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Patent No. 6266829

Combination Beverage Container and Spittoon

A combination beverage container and spittoon includes a bottom portion including outer wall and a first inner wall defining a spittoon space.

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Class 219/389 - Revolving enclosure


Subclass of Class 219 - Electric heating
Definition: Subject matter including means whereby the container or
No. of patents: 66
Last issue date: 01/25/2011


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NumberTitleIssue Date
7875833Coffee roaster and controlling method of same
Contemplated fully automated coffee roaster have significantly reduced energy demands, use electrical heat as a heat source in a temperature-only driven program mode, and eliminate smoke and smell within the roaster. Most preferably, contemplated fully automated roa...
01/25/2011
7411159Device and method for the heating of food
The invention relates to a device for heating food comprising a frame, a pan or basket having an opening into which the food to be heated can be placed, which pan or basket can be coupled to the frame by means of coupling means and in which the frame comprises a hea...
08/12/2008
7406913Coffee bean roaster and method for roasting coffee beans using the same
A coffee bean roaster and a method for roasting coffee beans using the roaster are disclosed. The coffee bean roaster includes an oven having a ceramic heating plate with a gate, and a rotary sliding unit to enter the gate so as to slide into the ceramic heating pla...
08/05/2008
7261545Powder preheating
Powdered starting material utilized for molding (e.g., rotational molding, injection molding, blow molding), extrusion, and the like can be preheated to reduce the time required to complete the processing of the material. After being preheated to a temperature below...
08/28/2007
7241977Cooking apparatus and method therefor
An apparatus for cooking a food item therein is disclosed. The apparatus has a housing defining an interior and includes at least first and second opposed walls. A rotating member is positioned between the first and second walls of the housing, and the rotating memb...
07/10/2007
7060942Cooking apparatus and method therefor
An apparatus for cooking a food item therein has a housing defining an interior and includes at least first and second opposed walls. A rotating member is positioned between the first and second walls of the housing, and the rotating member is capable of engaging an...
06/13/2006
7002107Electric clay and earthenware oven for general purpose heating, cooking, and baking in a house, restaurants and the like
An oven has an insulator placed between an inner cavity and an outer housing. The inner cavity is a one-piece clay pot with the top and bottom having equal inside diameters while the middle portion is larger in diameter, to facilitate heat circulation. The heating e...
02/21/2006
6998578Baking system for plasma display panel and layout method for said system
A baking system for a plasma display panel which comprises a clean room 1 and a baking furnace having an upper passage 11 for conveying a plasma display panel glass substrate 5 during baking from an inlet 15 of the furnace 3, and a...
02/14/2006
6983620Method and device for the temperature control of surface temperatures of substrates in a CVD reactor
The invention relates to a method for controlling the surface temperatures of substrates arranged on substrate supports borne by a substrate support carrier on dynamic gas cushions in a processing chamber of a CVD-reactor. The aim of the invention is to reduce or ad...
01/10/2006
6872917Automatic cooker
The invention relates to a cooking utensil, and more particularly, to an electric automatic cooker. The automatic cooker includes semi-spherical cooking body which is driven with a power motor to rotate in both longitudinal direction and latitudinal direction. The a...
03/29/2005
6747249System for performing thermal reflow operations under high gravity conditions
A thermal reflow processing system has a rotatable structure to which articles having a reflowable surface are attached. The structure is coupled to a drive motor which causes the structure to rotate at speeds which generate centripetal forces in excess of that of g...
06/08/2004
6573478Systems for performing thermal reflow operations under high gravity conditions
A thermal reflow processing system has a rotatable structure to which articles having a reflowable surface are attached. The structure is coupled to a drive motor which causes the structure to rotate at speeds which generate centripetal forces in excess o...
06/03/2003
