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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7361864 | Combined toaster and microwave oven The present invention relates to a combined toaster and microwave oven having a function to cook food by using microwave and a function to bake bread. Accordingly, the present invention provides a combined toaster and microwave oven comprising: a body forming an app... | 04/22/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7323663 | Multi-purpose oven using infrared heating for reduced cooking time An oven using radiant heat at infrared wavelengths optimized for producing rapid and uniform cooking of a wide variety of foods. The infrared oven toasts, bakes, broils, and re-heats food at a much faster speed while maintaining high quality in taste and appearance ... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7314000 | Toaster with removable base A toaster composed of a case having lateral walls that constitute the outer cover of the toaster, the case containing a frame forming a toasting chamber having an opening at an upper part of the case and an opening at a lower part of the case, a base removably conne... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7287463 | Cylindrical broil apparatus A circular cylindrical broil apparatus includes an outer cylinder and a core part. The outer cylinder has an upper opening at the top thereof and is provided with a lower recess at an outer wall thereof and the lower recess is inserted with a movable heat initiating... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7278350 | Belts with integral flights for use in high-temperature food processing equipment and systems including such belts A flexible composite with integral flights is provided and methods for making the same. The composite is made from, for example, silicone rubber, urethane rubber, polytetrafluoroethylene or other polymer. The composites are useful for making conveyor belts for use i... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7268328 | Toaster with microwave oven and method for operating the same Toaster cum microwave oven having a heater for toasting bread, including a memory for storing a voltage level to a heater according to the function of the toaster the user selects, a temperature sensor for sensing an inside temperature of the toaster, and a microcom... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7170039 | Combined toaster and microwave oven The present invention relates to a combined toaster and microwave oven having a function to cook food by using microwave and a function to bake bread. Accordingly, the present invention provides a combined toaster and microwave oven comprising: a body forming an app... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7164106 | Toaster-cum-microwave oven having a humidity measuring device A toaster-cum-microwave oven includes a toasting chamber, a heating device, a humidity measuring device for measuring an inside humidity of the toasting chamber and producing a humidity signal indicating the measured inside humidity, a switching device for selective... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7132633 | Combination toaster microwave oven and method for operating the same Toaster cum microwave oven having a heater for toasting bread, including a memory for storing a voltage level to a heater according to the function of the toaster the user selects, a temperature sensor for sensing an inside temperature of the toaster, and a microcom... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7067777 | Combined toaster and microwave oven and control method thereof The present invention relates to a combined toaster and microwave oven that can obtain uniformly toasted slices of bread even when the slices of the bread are toasted successively several times. The combined toaster and microwave oven includes a key input unit for s... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7047871 | Electric toaster with expanding tray walls Apparatus 10 for a toaster appliance having at least one circular-like carriage 14 forming a support element for food articles 12 such as tortillas, pita, naan and other flatbreads during a warming/toasting session. The support walls 16, 20 | 05/23/2006 |
| 7041948 | Microwave oven with a toaster and method for controlling a heater of the toaster A microwave oven with a toaster includes a toaster casing, a heating chamber inserted in the toaster casing, a bread receiver slidably inserted in the toaster casing, and a toaster door attached to a front side of the bread receiver. The bread receiver is selectivel... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7004063 | Barbeque grill assembly with a foldable side rack A barbeque grill assembly includes a grill housing, a support frame, and a side rack. The grill housing includes a lower housing part that has an upright lower lateral wall. The support frame is mounted movably on the lower lateral wall, has an inner end that extend... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7000528 | Barbecuing push cart A barbecuing push cart employing LPG and charcoal for barbecuing is disclosed. The barbecuing push cart comprises a hand-pushing cart and a barbecuing oven mounted on the push cart. The opening of the oven has an inner edge wall on which a barbecuing net can be moun... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6979803 | Taco shell heating apparatus A taco shell heating apparatus for providing a fast, convenient, oil free way to heat taco shells. The taco shell heating apparatus includes a housing with four slots positioned through a top wall of the housing. Each one of the four slots is for selectively receivi... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6973871 | Electrical toaster An electrical toaster includes a case unit having a laterally extending supporting wall and defining a heating chamber that is disposed below the supporting wall, at least a lower slot that is formed in the supporting wall and that is in spatial communication with t... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6951213 | Portable barbecue grill A portable gas cooking grill apparatus comprising a grill having a hood and a firebox. It is preferable that the hood can be received by and seated upon the firebox, thereby enclosing the grill. A burner assembly, capable of heating the interior portion of the grill... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6945159 | Tray assembly for microwave oven incorporating toaster A microwave oven incorporating a toaster (400) includes a toaster door (440) provided on a toaster panel (430) for opening and closing at least one toaster entrance (421) and a tray assembly (460). The tray assembly (460) in... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6946630 | Combined toaster and microwave oven and control method thereof Disclosed is a combined toaster and microwave oven, including: a plurality of heaters disposed close to both surfaces of a slice of bread so as to apply a heat to the slice of bread inserted into a slot in a toaster; a control panel for selecting a bread kind and a ... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6921887 | Microwave oven with bread toaster Disclosed is a microwave oven having a toasting function and compact dimensions. The microwave oven comprises a cavity and a component chamber; a toaster case at a front of the component chamber and having an opening at a front thereof; a toaster door at a front of ... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6829983 | Electric toaster The invention relates to a toaster in which the housing (1) comprises: a toasting chamber (2); a toast rack (5), which can move vertically inside said chamber (2) between an eject position and a toasting position; a driver (6), whi... | 12/14/2004 |
