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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7163011 | Outdoor gas grill with auxiliary burner unit, and method of using same A gas grilling apparatus includes a cart, a grill housing attached to the cart, and a grill and a main grill burner contained in the grill housing. An auxiliary burner unit is also attached to the cart, and the auxiliary burner unit is located, or is placeable at a ... | 01/16/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7094991 | Electric food warming system and method A device is disclosed for warming tortillas and other foods. The device operates with a standard electric alternating current ranging from 110 to 120 volts in the US and 220v–240v in other countries. This appliance is to be used in homes or in businesses for the p... | 08/22/2006 |
| 6860191 | Waffle baker A waffle baker grill for producing a waffle product, including a first heating plate having a first surface and a first peripheral wall extending from the first surface to a predetermined distance. The first peripheral wall includes a first side and a second side. A... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6736051 | Floating clamshell griddle toaster A device for simultaneously and evenly toasting articles of differing contours and dimensions arranged upon a heated griddle. A clamshell plate, positioned in stand-off relationship above said griddle-arranged articles, has a plurality of slideably moveable fingers ... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6615706 | Griller having a temperature sensing device with a timed alarm capability A griller includes upper and lower cooking grill members, and a temperature sensing device mounted removably on the housing of one of the grill members. The temperature sensing device includes a casing, a temperature sensing probe, a user input unit, a pr... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6595116 | Cooking device A cooking device comprises two L-shaped supports, a lower cooking plate on the supports, an upper cooking plate matingly engaged with the lower plate and including a hollow protrusion at either side, a handle pivotably secured to the supports and includin... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6591740 | Barbecue grill with an adjusting device A barbecue grill with an adjustment device comprises a cover, a rack, a post, a tooth plate, an adjusting gear, a spring, a knob, a bolt and a nut, wherein the tooth plate has teeth along one inner side, and the knob comprises a threaded hole, the adjusti... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6467400 | Digitally controlled clamshell press There is provided a manually actuated press comprising a housing having a lower platen attached thereto. The lower platen defines a generally planar top surface. Moreover, at least one upper platen is in mechanical communication with the housing and defin... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6439108 | Grill device having a space adjusting unit to adjust a space between an upper grill unit and a lower grill unit A grill device includes a U-shaped frame that is pivoted to a lower grill unit and that has two lateral arms. An upper grill unit is disposed between and is pivoted to the lateral arms by two first pivots. A space adjusting unit includes second, third and... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6397730 | Sandwich and method for the production thereof The invention relates to a sandwich consisting of two toasted slices of bread and an edible filling placed between said slices. According to the invention, the filling is essentially arranged in the inner region of the surfaces of the slices of bread and ... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6363835 | Grill device having self-adjustable upper cooking member to abut against entire grilling surface of a meat piece A grill device includes a lower grill unit with a lower cooking member, and a frame pivoted to a rear side of the lower grill unit so as to be turnable rearwardly relative to the lower grill unit. The frame has two lateral arms defining therebetween a rec... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6363839 | Grill device with a connecting unit for preventing wobbling of an upper grill unit relative to a lower grill unit during movement from a closed position to an open position A grill device includes a horizontal upper grill unit with a rear side, a horizontal lower grill unit with a rear side, and a connecting unit. The upper grill unit is superposed on the lower grill unit. The connecting unit interconnects the rear sides of ... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6276263 | Grill device with an upper grill unit capable of being retained at a half-open position or a horizontal fully-open position A grill device includes a horizontal upper grill unit with a rear side, a horizontal lower grill unit with a rear side, and a connecting unit. The upper grill unit is superposed on the lower grill unit. The connecting unit interconnects the rear sides of ... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6263786 | Digitally controlled clamshell press A digitally controlled, manually actuated press comprising a housing having a lower platen attached thereto. The lower platen defines a generally planar top surface. Pivotally connected to the housing are left and right actuation handles, each of which is... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6257126 | Food grill assembly A food grill assembly for cooking a food product is disclosed which comprises a base, a lower platen ensemble associated with the base, the lower platen ensemble having a heat source and a surface upon which a food product to be cooked is placed, the lowe... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6244167 | Tortilla forming machine A tortilla forming machine for molding dough into a tortilla shell having a top, a bottom, a peripheral edge, and a thickness. The forming machine includes a first member having a first forming surface, a second member having a second forming surface move... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6202544 | Flatbread maker with movable lower plate and sliding actuating arm The flatbread maker includes a support structure which has a base portion, a short rear portion and an upper portion, wherein the upper portion angles upwardly as it extends forwardly from the rear portion, wherein the base portion includes a central trac... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6192788 | Grilling appliance A grilling appliance has two housing sections provided with heating plates and connected to each other by means of a pivotable/slidable hinge construction at both sides of the appliance. The housing sections can be positioned with respect to each other in... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6089144 | Household electric flat bread maker and skillet A household electric flat bread making appliance has a heated lower pressure plate fixed to a frame, an upwardly biased upper heated pressure plate pivotally mounted on the frame, and a heated skillet mounted on the frame in general vertical alignment wit... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6079321 | Two-surfaced grill with computer controlled two-stage upper platen positioning mechanism A microprocessor controlled grill apparatus for simultaneous two-sided cooking of food items. The grill apparatus includes a stationary lower cooking platen, and an upper cooking platen which is raised and lowered by a unique linear actuator. This actuato... | 06/27/2000 |
