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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7703388 | Fryer A fryer for business use is provided which can prevent degradation of cooking oil, secure a good cooking environment and improve a work efficiency. To this end, the fryer of this invention comprises: a water tank 32, 82 to store water; an oil tank 9, 51 | 04/27/2010 |
| 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 |
| 7356980 | Automated method for packaging food An automated food processing system and method is provided that allows food to be dispensed, fried and packaged in a suitable container, which may be an individual portion-sized container. In one embodiment, the system includes separate automated modules for dispens... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7337594 | Food dispensing device and method An automated food processing system and method is provided that allows food to be dispensed, fried and packaged in a suitable container, which may be an individual portion-sized container. In one embodiment, the system includes separate automated modules for dispens... | 03/04/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7314001 | Cooking appliance with a vessel comprising a draining device with a thermal safety valve The invention relates to a cooking appliance comprising a case (1) and a vessel (2). Said vessel is intended to receive a cooking bath and is equipped with a draining device (10) which is used to drain the contents of the vessel (2) into ... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7311038 | Filter system for a deep fat fryer Improved features for a filter system for a deep fat fryer are described. The fryer includes a movable filter pan disposed below the cooking tank which is fed by gravity when the tank is drained through a downspout. The downspout is curved and rotatable from a down ... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7309422 | Fryer filtration arrangement A fryer filtration arrangement utilizes certain automated components. ... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7303683 | Microorganism-removing filter medium having high isoelectric material and low melt index binder A filter medium capable of removing microorganisms from a fluid such as water. The filter medium includes particles of activated carbon, particles of a substantially insoluble inorganic material having an isoelectric point greater than the fluid being filtered. A lo... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7303776 | Automated food processing system and method An automated food processing system and method that allows food to be dispensed, fried and packaged in a suitable container, such as an individual portion-sized container. The system includes separate automated modules for dispensing, frying and packaging the food. ... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7228792 | Cooker with latching drip tray for selectively opening and closing grease dispensing apertures in cooking pan A cooker has a pan of circular configuration with an open upper end receiving a circular lid and a bottom having apertures therein. A disk shaped drip tray disposed below the pan and having upstanding lugs thereon is selectively moved between raised and lowered posi... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7227107 | Safety shut off for a portable cooker A cooking facilitator which is preferably portable and well suited for use as both a timer and cooking process facilitator having particular usefulness with cooking objects which have a characteristic associated with establishing a cooking time such as the weight of... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7211770 | Deep frying appliance An electric deep frying appliance adapted for the heating of cooking oil comprising a bowl and heating assembly; said heating assembly including a heat distributor wherein said heat distributor is in the form of an annular dished member; said heating assembly furthe... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7141764 | Externally heated deep fat fryer An externally heated deep fat fryer includes a tank defined by a plurality of side walls and at least one bottom wall for receiving and holding a volume of cooking oil. Heating elements are positioned adjacent to a substantial portion of the external surfaces of the... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7134385 | Cooking apparatus and methods Cooking apparatus, comprising a support structure, a cooking vessel having an opening therein, a cover controlling access to the vessel, and cover actuation apparatus. The cover actuation apparatus pivots the cover, and optionally includes slide structure enabling t... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7100497 | High temperature, oil saving, rapid cook fryer system A deep fat fryer able to quickly cook food items, in about one-third to one-half of a typical cook time in the art for corresponding food items, includes a high powered, preferably high efficiency heating unit utilized to establish a cooking oil temperature in the o... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7098427 | Device for filtration of the frying bath in an electric fryer having an immersed heating resistor A device for filtering the frying bath of an electric fryer having a heating resistor that is immersed in a frying bath in a tank during frying, the device including: a filter screen adapted to extend beneath the immersed electric resistor; and at least one holding ... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7062911 | Natural thermo-carrier heat release system A natural thermo-carrier heat release system that provides open or closed temperature regulation on an object with temperature delta to receive the heat release based on the work principle of descending of a flow at lower temperature and ascending at higher temperat... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7052605 | Device for purifying liquids A device for cleaning liquids, in particular edible oils, by means of a filter in a filter housing, the filter being connected downstream of a pump, and a motor for driving the pump, which has a rotor having a rotor disc with vanes in an immersion housing being prov... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7036425 | Control mechanism for deep fryer to control elevation of basket received in the deep fryer A control mechanism includes a driving device and a driven device coupling a bracket that is movably arranged in the deep fryer to the driving device. The driving device drives the basket upward/downward relative to the deep fryer. The driven device has a seat, a gu... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7030341 | Cooking vessel A frying vessel having heating elements placed within a cylindrical sleeve so as to direct a current of heated frying fat. ... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7021202 | Disposable frying pan insert A disposable pan, pot, or kettle liner system for deep-frying foods and includes a disposable pot liner and a disposable strainer fitting into the pot liner made of thin aluminum, aluminum alloy or other metal material having a stiffness adequate to be free-standing... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6960078 | Liquid heating cooker A liquid heating cooker including a box-shaped vat having a bottom panel A, rear panel B, left panel C, right panel D, and holding panel E, which are separated by welding lines F to I. The welding lines F and G are provided on a front wall portion, a bottom wall por... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6960157 | Automated system and method for handling food containers An automated food processing system and method is provided that allows food to be dispensed, fried and packaged in a suitable container, which may be an individual portion-sized container. In one embodiment, the system includes separate automated modules for dispens... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6955118 | Filter mounting assembly A filter mounting system of a filter assembly for a fryer apparatus is disclosed, the filter mounting system including a slip fitting slidably receivable in a slip fitting receiver of a tank outlet port. A grasping member is functionally attached to the mounting sys... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6935223 | Pressure fryer A pressure fryer is provided including a cooking container having a pressure vent which is connected to a high pressure cylinder filled with carbon dioxide. An electromagnetic valve and a check valve are provided on the connecting tube between the pressure vent and ... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6890428 | Fryer filtration arrangement A fryer filtration arrangement includes an oil drain pan and associated filter assembly. The filter assembly may be removably connected to the pan by a friction fit coupling arrangement. The pan may be positioned in latch-free movable drawer. The fryer vat may be sh... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6865983 | Frying apparatus A frying apparatus (1) for frying a food product comprises a container (20) and at least one conveying device (201, 202, 203, 204) and corresponding at least one submerging device (301, 302, 303, 304). The submerging device is adapted to ... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6851351 | Cooking appliance having a lid that is separable from the filter device A food-cooking appliance having a main body in which a cooking bowl (6) is mounted and a lid (7) removably mounted to the main body and designed to close the main body in a substantially airtight manner during cooking. The food-cooking appliance also i... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6837152 | Water-cooled muffler device for a grill apparatus A grill apparatus includes a base having a cooking plate, an exhaust fan mounted in the base for sucking exhaust air generated by the cooking plate, and a water-cooled muffler device mounted in the base and including a housing through which the exhaust air passes. T... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6820540 | Walled fryer element A filter assembly for a fryer system includes wall elements around the perimeter of the filter, such wall elements allowing the accumulation of a quantity of particulates filtered from the cooking oil. Passageways provided at the base of the wall elements and drain ... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6808545 | Portable exhaust fan A portable exhaust fan is disclosed. The portable exhaust fan has a hood, two adjustable length hood end elements, four adjustable legs, a grease trap tray connected to the hood, a fan enclosure connected to the grease trap tray with a motorized fan mounted within t... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6745669 | Fryer A fryer which notifies an appropriate oil filtering timing is disclosed. While various kinds of cooking is repeated, the degree of amount of fry residues set previously in accordance with menu switch is accumulated every time each menu switch (M1-M5, M... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6736130 | Fryer The primary object of the present invention is to provide an inexpensive fryer, and a further object is to improve thermal efficiency and make cleanup easier. A box-shaped oil vat 10 in which cooking oil is filled has a bottom wall portion 11 that is f... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6689408 | Method for deep-frying products to be deep-fried and device for carrying out this method The invention relates to a method and a device for deep-frying products to be deep-fried with hot fat. Fat that is conveyed in a circuit by a pump is heated, brought into contact with the product to be deep-fried and filtered. The quantity of fat circulat... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6666131 | Cooking appliance having a tank and a secure emptying device A cooking appliance composed of: a housing; a vessel provided to be placed in the housing and arranged to receive a cooking bath; an emptying device provided in the vessel for permitting the cooking bath to be drained from the vessel; an emptying receptac... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6619191 | Filtering deep fryer for household use Fryer for frying food having a removable oil containing cartridge. The fryer includes a fry basket adapted to receive the food to be fried, a vessel adapted to receive the fry basket, a bowl adapted to receive the vessel and the removable oil containing c... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6591741 | Container for frying food A container for frying food. The container is shaped to snugly fit within a basket, utilized for frying or deep-frying in oil. The container is made of a heat resistant conductive material, which may withstand extreme temperatures to cook when frying. Add... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6572764 | Fryer filtration arrangement A fryer filtration arrangement includes an oil drain pan and associated filter assembly. The filter assembly may be removably connected to the pan by a friction fit coupling arrangement. The pan may be positioned in latch-free movable drawer. The fryer va... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6516711 | Semiautomatic deep frier with fume and smell purifiers A semiautomatic deep frier which provides for the purification of the fumes and odors of the frying vapors prior to the expulsion thereof to the exterior, having in addition to the elements necessary for frying, a condenser inside which is a stainless ste... | 02/11/2003 |
