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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7377209 | Hot dog cooker Apparatus comprising a hot dog cooker having a rack with flat faced bars configured to move above and along a cooking surface so as to cause hot dogs to rotate along heated ridges of the surface. The ridges mark the hot dogs circumferentially as they are rolled alon... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7367261 | Section divider ensemble for roller grill for cooking human food A roller grill for cooking human food is disclosed which comprises a housing having a plurality of tubular cooking members rotatably mounted within the housing and a divider ensemble shaped to be positioned on the tubular cooking members for sectioning the tubular c... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7334517 | Section divider ensemble for roller grill for cooking human food A roller grill for cooking human food is disclosed which comprises a housing having a plurality of tubular cooking members rotatably mounted within the housing and a section divider ensemble for sectioning the tubular cooking members into a first cooking area and a ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7284549 | Portable barbeque grill A portable grill that includes a grill body and support stand that may be removably mounted on a wall and alternatively supported on a horizontal surface such as the ground or a table using the same support stand. A cutting board is selectively interchangeable with ... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7225730 | Spit assembly support base A support base for supporting the spit assembly of a rotisserie oven. The support base includes a substantially circular-shaped member having a periphery and an indented portion defined therein. The indented portion has a frustum-conical shape and extends downwardly... | 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 |
| 7210403 | Flair-up resistant front loading roasting system A flair-up resistant front loading roasting system for roasting large quantities safely with a reduced potential for grease induced flair-ups during cooking. The system includes a roasting enclosure adapted for receiving meat to be roasted. The roasting enclosure ha... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7159510 | Vertically oriented jerky dehydrator A jerky dehydrator comprises several baskets for receiving and retaining the product to be dehydrated and a racking grid for retaining several baskets in a vertical orientation. The racking grid is inserted into a metal tray, and the tray is inserted into the oven o... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7140362 | Outdoor cooking apparatus An outdoor cooking apparatus is provided which comprises: a housing having an open upper end, a closed lower end, and at least one sidewall extending between the upper and lower ends; a pipe having an open upper end and an open lower end; a cover having an opening t... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7094991 | Electric food warming system and method A device is disclosed for warming tortillas and other foods. The device operates with a standard electric alternating current ranging from 110 to 120 volts in the US and 220v–240v in other countries. This appliance is to be used in homes or in businesses for the p... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7087862 | Methods and apparatus for assembling cooking appliances A rack assembly includes a pair of laterally spaced inner rails, wherein each inner rail includes a coating layer configured to withstand a self clean oven temperature, and a pair of laterally spaced outer rails, wherein each outer rail is slidably coupled to a corr... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7086395 | Barbeque grill assembly with detachable leg units A barbeque grill assembly includes a base unit, a barbeque grill mounted on top of the base unit, and a pair of leg units. The base unit includes a pair of leg coupling seats provided respectively on opposite lateral sides of a base plate. Each leg unit includes a p... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7036424 | 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 the energy fr... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7021203 | Vented countertop rotisserie oven An enclosed rotisserie cooking oven having an enclosure able to rest on a horizontal surface housing a rotisserie spit, and opening to introduce food into the enclosure, a door covering the opening having a first and a second axle rod protruding from the door's peri... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7013798 | Toaster A toaster having: a frame enclosing an open heating chamber; a bread supporting carriage mounted in the chamber and vertically movable relative to the frame, the carriage being retainable in a lowered position for toasting; an extension piece fixed to the carriage; ... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6945243 | Dutch oven stand A portable Dutch Oven stand comprising a low aspect ratio and few parts which are integrally pieced together into one transportable unit. In a preferred form the Dutch Oven Stand includes a tray for holding cooking fuel (typically charcoal briquettes) at a safe dist... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6932078 | Bamboo grid for broiler A bamboo grid for a barbecue grill is introduced, which comprises a plurality of natural bamboo strips, a pair of end retainers and a grid mounting set having a metal frame and a pair of grid mounting plates for mounting the grid set. An arch-shaped bamboo grid set ... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6923110 | Vertical-pit barbecue using charcoal, lava rock, wood, gas and other fuels The invention concerns a vertical-pit barbecue using charcoal, wood or lava rocks. The invention concerns a box-shaped barbecue (1) accessible from the top. One or both opposite side(s) of the box is/are cut out in the horizontal direction (13) and is/... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6854379 | Rail system for food supports in a baking oven A rail system for food supports in a baking oven provides for a construction which can be fabricated economically, and possesses improved features, including the ability to pull out the food support from the oven, or even to in front of the oven, in a stable, easily... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6827005 | Integrated cooking and cutting instrument for fast food Doner Kebab and method therefor An automated broiling and cutting device for the production of cooked Doner meat. A rotating unit carries meat containers for holding Doner meat to be cooked. The meat containers rotate about the broiling units and the cutting unit. Automated control of cooking and ... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6782802 | Roller grill assembly for cooking human food A roller grill assembly for cooking human food has a plurality of horizontally aligned roller tubes which can be arranged to extend at an angle of about 3° to 5° are rotatably mounted to a housing frame. A sealing assembly comprises a bearing member and an annular... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6694965 | Adjustable barbecue grill A barbecue grill includes a base on which a first expandable unit and a second expandable unit are uprightly mounted such that the first expandable unit is fastened to two first cross bars of a stand, and such that the second expandable unit is fastened t... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6668706 | Toaster A bread toaster comprising a housing and at least one slot opening for receiving an article to be toasted. The bread is progressively traversed by a linear heat source in a pair of passes. A first pass is at a rate which is sufficient to drive moisture fr... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6630184 | Controllable override electric toasting apparatus A controllable electric toasting apparatus primarily for use in the home permits power to be safely disconnected when items become jammed inside. In addition, a carriage assembly inside the toasting apparatus can be raised during a toasting cycle so that ... | 10/07/2003 |
| 6578568 | Fire pit grill with a vertically foldable bracket on a rotatable sleeve A new fire pit grill comprises a vertical support that may be driven into the ground or otherwise supported in a vertical position. On the vertical support is an adjustable stop which may be set at any desired height. Resting on the stop is a sleeve and b... | 06/17/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6546847 | Device for producing pizza The invention is an apparatus for producing pizza by a mechanical, automated system without using baking tins for the dough bases and without using pre-prepared or pre-shaped bases. Dough bases are individually prepared from fresh pre-proportioned dough i... | 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 |
| 6357343 | Toaster A bread toaster comprising a housing and at least one slot opening for receiving an article to be toasted. The bread is progressively traversed by a linear heat source in a pair of passes. A first pass is at a rate which is sufficient to drive moisture fr... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6311610 | Food product toaster A toaster for bread-type food products includes a generally upright using defining a toasting cavity having a top mouth for depositing the food products into the cavity and a bottom opening from which toasted food products exit the cavity. A conveyor conv... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6305273 | Toaster with warming chambers A toaster includes a toaster body having a top wall, at least one toasting chamber in the top wall, a bottom, side walls, and end walls. A seat is adjacent to, and extends along at least a portion of one of the side walls (and preferably along both of the... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6272975 | Rotisserie cooking apparatus A rotisserie cooking apparatus is provided that includes a housing defining a cavity. A heating element apparatus is positioned within the housing for heating food articles. A detachable cooking rack is configured for support of the food articles and has ... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6250212 | Toaster having carriage-lift mechanism A toaster for facilitating removal of food items by allowing the bread carriage to be raised from a loading position to a raised position. A toaster is provided having a housing frame having an upper portion defining at least one opening for receiving an ... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6223650 | Apparatus for conveyorized toasting of breads and like food items An apparatus for conveyorized toasting of sandwich buns and like bread and food items simultaneously on opposite sides comprises a central heated platen with two bun transport conveyors traveling in spaced relation along opposite sides of the platen and w... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6119586 | Automatic barbeque assembly with bypass lever An automatic barbeque assembly is provided having a cooking oven, a conveyor mechanism mounted in the oven, a sauce tank mounted in the oven for holding sauce, a food carrying mechanism connected to the conveyor mechanism for carrying food products in the... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6119584 | Griller A griller is provided which includes a case and a grill set mounted within the case. The case has a hollow body and electric heaters internally located with a gear box and a motor. The grill set is driven by the gear box and the case is formed having a re... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6112648 | Toaster capable of toasting slice of bread with pattern on surface thereof In a toaster, when a supporting member on which a sliced bread is placed is moved down to hold the sliced bread in a bread holding space, a pressing member almost straightly keeps and presses the sliced bread toward the plate heater with a pattern plate i... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6104001 | Springless adjustable bread guard, and heating appliance including same A springless adjustable bread guard for a heating appliance requires no springs for returning the guard to a desired position. The heating appliance includes a fixed structure relative to the bread guard, and the bread guard includes a resilient bread gua... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6067981 | Partial width oven rack An oven cavity, having an associated width defined by a lateral distance spanning side walls thereof, is provided with an oven rack that has a maximum lateral dimension which is substantially less than the width of the oven cavity and is directly supporte... | 05/30/2000 |
| 6062128 | Toaster A toaster with at least one toasting chamber for receiving goods to be toasted such as slices of toast is disclosed. The toaster has at least one loading opening and at least one discharge opening for loading goods to be toasted and for removing toasted g... | 05/16/2000 |
