"What can be more palpably absurd than the prospect held out of locomotives traveling twice as fast as stagecoaches?"
The Quarterly Review ; March edition, 1825
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7396176 | Corn on the cob buttering device The buttering device is a double walled vessel having an interior chamber containing liquid butter, a lid, and a handle. The vessel has a height sufficient to admit a corn on the cob and between the outer wall and the inner wall, an hollow annular space for heated w... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7320292 | Pet feeding system and method of use A pet feeding system includes a dish having an upwardly projecting elongated handle. A liner is shaped and dimensioned to fit over the dish. An anti-rotation mechanism prevents the liner from rotating with respect to the dish. ... | 01/22/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7163120 | Contour fit pan liner for a food service pan An apparatus, system, and method for forming an improved barrier between a pan, such as a food service pan, and a substance, such as food, contained therein using a contour fit pan liner are provided. The apparatus includes a pan liner having a contoured bottom edge... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7157270 | Lightweight chamber having variable configurations and a method for making such An anabolic chamber constructed of a plastic with additives to create desirable characteristics such as resistance to corrosion and bacteria growth. The anabolic chamber has a double-wall structure with internal support ribs for creating a water jacket for facilitat... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7112764 | Disposable liner for cookware A disposable insert or liner conformable to a slow cook cookware (such as, for example, a conventional crock pot or like slow cooking device) having a single interior cooking chamber. The liner is adapted to fit within the interior chamber of a crockpot so as to sub... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7090073 | Dental tray assembly A dental tray assembly for storage of oral prosthetics includes a base and a cover, associated with the base and being configured to be alternately positioned relative to the base in a first, closed position, and a second, open position. A biasing element interconne... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7086552 | High-functionality bowl structure High-functionality bowl structure comprising a hollow containment body capable of containing food to be cooked or warmed, the said hollow containment body having a base, the peculiarity of which is that it comprises a thermal base fixed to the said base and capable ... | 08/08/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7021634 | Seal device for a couscous pan A seal device for a cooking utensil called couscous pan for preparing couscous, includes a lower part having the shape of a pan and an upper part having the shape of a receptacle with a bottom with holes. It also includes a strip of natural or synthetic plastic, sha... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6892896 | Stovetop grid frame receptacle of disposable aluminum foil cooking liners An assembly for the cooking of food on the surface element burners of any range or stove consisting of a circumferential skeletal metal frame with handhold wherein the interior repository capacity formed by the skeletal frame therein serves as a receptacle area to a... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6840396 | Container assembly for maintaining container contents in a desired ambient temperature The present invention provides a container assembly and method for maintaining container contents in a desired ambient temperature. The device comprises an outer bowl member, an inner vessel member and a lid member, all of which are constructed with porous materials... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6706303 | Dutch oven disposable liner An apparatus and method for using a disposable liner for cooking in a cooking vessel such as a dutch oven. The disposable liner includes a liner and one or more handles at an upper portion of the liner. The liner includes a bottom wall and an upstanding side wall. T... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6705210 | Chafing dish with utility handles A chafing dish with utility handles connected to the chafing dish at such an angle as to permit a lid to be placed on top of the chafing dish and allow a safe, efficient, and balanced grip to be had to lift and exchange or serve food in a chafing dish assembly. ... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6546850 | Meatloaf pan with removable, hinged, pan insert A meatloaf pan with removable, hinged pan insert is disclosed, comprising an elongated, rectangular meatloaf pan and an elongated, rectangular pan insert. The pan insert has two insert side panels that are hinged at their bottom edges to the longitudinal ... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6457601 | Dutch oven liner The present invention features a disposable, recyclable Dutch oven liner designed to simplify cooking with and cleaning a Dutch oven. Specifically, the Dutch oven liner of the present invention advantageously provides for a desirable cooking environment, ... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6415945 | Food serving and pan system A pan for use with a well for receiving the pan is disclosed herein. The pan includes a bottom panel, a plurality of walls, and a ramp. The plurality of walls extend upwardly from the bottom panel and define a cavity. The plurality of walls also have an u... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6349843 | Pan removal ramp A pan for use with a well for receiving the pan is disclosed herein. The pan includes a bottom panel, a plurality of walls, and a ramp. The plurality of walls extend upwardly from the bottom panel and define a cavity. The plurality of walls also have an u... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6305272 | Energy-efficient cooker An energy-efficient cooker is formed of a main body, an insulation body made integrally with the main body, a base body fitted over the bottom of the main body for making contact with a heat source, and a lid covering an open top of the main body. The mai... | 10/23/2001 |
