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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7431613 | Electronic charging cup assembly The present invention provides an electronic charging cup assembly, including an electronic charging cup and charging cup holder. The electronic charging cup is provided with an embedded cell module and a button set, so that the cell module supplies sufficient power... | 10/07/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7326884 | Butter cup A butter heating and dispensing system for facilitating dispersal of melted butter. The system includes a container assembly, a spray assembly, and a heating assembly. The container assembly includes an interior space for receiving a quantity of butter to be melted ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7287992 | Protective cap for coaxial cable port terminator A protective cap includes first and second sealing sections, with the first section fitting into the end of a port terminator which contains a center conductor pin and the second section fitting into the end of the port terminator which contains a deep bore which ac... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7287980 | Ton unit heating saddle Embodiments of the invention provide methods, systems, and apparatus for delivering gas in a liquefied state at a controlled rate. The liquefied gas may be transported in ton cylinders by placing the ton cylinder on a transportation pallet. The transportation pallet... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7285760 | Bucket with access door A bucket including a bottom section and a side wall extending upwardly therefrom to define an interior region. The bottom section has a compartment located therein. The bottom section further includes a door that may be moved between a first position that allows acc... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7204387 | Cooking vessel grip and relative manufacturing method A cooking vessel grip has an elongated, one-piece body made of plastic material and having, at a first end, a connecting portion for connection to a cooking vessel; and the body has, internally, a longitudinal cavity extending at least along a portion gripped in use... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7167642 | Heating apparatus with removable container, such as for foodstuffs, and features for moderating heat flux to the removable container Apparatuses and methods for heating foodstuffs, or other contents sensitive to high heat flux, such as sauces and gravies, without sticking; so that watching and stirring of the foodstuff is not needed during heating. The novel apparatuses and methods provide such h... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7141764 | Externally heated deep fat fryer An externally heated deep fat fryer includes a tank defined by a plurality of side walls and at least one bottom wall for receiving and holding a volume of cooking oil. Heating elements are positioned adjacent to a substantial portion of the external surfaces of the... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7105780 | Cooking device and procedure The cooking device has a tank with an electrical heater means containing a basket for the food connected to an actuator suitable for moving it between a position inside and a position at least partially outside the tank. A first temperature sensor of a portion of th... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7091455 | Electric thermos jug An electric thermos jug comprises generally from the top to the bottom a lid assembly, a spout assembly, a double-layer vacuum body, a heating element, an underbody, and a base. An insulating plate and an insulating material layer are provided under the heating elem... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7084375 | Cookpot The present invention relates to a cooking appliance used for boiling or cooking food, or more particularly, to a cooking pot, which can rapidly heat water or food, and thereafter can suppress overflowing of water or food therein, while simultaneously maintaining it... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7075038 | Cooking apparatus with cooking chamber support A cooking apparatus generally includes a housing, a pot supported within the housing and a pot support fixed to a side wall of the pot for supporting the pot within the housing. The housing has an inner side surface and an inwardly extending attachment element dispo... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7022946 | Electronic drinking mug An electronic drinking mug includes a mug having an outer surface, a heating element in thermal communication with the mug for heating a liquid disposed in the mug, and a temperature sensor in communication with the heating element. The mug has a controller in commu... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7002108 | Electric frying apparatus An electric cooking apparatus includes an outer pot body, an inner pot body provided with an electric heating member having two conducting terminals, and a socket including a housing formed with two insertion holes, a movable member movably mounted in the housing, t... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6976882 | Detachable power supply apparatus A detachable power supply apparatus for an appliance has a temperature control device for electrical connection to the appliance. The temperature control device has a first member extending outwardly therefrom and a conductor on the first side of the temperature con... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6963051 | Slow cooker This invention discloses an electrical slow cooker. Said slow cooker has an added thermal insulating layer, which is formed by filling foaming materials in the gap between the shell and the inner casing as well as between the pedestal and the inner casing, so as to ... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6943323 | Battery operated self heating thermos container A thermos container with inner sealing cap and outer cap used to contain solid or liquid foods. Integral heating coils contained within the innermost compartment of the receptacle receives energy from the main power cord connected to the On/Off sliding switch power ... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6909072 | Constant temperature sealed cooking device The invention discloses a constant temperature sealed cooking device providing a conventional sealed cooker with constant temperature cooking effects. The constant temperature sealed cooking device is devised with a constant temperature generating apparatus at an in... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6884971 | Slow cooker with dual heating elements A low wattage slow cooker featuring a wrap-around heating element for heating the side walls of the cooking vessel and a top heating element for browning food items is disclosed. The top browning element is integrated into a lid assembly of the cooker and is provide... