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...that to encourage use of his new invention, the shopping cart, market owner Sylvan Goldman hired fake shoppers to push the carts around his store in Oklahoma City? Seems his customers were reluctant to give up their hand-carried baskets.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8132502 | Cutting device for block-shaped food The present invention relates to a cutting device for block-shaped food, comprises a container main body, a tube-shaped cutting mechanism having a grinding plate, an extruding mechanism composed by a screw rod and an extruding sheet, and a sealing cover connected to... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8051769 | Food processor with cleaning tool A food processor having a dicing tool and an automatic cleaning tool to clean out the dicing tool. ... | 11/08/2011 |
| 7874246 | Food stack aligning device for conveyor A food product alignment device for a conveyor includes a plurality of upright pins that act in pin pairs to align respective food products that approach the pin pairs on a moving conveyor. Particularly for round food products or food product stacks, a misaligned ro... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7849789 | Adjustable portable cutting board and method of use thereof An adjustable portable cutting board has a cutting surface and at least two adjustable legs. The adjustable legs are coupled to a bottom side of the cutting surface and may adjust in length, wherein the legs include a locking device to lock the legs at a desired len... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7661356 | Food-cutting device A food-cutting device includes an upper metal base and a lower metal base respectively formed with recessed areas and shaped mold cavities with a predetermined cavity depth having raised rims outwardly projecting from the recessed areas and having inclined and close... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7578234 | Method of making and using a kitchen receptacle for the collection and transfer of food material The present invention relates to a method of making and using an economical and disposable kitchen utensil, by forming a dished, semi-circular or semi-elliptical receptacle, by cutting an existing dished circular or elliptical food plate in half, resulting in two ma... | 08/25/2009 |
| 7559275 | Top and tail trimming system for leafy vegetables A leafy vegetable having a core end and a leafy end is processed after being harvested. The harvested leafy vegetable is transported to a trim area on a conveyor. A first cutting implement located in the trim area trims a portion of the core end. A second cutting im... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7322112 | Kitchen slicer A kitchen slicer for cutting items to be cut such as fruit, vegetables etc. is proposed, with a base, to which a blade is fixed, which is arranged on an edge of a discharge plate, and an exchangeable insert, which can be fixed to the base in different positions for ... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7303061 | Multi-lane fruit guide assembly having integral ridge ends for a juice extractor and related methods A fruit guide assembly may include a frame to be positioned between the fruit conveyor and the multi-position fruit feeder, a vibrator connected to the frame, and a fruit guide body having a series of alternating ridges and valleys therein defining a plurality of fr... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7270051 | Apparatus and method for supplying food dough Apparatus for supplying food dough including a hopper to which a large block of food dough is supplied, a cutting apparatus located at a lower opening port of the hopper to cut the block into small blocks that have substantially the same volume, a dough feeder havin... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7266894 | Apparatus for slicing fruit and other items An apparatus for slicing fruit or other items is provided. The apparatus includes a top interlocking blade, a middle interlocking blade, and a bottom interlocking blade, each having an apex and two downward sloping edges of approximate equal length. The blades have ... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7258053 | Hot dog slicer A food slicer 10 of the present invention contains a hollow body 12 having an inner wall 13 defining an interior 17 and an outer wall 15 for containment of a food product therein. A plurality of blades 32 extends across the ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7252036 | Rotor blades for food processing machines A rotor for food pulping or straining machines is equipped with a plurality of blades (2) designed to act on the food product to force at least part of it out through a sieve (3) that surrounds the rotor (1) and is characterised in that the blad... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7217117 | Devices for shaping portions of minced meat such as steaks, meatballs etc. The invention relates to arrangements comprising combinations of: a mincer providing a stream of minced meat (V); conveying means with an endless band (T) for transporting the stream (V), exiting from said mincer; and, arranged along said conveyor means (T): means f... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7207264 | Method and device for manufacturing waved noodle To provide a method of manufacturing waved noodles, which saves labor of controlling weight of noodle lines at the time of cutting the noodle lines and restrains apparatus cost. A continuous noodle strip 26 with predetermined thickness formed by a noodle mach... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7191691 | Food chopper A food chopping or slicing device preferably includes three primary components, including a lid, a blade tray, and a food reservoir. The lid and the food reservoir are pivotally connected to one another, with the blade tray being removably mounted within an upper ri... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7146896 | Lemon-wedge cutter for restaurants and bars A cutting device hygienically cuts a lemon into wedges with a crosscut for hanging the wedges on glasses as served with beverages, such as ice-tea, or cocktails in restaurants or bars. Simple mechanism: the cam mechanism and the gear-rack assembly are driven by two ... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7146737 | Kitchen appliance for slicing various products A kitchen appliance for cutting cuttable material such as vegetables, fruit, etc., with a main body. The appliance comprises a guide surface on which the cuttable material can be moved to and fro, and a blade which, for cutting, is arranged offset in relation to the... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7131905 | Method and apparatus for spiral cutting a tubular meat product One aspect of the present invention relates to the spiral cutting of a meat product. The meat product is spirally cut to produce a food item that will cook more evenly, retain condiments better, fit a standard bun, and is healthier. In addition, a food item prepared... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7107890 | Safety manual vegetable cutter The present invention relates to a manual vegetable cutter, for selectively varied cutting. Furthermore, the cutter of the present invention does not expose the user to risks of serious cuts. The cutter includes a frame fitted with at least one cutting blade mounted... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7073260 | Knife assembly A knife assembly for use in a food cutting apparatus includes a compression ring adapted for threaded engagement with a base ring. The compression ring includes a threaded collar that tapers thinner towards its leading edge. The blade support ring tapers thinner tow... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7065880 | Hot dog slicer A housing with elongate chambers for hot dogs and transverse guide channels extending all the way through the chambers, a longitudinal blade assembly having sets of four radially arranged longitudinal blade sections positioned within the chambers and connected to ea... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7051633 | Ampoule card splitter A device for splitting apart a card of thermoplastic ampoules is described. The splitter device includes a card receiving base, a cutter assembly, and a pusher assembly for pushing the card along the base through the cutter assembly so as to divide the card into sep... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7032491 | Device for spirally cutting a workpiece The invention relates to a device (10) for cutting a workpiece (38), mounted onto an elongate rod (36), into a spiral formation. The device includes a frame (12) defining a workspace (14), and a locating mechanism (34) for l... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7008657 | Method and apparatus for cooking meat A method and apparatus for preparing cooked particulate meat products, such as bacon bits or other bacon seasonings and toppings. The raw meat is ground to a first size in a first grinder, mixing with dry cure and water to form a raw meat mixture, cooled and stored.... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7008214 | Dumpling maker A cooking utensil includes an all-in-one device that incorporates a partially perforated pan, circular in shape, with a permanent and continuous circumferential holder with one or more supports that provide stability and safety during the extrusion process of the so... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7007595 | Device and method for computerized product slicing A device and method for computerized product slicing are disclosed. The device includes a blade, an openable product holder capable of engaging/retaining therein the product and of communication with a product sensor, the product sensor which detects presence of pro... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7004056 | Cutting machine A Cutting Machine for processing leafy vegetables such as collard greens is provided. The Cutting Machine is adjustable to accommodate vegetables of varying thicknesses. An enclosure with a cover has an input opening in the cover to feed material to be cut between t... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7000518 | Apparatus for cutting food product An apparatus for cutting food product so that the product is properly oriented and stabilized before and throughout the cutting operation to produce a sliced product of uniform thickness, even if the delivered food product varies in shape and size, such as when both... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6959636 | Produce slicer A produce slicer 10 for slicing produce is disclosed. The produce slicer includes a frame (12) defining a cavity (16) having a central axis (22). A plurality of radial cutting blades (20) are disposed in the cavity, wherein each of... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6918205 | Grafting tool A method of cutting a stem to be whip grafted, comprising: securing the stem in a bore of a hand-held grafting tool that includes an angled end, with a portion of the stem extending out from the angled end; drawing a knife across a face of the angled end to thereby ... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6882434 | Automated product profiling apparatus and product slicing system using same A system, suitable for high-speed operation, by which raw product (45), such as a slab of meat, can be accurately processed, such as by slicing into segments of desired weight, comprises a product profiling apparatus (15). The product profiling apparat... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6843169 | Trim table A trim table for use by trimming and/or cutting of food products, such as chicken or fish, has conveyors (2, 12) for feeding products to a number of operator stands (O1 . . . O8), each of which receivers (14, 24R, 28R) for receivin... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6805044 | Vegetable cutting utensil In the vegetable cutting utensil constructed in such a way that grooves which are oppositely disposed in a diagonal direction and which are drilled in a horizontal direction on approximately central portions of left and right frame parts in the longitudinal directio... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6805030 | Potato-strip cutting deceleration system The invention relates to a food processing system. A fluid conduit of the system is configured for directing the food carried in a fluid medium along a food path. The system has a food inlet operatively associated with the fluid conduit for feeding the food into the... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6800319 | Accessing leaf and/or stem parts of plants The invention relates to the separation and of components from vegetable raw materials. The invention provides a method for separating components from vegetable material which has at least leaf and/or stem parts, characterized in that the material is at least partly... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6758133 | Device for slicing foodstuff An apparatus for slicing food products having a cutting knife which is driven in a rotary manner. The cutting plane of the knife extends perpendicular to the product support surface of a product supply device. ... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6748854 | Melon cutter A melon cutter includes a cutting basket which has a plurality of arched wire cutters which extend to a central member. The cutter includes a melon holder which can be forced down towards the cutting head. A melon half placed on the cutting head is then forced by th... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6745660 | Apparatus for cutting baked goods and method of use A cake pan adapted for guidance in cutting a cake provides a pan bottom and a peripheral pan sidewall integral with the pan bottom and directed upwardly for terminating with a pan sidewall edge. The sidewall edge provids plural circular guide pins. A straightedge ru... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6732622 | Safety manual vegetable cutter The present invention relates to a manual vegetable cutter, for selectively varied cutting. Furthermore, the cutter of the present invention does not expose the user to risks of serious cuts. The cutter comprises a frame fitted with at least one cutting blade mounte... | 05/11/2004 |
