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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7855351 | Microwave expandable product A system for preparing, cooking, and treating expandable products in a microwave oven. Under pressure of the microwaves, pressure of one or more components acts to break one or more seals between the cells so that the components can mix and provide a desirable end p... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7816634 | Barbeque assembly A cooking utensil has a first member connected to a second member in a generally transverse configuration. The first member has a first end and a second end. The first end of the first member has a turner element used for turning food products. The second member has... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7361873 | Linearly reciprocating tray for microwave oven A microwave oven in which a power transmission transmitting driving force of a motor moves a tray right and left without direct contact with the tray. The microwave oven includes a support disposed between a bottom plate and the tray to support the tray and the powe... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7335388 | Bread maker and method of controlling the same A bread maker including a main body having an oven compartment with a front opening, a door to open and close the front opening of the oven compartment, a pair of kneading drums spaced apart from each other inside the oven compartment and winding a mixing bag filled... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7186961 | Food cooking container One object of the invention is to provide a container for cooking foods that (1) enables cooking while maintaining an appropriate moisture content, even when the container is heated by an external heating means such as a microwave oven, and (2) can be opened easily.... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7067780 | Container for cooking pasta in a microwave oven A container for cooking pasta in a microwave oven is composed of a body manufactured in a material compatible with microwave ovens, and has therein a compartment to contain the pasta cooking water and a stirrer for the pasta during cooking. ... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7064307 | Container commonly usable for electromagnetic cooking heaters and microwave ovens A container commonly usable for electromagnetic cooking heaters and microwave ovens. A resin container commonly usable for electromagnetic cooking heaters and microwave ovens having an aluminum thin, film on the bottom thereof for storing food therein. The aluminum ... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7026591 | Device and procedure for cooking a food product with microwaves A utensil for cooking pasta in a microwave oven has an upstanding tubular central portion through which a drive shaft extends of a mixing member which fits over that central tubular portion and extends downwardly in the utensil. The drive shaft is driven by a motor ... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7022956 | Microwave oven food-stirrer A retrospectively-fitted multi-configurable microwave oven accessory the purpose of which is to provide an automated stirring capability of foodstuffs by use of the internal rotary plate of a microwave oven to provide a relative motion of the foodstuff and which is ... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6933484 | Microwave oven with food stirring device A stirring device for use in combination with a microwave oven and a carousel device either integral or portable having a base member with an integral attachment device for attachment to said microwave. A shaft depends from the base member, terminating in a blade me... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6329004 | Cooking method and apparatus An improved container is provided for cooking eggs and the like in a microwave oven. The container includes a bottom cup having a top opening and a top cap configured to fit over the top opening. The container can also include a unique separator fitted wi... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6268596 | Apparatus and method for microwave processing of liquids A microwave heating apparatus designed to allow concentration of microwave power to a liquid sample to be processed, by use of a field-perturbing tool disposed within or proximate to the volume of liquid. Uniformity of processing is achieved by circulatin... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6076957 | Magnetic stirrer adapted for use with microwave ovens A stirring device is adaptable for use in microwave ovens with turntables. The stirring device includes a gear train assembly that increases the normal rate of revolution of a microwave turntable by several fold. A driving head coupler is connected to a d... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6011249 | Microwave oven with hot plate and food stirrer An oven is disclosed for cooking/heating a food product. The oven has a cylindrical sidewall, a top, a microwave magnetron and a hot plate mounted below and across the bottom of the sidewall. There is an access door on the top of the oven and an opening t... | 01/04/2000 |
| 5899565 | Microwave resistant mixing device A microwave resistant mixing device that is particularly useful for food preparation utilizing a motor which includes a moving mixing arm or paddle. The motor is further provided with a coupling for detachably mechanically linking the mixing arm to the mo... | 05/04/1999 |
