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Dining Table Having Integral Dishwasher
A space-saving dishwasher, which may be installed within a counter top or table, having a dish-carrying rack that is vertically shiftable through the open top of the dishwasher for facilitating loading and unloading of the dishes.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4508024 | Indoor-outdoor convertible cooker For barbequeing food, a portable cooker, convertible for both indoor and outdoor use, is provided. The burner of a gas or electric kitchen stove is used to fire the cooker indoors, whereas charcoal or other combustible fuel is used as a source of heat for... | 04/02/1985 |
| 4506598 | Apparatus for the heating of foodstuffs by means of a steam-air mixture Apparatus heats foodstuffs with a steam-air mixture circulated by a blower in the cooking chamber. The chamber has a controllable vapor vent at its top. A temperature regulator is located in the connection of the cooking chamber to the outer air located a... | 03/26/1985 |
| 4503760 | Forced convection oven An oven for food comprises a housing and a stationary support inside the housing with a position for supporting the food. A fan and an electric element supply a stream of hot air to the inside of the housing. A rotating drum has a supply opening for direc... | 03/12/1985 |
| 4492216 | Oven with air convection combustion, more particularly for bakehouses An oven with air convection combustion, particularly for bakehouses (bread, pastries, cakes), to achieve considerable economy of energy and to improve efficiency has primary and secondary air circuits sealed and closed, the secondary air being heated in d... | 01/08/1985 |
| 4491065 | Food heating apparatus An oven having a heating chamber in which a perforate food container is rotatably mounted about a center axis of rotation. The container has, relative to its longitudinal center axis, a symmetrical octagonal configuration so as to comprise two planar end ... | 01/01/1985 |
| 4483241 | Combination rotisserie-shish kebab accessory A free-standing combination rotisserie and shish kebab accessory is provided which includes a three-walled box having a pair of wire frame members such that the two end walls fold flat for storage when the side wall is removed. A motor driven spit can be ... | 11/20/1984 |
| 4479776 | Thermal treatment of food products Apparatus for imparting thermal energy to or removing thermal energy from a food product, said apparatus comprising intensive and semi-intensive thermal treatment sections and at least one equilibrating section.... | 10/30/1984 |
| 4474498 | Multiple-pass impingement heating and cooling device Apparatus adapted to deliver a temperature-controlled gas from a common plenum to at least two thermal treatment zones is provided. The subject apparatus is adapted to direct columnated jets of a temperature-controlled gas so as to impinge on at least one... | 10/02/1984 |
| 4473004 | Humpback oven-broiler An oven-broiler includes modular units each having a tunnel-form cooking chamber formed by a tubular inner member, a heating arrangement extending around at least portions of the inner member for heating same to predetermined temperatures for emission of ... | 09/25/1984 |
| 4470343 | Outdoor cooker An outdoor cooker for baking or broiling food articles includes a covered base within which there is rotatably supported a horizontal shaft above a combustion chamber. A plurality of food baskets are secured to the shaft and extend radially therefrom for ... | 09/11/1984 |
| 4462307 | Humpback oven-broiler An oven-broiler of the humpback type includes a tunnel-form cooking chamber and a conveyor extending through it for conveying food products through the chamber for cooking of the products by emission of infrared radiation form the walls of the tunnel. An ... | 07/31/1984 |
| 4462306 | Adjustable cooking grill An outdoor cooking grill having a bottom grate supported in an iron framework with a food grill of parallel heat conductive bars capable of being raised and lowered relative to the grate. The apparatus includes a curved heat reflective back plate providin... | 07/31/1984 |
| 4457292 | Portable oven air circulator A portable air circulating apparatus for use in cooking ovens which is used to create air currents in the oven which transfer heat to cooking foodstuffs to promote more rapid and more uniform cooking or baking, the apparatus including a motor, fan blade a... | 07/03/1984 |
| 4455927 | Heat accumulating hot plate for the preparation and cooking of food Heat accumulating hot plate for the preparation and cooking of food, comprising a slab element formed from a stone of isotropic crystallographic structure and having a high thermal capacity. The slab is supported by a metal structure effective to keep it ... | 06/26/1984 |
| 4455479 | Electric oven toaster A cooking appliance comprising a heating chamber with a window provided on one side. At least one surface of the window is coated with a film of a reflecting metal oxide, such as indium oxide, to such a thickness that food in the heating chamber can be se... | 06/19/1984 |
| 4455319 | Method of effecting long wavelength radiation cooking A long wavelength counter top radiation oven in which the top and bottom surfaces of the oven cavity are formed by metal radiator panels each heated by an electric resistance heating element. A low temperature cured ceramic surface coating applied to each... | 06/19/1984 |
| 4446846 | Table top grill An improved table top grill which includes a modular fire grate configuration for holding heat retention material in a predetermined area, the fire grate configuration being easily removeable from the grill. Two sets of fire grate modules are provided alo... | 05/08/1984 |
| 4446776 | Heating accessory Disclosed is a heating appliance comprising a first and second section, the first section having a top surface supported by side walls via an interconnecting conical transition section. The top surface is formed with a peripherally extending raised rim ad... | 05/08/1984 |
| 4445428 | Cooking grill heated from deep fat fryer A cooking grill structure for utilizing the heat from deep fat fryers has a grill plate and a heat pipe extending into the cooking oil. Water is utilized as the liquid medium in the heat pipe, and condensation is distributed over the grill plate to provid... | 05/01/1984 |
| 4442763 | Meat roaster A meat roaster with skeleton support which is free standing, capable of quick assembly and is adapted to be fully enclosed by sheet or foil-type metal for cooking large food items. The skeleton support comprises lower, intermediate and upper frame means. ... | 04/17/1984 |
