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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7304270 | Integrated warmer drawer and warmer zone controls A range for heating foods having a body comprising a top surface, a first chamber located within the range, a second chamber located within the range, multiple heating elements arranged on the top surface for cooking food, an upper and lower heating element arranged... | 12/04/2007 |
| 6639187 | Toaster with movable food support and movable doors with windows A vertical toaster comprising a housing, heating elements, a food support and a drive. The heating elements are connected to the housing and comprise at least one calrod. The calrod comprises an electric wire surrounded by heat conductive electrical insul... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6570135 | Kitchen stove for preparing food, and an oven for preparing food There is now provided a kitchen stove for preparing food, and an oven for preparing food. The stove or oven has a heating arrangement to make the cleaning of the stove or oven easier for a user particularly at the viewing window of the oven.... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6362458 | Food grilling system for oven cavity with byproduct removal A grilling system for an oven includes a removable grilling platform defined by a food supporting rack, a basin, and a heating element positioned between the rack and the basin. The basin includes a bottom surface which is sloped in order to direct liquid... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6323472 | Radiant electric heater for a microwave oven A microwave oven (1) comprises an oven cavity (3) containing a rotatable turntable (4) for supporting one or more items to be heated. A radiant electric heater (5) is arranged for location above the turntable (4) and comprises at least one first heating e... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6097000 | Control panel ventilation system for electrical food cooking appliances comprising a cooking hob and an oven A ventilation system for electrical food-cooking appliances comprising a cooking hob and an oven with a fan positioned in a compartment between the two in order to generate air flow for cooling electronic components controlling the oven operation, in whic... | 08/01/2000 |
| 5951939 | Method for heating films for thermoforming A method of heating a film prior to thermoforming by the following steps. A thermoplastic flexible film having a painted surface and a thermoplastic backing sheet is placed within a frame. The frame and film are placed within a heater. The heater has firs... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5708255 | Prepared meal system with lower hotplate having a plurality of heating zones and an upper radiant heating element and operated in accordance with pre-programmed cooking programs selected by a user A prepared meals system has at least one food container and cooking unit. The food container has at least two compartments for different foods to be heated at different temperatures and/or times. The cooking unit has at least one cooking station having tw... | 01/13/1998 |
| 5344622 | Ozone sterilization system vapor humidification component with disposable water source A vapor humidification component with a disposable water source for a medical instrument sterilization system that utilizes ozone as a sterilization agent. The humidification component of the invention receives a measured input of water that is vaporized ... | 09/06/1994 |
| 5280157 | Power switching arrangement for cooking oven A power switching arrangement for a self-cleaning oven appliance incorporating a unique arrangement of two double throw relays in the oven power control circuit. The two relays are operatively interconnected to selectively couple the oven bake and broil e... | 01/18/1994 |
| 5170039 | Multifunction toaster The toaster comprises a housing for receiving the pieces of bread to be toasted or to be reheated and on both sides of this housing an electric heating element having an electric resistor (R1, R2) wound on an elongated support made o... | 12/08/1992 |
| 4775777 | Open-loop self-cleaning oven temperature control A nominal closed-loop temperature control system and method for a self-cleaning oven is adapted, upon recalibration of the bake temperature of the oven, to operate in an open-loop manner during the CLEAN mode of operation of the oven, Specifically, prior ... | 10/04/1988 |
| 4641015 | Portable cooking appliance comprising an oven chamber and a cooking hotplate A portable cooking appliance for the main purpose of cooking food in an oven or grilling food on a hotplate (4) includes a chamber (1) having an oven in which extends an electric resistance-heating element (14). There is placed at the top of the oven cham... | 02/03/1987 |
| 4538049 | Toaster oven A new and improved electric toaster oven is disclosed, wherein the heating ratio between upper and lower heat sources can be readily changed to suit the different requirements of the food item being cooked, while the rate at which the total heat is applie... | 08/27/1985 |
| 4317985 | Dual heater stabilization apparatus and method for a crystal oven A proportional oven having two heaters mounted to a thermally conductive base stabilizes the temperature of a temperature sensitive crystal mounted on the thermally conductive base by adjusting the ratio of powers applied to the two heaters.... | 03/02/1982 |
| 4065659 | Food processing oven The disclosed cooking device has a cooking cavity with an access opening and a door for closing same, and has a rack in the cavity to support the food to be cooked. The device has electric heating elements in the cavity, and control means that energize th... | 12/27/1977 |
