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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8100051 | Centre arm for holding an upper contact grilling or roasting plate as well as contact grilling or roasting devices with such a centre arm The invention concerns a centre arm for holding an upper contact grilling or roasting plate, the centre arm having a substantially vertical supporting section and a holding section which is arranged pivotably on the vertical supporting section and to which is attach... | 01/24/2012 |
| 7118368 | Mold table for food products and method of making said table The present invention concerns a mold table for food products comprising at least one longitudinal conduit that can be closed by a cover. Each conduit has a variable cross section that defines at least one cavity that forms a mold for the food products. ... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7109442 | Grill A grill is provided that has an upper housing having a first heating plate removably connected thereto, a lower housing having a second heating plate removably connected thereto, and an arm FOR connecting to the upper housing at a first pivot point and connecting to... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7069840 | Apparatus and process for pressing and cooking food product logs An apparatus and a method for pressing and cooking and/or chilling food product logs. The apparatus and method comprise or use a tower press which has vertically compressible tiers and is positioned and mounted at one location for selectively elevating and lowering ... | 07/04/2006 |
| 6761108 | Pressing mold for holding and pressing foodstuff, such as ham pieces, while they are being cooked, and a method of cooking the foodstuff A pressing mold for receiving a foodstuff, such as ham pieces, as it is being cooked and pressed in a hermetically sealed wrap, comprises a cover to press the foodstuff being cooked and to allow the foodstuff to expel an exudate. The mold comprises at least one tran... | 07/13/2004 |
| 5968576 | Apparatus for the fixing of pieces of meat and a method for use of the apparatus An apparatus and method for the fixing of pieces of meat under pressure during a smoking or heating process, comprising a number of perforated elements arranged as layers above one another, and where holding elements are mutually connected by links which ... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5964144 | Tortilla press A tortilla making device for flattening dough into tortillas. A base is included that has a lower pressing surface and a first heat source for heating the lower pressing surface. A pressing plate is pivotally coupled to the base; the pressing plate has an... | 10/12/1999 |
| 5921171 | Pressing device for molding and cooking products A pressing device comprised of stackable moulds for cooking and shaping hams into an oval cross-section. Each mould comprises transverse sides, longitudinal sides, crosspieces extending between the longitudinal sides, and a plurality of fixed troughs exte... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5619907 | Contact grill apparatus A contact grill apparatus, having at least two grill plates for laying on the food to be grilled, is designed to be particularly effective and efficient in use and easy to handle and operate. At least one of the grill plates is formed in the manner of a s... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5423253 | Device for adjusting head pressure in top side cooker A pressure adjustment mechanism for a top side cooker head includes an adjustable element secured to the top side cooker head arm. In one embodiment the element is adjustable in discrete one-half turn increments of a screw and in another embodiment is con... | 06/13/1995 |
| 5365834 | Wire grill cooking pan A wire grill cooking pan that may be used to cook more than one type of food at a time on different levels of the pan while retaining the juices that are released during the cooking process. The wire grill cooking pan has a wire grill that is hinged to a ... | 11/22/1994 |
| 4957271 | Container for meat molding A meat mold cover assembly that is simple in construction, easy to engage and disengage from the mold, adds only a small additional volume to the space occupied by the product, and promotes the production of a molded product having uniform dimensions is p... | 09/18/1990 |
| 4913040 | Apparatus for cooking food A cooking apparatus has two plates which apply heat and pressure to cook an initial food material, wherein one plate is movable toward the other plate manually to close a cooking space, then is moved by a drive to apply a pressure to the food material, an... | 04/03/1990 |
| 4891237 | Expansion and compression compensation mechanism and loaf molding incorporating same Mechanisms and methods are provided in conjunction with the molding of stuffable food products into a shaped loaf that is suitable for automatic slicing into substantially uniform slices. Included is an expansion and contraction compensation mechanism tha... | 01/02/1990 |
| 4852545 | Apparatus for cooking food An apparatus for cooking food has two plates which can be heated and of which one plates is movable relative to the other to apply heat and pressure to an initial food material for cooking the same, wherein a drive for moving the one plate is formed as a ... | 08/01/1989 |
| 4744292 | Device for roasting meats A device for roasting meats having meat holding portion, a casing, a guide lever, a spring body, a roasting portion, and a lever for operation. In this device, the meat is roasted from both sides in the roasting portion and movement of the meat into and out of... | 05/17/1988 |
| 4738192 | Grill frame and method of application The grill frame includes a pair of elongated shaft members which are resiliently connected at their first ends so that upon the insertion of the first end into the abdominal cavity of the fowl, the shaft members may be urged against the opposite sides of ... | 04/19/1988 |
| 4658718 | Holder for processing products A product press, for supporting product during processing, and having a support frame, at least one fixed tray member fixed to the support frame, at least one movable tray movable towards and away from the fixed tray for holding product, biasing means urg... | 04/21/1987 |
| 4617859 | Meat product press apparatus This invention relates to a meat product press apparatus adapted to hold and compress ham members or the like during a meat packing plant processing procedures. The meat product press apparatus includes a lower press assembly interconnected by a main clam... | 10/21/1986 |
| 4534286 | Ham mold closing apparatus An apparatus for closing a ham mold, in which at least one two-part mold, consisting of a container and of a cover that fits loosely into it, is positioned in a chamber that can be vacuumized. The cover can be moved in relation to the container in order t... | 08/13/1985 |
| 4489035 | Mold opening method Disclosed herein are a method and apparatus for opening molds by automatically unlocking a pair of locking mechanisms which cooperate to lock a pair of mold sections together. There are also disclosed herein a method and apparatus for handling a removed m... | 12/18/1984 |
| 4369697 | Skewer attachment An improved attachment for securing food firmly in place on a skewer or spit, as the food is rotated over the burning coals of a motorized barbecue unit. The skewer attachment comprises a pair of end plates adapted to be mounted along a typical skewer mem... | 01/25/1983 |
| 4364308 | Apparatus for preparing food An apparatus for cooking or otherwise heating food held in a container which includes upper and lower housing portions. Heating elements are located in the respective housing portions, and the opposed inner walls of the housing portions are adapted to be ... | 12/21/1982 |
| 4341154 | Cage for compressing food articles A portable cage for compressing food articles during processing of the articles as by heating, smoking or the like. The cage includes means for moving a pair of trays toward each other to apply pressure on food articles between the trays and means for lim... | 07/27/1982 |
| 3982477 | Mold with plug take-up mechanism A mold for processing a food material, including a plug and ratchet take-up mechanism for accommodating expansion and contraction of the food product. The plug is provided with ratchet arms having ratchet teeth and the take-up mechanism includes spring bi... | 09/28/1976 |
| 3955485 | Coffee making machine In a coffee making machine having a support structure and a pressure lever pivoted thereon, a device to obtain regular pressure on ground coffee, irrespective of its volume and to stabilise said pressure lever in "up" and "down" positions, comprising an e... | 05/11/1976 |
