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...that Charles Goodyear performed some of his experiments on rubber while in debtor's prison? He was there so often he referred to it as his "hotel". Chronically in debt because of poor business sense and ill health, Goodyear depended on the generosity of friends and family. Even after he unlocked the secret to vulcanizing rubber, he was unable to improve his financial situation. When he died, his estate was $200,000 in debt.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7312424 | Apparatus and a method for cooking garlic An apparatus and method for use in cooking bulbs of garlic are described. The apparatus (100) includes a bowl (102) and a top (104). An insert (122) that releases moisture during cooking is supported on a bottom (108) of the bowl (... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7249686 | Food serving tray with draining compartments A hand-portable serving tray having a compartmented food carrier releasably engaged over a collector tray, the food carrier comprising a plurality of upstanding walls dividing a plurality of close-pack compartments. Within each compartment is at least one hole on a ... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7213508 | Molded egg-shaped food product, and method and mold for making same A mold for making an egg-shaped food product includes top and bottom mold halves which cooperate when joined to form an egg-shaped interior mold cavity adapted for receiving a liquid foodstuff. The top and bottom mold halves define a plurality of thermal transit hol... | 05/08/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7069845 | Equipment for the automatic tray positioning of articles, in particular sausages or other alimentary products Equipment for the automatic tray positioning of single cylindrical or spherical pieces. The equipment includes a first conveyor for the feeding of a sequence of single pieces along a first direction and a second intermittent advancement conveyor for the feeding of s... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7000530 | Apparatus for cooking eggs without shells To cook eggs without eggshells by heat radiation with no risk that the eggs are burnt on their surface by the heat radiation, an egg cooker includes a shield disposed between the egg(s) to be cooked and the heat radiation source and is not connected to the egg(s) to... | 02/21/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6688213 | Device for subjecting dough pieces and baking products to a number of dough treatments Device for subjecting dough pieces to more than one dough treatment. The device has a number of dough treatment rooms placed above one another. From a supply side dough pieces are supplied to the device, and from a discharge side dough pieces that have be... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6646234 | Electric egg cooker Cooking eggs in an electric egg cooker involves the risk of egg contents escaping through openings in the shell and soiling the cooker. To make the egg cooker easy to care for, it is important, in such a situation, for the soiled parts to be easily cleane... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6620449 | Process and device for preparing eggs in various forms A process and device for producing eggs in various forms, such as among others boiled, poached or deep fried eggs, or their separate component parts, i.e. the yolk or egg white thereof or whole egg, called hereinafter the eggs. The eggs are moved in mould... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6525299 | Electric garlic cooker An electrical cooking device (10) for a bulb or more of garlic including a lower bowl-like cooking plate (22) with circular peripheral walls (46) extending upward having a annular beveled rim (32) and an upper domed cooking plate (20) having a recessed an... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6431059 | Spherical, food product baking device The present invention is a device for baking spherical food products. It includes a main support, made of material capable of sustaining a temperature of at least 500 degrees Fahrenheit, which has an outer perimeter for nesting atop a pan or its equivalen... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6393969 | Egg roaster An egg roaster for roasting eggs using an electric heater is disclosed. An internal air circulator is provided in an insulation chamber in which is mounted guide shelves for egg loading and forcing circulation and diffusion of an internal air to evenly ro... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6327966 | Apparatus for boiling eggs Apparatus for boiling eggs, includes a trough-shaped duct for receiving heated water, and a screw conveyor supported in the duct for rotation about an axis of rotation. The screw conveyor is configured for advancing eggs to be boiled from a feed station o... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6038966 | Apparatus for cooking eggs An apparatus for cooking eggs includes a cover plate, a middle plate, a bottom plate, and a lock-down assembly. The lock-down assembly removably secures the middle plate between the cover plate and the bottom plate. A receiving pocket is provided in the b... | 03/21/2000 |
| 5934185 | Boiling pot egg support system A boiling pot egg support system that includes egg supports for holding and supporting each of the eggs to be boiled in a manner to prevent collisions between the eggs during the boiling process. The boiling pot egg support system also includes multiple i... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5927185 | Tool for egg boiling A tool for egg boiling is provided which includes a handle (2) and a concave liquid draining element located at the one end of the handle for supporting an egg. The tool shaft is provided with a resilient tongue (23), one end of which is fixed to the shaf... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5699721 | Egg cooker An egg cooker has a holder forming at least one egg seat and adapted to be set in a body of water with an egg in the seat at least partially below a level of the water. A temperature sensor on the body detects a temperature of the body of water and an aco... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5678474 | Apparatus for making and cooking meatballs An apparatus for preparing meatballs which comprises a meatball forming device and a meatball cooking device. The meatball forming device comprises a housing, which has a top opening communicating with a lower output tube. Between the top opening and the ... | 10/21/1997 |
