Did You Know...
...that the video game, Pong, was invented by a guy who graduated at the bottom of his engineering class? Nolan Bushnell spent more time running the games at a local amusement park than he did on his studies at the University of Utah. His dreams of working for Disney's amusement empire were dashed when the company wouldn't hire him. Taking a boring job, Nolan daydreamed about electronic versions of popular games. He invented Pong, the first video game, and went on to found Atari Co.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7963216 | Apparatus for improving surface smoothness and internal firmness of cylindrical food products An apparatus for improving surface smoothness and internal firmness of cylindrical food products is provided. The apparatus includes a conveyor belt for conveying cylindrical food products to a concave rolling zone below an output end, such that each of the cylindri... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7726236 | Sandwich maker A sandwich maker includes a base and a perforating member. The base includes a base cavity into which a portion of a sheet of dough can be positioned, the base cavity including a plurality of slots positioned in a spaced fashion therein and extending through the bas... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7721645 | Device for keeping a mold plate square, perpendicular and driving for a food product molding machine A belt drive system for a reciprocating mold plate in a food product molding machine. The invention relates to a belt drive system having a belt tensioning device configured to tension a drive belt of an indexing motion food product molding machine. The invention pr... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7707930 | Lollipop machine Device for manufacturing lollipops, including a rotatably driven drum provided with lollipop moulds at its circumference, a supply for supplying a strand of lollipop material to the lollipop moulds and a discharge for lollipops formed in the lollipop moulds, wherein... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7328542 | Loading apparatus for food stacks An apparatus is provided for loading stacked food product into packages. Open top containers are arranged in rows and movable into a loading station. A shuttle conveyor has a retractable and extendable conveying surface, the conveying surface having an end region ex... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7302909 | Nozzle assembly for imprinting patterns on an extruded product The invention provides a nozzle assembly for spraying a food product. The nozzle assembly includes a first sprayer disposed along an axis defining, at least in part, a path of movement for a food product. The nozzle assembly also includes a second sprayer disposed a... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7226778 | Apparatus for natural recycling of protein waste An apparatus and process for naturally recycling poultry carcasses for use as a nutritional supplement, the apparatus generally consists of four modules: an enzymatic digest medium mixing assembly that self adjusts for pH; a mobile grinding assembly mounted on a tru... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7223431 | Method for shredding blocks of material A method of shredding a block of material, which can be a block of cheese, includes moving blades about an axis and feeding a block of material in a feed plane toward the moving blades in a feeding direction, where the feeding direction is substantially perpendicula... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7156642 | Dough rolling apparatus and method An improved dough-rolling apparatus and method for rolling sheeted dough. The proposed invention comprises a dough-rolling apparatus having a dough sheeter, a sheeting conveyor having a ramped section, a roll-initiating curtain positioned above the ramped section, a... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7132120 | Method and apparatus for producing a continuous food shaped as a bar and a belt conveyor used for its production A method for producing a food shaped as a continuous bar by placing a continuous inner material on a continuous strip of an outer layer material that is transferred on a former belt, comprising the steps of placing food material that includes the inner material plac... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7127984 | Dischargeable storage device for distributing food over a surface A dischargeable storage device instantaneously moveable between a store position and a discharge position. The dischargeable storage device includes a deck having a pair of pivotable trap doors. Each door has a guide post. The dischargeable storage device has a plun... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7128555 | Dough moulder A dough moulder for producing moulded dough products of a desired size and/or shape. The moulder includes guide plate (155, 156) which are selectively insertable through respective pairs of slots (151, 152, 153) formed in a pressure rolling board (1... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7089840 | Food slicing apparatus for a food processing line A food slicing apparatus and components where the apparatus includes a frame and a pivotally mounted carriage. The frame mounts a height adjustable conveyor system while the carriage hosts a latch for a slice thickness adjustment cam. The carriage also supports a dr... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7077558 | Dough treatment facility A dough treatment facility comprises, among other things, a dough kneading arrangement, which comprises an inner kneading drum, an outer kneading drum which is moved in relation thereto within the scope of a kneading motion, and a plurality of kneading compartments ... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7074277 | Rotary sauce dispensing apparatus Embodiments of the present invention are directed to a rotary sauce dispensing apparatus for applying a sauce on a receiving surface such as a pizza dough. In one embodiment, an apparatus for dispensing a sauce on a receiving surface comprises a rotating table confi... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7055456 | Method and apparatus of coating articles A coating such as liquid milk chocolate is applied to articles such as confectionery bars. The bars are conveyed by conveyor under a curtain of liquid chocolate issuing through an outlet slot in a trough. A layer of air is caused to flow through the outlet slot in t... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7052450 | Silicone rolling pin A rolling pin including a core, a silicone-containing jacket over the core defining a rolling surface. The jacket may be of such length and so positioned on the core as to define end regions of the jacket extending beyond the ends of the core; the jacket end regions... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7036427 | Rising crust manufacturing apparatus An apparatus for forming a rising crust comprises a dough-manipulating unit adapted to apply a vacuum at the peripheral edge portion of an underlying sheet of dough to hold and lift the peripheral portion. The manipulating unit is inwardly contractible while holding... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7021205 | Production line for bread preforms A production line for bread blanks comprising a dough dispenser unit with a first rolling unit for preparing a dough sheet; a first conveyor receiving the dough sheet; at least one spreading/rolling unit operable in conjunction with the first conveyor, each unit hav... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6997105 | Separation device for dough pieces A separation device for dough pieces (2) is provided with an inlet portion for delivering a plurality of dough pieces (2), a separation unit (26) for separating the dough pieces (2) delivered and an outlet portion (27) for individu... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6948423 | Apparatus for producing confectionery Disclosed is an apparatus for producing confectionery. In the apparatus for producing confectionery, a material injection unit for supplying materials into a confectionary mold includes a hopper, an injector, a hose, and a piston actuator, which are detachably conne... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6892629 | System for pumping and dispensing sauce Embodiments of the present invention are directed to a rotary sauce dispensing apparatus for applying a sauce on a receiving surface such as a pizza dough. In one embodiment, a system for producing a flow of a sauce to a dispenser comprises a rotating table configur... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6892630 | Device for molding spheroidal food products A device for molding spheroidal food products including a set of cutting tool elements, and a central opening which is formed from frontal sections of blades defined on front-ends of the set of cutting tool elements. Convex rails and a slide grooves are formed on an... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6883954 | Dough treatment facility A dough treatment facility comprises a dough feeder, a dough metering arrangement, a dough kneading arrangement, a transfer arrangement disposed between the dough metering arrangement and the dough kneading arrangement as well as a dough discharge arrangement. A del... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6874409 | Method and apparatus for making commercial crustless sandwiches and the crustless sandwich made thereby A method of making a crustless sandwich from two slices of bread with outer crusts, the method comprising: placing a first slice of bread on a platen; forming a mass of a first food spread onto the central portion of the first slice of bread in a position spaced inw... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6860195 | Food winding apparatus and system A food winding apparatus, system, and method of forming a rolled food item utilizing a slotted spool or cup and a push plate to eject the rolled food item from the spool. A food winding unit utilizes a motor to rotate a slotted spool. The leading end of a supported ... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6802248 | Automatic filling stuffing apparatus An automatic filling stuffing apparatus aims to automatically stuff filling in an elongated and unprocessed pastry. It includes a transporting unit and a pastry supply unit to supply the elongated pastry, a cutting unit to cut off the elongated pastry to individual ... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6755122 | Dischargeable storage device for distributing food over a surface A dischargeable storage device instantaneously moveable between a store position and a discharge position. The dischargeable storage device includes a deck having a pair of pivotable trap doors. Each door has a guide post. The dischargeable storage device has a plun... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6745672 | Transport module for handling softened dough intermediates The present invention is directed to an improved apparatus for processing dough intermediates that are less developed, softer or which have enhanced water or moisture levels. More specifically, the present invention relates to the use of an improved dough transport ... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6745674 | Topping template for handmade pan pizzas The present invention is a device facilitating both rapid and efficient assembly of handmade pizzas. The invention consists of a ring placed within a pan over a pizza shell thereby restricting toppings to the central region of a pizza. In one embodiment, the circula... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6736053 | Method and device for making crab-leg-meat-like product made with boiled fish paste An apparatus for automatically producing at low cost a paste food product resembling in appearance a crab's leg meat tissue causing a sensation of a crab's leg meat upon eating, comprises: a first feed device (1) for feeding a cooked paste sheet; a sheet cutt... | 05/18/2004 |
| RE38478 | Apparatus for dispensing a quantity of material on a shell A food material dispensing apparatus for adding a topping to a target food is described. The apparatus comprises a first hopper and a first food distributing system. The first hopper is adapted for receiving the food material at an inlet and delivering the good mate... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6711991 | Dough-flattening apparatus for the preparation of thin pizzas A flattening roller (38) is supported on horizontal guides (32, 34) and rolls alternately in opposite directions along the guides. A tray (30) is arranged horizontally between the guides, and is progressively lifted to approach to the cylindrica... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6701828 | Automatic cookie press An apparatus that dispenses a food substance has a housing and a barrel removably connected to the housing. A rod connected to a plunger is disposed within the housing and the barrel. A drive mechanism including a dual-direction electric motor is located ... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6672246 | Pizza-topping apparatus A pizza-topping apparatus for dispensing automatically various toppings for pizzas at a pizzeria. The pizza-topping apparatus includes a conveyor assembly. including a housing having side, back, and bottom walls and also having an open top, and also inclu... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6672203 | Shovel device for loading and transferring sheet of dough particularly for pizzas A substantially horizontal, flat shovel (30), made of thin, perforated metal plate, is integral with a slide (28) which is slidable on a guide (26), itself integral with a mounting (18). The shovel is driven by an actuator (20, 22, 24, 32, 34, 36) for mov... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6634282 | Sandwich machine An elongated frame made up of rails, and having a main endless belt conveyor for carrying parts of sandwiches, and completed sandwiches through the machine. A slicer carriage is mounted on and above the frame, having an endless slicer belt means parallel ... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6629493 | Pizza crust and process and apparatus for making same Apparatus for preparing parbaked food products, such as pizza crust shells, and dough formulation used therein, and the product produced thereby and/or therefrom. The apparatus operates on a starting material dough including flour, sugar and water, and pr... | 10/07/2003 |
| 6626091 | Pizza screen manufacturing apparatus A pizza screen manufacturing apparatus (10) having a folder (24L), crimper (24R), and flattener (26) to manufacture a pizza screen from a single sheet of screening by double folding over the peripheral edge in order to produce a product that evenly distri... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6622617 | Apparatus for the folding of croissants An apparatus for the folding of croissants comprising, in series, downstream of at least one preparation station of rolls of pastry, obtained from triangles of pastry rolled up with one pointed central external end, and fed one after another, a positionin... | 09/23/2003 |
