Did You Know...
...that the video game, Pong, was invented by a guy who graduated at the bottom of his engineering class? Nolan Bushnell spent more time running the games at a local amusement park than he did on his studies at the University of Utah. His dreams of working for Disney's amusement empire were dashed when the company wouldn't hire him. Taking a boring job, Nolan daydreamed about electronic versions of popular games. He invented Pong, the first video game, and went on to found Atari Co.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 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 |
| 8044326 | Steam cooking apparatus A steam cooking apparatus having a steam generating device that generates steam to be fed to a heating chamber and a vapor heating heater that heats the steam generated by the steam generating device to provide superheated steam. The steam cooking apparatus includes... | 10/25/2011 |
| 7989737 | Steam generator and heating cooking apparatus having the same A heating cooking apparatus including a body, a steam container, a steam heater, and a heater covering portion. The body has a cooking compartment in which food is disposed. The steam container includes a chamber, a water supply portion to supply water into the cham... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7985944 | Steaming device for baker's ovens A steaming device (50) for a baker's oven including a steam generation chamber (55), located adjacent at least one heating element (25, 26) in an oven compartment of the baker's oven, the steam generation chamber (55) being closed at one ... | 07/26/2011 |
| 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 |
| 7847220 | Steam generator and heating cooking apparatus having the same A steam generator capable of preventing scale contained in air bubbles and water droplets generated in the course of boiling water by a heater from entering a steam ejection hole and a heating cooking apparatus having the steam generator is provided. The steam gener... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7829825 | Oven and its combination with a steam module The invention relates to an oven (1) comprising a preparation space and a device for heating the content thereof, and further provided with means for releasably connecting steam module (18) to the heating device. In this way a convection oven may be co... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7795561 | Steam cooker In a steam cooker, a tray-shaped case (51) of a steam temperature-raising device (50) has a recessed part (51a) into which steam from a steam generator flows through steam supply ports (95A-95C) provided in a first sidewall ... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7777158 | Method and steaming oven and collector plate A steaming oven having a collector plate disposed in an oven chamber. A collector plate is disposed above a boiling water reservoir in the oven chamber. The collector plate has a drain tube inserted into an overfill tube. Waste material from the steam and food dropp... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7759615 | Steam cooking apparatus Midway along an outer circulation passage provided outside a heating chamber, a steam generating device is arranged, and, through the outer circulation passage, steam is fed to the heating chamber. A control device controls a steam generating heater arranged inside ... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7755005 | Oven including smoking assembly in combination with one or more additional food preparation assemblies An oven is disclosed having a first food preparation apparatus in the form of a convection heat source and/or a steam production assembly and/or a radiating heat source, and a second food preparation apparatus in the form of a smoking assembly. The oven can operate ... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7728261 | Cooking appliance The invention relates to a cooking appliance (10) comprising a cooking chamber (11) with heating elements (12) and a water supply (30) that has a water outlet (33) and is fed by an outer water supply line (40). The water sup... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7709769 | Steam cooker In a steam cooker, a tray-shaped case (51) of a steam temperature-raising device (50) has a recessed part (51a) into which steam from a steam generator flows through steam supply ports (95A, 95B, 95C) provided in a fi... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7705275 | Substrate support having brazed plates and resistance heater A substrate support comprises top, middle and bottom plates which are brazed together. The top plate has a top surface with a plurality of outwardly projecting mesas dispersed across a recessed pocket, a network of recessed grooves, a vacuum port terminating in the ... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7705274 | Cooker A cooker has an external circulation path outside a heating chamber in which foods are to be placed. A blower sucks in gas inside the heating chamber, and forms, in the external circulation path, a gas flow that makes the sucked gas return to the heating chamber. Do... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7652228 | Steam-generating warming article A steam-generating warming article 1 which has a steam generating element 2 making use of chemical energy and is adapted to supply steam while in contact with a human body. The article 1, while in contact with the body, maintains the skin surfac... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7638736 | Method and device for cooking with steam A method for steam cooking includes introducing steam, from a steam generator device, into a food cooking container through a supply conduit so that at an inlet opening to the food cooking container the steam enters tangentially to a wall of the food cooking contain... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7612315 | System for controlling humidity An apparatus for cooking foods comprises a cooking chamber provided with humidity-detecting device arranged in such a way as to detect the humidity in said cooking chamber, wherein said humidity-detecting device comprises a capacitive sensor; a system for controllin... | 11/03/2009 |
| RE40408 | Baby wipes warmer for maintaining moisture and coloration of baby wipes contained therein There is provided a baby wipes warmer comprising a housing which defines an upper housing wall. It also comprises a liquid tank assembly that has an upper tank surface defining at least one vapor aperture therethrough. The tank assembly is disposed within the hosing... | 07/01/2008 |
