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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 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 |
| 7296509 | Bread maker The present invention relates to a bread maker. The bread maker comprises: a main body having a door opening and forming a bread making space; a door opening/closing the door opening; a baking tray in the bread making space; a tray sensor sensing whether the baking ... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7285751 | Automatic electric muffin maker An automatic electric muffin maker for baking muffins and related foodstuffs is disclosed. The present muffin maker comprises a housing assembly enclosing a bottom heating plate having an integrated heating element and a top heating element for browning (i.e. to sco... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7217906 | Apparatus and method of toasting bread-type food products A dual function heating and toasting apparatus is provided for radiantly heating or surface toasting bread-type food products. The apparatus includes a housing defining a heating/toasting chamber. A generally vertically oriented, center fixed heating platen is dispo... | 05/15/2007 |
| 6941857 | Cooking apparatus A domestic fryer assembly and method of using which includes interconnected shell and cooking pot with the shell having an interior cavity receiving the cooking pot. A heating unit as in a resistance bar heater unit is supported by the combination shell and cooking ... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6862494 | Automated cooking system for food accompanied by machine readable indicia An automated cooking system (10) cooks food (12) accompanied by machine-readable indicia, such as a bar code (16) read by a reader (18). Cooking data, including function coefficients, are accessed from an Internet server (20) based... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6818865 | Food cooking oven with sterilization control arrangement Food cooking oven, comprising a thermometric probe adapted to be introduced in the food to be cooked and to generate a signal that is representative of the detected temperature, in which said signal is sent to appropriate processing and display means capable of work... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6543337 | Toasting device with browning control The present invention relates to toasting devices for toasting food which automatically control the degree browning of food toasted within them. The present invention particularly relates to such toasters that use a sensor to sense some quality of the foo... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6484623 | Baking apparatus with toaster A baking apparatus with a toaster comprises a main body; a baking part disposed at one side of the main body, and having a lid mounted at an upper portion thereof so as to be opened and closed by a hinge, a pot mounting portion for receiving a pot, a firs... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6401600 | Device for preparing foodstuffs A device for the processing of foods, which has a storage container 1 for receiving foods. The storage container 1 is connected, via an outlet opening 20, to an opening 4 of a preparation container 2 which can be closed by a third closing element 3 during... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6376812 | Cooking appliance with infrared sensor having movable field of view In a sake/milk heating process, the field of view of an infrared sensor is moved by a predetermined pattern in a heating chamber as an initial search. When the field of view is fixed after the initial search, if the temperature variation of an object with... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6347578 | Breadmaker with improved temperature and humidity control An improved breadmaker capable of maintaining the freshness of the bread baked for a period of time. A temperature sensor and a humidity level sensor located inside the baking chamber of the breadmaker monitor the ambient conditions inside the baking cham... | 02/19/2002 |
| 6299920 | Systems and method for non-invasive assessment of cooked status of food during cooking A non-contact system and method is provided for effectively approximating the internal temperature of food being cooked upon a cooking surface of a cooking apparatus, such as a grill or griddle. Ultrasound or infrared, non-contact measurement devices may ... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6198078 | Temperature control for a toaster oven A toaster broiler oven with an NTC temperature probe located within the oven chamber and a controller that controls the heater of the oven in a thermostat operation for non-toasting modes and in a variable toasting interval length operation in the toastin... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6198077 | Temperature compensated timing circuit for use in heating appliances The present invention relates to a temperature compensated timer for a heating appliance that heats a food item during a heating cycle. The timer includes a coil having first and second terminals and presenting a resistance between the terminals that is a... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6140621 | Toaster oven with timer display A toast oven is controlled by a microprocessor that is programmed to selectively determine each toasting time in accordance with a user selected toasting requirement and with an initial oven temperature. In this way the toasting time is automatically adju... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6132782 | System and method for determining cooking system medium A system and method for identification of a medium in a cooking vessel is disclosed. The system includes a cooking vessel, a heat source for heating a medium within the cooking vessel, and a temperature sensor within the cooking vessel for measuring the m... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6060698 | Method of controlling the operation of a cooking appliance An integrated circuit constructed to provide control functions to a toaster oven cooking appliance. Said control functions including compensation for input voltage fluctuations, compensation for residual heat due to recycling, audible signal generation, m... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6049070 | Electric toaster with infrared detector cross reference to related application An electric toaster comprises an infrared detector (6) directed toward a heating device for the toaster, and a control device for the supply of electricity to the heating elements which is subordinated to a device (10) for measuring the radiation received... | 04/11/2000 |
| 6035763 | Breadmaker with improved temperature and humidity control An improved breadmaker capable of maintaining the freshness of the bread baked for a period of time. A temperature sensor and a humidity level sensor located inside the baking chamber of the breadmaker monitor the ambient conditions inside the baking cham... | 03/14/2000 |
