Did You Know...
...that it was melting ice cream that inspired the invention of the outboard motor? It was a lovely August day and Ole Evinrude was rowing his boat to his favorite island picnic spot. As he rowed, he watched his ice cream melt and wished he had a faster way to get to the island. At that moment the idea for the outboard motor was born!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7638740 | Bite-sized waffle making assembly and bite-sized waffle produced thereby A waffle making assembly for the creation of a plurality of bite-sized waffles, wherein said bite-sized waffles have the necessary dimensional qualities to enable the consumption thereof without having been previously severed into multiple pieces. The waffle making ... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7514655 | Tiltable pannini grill An electric grill for use to create healthier meals is disclosed. The electric grill comprises a support structure which holds a top heating section and a bottom heating section connected by a hinge. The hinge allows for a wide range of movement whereby the top heat... | 04/07/2009 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7274003 | Grill unit for use especially in commercial kitchens A grill for use especially in commercial kitchens includes at least one electric heating element and, directly above said heating element, at least one food-product holder these components jointly forming a grill platform and said food-product holder featuring nozzl... | 09/25/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7227100 | Warmer for warming wiper and fluid container simultaneously or alternatively A warmer includes: a main casing adapted for storing a wiper box therein; a drawer casing slidably engaged in the main casing and operatively withdrawn outwardly for storing a fluid container including nursing bottle or beverage cup in the drawer casing; and a heati... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7180034 | Method and apparatus to cook and form an omelet in one step The electrically powered omelet former and cooker has a base defining the cookers footprint and supporting a clamshell type cooking apparatus having two cooking halves that are independently pivotable vertically, and together are horizontally and vertically pivotabl... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7173225 | Induction heating pan The present invention relates to an induction heating pan comprising a pan body having an inner pan and an outer pan, a lid and a hinge member to connect the lid to the pan body, wherein the hinge member comprises a hollow cylindrical part which contains various con... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7109442 | Grill A grill is provided that has an upper housing having a first heating plate removably connected thereto, a lower housing having a second heating plate removably connected thereto, and an arm FOR connecting to the upper housing at a first pivot point and connecting to... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7104706 | Heating device The present invention relates to a heating device having at least a first heating element 102 for heating at least one protective sleeve 105, 602 arranged around at least a first uncoated optical fiber section 501, 603. Said sleeve 105, 602 | 09/12/2006 |
| 7094991 | Electric food warming system and method A device is disclosed for warming tortillas and other foods. The device operates with a standard electric alternating current ranging from 110 to 120 volts in the US and 220v–240v in other countries. This appliance is to be used in homes or in businesses for the p... | 08/22/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7045744 | Hair curling iron with two rotatable and vertically movable tongs The object of this invention is to provide a hair curling iron having a pair of curling tongs and a heat generating means mounted on the tongs, comprising a tong control unit to control the up and down movement of the curling tongs; a rotary body connected to the to... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7005616 | Cooking apparatus having a plurality of cooking sets to cook foods in different cooking modes A cooking apparatus includes an electric heating plate having a heat source therein transmitting heat from the heat source to food, and a cabinet supporting the electric heating plate. The electric heating plate is electrically connected to the cabinet, and is remov... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6995340 | Portable oven A portable oven includes a foldable cooker and a chassis, and the foldable cooker has two symmetric sets of heating boxes, each having an electric heater installed therein and connected to an external power supply for producing heat, and a replaceable cooking utensi... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6936790 | Electric heat sealer with safety device An electric heat sealer for sealing workpieces such as plastic bags or the like includes a casing defining a battery chamber, a press bar pivotally connected to the casing, a sealing mechanism supported on a compression spring in a spring holder inside the casing, a... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6935228 | Platen press A method and an apparatus for varying the dwell parameters for a platen press are disclosed. The method involves creating an impression force between first and second platens using a driven biasing member where movement of the member is controlled by a tensioner. Th... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6924467 | Heating pad systems, such as for patient warming applications A heating pad system useable in one embodiment for warming a person on a support structure. In this embodiment, the heating pad system comprises an upper foam pad, a lower foam pad, and a thermal-electric heating element sandwiched between the upper and lower foam p... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6776085 | Cooking device with a tray unit having two tray halves pivoted to each other A cooking device includes a pivot unit disposed below and interconnecting pivotally bottom surfaces of two tray halves of a tray unit to permit pivotal movement of the tray halves between extended and folded positions. The tray halves have inner sides contacting eac... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6758132 | Electric cooking device suitable for grilling and baking foodstuffs A base unit of an electric cooking device includes a grill plate that has front and rear edge portions opposite to each other along a plate axis. An oil-collecting hole is formed adjacent to the front edge portion. The grill plate has a top cooking surface that incl... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6654550 | Portable hand held automobile windshield de-icer A hand held device is deployed adjacent to the inside surface of a window so as to remove ice from the outside surface of the window by employing infrared heat energy that melts the ice adjacent to the interface of the ice and the window. As the ice adjac... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6627852 | Curling iron with rotatable asymmetrical heating tips A curling iron is provided having two handles coupled to two heating tips having non-symmetrical cross-sectional shapes with respect to their lengthwise axes. At least one of the heating tips is rotatably coupled to its handle to rotate along an axis leng... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6573477 | Safety electric sealer having a safety gate A safety electric sealer is disclosed for sealing polybags and the like, which includes a first arm body, an electric heating mechanism, a second arm body, and a safety gate. The electric heating mechanism is mounted in a receiving chamber within the firs... | 06/03/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6551560 | Two-stage dispensing mat Disclosed herein is two-stage mat for dispensing volatile materials. The mat is comprised of two materials varying either in thickness, thermal conductivity and/or porosity (and coated with like volatile material), or coated with volatile materials having... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6530308 | Steam grill A steam grill includes a body, an upper lid, a water-storing member positioned on the upper lid, a beating section provided in the interior of the body, a dripping controller, and a grilling section under the heating section. The dripping controller is po... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6466737 | Portable electric space heater A method and apparatus for conditioning air includes conditioning units that are removably attached together. The conditioning units may be separated from each other and individually perform conditioning functions, such as air moving, heating, humidifying... | 10/15/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6397733 | Food roaster A food roasting apparatus has a roasting main body and an upholding device is mounted on the roasting main body at the far end with respect to the oil-collected hole. The upholding device includes an upholding element and a covering body, which can shield... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6392200 | Wet tissue warmer and tissue lifting plate A wet tissue warmer has a case having an open end, a lid removably put on the case so as to cover the open end of the case and internally provided with a heater, and a lifting plate placed in the case and biased upward. When the lid is closed, a wet tissu... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6389959 | Multipurpose grill A multipurpose grill for grilling food items anywhere standard electricity is available. The multipurpose grill includes a lower housing member that has plurality of grilling sections, each thermostatically controlled, and a plurality of upper housing mem... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6380519 | Electrical oven having a housing with a turnable lid An electrical oven includes a housing defining an inner space and having a bottom wall, two opposite side walls, a lid that is mounted pivotally on the side walls and that confine the inner space at rear and top sides of the housing, and a front opening f... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6310326 | Oven with a water injection mechanism The invention is to provide an oven comprising an oven body which includes a base and a top cover pivotally connected with the base; a chamber, comprising an upper board fixed on the top cover and a lower board fixed on the base; and a water injection mec... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6246027 | Electrically heated tool for cutting hair A tool for cutting synthetic hair that is for sealing synthetic hair when synthetic hair is braided and cut to length. The tool for cutting synthetic hair includes a top portion containing a cutting blade and a bottom portion containing an electric heatin... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6130991 | Convection space heater with interconnected housing segments using hair dryer as heated air source An electric hair dryer is connected to a portable housing having a plurality of angularly adjustable housing segments. The air passes through the segments and out spaced air outlet openings formed in the housing segments.... | 10/10/2000 |
| 6130416 | Food heating device A food heating device such as a sandwich toaster or contact grill, comprising two hingedly connected parts (1) upon which heating elements (6) fixed within heat distribution bodies (7) are mounted. Contact plates (9) against which the food is heated are a... | 10/10/2000 |
| 6130411 | Golf ball heater appliance The hitting distance performance of a golf ball is improved by heating the ball to an average temperature of between 30° C. and 55° C. during an active heating period of 30 minutes or less followed by a temperature equilibration period of 20 minutes or ... | 10/10/2000 |
