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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5555794 | Adjustable hinge apparatus The present invention relates to an adjustable hinge apparatus for use with a cooker having multiple stacked heating plates and a support pin extending across one side of the cooker to form a common pivot axis. The hinge apparatus includes an array of adj... | 09/17/1996 |
| 5531155 | Cooking apparatus for two-sided cooking Cooking apparatus having an upper cooking platen mounted on a support arm for swinging movement between a lower cook position and a raised position. The upper platen is mounted on the support arm for limited floating movement and upper platen adjusting me... | 07/02/1996 |
| 5473976 | Double contact grill A double contact grill for cooking foods, the grill comprising: top and bottom cooking plates having heating elements; a pivotal connection between the bottom cooking plate and the top cooking plate wherein the top cooking plate is moveable between a lowe... | 12/12/1995 |
| 5363748 | Electrical cooker A cooking device including a upper unit having an upper grilling plate hingeably attached to a lower unit having a lower grill plate. The upper unit movable relative to the lower unit from an open position to a closed position to form an enclosed cooking ... | 11/15/1994 |
| 5341727 | Positioning mechanism A gas-fired, double-sided griddle apparatus for high-volume commercial cooking comprises double-sided griddles, each having a lower platen having a horizontal lower cooking surface and an upper platen having an upper cooking surface; a positioning mechani... | 08/30/1994 |
| 5247874 | High-volume cooking A gas-fired, double-sided griddle apparatus for high-volume commercial cooking comprises double-sided griddles, each having a lower platen having a horizontal lower cooking surface and an upper platen having an upper cooking surface; a positioning mechani... | 09/28/1993 |
| 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 |
| 4989580 | Dual grill cooking apparatus An apparatus for simultaneously grilling food from above and below is provided having upper and lower grilling surfaces of gas fired tubes. The upper grill is hinged to lift up and provide access to the food and is vertically adjustable to accommodate var... | 02/05/1991 |
| 4987827 | Cooking apparatus An apparatus for cooking food stuffs especially for frying batter into tortillas. The apparatus has two separate cooking areas. One area has an upper and a first lower heating surface for precooking the tortilla and one area has a single second lower heat... | 01/29/1991 |
| 4972766 | Char broiling grill A cooking grill having dual heating platens for cooking meats, poultry, fish and like products; the grill having a stationary lower grill platen superposed by a top grill platen selectively moveable to and between four operating positions about one or two... | 11/27/1990 |
| 4913040 | Apparatus for cooking food A cooking apparatus has two plates which apply heat and pressure to cook an initial food material, wherein one plate is movable toward the other plate manually to close a cooking space, then is moved by a drive to apply a pressure to the food material, an... | 04/03/1990 |
| 4715357 | Apparatus for cooking food An apparatus for cooking food includes two plates, a heating device for heating the plates, a drive for driving one of the plates relative to the other so as to apply heat and pressure to an initial food material, and the drive is formed so that the one p... | 12/29/1987 |
| 4697504 | Hinged top grill arrangment A top grill assembly for use with a conventional grill apparatus includes a J-shaped support bracket for mounting over the back of a grill enclosure and a generally elongated U-shaped supporting handle having legs pivotally mounted on the support bracket.... | 10/06/1987 |
| 4627335 | Apparatus for cooking food An apparatus for cooking food includes two solid plates which subject an initial food material to high heat and pressure, and the pressure is adjusted in dependence upon the nature of the initial food material by an adjusting device.... | 12/09/1986 |
| 4601237 | Adjustable meat press for two-sided cooking An adjustable meat press for two-sided cooking of food products is disclosed, characterized by a movable cooking device having a planar heated cooking surface which is connected with a grill having a fixed heated cooking surface for pivotal movement betwe... | 07/22/1986 |
| 4586428 | Cooking apparatus for two-sided cooking A clamshell type grill having an upper cooking platen mounted on a platen support arm for swinging movement between a lower cook position overlying a lower cooking platen and a raised position inclined upwardly from the lower cooking platen. The upper pla... | 05/06/1986 |
| 4483239 | Cooking grill adapter An adapter for association with a conventional grill for readily and selectively converting the grill for two-sided cooking of food products. Three different types of adjusting means are provided for varying the spacing between the platen and the grill co... | 11/20/1984 |
| 4241650 | Apparatus for preparing food An apparatus for cooking or otherwise heating food held in a container which includes upper and lower housing portions. Heating elements are located in the respective housing portions, and the opposed inner walls of the housing portions are adapted to be ... | 12/30/1980 |
| 4206345 | Electrically heatable home appliance An electrically heatable broiler, browner and waffle maker comprises a base part including a hot plate and a top part also including a hot plate, the two parts being interconnected by an articulated hinge joint including an extendable linking member and a... | 06/03/1980 |
| 4178500 | Electrically heatable household appliance The electrically heatable household appliance is assembled of a stationary lower part and a swingable upper part connected to the former by an adjustable hinge joint, each part supporting an electrically heated plate and at least one part comprising a pro... | 12/11/1979 |
| 4088067 | Cooking appliance A sandwich grill or similar cooking appliance is disclosed. The sandwich grill is adapted to heat both upper and lower surfaces of a sandwich or other article to be cooked, under controlled conditions. The appliance includes a main housing unit with a low... | 05/09/1978 |
| 4027139 | Device for grilling and broiling food Device for grilling and broiling food comprising an electrically heated lower plate member adjacent to one end of which is provided an upstanding turret element on which an upper plate member, also electrically heated, is pivotally and adjustably supporte... | 05/31/1977 |
