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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8076620 | Anti-oxidation food preparation device An anti-oxidation food preparation device includes a food preparation vessel having an electrically conductive body and a separate power supplying base. The base generates high frequency AC power that is transferred by a primary coil to as secondary coil maintained ... | 12/13/2011 |
| 7564010 | Jar type cauldron A jar type cauldron that includes a main body and a lid. The main body is made by shaping and then firing clay, and is constructed so that a bottom wall thereof is thicker than a sidewall thereof. An inner wall is provided in an upper portion of the main body to for... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7435930 | Inductive heating method with indicia sensing Heating devices and methods which are particularly useful in vending machines for hot products. Products such as beverages contained in individual containers such as cans are rapidly heated to serving temperature by induction heating for delivery to a customer. Vari... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7432478 | Inductive heating apparatus with machine readable device Heating devices and methods which are particularly useful in vending machines for hot products. Products such as foods, including beverages, contained in individual containers such as cans are rapidly heated to serving temperature by induction heating for delivery t... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7399949 | Method and apparatus for attaching a membrane roof using induction heating of a susceptor An improved induction heating apparatus is provided for attaching membrane roofs. A top membrane layer is attached to attachment disks that hold sheets of thermal insulation to the top of roof substrates. The heating apparatus emits a magnetic field that raises the ... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7378623 | Double walled induction heated article of cookware A dual wall cookware article is formed by bonding a ferromagnetic metal base plate to an assembly that includes an inner vessel, a thermally conductive layer and an outer vessel frame. The outer vessel frame has upright walls that surround a bottom having plural per... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7355151 | Magnetic safety feature for cookware and cooking stoves Methods and devices for securing the bottom of an item of cookware to the burner of a stove top by use of magnetism. The magnet(s) may be permanent magnets or electromagnets. The cookware may comprise a permanent magnet disposed on or in the base of the cookware. Th... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7348519 | Multi-zone griddle and grill A multi-zone griddle with an upper substantially continuous layer of metal adapted for cooking a food product thereon. The upper substantially continuous layer of metal is positioned adjacent to a first lower layer of metal and is displaced a predetermined distance ... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7335428 | Cooking vessel comprising a base made of a multilayer material and a side wall, and article of multilayer material The invention relates to a cooking vessel comprising a base made of a multilayer material and a side wall, the said multilayer material comprising, in succession from the outside of the vessel to the inside of the vessel: an outer part, having a thickness eE | 02/26/2008 |
| 7320277 | Cooking utensil Cooking utensil suitable for heating on both thermal and induction heat sources, comprising a container having a container bottom to which a base is connected, the base comprising a peripheral wall and a bottom side and having a layered structure. An inner region of... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7319211 | Cooking utensil with bottom wall adapted for induction heating A cooking utensil with bottom wall adapted for induction heating, is provided. The cooking utensil includes a container made from a first material that has attached to the outside of its bottom wall a heat distributing plate made from a second, different, heat condu... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7285753 | Heating system for use in on-board kitchens in means of transport and a method for heating food on board means of transport, in particular aircraft For use on board a mobile means of transport (eg. aircraft, bus, ship), a heating system and method are described which lead to a reduction of peak demand in the on-board kitchen energy supply system relating to the integrated heating appliances for the warming or h... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7227108 | Dispenser assemblies and systems including a heat storage unit A heat storage unit (2) includes a body having a passage (12) formed therein through which a flowable product passes. A heatable element (10) is incorporated within the body of the heat storage unit (2) in thermal communication with the p... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7217907 | Stick resistant cooking utensils Durable, stick resistant, stain resistant, dishwasher safe, and thermal shock resistant cooking utensils produced from a MAX phase and methods for their production are provided. ... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7208231 | Bonded metal components having uniform thermal conductivity characteristics and method of making same Cookware having improved uniform heat transfer over the entire cross section thereof, the cookware formed from a multi-layered composite metal having a layer of stainless steel roll bonded at or near the core of the composite. The stainless layer is roll bonded to l... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7176423 | Induction heating apparatus An induction heating apparatus wherein an electrostatic shield and the low-potential portion of an inverter circuit are electrically connected securely is provided. The induction heating apparatus in accordance with the present invention comprises a top plate 11 | 02/13/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7157674 | Induction heater with controlled current to heating coil A detector is operable to detect a displacement of a load by an ascending force based on a period of time from a time a heating output of an inverter drops from a predetermined level to a first level, to a time the heating output returns back to a second level large... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7157675 | Radio frequency identification controlled heatable objects A temperature controlled heatable object is provided in which a temperature sensor is connected to a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tag. The RFID tag is located within the handle of the object, and the temperature sensor is placed in contact with the object. ... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7135658 | Magnetic safety feature for cookware and cooking stoves Methods and devices for securing the bottom of an item of cookware to the burner of a stove top by use of magnetism. The magnet(s) may be permanent magnets or electromagnets. The cookware may comprise a permanent magnet disposed on or in the base of the cookware. Th... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7126095 | Frying hob arrangement with induction heating A frying arrangement includes a planar heating element (5) including a ferromagnetic material and constituting a frying surface. The arrangement includes at least two magnetic field generators (1, 2) each having two free ends, wherein the heating eleme... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7057144 | Induction heating device In an induction heating apparatus, in order to decrease the buoyancy exerted on an object to be heated which is made of a material having high electrical conductivity and low magnetic permeability, such as aluminum, an electrical conductor is provided between a heat... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7049563 | Induction cooker with heating coil and electrical conductor An electric conductor provided for decreasing a lifting force exerted on an object being heated has an aperture of a small diameter in the center thereof, which leaves a large surface area to enhance reduction of the lifting force. The electric conductor is also pro... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7041945 | Induction heater for cooking An induction-heating cooking device includes a light-transmissive cooking board on which a cooking container to be heated is to be placed; a heating coil for heating the cooking container; light emission means for emitting a light beam; and light-transmissive light ... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7022952 | Dual coil induction heating system A dual coil induction cooking system and method for heating ferrous and non-ferrous cooking vessels. The system includes a first resonant circuit for inducing a current in a ferrous metal cooking vessel at a first frequency and a second resonant circuit, wired in a ... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6953919 | RFID-controlled smart range and method of cooking and heating A system and method for providing multiple cooking modes and an ability to automatically heat cooking vessels and other objects using RFID technology, and an ability to read and write heating instructions and to interactively assist in their execution. An induction ... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6942383 | Cooking pan The cooking pan in which one side of an outer circumferential face of a main body is combined with a handle through a bolt fastening has such a construction that a temperature display member is equipped with an upper face of a coupling end part combined with a guide... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6926971 | Bonded metal components having uniform thermal conductivity characteristics and method of making same Cookware having improved uniform heat transfer over the entire cross section thereof, the cookware formed from a multi-layered composite metal having a layer of titanium roll bonded at or near the core of the composite. The titanium layer is roll bonded to layers of... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6906295 | Foodware with multilayer stick resistant ceramic coating and method of making A foodware article having a multilayer, stick resistant, ceramic coating. The foodware article of the present invention includes a metal foodware article having an inner food-contacting surface and an outer surface; a bonding layer deposited on the food-contacting s... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6904378 | Method for measuring the temperature of a metal saucepan A method for measuring the temperature of a cooking vessel or saucepan using a radiant heater. The radiant heater has a heating coil with a corresponding control and an induction coil as an inductive sensor and which is located in a metal tray. With the inductive se... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6894255 | Induction heating apparatus When a pan made of a non-magnetic material, such as aluminum, is used for cooking while the temperature is being controlled, a notice is made to the user to the effect that the temperature control function has been stopped and that the temperature should be manually... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6841764 | Device and method for keeping meals warm A heat retention system for keeping meals warm by converting induced electromagnetic energy of arisen heat. The system contains a receptacle (5, 55, 103) with passive elements (3, 53) which, via a plate (9, 59, 209), are in active connection wit... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6782599 | Process for the manufacture of cooking vessels and vessels obtained according to such process A process for the manufacture of cooking vessels, in particular pots and/or pans and the like suitable for magnetic induction heating, is remarkably simple and comprises the steps of: providing a metallic semimanufactured vessel (A) of the cooking vessel, comprising... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6774346 | Heat retentive inductive-heatable laminated matrix An induction heatable body (22) that quickly heats to a desired temperature, retains heat long enough to be used in almost any application, and develops no “hot spots” even when heated by a heating source having an uneven magnetic field distribution. The ... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6702140 | Process for the manufacture of cooking vessels and vessels obtained according to such process A process for the manufacture of cooking vessels, in particular pots and/or pans in a relatively soft metallic material, with a plate in a metallic material of high hardness applied to the bottom of the vessel, performs a stable connection among said part... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6670589 | Heat retentive food tray with cover A heat retentive tray system is provided that has a tray containing a heat storage member adapted to be heated by electrical induction with a cover disposed in insulating contact with a flat upper surface of the tray, thereby substantially increasing the ... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6636143 | Resistor and method of manufacturing the same The present invention relates to a resistor and a manufacturing method of the same. The invention aims at providing the resistor and the manufacturing method thereof that can reduce a soldering area that occupies a mount area, when the resistor is mounted... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6635855 | System for heating of bodies in general by induction, especially for cooking food A system is provided for heating by induction in a receptacle (17) of non-ferrous materials such as aluminum, PFTE, earthenware and others, of an insert (18) consisting of a thin body of ferromagnetic material, such as wire gauze, which is deeply embedded... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6606937 | Self-heating hot beverage serving urn and method A self-heating urn (10) is provided with a warmer packs (18) which are rapidly heated during the brewing process and then gradually release their heat to the brewed beverage within the urn after it is removed from the brewing location to a serving locatio... | 08/19/2003 |
| 6576876 | Stainless steel cooking utensil with composite capsular base heatable by magnetic induction The stainless steel cooking utensil (10; 10A) with a capsular base having a stainless steel cap (20) and also at least one additional metal cap (24; 24, 28). At least one of the caps (20, 24; 20, 24, 28) is of a metal of high magnetic permeability, the on... | 06/10/2003 |
