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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7640847 | Method and device for measuring the texture of cooked grains A method and device for assessing end point of cooking of dhal and rice with good reproducibility are disclosed. Pulses are generally consumed as dhals after cooking to soft texture. Measurement of end point of cooking of dhals, rice etc is very subjective and curre... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7348519 | Multi-zone griddle and grill A multi-zone griddle with an upper substantially continuous layer of metal adapted for cooking a food product thereon. The upper substantially continuous layer of metal is positioned adjacent to a first lower layer of metal and is displaced a predetermined distance ... | 03/25/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7279659 | Non-food warmer appliance A non-food warmer apparatus includes an enclosure having sides, a top, and a bottom defining a chamber. A drawer structure has a support member to support objects. The drawer structure is coupled to the enclosure for movement between a retracted position to warm the... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7227107 | Safety shut off for a portable cooker A cooking facilitator which is preferably portable and well suited for use as both a timer and cooking process facilitator having particular usefulness with cooking objects which have a characteristic associated with establishing a cooking time such as the weight of... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7189945 | Enclosed toaster A toaster for heating foodstuffs includes a chassis having a cavity therein and having at least one chassis opening for accessing the cavity. A door is movable with respect to the chassis between a closed position in which the door substantially covers the chassis o... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7172335 | Automatic mashed potato system An automatic mashed potato system for efficiently and automatically creating seasoned mashed potatoes. The automatic mashed potato system includes a housing unit having an upper cavity with a closure, a seasoning unit within the closure, a fluid collection tray remo... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7082941 | Grill with independent heating zones A grill having a platen with a plurality of heating zones. Each heating zone has a heating unit. Thermal transfer between adjacent heat zones is limited by air gaps and insulation. The heater unit of each zone has a heater that is disposed to attain substantially un... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7069844 | Continuous process for production of scrambled eggs The present invention is directed to a process and system for producing scrambled eggs having a homogenous firmness. The process and system maximizes scrambled egg product consistency and minimizes channeling, fouling and equipment wear previously associated with pr... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7021203 | Vented countertop rotisserie oven An enclosed rotisserie cooking oven having an enclosure able to rest on a horizontal surface housing a rotisserie spit, and opening to introduce food into the enclosure, a door covering the opening having a first and a second axle rod protruding from the door's peri... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6965095 | Rotisserie oven having horizontally and vertically oriented cooking elements Indoor use rotisserie ovens which have construction features and scale which make the cleaning process easier. Shown are indoor use rotisserie ovens which also may rotate cooking foods about either a horizontal or vertical axis, which makes their applications more v... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6955118 | Filter mounting assembly A filter mounting system of a filter assembly for a fryer apparatus is disclosed, the filter mounting system including a slip fitting slidably receivable in a slip fitting receiver of a tank outlet port. A grasping member is functionally attached to the mounting sys... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6922033 | Barbeque cover support device A cooking apparatus for controlling the opening of a cover over a barbecue grill includes a motor for opening and closing the cover over the barbecue grill, with the motor connected to the cover by a coupling rod. The cooking apparatus includes, in one embodiment, a... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6904969 | Time-bake cycle for a refrigerated oven A method of operating a refrigerated oven to cook a food item therein comprises the steps of A) determining the temperature of the cooking chamber in the refrigerated oven, B) producing cooled air in the refrigeration unit of the refrigerator oven for a first period... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6874408 | Rotisserie cooker A horizontal axis rotisserie oven with versatile electronic controls. The rotisserie further includes: an improved spit for quick mounting of food, and a door which hides blemishes due to normal use, and easily referenced food cooking indexes, and means for keeping ... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6686564 | Food preparation device with smart spring A food preparation device such as toaster includes a chassis, a heating element, and a carriage for directly or indirectly supporting a food item. The carriage is movable with respect to the chassis to move the food item to or from a cooking position adja... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6630184 | Controllable override electric toasting apparatus A controllable electric toasting apparatus primarily for use in the home permits power to be safely disconnected when items become jammed inside. In addition, a carriage assembly inside the toasting apparatus can be raised during a toasting cycle so that ... | 10/07/2003 |
| 6599006 | Structure of a control switch for a food processor An improved structure of a control switch for a food processor having a fully automatic control key and a disc-type rotating switch mounted with a stop button, speed I button, speed II button, and an instantaneous speed button is disclosed. The fully auto... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6425318 | Electric barbecuing cooker A barbecuing cooker uses infrared rays to cook the food contained therein to provide excellent taste and nutrition and to permit easy cleaning of the cooking chamber as well as handy mounting or dismounting of spits. The barbecuing cooker comprises a main... | 07/30/2002 |
