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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7322281 | Overheat prevention device for household bean milk and bean curd makers Overheat prevention device for household bean milk and bean curd makers is disclosed. Such makers include a housing having a cavity to contain water therein, a main body, and a drive motor to rotate a cutting blade on an end of a drive shaft. A heater may be provide... | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7080593 | Controlled cooking system A controlled cooking system (CCS) that monitors, measures, and controls the internal temperature of foods placed in an oven having a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) antenna(s), a transmitter/receiver/interrogator/reader/microprocessor (TRIRM) module and an RFI... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7013798 | Toaster A toaster having: a frame enclosing an open heating chamber; a bread supporting carriage mounted in the chamber and vertically movable relative to the frame, the carriage being retainable in a lowered position for toasting; an extension piece fixed to the carriage; ... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6910410 | Method and apparatus for manufacturing charcoal grilled foods A method and apparatus for manufacturing charcoal grilled foods including a forge conveyer loading and transferring charcoals burning after firing, a temperature sensor detecting the heating power on the forge, a continuous type forge of a charcoal fire consisting o... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6905099 | Monitor A monitor having a monitor body, includes a base member supporting the monitor body, a stationary stand member standing on the base member, a movable stand member coupled to the stationary stand member so as to move up and down, and having a locker accommodating par... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6899019 | Grilling apparatus A grilling apparatus is provided with a grill of an improved structure, thus preventing food from being burnt due to overheating of the grill and reducing a cooking period to cook the food. The grilling apparatus includes a cabinet defining an external appearance of... | 05/31/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6602533 | Method and apparatus for frying potato chips and related foodstuffs Apparatus for preparing potato chips. The apparatus has a slicer for the slicing of potatoes, means for conveying sliced potatoes through a heated oil bath and for removal of cooked potato chips from the heated oil bath. The slicer has a knife blade that ... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6559423 | Toaster chassis assembly with improved food support and safety mechanism An electric toaster includes a chassis with one or more toasting compartments. At least one electric heater is located in each compartment, and a cage is positioned in each compartment adjacent the heater. The cage includes lateral sides with a gap thereb... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6486451 | Toaster chassis assembly with improved safety device An electric toaster with a safety shut-off mechanism includes a carriage bracket with a user-manipulated knob that is movable between an upper rest position and a lower actuation position. A food support member is supported by the carriage bracket between... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6427583 | Apparatus for automatically frying foodstuff An apparatus and method for frying food is comprised of a housing provided with a receiving opening in which foodstuff to be fried is inserted. The foodstuff is directed to a perforated frying basket which is displaced upon actuation of a switch by the us... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6380520 | Toaster with improved safety device A safety shut-off device for an electric toaster having a food support member includes at least one switch that is movable between a closed position to thereby energize one or more heating elements associated with the toaster and an open position for deen... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6350970 | Appliance switching mechanism and method A switching mechanism is utilized in a heating appliance, such as a toaster, that includes a bread support that supports a food item to insert and remove the food item from a cooking cavity of the appliance. The appliance includes an electronic circuit th... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6313445 | Control for an electrical kitchen appliance with power interruption off feature An electric appliance control comprising an electromagnet; an electrical switch assembly; a ferromagnetic section movable with a contact of the switch assembly towards the electromagnet; and a user actuated member adapted to move the ferromagnetic section... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6283015 | Steam exhaust system of an electric pressurizing rice cooker A steam exhaust system of an electric pressurizing device which can control the pressure in a cooking vessel and simultaneously can prevent the pressure in the cooking vessel from excessively increasing during the cooking operation. In the steam exhaust s... | 09/04/2001 |
| 5901639 | Temperature sensitive timing assembly for toaster appliance A temperature sensitive timing assembly for a toaster appliance includes a single bimetallic element having a first portion connected to a support bracket, which in turn is mounted on a mounting bracket for pivotal movement relative to the mounting bracke... | 05/11/1999 |
| 5385082 | Toaster with safety shut-off A toaster having an automatic shut-off. The toaster includes a cavity to receive bread and which includes a heating element which may be selectively energized by a switch to cause toasting of the bread. The toaster also includes a carriage mechanism to mo... | 01/31/1995 |
| 5148737 | Hot air circulating oven and food heating apparatus A food heating oven comprising a plurality of perforate food baskets removably mounted to respective prongs of a rotating rod in an oven chamber. Hot air is blown through the oven chamber to heat the food in the baskets. Each prong is color coded, and the... | 09/22/1992 |
| 5031518 | Electric kitchen appliance comprising a heating mixing accessory An electric kitchen appliance comprises a base (1) enclosing an electric motor (2) and transmission members (3, 4, 5) to drive in rotation a vertical shaft (6) that emerges from the base (1). The appliance is adapted to drive either a conventional choppin... | 07/16/1991 |
| 4986173 | Electric bread toaster The invention is directed to a bread toaster with a removable crumb tray, including devices which prevent operation of the bread toaster when the crumb tray is not inserted and, secondly, which ensure that operation of the bread toaster is stopped when th... | 01/22/1991 |
| 4894518 | Toaster oven with initial temperature compensation and sensor check An electric oven such as a toaster oven according to this invention includes in addition to a heating chamber, a heater for the heating chamber and a temperature detector for measuring the temperature therein, a control device serving to automatically det... | 01/16/1990 |
| 4320698 | Toaster A toaster having a mechanism for latching the slice support and a thermo-sensitive element for unlatching the slice support after a specific toasting time. A problem associated with such a toaster is that the toasting time is influenced by friction betwee... | 03/23/1982 |
| 4228730 | Automatic french fryer An apparatus is provided for cooking frozen french fries in which a supply of frozen potato pieces is held in a hopper and in which the potato pieces are continuously fed from the hopper at a predetermined, adjustable rate, by means of an upwardly slantin... | 10/21/1980 |
| 4188865 | Electric toaster An electric toaster having a housing, a bread carrier therein, heating elements in the housing, a pneumatic timer switch having a cylinder and piston movable relative to one another with a spring urging upward movement, a throttle opening for escape of ai... | 02/19/1980 |
| 4142459 | Toaster for step-by-step toasting A toaster characterized by a compact construction and low energy consumption achieved by a shallow toasting portion foldable against a wall mounting portion and by toasting of the slices of bread in zones step-by-step across the breadth of the slices of b... | 03/06/1979 |
