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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7396176 | Corn on the cob buttering device The buttering device is a double walled vessel having an interior chamber containing liquid butter, a lid, and a handle. The vessel has a height sufficient to admit a corn on the cob and between the outer wall and the inner wall, an hollow annular space for heated w... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7322310 | Conical shell grasping and retaining apparatus, method for coating inverted conical shells, and modular and reconfigurable frozen cone confection manufacturing system and method The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for grasping, retaining, inverting, coating and transporting a plurality of frangible conical confection shells. The present invention also relates to a modular and reconfigurable manufacturing system for prod... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7296531 | Breading machine A breading machine has first and second combination battering/breading units positioned in close proximity to each other. Certain features of the invention have utility with machines having only a single battering/breading unit. Each of the combination units has a b... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7267075 | Modular and reconfigurable frozen cone confection manufacturing system and method The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for grasping, retaining, inverting, coating and transporting a plurality of frangible conical confection shells. The present invention also relates to a modular and reconfigurable manufacturing system for prod... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7005151 | Method and apparatus for coating a product There is described an apparatus (1) that may be used for providing ice lollies (2) with a coating from a dipping container (4). The coating mix (3) comprises almond flakes (16) and fluid chocolate (10) which is inserted in a... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6698379 | Installation for treating food products by immersion An installation for coating food products with a layer of coating substance, such as for coating a meat product or a vegetable product with a batter, comprises a container in which the coating substance can be accommodated, two endless conveyor belts loca... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6517887 | Method and a device for coating a tablet, a capsule, a pill or the like The method relates to a disposable device for the application of a coating (2) on a tablet, a capsule or a pill. The coating (2) is applied enclosing the tablet, capsule or pill (3) during its passage through a bowl formation (4) with a coating mass (5) a... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6510810 | Convertible combination batter mixer and applicator machine A convertible, combination batter-mixer and -applicator machine combines mixing and applying functions in one machine as well as affords conversion among at least three modes of use. In a first mode, the batter is preferably handled by mixing up one batch... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6386138 | Spill-proof coloring container The spill-proof coloring container is an invention that because of its unique geometry and design, will when oriented in any position prevent spillage of liquid contents when filled to predetermined amount. Because of the use of vacuum formed sheet in the... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6299368 | Corn buttering device A corn buttering device comprising preferably a cylindrical container having a side wall extending upwardly from a bottom wall with an interior cavity being defined by the bottom wall and side wall, a strip of wiping material for removing butter from an e... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6183792 | Method of breading food products A food product breading machine comprising a breading material reservoir, a breading station, a food product loading location, a discharge location from which breaded food products are discharged from the machine, and a perforate conveyor belt extending t... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6048571 | Apparatus for encapsulating seed by gel An apparatus for encapsulating seed by gel of the present invention, wherein seed are drawn from a hopper of a seed supply portion into a stocker, are absorbed by an absorption head from a stocker, and are conveyed by move of the absorption head. The stoc... | 04/11/2000 |
| 6033702 | Method and apparatus for applying drystuff particles on ice-cream articles A coating of drystuff particles on the outside of an ice dome projecting from a cone is effected by pressing down the inversed cone against a spherical resilient membrane having a overlying layer of a particulate material. The invention proposes to coat t... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6012412 | Apparatus for coating egg yolks and other articles Apparatuses are disclosed and claimed for coating egg-yolks, natural or artificial, preferably in the form of disks. The apparatuses comprise a vessel for containing a first coating liquid, in which the egg yolk disks are dispensed. A preferably continuou... | 01/11/2000 |
| 5942034 | Apparatus for the gelatin coating of medicaments A process and apparatus for the gelatin coating of medicaments which includes a continuous conveyer system to advance a plurality of pallets through a loading station, at least one dipping station, at least one dryer station, a reorientation station and a... | 08/24/1999 |
| 5895679 | Egg holder and tray for coloring eggs An novel egg holder is claimed. The egg holder is used in combination with a tray and dye containing liquid for coloring eggs.... | 04/20/1999 |
| 5894957 | Sanitary ketchup dispenser A condiment container comprises a housing with optional swingable lid. A flexible pouch with condiment therein is mounted within the housing, the pouch presenting a top surface having a plurality of score lines therein. Upon squeezing the housing the perf... | 04/20/1999 |
