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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8067715 | Heated construction box A heated construction box includes a heater constructed for generating heat within the construction box when connected to a power source. The construction box may include a dehumidifier, extendable supports and/or a retractable power cord assembly, as well as a cool... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8044325 | Wet wipe heating system A wet wipe heating system includes a housing that has a bottom wall and a perimeter wall. An inner compartment is positioned within the housing and includes a lower wall and a peripheral wall. The inner compartment is spaced from the housing and a receiving space ha... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8030598 | Electric grill An electric cooking assembly includes a main body portion that defines a cooking area. First and second cooking surfaces are contained within the cooking area. A first electric heating element arranged to provide heat to at least a portion of the first cooking surfa... | 10/04/2011 |
| 7834297 | Golf club grip warning and dying apparatus and method A golf club grip warning and drying apparatus includes a housing that has a bottom wall and a peripheral wall which is attached to and extending upwardly from the bottom wall. The peripheral wall has an upper edge defines an access opening extending into the housing... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7834296 | Electric grill and method of providing the same An electric grill is provided having a grate, a first electrical insulator layer located above the grate, a heater layer deposited on a top surface of the first electrical insulator layer, and a top layer located over the heater layer for protecting the heater layer... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7804045 | Portable food heater In one aspect, the present invention provides a consumer appliance that uses RF energy to heat foods stored in a container that is suitable for RF heating. ... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7800022 | Device for cooking in indirect heating The present invention relates to a cooking device comprising a coupling housing having a detachable vessel with a detachable pulverizing blade, a screen formed on its lateral surface, a handle grip with a coupling point of contact, a sensor and a plate type of a hea... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7777157 | Portable blanket warmer A blanket warmer is disclosed. The blanket warmer is lightweight, portable, and consumes minimal power. ... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7732738 | Banquet cart including heat retention material A banquet cart includes a heater received in an opening in the bottom panel of the banquet cart. Plates of food are loaded into the interior compartment of the banquet cart in the kitchen. The heater includes a central heater unit and two heat retention material hea... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7718924 | Multiple-compartment insulated food tray The present disclosure provides a multiple-compartment insulated food tray and lid for storage and service. The insulated food trays allow for two or more stacked strays to be mechanically unified using the weight of the top tray on the bottom tray in any orientatio... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7491912 | Portable container with temperature control chamber A portable food delivery container includes a food storage compartment, a control compartment, and a temperature control source. A control compartment lies adjacent to and in thermal conductivity with the food storage compartment. A modular removable temperature con... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7442901 | Electric oven and method of operating the same An electric oven includes an oven body, a first convection system having a first convection heater and a first convection fan that are installed in the oven body to operate for a first space in the oven body, and a second convection system having a second convection... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7394042 | Banquet cart including heat retention material A banquet cart includes a heater received in an opening in the bottom panel of the banquet cart. Plates of food are loaded into the interior compartment of the banquet cart in the kitchen. The heater includes a central heater unit and two heat retention material hea... | 07/01/2008 |
| RE40408 | Baby wipes warmer for maintaining moisture and coloration of baby wipes contained therein There is provided a baby wipes warmer comprising a housing which defines an upper housing wall. It also comprises a liquid tank assembly that has an upper tank surface defining at least one vapor aperture therethrough. The tank assembly is disposed within the hosing... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7387762 | Apparatus for sintering silver clay A sintering apparatus for silver clay wherein a silver clay composition can be readily and easily sintered by exposing a silver clay composition obtained by molding to a flame of a solid alcohol fuel. ... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7388176 | Heating device with thin heating boards A heating device includes a case having a plurality of openings and a plurality of slits are defined in bars of the case so that a plurality of heating boards are engaged with the slits of the case at an equal distance. A power control device is connected to the cas... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7385160 | Food holding cabinet with removable tray covers A food holding cabinet having a housing defining a heating chamber for holding a covered food tray in a tray location has a pair of elongated rigid rods mounted to the housing for suspending a food tray cover thereon in a position above the tray location. A front ro... | 06/10/2008 |
| RE40366 | Oven with a spraying device An oven with a spaying device for roasting meats is disclosed, comprising: a housing 11; an outer pot 12; an inner pot 10; a cover 4 of oven; electric heating elements 8 surrounding the outer surface of the outer pot 12; hea... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7378619 | Confectionary liquid serving assembly A confectionary fountain assembly enables user to self-serve confectionary liquid, such as liquid chocolate. The fountain assembly comprises a base assembly, a conduit assembly, a functional sculpture, and an annular basin. The base assembly supports a bowl-shaped r... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7373876 | Cook pot with heating lid A cook pot in which the lid acts as a supplementary heating device to heat the contents inside the pot quickly. The lid has a top and a long cylindrical piece which fits inside the pot body and extends all the way down to the bottom of the pot. A heating band is the... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7361864 | Combined toaster and microwave oven The present invention relates to a combined toaster and microwave oven having a function to cook food by using microwave and a function to bake bread. Accordingly, the present invention provides a combined toaster and microwave oven comprising: a body forming an app... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7351939 | Toaster A toaster is provided having a base which may be interchangeable or integral with the toaster unit. The toaster also contains an angled heating chamber having manually moveable heating element assemblies, a centering carriage, and a toast lift that optimize the dist... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7348519 | Multi-zone griddle and grill A multi-zone griddle with an upper substantially continuous layer of metal adapted for cooking a food product thereon. The upper substantially continuous layer of metal is positioned adjacent to a first lower layer of metal and is displaced a predetermined distance ... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7342202 | Electric grill An electric cooking assembly includes a main body portion that defines a cooking area. First and second cooking surfaces are contained within the cooking area. A first electric heating element arranged to provide heat to at least a portion of the first cooking surfa... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7339136 | Bread impaling cooking utensil The present invention features a cooking utensil for creating an elongated cavity in a bread item, wherein a meat item may be inserted. The cooking utensil comprises a bread-impaling spike supported by and extending from a base member, wherein the bread-impaling spi... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7339140 | Roaster oven having lid with hinged portion A roaster oven for the heating of foodstuffs includes an outer housing with an opening and a heating element disposed proximate an interior surface for heating thereof. A lid, removably positioned on the outer housing to at least partially cover the opening, has a s... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7339137 | Electric grilling appliance A food heating appliance is disclosed that comprises a chamber portion and a lid portion that defines a heating chamber. The chamber portion has a perimeter wall extending about the heating chamber and an upper opening into the heating chamber. The perimeter wall is... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7335859 | Combination toaster/caramelizer oven A combination toaster/caramelizer oven for treating food products comprising: a housing; at least one heating element; a removable platen; and at least one conveyor disposed opposite the platen for conveying the food products through the housing, wherein the platen ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7335858 | Toaster using infrared heating for reduced toasting time A toaster uses radiant heat at infrared wavelengths optimized for producing rapid and uniform toasting of a food product. The infrared wavelengths of the radiated heat are selected for optimum speed and quality (browning and moisture content) of the food product. Th... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7328654 | Food warming apparatus In general, one embodiment of the invention is directed to apparatus for warming pre-cooked sandwich buns and the like to a desired holding temperature and then holding the buns at such holding temperature. The apparatus comprises a cabinet having at least one compa... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7326884 | Butter cup A butter heating and dispensing system for facilitating dispersal of melted butter. The system includes a container assembly, a spray assembly, and a heating assembly. The container assembly includes an interior space for receiving a quantity of butter to be melted ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7323663 | Multi-purpose oven using infrared heating for reduced cooking time An oven using radiant heat at infrared wavelengths optimized for producing rapid and uniform cooking of a wide variety of foods. The infrared oven toasts, bakes, broils, and re-heats food at a much faster speed while maintaining high quality in taste and appearance ... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7319215 | Door structure of microwave oven usable as pizza oven A door structure of a microwave oven usable as a pizza oven, wherein a pan is coupled to an inner surface of the door such that the pan is integral with the door, and a handle is mounted to an outer surface of the door. The handle has various structures so that the ... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7319214 | Door structure of microwave oven usable as pizza oven A door structure of a microwave oven usable as a pizza oven, wherein a pan is coupled to an inner surface of the door such that the pan is integral with the door, and a handle is mounted to an outer surface of the door. The handle has various structures so that the ... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7316313 | Heated equipment bag This is a sports equipment bag that can be heated to provide comfort for the user of various equipment, particularly those sports involved in extremely cold temperatures, such as hockey. ... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7312424 | Apparatus and a method for cooking garlic An apparatus and method for use in cooking bulbs of garlic are described. The apparatus (100) includes a bowl (102) and a top (104). An insert (122) that releases moisture during cooking is supported on a bottom (108) of the bowl (... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7301127 | Cooking device The cooking device of the present invention operates in the 100 to 250 volt AC range acting as either, a grill, a smoker, an oven or a rotisserie. The cooking device is compact, being portable or fixed so as to allow the user to maximize limited space such as on a b... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7301128 | Portable electric grill A portable electric grill including an exhaust fan for indoor grilling is disclosed. The present grill is constructed to permit its supporting frame to be folded from an open position wherein the horizontally disposed grilling plates are supported by folding leg mem... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7288745 | Temperature controlled food storage and serving pan A pan including a shelf dividing the interior thereof into a lower chilling element and an upper portion disposed in heat relationship with the lower portion and a lid for covering the top of the container and having a serving surface for display of food thereon. | 10/30/2007 |
| 7287462 | High-level built-in oven unit A high-level built-in oven unit having a housing with a heated cooking chamber having a floor opening therein. The chamber has a lowerable trap-door movable between a position closing the floor opening and a lowered position opening the floor opening. The trap-door ... | 10/30/2007 |
