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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7353658 | Systems and methods for freezing, storing, transporting, and thawing biopharmacuetical material A system for freezing, thawing, transporting, and storing a biopharmaceutical material, which includes a container, a supporting structure, a temperature control unit, and a transportation cart. The container is adapted to receive the biopharmaceutical material ther... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7080505 | Vehicular atmosphere cleansing method A vehicular atmosphere cleansing system utilizes a regenerative wheel having flow channels extending through the wheel coated with an adsorbant. An atmosphere stream passes through a first position dependent portion of the wheel where VOC's including HC's are adsorb... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7025121 | Refrigeration/rethermalization food delivery system A refrigeration/rethermalization food service system includes a food service cart having hot and cold chambers for receiving pre-plated foods. A hot air plenum is provided along a sidewall of the cart in the hot chamber, and a cold air plenum is provided along a sid... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7012229 | Vacuum cooking apparatus and cooking method using the same A vacuum cooking apparatus and cooking method using the vacuum cooking apparatus, which automatically performs cold storage, thawing, cooking, and warming functions in a single cooking apparatus, thus improving cooking convenience. In the cooking method, a temperatu... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6845627 | Control system for an aircraft galley cooler An aircraft galley air cooling system utilizes a controller having software for regulating the temperature within food carts within a galley air cooling unit. The cooling unit includes supply air and return air temperature sensors which measure the temperature of th... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6802367 | Rethermalization system and method for use with food trays having a hot food side and a cold food side A rethermalization system for food trays having a hot food side and a cold food side, the system includes a first thermal system having a heating source, a refrigeration coil and a blower; a second thermal system having first and second refrigeration coils and a blo... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6637320 | Modular device for the preservation and reheating of tray meals The invention concerns a chamber (1) divided into two zones (11, 12) for preservation at different temperature, separated by a vertical mobile thermal barrier (10), capable of sliding horizontally and enabling said zones (11, 12) to exhibit modifiable dim... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6626508 | Cabinet cooler The present invention provides a novel cabinet cooler. The cabinet cooler has an open housing defined by a lower wall, a rear wall, opposite side walls, and a top wall. The lower wall has a plurality of wheels positioned on a bottom thereof so that the ca... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6572207 | Cabinet cooler The cabinet cooler has an open housing defined by a lower wall, a rear wall, opposite side walls, and a top wall. The lower wall has a plurality of wheels positioned on a bottom thereof so that the cabinet cooler can be easily moved. The lower wall also h... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6564699 | Proofer and process for producing extended shelf life yeast-raised baked goods and extended shelf life yeast-raised baked goods A proofer (10) is disclosed for making yeast-raised baked goods having an extended shelf life. The proofer includes a proofing chamber (12) in which heat, humidity, and airflow are more uniform. A process is provided for proofing the raw dough to provide ... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6539846 | Apparatus for delivering meals at an appropriate temperature, particularly for use in hospitals A device for delivering meals at an appropriate temperature comprising: a transport cart equipped with at least one electric energy source, a plurality of plates fastened to said transport cart, each plate comprising at least one thermal energy transfer d... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6427761 | Meal tray with chemical heating and cooling A meal trolley has an insulated casing and food dishes or plates supported therein for cooling and heating by thermochemical reactions. The reagents of the chemical reactions are stored in containers and reservoirs carried by the trolley and selectively c... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6220338 | Installation for the cold storage with localized reheating of food on meal trays An installation comprising a cupboard with a top section providing an assembly of cold units, and a preserving section provided with insulating shelves and trays with through slots for placing containers thereon. Each insulating shelf comprises, in each z... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6131404 | Insulated container A method and a container for storing or transporting goods, in particular food products in a frozen and/or chilled state, include a conditioned room where the goods are placed. The room is conditioned by means of a refrigerating medium, for instance solid... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6073547 | Food temperature maintenance apparatus A food temperature maintenance cart transports meals of hot and cold food items prepared at a meal assembly area to a meal serving area where the meals are to be served, while keeping hot foods hot and cold foods cold for extended periods of time. The car... | 06/13/2000 |
| 6021710 | Tray for heating food A tray for warming food has a tray body of double cup shape formed of a plastics material base structure with an aluminum top diffusion layer attached to the base structure in the part to receive a cloche. The cloche has a plastics material outer jacket f... | 02/08/2000 |
| 5975202 | Mobile trolley for distributing hot and cold meal trays having warming-up and refrigeration capacities PURPOSE: To facilitate a bending of a core and to reduce a resistance of fluid by a method wherein a fin at one end is overlapped integrally between each of rows from a deformation part of the core and the other end fin is separated for each of the rows a... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5939125 | Apparatus and method for cooking and holding food items An apparatus is disclosed having a plurality of elongated plates arranged to form elongated shelves to cook food items and additional plates arranged as troughs to hold the cooked food items for sale, each plate has a through bore connected to form a cont... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5910210 | Device for institutional distribution of meals Meals are placed on individual trays in an institutional kitchen. The individual trays have a first part carrying the meal portion intended to be eaten hot and covered with a thermally insulative cloche and a second part carrying the meal portion intended... | 06/08/1999 |