| 6799505 | Toaster with reinforced walls The toaster shell (2) is open at the top, and is reinforced by a ring (30) which is mechanically attached to the top edge of the walls (2a) forming the toaster shell. The ring has a ‘U’-shaped cross-section which fits over the edges o... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6789464 | Device for loading slices of bread in a toaster An automatic toaster, comprising heating means (2) with slices of bread pass passing in front of said heating means, and means for transporting slices of bread to said heating means, characterized in that the means for transporting the slices of bread include... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6789463 | Methods and systems for alerting a user to clean appliance The present invention relates to an indicator on a household appliance to alert a user to clean the appliance. For example, the indicator alerts the user when to clean a crumb tray in a toaster. ... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6772678 | Microwave oven having a toaster Disclosed is a microwave oven having a toaster, in which slices of bread can be baked. The microwave oven has a heating chamber for heating food therein; an instrument compartment containing electric components for generating microwave oven supplied to the heating c... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6730888 | Bread toasting control in a toaster by response curve of photosensitive element(s) Method and device for controlling the grilling, or toasting, of a food product placed in a toaster or toaster oven that has heating elements, a heating chamber, a grilling selector for adjusting the level of browning of the food product, an element for stopping the ... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6708602 | Gravity biased grill wires A toaster including a housing with a toasting compartment, a heater located in the housing, a food cage movably supported in the toasting compartment for movement between a gripping position and a receiving position and a carriage movably supported in the housing. T... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6675700 | Electric toaster having movable heating elements A toaster has a chassis, a pair of end plates, a frame positioned in between and supported by the end plates. There is a pair of heating elements supported by the frame and a receiving bay between the frames. A carriage is movable within the receiving bay... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6655262 | Toaster with electromagnetic retaining device The invention concerns a toaster comprising a housing (1) containing a bread-holder carriage (4) mobile between an ejecting position wherein it is returned by an elastic device (5) and a toasting position wherein it is retained by an electromagnetic devic... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6626090 | Cooking apparatus A cooking apparatus for improved heat circulation and containment when smoking or grilling using electric, gas, or charcoal as the heat source. The base pan design enhances heat containment, and offers a channel design in the bottom of the base pan. A fla... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6595118 | Toaster The present invention relates to a toaster having a housing (11) that is provided with one or more slots (14) each for accommodating one or more slices of bread for making toast. To improve the handling of the toaster while making toast and to simplify ke... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6595111 | Electric toaster In an electric toaster, a power switch unit is switched by a actuator provided on a support seat, which is movable together with a carriage, from an OFF-mode, where power to an electric heating unit is cut-off, to an ON-mode, where power is supplied to th... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6584889 | High speed baking in novel toasting apparatus An electric baking oven includes an open mesh vertically oriented baking basket to hold food while the food is baked in air by a programmed combination of radiant and convective and conductive energy transfer. An electrical programming control controls th... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6581512 | Top for toaster The toaster has a top that fits into the opening at the top of the toaster. The top consists of a peripheral plate (17) at the opening of the toasting chamber and having an upper rim (18), which may be pierced with a number of holes (20a,20b). A periphera... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6571688 | Toaster structure A toaster structure comprises a rear plate, a rear door, and a safety switch. The rear plate has an opening at center portion with a pair of rails formed at respective sides of the opening, and a step below the lower end of the opening. The rear door comp... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6571687 | Electric toaster An electric toaster includes a power switch unit driven by an electromagnet, for holding a spring-loaded carriage mounted in a toasting compartment when the carriage is moved from an upper position to a lower position, so as to switch from an OFF-mode, wh... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6561081 | Automatic bread slice-toasting oven An automatic bread slice-toasting oven comprises a case, a toasting chamber, a guide rail form toasting shelf, an electrical transmission mechanism and a timing control circuit. A push rod provided with push claws is provided beneath the toasting shelf, t... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6546844 | Tortilla toaster-like warmer appliance A tortilla warming appliance for warming one or more tortillas in a manner similar to a toaster. The tortilla warming appliance comprises a collapsible tortilla cage for each tortilla and a push-down, pop-up, arc-shaped cradle assembly slidably coupled in... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6543338 | Toaster oven with modular storage compartment A toaster oven includes a modular storage compartment. The sidewalls of the storage compartment are vertically aligned with the sidewalls of the toaster oven. The respective sidewalls of the toaster oven and the storage compartment are connected to each o... | 04/08/2003 |
