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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7416619 | Application of an alloy in kitchen utensil products The present invention relates to new kitchen utensils, in particular relates to an application of a material in kitchen utensils. The present invention solves the problems of long-term presence in the field. SUS436L is used for kitchen utensils. SUS436L chemical com... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7373874 | Pressure-cooking appliance having a single control member for decompression and for locking/unlocking The invention relates to an appliance for cooking food under pressure, the appliance comprising: a bowl and a lid; locking/unlocking means suitable for going between a locking position in which the lid (2) i... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7337518 | Method of fabricating titanium lined composite cookware A Cooking vessel has an interior lining of titanium or an allow thereof. The bottom is optionally formed of anodized aluminum as the titanium walls withstand the corrosive environment of the anodizing bath. The titanium lining is more resistant to corrosion, stainin... | 03/04/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7244061 | Marinating machine A marinating machine rotates a drum containing the food to be marinated. The drum is positioned on a pair of rotatable shafts only one of which is drivingly engaged to a motor rotating the drum. The pair of shafts is spaced far enough apart from each other such that... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7235764 | Roasting coffee beans A device and process to roast green coffee beans using a combination of microwave, conduction, convection, infrared, and latent steam heating. The device is a sealed cartridge that is semi porous and is used in a conventional or purpose built microwave oven. The res... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7229204 | Portable mixing apparatus A portable mixing apparatus that employs disposable 5-gallon plastic buckets as containers for mixing mortar, grout, plaster and other materials. First and second motor-driven rollers support the buckets at a downwardly sloped angle. A separate mixing basket is plac... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7165489 | Cooking vessel A cooking vessel is disclosed having a main cooking surface. In one aspect, the cooking vessel has an exchangeable handle, one of the handles being elongate. In another aspect, a textured cooking surface is provided on an interior the cooking vessel to retain food o... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7140506 | Slow cooker with lid clamp A slow cooker is provided with a clamp assembly for holding the parts of the cooker together when transporting the cooker from one location to another. The clamp assembly includes downwardly-opening grooved portions of housing handles and an elastomeric band having ... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7134240 | Rock-a-bye rotary sprouter and sanitizer The introduction of a slow rocking or tilting action that can tilt the growing chambers of a rotary sprouter back so that they become containment vessels for holding water or cleaning solution thereby transforming the rotary sprouter into becoming a front-load type ... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7089630 | Hot knob A knob assembly for use with cooking utensils, which includes a hand graspable metallic knob, a metallic bezel for the knob, a first heat insulating separator between the knob and the bezel and a second heat separator between the bezel and the cooking utensil to whi... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7086326 | Thermally insulated pot A thermally insulated cooking pot consists of an outer pot and an inner pot. The inner pot is suspended within the outer pot by hanging from the top inner circumferential area of the outer pot with its own top outer circumferential area. The space between the inner ... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7082871 | Closing device for a container The invention relates to a closing device for a container with an opening, in particular for a cooking pot with an outwardly protruding pouring edge, said closing device comprising a lid for closing the opening of the container, a closing element arrangement with at... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7083818 | Party tray A party tray includes a support tray and, on the support tray, a sealed package made up of transparent container body and a polymeric sealing sheet sealed to the rim of the container body. The sealed package contains foodstuffs, in particular respiring foodstuffs su... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7021202 | Disposable frying pan insert A disposable pan, pot, or kettle liner system for deep-frying foods and includes a disposable pot liner and a disposable strainer fitting into the pot liner made of thin aluminum, aluminum alloy or other metal material having a stiffness adequate to be free-standing... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7011014 | Cookie baking sheet with cookie slide-off ramp A cookie baking sheet is formed of substantially flat heat-resistant material including a baking surface in a first plane and defining a rolled peripheral edge and a baking area within the peripheral edge. A generally upright wall is integrally formed with the sheet... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7007594 | Tumbler for marinating food product A vacuum tumbler for marinating food products within a liquid. The vacuum tumbler comprises a container having an interior wall, the interior wall defining a chamber for containing the liquid. A rib extends inwardly from the interior wall at least one-quarter of the... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6964563 | Candle re-topper A manufacture for melting wax shoulders from candles is a receptacle having a top, bottom and sides. Connected to the receptacle are a spout and at least one handle. The top of the receptacle has a recessed area having walls and a central conical area, which has a c... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6960748 | Collapsible microwave popcorn box A collapsible cooking container formed from a generally, rectangularly shaped paperboard blank folded along crease lines so as to have a bottom portion, a first side portion, a top portion, and a second side portion wherein the top portion and the first side portion... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6942120 | Disposable bakeware with improved drip resistance at elevated temperatures A thermoplastic bakeware article (i.e., an article formed to hold, contain or support food, while being heated in a microwave, conventional oven, convection oven, or the like) that is food-grade and resistant to dripping, stringing, and melting at high temperatures.... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6877633 | Steam pressure cooker A steam pressure cooker includes a pot having an outwardly directed horizontal pouring rim and formed with a V-shaped circumferential depression which points inwardly to define a conical surface in an upper rim area. A lid can be placed upon the pot for closing and ... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6869059 | Bakeable muffin pan, and use thereof A pan for baking a batter or dough to provide a baked good, such as muffins or cupcakes. The pan includes a raised perimeter wall that acts as a shield or baffle to provide consistent air flow over the batter or dough during baking. The resulting baked goods have im... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6860194 | Package for heating a food product An ovenable enclosure (10) for pizza or other heatable food product comprises a box of taint free board having an interior clearance over the pizza, a central vent (15) in the upper surface and a metal plate (16) on lower surface. The enclosure ... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6848592 | Cookware device and cover A cookware device includes a cooking vessel and a cover. The cover includes a transparent concave portion positioned centrally on the cover. The concave portion has exterior and interior surfaces curved downwardly toward the cooking vessel. The exterior surface of t... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6820541 | Cookie baking sheet with cookie slide-off ramp A cookie baking sheet is formed of substantially flat heat-resistant material including a baking surface in a first plane and defining a rolled peripheral edge and a baking area within the peripheral edge. A generally upright wall is integrally formed with the sheet... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6814091 | Nipple and pacifier dishwasher basket A dishwasher basket, having an upper compartment providing a common storage area for various types of accessories and a lower compartment particularly designed for storing baby bottle nipples. The lower compartment has two trays so structured that nipples rest there... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6787205 | Coated paperboard process for manufacturing the same and products obtained thereof The invention relates to a coated food paperboard (1), to the manufacturing process and use of the same, and to products obtained thereof. The paperboard (1) comprises one or several fibre material layers (2), such as a three-layer structure con... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6758131 | Adjustable cover An adjustable cover has a variable outside diameter for fitting in pots and pans of variable sizes and also cover plates of variable sizes. The cover can be used for keeping food hot on plates, preventing splatter from pans when cooking and retaining moisture in the... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6749081 | Method of surface treating a cookware article and an article so treated A method of surface treating a cookware article formed of aluminum or aluminum alloy, comprises the steps of applying a first coating of porcelain enamel to the exterior of the article; subjecting the interior of the article to hard-anodizing; and applying a second ... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6736052 | Industrial baking tray A structurally reinforced, durable baking tray for use in high-volume industrial baking applications. The baking tray of the present invention includes a baking surface, the perimeter of which is encircled by a band of material that is partially rolled down and away... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6722522 | Vessel with improved food support surface A vessel incorporating an improved article support surface for supporting an article, such as a food product, during processing (e.g., baking, thawing or freezing), has a surface for supporting a food product or another article and a pattern is formed or otherwise i... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6718966 | Multifunctional cooking pot A cooking pot is provided which includes a base portion and a removable cover therefor. An annular lip of the pot is formed with at least one vent opening therein. Airflow between ambient and a cooking chamber defined within the pot is adjustable by rotating the cov... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6715631 | Pot with multi-layered bottom and manufacturing process thereof The present invention relates to a pot with a multi-layered bottom and a manufacturing process thereof. More specifically, the pot with a multi-layered bottom made of a stack of different materials is characterized by: an upper aluminum plate being fixed to the base... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6711989 | Interchangeable disposable foil pan/cover This invention relates to an interchangeable disposable pan/cover having a continuous wall and a rim surrounding the pan/cover. The wall is preferably inclined and the rim is divided into two substantially equal first rim and second rim sections. The first rim secti... | 03/30/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6698336 | Baking dish for cooking, serving and storing food A baking dish includes a generally shallow platter made of ceramic material suitable to withstand a baking environment and having a baking surface defining a supporting plane on which a baked product can be made. A substantially upright continuous wall in... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6685046 | Food preservative container A ventilated food preservation, container having a replaceable hermetically re-sealable lid closure cover portion fitted with a lid finger grip to open the lid and allow control of pressure inside the container in a single movement through a ventilation p... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6684760 | Baking pan with hinged fold down sides A baking pan bottom has a recessed stepped edge all around the periphery and an internal rod around the entire pan to act as a pivot pin hinge on all four sides. The side panels and end panels of the pan are provided with a mating protruding step along a ... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6669047 | Button actuated pressure released and locking devices for pressure cookers A pressure cooker handle assembly that relieves pressure in the cooker and unlocks the lid by pushing a single button twice. The button includes a tab that directly activates a pressure relief valve to release the pressure and a leg that depresses a stopb... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6648162 | Button actuated pressure release and locking device for pressure cookers A pressure cooker handle assembly that relieves pressure in the cooker and unlocks the lid by pushing a single button twice. The button includes a tab that directly activates a pressure relief valve to release the pressure and a leg that depresses a stopb... | 11/18/2003 |