| RE40366 | Oven with a spraying device An oven with a spaying device for roasting meats is disclosed, comprising: a housing 11; an outer pot 12; an inner pot 10; a cover 4 of oven; electric heating elements 8 surrounding the outer surface of the outer pot 12; hea... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7373876 | Cook pot with heating lid A cook pot in which the lid acts as a supplementary heating device to heat the contents inside the pot quickly. The lid has a top and a long cylindrical piece which fits inside the pot body and extends all the way down to the bottom of the pot. A heating band is the... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7368683 | Convection chamber of cooking device A convection chamber of a cooking device includes a convection fan rotatably installed in a cooking chamber, a convection motor that rotates the convection fan, a convection cover provided in front of the convection fan and having a channel that collects air in the ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7353821 | Steam oven system having steam generator with controlled fill process A steam oven includes a heating chamber or boiler in which steam is generated. Water fill and refill operations of the heating chamber are controlled in attempt to account for water expansion and/or to enable substantially regular production of steam. ... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7348520 | Oven with a heat circulating device An oven with a heat-circulating device includes a housing provided with a chamber for roasting and steaming; a motor fixed on a rear surface of a rear wall of the chamber; a fan; a heater; a separating plate positioned in front of the fan; a steaming device; a tray ... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7343850 | Cooking appliance with an extractor fan A cooking appliance including at least one heating unit for heating a cooking area and including at least one extractor fan. At least one parameter of the extractor fan can be controlled to different values by a control unit, regardless of the selected cooking mode.... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7341055 | Overheated steam oven An overheated steam oven which discharges overheated steam to an outside after changing the overheated steam of a high temperature into water. The overheated steam oven includes a cabinet to define a cooking cavity therein, an overheated steam generator to supply ov... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7337800 | Automatic flushing system and method for a potable water station An automatic flushing system for a potable water station includes a conduit having a first end connected to a potable water supply source and a second end having a nozzle coupling. It also includes an air gap assembly having a coupling operable for coupling with the... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7326893 | High frequency heating apparatus having steam generating function A high frequency heating apparatus having a steam generating function including a heater main body 111 embedded with heater 27, a transport tube heating portion 113 for boiling a liquid in a transport tube 112, and a heat conduction contr... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7323662 | Heating apparatus for cooking A heating apparatus for cooking having a steam-generating device, which is easily cleaned and hygienically used and has improved steam-generating effects. The heating apparatus includes a main body having a cooking chamber; a hot air chamber formed in at least one s... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7317173 | Oven including smoking assembly in combination with one or more additional food preparation assemblies An oven is disclosed having a first food preparation apparatus in the form of a convection heat source and/or a steam production assembly and/or a radiating heat source, and a second food preparation apparatus in the form of a smoking assembly. The oven can operate ... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7312424 | Apparatus and a method for cooking garlic An apparatus and method for use in cooking bulbs of garlic are described. The apparatus (100) includes a bowl (102) and a top (104). An insert (122) that releases moisture during cooking is supported on a bottom (108) of the bowl (... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7307244 | System and method for supplying water to an oven An oven includes a housing forming a cooking compartment defining an interior of the oven. A water supply line extends through the housing to position an end behind a fan within the cooking compartment. The fan is arranged within the cooking compartment near the wat... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7304271 | Heating apparatus for cooking and method for controlling the same A heating apparatus for cooking using steam and a method of controlling the same. The heating apparatus includes a main body having a cooking chamber; a steam-generating device for supplying steam to the cooking chamber; and a water supply device for supplying water... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7293705 | Radio frequency identification method and system of distributing products A method and system for vending products from a defined area, such as a micro-warehouse with a door. The method includes fitting each product with a radio frequency identification tag, positioning the plurality of products in a micro-warehouse, sensing opening and c... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7288745 | Temperature controlled food storage and serving pan A pan including a shelf dividing the interior thereof into a lower chilling element and an upper portion disposed in heat relationship with the lower portion and a lid for covering the top of the container and having a serving surface for display of food thereon. | 10/30/2007 |
| 7282674 | System and method for limiting the escape of heat and steam from an open oven door A system for reducing discharges from an oven prior to opening an oven door. In particular, the system includes a housing forming a cooking compartment arranged within the oven. The system also includes a purge passage extending through the housing into the cooking ... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7279659 | Non-food warmer appliance A non-food warmer apparatus includes an enclosure having sides, a top, and a bottom defining a chamber. A drawer structure has a support member to support objects. The drawer structure is coupled to the enclosure for movement between a retracted position to warm the... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7274003 | Grill unit for use especially in commercial kitchens A grill for use especially in commercial kitchens includes at least one electric heating element and, directly above said heating element, at least one food-product holder these components jointly forming a grill platform and said food-product holder featuring nozzl... | 09/25/2007 |
| RE39828 | Convection/impingement oven for continuously cooking food An improved convection/impingement oven for continuously cooking food. The oven has a wire link type belt which moves through an elongated cooking chamber. Hot air is blown on the upper surface of the food to be cooked. A separately controlled hot air source is blow... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7261101 | Steam oven A steam oven which selectively heats food at desired locations includes a cabinet to define a cooking cavity therein, a steam generator to generate steam, a plurality of steam feed pipes to guide and supply the steam generated by the steam generator into the cooking... | 08/28/2007 |