| 5896915 | Rethermalization system A rethermalization system for heating refrigerated food on trays, maintaining the food in a refrigerated condition until heated, and heating some of the food to a desired temperature at a serving time while maintaining the rest of the food in a refrigerat... | 04/27/1999 |
| 5894788 | Tray for heating food A tray for warming food has a tray body of double cup shape formed of a plastics material base structure with an aluminum top diffusion layer attached to the base structure in the part to receive a cloche. The cloche has a plastics material outer jacket f... | 04/20/1999 |
| 5868195 | Rethermalization system A rethermalization system for storage of prepared meals in a refrigerated state, rethermalization of the meals in accordance with a rethermalization program, and maintenance of the rethermalized meal at a desired serving temperature is disclosed. Refriger... | 02/09/1999 |
| 5797445 | Refrigerated rethermalization cart An integrated refrigeration and rethermalization system for storage of prepared meals in a refrigerated state, rethermalization of the meals in accordance with a rethermalization program, and maintenance of the rethermalized meals at a desired serving tem... | 08/25/1998 |
| 5782174 | Soft hood and module dough-proofing assembly A soft hood and module assembly adapted to convert an open baker's rack loaded with pieces of yeast dough into a proofing chamber where the pieces are subjected to a hot humid air environment acting to raise these pieces prior to their baking. The module ... | 07/21/1998 |
| 5771959 | Rethermalization system A rethermalization system for heating refrigerated food on trays, maintaining the food in a refrigerated condition until heated, and heating some of the food to a desired temperature at a serving time while maintaining the rest of the food in a refrigerat... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5655595 | Convection rethermalization system An integrated refrigeration and rethermalization system includes a wall unit having a refrigeration system for producing refrigerated air and a convection heating system for producing heated air. A cart having hot and cold compartments for storing food it... | 08/12/1997 |
| 5628241 | Induction heating device for meal trays A device for induction heating of meal trays includes an arrangement for supporting a series of trays one above the other. The foods to be heated are placed on a part of the tray that may include a layer of material that can be heated by magnetic inductio... | 05/13/1997 |
| 5520102 | Thermoregulated assembly for the distribution of warm meals within isothermal containers Thermoregulated assembly for the distribution in collective catering of warm meals within isothermal containers having a tray which incorporates a thermoregulation system including at least one electrical heating resistor. The distribution assembly compri... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5491979 | Apparatus for cooling food stuffs, especially in an aircraft Food stuffs transported in trolleys are cooled on board of an aircraft directly in the trolley which has a heat exchange surface connected to a secondary coolant flow circuit in the trolley. When the trolley is parked in a parking space for example in an ... | 02/20/1996 |
| 5454427 | Rethermalization system having microcontroller computed start times and microcontrollers controlling heaters A rethermalization system for rethermalizing refrigerated foods in an institutional food service setting is disclosed. A rethermalization cart is provided with a plurality of trays for supporting food items to be served. The trays are supported on heater ... | 10/03/1995 |
| 5449232 | Insulating barrier for combined hot/cold food service cart An improved thermal curtain for separating a food service cart into hot and cold regions is disclosed. The thermal curtain is composed of composite foam structural elements which have enhanced insulating capability, toughness and the ability to provide st... | 09/12/1995 |
| 5404935 | Cabinet-style apparatus for transferring heat to food and cooling food The present invention is directed to a vertical cabinet having the dual function of heating or cooling food articles within the cabinet. The cabinet comprises a plurality of removable, vertically spaced-apart support shelves of a conductive material for s... | 04/11/1995 |
| 5403997 | Rethermalization system and cart A rethermalization cart having top and bottom sides connected together by at least two side walls. Attached to the side walls at a plurality of vertically spaced positions are a plurality of tray supports. Attached adjacent and below the tray supports and... | 04/04/1995 |
| 5285051 | Rethermalization system including food service dish A rethermalization system for rethermalizing food includes (a) a food service tray having a hot dish through-opening and the through-opening having a through-opening top edge, (b) a rethermalization cart including a cart frame, a plurality of heating pads... | 02/08/1994 |
| 5273360 | Food service tray assembly A food service tray assembly including a tray, a hot food dish, and an insulated dome. Hot food is served onto the dish, the dome is preheated, the food carrying dish is set on the tray, the preheated dome set over the dish, and the tray system delivered ... | 12/28/1993 |
| 5228385 | Convection oven for bakery goods A convection oven for bakery goods. The oven is of the type having sidewalls, a floor, a top and an opening in one of its sidewalls for permitting at least one multilayer wheeled cart to be pushed into and removed from the oven. The oven includes a fan lo... | 07/20/1993 |
| 5203258 | Apparatus for heating food articles An apparatus for heating food articles including a chamber containing a plurality of vertically, spaced-apart supports, each having a hollow interior which is interconnected by a single conduit. A thermostatically controlled steam generator is connected t... | 04/20/1993 |
| 5201364 | Apparatus for heating and cooling food articles having removable plates with fluid sealed therein An apparatus is disclosed for heating or cooling food articles including a chamber containing a plurality of tubular, vertically, spaced-apart support means having a fluid inlet and outlet. A plurality of removably mounted hollow plates each having a plur... | 04/13/1993 |
| 5159973 | Dual temperature maintenance food serving compartment with pre-cooled cooling modules and heat storage pellets An improved food serving cart of the type having a compartment for holding multiple trays of prepared foods having both hot and cold food and/or beverage portions thereon, the improvement including a vertically disposed cold reservoir for holding replacea... | 11/03/1992 |
| 5086693 | Apparatus for heating and cooling food articles An apparatus is disclosed for heating or cooling food articles including a chamber containing a plurality of vertically spaced-apart supports for food articles, each support has a plurality of spaced apart tubular members connected to first and second ple... | 02/11/1992 |
