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A pizza mold for forming a plurality of concentric raised ridges of dough (i.e., crust) on the surface of a pizza pie.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8172453 | Appliance and method for preparing a froth from a food liquid A method for preparing a froth from a milk-based liquid from an appliance which includes a tank for receiving liquid that is to be frothed, and in which liquid a rotatable stirrer is positioned, a stand associated with the tank, and a system for driving the stirrer.... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8075175 | Method for melting frozen, water-containing products in a mixer Method for thawing frozen water-containing products by heating and stirring in a horizontal mixer. ... | 12/13/2011 |
| 7878702 | Baby food maker A baby food maker (100). Baby food maker (100) comprises a jar (102) having an open top and an open bottom for holding food, a top cap (104) for closing the open top of jar (102), a bottom cap (106) sealingly engaged with th... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7878701 | Apparatus for preparing food The present invention is concerned with an apparatus for preparing food (10), in particular baby food made from fresh vegetables or the like, the apparatus comprising a body (12) and heating means (32) adapted to heat and/or cook food placed wit... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7490975 | Golf ball mixing and dispensing apparatus The present invention provides an improved apparatus and system for mixing castable polyurethanes and polyureas and for prolonging the dispensing time for dispensing them into a golf ball mold for application to a golf ball sub-assembly. A nozzle framework includes ... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7434981 | Manufacturing method of metal paste A metal paste, in which a filler mainly composed of metal is mixed with good dispersibility, is manufactured with good productivity at a low cost without generating a foil of the metal. A paste-like material (referred to as a paste material hereafter) containing a m... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7431494 | Flexible mixing bag for mixing solids, liquids, and gases In an embodiment, an apparatus includes a disposable and flexible mixing tank, configurable as a bag, having a sealed sleeve therein for arrangement of a mixing device. The volume of the mixing tank is defined by an inner wall of the mixing tank and an inner wall of... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7331702 | Agitation mixer An agitation mixer 10 comprises a casing 12 through which a fluid passes, an agitator body 15 installed inside the casing 12 and connected to rotation means 92, a liquid inlet 22 for feeding a liquid into the casing 12, | 02/19/2008 |
| 7314305 | Thermally regulated closed mixer A method for mixing a compound in a closed-batch mixer includes predetermining a minimum temperature of a mixer body for starting a mixing cycle; predetermining a preheating temperature for a thermal-regulation system of the mixer as a first set point; predeterminin... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7293909 | Apparatus and method for mixing by agitation in a multichambered mixing apparatus including a pre-agitation mixing chamber An apparatus for agitation mixing comprises a casing including a flow channel through which fluid passes, an agitation body consisting of a shaft installed in the casing and connected to a motor and an agitation blade mounted on the perimeter of the shaft, a powder ... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7275478 | High-speed fluid sorting and charging device A high speed subdividing and filling apparatus for liquid food containing solids therein comprising: a fixed quantity cut-down pump body having an absorption opening in communication with a lower-end opening of a liquid food accommodating container and having a disc... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7246937 | Golf ball mixing and dispensing apparatus The present invention provides an apparatus and system for mixing castable polyurethanes for dispensing into a golf ball mold for application to a golf ball sub-assembly. The apparatus comprises a mixing block for merging together at least two polyurethane component... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7192996 | Manufacturing solvent-free solid paint A method and apparatus for manufacturing small batches of solid paint is disclosed, which method includes a first step of providing a component of the solid paint as a liquid in a heated mixing container that has a base and sides and includes a stirrer for stirring ... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7178974 | Plural component polymer grout plant A plural component polymer grout plant device for mixing, batching and distributing a multiple component polymer having a filler additive. The polymer grout plant device comprises a frame, at least two primary mixing containers, two batching containers, attached to ... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7137334 | Devices, systems and methods for thawing, heating and/or glazing previously frozen baked goods or dough-based products Devices, systems and methods for thawing, heating and/or glazing previously frozen baked goods and other dough-based products, wherein the products can be thawed in an environment having a selected temperature and elevated humidity; the conveyor is configured to pre... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7137802 | Apparatus for processing thermoplastic synthetic plastic material An apparatus for processing thermoplastic synthetic plastic material to be recycled comprises a first receptacle (1) and a second receptacle (2) for the material to be processed. Within both receptacles (1, 2) tools (21) for mixing and he... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7083322 | Coating production systems and methods with ultrasonic dispersion and active cooling Coating production systems and methods which include ultrasonic dispersion and active cooling. The system includes a mixing reservoir and an ultrasonic disperser for ultrasonically dispersing an additive with another coating component within the mixing reservoir. Th... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7070319 | Sample rotator with fixed sampling point A device for holding and rotating cylindrical sample containers for use in analytical instrumentation. The device maintains the surface of material in the container at a constant location during rotation by using a series of fixed contact points. The drive wheel is ... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7058475 | System for software PLC implementation for plastic molding machines A system for integrating a software programmable logic controller functions along with the human machine interface functions for plastics molding machines is disclosed. A general purpose computer integrates the programmable logic controller functions of monitoring a... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7024342 | Thermal flow simulation for casting/molding processes A numerical procedure for simulating the behavior of incompressible, viscous fluid in a casting/molding process. The method is based on classical fluid dynamic equations and uses control volume-finite element and numerical techniques to solve the momentum and energy... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7018587 | Mixing and pouring apparatus and vessel therefor A mixing and pouring apparatus for computer controlled processing of mixing and pouring operations includes a rotatable arm capable of holding vessels therein, the arm rotatable at programmable speeds and time lengths to perform automated moving and pouring processe... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6960292 | Active water preparation device This practical new type deals with water treatment technology. It is applied to the field of human health care and to the water supply system for living beings that depend on water. Its features are: Thermostat Sleeve 2 is installed between Outer Casing 1 ... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6949725 | Zone heating of specimen carriers The present invention relates to heating of samples in specimen carriers, and more particularly to the heating of zones of a specimen carrier for differential heating of samples in a specimen carrier, including a specimen carrier in the form of a metallic sheet, in ... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6938502 | Automatic sample analyzer and its components An automatic sample analyzer includes: a pipette, a pipette driving device which moves the pipette to a sample vessel present in a predetermined position to cause the pipette to suck up a sample from the sample vessel, and then moves the pipette to an open vessel pr... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6932938 | Method and apparatus for containing and ejecting a thixotropic metal slurry A container system including a vessel for holding a thixotropic semi-solid aluminum alloy slurry during its processing as a billet and an ejection system for cleanly discharging the processed thixotropic semi-solid aluminum billet. The crucible is preferably formed ... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6905656 | Parallel reaction station with magnetic stirring A reaction station for performing parallel synthesis with magnetic stirring. The device is capable of accommodating a plurality of reaction vessels being specifically adapted so that when placed in a magnetic field, such as that generated by a laboratory magnetic st... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6852257 | Method for operating extruder temperature controller with stable temperature reset The invention is a method for operating an extruder temperature controller. The method can include sensing an actual screw speed for an extruder screw in an extruder barrel. The extruder barrel has at least one heat exchange means. The method can then involve indexi... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6805312 | Food preparation appliance A food preparation appliance includes a food preparation container and a base unit. The base unit includes a stirring mechanism drive and a heating element. The heating element comprises an induction heating element. The base unit has a control panel for use in cont... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6755564 | Extruder temperature controller with stable temperature reset The invention is an extruder temperature controller for an extruder barrel. The extruder temperature controller includes means for determining an actual screw speed and has means for storing a plurality of screw speeds. Each member of the plurality of stored screw s... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6719449 | Apparatus and method for controlling sonic treatment Apparatus and methods are disclosed for treating a sample by selectively controlling sonic energy and/or selectively controlling the location of the sample relative to the sonic energy. ... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6629491 | Cooking appliance A cooking appliance includes a cooking vessel to receive ingredients to be heated, stirred and cooked, an electric heater associated with the cooking vessel to heat the ingredients, and a drive motor and stirring blade. The appliance also includes provisi... | 10/07/2003 |
| 6508164 | Fermenting mixing kneaders The invention relates to a mixing kneader for kneading and providing thermal regulation of pasty products. The kneader includes a vessel, temperature regulators for selectively cooling and heating the vessel, a rotating tool for agitating products in the ... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6505545 | Method and system for processing food A food preparation system and method, including a base housing, a container detachably engagable with the base housing in which the container is adapted to receive food products. The system also includes a heater within the base housing and/or the contain... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6336739 | Air bath dissolution tester Air bath dissolution tester has a heating element within the USP specification dissolution test stirring shaft, easily attachable to a basket-type (USP) method I, or paddle (USP method II). This allows direct heat transfer to the test solution in the vess... | 01/08/2002 |
| 6290383 | Apparatus mixing, filtering, reacting and drying materials The present invention is an apparatus for processing material having a chamber (100), a rotatably driven shaft (104) extending within the chamber to which is attached at least one element (110) which engages the material (102) in the chamber during rotati... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6289793 | Cooking appliance A cooking appliance that facilitates preparation of dry packaged foods includes a base and a removable pot on the base. The base is adapted to rest upon a horizontal countertop surface as a support for other components of the cooking appliance. The base i... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6279463 | Cooking apparatus A cooking apparatus has a cooking vessel (1), a bottom heater (3) for heating the bottom (13) of the cooking vessel, a heat exchanging jacket (5) for passing steam to exchange heat with the body of the cooking vessel, a fluid source (7) for supplying and ... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6174497 | Detection systems and methods for predicting the dissolution curve of a drug from a pharmaceutical dosage form The present invention relates to an improvement in a detection system used for continuously measuring the release of a drug from a pharmaceutical dosage form having a singular dissolution vessel or multiple dissolution vessels containing a dissolution med... | 01/16/2001 |
| 6089143 | Mashed potato machine A machine that is set up with the required potatoes, milk, butter and other seasonings for mashed potatoes and that when turned on proceeds to boil the potatoes, add the flavoring ingredients and whip the potatoes to a degree set by the user.... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6058828 | Continuous cooking system for solid daily dishes A continuous cooking system for solid daily dishes comprising a cooker wherein the solid dishes are advanced spirally in a first-in-first-out manner, and during the process the dishes are heated by an external heating medium; a driving mechanism for gener... | 05/09/2000 |
