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...that the x-ray was discovered purely by accident? When German physicist Wilhelm Konrad von Roentgen was experimenting with cathode rays in 1895, he put an activated Crookes tube in a book and went out to lunch. When he returned, he discovered that a key that had also been placed in the book showed up as an image on the developed film!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8087349 | Rotary screw blancher A food processing apparatus includes a tank defining an inner compartment having an inlet end for receiving food product and an outlet end for discharging food product, an open-top screen mounted within the compartment and positioned relative to the tank in a first ... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8087348 | Rotary screw blancher A food processing apparatus includes a pressure vessel defining a compartment having an inlet end for receiving food product and an outlet end for discharging food product, an open-top screen mounted within the compartment and movable relative to the compartment bet... | 01/03/2012 |
| RE42732 | Rotary blancher for processing food product A method and rotary blancher for processing food product using a heat transfer medium and directed flows of a fluid that can comprise a liquid, a gas, a vapor or a combination thereof. The directed flows can be discharged from orifices or banks of orifices that are ... | 09/27/2011 |
| 7963214 | Extrusion processing of high meat quantity feeds using preconditioner with hot air input The present invention is directed to improved preconditioners (12) especially useful for the production of high meat-content pet foods. The preconditioners (12) include an elongated housing (16) with one or more elongated, axially rotatable mixi... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7891288 | Apparatus and methods for producing food products Apparatus 30 for production of food products, which apparatus 30 comprises a feed section 40 and a compression section 41, the feed section 40 comprising open channels 50 into which food for processing is introduced by a plu... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7735415 | Rotary Screw blancher A food processing apparatus includes a tank defining an inner compartment having an inlet end for receiving food product and an outlet end for discharging food product, an open-top screen mounted within the compartment and positioned relative to the tank in a first ... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7726234 | Cooking apparatus A cooking apparatus comprises a trough, a well, and a pot. The trough is configured to hold a first cooking medium. The trough has insulated floors, insulated walls, and a steam pipe as a heating element to directly heat the first cooking medium. The well is joined ... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7698995 | Apparatus and method of thermally treating a confectionery mass An apparatus (100, 100′) for thermally treating a confectionery mass includes a housing (1) having an approximately vertical axis (2), a core (3) being located in the housing (1) and being arranged in an approximately concentric ... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7685933 | Multi-speed food processing device with electrical motor A food processing device having a motor shaft of a motor from the device coupled to the tool carrying shaft for multi-speed operation. The tool carrying shaft and the motor shaft are connected by two distinct trains, continuously driven, each train comprising one fr... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7523697 | Tiltable cooking appliance The invention includes a cooking apparatus comprising a cooking plate and a handle assembly. The cooking plate has a cooking surface and an opposed lower surface. A handle assembly is operably coupled to the cooking plate and shiftable between a first handle positio... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7500426 | Rotary cooker and cooler with improved product transfer mechanism A food processing apparatus includes a tank having an inlet end and a discharge end and at least one baffle divides the tank into a first compartment and a second compartment, wherein a temperature of the first compartment is greater than a temperature of the second... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7461589 | Appliance for making food that requires the use of heating, stirring, and liquid addition A countertop cooking device for automating the preparation of food that requires stirring, heating, and the addition of liquid is proposed. The cooking device comprises a body containing a heated cooking pot, one or more separately heated reservoirs, and a means for... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7421941 | Domestic porridge making appliance and method for making porridge by using the same According to the present invention, there is provided a domestic porridge making appliance comprising a generally cylindrical cooking vessel into which a predetermined amount of water and porridge ingredients are put and having an upper side opened, a vessel handle ... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7395751 | Beverage-making appliance An ice beverage-making apparatus includes a housing, an electric motor located within the housing, a torque transmission supported by the housing and receiving input from the electric motor and providing a first output shaft and a second-speed output shaft that rota... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7392738 | Locking device for silicone packings of household bean milk and bean curd makers Locking device for silicone packings of household bean milk and bean curd makers, that firmly attaches a silicone packing in a predetermined position in a bean milk and bean curd maker, thus preventing the silicone packing from being undesirably dislodged from its p... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7360480 | Bread maker A bread maker comprising: a main body; an oven having a surface coated with a ceramic material, and being accommodated in the main body; a door provided in a front of the main body to open and close the oven; and upper heaters and lower heaters respectively disposed... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7357564 | Apparatus for pumping and mixing high aggregate plural components of differing viscosities An apparatus for pumping and mixing plural components of differing viscosities having at least one hopper for accepting each component, each hopper having a hopper outlet; an auger secured within each hopper, the auger being designed to wipe the inside surface of it... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7337711 | System for juicing fruits Devices for extracting and filtering juice from fruit of various sizes and shapes are shown and described. In one particular embodiment, the device has an inner juicing cup, an outer juicing head, and a collection vessel. The inner juicing cup has an inner juicing h... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7335298 | Modular aquarium filter A modular aquarium filter includes one or more cartridges connected in series. The cartridges may contain filter media for chemical, biological and/or mechanical filtration. In addition, the cartridges are designed such that they provide a unique internal helical ge... