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A microwave oven adapted for use within a motor vehicle dashboard area. The microwave oven has a removable storage cassette, and slidable platforms for securing and serving containers of beverages and foods.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7322112 | Kitchen slicer A kitchen slicer for cutting items to be cut such as fruit, vegetables etc. is proposed, with a base, to which a blade is fixed, which is arranged on an edge of a discharge plate, and an exchangeable insert, which can be fixed to the base in different positions for ... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7316556 | Apparatus for cutting dough with nested pattern cutters A method is provided for producing individual dough products, comprising the steps of conveying a continuous dough sheet along a travel path, engaging a first die cutter with a first portion of the dough sheet to cut a first portion of the peripheral shape of at lea... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7150214 | Vegetable cutter A vegetable chopper (10) includes a lower housing part (14), which has a knife (16) on its underside and receives a rotatable inner body with a chopping grid (20), the inner body (18) being fillable with the vegetable. Vegetable ch... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7143678 | Cutting machine for brick making A wire-cutting apparatus 10 used in the manufacture of bricks. The apparatus includes a pair of spaced generally parallel coextensive beams 13 and 14 between which cutting wires 15 pass. Associated with each wire 15 are groove-form... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7131905 | Method and apparatus for spiral cutting a tubular meat product One aspect of the present invention relates to the spiral cutting of a meat product. The meat product is spirally cut to produce a food item that will cook more evenly, retain condiments better, fit a standard bun, and is healthier. In addition, a food item prepared... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7117778 | Corrugated knife fixture with variable pitch and amplitude A corrugated knife fixture is provided for cutting vegetable products or the like particularly such as potatoes, wherein the knife fixture includes one or more knife blades each having a cutting edge with a variable pitch and variable amplitude geometry. The knife f... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7115181 | Method of manufacturing fabric with rubber for tire A method of manufacturing a rubber coated fabric for a tire which includes a weft cutting step of cutting a weft of the rubber coated fabric base substance using a cutting device at a cut pitch Cp of two to five times an arrangement pitch P of a warp. The cut ductil... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7096771 | Cutter blade assembly for cutting scoop shaped vegetable products A cutter blade assembly that presents a sequential series of perpendicularly oriented cutting knife arrays which are attached to a frame. A first set of cutting knives is comprised of knives that are generally scalloped shaped. A second set of cutting knives is comp... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7073260 | Knife assembly A knife assembly for use in a food cutting apparatus includes a compression ring adapted for threaded engagement with a base ring. The compression ring includes a threaded collar that tapers thinner towards its leading edge. The blade support ring tapers thinner tow... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7066071 | Food slicer A food slicer includes a frame with a food-receiving platform having an aperture therein. A reversible cutting blade has first and second cutting edges and is selectively removably mountable on the frame in first and second positions for respectively disposing the f... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7037539 | Nutritious strawberry fruit juice drink and method of making the same A strawberry juice drink is described along with a method of producing the drink. The drink is made solely from strawberries without being blended with other fruit or fruit flavorings. A blend of strawberries having a Brix reading above 6.5° is pureed and filtered ... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6959636 | Produce slicer A produce slicer 10 for slicing produce is disclosed. The produce slicer includes a frame (12) defining a cavity (16) having a central axis (22). A plurality of radial cutting blades (20) are disposed in the cavity, wherein each of... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6925920 | Knife holder and knife for a microtome The invention relates to a knife holder for a microtome having a knife receiver for fixing and positioning a knife and a knife for the knife holder. The knife holder is ergonomic, the operation is made easier and safer, and the knife does not need to be changed as o... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6805044 | Vegetable cutting utensil In the vegetable cutting utensil constructed in such a way that grooves which are oppositely disposed in a diagonal direction and which are drilled in a horizontal direction on approximately central portions of left and right frame parts in the longitudinal directio... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6799495 | Tensionable blade and blade assembly for a wedge cut product A blade assembly for cutting a food product such as potatoes or vegetables in a wedge configuration. The blade assembly includes a blade head to which a blade is attached and tensioned by a tensioning assembly. The blade is attached to the blade head with a first en... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6729218 | Device for cutting potatoes or other vegetables into slices or sticks A device (1) for cutting potatoes (5) or other vegetables into slices or sticks, comprising a cutting member (2) with a supply tube (3) and a discharge tube (4) connected thereto. The device is designed for moving potatoes (5 | 05/04/2004 |
