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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8178142 | Method for conducting a treatment program of a food preparation appliance with consideration of aroma profiles A method for conducting a treatment program in a preparation chamber of a food preparation appliance comprises: (a) determining at least one first value of the preparation chamber atmosphere and/or of the atmosphere surrounding the food preparation appliance before ... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8158175 | Method for real time measurement of acrylamide in a food product Disclosed is a method for the real time measurement of acrylamide in a food product. Wavelength emission data is collected from a food product. The same food product is tested off-line in an analytical laboratory for levels of acrylamide pre-cursors or acrylamide. T... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8147888 | Method for the intelligent continuous filling of a cooking device and cooking device therefor A method for managing cooking programs first comprises selecting, at a point in time (t0), a type of item to be cooked (i), items (j) of the type of item to be cooked (i), and various treatment planes (k) of a cooking compartment that are to be filled at a po... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8043642 | Method and cooking appliance for regulating a cooking process in a cooking chamber In one embodiment for regulating a baking process in an oven, an operator introduces a product to be cooked into the oven, and a sensor detects a gas or moisture concentration release from the product cooking in the cooking chamber over time wherein The slope of the... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8039031 | Methods and apparatus for treating plant products using electromagnetic fields The disclosure relates to the use of electromagnetic field energy in methods and apparatus for treatment of plant products. The energy can be in the form of pulsed EMF or continuous EMF waves. The methods and apparatus are applicable, for example, in a variety of pl... | 10/18/2011 |
| 7993693 | Process for making a healthy snack food The present invention is directed towards a method for making a healthy snack food having an appearance and taste similar to conventional fried snack products without the use of an oil-frying process. The method of the present invention includes the steps of providi... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7964227 | Cooking method A cooking method comprises heating step, which involves heating foodstuffs into pan to first predetermined temperature with the purpose of food safety, lowering heating powder so as to enter slow pan mode, and then increasing temperature slowly and constantly to a s... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7897188 | Baking apparatus and method for baking edible products Baking apparatus for baking edible products located on a conveying surface and preferably traveling along a conveyor track, comprising a number of electric infrared radiators arranged above the conveyor track. The infrared radiators each comprise at least one spiral... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7867534 | Cooking appliance with steam generator An apparatus and method for cooking with steam in a cooking appliance by forming the steam from atomized particles of water. ... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7820216 | Apparatus and methods for pasteurizing food product Apparatus and methods for pasteurizing food product are provided. The apparatus includes a cabinet enclosing the food product as it is transported from upstream to downstream through a series of processing zones including a pre-condensing zone, a pre-heating zone, a... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7811616 | Method and device for controlling cooking processes in a cooking chamber A control method for an oven comprises the steps of determination of the food product, reading out of a corresponding vector from a memory, whereby the vector is at least two-dimensional and previously empirically determined, with a time value and a scalar value, re... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7811617 | Extrusion processing of high meat quantity feeds using preconditioner with hot air input The present invention is directed to improved preconditioners (12) especially useful for the production of high meat-content pet foods. The preconditioners (12) include an elongated housing (16) with one or more elongated, axially rotatable mixi... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7794765 | Method and apparatus for cooking low fat french fries The present invention provides an apparatus and method for cooking French fries without cooking oil. The apparatus relies on high pressure inert gas at high temperature as the cooking medium. The inert gas acts both as a heat transfer medium to cook the potatoes, an... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7776372 | Custom food product preparation methods and apparatus Custom food product methods and apparatus are provided that allow customers to participate in the preparation of food products as a part of the dining experience. A method of preparing a custom food product under the direction of a customer includes placing a custom... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7695746 | Process for making a healthy snack food The present invention is directed towards a method for making a healthy snack food having an appearance and taste similar to conventional fried snack products without the use of an oil-frying process. The method of the present invention includes the steps of providi... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7524520 | Method of processing of meat The water holding capacity of meat is improved by agitating the meat at an elevated temperature with the processing solution and by maintaining the elevated temperature with precision. A preferred temperature is in the range of 45° to 60° F. and the agitation is p... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7360480 | Bread maker A bread maker comprising: a main body; an oven having a surface coated with a ceramic material, and being accommodated in the main body; a door provided in a front of the main body to open and close the oven; and upper heaters and lower heaters respectively disposed... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7354612 | High speed baking in novel toasting apparatus An electric baking oven includes an open mesh vertically oriented baking basket to hold food while the food is baked in air by a programmed combination of radiant and convective and conductive energy transfer. An electrical programming control controls the energy fr... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7340992 | Dual belt conveyor oven An air impingement conveyor oven including a baking case having an interior space, a food input port, a food output port, and having a longitudinal axis extending from the food input ports to the food output port; an air heating gas burner connected operatively to t... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7337707 | Thermal conditioning system having continuous conveyor A thermal conditioning system for heating and cooling cylindrical containers is disclosed, including a container heating apparatus and a container cooling apparatus, with the container cooling apparatus positioned generally coaxially below the heating apparatus, and... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7335858 | Toaster using infrared heating for reduced toasting time A toaster uses radiant heat at infrared wavelengths optimized for producing rapid and uniform toasting of a food product. The infrared wavelengths of the radiated heat are selected for optimum speed and quality (browning and moisture content) of the food product. Th... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7323663 | Multi-purpose oven using infrared heating for reduced cooking time An oven using radiant heat at infrared wavelengths optimized for producing rapid and uniform cooking of a wide variety of foods. The infrared oven toasts, bakes, broils, and re-heats food at a much faster speed while maintaining high quality in taste and appearance ... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7322278 | Fryers which deactivate before a level of a cooking medium falls below a minimum level, and methods of deactivating such fryers A fryer includes a cooking vessel, and the cooking vessel includes a wall and contains a cooking medium. The fryer also includes a heater for heating the cooking medium, and a first temperature sensor which determines a first temperature. The first temperature is a ... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7285300 | Roasting system An apparatus and method of roasting foodstuff such as coffee beans employ a roasting chamber for roasting the beans. An air circulation system operatively coupled with the chamber flows heated air over the beans and thereby roasts the beans, and an air cleaning arra... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7284656 | Can extractor apparatus A can extractor for atmospheric rotary cookers and coolers has a clover wheel, a star wheel and a star wheel flange made of stainless steel. The clover wheel and star wheel are aligned and coupled to a sleeve rotating on a stationary shaft. The star wheel is coupled... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7267833 | Apparatus and method of automatic cooking of buckwheat An apparatus and a method automatically cook food, for example, a hulled grain such as buckwheat, thereby conveniently providing the uniform and optimal cooking quality of the food to a user. The cooking apparatus includes a cooking cavity that contains food to be c... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7258881 | Conveyorized oven with moisture laden air impingement and method A conveyor oven having a heating chamber and an oven chamber. A conveyor is disposed in the oven chamber to convey food products between an entry port and an exit port. An air impingement assembly is disposed to provide jets of impingement air toward the food produc... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7244461 | Method of preparing liquid smoke The invention relates to a method of preparing a smoke extract, which method comprises the steps of i) preparing a char from wood or cellulose preferably by pyrolysis, ii) extracting one or more fractions of the char with an extraction solvent in its supercritical s... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7231871 | Baking apparatus and method for baking edible products Baking apparatus for baking edible products located on a conveying surface and preferably travelling along a conveyor track, comprising a number of electric infrared radiators arranged above the conveyor track. The infrared radiators each comprise at least one spira... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7228793 | Carbonation system for enhancing the flavor of fruits and vegetables A carbonation system is disclosed that effectively controls the treatment of fruits and vegetables with CO2 gas, providing enhanced flavor to fruits and vegetables. One embodiment of the invention uses a microprocessor to preferably monitor and control th... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7222738 | Sorting system for multiple conveyor belts An apparatus and a method for sorting workpieces (204) includes multiple conveyors (201, 202), a scanner (208), an offloading device (216), a workpiece processor (218), and a computer (210). The computer has instructions for... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7208701 | Method of steam cooking A method of cooking food with steam in an automatic household oven comprises receiving a user inputted cooking temperature, receiving a user inputted steam level, and implementing a preprogrammed steam cooking cycle based on the user inputted cooking temperature and... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7174830 | Robotic cooking system An automated system of preparing food designed with the preparation of Chinese food in mind, the system can be adapted to whatever type of food is desired by the user. The system uses one or more robots as the “chefs”. A heating element heats a cooking pan to a ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7169421 | Method of making processed meat products A method and system for making processed meat products employing a feed-forward analysis wherein input streams are analyzed and their flow rates are controlled relative to each other. The system incorporates mixing devices in a housing through which the input stream... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7166824 | High-frequency heating apparatus and control method thereof The present invention relates to a high-frequency heating apparatus with steam generation function and control method thereof. When high-frequency heating treatment for heat-treating with a high frequency and steam heating treatment for heat-treating with steam gene... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7150891 | Method for conducting a cooking process with a cooking process probe A method for managing a cooking process in a cooking chamber according to a cooking program with one cooking process probe inserted at least partially into a product to be cooked in the cooking chamber for the detection of at least two temperature values by at least... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7146825 | Refrigerator Disclosed is a refrigerator comprising: a compressor installed in a machine chamber for compressing refrigerant of low temperature and low pressure into refrigerant of high temperature and high pressure; a condenser upright installed at one inner side of the machine... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7141258 | Method of treating and preparing food in a cooking device, control panel for a cooking device and cooking device comprising a control panel The present invention refers to a method of treating and preparing food in a cooking device, in which a plurality of cooking parameters can be set, wherein the cooking process is carried out by means of an adjustable cooking program, wherein the setting of the cooki... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7126089 | High altitude oven A high altitude oven that includes a baking compartment that includes a pressure maintenance mechanism for maintaining the baking compartment at sea level atmospheric pressure during operation of the oven. ... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7102107 | Method, apparatus and system for predicting cooking completion time of food Method, apparatus and systems for predicting the cooking time of an item food includes predicting the cooking time based on the rate of change of the internal temperature of the food item. The apparatus includes a processor that implements the calculations and the s... | 09/05/2006 |
