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Mark Twain (Samuel L. Clemens) received Patent No. 121,992 for "An Improvement in Adjustable and Detachable Straps for Garments." He later received two more patents: one for a self-pasting scrapbook and one for a game to help players remember important historical dates.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7998516 | Method and apparatus for producing baked products A baking mold consists of a first exterior element having at least one first baking cavity, a second exterior element having at least one second baking cavity, and an intermediate supportive element having at least one operational channel. The intermediate supportiv... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7989012 | Induction cooking structure and system and method of using the same In summary, the invention is a method of producing an edible food product. The method includes the step of forming a vessel core with a first material having a first level of susceptibility to heating by induction. The method also includes the step of casting an apr... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7879380 | Apparatus, methods and articles of manufacture for high conductivity cooking Apparatus, methods and articles of manufacture are provided for cooking. A shell, made of high temperature material is disclosed for use in a frying apparatus. Thus, conductive heating and so cooking occurs on the food contained within the shell. ... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7678400 | Method of cooking cone-shaped food items Cone-shaped food items and cones having various food stuffs in them are cooked by placing a cone-shaped food item into a cone-shaped heating station that travels through an oven and past an inclined heater element. The heating station rotates the cone-shaped food it... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7354612 | High speed baking in novel toasting apparatus An electric baking oven includes an open mesh vertically oriented baking basket to hold food while the food is baked in air by a programmed combination of radiant and convective and conductive energy transfer. An electrical programming control controls the energy fr... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7335858 | Toaster using infrared heating for reduced toasting time A toaster uses radiant heat at infrared wavelengths optimized for producing rapid and uniform toasting of a food product. The infrared wavelengths of the radiated heat are selected for optimum speed and quality (browning and moisture content) of the food product. Th... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7323663 | Multi-purpose oven using infrared heating for reduced cooking time An oven using radiant heat at infrared wavelengths optimized for producing rapid and uniform cooking of a wide variety of foods. The infrared oven toasts, bakes, broils, and re-heats food at a much faster speed while maintaining high quality in taste and appearance ... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7008655 | Process for making a baked cup shaped food product A process for manufacturing a food product, a food product produced thereby and a plant for production of the food product. The food product may have a generally truncated cone shape which allows the product to be stood on its base. The baking mixture is inserted in... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6967036 | Method for cooking a pizza A cooking apparatus and method is provided which includes a rotatable food support member for supporting a food item thereon. A drive mechanism is connected to the food support member for rotating the food support member. The cooking apparatus further includes upper... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6962724 | Apparatus for shipping and preparing baked food products Apparatus for shipping and preparing baked food products includes a receptacle containing the food product, a baking shield upstanding above the receptacle, and a shipping carton. To prepare for shipping, the baking shield is placed at the bottom of the receptacle a... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6958168 | Baking rack assembly and method for automatic bread making machine An automatic bread making machine having a baking chamber and a container for receiving bread making ingredients is provided with a backing rack assembly that is selectively placed into and removed from the baking chamber. The baking rack assembly is provided with a... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6915734 | Pizza making method and system The invention provides an automated method and apparatus for pizza production which is initiated by individual order placement and uses only fresh ingredients (no ingredients are frozen, pre-prepared or pre-cooked). Each dough portion is individually and mechanicall... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6830767 | Method for constrain-frying snack pieces having intact surface features Uniformly shaped snack chips, preferably tortilla-type chips, having raised surface features and a method for preparing the same. The chips can be made from a dough composition comprising pre-cooked starch-based material and pregelatinized starch. Preferably, the sn... | 12/14/2004 |
| 6753030 | Method for shaping and molding materials An apparatus and method for shaping and molding material having two sidewalls, two end walls, a bottom and at least one partition. The two sidewalls have grooves spaced at predetermined intervals on an inside surface for receiving a partition and a bottom ledge for ... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6743452 | One-dish frozen dinner product having an integral bread ring and apparatus for shipping and preparing same A one-dish frozen dinner product having an integral bread ring is provided. A method for making a one-dish frozen dinner product having an integral bread ring is also provided. The one-dish frozen dinner product preferably includes a receptacle containing the one-di... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6630190 | Tostada forming and cooking Cooking and simultaneously forming a tostada or taco product in a cooking oil bath by inserting a pliable tortilla between adjacent molds when opened in a clamshell action, then closing the molds and conveying them through an oil bath and then opening the... | 10/07/2003 |