| 6711881 | Apparatus for packaging hay The present invention provides an apparatus and method for converting a large bale of hay into a plurality of smaller sized bales having the same nutritional composition and texture as the large bale. The apparatus comprises a first cutting assembly which has a firs... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6626965 | Apparatus for forming die cuts and method of manufacturing same A die cutting block for forming die cuts from paper and other materials includes a base portion having a recess formed therein having a desired shape formed therein, an insert portion having an outer contour which substantially matches the contour of the ... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6550366 | Apparatus and method for removing an extraneous portion of a produce item An apparatus for the rapid removal of an extraneous portion of a produce item with minimal loss. The apparatus, rendered attachable to an agricultural processing implement by an integral attachment device, enables one-handed operation by a user. The appar... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6439095 | Paper cassette provided with a cutter A paper cassette is provided with a first guide groove and a second guide groove. In these guide grooves, first and second cutter blades are respectively arranged. The first cutter blade is separated from a guide face of the first guide groove by a length... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6321628 | Knife for cutting tuberous plants, mainly potatoes, into rods or other shapes The invention relates to a knife for cutting tuberous plants, mainly potatoes, into bars and other shapes, whereby the tubers are driven through a cutting bloc, which cutting block is formed by the positioning of crosswise mounted, knives situated above e... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6286407 | Method for the removal of an extraneous portion of a produce item Method for the rapid cleaning of produce with minimal loss, and apparatus to perform the method. The cleaning method taught in the present application enables the rapid cleaning of produce by removing an extraneous portion therefrom, by separating the ext... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6129624 | Method and apparatus for preparation of fish for minced muscle products and surimi A method and apparatus which utilizes a hydraulic fluid such as water or air to propel fish through cutting blades which strip cut the fish so that exposed viscera of the fish may be removed by brushes or the like. Fish are processed serially in appropria... | 10/10/2000 |
| 6047625 | Wedge cut blade apparatus A wedge cut cutter for food products is disclosed which includes one or more cutter sections mounted between a base plate and an end retainer. Each cutter section includes shoulders and clamping members for clamping each end of one or more elongate blades... | 04/11/2000 |
| 5911808 | Tensioned blade apparatus A multiblade cutting assembly including a plurality of blades and a blade support which is loaded as a simple beam. A plurality of parallel cutting blades are mounted by a first end on a frame and by a second end on a tension member. A pair of biasing mem... | 06/15/1999 |
| 5881619 | Method and apparatus for cutting blocks of solid energetic materials A remotely controlled apparatus for reducing the size of energetic materials is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a remotely controlled cutter, retainer and a device for positioning the energetic material to be reduced. Also disclosed is a method for red... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5806397 | Converging tube assembly for hydraulic food cutter A converging tube assembly for use with a hydraulic food cutter is provided having a converging tube for the passage of suspended food product and liquid therethrough from a larger upstream inlet end to a smaller convergent downstream outlet end, said tub... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5765472 | Fruit and vegetable hand slicer A food slicer for slicing a variety of food items, the food slicer having a cutting platform with a housing supporting an adjustable sizing plate, fixed horizontal cutting blade and a receiving plate flush with the cutting blade, the housing having a guid... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5692424 | Food slicer A food slicer comprises a storage reservoir, a cutting blade housing with cutting blade therein and a top lid. The reservoir, housing and top lid are releasably connected to each other by complementary hinges. A cutting blade comprises a frame having a pl... | 12/02/1997 |
| 5655428 | Food slicing apparatus The food slicing apparatus comprises a tube through which the vegetables pass. Extending through the tube are four sets of blades all at the same acute angle to the path of the vegetables. The blades in the first and second sets lie in parallel planes and... | 08/12/1997 |
| 5613431 | Avocado cutter A tool for use on an avocado, for separating the meat of an avocado from its skin while simultaneously cutting the meat into separate slices, comprising a handle having a first end and a second end and a frame mounted at one end of the handle. The frame h... | 03/25/1997 |
| 5533442 | Avocado peeler and slicer A tool for use on an avocado, for separating the meat of an avocado from its skin while simultaneously cutting the meat into separate slices, comprising a handle having a first end and a second end and cutting rings are mounted at one end of the handle. T... | 07/09/1996 |
| 5509256 | Fibrous material packaging machine An apparatus for packaging fibrous material in uniform, high density, self supporting, packages. Fibrous materials, such as alfalfa hay, grasses, etc. in the form of bales or loose material, are received. The material is moved through a cutting device, if... | 04/23/1996 |
| 5421226 | Hydraulic food cutter with automatic blade changer Pressure sensing transducer 140 monitors pressure transients in the liquid in accelerator tube 110 of a hydraulic cutting system induced by food product impinging upon, being cut by, and passing through cutter blade assembly 80. The occurrence of above-no... | 06/06/1995 |
| 5339714 | Method and machine for producing packaging material The production of packaging material for expanded polystyrene (EPS) includes randomly placing a piece of EPS of any size or shape across a first grid of wires, cutting the EPS into strips by heating the wires, allowing the strips to fall to a second grid ... | 08/23/1994 |
| 5337640 | Cutter blade assembly A cutter blade assembly for cutting a product, such as a carrot, into a plurality of finished end products, such as carrot sticks, comprises a blade holder and a first and second blade group disposed within the blade holder. The blade holder has a longitu... | 08/16/1994 |
| 5337480 | Subdividing device A device for subdividing a workpiece, typically a citrus fruit, into segments. The device comprises a blade support structure having an opening with a plurality of blades sharpened on two edges projecting from the circumferential surface of the opening to... | 08/16/1994 |
| 5299482 | Vertical die cutter An apparatus for cutting a three-dimensionally shaped work-piece includes a frame, a first surface movably mounted on the frame, a mold mounted on the first surface for receiving the work piece and having an approximate shape which conforms to the final d... | 04/05/1994 |
| 5282713 | Apparatus for removing recyclable materials from bags An apparatus for removing recyclable materials from bags. The apparatus includes a conveyor having tines which engage and assist the conveyor in transporting the bags of materials to a discharge bin. A cutting element cooperates with the conveyor to open ... | 02/01/1994 |
| 5255583 | Method of preparing a shaped sugar cane product A shaped sugar cane product for use as chopsticks, garnish sticks, stir sticks and snack sticks is made from sugar cane stalks. The method comprises billeting the stalks into desired lengths for the sticks, and then pressing the billets lengthwise against... | 10/26/1993 |
