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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8161870 | Heating cooker A heating cooker includes a steam generator for generating steam for heating cooking, a removable water tank for storing water to be supplied to the steam generator, a pump 35 for supplying water from the water tank to the steam generator, a drain valve 70... | 04/24/2012 |
| 7926416 | Apparatus for rapid cooking of edible pasta A machine for rapid cooking of pasta includes: a measuring device (A) to deliver a predetermined amount of pasta and insert it into a steam cooking chamber (B) equipped with an inlet and an outlet ball valves (40, 28) placed respectively at its upper and lowe... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7798057 | Cooking devices A cooking device comprises a cooking surface and a wall structure that extends away with respect to the cooking surface. Examples of the cooking device include a closure configured to be moved with respect to the wall structure from a first position to a second posi... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7765918 | Combination conveyor oven An oven for heating a product is provided. The oven includes a partially enclosed housing with an inlet opening and an outlet opening and a conveyor to move a product through the housing. The oven additionally includes a steam system for boiling liquid with an assoc... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7757601 | System and method for cooking-cooling food by immersion under forced and diffuse convection The invention relates to a system and method for the immersion cooking/cooling of food in diffused forced convection. The inventive system comprises: a tank for housing the food to be cooked/cooled, filling/emptying means for filling the vessel with a cooking or coo... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7698994 | Fryer filtration arrangement with boil-out bypass A fryer unit includes a boil-out drain path that does not require boil-out fluid to pass through a pump. ... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7677160 | Boiler assembly for a griddle A griddle for cooking a food product includes an upper surface, a lower surface, a first side, a second side, a front side and a rear side. A serpentine passageway is formed on the lower surface. A collector tank is secured directly to the lower surface adjacent to ... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7677162 | High temperature, oil saving, rapid cook fryer system A deep fat fryer able to quickly cook food items, in about one-third to one-half of a typical cook time in the art for corresponding food items, includes a high powered, preferably high efficiency heating unit utilized to establish a cooking oil temperature in the o... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7677161 | Steam oven There is provided a highly safe steam oven capable of controlling the amount of steam generated appropriately. Water dripped from a water feeder to the inside of a cooking chamber is converted into steam by a heater in the cooking chamber. The thus generated steam i... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7677163 | Cooking device with a cooking chamber outlet A cooking device has a cooking chamber as well as a cooking chamber outlet for a fluid. An air trap is provided downstream of the cooking chamber outlet. A device outlet is arranged in turn downstream of the air trap. A water reservoir is located in the air trap. A ... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7617764 | Remote controllable automatic apparatus for preparing fried potato product from dehydrated potato A remote controllable automatic apparatus for preparing fried potato product from dehydrated potato, frying the potato product prepared with addition of at least water in subsequent operational cycles. The apparatus comprising a frying unit with a frying oil contain... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7597044 | Devices for reforming frying oil Devices for reforming frying oil in a cooking vessel for the purpose of prolonging the freshness and usable life of the frying oil. The devices include beads that come into contact with the frying oil and reform the frying oil at ordinary temperatures, where each be... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7487714 | Steam cooker In a steam cooker, for heating of a food which is a mass of granular matters or linear matters such as rice or chow mein, a steam superheater is not turned on or is turned on with a very weak electric power so that steam supplied from steam supply pipes (94A ... | 02/10/2009 |
| 7484455 | Pasta cooking device and method A pasta cooker has a base carrying a bowl having an electrical heater. A basket can move between a lower position immersed in water in the bowl and an upper position largely out of the bowl. A stirring element rotatably mounted on the basket carries a paddle project... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7475629 | Apparatus for cooking foods An apparatus (1) for cooking foods, includes a support frame (3), a container (2) for food to be cooked, provided with a door (6) for introduction and withdrawal of the foods, and heating fluid supply elements, characterised in that the c... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7451691 | No waste cooking oven with multiple cooking functions A multifunctional cooking oven for the preparation of food products including a cooking chamber, racks within the cooking chamber to support products to be prepared in the oven and a primary convection heat source. There is a drainable collection pan positioned belo... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7388174 | Starch-reducing rice cooker A starch-reducing rice cooker includes a pot containing a lower compartment and an upper boiling chamber having a top opening. A partition separates the lower compartment from the upper boiling chamber. A perforated basket is located within the upper boiling chamber... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7378617 | Heating systems and methods for a cooking appliance A heating system for a cooking appliance includes a first upper heating element and a second upper heating element positioned within a cooking cavity defined by a cabinet of the cooking appliance. The cooking cavity is configured to support a food item therein durin... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7357706 | Method and a plant for preparing shrimps A method of preparing shrimps includes boiling them at a pressure exceeding atmospheric pressure, at a temperature exceeding the boiling temperature of water at atmospheric pressure, for keeping the meat of the shrimps in a compressed state while causing the meat to... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7356980 | Automated method for packaging food An automated food processing system and method is provided that allows food to be dispensed, fried and packaged in a suitable container, which may be an individual portion-sized container. In one embodiment, the system includes separate automated modules for dispens... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7348519 | Multi-zone griddle and grill A multi-zone griddle with an upper substantially continuous layer of metal adapted for cooking a food product thereon. The upper substantially continuous layer of metal is positioned adjacent to a first lower layer of metal and is displaced a predetermined distance ... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7337706 | Full automatic rice cooking apparatus The present invention is made for the purpose of providing a full automatic rice cooking apparatus that can automatically carry out all of the steps from rice measuring to rice boiling and further washing of a rice kettle after use. This purpose is achieved by an au... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7338565 | Housingless washer An industrial parts washer includes a stand adapted to support a part, a chamber selectively moveable from a first position clear of the part to a second position engaging the stand where the chamber forms a closed volume encapsulating the part. A nozzle is position... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7337594 | Food dispensing device and method An automated food processing system and method is provided that allows food to be dispensed, fried and packaged in a suitable container, which may be an individual portion-sized container. In one embodiment, the system includes separate automated modules for dispens... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7328652 | Apparatus and system for dispensing dough A dough dispensing apparatus (100) comprises a container (1,1′) for receiving and holding dough and a dough transfer device (3,3′) for receiving dough from the container and for transferring the dough to a depositing station (4,5) at ... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7329838 | Convection part for electric oven range A convection part of an electric oven range is provided. In the convection part, a convection motor is provided, a convection fan is connected with the convection motor, and a fan housing encloses the convection fan and it includes at least one pair of discharge duc... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7325480 | Apparatus for treating and preparing food by gas-fired heating and a heat exchange device for such an apparatus The present invention refers to an apparatus for treating and preparing food having a cooking chamber in which the food is treated and cooked. The apparatus further includes a motor-driven ventilation fan which serves to circulate the cooking chamber atmosphere, and... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7325481 | Cooking device with a fan and a water supply A cooking device comprises a cooking chamber (11) and one or more heating elements (12). Furthermore, a blower (20) is provided, which comprises a radial blower impeller (22) and an atomisation element rotating with the radial blower impe... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7323662 | Heating apparatus for cooking A heating apparatus for cooking having a steam-generating device, which is easily cleaned and hygienically used and has improved steam-generating effects. The heating apparatus includes a main body having a cooking chamber; a hot air chamber formed in at least one s... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7322278 | Fryers which deactivate before a level of a cooking medium falls below a minimum level, and methods of deactivating such fryers A fryer includes a cooking vessel, and the cooking vessel includes a wall and contains a cooking medium. The fryer also includes a heater for heating the cooking medium, and a first temperature sensor which determines a first temperature. The first temperature is a ... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7316179 | Carrier system for products to be cooked in a baking oven The invention relates to a carrier system for products to be cooked in a baking oven. Said system comprises at least one carrier for products to be cooked (5), at least one pair of telescoping slides (6) which respectively comprise at least one inner r... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7314001 | Cooking appliance with a vessel comprising a draining device with a thermal safety valve The invention relates to a cooking appliance comprising a case (1) and a vessel (2). Said vessel is intended to receive a cooking bath and is equipped with a draining device (10) which is used to drain the contents of the vessel (2) into ... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7308852 | Heating cooking device A cooking oven, wherein air in a cooking chamber is sucked into a blower on the outside of the cooking chamber and fed to an upper duct and a lateral duct, air current led into the upper duct is heated by an upper heater and re-circulated from an upper blowing port ... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7309422 | Fryer filtration arrangement A fryer filtration arrangement utilizes certain automated components. ... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7304278 | Steam generation function-equipped high-frequency heating device An object of the present invention is to provide a high frequency heating apparatus having a steam generating function in which a time required for evaporation of dropped water can be remarkably increased when water is dropped onto an evaporation tray and the heatin... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7304271 | Heating apparatus for cooking and method for controlling the same A heating apparatus for cooking using steam and a method of controlling the same. The heating apparatus includes a main body having a cooking chamber; a steam-generating device for supplying steam to the cooking chamber; and a water supply device for supplying water... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7303776 | Automated food processing system and method An automated food processing system and method that allows food to be dispensed, fried and packaged in a suitable container, such as an individual portion-sized container. The system includes separate automated modules for dispensing, frying and packaging the food. ... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7296510 | Cooking device A cooking device, wherein, when a roast chicken is selected from a menu displayed on an operating part (81), a centrifugal fan (51) is controlled so as to be rotated in forward direction at a high speed to blow out hot air with a speed of 65 km/h or fa... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7285300 | Roasting system An apparatus and method of roasting foodstuff such as coffee beans employ a roasting chamber for roasting the beans. An air circulation system operatively coupled with the chamber flows heated air over the beans and thereby roasts the beans, and an air cleaning arra... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7285753 | Heating system for use in on-board kitchens in means of transport and a method for heating food on board means of transport, in particular aircraft For use on board a mobile means of transport (eg. aircraft, bus, ship), a heating system and method are described which lead to a reduction of peak demand in the on-board kitchen energy supply system relating to the integrated heating appliances for the warming or h... | 10/23/2007 |
