Did You Know...
...that several people are credited with the invention of the flush toilet? Most people have heard of Thomas Crapper (1837-1910), the sanitary engineer who invented the valve-and-siphon arrangement that made the modern toilet possible. Another claimant to "the throne" was British inventor Alexander Cumming who patented a toilet in 1775. Then there's a nameless Minoan (a native of ancient Crete) who lived 4,000 years ago who supposedly was ahead of his time and created the first flush toilet!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8132752 | Blade structure for blender A blade structure has at least three pairs of blade arms constructed and arranged to create regions of material movement in a blender cup, wherein material is moved outward and upward in a lower region near outer walls of the blender cup, material is moved upward an... | 03/13/2012 |
| 7677485 | Multi-blade food processing apparatus A multi-blade food processing apparatus having two independent blade assemblies, each of which blade assemblies having two opposed horizontal cutting blades, wherein the upper of two independent blade assemblies is selectively removable from the apparatus, the cutti... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7568646 | Food processor A food processor comprises a body provided therein with an operating motor, a cutting seat, and an upper cover. The cutting seat is disposed within a space formed above the body and is linked with the operating motor, so that the cutting seat and the operating motor... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7552885 | Blender blade In one embodiment of the invention, a blender blade (10) includes a body portion (12) having an upper surface (15) and a lower surface (16). The body portion includes an aperture (13) effectively defining an axis of rotation for th... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7434755 | Meat shredder apparatus Apparatus for shredding or pulling pieces of meat, which includes a feed hopper carried on a body, a removable shredder roller assembly in the body for shredding the meat, which includes a shredder roller, and a backer plate, which can be adjusted to vary the textur... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7422169 | Manually drivable apparatus for comminuting foods A cover (1) has a base (2) to which a vessel (5) can be nonrotatably attached and a cap (3) which is rotatable relative to the base (2) and has, via a gear (4) arranged in the cover (1) and having a transmission ratio... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7419111 | Multi-blade food processing apparatus A multi-blade food processing apparatus having two independent blade assemblies, each of which blade assemblies having two opposed horizontal cutting blades, wherein the upper of two independent blade assemblies is selectively removable from the apparatus, the cutti... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7387269 | Drive coupler for a food preparation device A food preparation device has a base with a motor located within the base and having an output shaft defining a first axis of rotation. A jar is removably coupled with the base. A food processing assembly is coupled with the jar and has a drive shaft defining a seco... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7374117 | Container of a blender The present invention is aimed to provide a container of the blender. It can prevent the inner wall of the container from abrasions and blemishes. Further, the time-consuming for fibers of the fruit and vegetable being grated and chopped can be reduced. The containe... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7364348 | Drinking vessel with mixer A drinking vessel with a thumb operated electric mixer has a top lip and a bottom. The vessel is sized so that it is capable of handling with one hand in the same fashion as a beverage glass or cup. The vessel may include a handle member that extends beneath the bot... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7350963 | Blender jar A blender jar defines a geometry to impart vertical movement to material being processed in the blender jar, and, alternatively or in combination, improves the horizontal movement to the blended material. By configuring one or more agitators on the floor of a jar, l... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7338001 | Household food preparation appliance for preparing liquid products A food processing appliance having: a drive shaft coupled to a motor; a bowl having a hollow sleeve that extends upwardly from its bottom; a lid for closing the bowl; and a processing tool that includes a hub having an opening that extends from its lower end, and ar... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7334748 | Method and apparatus for granulating plastic A granulator has a first coarse cutting stage operating at between 5 and 45 rotations per minute and a second fine cutting stage operating at two to ten times the speed of the first stage. Since granulate exiting the second stage is uniformly divided, the granulator... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7320542 | Blender with cooling/muffling functions A blender includes a base frame, a cover for covering the base frame, a muffler housing, a motor, and a fan. The base frame includes a hollow column having a compartment for receiving the motor. Two separating plates extend downward from a bottom end of the base fra... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7318666 | Safety device for blender A blender includes a base forming a receiving space in which a positioning seat is formed. The positioning seat defines a through hole. The base houses a motor that is connected to a safety switch. The safety switch has a bar extending through the through hole of th... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7290724 | Blender A blender includes a container mounted removably on a housing for containing food items and provided with a cutting blade unit that is to be driven rotatably by a motor unit when the container is mounted on the housing. A control unit is operable in accordance with ... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7278598 | Blender blade In one embodiment of the invention, a blender blade (10) includes a body portion (12) having an upper surface (15) and a lower surface (16). The body portion includes an aperture (13) effectively defining an axis of rotation for th... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7270286 | Food processor with inside mounted cover-retaining means In the case of a food processor (1) having a base unit (2) and having a work container (40) that can be placed on a housing wall (3) of the base unit (2), and having a cover (47) for the work container (40), retaining... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7270284 | Tissue homogenizer A tissue homogenizer. The tissue homogenizer comprises a first chamber, a pair of blades, a first filter and a second filter. The first chamber has a first opening and a second opening. The blades are disposed in the first chamber. The first filter is disposed in th... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7267478 | Blender container with off center blade assembly A container (15) for a blender (10) includes a bottom surface (16) having a non-symmetrically shaped perimeter. A side wall (17) extends upwardly from the perimeter of the bottom surface (16). A mixing blade assembly (20) ha... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7252252 | Food processor lid A lid for a bowl of a food processor for processing a relatively large size or large volume of foodstuff including a top lid wall and a feed tube extending from the top lid wall along a feed axis. The feed tube including an inner feed surface defining a feed cavity ... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7217117 | Devices for shaping portions of minced meat such as steaks, meatballs etc. The invention relates to arrangements comprising combinations of: a mincer providing a stream of minced meat (V); conveying means with an endless band (T) for transporting the stream (V), exiting from said mincer; and, arranged along said conveyor means (T): means f... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7210642 | Comminuting apparatus and rotor therefor A rotor (1) for use in a comminuting apparatus (100) is described and claimed. The rotor (1) includes a hub (2) rotatable about a first axis (A) and one or more disc members (4) for comminuting material. The disc members (4)... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7185837 | Spill-resistant material milling processor A spill-resistant material processor includes a vessel having an opening with a funnel-shaped rim, a lid, a processing blade rotationally mounted within the vessel, and a base having a motor therein to drive the processing blade and process any material within the v... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7131605 | Automatic bone mill A bone mill for use in a surgical or otherwise sterile environment includes a particle reducer such as a pulverizing blade, a motor such as an electrical motor, and a coupling such as a rotary shaft for connecting the particle reducer to the motor. ... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7121490 | Chopper blade apparatus and method for refining particles A particle refining apparatus to be integrated into a system including a containment device and an influent conduit. The influent conduit is configured to retain the particle refining apparatus and connected to the containment device. The particle refining apparatus... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7063283 | Enclosure for food processor An enclosure for a food processor having a lower portion for cooperating with a control and/or operational base assembly of a food processor, a central portion for holding matter to be processed, an upper portion with one or more openings for receiving the matter in... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7063456 | Container for a blender A container (15) for a blender (10) includes a bottom surface (16) having a non-symmetrically shaped perimeter. A side wall (17) extends upwardly from the perimeter of the bottom surface (16). A mixing blade assembly (20) ha... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7059553 | Manually drivable apparatus for comminuting foods A manually drivable apparatus for comminuting foods. The apparatus includes a substantially rotationally symmetrical vessel configured to receive a material to be cut, a substantially rotationally symmetrical removable cover configured to nonrotatably mount on the v... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7047758 | Ice cream machine with specialized motor A motor system can be provided for a tank for mixing and chilling ice cream. The motor system includes a variable speed motor having a speed control. The speed control can be utilized to operate the motor in a forward or reversed speed or across a spectrum of more t... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7028930 | Kitchen appliance with a safety interlock A kitchen appliance with a safety interlock for processing foodstuff includes a housing with a drive shaft extending therefrom. The drive shaft is rotatable about a drive axis and at least one portion of the drive shaft is movable along the drive axis between an ext... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7021163 | Apparatus and method for concurrently monitoring active release and physical appearance of solid dosage form pharmaceuticals An apparatus and method for monitoring the dissolution properties of a solid dosage form pharmaceutical or other material. The apparatus includes a hollow dissolution chamber for supporting the dosage form and subjecting it to a dissolution liquid so that the dosage... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7004414 | Blade for food processors A blade for food processors is provided on at least one surface with a plurality of spaced cutting teeth, which are slantingly or perpendicularly projected from the surface of the blade. Each of the cutting teeth includes a substantially pyramidal projection and a s... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6986477 | Hand-held food processor A hand-held hand-powered food processor having a pull cord motor for rotating a spindle that carries an arm. The arm can be a cutter blade or an elastomeric flexible peeler arm having a durometer of preferable between Shore 80A and Shore 82A. A food pr... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6986475 | Cover for food processor A cover assembly for a food processor having a cover cooperative with a working bowl or container, an accessory being selectively cooperative with at least one cavity in the cover, a safety system including a disengaging assembly cooperative with the cover and/or th... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6974099 | Blender blade A blade (10) for a blender includes a center portion (11) which includes the axis of rotation. Blade wings (13, 14) extend outwardly from the center portion (11) and wing tips (15, 16) are positioned at the end of the wings (13,... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6960015 | Cutter stand of a mixer The cutter stand of a mixer includes a set of blades and a blade holder installed at the bottom of the bowl of a mixer. The set of blades has a vertical shaft extending downward and the blade holder is fitted on the shaft, with a clutch installed under the blade bas... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6935767 | Stir stick assembly for blender apparatus A stir stick assembly is disclosed having a stir stick body with a control end and a stirring end, opposite the control end. The stir stick body includes a plurality of sections that are detachably mated together. The stir stick body further defines a passageway ext... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6910800 | Blender having a top cover provided with a switch actuating block A blender includes a motor base, a container, and a top cover. The motor base includes a motor unit having a blade driving section, and a contact switch unit connected electrically to the motor unit. The contact switch unit includes a press button that is depressibl... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6848638 | Apparatus and methods for cutting fibrous food products Improved apparatus and methods for making substantially crisp, clean, uniform cuts or slices from fibrous foodstuffs using a motorized food processing device with a unique cutting assembly, such that the foodstuffs are supported by the cutting assembly in a manner t... | 02/01/2005 |