| 6623778 | Method for pressure baking including a filling encapsulant system A baked food product is described including a filling surrounded by a baked layer. An edible encapsulant layer surrounds the filling and is disposed between the filling and the baked layer. The encapsulant layer may be formed of a protein encapsulated sta... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6592923 | System and method for molding a snack chip The system and method for molding a shaped snack chip use various components to form chips having depth such as a bowl-shaped tortilla chip. Essentially flat chip preforms are fed to a series of molds disposed about a mold conveyor. The preforms are then ... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6329007 | Flat bread grill A flat bread grill has a grill formed by a housing enclosing a controllable heating element and is topped by a round, flat grill surface, which is preferably coated with a non-stick substance, and has an annular channel or recess adjacent the periphery th... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6284301 | Compressing and unifying food in aluminum foil molds An aluminum foil mold is placed in a rigid back-up mold with a cavity matching the contour of the foil mold. Fluid food deposited in the foil mold is compressed therein by a mold top that is pressed down against the back-up mold. Heat applied to the back-... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6254915 | Method for production of edible, thin molded structures which are at least partially or completely decomposable A baking apparatus for the production of foamed carbohydrate-based baked products which expand during the baking process has a baking tongs with a pair of tong parts hinged together and a baking mold whose mold halves are each received in a respective one... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6245370 | Method for producing pizza A method for mechanically and automatically producing flat, round, dough and/or pizza bases without the use of baking tins for the dough bases and without using pre-prepared bases. Toppings and/or sauce are applied to the dough bases through at least one ... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6231910 | Baking pan for multi-tier cake and method of using it A baking pan for baking wedding cakes has the overall form of a cupcake pan, except that each baking unit has multiple tiers. In one embodiment, the baking pan has six baking units, each of which has three cylindrical tiers with steadily decreasing diamet... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6214399 | Apparatus and method for molding food A simple apparatus for molding and baking food in particulate or fluid form into edible unified products comprises a heated mold bottom with a cavity or recess, a base member at the bottom of the recess which can be pushed up by a rod that slides through ... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6187359 | Method and apparatus for baking foods in a barbeque grill A grill overlay unit makes it possible to use a gas barbeque as a baking oven for baking such items as a pizza. The unit includes a flame resistant metal plate for placing over a barbeque grill, the plate having a series of louvered openings which allow h... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6176465 | Apparatus for baking letters and numerals This invention relates to an apparatus for baking letters of the alphabet and/or numerals. The apparatus includes a cake pan blank foldable into a cake pan, a grid insert template and one or more space-occupying insert blanks foldable into space-occupying... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6168818 | Method and apparatus for making cheesecake A cheesecake batter is baked in individual cups as it is continuously moved from one end of an oven to the other. Thereafter, it is cooled by being transferred to a cooling table covered with a hood. The cooling table and the hood are arranged in line wit... | 01/02/2001 |
| 6153243 | Method for manufacturing shaped wafers, an intermediate product and a wafer obtained by this method, and an associated mould Wafers that are shaped, for example, as a basin (C) are obtained from an intermediate product (P) in which the aforesaid shaped parts are joined together by a substantially flat base part (A). The shaped parts (C) have a thickness of the order of, for exa... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6146677 | High efficiency infrared oven A method of oven cooking includes the steps of (a) providing an oven housing including at least one opening for removal and insertion of products to be processed, the opening provide a continuous and uninterrupted fluid communication between a hollow inte... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6136361 | Method and apparatus for molding and baking food An apparatus for compressing and baking fluid food under pressure to form unified shaped products has a heated metal mold bottom with a cavity and a heated metal mold top connected to the piston rod of a pneumatic or hydraulic cylinder positioned for alte... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6129939 | Method for making bowl-shaped snack food products A method for making bowl-shaped snack food products, e.g. tortilla chips. The method features placing chip preforms in open bowl-shaped cavities and partially frying the chip preforms by filling them with hot oil from above. Additionally, the preforms are... | 10/10/2000 |
| 6120829 | Method of pressing dough portions The invention provides a press for bread products which includes two horizontally opposed, inclined press blocks which contain electromagnets with a trapezoidal pendulum block is pivotally mounted between the press blocks. The pendulum includes two large ... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6013300 | Quick bread A leavened, farinaceous, baked food product having a crust on all sides and a method for producing the product. One embodiment of the leavened, farinaceous, baked food product has a quick bread-like texture and can be stored frozen and later toasted by th... | 01/11/2000 |
| 5989616 | Wooden container A method for preparing a food product to be cooked or reheated in a thermal oven, wherein the food is placed in a container made of a single peeled-wood blank that is folded and assembled at the folded side walls thereof. A tray particularly suitable for ... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5829343 | Adjustable baking band A band of terry cloth folded longitudinally and having at least one strip of loop- type fastener affixed to the band on the outer surface of one end and at least one tab of hook- type fastener affixed to the inner surface of the band at the other end. The... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5820907 | Apparatus and a method for manufacturing baked molded products The invention relates to a baking mold for manufacturing moldings, comprising a lower baking section mounted on a lower arm and an upper baking section mounted on an upper arm, wherein the baking sections, in the closed condition of the baking mold and in... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5800853 | Baking pan kit and associated method A baking pan kit includes a lower pan portion and an upper pan portion removably connected to the lower pan portion via a effectively steam-proof seal, the upper pan portion having an upper surface provided with an opening. The upper surface has an area s... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5789009 | Pizza pie with crust structure A pizza mold and method for making a pizza includes a frame having a generally planar surface with one or more cavities extending across an extent of the frame. One cavity can be disposed at a location on the frame which corresponds to a desired configura... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5776532 | Baking method and associated apparatus In a baking method, a piece of dough is deposited on a substantially horizontal support surface provided with at least one perforation so that the piece of dough covers the perforation. The surface together with the piece of dough are moved into a heated ... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5620731 | Method of par-baking a foodstuff and product thereof A method of par-baking a foodstuff includes the steps of providing a raw foodstuff having a generally planar top surface, the foodstuff once par-baked being adapted for a completion of the cooking with a topping on the top surface thereof. A topping-subst... | 04/15/1997 |
