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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8084719 | Variable heat distribution for indoor cooking appliance An electric cooking device with a cooking surface. The cooking surface includes a first heating element positioned under the cooking surface arranged to heat substantially the entire cooking surface to a first power density and a second heating element positioned un... | 12/27/2011 |
| 7960673 | 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... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7638738 | Griddle cooking system A griddle cooking system is disclosed. A heating block includes a heat plenum and a plurality of heat release chambers fluidically coupled to the heat plenum. Each of the heat release chambers includes a chamber opening onto a first side of the heating block. A grid... | 12/29/2009 |
| 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 |
| 7385162 | Heater unit and electric cooker equipped therewith A heater unit comprises: a hot wire heating unit; an induction heating unit provided adjacent to the hot wire heating unit and operated by induction heating; and connectors each for connecting the hot wire heating unit to the induction heating unit. A cooker compris... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7381929 | Portable griddle Portable griddle, which comprises a container (2) of metallic nature coated on the inside with a thermal wave reflector plate (6); one or several electric elements (7), placed on the inside of the container (2) but without direct contact ... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7367332 | Folding camping stove A folding camping stove. The folding camping stove may be formed in a clamshell configuration, having two clamshells that fold outward to expose at least two cooking surfaces. Two pivot points are provided on the folding camping stove. Each of the clamshells folds a... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7367261 | Section divider ensemble for roller grill for cooking human food A roller grill for cooking human food is disclosed which comprises a housing having a plurality of tubular cooking members rotatably mounted within the housing and a divider ensemble shaped to be positioned on the tubular cooking members for sectioning the tubular c... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7363923 | cooking range assembly and monolithic drip pan A cook top includes a one-piece drip pan beneath all burners for collecting spillage and drips originating at the burners. Burner assemblies having burners therein are located by and supported on the drip pan. Grates are provided above the burners and have chamfered... | 04/29/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7334517 | Section divider ensemble for roller grill for cooking human food A roller grill for cooking human food is disclosed which comprises a housing having a plurality of tubular cooking members rotatably mounted within the housing and a section divider ensemble for sectioning the tubular cooking members into a first cooking area and a ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7335860 | Multifunctional griddle A multifunctional griddle having hinged top and bottom heating plate assemblies which receive reversible cooking plates or, alternatively, interchangeable cooking plates for cooking different types of foods such as waffles, pancakes, and hot sandwiches. In one embod... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7315692 | Electrical water heater The present invention discloses an electrical water heater including a container body which is adapted to contain a predetermined volume of water, a heating unit mounted to the heater body for heating the water, and a temperature control unit for operating the heati... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7312426 | Cooking apparatus A cooking apparatus includes a heater mounting unit that mounts a heater on a reflecting plate in a simple manner and allows an internal construction of the cooking apparatus to be simple. The cooking apparatus also includes a cabinet, at least one heater mounted in... | 12/25/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7288747 | Cooking apparatus A cooking apparatus having a grill part to cook food thereon, and a grill housing coupled with the grill part. The cooking apparatus includes a cover member coupled with the grill housing, to cover the grill part, and having an opening part, and at least one opening... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7285751 | Automatic electric muffin maker An automatic electric muffin maker for baking muffins and related foodstuffs is disclosed. The present muffin maker comprises a housing assembly enclosing a bottom heating plate having an integrated heating element and a top heating element for browning (i.e. to sco... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7263987 | Grill cooker with air cooling unit and multipurpose cooking apparatus having the same A grill cooker that efficiently cools a grilling unit to prevent food from sticking to the grilling unit, and a multipurpose cooking apparatus in which the grill cooker is installed. The grill cooker includes a grilling unit on an upper portion of a cabinet, an air ... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7227104 | Thermal conductivity mask for producing patterns A device for producing patterns includes a thermal conductivity mask that has at least one cavity, a thin film positioned adjacent to the mask, and a heater which may be any convenient heat source. In a preferred embodiment, the thermal conductivity mask includes a ... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7227106 | Modular grill cooker and multipurpose cooking apparatus having the same A modular grill cooker that is easily installed in a multipurpose cooking apparatus, including an outer casing and an inner casing set in the outer casing. A heating unit is mounted to a heat reflecting plate fastened to the inner casing. A grilling unit is seated o... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7227105 | Cooking apparatus A cooking apparatus which prevents a top casing thereof from being heated by heat transmitted from an electric heater. The cooking apparatus having a grill part to cook food thereon, and a electric heater to cook the food, includes a grill housing having a main casi... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7193190 | Portable plate warming apparatus with rechargeable battery Disclosed is a plate warming apparatus for use in keeping food warm in a restaurant. The invention has four primary components: a serving plate; a heater assembly; a plate adapter for coupling the plate and heater assembly; and a base fixture that enables the adapte... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7064298 | Multifunctional griddle A multifunctional griddle having hinged top and bottom heating plate assemblies which receive reversible cooking plates or, alternatively, interchangeable cooking plates for cooking different types of foods such as waffles, pancakes, and hot sandwiches. In one embod... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7053337 | Roaster A roaster includes an upper pan including an upper side wall and an upper pan heating element inside the upper tub. The roaster further includes a lower pan connected to the upper tub, the lower pan including a lower side wall and a lower pan heating element inside ... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7041942 | Heating plate assembly for a cooking appliance A heating assembly is provided for heating objects, for example, food items, that comprises a substrate attached to an insulating frame, which may optionally be attached to a metal pan. The complete assembly is attached to a cooking appliance. The substrate may take... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7034254 | Heated delivery system A heated delivery system for pizza and the like including a thermally insulated receptacle, an electrical resistance heating unit having a heat storing shell molded from thermosetting resin, and an electrical resistance heating member within the shell, the member ha... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7002110 | Electric smokeless roaster An electric smokeless roaster capable of eliminating ducts installed on the inside and outside of a shop and almost eliminating the generation of harmful gases such as NOx, comprising an electric heater unit (2) installed on the upper part of a casing (1 | 02/21/2006 |
| 6965095 | Rotisserie oven having horizontally and vertically oriented cooking elements Indoor use rotisserie ovens which have construction features and scale which make the cleaning process easier. Shown are indoor use rotisserie ovens which also may rotate cooking foods about either a horizontal or vertical axis, which makes their applications more v... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6935874 | Cooking assembly with a safety device A cooking assembly includes a tray unit mounted detachably on a base member, and a plug. The tray unit includes a cooking tray, and a socket casing fixed to the cooking tray. The plug is insertable into the socket casing. A spring-biased latch is disposed movably in... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6930288 | Cooking device with a warming compartment A cooking device includes a base plate, a cooking plate mounted on and cooperating with the base plate to define a receiving space therebetween and formed with at least a drain hole in fluid communication with the receiving space, and a partition unit mounted on the... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6844529 | Electric grill with food divider An electric grill comprised of a primary cooking unit that includes a ribbed grilling surface adjacent to a planar cooking surface with a containment wall around the unit and an adjustable food divider that is used to keep unwanted liquids such as fat and water sepa... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6831256 | Super-thin restaurant griddle A thin food heating unit suitable for use as a restaurant griddle includes a silicone rubber heating blanket vulcanized to the underside of a highly thermally conductive metal food warming plate for heating a food item placed thereon, a base insulated from the heati... | 12/14/2004 |
| 6818868 | Electric grill with food divider An electric grill comprised of a primary cooking unit that includes a ribbed grilling surface adjacent to a planar cooking surface with a containment wall around the unit and an adjustable food divider that is used to keep unwanted liquids such as fat and water sepa... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6809299 | Hot plate for semiconductor manufacture and testing A hot plate for a semiconductor producing/examining device, in which hot plate, when an object to be heated such as a silicon wafer is heated in a state that the object is distanced by a certain distance from the heating face, air is less likely to stagnate between ... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6674051 | Heater cloaking grill grate system for downdraft cooking appliance A cooking appliance includes a grilling grate supported directly above at least one heating element and situated adjacent to a downdraft grill. The grilling grate includes structure to effectively shield the heating element(s) from an air flow generated d... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6603099 | Multifunction electrical cooking appliance The appliance comprises a heater base, at least two removable cooking receptacles capable of being centered and held on said heater base, one of them being constituted by a leakproof pan and the other by a grill plate, and also a removable lid adapted to ... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6555795 | Electric cooking appliance with reversible cooking elements An electric cooking appliance with reversible cooking elements. A base carries two pivoted contact boxes. Each contact box includes a support surface for receiving a cooking element including a sleeve for supporting the cooking element on the contact box.... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6518549 | Modular radiant heater units for use in grills having edge heat weighting The present invention provides a modular heating unit for a grill. The grill has a grill plate supported on a support base. The grill plate has a bottom surface and a top surface. The modular heating unit is mounted to the bottom surface of the grill plat... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6472644 | Grill device with a safety unit for ensuring electrical disconnection when two grill units are separated A grill device includes a horizontal upper grill which is superposed on a lower grill unit and which has an upper cooking member and an insulated terminal-mounting seat. The terminal-mounting seat has first and second terminals electrically coupled with t... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6429409 | Table top cooking appliance A removable platen for a sandwich maker is heated by an electric heating element embedded in a supporting platform. The platform has an upstanding channel that surrounds the electric heating element and the platen has an integrally formed footprint that f... | 08/06/2002 |
