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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8148668 | Oil stripping fryer unit A continuous oil fryer used to fry food slices, such as potato chips, having an internal oil stripping capability. The fryer accumulates the steam produced by the frying process in a hood and utilizes such steam, after superheating the steam by passing it through a ... | 04/03/2012 |
| 7418966 | Surgical drape and method of detecting fluid and leaks in thermal treatment system basins A drape according to the present invention is constructed of or includes conductive and insulating drape segments and is disposed over a top surface of a thermal treatment system having a basin recessed therein. A portion of the drape is pushed down into, and confor... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7395752 | Cooking apparatus A cooking apparatus (10) is disclosed which comprises a double-shelled housing (12) with top cover (14), side walls (16) and a front plate (20) which is in the form of an arch to provide a storage space (22) underneath. A fo... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7388174 | Starch-reducing rice cooker A starch-reducing rice cooker includes a pot containing a lower compartment and an upper boiling chamber having a top opening. A partition separates the lower compartment from the upper boiling chamber. A perforated basket is located within the upper boiling chamber... | 06/17/2008 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7213770 | Volatile material dispensing system A volatile material dispensing system with a dispenser for providing controlled release of a volatile material, the dispenser being attached to a display frame, and having at least one protrusion. Protrusions are disposed on a face of the frame to distance the membr... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7208702 | Steam cooker A steam cooker includes a first reservoir for receiving water, a second reservoir for receiving water, and a heating element. The water in the second reservoir is in fluid communication with the water in the first reservoir. The heating element is positioned proxima... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7166822 | Cooking apparatus employing centrally located heat source A device for heating and warming food featuring a base with a central member axially projecting it surface which provides heat from its exterior surface. The base is cooperatively engageable with one or a plurality of cooking containers having central cavities adapt... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7141764 | Externally heated deep fat fryer An externally heated deep fat fryer includes a tank defined by a plurality of side walls and at least one bottom wall for receiving and holding a volume of cooking oil. Heating elements are positioned adjacent to a substantial portion of the external surfaces of the... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7128275 | Liquid warming device with basin A liquid warming device for heating sterile fluids in a removable basin is described with emphasis on the properties of the basin interaction with the liquid warming device and with a drape that works with the basin to maintain a sterile field above the drape and th... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7098427 | Device for filtration of the frying bath in an electric fryer having an immersed heating resistor A device for filtering the frying bath of an electric fryer having a heating resistor that is immersed in a frying bath in a tank during frying, the device including: a filter screen adapted to extend beneath the immersed electric resistor; and at least one holding ... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7030340 | Thermocycler A thermocycler has, as heating devices, a plurality of heating blocks each with a respective coupling face, for heating at least one stationary specimen that during one temperature cycle has a plurality of temperature levels. The plurality of heating blocks is pivot... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7030341 | Cooking vessel A frying vessel having heating elements placed within a cylindrical sleeve so as to direct a current of heated frying fat. ... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7015429 | Deep fryer A deep fryer has an outer housing (4) closed by a lid (14) and an immersed type heating element (28) extending into an oil containing receptacle (22), the housing having an upper rim at which the lid (14) is supported, with the und... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7002108 | Electric frying apparatus An electric cooking apparatus includes an outer pot body, an inner pot body provided with an electric heating member having two conducting terminals, and a socket including a housing formed with two insertion holes, a movable member movably mounted in the housing, t... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6998581 | Deep fryer The invention relates to a deep-fat fryer having a frying vessel (17) and at least one heating element (26) arranged in the frying vessel (17). The frying vessel accommodates a frying medium, for example frying fat or oil, the heating element fi... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6978914 | Valve elements for pressurized containers and actuating elements therefor Apparatus for placing contents of a first container in fluid communication with a delivery apparatus includes an actuating element carried by the delivery apparatus and a valve element carried by the first container. At least one of the actuating element and the val... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6967311 | Smolder pot with temperature control function A smolder pot capable of cooking food as heat source is removed. The smolder pot comprises a cooking pot. At least one heat accumulating disk is fixed to a center of a bottom of the cooking pot; the heat accumulating disk being retained with a gap from the bottom. W... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6929619 | Injector An injector 20 that may be used to deliver radiographic contrast media and/or flushing solution into a patient's vascular system for the purposes such as obtaining enhanced diagnostic x-ray images. The injector includes the following features: (1) a syringe m... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6909072 | Constant temperature sealed cooking device The invention discloses a constant temperature sealed cooking device providing a conventional sealed cooker with constant temperature cooking effects. The constant temperature sealed cooking device is devised with a constant temperature generating apparatus at an in... