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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 |
| 7286258 | Decorating system for edible products A system for creating a decorative edible item from a selected image. The system includes at least one image source, such as a scanner and/or a library of stored images, a controller unit and a printer. An edible media is inserted into the printer. The user then sel... | 10/23/2007 |
| 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 |
| 6912969 | Device for gel-coating seeds A device for gel-coating seeds includes: a plurality of nozzles into each of which a gelling agent is filled and a seed is charged and held in the gelling agent to form a gel-coated seed; a pair of upper and lower nozzle casings joined with each other through a join... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6631691 | Device for gel-coating seeds A device for gel-coating seeds having a structure in which a gelling agent is filled into a nozzle, and seeds are charged into and held in the gelling agent to form gel-coated seeds which are then allowed to fall. A nozzle (98) into which a gelling agent ... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6582516 | Continuous batch seed coating system The continuous batch seed coating system of this invention includes a coating unit, liquid and dry treatment metering systems, a seed metering system, and a PLC controller. The coating unit includes a substantially unitary bowl, which is rotated to cyclic... | 06/24/2003 |
| 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 |
| 5911827 | Apparatus for coating food products with sauce An apparatus for coating food products with sauce while simultaneously deep freezing them comprises a rotatable drum (10) in a horizontal position, on the inner wall surface of which a driving plate is disposed and which has an opening (16) at an end face... | 06/15/1999 |
| 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 |
| 5697558 | Working nozzle for gel coating of seeds In a working nozzle for a gel coating apparatus, a nozzle plunger (15) has, in addition to a valve portion (15b), located at its lower end, for opening or shutting the small-diameter portion of a plunger insertion hole (4), a flange (16) which is located ... | 12/16/1997 |
| 5512101 | Seed supplying and coating apparatus In the bottom of a seed vessel containing seeds is provided a throughhole through which a seed supply rod is longitudinally movably passed. The supply rod is connected to an actuator to be movably driven. When the supply rod is moved upwardly, it carries ... | 04/30/1996 |
| 5509963 | Seed supply and coating apparatus In a seed supply mechanism for seed coating/processing apparatus, a seed stirring mechanism is provided. A case within which seeds ape accommodated is provided with an opening into which a seed sucking nozzle is inserted and an air jet nozzle. The air jet... | 04/23/1996 |
| 5421882 | Apparatus for gel-coating seed A gel-coating apparatus for seeds comprising: a nozzle portion for forming and cutting a gel coating film by opening and closing operation of a cutting plunger; a seed storing vessel moving upward and downward; an arm having a rotation shaft at the center... | 06/06/1995 |
| 5061520 | Particle enrobing process and apparatus Particles are enrobed or coated by introducing, to a spinning cup having an outwardly upwardly extending inner surface with an upper edge, a liquid coating material and particles of greater density than the coating material. The coating material and parti... | 10/29/1991 |
| 4527660 | Pole climbing aid A pole climbing aid is disclosed which comprises a hand grip member adapted to be attached to a pole to be climbed and to be grasped by a climber to assist him in climbing the pole. The hand grip member can easily be repositioned on the pole at a desired ... | 07/09/1985 |
| 4301762 | Corn buttering device A corn buttering device for applying a coating of butter or butter substitute to an ear of corn comprising a pan for containing a heated liquid and a receptacle mounted in the pan for containing liquid butter. The pan is provided with a cover which has a ... | 11/24/1981 |