| 5662027 | Egg holding kitchen utensil An egg holding kitchen utensil including a pair of cylindrical trays. Each tray has a base plate with a plurality of holes and an outer wall with a plurality of holes. A spindle is integral the base plate of each tray. Each spindle has an upper portion wi... | 09/02/1997 |
| 5494253 | Cookie sheet device A cookie sheet device formed of multiple, closely stacked, heat-conductive, substantially rigid, flat sheets is disclosed, each sheet having a plurality of openings therein adapted to receive removable cookie molds. The sheets are stacked in superposed fa... | 02/27/1996 |
| 5402711 | Device and method for making balls of a kneadable material A device and a method for making balls of a kneadable material. The device comprises a tube-shaped mould piece (1) having a first (7) and a second open end (8) and a longitudinal slit (6). A supply duct (2) debouches sidewards into this mould piece (1). T... | 04/04/1995 |
| 5305687 | Popcorn ball forming apparatus First and second semi-spherical molds are arranged for securement relative to one another in a mirror image relationship to receive and mold a popcorn ball workpiece therewithin. The first and second semi-spherical molds include respective first and secon... | 04/26/1994 |
| 5293021 | Egg poacher for microwave oven A utensil for microwave cooking for eggs includes a container body of microwave transmisable material having a side wall merging with a base. The base includes a centrally located yolk retention portion and forms with the side wall a white retention porti... | 03/08/1994 |
| 5286949 | Apparatus and method for heating and moistening hair rollers using steam and hair rollers for use therewith An apparatus and method for providing heated hair rollers wherein the rollers are suspended vertically in a heating chamber of a housing, an amount of water is introduced into the chamber and heated to generate steam which surrounds the rollers and conden... | 02/15/1994 |
| 5203252 | Toaster with multi-function A toaster with multi-function has a heating plate including two recess one of which is sized to receive a coffee cup thereon to warm up while the other recess is sized to receive an egg broiler which has a plurality of holes adapted two receive eggs there... | 04/20/1993 |
| 5063071 | Method for centering an egg yolk during cooking A method for centering an egg yolk during cooking of the egg is characterized by continuously rotating the egg in opposite directions about the longitudinal axis of the egg while the egg white solidifies. The egg is rotated in opposite directions for equa... | 11/05/1991 |
| 4908487 | Egg poacher for microwave oven An egg poacher having two injection molded polypropylene portions. One portion is a cover and the other being a bottom egg receptacle. The egg receptacle portion has at least one egg compartment that is a shallow depression having a bottom wall continuous... | 03/13/1990 |
| 4862790 | Egg cooking apparatus An automatic egg product cooking apparatus that fills three-piece molds with a uniform amount of egg material. The molds undergo slow, low temperature cooking and the cooked egg product is thereafter dumped and the mold cleaned. The apparatus and method i... | 09/05/1989 |
| 4862793 | Apparatus for preparing scrambled eggs An apparatus to facilitate producing scrambled eggs on a heated grill surface comprises a frame. At least one egg ring having a lower edge portion is adapted to be disposed in intimate contact with the grill surface for movement therealong and to define w... | 09/05/1989 |
| 4798133 | Package and container for eggs A container for eggs defines a plurality of compartments each of a configuration to hold an egg captive, each portion of the container defining a respective single said compartment being connected with the remainder along lines of weakening, perforation o... | 01/17/1989 |
| 4686895 | Apparatus for producing boiled eggs A method of and an apparatus for producing boiled eggs uniformly heats and solidifies each of the eggs. As the heating means, infrared and/or far infrared rays is adopted. The eggs are supported by pairs of conveyor rolls having recesses. The respective p... | 08/18/1987 |
| 4662273 | Greaseless cooker for food items A device for cooking fatty foods such as meat balls or other foods which are characterized by the production of liquid fat during the cooking process is disclosed. A pan having a bottom and upstanding side walls is provided. A removable heat-conductive tr... | 05/05/1987 |
| 4656928 | Apparatus for molding and cooking multiple egg products An apparatus for molding and cooking multiple egg products at one time has a plurality of egg-shaped cups. Each cup has a top section and a bottom section removably engageable with one another to form a hollow container. The top section has a hole on the ... | 04/14/1987 |
| 4617860 | Egg cooking device An egg cooking device, including a lower cup-shaped member with an upward projecting cylindrical skirt member and a cap member having a dome surrounded by a cylindrical guide wall, slideably receivable within the skirt member to a closed position in which... | 10/21/1986 |
| 4565122 | Cooking utensil having chamber beneath perforated cooking surface A cooking utensil utilizes a flat heating surface having in it a multitude of holes whose diameters are in the 1.5 to 3 mm. range. The holes are distributed over the heating surface and open into a chamber beneath the cooking surface. The chamber is forme... | 01/21/1986 |
| 4557188 | Rack for cooking foods such as artichokes A wire rack has upward extending bent points and downward extending similar bent points. Preferably, the spacing between points at one end is greater than the spacing at the other end. The points at one end serve as prongs which may be forced between the ... | 12/10/1985 |
| 4501946 | Device for cooking foods with microwaves In order to boil eggs or other foods not suitable for cooking with direct microwave radiation, a receptacle containing such foods is separated from a microwave source by a radiation shield overlain by a heating vessel partly filled with water which is exp... | 02/26/1985 |
| 4276820 | Automatic egg cooker This invention features an automatic egg cooker in which one of the eggs to be cooked is continuously tested for consistency by being placed in an oscillatory system. The magnitude and duration of oscillations due to an initial displacement of the system ... | 07/07/1981 |
| 4261328 | Teakettle with attached boiling vessel A whistling teakettle with an attached food boiling device is disclosed which is especially suitable for soft-boiling eggs and the like. Both the teakettle and the boiling device are designed to be exposed to a burner surface. However, due to the decrease... | 04/14/1981 |