| 6299921 | Cooking device and a method for individually guiding a cooking process A method for cooking in a cooking device which has a cooking chamber and a measuring device to detect variables pertaining to a given state of food which is being cooked. The variables vary according to the cooking process. The cooking process is carried ... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6279462 | Electric barbecuing cooker The barbecuing cooker according to the invention comprises a main body(10) with side and rear reflecting plates(20 and 30) as the inner walls of a cooking chamber(11); an upper and lower door(40 and 50) for opening or closing the inlet opening of the cook... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6244164 | Process and corresponding machines for the preparation of ready-cooked and semi-cooked dishes A process for the preparation of ready-cooked and semi-cooked dishes in a cooking container into which are incorporated all the ingredients, preferably automatically, including mixing of the ingredients just as for an artisanal preparation. A machine for ... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6162478 | Method and device for preparing chicken eggs The invention relates to a process for preparation of hen's eggs during which the eggs are put into a cooking chamber of an egg-cooking container (2) closeable by a cover (8), which chamber contains a liquid heat-supplying medium, preferably water. The pr... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6112645 | Automatic cooking machine An automatic cooking machine includes a feeding device, a deep-fry device, stove device, a cooker transmission device, a serving device, a washing device, a stir-fry device and a panel each mounted on a base. A program logic controller corresponding with ... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6113966 | Rapid cycle breadmaker A rapid cycle household automatic breadmaker for producing bread has a total cycle time in the order of about one hour, including a kneading cycle of 10 minutes, a rise time cycle of twenty minutes and a baking cycle of thirty minutes. In producing a loaf... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6095034 | Bread making machine and method with automated dispenser and pause function A bread making machine having an automated dispenser unit and a pause function is described. The automated dispenser unit is integrated within a chamber lid covering a bread making chamber in which bread making ingredients are mixed, kneaded, and baked. T... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6077552 | Non-invasive monitoring of the doneness of a baked product A method and apparatus is provided for the monitoring of the doneness of a baked product without invasively contacting the baked product. An impact is directed against a side of the baked product, and the resulting flex distance due to the propagation of ... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6022572 | Apparatus and method for determining load size of food product An apparatus and method for determining a load size of a food product in a cooking device is described. The apparatus includes a carrier assembly for receiving a food product; a cooking vessel containing a cooking medium, for receiving the carrier assembl... | 02/08/2000 |
| 5947005 | Bread making machine and method with automated dispenser and pause function A bread making machine having an automated dispenser unit and a pause function is described. The automated dispenser unit is integrated within a chamber lid covering a bread making chamber in which bread making ingredients are mixed, kneaded, and baked. T... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5877477 | Oven with high power radiant cooking elements and methods of developing, optimizing, storing, and retrieving recipes for the operation of the oven An oven with high power radiant cooking elements which are capable of operating at different intensities is disclosed for cooking food quickly with infrared radiation. The conduction of this infrared radiant energy varies substantially from food to food. ... | 03/02/1999 |
| 5816136 | Automatic stirrer for use with pots of different sizes A lid is adjustable for fitting over various sized pots. Fastening structure is provided for attaching the lid to the pot. A motor is configured to attach to the lid. A stirring apparatus is adapted to be disposed within the pot when the lid is attached t... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5595105 | Apparatus for automatically cooking rice An automatic rice cooking apparatus including a rice washing section supplied with a predetermined amount of rice from a rice box via a measuring cup and adapted to wash the rice by a water supplied at a uniform water pressure and a rice cooker adapted to... | 01/21/1997 |
| 5562020 | Stirring blade driving device for bread maker A stirring blade driving device for a bread maker. In the device, a stirring blade is rotated by a motor having a main coil and speed-changing coils, and the respective coils of the motor are selectively connected to an ac power supply by a plurality of t... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5515775 | Apparatus for treatment of solid material An apparatus is provided that comprises a self-stacking spiral conveyor that traverses through a circulating atmosphere. The atmosphere is manipulated by one or more chambers having an open side adjacent to the perforated sides of the spiral conveyor. Add... | 05/14/1996 |
| 5497695 | Food steamer with automatic timed stirring paddle A food steamer with a stirring mechanism that can be set to start after a predetermined amount of time. A timer assembly and a gear assembly are mounted to the underside of the cover. The gear assembly includes a spring loaded gear that activates the gear... | 03/12/1996 |
| 5481963 | Automated pancake maker An electric pancake maker having a liquid batter container that is thermally protected; a metering pump system arranged to dispense separate, equal portions of batter simultaneously onto a first cooking surface assembly including a plurality of concave co... | 01/09/1996 |
| 5473975 | Conveyor toaster oven A conveyor toaster has air chambers at opposite sides and at the top of the oven for reducing surface temperatures of the out side housing panels of the oven which a worker might touch. A wire link conveyor belt extending through the oven and carrying foo... | 12/12/1995 |
| 5441035 | Bake oven with a belt conveyor for conveying foods A bake oven comprising a base frame, a motor-driven belt conveyer disposed above the horizontal bottom wall of the base frame and controlled to carry foods through the baking area, an electric heating coil extended from the base frame and inserted into th... | 08/15/1995 |
| 5410948 | Cooking grills with automatically rotatable food supporting racks A cooking grill with automatically rotatable food supporting racks. The grill comprises a container including an essentially closed lower horizontal plate, generally vertical disposed plates and an open upper edge with peripheral walls. A pair of support ... | 05/02/1995 |
| 5392695 | Automatic breadmaking machine An improved breadmaking machine for adjusting at least one operating parameter of the machine in response to the atmospheric pressure and atmospheric temperature existing outside the machine. Signals representative of the atmospheric pressure and atmosphe... | 02/28/1995 |
