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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7285751 | Automatic electric muffin maker An automatic electric muffin maker for baking muffins and related foodstuffs is disclosed. The present muffin maker comprises a housing assembly enclosing a bottom heating plate having an integrated heating element and a top heating element for browning (i.e. to sco... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7258246 | Baking tray A tray for use in baking bread, baguettes, crusty rolls, or the like comprising a contoured baking sheet fabricated from a single piece of material and at least one support member attached to the baking sheet. The support member includes a plurality of protrusions t... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7150221 | Multiple cake baking assembly An assembly for forming multiple individual compound desserts in a predetermined dome shape including a base tray having a plurality of recessed cavities to form a base for said compound dessert. A rack and a plurality of dome shaped bowl assemblies secured in a fix... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7100498 | Concentric bund cake pan An apparatus assembly for forming a compound dessert in a predetermined compound ring shape including a first outer ring shaped pan defining a cavity, the cavity having a dome shaped cross section with a closed circular end, an open end and a centrally positioned fu... | 09/05/2006 |
| 6997697 | Press for making patties and method of operation A press for making a patty includes a substantially flat panel to contact the product to be pressed into a patty. An upstanding member is affixed to the panel. A weight member or “mould” surrounds the upstanding member. The weight member is moveable along the up... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6973872 | Individual dome molds and baking assembly An assembly for forming multiple individual compound desserts in a predetermined dome shape including a first base sheet having a plurality of dome shaped bowls extending therefrom, each dome shaped bowl being formed with a closed semi-spherical end and an open end.... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6938540 | Concentric bundt cake pan An apparatus assembly for forming a compound dessert in a predetermined compound ring shape including a first outer ring shaped pan defining a cavity, the cavity having a dome shaped cross section with a closed circular end and an open end. A cover including a secon... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6851352 | Covered dual concentric dome mold An apparatus assembly for forming a compound dessert in a predetermined dome shape including a first outer mold having a dome shaped bowl with a closed semi-spherical end and an open end, and a ring shaped support base secured to said closed end of bowl body. A cove... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6840162 | Dual concentric dome mold An apparatus assembly for forming a compound dessert in a predetermined dome shape including a first outer mold having a dome shaped bowl with a closed semi-spherical end and an open end, and a ring shaped planar support base secured to said closed end of bowl body.... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6789466 | Covered dual concentric dome mold An apparatus assembly for forming a compound dessert in a predetermined dome shape including a first outer mold having a dome shaped bowl with a closed semi-spherical end and an open end, and a ring shaped support base secured to the closed end of bowl body. A cover... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6327968 | System and method for producing par-baked pizza crusts A system for producing par-baked pizza crusts includes a pan formed from a unitary sheet of metal. The pan includes a number of recesses stamped into the sheet of metal, each recess being adapted to receive a corresponding dough portion. The pan also incl... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6240836 | Aluminum foil compression mold and method of molding food An aluminum foil mold is placed in a rigid back-up mold with a cavity matching the contour of the foil mold. Fluid food deposited in the foil mold is compressed therein by a mold top that is pressed down against the back-up mold. Heat applied to the back-... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6224928 | Method for making sandwiches An article and method of making sandwiches. The article has a floor and a pair of side walls and is open along the top and at least one end and is sized to have a floor width which is equal substantially to the width of a sandwich to be made therewith and... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6217311 | Apparatus for and method of portioning rice Apparatus for portioning rice, particularly for sushi, comprises a mould (14) horizontally shiftable between a charging position, in which a row of mould cavities (15) are filled with compressed rice, and a discharge position in which the mould cavities (... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6214399 | Apparatus and method for molding food A simple apparatus for molding and baking food in particulate or fluid form into edible unified products comprises a heated mold bottom with a cavity or recess, a base member at the bottom of the recess which can be pushed up by a rod that slides through ... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6176465 | Apparatus for baking letters and numerals This invention relates to an apparatus for baking letters of the alphabet and/or numerals. The apparatus includes a cake pan blank foldable into a cake pan, a grid insert template and one or more space-occupying insert blanks foldable into space-occupying... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6136361 | Method and apparatus for molding and baking food An apparatus for compressing and baking fluid food under pressure to form unified shaped products has a heated metal mold bottom with a cavity and a heated metal mold top connected to the piston rod of a pneumatic or hydraulic cylinder positioned for alte... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6026737 | Method and apparatus for molding food particles A simple apparatus for molding and baking food particles into edible unified products comprises a heated stationary ring sandwiched by a heated bottom plate and a heated top plate. Both plates can alternately be brought against, and removed from, the ring... | 02/22/2000 |