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6852954 | Built-in electric heating structure for a travel mug or thermos bottle A travel mug has an outer case, an inner case, a film heater, a temperature control device, and a power source connector. The inner case is fitted into the outer case in conjunction with a spacer, thereby resulting in formation of an air space insulation between the... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6740852 | Heating facility having magnetically attached temperature sensing device An electrical heating facility includes an electrical heating element attached to a base and having two terminals, and a temperature sensing device having two conductors for electrically coupling to the terminals of the electrical heating element and to detect the t... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6740855 | Programmable slow-cooker appliance A programmable slow-cooker appliance, in which a user sets a time and temperature for cooking a food item. A programmable controller prevents the unit from being used solely as a “keep warm” appliance, and a unique design allows cooling of the controller during ... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6720532 | Electrically controlled corn popper apparatus A corn popping apparatus including an electrically energized heat source contiguous along an underside of a tiltable corn popping kettle projecting into a cabinet enclosure for the kettle when its lid panel closes its open top. ... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6686569 | Roasting oven with dual heating elements A roasting oven having a large capacity heating well including a wrap-around heating element for heating the side walls thereof and a top heating element for browning is disclosed. A function control panel featuring a touch-film interface and digital disp... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6670583 | Heated cup holder system The invention relates to a heatable cup system, comprising a cup (1) and a cup holder (2), that is suitable, for example, for attachment to a console of a motor vehicle. The cup (1) and the cup holder (2) have corresponding, electric contacts (4, 5) for t... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6666131 | Cooking appliance having a tank and a secure emptying device A cooking appliance composed of: a housing; a vessel provided to be placed in the housing and arranged to receive a cooking bath; an emptying device provided in the vessel for permitting the cooking bath to be drained from the vessel; an emptying receptac... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6586710 | Coffee maker heater/warmer plate assembly A coffee maker heater/warmer plate assembly includes a spring wire clamp that retains the flow-through heater centered against the bottom of the warmer plate. The spring clamp has ends that are attached to a support ring. The clamp engages a flow-through ... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6525299 | Electric garlic cooker An electrical cooking device (10) for a bulb or more of garlic including a lower bowl-like cooking plate (22) with circular peripheral walls (46) extending upward having a annular beveled rim (32) and an upper domed cooking plate (20) having a recessed an... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6515262 | Deep well cooker with dual heating elements A multifunctional cooking system including a deep well cooker that includes a bottom heating element and a wrap-around heating element which are disposed about the deep well member for heating the side walls thereof is disclosed. The heating elements are ... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6498323 | Heating element for a slow cooker A cooking apparatus including a housing having an interior which contains a heating device. The cooking apparatus includes a liner which is preferably made of metallic material with a bowl which may be removably placed therein to cook food. The heating de... | 12/24/2002 |
| 6462312 | Magnetically attached heating unit for a chafing dish A heating unit, which is powered by electricity or gas, is removably attached to the lower surface of a water tray in a chafing dish. The heating unit is held in place by magnetic attraction between the heating unit and an attachment frame placed within t... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6422300 | Apparatus for controlling the temperature of a beverage within a motor vehicle An apparatus for controlling the temperature of a beverage includes a cupholder portion. The cupholder portion defines a cylindrical opening for receiving a beverage container. The apparatus additionally includes a cooling arrangement for delivering a sou... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6365878 | Electric cooking apparatus There is provided an electric frying apparatus (10, 200) including a heating coil (32), an oil tank (14) for cooking food, and a housing (12), in which the heating coil (32) is in a heat-transferable relationship with the oil tank (14), and the apparatus ... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6303910 | Method of making an injection molded paraffin bath and apparatus made thereby A paraffin bath apparatus has injection molded components including an inner tub, housing, base, control panel, and lid. The inner tub is provided with paired flanges on its bottom surface to which a wire heating element is assembled and secured. Wire gui... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6225605 | Electrical cooking appliance with removable bowl Electrical cooking appliance, notably a fryer, having a case (1) forming a housing (2) provided to receive a removable bowl (3), the bowl having lateral walls (4) and a base (5) under which is fixed a shielded heating element (6) having two extremities (7... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6191393 | Cooking utensil and manufacturing method therefor The present invention relates to a cooking utensil having a double-layered structure which preserves heat efficiently as well as provides even heat distribution and to a method of fabricating such cooking utensil. The cooking utensil has a heat conduction... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6137089 | Heating element A heating element comprises a thermally conductive substrate, an electrically insulating layer provided over the substrate, and a heating track deposited on the insulating layer. The heating element has a dished portion defining a concave face on one side... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6121586 | Liquid heating vessel The base (10) of a plastics liquid heating vessel (2) is formed by a heated stainless steel plate having a peripheral channel (16) engaging over a bead (32) lower end portion (22) of the vessel wall. A silicone rubber sealing ring (19) is clamped between ... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6025576 | Bulk vessel heater skid for liquefied compressed gases A skid with built-in heating elements for heating and supporting a compressed-gas dispensing bulk vessel, or cylinder, while allowing for manipulation and transportation of the cylinder and skid assembly. The skid incorporates all of the features necessar... | 02/15/2000 |