| 6018150 | Method of heating a medium to a desired temperature A method for heating a medium in a heating apparatus comprising establishing a setpoint temperature for the medium, determining thermal characteristics of the heating apparatus and the medium during a first mode of operation, the thermal characteristics e... | 01/25/2000 |
| 5962061 | Process and apparatus for the production of confectionary mass Process and apparatus for the production of confectionary mass from the components of milk proteins, sugar, glucose, fat and water. The components are homogenized in a closed tank under controlled pressure and temperature and are transferred from the clos... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5938960 | Timer with adjustable time control based on an RC oscillator with a variable resistor, and toaster including such a timer An RC oscillator having an oscillation frequency which is controllable by supplying a step voltage signal to a series arrangement of a capacitor and a resistor, the oscillation frequency being dependent on the time for the capacitor to be charged to a giv... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5735191 | Cooking appliance for meat and buns An electric appliance, for cooking meat and buns simultaneously, has chambers for holding the meat and buns vertically, heating the meat on both sides and heating the bun on at least one side. The meat may be contained in a novel cage. The bun chamber may... | 04/07/1998 |
| 5698123 | Toaster compensation for repeated use A toaster control circuit is disclosed for correcting for toaster cavity temperature variations that occur as a function of the time between toaster heating cycles. This disclosed circuit produces the same toast color during consecutive cycles, regardless... | 12/16/1997 |
| 5692432 | Appliance for toasting a product An appliance (5) for toasting a product (10) comprises detection means (12) for detecting variations of a toasting condition of the product during toasting and for allowing a user to adjust the toasting result as desired. The appliance comprises a tempera... | 12/02/1997 |
| 5673608 | Toaster mounted food cutting holder A food cutting holder mounted in conjunction with a toaster for toasting bagels, muffins, bread slices and other similar types of foodstuff. The food cutting holder is to be confinable within the housing of the toaster when in the storage position and rem... | 10/07/1997 |
| 5672288 | Light sensitive control for toaster In a toaster, a system is constructed to vary the duration of the toasting cycle. An RC network provides an oscillating signal to a counter, which upon the required number of oscillations being counted, triggers a transistor switch. The switch energizes t... | 09/30/1997 |
| 5568765 | Microwave fryer A microwave fryer includes a magnetron in the machine body; an oil vessel for storing oil to be heated by radiation of microwaves from the magnetron which is detachably disposed in a heating chamber of the machine body; and a detachable frying container, ... | 10/29/1996 |
| 5438914 | Electric circuit for controlling the heat output of heating resistances in household appliances An electric circuit operating on a single-phase power supply system for controlling the heat output of at least two heating resistances which are electrically connected in parallel and are installed in electric household appliances, particularly toasters,... | 08/08/1995 |
| 5402708 | Control for a toaster for varying the duration of the toasting cycle A control for a toaster for varying the toasting cycle includes a switch for connecting the toaster heater to a source of electrical power. A temperature responsive resistance element senses the temperature within the cavity. A capacitor is responsive to ... | 04/04/1995 |
| 5304782 | Protection circuit for electric toaster An electric toaster that enables power to be disconnected from the heating elements upon completion of a toasting cycle regardless of the position of the main product supporting the carriage in the toasting compartment. The toaster has an electromagnetic ... | 04/19/1994 |
| 5265521 | Toast shade selector A toast shade selector includes a rotatable shaft interposed between aligned openings in upstanding plates of a mounting bracket. A cam on the shaft is rotated in the clockwise or counter-clockwise direction to regulate the toasting time intervals. A spri... | 11/30/1993 |
| 5240725 | Heating power control method and cooking apparatus A method of cooking material to be fried by heating a cooking vessel and a cooking apparatus, wherein detection is made of a temperature of the cooking vessel and also of a temperature increase characteristic of the cooking vessel with a passage of time s... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5126534 | Toaster with cool exterior A toaster having double-wall construction controls the flow of air within its interior so that its exterior is kept cool. Air intake occurs near the edge of the top toaster slot where bread or the like is inserted for toasting. Intake air then travels dow... | 06/30/1992 |
| 5097751 | Device for supporting the mechanical and electrical control members of a toaster an toaster comprising such a device The device is intended to support the mechanical and electrical members of a toaster (1). The device consists of a plate (2) in plastic material comprising protuberances or tongues (3, 4, 5, 6) molded in the plastic material and projecting on one of the f... | 03/24/1992 |
| 5095814 | Bread toaster with an extra-lift for the toasting rack The invention is directed to a bread toaster comprising a carriage (4) which is manually slidable in a guide (3) between an upper and a lower limit position by means of a handle (6). Moving in conjunction with the carriage (4) is a toasting rack (2) which... | 03/17/1992 |
| 5094154 | Electric toaster with time delay mechanism An electric toaster includes a housing having at least one heating element mounted therein. A source of electric power is selectively connected to the heating element for energization thereof. A carriage is mounted in the housing for supporting a food pro... | 03/10/1992 |
| 5088389 | Household toasters A household toaster is operated at will asymmetrically, e.g. at one side, or at low power, or so as to keep a toast warm after a given toasting cycle. The toaster has a power control circuit which includes a power stage which controls heating resistors of... | 02/18/1992 |
| 5085136 | Mechanical device for locking and unlocking the bread holder of a toaster A toaster having a bread holder (17) mounted to slide vertically in the toaster, has a mechanical device (25) for locking and unlocking the bread holder (17). This device (25) enables the holder (17) to be locked in a low position, and a return spring is ... | 02/04/1992 |