6414275Method and apparatus for performing thermal reflow operations under high gravity conditions
A thermal reflow processing system has a rotatable structure to which articles having a reflowable surface are attached. The structure is coupled to a drive motor which causes the structure to rotate at speeds which generate centripetal forces in excess o...
07/02/2002
6403940Turntable drive mechanism in a cooking oven
A turntable drive mechanism in a cooking oven. A driver unit is arranged outside a cooking chamber for rotationally driving a turntable, and a magnetic coupling is arranged between a revolving shaft of the turntable and another revolving shaft of the driv...
06/11/2002
6380517High temperature rotating vacuum kiln and method for heat treating solid particulate material under a vacuum
A rotating vacuum kiln for heat treating solid particulate material under vacuum conditions uses a rotating refractory metal cylindrical vessel with a cool inlet zone, hot intermediate zone, and cool exit zone, with a first series of inner radiation shiel...
04/30/2002
6367371Automatic food processing device
A food processing device for automatically cooking and processing food is shown. The device has a cylindrical cooking vessel positioned in a sloping manner and rotatably supported on rotary wheels. Variable heater elements are provided at the cooking vess...
04/09/2002
6310324Tube heating apparatus
An apparatus for rapidly heating a plurality of parts to a desired temperature. The apparatus includes an oven within which is disposed a rotationally supported magazine for holding a plurality of parts to be heated. A plurality of heating elements and an...
10/30/2001
6288367Method and apparatus for performing thermal reflow operations under high gravity conditions
A thermal reflow processing system has a rotatable structure to which articles having a reflowable surface are attached. The structure is coupled to a drive motor which causes the structure to rotate at speeds which generate centripetal forces in excess o...
09/11/2001
6271501High temperature rotating vacuum kiln and method for heat treating solid particulate material under a vacuum
A rotating vacuum kiln and method for heat treating solid particulate material under vacuum conditions uses a rotating refractory metal cylindrical vessel with a cool inlet zone, hot intermediate zone, and cool exit zone, with a first series of inner radi...
08/07/2001
6180923Spinning tray for oven
The present invention of a spinning tray for oven mainly includes a tray body for placing food. The tray body having a hole at its center for inserting a sensor rod. A spring is disposed underneath the sensor rod, a positioning frame is placed outside the...
01/30/2001
6096998Method and apparatus for performing thermal reflow operations under high gravity conditions
A thermal reflow processing system has a rotatable structure to which articles having a reflowable surface are attached. The structure is coupled to a drive motor which causes the structure to rotate at speeds which generate centripetal forces in excess o...
08/01/2000
6096999Reflow soldering apparatus with a rotative configuration
The invention relates to an apparatus for subjecting objects to processes, wherein the apparatus comprises a plurality of chambers wherein are each adapted to contain at least one object; and processing devices for processing objects present in the chambe...
08/01/2000
5910264Electrical cooking apparatus for cooking precooked, deep-frozen or fresh food, of the fryer type, with no oil bath
The invention relates to a household electric cooking apparatus, of the frying type, without oil bath, intended to cook frozen or fresh food products such as french fries, etc, without unpleasant smell, without smoke and in a dietetic way. It is comprised...
06/08/1999
5907994Grilling appliance
A grilling appliance includes a housing defining an internal grilling compartment for receiving a food article to be grilled; an impaling member mounted within the grilling compartment for impaling a food article to be grilled; a circular array of electri...
06/01/1999
5775542Self contained drum dumping and hot melt holding tank and method of unloading, melting and dispensing a slug of hot melt material
A method and device for quickly, easily, efficiently and safely dispensing hot melt from a container includes a dumper for receiving a container of hot melt. The dumper has removable smooth inner sheeting for receiving and holding canisters of different m...
07/07/1998
5766661Method for controlling a rice cooker to evenly distribute rice therein
