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...that two musicians were responsible for the invention of color print film? Fascinated by photography, Leopold Godowsky and Leopold Mannes worked together to produce an easy-to-use, practical color film. They worked full time as music teachers and gave concerts while experimenting during their off hours in Mannes' kitchen. Their success earned them full-time, well-paying jobs at Kodak and their efforts resulted in Kodachrome film, which was introduced in 1935.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7895999 | Cooking appliance In one aspect the invention discloses a gas cooktop which is relatively easy to clean and which is not visually complex. The gas cooktop surface is provided with a trivet having two operating conditions. In a first condition the trivet is retracted and is substantia... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7661421 | Wok support ring and devices for imparting a rocking motion to a wok A wok support ring supports the weight of a wok and food items to be cooked in the wok and imparts a rocking motion to the wok as it is moved in a back and forth motion by the worker. A wok rocking device includes the use of a wok support base which moves in a rocki... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7650882 | Pot supports and burner systems including same A pot support for a ceramic glass cooktop having integrally formed grates. The pot support is formed of a material able to withstand gas cooking temperatures without substantial alteration of its shape or composition. The pot support is configured to rest in a stabl... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7363923 | cooking range assembly and monolithic drip pan A cook top includes a one-piece drip pan beneath all burners for collecting spillage and drips originating at the burners. Burner assemblies having burners therein are located by and supported on the drip pan. Grates are provided above the burners and have chamfered... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7334576 | Barbecue grill having a temperature detection function A barbecue grill includes a lid, and a temperature detection device mounted on the lid. The temperature detection device includes a movable plate, a control handle, and a temperature detector. Thus, the temperature probe of the temperature detector is extended into ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7150279 | Cooking vessel with multiply ringed bottom surface A cooking vessel is formed with one or more annular rings rising above a laminate structure that exposes at least one more thermally conductive material of a contrasting color. The raised rings reveal the nature of the thermally conductive material, yet protect it f... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7117865 | Bench top grill assembly The present invention provides a bench top grill assembly that includes a rigid continuous grill body, a grill grate removably covering an upper opening, and a fuel element receptacle or container removably positionable in the grill body through a lateral opening di... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7047873 | Layered dome cake assembly An apparatus assembly for forming a layered dessert in a predetermined layered dome forming a hemispheric shape including a first mold having a dome shaped bowl with a closed semi-spherical end and an open end, and a ring shaped planar support base secured to said c... | 05/23/2006 |
| 6978778 | Gas grate locating assembly for a ceramic-based cooktop A cooking appliance having a ceramic-based cooktop and a plurality of gas cooking elements is provided with a grate locating assembly which includes a plurality of apertures formed at spaced locations in the cooktop, a plurality of spaced feet projecting downward fr... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6978777 | Cooking stove including invertible support rack, support rack with dual cooking surfaces, and methods of using same A stove for outdoor use includes a hollow shell formed from heat-tolerant material, and a substructure for supporting the shell. The stove also includes a burner assembly, operatively attached to the shell or to the substructure, and a vessel support rack for placem... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6957649 | Gas fired outdoor cooking apparatus A cooking apparatus includes a frame with an upper section for holding a pot and a lower surface for resting upon an underlying support surface. The frame has a burner element that can be a nozzle tube having a commercially available burner nozzle for generating a c... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6945245 | Trivet oven rack An oven rack for an oven provides includes a first portion and a second portion extending from the first portion. A pair of handles extend from the first portion to permit a user to easily grasp the oven rack. A support system is attached to the oven rack and extend... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6935330 | Cooking grate with removable central wok ring A grate system for a gas cooking appliance wherein the gas cooking appliance has a top panel having at least one burner extending up through the top panel. The grate system includes a grate element and a removable support ring supported on the grate element. The sup... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6920872 | Heat reducer Two plates (30 & 32) made of a solid, or very heavy sheet of heat resistant material with one side that is flat and one side that has grooves or other relief in the surface reducing the surface area on the otherwise uninterrupted plane of that side. Th... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6886552 | Cooktop grate with flame clearance A cooktop grate includes a frame having an exterior frame element and at least one interior frame element defining a cooking utensil supporting surface. The cooking utensil supporting surface is elevated from the exterior frame element, and at least one recessed sur... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6802309 | Gas cooker A gas cooker includes a pot support that can be fixed on a top panel, preferably a cooktop panel, by a permanent-magnet configuration. The permanent-magnet configuration has magnet parts disposed at connecting locations on a pot support and on the top panel, and the... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6796221 | Cookware with propping assembly A cookware with propping assembly for aiding in draining grease from foods while cooking. The cookware with propping assembly includes a piece of cookware and a propping assembly. The piece of cookware includes a heating portion and a handle portion with a proximal ... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6712067 | Portable cook stove with a reversible grate and method of using the same A portable cook stove is provided with a cooking pot support having upstanding peripheral tabs at a peripheral portion thereof. When a cooking pot having an effective pot diameter at or less than an effective inner diameter of the tabs is employed, the cooking pot s... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6691699 | Cooking plate A hotplate, such as a plate of vitreous ceramic, intended to equip a cooker having at least one gas burner, includes a raised zone intended to cover the gas burner. The raised zone includes orifices.... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6588417 | Reversible burner grate A reversible cooktop grate includes a first side having a flat surface; and a second side extending opposite the first side. The second side includes a curved surface for accommodating a curved-bottomed cooking vessel.... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6526962 | Gas cooking apparatus and cooking vessel support for same The cooking apparatus includes a glass or glass-ceramic plate (1) providing a cooking surface with one or more cooking areas with a throughgoing opening (2) in each cooking area and with an annular atmospheric gas burner under each opening (2). The annula... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6508245 | Cooktop Modern cooktops typically have a cook surface which is formed by a glass or glass-ceramic plate (1). As an alternative to the electrically heated cooking locations, cooking locations heated by a gas burner, called burner locations (2), can be provided. Th... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6470879 | Cooking apparatus with a gas burner and a device for holding a cooking vessel support over the gas burner The cooking apparatus includes a glass-ceramic panel (1), which has at least one cooking area; a gas burner (3) providing an open flame (3); a cooking vessel support (5) including feet (5b) and a resting surface for a cooking vessel (6) placed on the cook... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6289885 | Heating plate levelling method A heating plate for a heat storage range cooker which is mounted in an aperture in a surrounding surface, on a base in connection with a heat source. The heat source heats the heating plate. In addition, an adjustment mechanism is provided between the hea... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6279567 | Cooking apparatus with a gas burner and a device for holding a cooking vessel support over the burner The cooking apparatus includes a glass-ceramic panel (1), which has at least one cooking area; a gas burner (3) providing an open flame (3); a cooking vessel support (5) including feet (5b) and a resting surface for a cooking vessel (6) placed on the cook... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6263869 | Stove cover device A stove cover device for creating additional counter space by covering the top surface of the stove. The stove cover device includes a covering member for covering the top surface of a stove. The covering member includes a plate. The plate has a top surfa... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6253759 | Side burner for a grill A grill side burner assembly including a burner having a generally disc-shaped body with an oval cross-section. Louvered main ports are arranged around the upper part of the burner body and create a cyclone-like distribution of heat to the cooking surface... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6196212 | Gas cooking apparatus and cooking vessel support for same The cooking apparatus includes a glass or glass-ceramic plate (1) providing a cooking surface with a cooking area and provided with a throughgoing opening (2) in the cooking area; a gas burner (3, 19, 21) arranged in or under the throughgoing opening (2) ... | 03/06/2001 |
| 5850779 | Pan tilting apparatus A structure is adapted to rest on a top surface of an oven, surrounding a burner of the oven. The structure is adapted to support a pan such that the pan is tilted and positioned above the burner. The structure further comprises a barrier depending outwar... | 12/22/1998 |
| 5791333 | Gas range burner system An improved burner system for a gas range is provided. The burner system includes an annular metal pan through which the gas flame selectively projects, and an annular grill or grate overlying the pan on which the bottom of a cooking utensil is selectivel... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5782105 | Kitchen appliance for installation in camping vehicles in particular In a kitchen appliance including a refrigerator and a cooker 7 and being intended and suitable for installation in camping vehicles, boats and the like, the cooker 7 is fixedly mounted on the upper side of the refrigerator including at least one gas burne... | 07/21/1998 |
| 5775316 | Cooking range with interchangeable grate and wok ring A cooking range, especially useful in commercial and domestic environments, wherein a grate and a wok ring are interchangeably mounted thereon. The range supports the wok ring and the grate over a gas fired burner element. The grate and the wok ring inclu... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5628302 | Burner assembly and pan seal A burner assembly is provided that includes a burner pan having a peripheral portion adapted to engage a range top at the periphery of a burner opening and a sealed burner in central portion of the burner pan. A resilient elastic seal straddles the periph... | 05/13/1997 |
| 5490494 | Side burner for barbecue grill A side burner for a barbecue grill comprising: a base member for housing a burner unit; a lid hingeably connected to the base member; the lid being pivotal between a closed position in which the lid covers the burner unit and an open position in which the... | 02/13/1996 |
| 5372121 | Cooktop grate with improved stability A cooktop has a recessed portion surrounding a burner opening. The recessed portion includes bosses with grate supporting surfaces below the upper surface of the cooktop, and dams with vertical inner surfaces. A grate has a rectangular base with a vertica... | 12/13/1994 |
| 5345062 | Apparatus for supporting Asian WOKS on modern kitchen ranges A concept for a support stand adapts an Asian WOK to a Western kitchen range. The stand provides an upper ring to receive a round bottomed WOK; the ring has sufficient diameter to accommodate the WOK securely in the stand. The base of the stand adapts to ... | 09/06/1994 |
| 5315983 | Wok support ring A two-piece support ring structure for supporting a wok cooking vessel on top of a burner cylinder of a cooking range. The structure features two components: a top ring of a substantially circular shape upon which sits a wok; and a base ring having a subs... | 05/31/1994 |
| 5158068 | Cooktop cover apparatus A cooktop cover system and apparatus having at least one cooktop cover recessed within a surrounding framework to provide a flat surface when a cooking surface positioned under the cover is not in use. The cover comprises a generally flat plate-like membe... | 10/27/1992 |
| 5115797 | Stove top cover for a mobile vehicle stove Disclosed is a cover for the top of a stove used in a mobile vehicle, the stove top having several gas-burners and support racks removably mounted around the burners for supporting cooking utensils thereover, and each support rack having a central opening... | 05/26/1992 |
| 4977819 | Machine for brewing hot beverages A machine for brewing coffee, tea or other hot beverages has a hollow housing for a water heater which is disposed beneath and can directly heat a warming plate serving to support a pot, a carafe, a vacuum bottle, a cup or another vessel for a freshly bre... | 12/18/1990 |
