Did You Know...
...that several people are credited with the invention of the flush toilet? Most people have heard of Thomas Crapper (1837-1910), the sanitary engineer who invented the valve-and-siphon arrangement that made the modern toilet possible. Another claimant to "the throne" was British inventor Alexander Cumming who patented a toilet in 1775. Then there's a nameless Minoan (a native of ancient Crete) who lived 4,000 years ago who supposedly was ahead of his time and created the first flush toilet!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8183506 | Microwave heating construct A blank for a construct includes a main panel including a removable panel at least partially defined by a line of disruption, a plurality of side panels extending from the main panel along respective fold lines, and a microwave energy interactive element overlying a... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8178822 | Variable serving size insulated packaging A package for heating a microwave food item is provided. ... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8158913 | Multidirectional fuse susceptor A susceptor structure includes a layer of conductive material supported on a non-conductive substrate. The conductive layer includes a resonant loop defined by a plurality of microwave energy transparent segments and, optionally, a microwave energy transparent eleme... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8158914 | Microwave energy interactive heating sheet A microwave energy interactive heating sheet includes at least two susceptor layers and a plurality of expandable insulating cells. At least some of the expandable insulating cells inflate when exposed to microwave energy. ... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8124919 | Single ply paper product, method for manufacturing, and article In an embodiment, the invention is a single ply paper product comprising a paper substrate having a first surface and a second surface and comprising a web of fibers sufficiently refined to have a Canadian Standard Freeness value of greater than about 100 cm3 | 02/28/2012 |
| 8106339 | Microwave heating package with thermoset coating A construct for heating, browning, and/or crisping a food item in a microwave oven includes a panel having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface, a microwave energy interactive material overlying at least a portion of the first surface, whe... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8071924 | Package for browning and crisping dough-based foods in a microwave oven Various constructs and systems for heating a dough-based food item in a microwave oven are provided. ... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8063345 | Microwavable food package having an easy-open feature A system for heating a food item in a microwave oven is provided. The system may include an inner container and an outer carton including an opening feature that allows for easy opening thereof. The system also may include a microwave energy interactive element.... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8063344 | Microwave energy interactive food package A microwave heating package includes a dimensionally stable first component for supporting a food item and a flexible second component dimensioned to receive the dimensionally stable first component. Each of the first component and the second component may include a... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8026464 | Multi-purpose food preparation kit Multi-purpose food preparation kits for foods which include dough, at least a portion of which is exposed for cooking, browning, and crisping, and optionally rising. The kits include a support base of susceptor material elevated above a support surface by an elevato... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8008609 | Microwavable construct for heating, browning, and crisping rounded food items Various blanks, trays, cartons, systems, and other constructs for heating, browning, and/or crisping a food item are provided. ... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7994456 | Construct for supporting food items A construct for supporting a food item includes a plurality of divider walls and a plurality of base panels. The divider walls are spaced from one another along a length of the construct. Each base panel is located between a pair of adjacent divider walls and connec... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7982168 | Absorbent microwave interactive packaging Various constructs that absorb exudates and enhance browning and crisping of a food item during heating in a microwave oven are provided. ... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7982167 | Microwave food heating package with removable portion Various blanks are provided for forming sleeves, containers, and other constructs for heating, browning, and/or crisping of a food item in a microwave oven, and for holding and/or transporting the food item after heating. The various blanks, sleeves, containers, and... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7928349 | Microwave food heating package with removable portion Various blanks are provided for forming sleeves, containers, and other constructs for heating, browning, and/or crisping of a food item in a microwave oven, and for holding and/or transporting the food item after heating. The various blanks, sleeves, containers, and... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7923669 | Insulating microwave interactive packaging An insulating microwave packaging material (200) is formed by bonding a microwave interactive material substrate (205) that creates sensible heat upon exposure to microwave energy to a second substrate (210) along bond lines (212) arrange... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7919738 | Freezable/microwaveable packaging films A multi-layer freezable/microwaveable film having both low temperature resistance and high temperature resistant to withstand subzero freezer storage temperatures and microwave cooking temperatures. The freezable/microwaveable film includes a three-layer coextruded ... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7893389 | Microwave food heating package with removable portion Various blanks are provided for forming sleeves, containers and other constructs for heating, browning, and/or crisping of a food item in a microwave oven, and for holding and/or transporting the food item after heating. The various blanks, sleeves, containers and o... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7868274 | Thermally activatable microwave interactive materials A microwave energy interactive web includes a reagent that is responsive to heat. The microwave energy interactive web may be used to form a package for heating a food item. ... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7851731 | Apparatus and method for microwave cooking of a food product A cooking apparatus includes a susceptor surface configured to contact a plurality of locations around greater than 180 degrees of the circumference of the food product. Such contact provides for greater surface area contact between the food product and the suscepto... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7851730 | Apparatus for microwave cooking of a food product A food support surface is elevated by legs or sidewalls to raise a food product above the floor of the microwave to promote even cooking of the food product. Portions of the side walls extend above the food support surface to provide food product control. The side w... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7820952 | Supportive device for microwave heating and cooking of food A food supportive device (20) for use in microwave heating or cooking of food (10) including a plurality of food contact areas (21) elevated from and substantially integral to a foundation (28) that enables the support of food directly pl... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7812293 | Freezable/microwavable packaging films and venting packages Multilayer freezable/microwaveable films and packages having both low temperature resistance to withstand subzero freezer storage temperatures and high temperature resistance to withstand microwave cooking temperatures. The freezable/microwaveable films and packages... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7807950 | Microwave susceptor for food packaging The present invention relates to a susceptor for the microwave heating of food products that includes a metallized component and a printed component. In another aspect, the invention relates to a method of fabricating a susceptor for the microwave heating of food pr... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7777164 | Apparatus for microwave cooking of a food product A cooking apparatus includes a susceptor surface configured to contact a plurality of locations around greater than 180 degrees of the circumference of the food product. Such contact provides for greater surface area contact between the food product and the suscepto... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7745766 | Elevated microwaveable carton and susceptor portion and methods A carton for use in microwave ovens includes a base and a removable cover. The base has a cooking surface at least partially covered with a microwave susceptor material. The base defines an aperture arrangement. In preferred embodiments, the carton is triangular-sha... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7671308 | Container to facilitate microwave cooking and handling A container for use in microwave heating. The container includes a bottom and a sidewall extending upwardly from the bottom. The sidewall defines an interior and terminates at a staking wall. A flange extends from the stacking wall and includes an edge section and a... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7667167 | Microwave food heating package with removable portion Various blanks are provided for forming sleeves, containers, and other constructs for heating, browning, and/or crisping of a food item in a microwave oven, and for holding and/or transporting the food item after heating. The various blanks, sleeves, containers, and... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7642490 | Single ply paper product, method for manufacturing, and article A single ply paper product including a paper substrate having a first surface and a second surface and including a web of fibers sufficiently refined to have a Canadian Standard Freeness value of greater than about 100 cm3 according to TAPPI standard test... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7541562 | Microwave cooking packages and methods of making thereof A microwave insulating material includes a dimensionally stable support, a patterned adhesive layer overlying at least a portion of the support, a polymer film layer overlying the patterned adhesive layer, and a plurality of expandable cells disposed between the sup... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7525075 | Microwave susceptor system A microwave susceptor system for efficiently cooking food in a microwave. The microwave susceptor system includes a base positionable in a microwave, a first platform including a plurality of first openings, wherein the first platform is attached to the base and a s... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7514659 | Package for browning and crisping dough-based foods in a microwave oven Various constructs and systems for heating a dough-based food item in a microwave oven are provided. ... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7473875 | Microwave food heating package with removable portion Various blanks are provided for forming sleeves, containers, and other constructs for heating, browning, and/or crisping of a food item in a microwave oven, and for holding and/or transporting the food item after heating. The various blanks, sleeves, containers, and... | 01/06/2009 |
| 7473874 | Accessory for domestic microwave ovens The present invention relates to a browning accessory for use in a microwave oven, for substantially simultaneous microwave cooking and browning or crusting of a food item. The browning accessory includes a microwave absorbing material operative to convert microwave... | 01/06/2009 |
| 7414230 | Package with removable portion Various blanks are provided for forming sleeves, containers, and other constructs for heating, browning, and/or crisping of a food item in a microwave oven, and for holding and/or transporting the food item after heating. The various blanks, sleeves, containers, and... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7378625 | Microwavable metallic container The present invention describes an apparatus used in conjunction with a metallic container adapted for processing, storing and heating foodstuffs in a microwave oven, and more specifically, a substantially metallic stackable container with a microwavable transparent... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7375309 | Method and apparatus using microwave energy to heat a target A microwave heating system utilizes a microwave energy generator to provide microwave energy through wave guides to targets. The targets are microwave absorbers and thereby increasing temperature upon the contact of microwave energy. The heated targets then transfer... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7366472 | Technology for creating a RF radiation-free environment The invention relates to a method of rendering telecommunication devices ineffective, by creating a substantially radio frequency radiation-free environment by providing an interference generating pattern (IGP) adjacent to the environment in a position between the e... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7365292 | Microwave cooking packages and methods of making thereof A microwave insulating material includes a dimensionally stable support, a patterned adhesive layer overlying at least a portion of the support, a polymer film layer overlying the patterned adhesive layer, and a plurality of expandable cells disposed between the sup... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7361872 | Variable serving size insulated packaging A package for heating a microwave food item is provided. ... | 04/22/2008 |