| 5931333 | Container system including a colander A container system is optimized for use as a microwave steamer. The container system includes a container, a lid, and a colander disposed between the lid and the container. The colander has smooth sides and integral hand grips. The integral hand grips ven... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5632403 | Pressure cooker A pressure cooker includes a container having an upper annular shoulder. A pot is engaged in the container and has an annular flange extended from the upper portion. A cap has a peripheral portion engaged with the annular flange of the pot. A cover is piv... | 05/27/1997 |
| 5596921 | Thermally insulated cooking device A thermally insulated cooking device, including an insulated container, a cooking spot suspended inside the insulated cooking container, an insulated outer lid which closes off an upper opening of the insulated container, and an inner lid for closing off ... | 01/28/1997 |
| 5549039 | Heat-insulating cooking container The present invention relates to a heat-insulating (adiabatic) cooking container which is ideal for use in cooking, wherein partially-cooked food or the like is thermally insulated with the finished cuisine being prepared thereafter, and, in particular, i... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5531350 | Thermal pot A thermal pot including a heat-insulative hollow shell having a top mounting groove and a bottom mounting flange, a rim having a mounting flange fastened to the top mounting groove on the shell by ultrasonic welding, a heat-insulative lining fastened to t... | 07/02/1996 |
| 5441169 | Saucepan A saucepan of the double boiler type. The saucepan includes a lower water receptacle, an upper food receptacle and an attached handle. The handle defines an enclosed fill chamber which communicates with the lower water receptacle via a hole. A cap is conn... | 08/15/1995 |
| 5228384 | Double boiler container A double boiler container includes an interior wall spaced from an exterior wall having a fluid chamber therebetween accessed through a fill conduit through the outer side wall, with the fill conduit including a vent port. A modification of the invention ... | 07/20/1993 |
| 5092229 | Entirely uniformly heated responsive cooker An entirely uniformly heated responsive cooker comprising an inner pot and an outer pot, wherein the inner pot neither directly touches the heating source nor the wall portion of the outer pot by means of exhalation valve means capable of adjusting proper... | 03/03/1992 |
| 4604989 | Cooking vessel A cooking vessel having an inner container for containing a cooking material and an outer container for receiving the inner container with a circumferential space therebetween. The inner container is provided, on its bottom and side circumference with a l... | 08/12/1986 |
| 4574776 | Cooking utensil Disclosed is a cooking utensil which is adapted to cook foods by steaming as well as by convection heating. The cooking utensil comprises an outer vessel having a generally upstanding side wall in a generally cylindrical configuration and a generally plan... | 03/11/1986 |
| 4478349 | Insulated dish and lid for microwave cooking A thermally insulated vessel for cooking, serving, and storing of foods and beverages, particularly adapted for use in microwave cooking units. A double-walled vessel is provided, including an outer container and a removable inner container, both having s... | 10/23/1984 |
| 4397298 | Utensil for cooking food by steaming A utensil for cooking food by steaming comprises a boiler and a food holder. In the wall of the food holder is at least one perforation through which steam may pass from the boiler to cook the food. The perforation is arranged to leave a sump, in the bott... | 08/09/1983 |
| 4373511 | Cooking vessel A cooking vessel for oven cooking comprises an outer vessel, an inner vessel and a lid all preferably of ceramic material. The inner vessel is supported on supports above a well of the outer vessel containing water and is so shaped and located with respec... | 02/15/1983 |
| 4331127 | Double boiler and steam cooker A boiler and steam cooker consists of an outer vessel provided with an insulated side wall. The outer vessel has an upper inwardly directed flange supporting thereon the outwardly directed flange of an inner vessel. Interlocking structure is provided on t... | 05/25/1982 |
| 4186217 | Method for low fat cooking and conjoining cooking racks therefor Conjoining cooking racks are disclosed which fit together one on top of another to form an upper and lower rack, each having identically sized outside frames, and depending longitudinal cross members connected across said frames. A method for employing th... | 01/29/1980 |
| 4164174 | Method of preparing foodstuffs by means of boiling or steaming and means for performing the method The method and apparatus for preparing foodstuffs by boiling and/or steaming including a thin walled and, hence, crushable insert having water-tight properties and mounted within a porous structure providing support for the thin walled insert, and holding... | 08/14/1979 |
| 4116363 | Securing means for cooking vessels A cooking vessel of the type having an inner receptacle coaxially nested within a tubular housing is provided with structure for securing the inner receptacle within the tubular housing in a tamper-resistant manner and, when the inner receptacle and the h... | 09/26/1978 |
| 4106486 | Cooking utensil A perforated, inner pan nests completely within an outer non-perforated open top pan and a cover encloses the opening of the outer pan and contained inner pan. The opposed ends of the perforated pan are hinged so as to open flat in the plane of pan's bott... | 08/15/1978 |
| 3946893 | Double pan utensil for baking cakes with water insulation held between the spaced apart side walls of the two pans An inner cake pan is removably receivable in an outer pan whose side walls are spaced from the side walls of the inner pan for providing a water receiving space surrounding the inner pan side walls for insulating these walls from the oven heat during the ... | 03/30/1976 |