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6897413 | Device for heating dyes to tint optical lenses and filters A device that utilizes an improved method to heat dyes to color plastic lenses and filters. ... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6875959 | Food steamer This will allow a consumer to steam food in more than one container at the same time. It will allow the food preparer to specifically time those items depending on the type of food that is being steamed. ... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6872920 | User sensing chafing dish A chafing or warming dish construction typically used for buffet serving of comestibles having user sensing means which automatically opens and closes an overlying cover depending upon the presence of the user at a serving table. In a disclosed embodiment, the cover... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6870137 | Artificial tears container warming apparatus A warming apparatus for receiving and heating a product container includes a heating chamber having a chamber side wall and a chamber bottom wall defining a chamber having a chamber interior surface and a chamber port through which a product container is inserted in... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6861618 | Electric baby food warmer with water vapor and cover for an electric baby food warmer and method for heating baby food The present invention relates to an electric baby food warmer for heating baby food held in a container by means of a heat transfer medium. The baby food warmer comprises a bowl where the container can be inserted for heating, and an electric heating for heating the... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6852953 | Multi-functional electric oven A multi-functional electric oven structure capable of roasting, sauté, steaming and deep-frying functions, includes a detachable panel at front and upper portions thereof, respectively; an electrothermal tube at lower and upper portions of an interior thereof, resp... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6756567 | Paraffin wax warmer bath An apparatus for melting paraffin wax is provided. It includes an integral plastic inner tub attached to an integral aluminum plate holder, each of which has a flat bottom and a sloped wall. A positive temperature coefficient heating element is attached to the flat ... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6742444 | Electric cooking apparatus An electric cooking apparatus, e.g. a deep fryer, is disclosed as including a body, a tank for containing food to be cooked and a control module for controlling the operation of the deep fryer, in which the body, the tank and the control module are releasably engage... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6684759 | Temperature regulator for a substrate in vapor deposition processes A heat transfer regulating mixture having a metallic component A with a melting point TA and a particulate ceramic component B which is non-wettable by the metallic component A, non-reactive therewith and which has a melting temperature TB... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6674048 | Baby wipes warmer for maintaining moisture and coloration of baby wipes contained therein There is provided a baby wipes warmer for warming baby wipes while maintaining moisture and coloration thereof. Such warmer comprises a base member for supporting the warmer on a surface. A body member is engaged onto the base member and has an interior-s... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6627072 | Filter system for a paraffin spa A paraffin filter system (10) includes an in-line low-profile particulate filter (20) connected to a suction tube (14) which is used as an inlet to the paraffin filter system (10). A paraffin pump (54) pumps the melted paraffin from a paraffin spa (12) th... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6593551 | User sensing chafing dish A chafing or warming dish construction typically used for buffet serving of comestibles having user sensing means which automatically opens and closes an overlying cover depending upon the presence of the user at a serving table. In a disclosed embodiment... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6590187 | High-voltage electric field generating system and fryer therewith The present invention relates to a fryer provided with a system that generates a high-density electromagnetic field, preventing deterioration of cooking oil. The fryer comprises: an oil container holding cooking oil; a high-voltage power supply to generat... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6571690 | Home yogurt making machine by directly incubating milk bottle therein A home yogurt making machine includes: a housing, an inner incubator thermally insulatively mounted in the housing, and a heating device having a positive-temperature-coefficient (PTC) semiconductor heating element mounted on a bottom of the inner incubat... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6573481 | Paraffin bath A paraffin bath apparatus for melting paraffin used in therapeutic applications is disclosed. The paraffin bath apparatus comprises a housing having a base, a sidewall and upper opening. An inner tub is formed of a temperature resistant polymeric material... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6545252 | Electric fryer The invention relates to an electric fryer comprising a body comprising a housing and a container between which an insulating chamber is formed; a lid connected to the upper part of said body; a basket positionable in said container for containing food to... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6469280 | Electric heater hanging assembly for chafing dishes Disclosed herein is a hanging assembly for supporting an electric heater below a chafing dish or chafing pan. The removable electric chafing dish heater is supported by two identical hanging assemblies each with an elastic component to provide a constant ... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6417495 | Paraffin bath A paraffin bath apparatus for melting paraffin used in therapeutic applications is disclosed. The paraffin bath apparatus comprises a housing having a base, a sidewall and upper opening. An inner tub is formed of a temperature resistant polymeric material... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6417498 | Neonatal substrate warmer A receptacle-type heating device for automatically warming and vibrating a multitude of containers simultaneously in order to thaw, warm, and mix cold or frozen liquid in an expedient and accurate manner. The device heats each container to a desired tempe... | 07/09/2002 |
