08/13/2009 |
| 20090130271 | Method of Processing Fish A method of processing fish includes inserting hollow needles (32) into fish bodies (22) to be treated. The fish bodies (22) are supported in a treatment chamber (12) and each needle (32) inserted into a fish body (22) defines a... | 05/21/2009 |
| 20090047400 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR HYBRID INFUSION OF FOOD PIECES The present invention provides a method and an apparatus for the hybrid infusion of solutes, which comprises atmospheric infusion followed by vacuum infusion, into food pieces within a single apparatus. The apparatus comprises an internal conveyor for holding a bed of p... | 02/19/2009 |
| 20090007803 | Device and Method for Evacuating a Storage Bag In one aspect, a bracket for evacuating a storage bag having a one-way valve element is provided that has parallel first and second flat panels that delineate a gap. A bag can be placed into the gap such that the valve element on the bag aligns with an aperture disposed... | 01/08/2009 |
| 20090004346 | Continuous vacuum marination apparatus and method An apparatus and method for continuous vacuum marination of a food product. A paddle assembly in a stationary vacuum chamber lifts and tumbles food product in a marinade. The paddles are formed into two subassemblies that are offset to smooth out the load on the paddles... | 01/01/2009 |
| 20080302253 | Vacuum cooking apparatus for household use A vacuum cooking apparatus for household use, comprising, on a supporting structure which has a column-like extension, at least one unit for packaging in pouches in vacuum food products to be cooked, at least one unit for cooking the food products arranged in pouches an... | 12/11/2008 |
| 20080190512 | Storage Bag with Evacuation Device A system includes a storage bag having an interior volume for containing food items and a one-way valve element through which air from the interior volume can be evacuated. The system further includes an evacuation device having an inlet opening. To evacuate storage bag... | 08/14/2008 |
| 20080184899 | SELF PRESSURIZING SHELF LIFE EXTENDER FOR FOOD AND METHOD The present disclosure comprises both a self-pressurizing food storage device and method of use. The device defines and presents an enclosed food storage chamber composing an internal air pressure of about 1 psi to about 10 psi above ambient air pressure outside the cha... | 08/07/2008 |
| 20080131567 | VACUUM SEALABLE COFFEE AND MARINATING FOOD STORAGE CONTAINER A vacuum food storage device having a container, a lid, a pump to evacuate air, a switch engageable by contact of the pump to the lid, or by contact of the lid to the container, to permit the pump to evacuate air from the container to a desire degree of vacuum. A sensor... | 06/05/2008 |
| 20080050482 | Kit for and method of marinating uncooked food A method and kit is usable to marinate and tenderize food in a reduced-pressure environment. The kit includes a foraminous shell in which the food is placed, and a sealable bag in which the food, shell and marinade are placed. A vacuum pump and bag sealer are then used ... | 02/28/2008 |
| 20070227369 | Food Tumbler A counter-top appliance has a food container with internal fins extending inward from the outer wall at an angle offset from radial. The food container is coupled to a motor for rotation in either of two directions. One direction of rotation produces a scooping, elevati... | 10/04/2007 |
| 20070193454 | Method and Apparatus for Killing Insects on Fresh Produce To kill insects on fresh produce, the fresh produce is placed into the interior of a vacuum chamber and a partial vacuum is drawn and maintained within the interior for a time interval adequate to kill the insects. In some examples the holding step is carried out with t... | 08/23/2007 |
| 20060249034 | Jar type cauldron A jar type cauldron that includes a main body and a lid. The main body is made by shaping and then firing clay, and is constructed so that a bottom wall thereof is thicker than a sidewall thereof. An inner wall is provided in an upper portion of the main body to form a ... | 11/09/2006 |
| 20060213374 | Tissue transplantation method and apparatus The present invention provides for the transplantation of tissue from a donor site in a body to a recipient site. The device includes an outer chamber having an interior volume in which a perforated inner chamber can be placed. During the aspiration of tissue, a vacuum ... | 09/28/2006 |
| 20060150829 | Ozone-vacuum food storage system and method thereof A method of vacuuming a container having a storage cavity for storing food, and an opening communicating with the receiving opening, wherein the method includes the steps of (a) injecting a predetermined amount of ozone into the container via the opening for combating m... | 07/13/2006 |
| 20050199135 | Foodstuff feeding apparatus and feeding method A foodstuff feeding apparatus to convey foodstuff to a metering unit from a hopper without masking or kneading the foodstuff. The apparatus includes a piston pump provided between a lower portion of a hopper and an end of a first pipe to draw foodstuff from the hopper a... | 09/15/2005 |
| 20050172834 | Vacuum packing machine Disclosed herein is a vacuum packing machine. The vacuum packing machine (1) includes a housing body (100), a top cover (200), a thermal sealing means (300), a base (400), and a vacuum pressure generating means (500). The housin... | 08/11/2005 |
| 20050066823 | Method and apparatus for vacuum stripping of oils and fats An apparatus for use in a vacuum stripping process comprises a first stripping vessel (2); at least one second further downstream stripping vessel (3), said at least one second further downstream stripping vessel (3) containing at least two trays (<... | 03/31/2005 |
| 20050056159 | Smoking apparatus for processing porkhide dog chews The present invention provides a method and appartus of processing porkhide dog chews. The method includes the step of first subjecting pigskin rawhide to defatting and depilation treatment. Then the rawhide is split to obtain a first, a second, a third and a fourth lay... | 03/17/2005 |