| 5593609 | Mixing device for a microwave oven A mixing device for a microwave oven consists of upper and lower elements. A multiplicity of bearing members is provided therebetween. Each of these elements is formed with at least one surface and a plurality of individual separated from each other beari... | 01/14/1997 |
| 5412171 | Cooking device having stirrer movable about two mutually perpendicular axes A domestic cooking system including a base defining one or more cooking locations, electromagnetic induction apparatus for heating a food at the cooking location and apparatus for automatic stirring of the food at the cooking location.... | 05/02/1995 |
| 5280150 | Heat generating container for microwave oven A heat generating container for use in a microwave oven or the like, which includes a metallic main container, a metallic lid to be detachably applied onto the metallic main container, and microwave absorbing heat generating film layers formed on outer su... | 01/18/1994 |
| 5206479 | Microwave heating system A microwave heating system which is especially useful for rapidly, uniformly and positively sterlizing biological media, such as broths and gels used as incubation or growth media for bacteria, includes a source of microwave radiation, a microwave chamber... | 04/27/1993 |
| 5145252 | Kneading wing sensing apparatus of microwave oven for baking a bread A kneading wing sensing apparatus which, when user kneads materials for baking bread, detects whether the kneading wing is placed into a container or not. The main principal for detecting the kneading wind is to compare the pulse signal with a memorized p... | 09/08/1992 |
| 5075528 | Apparatus for carrying out microwave browning process Described is a process for producing a cooked edibly browned storage-stable fibrous proteinaceous muscle tissue foodstuff including the steps of: (a) providing a particulate flowable flavoring powder which contains individually discretly encapsulated Maillard ... | 12/24/1991 |
| 5021621 | Microwave oven having integral mixing assembly The invention provides a microwave oven having an integral mixing assembly for agitating food inside of the microwave chamber during cooking. The mixing assembly includes a mixer shaft which is received through the top microwave chamber wall and which is ... | 06/04/1991 |
| 5019680 | Heat generating container for microwave oven A heat generating container for use in a microwave oven, which includes a metallic main container, a metallic lid to be detachably applied onto said metallic main container, and microwave absorbing heat generating film layers formed on an outer surface of... | 05/28/1991 |
| 4959517 | Microwave cooking assembly of a mixing bowl, lockable top assembly, supporting a stirrer power assembly During microwave oven heating periods of sauces, gravies, custards, soups, eggs, chili and other foods warmed up, heated, or cooked, their required stirring is automatically undertaken by utilizing a microwave cooking assembly of a mixing bowl, a top asse... | 09/25/1990 |
| 4952069 | Stirrer, in particular for a microwave oven A stirrer comprises a frame fixed to a drive shaft (6) including coupling means (18) for coupling the drive shaft to a drive motor (8), and according to the invention the stirrer includes at least one bottom scraper segment (15) extending downwards from t... | 08/28/1990 |
| 4943697 | Microwave apparatus for baking and browning foodstuff Described is apparatus useful in enabling the making of a cooked baked goods foodstuff and in enabling a process to be carried out whereby a Maillard reactant-coated uncooked foodstuff is exposed to microwave radiation for a time sufficient to provide a b... | 07/24/1990 |
| 4937418 | Microwave oven fitted with a wave spreader A microwave oven comprising an enclosure (1) in which a receptacle (2) is disposed, at least one source (3) of microwaves disposed above the receptacle, and a wave spreader (5) mounted to rotate between the microwave source and the inside of the receptacl... | 06/26/1990 |
| 4904834 | Mixing attachment for microwave oven turntables A mixing attachment for stirring sauces, foods, mixtures or the like in a microwave oven. The mixing attachment includes a vertical mixing arm, a stationary blade attached to the bottom of the arm, and a cross beam, which is fastened to the top of the ver... | 02/27/1990 |
| 4845327 | Microwave oven having automatic bread making function Disclosed is a microwave heating apparatus which comprises a turntable for reducing the irregularity of heat with the rotation movement of a subject to be heated within a heat chamber, a bread casing used for automatically performing an entire process of ... | 07/04/1989 |
| 4776267 | Apparatus for irradiating foodstuffs with ultraviolet rays An apparatus for irradiating a foodstuff with ultraviolet energy comprising a transport unit for receiving foodstuff at a first location and for transporting the foodstuff in a relatively spread out condition along a path to a second location. The foodstu... | 10/11/1988 |
| 4773317 | System for cooking dried food stuff A system for use in conjunction with a microwave oven, or an oven of the type which applies direct internal heat to the food stuffs being cooked and would include a vessel for containing the food stuffs, which would be positionable within the oven chamber... | 09/27/1988 |
| 4751357 | Microwave oven with moving equipment, and an accessory for the oven A microwave oven includes an insulating enclosure subjected to microwave radiation, a moving sole plate, a device for vertically displacing the sole plate inside the enclosure, and a fastening device for attaching a work accessory to a wall of the enclosu... | 06/14/1988 |
