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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8046930 | Pasta dispenser having integrated portion selector A pasta dispenser includes a portion wheel having variously sized apertures. The portion wheel is integrated into a cap or lid for the dispenser. In use, the user turns the portion wheel to the desired portion size, tips the dispenser, and retrieves the correct amou... | 11/01/2011 |
| 7186429 | Food product marking apparatuses and methods A method and apparatus for marking, imprinting or applying a pattern, design or mark to a plurality of individual pieces of food product to be divided from a sheet of food product is described. In one aspect of the invention, a method may include the steps of supply... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7067167 | Method for making sweet cookie dough having an imprinted surface Rapid, efficient, and systematic processes and apparatuses for making repeatable imprints on multiple, individual sweet dough pieces are provided. An advantage of the process is the ease of making uniform imprints that are aligned with the individual dough pieces as... | 06/27/2006 |
| 6966121 | External gauge for liquor inventory control A plurality of two-dimensional template-shaped gauges to quickly determine the amount of liquor poured from a corresponding bottle. Since each style of gauge fits a complementary bottle style, the ounce, shot or metric vertical markings on the gauge can be spaced to... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6944963 | Pattern-profile measuring device This invention pertains to the art of methods and apparatuses associated with measuring and profile tools utilized in crafts, particularly in the design of quilts. More specifically, the invention provides an improved measuring tool that incorporates a variety of un... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6942885 | Scored savory dough with toppings or fillings A ready-for-use refrigerated or frozen dough that is prepared from flour, a leavening agent, fat; has no greater than 0.5 weight percent sugar or sugar substitute; and preferably includes one or more toppings, fillings, or both. The dough has a surface that includes... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6904941 | Helically formed cylinder of varying length and diameter A variable diameter cylinder made from a sheet having first and second edges that are opposite to each other and that slideably connect with each other to form a helical joint of a cylinder such that sliding the edges of the sheet along the joint varies a diameter a... | 06/14/2005 |
| 5992035 | Ornamental cutting/serving measuring board An ornamental cutting/serving measuring board usable as various kitchen utensils, such as a cheese cutting board, a teapot board, a noodle gauge, a standing party tray and the like, a surface of a ceramic board body is coated with an ornamental glaze laye... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5402679 | Vessel for determining the caloric equivalence of a liquid based on the volume and type of liquid in the vessel A vessel for monitoring the caloric equivalence of liquids. The vessel's sidewalls are imprinted with rows and columns of indicia relating a volume of liquid held by the vessel to a particular liquid food product and its caloric equivalence value.... | 04/04/1995 |
| 5349759 | Slicing guide marker A slicing guide marker for marking impressionable food products with an elongated cantilever arm rotatably attached to a support shaft. The cantilever arm having a marking roller adjacent one end and a counterweight slidably carried by the arm. The markin... | 09/27/1994 |
| 5065518 | Food product measuring device A measuring device for allowing a user to rapidly determine that an article such as a tortilla is properly sized and shaped. The measuring device consists of a transparent disc that is supported by a handle. The transparent disc includes a minimum size li... | 11/19/1991 |
| 5007743 | Food metering dish An apparatus is set forth for use as a dieting aid by individuals, wherein a dish member includes a continuous surrounding wall defining an interior cavity. The interior cavity includes first and second concave recesses for receiving metered containers th... | 04/16/1991 |
| 4408397 | Lattice pie top cutter guide plate A pie top cutter guide plate that is a simple and foolproof device enabling its user to produce a quality lattice pie top crust with little effort and minimum instruction. A continuing series of alternately arranged slots spaced equidistant apart on a fla... | 10/11/1983 |
| 4387512 | Pasta gauge and container A gauge and container for elongated, dried pasta includes an open end over which a metering cover is adjustably positionable to expose an opening of predetermined size through which a corresponding predetermined quantity of pasta may flow.... | 06/14/1983 |
| 4334361 | Pasta gauge A pasta gauge for mechanically selecting specific quantities of elongated dried pasta, such as spaghetti, the gauge comprising a container to be filled with said pasta, said container having an endpiece capable of being adjusted so as to form in one end o... | 06/15/1982 |
| 4333241 | Pasta measurer A device for measuring the quantity of raw pasta required to produce the desired amount of cooked pasta. In the domestic market most packaged spaghetti is ten inches in length and a simple measurer for calculating the required amount of this raw product s... | 06/08/1982 |
| 4214369 | Pasta measurer A device for measuring the quantity of raw pasta required to produce the desired amount of cooked pasta. In the domestic market most packaged spaghetti is ten inches in length and a simple measurer for calculating the required amount of this raw product s... | 07/29/1980 |
| 4165565 | Food meter A food meter comprising a base and four upstanding walls defining three spaces for the metering of spaghetti-like food. The spaces are generally in the form of troughs and are of graduated width for the selective metering of the food. A hole is made in th... | 08/28/1979 |
| 4120094 | Measuring device for spaghetti or the like A measuring device having a base member and two upright support members secured to the base member and marked with graduations whereby a quantity of uncooked noodles such as spaghetti placed on the base between the support members can be measured by compa... | 10/17/1978 |
| 4075769 | Method and article for weight reduction A method for weight reduction which permits a person to be served and eat as much food as he wants. The method centers around the concept of reducing each portion of food picked up with the utensil to a predetermined maximum size before placing it in the ... | 02/28/1978 |
| 4051600 | Garland marker for fancy cakes A bowed resilient strip having a toothed edge is slidably supported in slots on two slides which are slidable along a graduated rod. Adjustment of the distance between the slides per the graduations determines the even number of garlands which can be scri... | 10/04/1977 |