A rice cooker is placed on a turntable, and uncooked rice is poured thereinto. As the uncooked rice is poured-in, a motor rotates the turntable alternately clockwise and counterclockwise to cause the rice to be evenly distributed therein. The cooker carri...
06/16/1998
5662029Hot air oven for the preparation of foodstuffs
The invention relates to a hot air oven for the preparation of foodstuffs, having: a casing; a refining chamber bounded by four side walls, a bottom wall and a cover wall; a first fan for producing a hot air flow in the refining chamber; a rotatable baske...
09/02/1997
5579681Basket guide for a hot air oven
The invention relates to a hot air oven for the preparation of foodstuffs with a housing, with a cooking chamber delimited by four side walls as well as a bottom and a ceiling, with a first (2) blower for generating a hot air flow in the cooking chamber, ...
12/03/1996
5539184Electric oven
An electric oven including a base provided on a top with a groove, a motor arranged within the base and having an output shaft upwardly extending out of the base, an annular member having a plurality of rollers at a circumference thereof and disposed on t...
07/23/1996
5417148Apparatus for dry-cooking food products
An apparatus for dry-cooking food products, having a thermo-ventilated cooking chamber (35) and a rotatable container (2) for food products, internal to the cooking chamber (35), with rotatably supported holed walls (8), which retains and mixes the food p...
05/23/1995
5371829Rotatable heating apparatus for articles of food
A heating apparatus for articles of food comprises a receptacle (4) where the articles of food which are to be heated are brought and which may rotate around a axis during heating. The apparatus further comprises a cover (6) which forms with the receptacl...
12/06/1994
5325229Temperature control of crystals used in optical oscillators
A crystal, which is mounted in a rotatable support for use in tuning the wavelength of an optical parametric oscillator, is maintained at a desired temperature by positioning a heating sleeve to thermally coupled to the crystal and its support in such a w...
06/28/1994
5244486Fluorescent tube coiling apparatus
An apparatus is provided for coiling fluorescent tubes, so that the tubes may be placed within a bulb. The apparatus includes a rotatable turntable having a plurality of ovens thereon. Each oven has a lever to enable the oven to be opened for placement of...
09/14/1993
5193444Apparatus for heating, cooking and roasting food
A forced air oven for and a method of heating, cooking or roasting granular food, such as nuts, seeds and coffee beans. The apparatus houses a hollow cylindrical drum into which food is placed. A heated gaseous stream is forced through the inside of the d...
03/16/1993
5182981Revolving peanut roasting apparatus
An outer cylindrical stationary housing is mounted on a support frame. An inner removable rotating drum mounted at an angle of 6-7 degrees from the base of the apparatus is turned by a shaft driven by an electric motor turning the shaft at 2-4 rpm. A heat...
02/02/1993
5144108Kiln for producing litharge by means of the calcination of massicot
The kiln (1) for producing litharge has a thermally insulated tubular body (2) containing, throughout its length, a shaft (30) with paddles acting as an auger. The tubular body (2) is coaxial with an induction coil (11), which heats it. The raw material i...
09/01/1992
5134927Automatic forced air food heating apparatus
Automatic forced air food heating apparatus having an automatic feeding bin for automatically feeding french fries or the like into a rotary heating basket, a warming compartment for maintaining foods heated in the heating basket at serving temperature fo...
08/04/1992
5126534Toaster with cool exterior
A toaster having double-wall construction controls the flow of air within its interior so that its exterior is kept cool. Air intake occurs near the edge of the top toaster slot where bread or the like is inserted for toasting. Intake air then travels dow...
06/30/1992
5097754Automatic air cooking system for vending machines
A closed-loop air cooking system for use in a vending machine that vends french fried potatoes and the like, including: a) a closed-loop air duct assembly; b) a cooking basket mounted for rotation within the air duct assembly; c) a fan for forcing air thr...
03/24/1992
4999468Oven structure, mainly for cooking of natural and/or deep-frozen and/or pre-cooked food
The present invention is drawn to a combination microwave/infrared oven heating a box-like structure in which a plurality of chambers are defined. A microwave heating source is associated with at least one of the chambers for generating microwaves therein...
03/12/1991
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