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...that two musicians were responsible for the invention of color print film? Fascinated by photography, Leopold Godowsky and Leopold Mannes worked together to produce an easy-to-use, practical color film. They worked full time as music teachers and gave concerts while experimenting during their off hours in Mannes' kitchen. Their success earned them full-time, well-paying jobs at Kodak and their efforts resulted in Kodachrome film, which was introduced in 1935.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5492055 | Pizza oven An oven for pizza and other baked goods includes auxiliary heating means positioned in the baking chamber. By designing the auxiliary heater to simulate a burning log viewable through the baking chamber access door, the ambience of a wood burning oven is ... | 02/20/1996 |
| 5491423 | Device for detecting the presence of a food container, such as a saucepan, dish or the like, on a glass ceramic cooking hob A device for detecting the presence of a food container such as a saucepan dish or the like, placed on a heating element of a glass ceramic cooking hob comprising electrical conductor rings fed with signals which are identical but of opposite phase, betwe... | 02/13/1996 |
| 5490449 | Temperature controller for cooking appliance In accordance with the present invention a cooking appliance 10 is disclosed comprising heating element 14 in thermal communication with a cooking medium 12 for cooking food, temperature sensing element 18 for detecting a cooking medium temperature and co... | 02/13/1996 |
| 5478986 | Method and apparatus for making popcorn using electron and molecular excitation mode An oven using one or more quartz halogen tungsten lamps or quartz arc bulbs capable of producing radiant energy of which a significant portion is in the visible light range of the electromagnetic spectrum to pop popcorn whereby visible and near visible ra... | 12/26/1995 |
| 5472721 | Method of grilling and/or heating a food product, and device therefor A process and apparatus for grilling and/or reheating a food product by subjecting the product, for an operating time T, to infrared radiation from at least one electrically operated unit for producing infrared radiation, the process comprising: setting a... | 12/05/1995 |
| 5463936 | Combined bread baker and butter churn An apparatus is provided for serving the dual purposes of baking bread and for churning butter. The apparatus includes a processing chamber which releasably receives a pan which retains the ingredients to be processed. The pan includes a paddle which rota... | 11/07/1995 |
| 5454427 | Rethermalization system having microcontroller computed start times and microcontrollers controlling heaters A rethermalization system for rethermalizing refrigerated foods in an institutional food service setting is disclosed. A rethermalization cart is provided with a plurality of trays for supporting food items to be served. The trays are supported on heater ... | 10/03/1995 |
| 5455404 | Cooking apparatus A cooking apparatus provided with a weight unit changing key for changing a weight unit and an operation detection means for detecting that the weight unit changing key has been operated plural times, wherein when the operation detection means detects tha... | 10/03/1995 |
| 5442997 | Automated cooking apparatus A cooking apparatus receives a sealed container of food inside a cooking chamber. A controller operates a motor to drive a rack and pinion gear set to lower a nozzle to puncture the cover of the container. Limit switches position the nozzle at a predeterm... | 08/22/1995 |
| 5438915 | Temperature sensor assembly for an automatic baking machine A temperature sensor assembly is used for an automatic baking machine which includes an oven and a container disposed within the oven so as to bake bread therein. The oven has a heat device mounted therein so as to heat the container. The temperature sens... | 08/08/1995 |
| 5435235 | Bread making machine A bread making machine having a bread case being releasably attached to an oven chamber and receiving ingredients therein and subjecting the ingredients to bread making processes such as a kneading process, a leavening process, and a baking process within... | 07/25/1995 |
| 5433139 | Bread making machine A bread making machine that prepares a dough by mixing and kneading water and ingredients poured into a bread baking case, leavens the dough, and thereafter bakes the leavened dough. The bread making machine is provided with an outside air temperature det... | 07/18/1995 |
| 5429039 | Multipurpose cooker A multipurpose cooker, which includes a cooker body a cover hinged to the cooker body, an inner casing fixedly mounted within the cooker body, an electric heater supported on springs inside the inner casing, a heating control circuit, an inductor disposed... | 07/04/1995 |
| 5415081 | Bread making apparatus A bread baking apparatus makes dough by kneading raw ingredients tossed into a bread baking case installed in an oven, and baking after fermentation. The object of this invention is to conveniently provide attractive-appearing bread having a specified exp... | 05/16/1995 |
| 5413032 | Restaurant type griddle with modular construction and which is load sensitive A multi-zone restaurant type of griddle is modularly constructed so that all maintenance may be done at the front of the griddle housing. The griddle plate is only three-eights of an inch thick with heat being spread uniformly by an aluminum plate in inti... | 05/09/1995 |
| 5402709 | Method and apparatus for detecting steam in a volume of air and a steam generator and a steam cooking oven using such method and such apparatus A method and apparatus are disclosed for detecting the presence of steam in a volume of air at a predetermined temperature. The apparatus includes a temperature sensor having two respective temperature build-up times representing an under steam temperatur... | 04/04/1995 |
| 5398597 | Electronic control system for cooking system The present invention is directed to a computerized control system for use with a cooking system, such as a deep fat fryer. The control system has a plurality of separately accessible control levels. The control system has a control pad comprising a plura... | 03/21/1995 |
| 5386763 | Automatic baking machine with preheating capability and method for controlling operation thereof An automatic baking machine includes a hollow housing, a container disposed in the housing for containing dough therein, a temperature sensing unit disposed in the housing for detecting an initial container temperature of the container when the automatic ... | 02/07/1995 |
| 5379683 | Cooker An improved cooking apparatus or cooker which heats and cooks food items in a cooking liquid medium by effectively controlling the temperature of the liquid medium. The cooker starts forcible combustion irrespective of the temperature of the liquid medium... | 01/10/1995 |