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7334516 | Aging device for liquor or wine An aging device includes an aging container having a chamber formed by a peripheral wall, a bottle received in the chamber of the aging container for receiving a liquid fermented product, and a vibrating device disposed in the aging container for applying a frequenc... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7335388 | Bread maker and method of controlling the same A bread maker including a main body having an oven compartment with a front opening, a door to open and close the front opening of the oven compartment, a pair of kneading drums spaced apart from each other inside the oven compartment and winding a mixing bag filled... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7322281 | Overheat prevention device for household bean milk and bean curd makers Overheat prevention device for household bean milk and bean curd makers is disclosed. Such makers include a housing having a cavity to contain water therein, a main body, and a drive motor to rotate a cutting blade on an end of a drive shaft. A heater may be provide... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7320276 | Bread maker A bread maker having an oven and a main body accommodating the oven therein, which comprises a base frame in the main body, a main frame disposed above the base frame and forming an oven compartment with a front opening, and a reinforcing member mounted to the main ... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7318666 | Safety device for blender A blender includes a base forming a receiving space in which a positioning seat is formed. The positioning seat defines a through hole. The base houses a motor that is connected to a safety switch. The safety switch has a bar extending through the through hole of th... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7318375 | Food stirrer A food stirrer includes a seat and a container. A driving axle extends through the seat. A bushing is provided outside the driving axle. The driving axle has a brake device for quickly stopping the rotation of the driving axle when a motor is powered off. A spring i... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7312425 | Programmable slow-cooker appliance A programmable slow-cooker appliance uses an application-specific integrated circuit digital controller, in which a user sets a time and temperature for cooking a food item. The digital controller prevents the unit from functioning only as a “keep warm” applianc... | 12/25/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7275478 | High-speed fluid sorting and charging device A high speed subdividing and filling apparatus for liquid food containing solids therein comprising: a fixed quantity cut-down pump body having an absorption opening in communication with a lower-end opening of a liquid food accommodating container and having a disc... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7275479 | Bread maker A bread maker having a main body, an oven accommodated in the main body, a baking tray provided inside the oven, and a door rotatably connected to the main body to open and close the oven, the bread maker including a sealing part on an inside of the door to prevent ... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7270473 | Bowl scraper and related attachment system for mixing machine A bowl scraper is configured for attachment to a rotatable mixing machine support such that forces exerted on the bowl scraper during scraping operations hold the bowl scraper in place. The bowl scraper includes an attachment arm including an upper arm portion and a... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7270156 | Beverage mixer and heater A beverage mixer and heater device includes a container disposable on a base. The container includes a heating element and a faucet. A cup indentation extends into the base underneath the faucet. The device also include means for aligning the faucet of the container... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7267046 | Bread maker A bread maker including a main body forming an oven compartment; upper and lower kneading drums spaced from each other in upper and lower parts inside the oven compartment to hold opposite ends of a mixing bag, respectively, and to wind opposite ends of the mixing b... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7263926 | Structure of a fruit and vegetable processor An improved structure of a fruit and vegetable processor is disclosed. The processor comprises a base seat, a power unit located within the base seat, a cup body, a blade mounted within the cup body and rotated by the power unit, a cap, at least a passage which pass... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7252850 | High protein and high fiber food products High protein and high fiber food products, additives for preparing high protein and high fiber food products, and methods of making high protein and high fiber food products are disclosed. More particularly, the additives and methods disclosed are useful for prepari... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7246553 | Bread maker A bread maker includes a frame, a bracket combined to a side part of the frame and formed with a combining hole, a door provided in front of the frame, and a door hinge combined to the door and formed with a combining projection rotatably combined to the combining h... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7246554 | Baking oven charging arrangement and baking system comprising such charging arrangement and baking oven A charging arrangement for a baking oven (8) is provided with a supply arrangement (9) for dough pieces (4) and a lifting and delivery device (34) for the dough pieces (4). The supply arrangement (9) is provided with a charg... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7234391 | Bread maker A bread maker including an oven compartment, parallel kneading drums inside the oven compartment that alternate between winding and unwinding rotations, and a drum driving part rotating the kneading drums. Each kneading drum includes a rotation shaft rotating accord... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7231872 | Chocolate processing machine A chocolate tempering machine is digitally programmable for controlling the heating, cooling and rotation within the machine. The machine may be programmed to enable agitated, liquid chocolate to retain its proper viscosity for extended periods of time as well as mi... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7225727 | Device for heating and frothing a liquid, in particular milk An automatic device for heating and frothing a liquid, in particular milk, comprises a container which is provided with an opening for the introduction of the liquid and is associated with a duct for introducing into the liquid pressurised steam for heating the liqu... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7225729 | Countertop rotisserie oven with warming unit Enclosed rotisserie with added convenience, including a countertop resting box-like enclosure housing a safety rear mounted heating element and a power rotated dual rod spit assembly. The gear driven spit assembly may be easily inserted and removed straight into and... | 06/05/2007 |