| 6004602 | Method for bonding food particles A method for forming and baking food particles into a unified, shaped product, e.g., shaped like pizza, has heated top and bottom plates, the mating faces of which have recesses and protrusions for molding the desired shaped product. The bottom plate is i... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5960705 | Apparatus and method for molding food particles A simple apparatus for molding and baking food particles into edible unified products comprises a heated stationary ring, a heated bottom plate, fitted in the ring and movable up and down therein, and a heated top plate that can be alternately brought dow... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5937743 | Cooking device for traditional tacos A cooking device for traditional tacos is disclosed, comprised of a first mold half and second mold half, of identical crescent or arched shaped configuration. The center semi-circular central portion of the first mold half and second mold half is removed... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5755152 | Popcorn cake machine A grain cake baking machine having an upper mold, a ring mold and a lower mold, with the upper and lower molds sliding in the ring mold and defining a mold cavity, a first drive for moving the lower mold relative to the ring mold between a vent position a... | 05/26/1998 |
| 5752432 | Expandable volume food preparation and forming tool apparatus and method The invention is an expandable volume food preparation tool for precisely and quickly forming a quantity of dough into a plurality of uniform dough blocks having a predetermined volume and shape. Included therein is a base plate having a base opening disp... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5562021 | Device for preparing grain cakes A device for preparing puffed food products from cereals such as rice wherein the cereal is subjected to pressure and heat, the device comprising a mold having a cavity defined by a wall thereabouts, an interior surface extending about the cavity, a pisto... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5540140 | Useful improvements in machines and methods for making arepas Machines are disclosed for making arepas from corn flour dough which is then formed into arepas in a cavity situated between abutting, opposing forming members. The cavity, when the forming members are closed with dough occupying the cavity, is of predete... | 07/30/1996 |
| 5514402 | Apparatus and method for making pizza A secondary pan is positionable in a main pan in centered relationship to the main pan on top of pizza dough in the main pan to provide raised radial inner and outer peripheral dough rims of greater thickness than the central part of the pizza dough and r... | 05/07/1996 |
| 5425527 | Apparatus for making edible, hand held containers made of cookie dough An edible, hand held food product that may be used as a container for ice cream and other frozen confections is formed from a shell of baked cookie dough. Unlike traditional wafer ice cream cones, the thickness of the wall of the ice cream cone of the pre... | 06/20/1995 |
| 5408920 | Device for forming and supporting a three-dimensional cake A device for forming cakes and the like into three-dimensional structures, including a geometric grid of cutter blades arranged with a particular desired contour along their outer edges, wherein the cutter blades are formed into two identical half section... | 04/25/1995 |
| 5400698 | Apparatus for molding and baking dough and batter A cup-shaped mold for the shaping and baking of bread, batter, cookie dough and other baking material comprises an upper cupped molding member and a lower, slightly larger, cupped molding member. The molding members are made from materials with different ... | 03/28/1995 |
| 5376395 | Cooking machine Cooking machine and method include a mould with first and second similarly shaped end walls and a generally surrounding, continuous side wall, the three walls together defining an internal moulding volume, with the three walls being reciprocally movable r... | 12/27/1994 |
| 5336511 | Edible cone and apparatus and method for making same An edible cone having a flexible body of substantially right elliptical cone shape with opposed rounded proximate and remote sides flairing from a vertex portion to and including a mouth portion, with opposed lip segments defining the mouth portion and ha... | 08/09/1994 |
| 5226352 | Apparatus and method for molding and baking dough A cup-shaped mold for the shaping and baking of bread or cookie dough comprises an upper cupped molding member and a lower, slightly larger, cupped molding member. Each molding member has a flange horizontally extending from its edge. When the molding mem... | 07/13/1993 |
| 5207150 | Baking tray apparatus A baking tray includes an upper plate spaced from a lower plate, with the upper plate including a plurality of spaced apertures coaxially aligned with cylindrical recesses of the lower plate. A modification of the invention includes insert structure arran... | 05/04/1993 |
| 5191830 | Baking apparatus for making cup-shaped comestibles A baking apparatus for baking cup-shaped comestibles comprising an upper and lower tray is disclosed. Together the trays form a plurality of baking chambers when the two trays are assembled and locked together. The bottom tray is configured with a plurali... | 03/09/1993 |
| 5102677 | Apparatus and method for producing crackers of granular material Apparatus and method for producing shaped products from granular materials, in particular food products from cereals such as rice, corn, wheat or the like, which are pressure-baked and afterwards expanded in a heatable mold defined in a fixed upper mold a... | 04/07/1992 |
| 5062356 | Cookie baking apparatus An apparatus wherein a pan member includes a perimeter rim and a matrix of variously configured cookie mold members, with an upper cutting edge mounted on the pan member. The pan includes securement loops mounted on the floor of the pan to permit vertical... | 11/05/1991 |
| 5033369 | Apparatus and method for preparing deep fried food portions An apparatus and method for preparing deep fried food portions. The apparatus consists of a floor and at least one side wall extending upwardly from the floor. The floor contains one screen-covered drain, two pinhole-sized drainage holes, and a plurality ... | 07/23/1991 |
| 4656935 | Apparatus for making an ovular shaped edible bun Apparatus, product and method for making an ovular shaped edible bun. The bun having flat bottom and top with an inner chamber to receive other edible food products.... | 04/14/1987 |
| 4653392 | Muffin baking pan for producing muffin with open cavity The invention concerns a baking pan assembly for forming a cavity in a muffin to which a filling may be subsequently added. The recessed cup portion of a baking pan is provided with a keyed-orifice. A conical or other symmetrical insert having a key mate ... | 03/31/1987 |
| 4651634 | Custom cone machine A custom cone machine for the use on or off the place of dispersement for use of edible containers to serve varying types of food, such as dairy products, salads, etc. fresh and of varying ingredients commensurate with the type of food served. The machine... | 03/24/1987 |