| 5865890 | Batter reclaimer system A reclaimer system is provided for collecting and recycling a viscous coating batter in a foods processing line, particularly such as in a production line for making batter coated French fry potato strips. The reclaimer system comprises an elongated colle... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5866193 | Apparatus for encapsulating seed by gel An apparatus for encapsulating seed by gel comprising a seed supplying portion and a processing portion, wherein seed has fallen from a hopper of a seed supplying portion are carried to a plurality of processing nozzles of a processing portion, for encaps... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5858089 | Corn buttering tool Corn Buttering Tool is an invention created with the intent of simplifying and efficiently buttering an ear of corn, alleviating slippage and mess. The components consist of a stainless mesh screen which secures and cradles the corn; one butter bin, accom... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5840121 | Apparatus for producing encapsulated seeds A suction tip is moved between a seed-attracting position and a seed-releasing position when a rotary member is rotated by a drive source. The suction tip is moved upwardly and downwardly by an actuator attached to the rotary member. A gel-discharging mec... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5800613 | Seed supplying mechanism in seed gel coating apparatus A hollow needle catches each seed in a seed vessel by suction, and a nozzle section receives the seed to form a gel film. An air blow-out nozzle opens toward the tip of the hollow needle. The mechanism includes an air cylinder for elevating the seed vesse... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5728218 | Apparatus for covering seeds with gel The gel-covering apparatus has an inexpensive configuration that can supply the gelling agent to the seed covering portions under uniform pressure when performing simultaneously a plurality of same processes of covering the seeds with gelling agent. The g... | 03/17/1998 |
| 5728217 | Apparatus for hardening covered seeds The covered seed hardening apparatus of this invention has a construction suited for performing simultaneous parallel processes of hardening the gelling agent of seeds. The seeds covered with the gelling agent are dropped from the valves (73b) of the gel ... | 03/17/1998 |
| 5725662 | Processing section in gel coat processing unit for seeds A processing section in a gel coat processing unit for seeds to uniform the coating amount of seeds with gelatinizer to change a grain diameter of coated seeds without taking plenty of time and labor nor cost. In the processing section the seed is introdu... | 03/10/1998 |
| 5718768 | Apparatus for producing gel-coated seeds Each suction tip on a support member is moved between a seed-sucking position and a seed-supplying position by a drive source (20) at a supplying unit, and a seed vessel is moved up and down by a drive source (40). A pressurizing plunger is moved front by... | 02/17/1998 |
| 5693352 | Egg decorating device A device and method for decorating an object such as an egg, which has a perimeter surface. The device includes a resilient band adapted for placement about the perimeter of the object to be decorated, the resilient band having a surface and at least one ... | 12/02/1997 |
| 5639304 | Device for applying a coating to a solid medicament A device and method for applying a coating material to a solid medicament. The device comprises a reservoir which contains the coating material, and a platform mounted with an actuator above the reservoir for holding the medicament. The medicament is plac... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5484626 | Methods and apparatus for maintaining electroless plating solutions Methods and apparatus for controlling plating rates of electroless plating solutions. The invention provides for continuous monitoring and replenishment of a one or more components of an electroless plating solution on a real time basis. The invention can... | 01/16/1996 |
| 5230735 | Apparatus for coating powder particles A method of coating powder particles includes the steps of circulating an air flow containing the powder particles in a dispersed state therein in a cylinder whose inner wall is wetted with a coating liquid to bring the powder particles into contact with ... | 07/27/1993 |
| 5107787 | Apparatus for gel-coating seeds Apparatus for generating seeds includes a seed supply portion having a rotating drum with a small aperture for attracting a seed by vacuum created inside the drum and which is broken at a predetermined rotational position, and a gel-coating portion having... | 04/28/1992 |
| 5074239 | Easter eggs decorating and coloring kit An Easter egg decorating and coloring kit for dyeing and painting Easter eggs and including an arrangement of dye chambers integrally formed and arranged in a linear orientation. A paint tray having paint receptacles and a paintbrush receptacle for placem... | 12/24/1991 |
| 5025749 | Assembly for finishing doughnuts with icings and condiments An assembly for speeding the process of finishing doughnuts with icings and condiments, the table being elongated and having a horizontal upper surface and an elongated opening therein providing opposed parallel ledges lengthwise of the table and, having ... | 06/25/1991 |
| 5020427 | Hand breading apparatus An apparatus for hand breading of food products having a support table, a fry basket rack, a removable flour pan and a removable batter pan. A pivotally mounted sifter basket is translatable over the length of the support table in substantial alignment wi... | 06/04/1991 |
| 4967687 | Apparatus for dyeing eggs A shaped container of a size suitable having an insert having a face coated with a dry water-soluble dyeing composition and a method of dyeing eggs using said shaped containers and a kit containing various shaped containers, each having therein different ... | 11/06/1990 |
| 4966771 | Gelatin coated caplets and process for making same A capsule-like medicament, method for producing such medicaments and apparatus. Such medicaments are achieved by individually dipping and drying first one end, and then the other end, of each caplet to provide a coating which is smoother and easier to swa... | 10/30/1990 |
| 4936246 | Apparatus for separating dough balls An apparatus for separating dough balls from reusable breading having a container for holding breading containing dough balls, the container having an aperture in the bottom thereof for selectably discharging the breading having dough balls commingled the... | 06/26/1990 |
| 4862824 | Breader having improved dough ball separation An apparatus for separating dough balls from reusable breading having a container for holding breading containing dough balls, the container having an aperture in the bottom thereof for selectably discharging the breading having dough balls co-mingled the... | 09/05/1989 |
| 4806357 | Apparatus and method for encapsulating seeds and the like A device for encapsulating seeds in a gel. A nozzle with dual vertical, rectilinear, concentric tubes--i.e., an inner tube and an outer tube--is supplied with gel that is fed into the outer tube. The gel goes down the outer tube to an outlet from the inne... | 02/21/1989 |
| 4798162 | Easter egg decorating device An Easter egg decorating device is provided which securely holds an egg so that the entire surface thereof may be colored in a coloring bath and which is used in conjunction with a pattern which leaves an area of the egg defined by the pattern uncolored. ... | 01/17/1989 |