| 5361681 | Program controlled cooking system using video data collection Cooking system comprising a cooking area (1) with actuators (2) which are adjustable to change relevant parameters determining the cooking process of a food. A television camera (3) monitors the cooking area (1) and drives a processor (5) with information... | 11/08/1994 |
| 5352865 | Programmable load compensation method and apparatus for use in a food oven A method and apparatus is disclosed which automatically adjusts the on-time of preferably quartz lamp heating elements in an oven having both quartz lamp and electric heating elements. In such an oven having dual heating elements, the temperature of the o... | 10/04/1994 |
| 5345923 | Commercial hot air impingement cooking apparatus Various representative commercial cooking devices are disclosed wherein a recirculating flow of heated air, at a food cooking temperature, is created within a housing in which a horizontally disposed food support and cooking member, such as a perforated m... | 09/13/1994 |
| 5313876 | Spaghetti cooking system A pasta cooking system including an automatic control which permits a cooking vat containing water to be automatically filled to a predetermined level in response to turning the system on, maintained at a constant level by the addition of water during rep... | 05/24/1994 |
| 5310110 | Heating apparatus and heating power control method A heating apparatus by heating cooking materials in a water contained pan includes a heating device and an electronic circuit which controls the heating device. The temperature of the pan is detected, and the temperature rise characteristics of the pan co... | 05/10/1994 |
| 5289760 | Combination food processor and fryer A food fryer and processor for solid food, such as potatoes, and having a rotatable blade and a rotatable paddle for cutting the food product into segments and ejecting the segments into an adjacent perforated basket within a receptacle having hot oil the... | 03/01/1994 |
| 5279213 | Apparatus for producing prepared foods by electrical conduction An apparatus for producing prepared food by electrical conduction comprising: a processing container for electrical conduction having an opened top, a pair of electrodes mounted on both inner sides of the processing container, one ends of said electrodes ... | 01/18/1994 |
| 5277104 | Pretzel oven with electronic heat control A pretzel oven with electronic heat control bakes a plurality of pretzel-like bakery products in a continuous baking process. The pretzel oven includes a microprocessor-based control, a solid state relay for reduced maintenance and improved bakery product... | 01/11/1994 |
| 5272963 | Arrangement for measuring moisture in ovens, in particular food cooking ovens An arrangement measures humidity in ovens, in particular fan-assisted food-cooking ovens which have a cooking cavity (8) and a separate cavity (10) that houses a cooling fan and is separated from the first cavity by a partition wall (9). The arrangement i... | 12/28/1993 |
| 5261322 | Fryer apparatus in commercial application The present invention provides an improved fryer apparatus including a small size pulse combustor and an additional labor-saved function such as a filtering system or a lift system. The pulse combustor of the invention does not include a check valve or fl... | 11/16/1993 |
| 5257574 | Coffee bean roasting device A coffee bean roasting device for roasting coffee beans by applying hot air to the coffee beans. The coffee bean roasting device includes a detector for detecting a factor exerting influence upon the roasting state of coffee beans, and a controller for co... | 11/02/1993 |
| 5243171 | Food service system utilizing reflected infrared signals to identify type of dish In a food service system, prepared meals including chilled foods are assembled in individual meal trays (10) and held in the trays for a period prior to regeneration to prepare the food for heating. A control system of a rethermalizing trolley (12), which... | 09/07/1993 |
| 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 |
| 5235903 | Subatmospheric pressure cook-and-hold steaming oven A cooking and holding food preparation unit is disclosed having one or more food receiving compartments each including a door and a gasket for hermetically sealing the compartment when the door is closed. An open-topped tray for holding water is located n... | 08/17/1993 |
| 5235148 | Heating apparatus A heating apparatus such as a microwave oven in which thermal energy of high-temperature vapor generated by heating an object is detected by a pyroelectric element and a resulting detection signal is used to control (stop) a heat source such as a microwav... | 08/10/1993 |
| 5229563 | Pressure cooker A pressure cooker and a process for making the same, wherein the pressure cooker includes a pressure container for accommodating food to be cooked, a lid for covering the container in an airtight manner, a pressure control device for adjusting the interna... | 07/20/1993 |
| 5228381 | Temperature controlled food cooker having devices for stirring foods while cooking A food cooker is provided including a base provided with a heating plate and a temperature sensing element connected to temperature control devices. The sensing element is mounted on a sliding support so as to be maintained in contact with a bottom part o... | 07/20/1993 |
| 5220864 | Noodle cooker The invention realizes pulse combustion with a great turn down ratio, which is applicable to various controls and regulations in a noodle cooker. The noodle cooker of the invention heats water in a pot using a pulse combustor, which does not have a check ... | 06/22/1993 |
| 5215000 | Method and apparatus for thermal treatment of alimentary substances Process and apparatus are provided for cooking an alimentary substance within a walled enclosure under atmospheric pressure by means of steam entering into the enclosure. The method and apparatus provide for a first cooking step which includes the rapid i... | 06/01/1993 |
| 5197377 | Apparatus for two-sided cooking Apparatus for two-sided cooking comprises one or more upper housing assemblies each having a pair of spaced bayonette members which are removably insertable in a holster brackett. The bracket is readily attachable to the rear of a conventional cooking gri... | 03/30/1993 |
| 5193440 | Process and equipment for preparation and cooking of edible materials Processes and equipment for preparation and cooking of edible materials, particularly for the automatic slicing and deep frying of vegetables, especially potatoes, to form crisps. The procedure comprises the steps of forming unwashed and undried slices of... | 03/16/1993 |