| 6079320 | Broiler assembly A broiler assembly connectable to a cooking apparatus and provided with a broiler surface that generates a substantially even heat distribution pattern for cooking. The broiler assembly has a broiler housing defining a broiler interior area. Plenum member... | 06/27/2000 |
| 6026736 | Apparatus and method for cooking food A grill has top and bottom cooking surfaces with the top surface movable upward to load the grill and movable downward onto the food and bottom surface to cook the food. Different cooking surface zones may be heated individually to accommodate the amount ... | 02/22/2000 |
| 6016743 | Clamshell cooking apparatus with automatic gap size determination A clamshell or two-sided cooking system utilizes an upper platen and a lower platen. The upper platen is movable to a non-cook and to a cook position. In the cook position, the upper platen is separated from the lower platen by a gap. The gap can be elect... | 01/25/2000 |
| 6012380 | Cooking grill A cooking grill having upper and lower cooking plates supported between first and second supports is disclosed. The upper and lower cooking plates are each hingedly connected to the supports at a rear hinge axis. The upper cooking plate may be manually ti... | 01/11/2000 |
| 5934182 | Two-surfaced grill with computer controlled two stage upper platen positioning mechanism A microprocessor controlled grill apparatus for simultaneous two-sided cooking of food items. The grill apparatus includes a stationary lower cooking platen, and an upper cooking platen which is raised and lowered by a unique linear actuator. This actuato... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5927184 | Cooking grill A cooking grill having upper and lower cooking plates supported between first and second supports is disclosed. The upper and lower cooking plates are each hingedly connected to the supports at a rear hinge axis. The upper cooking plate may be manually ti... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5910207 | Clamshell cooking apparatus having an electronic gap adjustment mechanism A clamshell or two-sided cooking system utilizes an upper platen and a lower platen The upper platen is movable to a non-cook and to a cook position. In the cook position, the upper platen is separated from the lower platen by a gap. The gap can be electr... | 06/08/1999 |
| 5890419 | Top side cooker with spring ram assembly A top side cooker includes a cooking head that is counterbalanced by a pair of gas cylinders. A lift arm couples the gas cylinders to the cooking head. A compression spring is fitted on the rod of each gas cylinder to provide a positive force at the end o... | 04/06/1999 |
| 5881634 | Two-sided cooking system with laser markings A clamshell or two-sided cooking system utilizes an upper platen and a lower platen. The periphery of the upper platen is marked on the lower platen by a laser-etched marking. The laser-etched marking provides a wear resistent marking which withstands the... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5802958 | Cooking grill A cooking grill having upper and lower cooking plates supported between first and second supports is disclosed. The upper and lower cooking plates are each hingedly connected to the supports at a rear hinge axis. The upper cooking plate may be manually ti... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5791234 | Two-sided cooking apparatus having an electronic gap adjustment mechanism A clamshell or two-sided cooking system utilizes an upper platen and a lower platen. The upper platen is movable to a non cook and to a cook position. In the cook position, the upper platen is separated from the lower platen by a gap. The gap can be elect... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5771782 | Conversion broiler assembly A conversion broiler assembly to adapt a single-sided cooking apparatus to a double-sided cooking apparatus. The conversion broiler assembly has a rear housing that is mountable to the single-sided cooking apparatus. The rear housing movably receives left... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5758568 | Top side cooker having cooking head with gear driven adjustment feet A top side cooker has a pivotally mounted cooking head that is movable from an open position to a cooking position where its flat cooking surface is urged, by the weight of the cooking head, into engagement with the flat cooking surface of a grill. A simu... | 06/02/1998 |
| 5755150 | Clamshell griddle A clamshell griddle is designed so that the rising, lowering and rotating motions of the platen and the setting of distance between the griddle and the platen main body can be effected automatically and in one stroke by the operation of a single motor, th... | 05/26/1998 |
| 5676046 | Conversion broiler assembly A conversion broiler assembly to adapt a single-sided cooking apparatus to a double-sided cooking apparatus. The conversion broiler assembly has a rear housing that is mountable to the single-sided cooking apparatus. The rear housing movably receives left... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5642658 | Adjustable hinge apparatus The present invention relates to an adjustable hinge apparatus and spacer means for use with a low temperature grill having multiple stacked heating plates and at least one support rod extending across one side of the grill to form a common pivot axis. Th... | 07/01/1997 |
| 5640895 | Char-broiling grill with vertically adjustable grill plates A cooking grill apparatus having superposed, vertically separable, heated grill plates, the uppermost one of which is pivotally connected to the outer ends of two laterally spaced arms which pivot simultaneously about an elevated horizontal pivot axis whe... | 06/24/1997 |
| 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 |
| 5555794 | Adjustable hinge apparatus The present invention relates to an adjustable hinge apparatus for use with a cooker having multiple stacked heating plates and a support pin extending across one side of the cooker to form a common pivot axis. The hinge apparatus includes an array of adj... | 09/17/1996 |