| 4441015 | Cooking apparatus employing a rotisserie mode with stationary food A novel cooking oven provides a plurality of elongated heating rods which are parallel to one another and surround the foodstuff to be cooked. The rods are energized sequentially by current flow controlled in magnitude and time to produce either black bak... | 04/03/1984 |
| 4439459 | Convection food heating Disclosed are an improved method and apparatus for convection heating which enables rapid heating of foods to obtain a fried taste, texture and appearance without using large amounts of oil or encountering the other disadvantages of frying. According to a... | 03/27/1984 |
| 4438572 | Heat duct support assembly for a food preparation oven and method A heat duct support assembly for an impingement oven having a plurality of horizontally oriented heat ducts therein, which are connected to a plenum to direct hot air from the plenum against food being conveyed through the oven. The assembly comprises two... | 03/27/1984 |
| 4436023 | Apparatus for cooking food and extracting smoke An apparatus for cooking food and extracting smoke is disclosed comprising a grill for use with a heat source, the grill having an upwardly convex cooking surface with ventilation holes formed therein and a peripheral groove for collecting food juices, an... | 03/13/1984 |
| 4418615 | Convection barbecue pit An energy efficient convection barbecue pit for uniform cooking of meat. Heated smoke from a firebox passes through a joinder flue into a cooking chamber and is there urged upward by means of an inlet baffle. A convection fan located within a discharge du... | 12/06/1983 |
| 4410553 | Method and apparatus for cooking particulate foodstuffs A cooking apparatus for cooking particulate foods comprising an elongated source of radiant heat, a container for retaining the food adjacent the source of heat, a helical device within the container for moving the food through the container and along the... | 10/18/1983 |
| 4406218 | Cooking utensil A pan-type cooking utensil comprising a pan-shaped main body, a dome-shaped cover detachably fitted on the main body and having an exhaust cylinder integrally extending upwardly from the cover in the center thereof, a lid pivoted to the exhaust cylinder f... | 09/27/1983 |
| 4395233 | Dual flow heating apparatus A forced air circulation heating apparatus in which an air stream is heated at a first location in a conduit means and transported to a second location within the apparatus by the conduit means and is forced into a heating compartment and mixed with a rec... | 07/26/1983 |
| 4386558 | Convection cooking equipment Disclosed is a commercial convection cooking equipment having an outer casing and inner food cooking chamber forming channel(s) therebetween with air intake vent and fan to force air through such channel(s) to cool portions of the outer casing and then wh... | 06/07/1983 |
| 4384513 | Apparatus for preparing pizza in a baking oven A device is provided for uniformly heating chilled pizza within an oven by supporting the pizza in a horizontal position, directing a stream of hot air upwardly onto the center of the pizza while shielding its periphery from radiation emanating from the o... | 05/24/1983 |
| 4384191 | Galley meal processing system A system for installation on aircraft to serve trays containing precooked food to passengers, the food-loaded trays being placed in the aircraft in the cold state and being heated to a service temperature level. The system includes a locker adapted to acc... | 05/17/1983 |
| 4381443 | Portable unit for heating packaged food A portable unit for heating packages containing pre-cooked cold food, the unit acting to rapidly heat up the food to a service temperature level and to thereafter maintain this level. The unit includes a case having a rack therein divided by shelves into ... | 04/26/1983 |
| 4380190 | Cooking cone By the herein cooking cone, simultaneous cooking of the inside and outer side of food is accomplished through heat flow through the center of the heat conductive cone whereby food is cooked from the center or core of the cone, while the oven heat permeate... | 04/19/1983 |
| 4378729 | Apparatus for preparing pizza in a baking oven A method is provided for uniformly heating chilled pizza within an oven by supporting the pizza in a horizontal position, guiding or directing a stream of hot air upwardly onto the center of the pizza while shielding its periphery from radiation emanating... | 04/05/1983 |
| 4377109 | Apparatus for baking food products such as pizzas and the like A product conveyor that has a predominately open area transports food substances such as pizzas and the like to be cooked through a thermally insulated treatment zone. An array of nozzles disposed below the conveyor across the width and along the length o... | 03/22/1983 |
| 4374318 | Apparatus for heating food, such as french fried potatoes Apparatus for heating food, such as a serving of partially or fully precooked french fried potatoes supplied in a refrigerated or frozen state and requiring heating for being eaten, comprising a blower for blowing air, a heater for heating the air, a supp... | 02/15/1983 |
| 4373511 | Cooking vessel A cooking vessel for oven cooking comprises an outer vessel, an inner vessel and a lid all preferably of ceramic material. The inner vessel is supported on supports above a well of the outer vessel containing water and is so shaped and located with respec... | 02/15/1983 |
| 4369760 | Portable oven air circulator A portable air circulating apparatus for use in cooking ovens which is used to create air currents in the oven which transfer heat to cooking foodstuffs to promote more rapid and more uniform cooking or baking, the apparatus including a motor, fan blade a... | 01/25/1983 |
| 4366177 | Method of flameless broiling or baking greasy meat products A method of flameless broiling or baking in a tunnel oven of greasy meat products, which method comprises the steps of heating the interior tunnel surfaces of the tunnel oven to provide for cooking of the meat products in the tunnel oven by infrared radia... | 12/28/1982 |
| 4364727 | Heat treatment of foodstuff A method of heat treatment of foodstuff in which a stream of oxygen-containing gas and fuel is passed over one or more catalysts to raise the temperature of the gas stream and the resulting hot, gas stream is contacted with foodstuff in which a proportion... | 12/21/1982 |
