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Microwave Oven With Removable Storage Cassette in Dashboard of Motor Vehicle
A microwave oven adapted for use within a motor vehicle dashboard area. The microwave oven has a removable storage cassette, and slidable platforms for securing and serving containers of beverages and foods.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8151699 | Stovetop grilling device A stovetop grilling device includes a catch tray that has a plurality of downward pointing V-shaped first members attached to a first frame and having parallel side edges spaced from one another by a first distance. A grilling surface has a plurality of upward point... | 04/10/2012 |
| 7487717 | Flameless barbecue grill A grill for a barbecuing, the grill having an upper grate, wherein a grillable foodstuff may be placed thereon and a lower grate having channels which may catch juices that drips from the foodstuff. The upper grate and lower grate are positionable relative to each o... | 02/10/2009 |
| 7442901 | Electric oven and method of operating the same An electric oven includes an oven body, a first convection system having a first convection heater and a first convection fan that are installed in the oven body to operate for a first space in the oven body, and a second convection system having a second convection... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7415922 | Grill pan A grill surface or pan provide for the removal of fats and oils by supporting the foodstuffs on ribs that slope downward such that the intervening regions form channels for transporting fluids to the edge of the pan, and away from the cooking food stuffs. The draini... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7373875 | Cooking grate The present invention provides a cooking grate for use within a barbecue grill assembly comprising a cooking chamber and a gas burner positioned in a lower portion of the cooking chamber. The grate has a plurality of elongated members defining a cooking surface and ... | 05/20/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7340994 | Grilling apparatus A grill apparatus for cooking small and delicate food is provided. The grill apparatus is a cooking grate having a plurality of apertures extending through the cooking area of the cooking grate. Because of the location and dimension of the apertures, a continuous li... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7249686 | Food serving tray with draining compartments A hand-portable serving tray having a compartmented food carrier releasably engaged over a collector tray, the food carrier comprising a plurality of upstanding walls dividing a plurality of close-pack compartments. Within each compartment is at least one hole on a ... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7247824 | Disposable utensil for cooking, warming, and heating articles A disposable utensil for cooking, warming, and heating articles. More particularly, in the preferred mode, the invention is a disposable utensil which comprises a liner surrounding a permeable armature, which comprises a plurality of vertical members configured in a... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7159644 | Food preparation and storage device A food storage and preparation device (10, 50, 100, 200) is provided for more rapidly cooling or heating a mass of food or other product contained within a storage pan. The device includes a plurality of air contact fins (20) which rapidly convey heat ... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7146906 | Brazier grill and a brazier The present invention relates to a brazier grill and a brazier with such grill used for cooking foodstuffs. Said brazier grill (2) is single layered and comprises grooved grill bars (4, 4′, 4″), which are placed in parallel to each other and remove... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7104187 | Cooking grill liners Disposable electric cooking grill liners for protecting an electric cooking grill having a heated grilling surface of each of the pivotally connected moveable and stationary grilling members. Each grilling surface is heated and has raised cooking ribs wherein both s... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7089926 | Lock-in support system for grill The present invention relates to the support mechanism for a grill having a grill bottom, grates for supporting fuel and food, and a cover. The mechanism is detachably attached to the grill without fasteners by projecting pieces that go through holes in the bottom p... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7073429 | Cooking grate with grease control structures The present invention provides a cooking grate for use within a barbecue grill assembly comprising a cooking chamber and a gas burner positioned in a lower portion of the cooking chamber. The grate has a plurality of elongated members defining a cooking surface and ... | 07/11/2006 |
| 6994017 | Grill cover for cooking surfaces A disposable grill cover for indoor counter top grills having two cooking plates such as the George Foreman® grills contains a first and second sheet or sheet portion of aluminum foil of a fixed shape designed to mate with the two contoured cooking surfaces of the ... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6951213 | Portable barbecue grill A portable gas cooking grill apparatus comprising a grill having a hood and a firebox. It is preferable that the hood can be received by and seated upon the firebox, thereby enclosing the grill. A burner assembly, capable of heating the interior portion of the grill... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6931985 | Cooking vessel A cooking vessel that combines the functions of a grill and an oven. The vessel includes a cooking chamber having an upwardly arched ceiling comprised of fire brick. A cooking surface is located within the cooking chamber. A pull-out mechanism is attached to the coo... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6796218 | Grill device provided with an adjustable seasoning supplying unit A grill device includes a base unit, a seasoning retaining vessel, and a seasoning supply unit. The base unit includes a housing, a cooking member mounted in the housing, and at least one supply tube connected to the cooking member and extending downwardly relative ... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6718866 | Cooking grill liners Disposable electric cooking grill liners for protecting an electric cooking grill having a heated grilling surface of each of the pivotally connected moveable and stationary grilling members. Each grilling surface is heated and has raised cooking ribs wherein both s... | 04/13/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6608292 | Microwave grilling appliance A microwave grilling appliance comprising grill elements that include heat conducting elements and microwave absorbent material. Troughs are formed in the periphery of the grill elements to contain the liquids produced from grilling a grillable food. A mi... | 08/19/2003 |
| 6595115 | Temperature sensor for a cooking device A cooking device comprises a lower cooking plate including a flat top area, parallel, widthwise ribs on the top area, and pairs of arcuate, opposite projections on the top area; an upper cooking plate including a flat bottom area, parallel, widthwise ribs... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6488022 | Portable outdoor cooker A portable outdoor cooker for cooking foods is provided. The cooker comprises a substantially circular heat transfer plate, a plurality of individually controllable burners disposed beneath the heat transfer plate, and a frame assembly for supporting the ... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6487963 | Grill device having a restricting unit to prevent upward movement of an upper grill unit relative to a lower grill unit A grill device includes a connecting unit which pivotally connects upper and lower grill units. A restricting unit includes a spring-biased restricting element disposed movably in the connecting unit, and is movable between a limiting position, in which, ... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6484624 | Grill device provided with a seasoning supplying unit A grill device includes an upper grill unit pivoted to a lower grill unit so as to rotate about an axis between an open position, and a closed position, in which, the upper and lower grill units cooperatively define a cooking space therebetween. A seasoni... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6481343 | Barbecue grill grate A cooking grate for a grill, such as a barbecue grill, is comprised of a plurality of generally elongate rail members assembled in a nesting relationship to form a first and second cooking surface. The first cooking surface is formed by a generally flat s... | 11/19/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6431164 | Water circulated grill with grill steamer and steam pot A water circulated grill including a housing containing spaced apart food supporting tubes and with a water catching system including spaced apart collection troughs to receive condensed water dropping from the sides of the water cooled supporting tubes, ... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6405642 | Food grilling device for a skillet A food grilling device for a skillet for separating the juices from the sausages and hotdogs while being cooked. The food grilling device for a skillet includes a food support assembly being adapted to removably rest upon a bottom wall of a skillet and in... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6401601 | Grill device having two independently controllable cooking sets A grill device includes two independently controllable cooking sets confining two isolated cooking spaces such that two different meat pieces can be grilled therein under different cooking temperatures at the same time.... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6389961 | Grill plate A grill plate includes a plate body having a central fluid collecting groove between left and right cooking plate portions. The central fluid collecting groove has opposite front and rear ends, and is defined by a groove wall having opposite lateral wall ... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6371011 | Fast production smokeless broiler A broiler for fast production broiling of meat products with low levels of pollutant emissions incorporates liquid-cooled trough members that are spaced above respective horizontally spaced radiant elements under a grill for directing grease onto a drip p... | 04/16/2002 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6314871 | Cooking appliance with improved heat distribution Cooking appliances, cooking assemblies, and cooking assembly components that improve heat distribution are provided. In one embodiment, a cooking assembly has a sear grid including a radiant panel having an undulating shape. The panel defines at least one... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6314868 | Direct and indirect outdoor cooker The present invention pertains to an outdoor cooker or barbeque that cooks food by providing direct or indirect heat from a heat source of the cooker to the food. The outdoor cooker has a gas or charcoal heat source that provides direct and indirect heat ... | 11/13/2001 |
| 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 |
| 6269738 | Grill device A grill device includes an annular bottom wall adapted to be placed above a flat support, and outer and inner annular walls which extend uprightly from outer and inner annular peripheries of the bottom wall to form outer and inner upper annular edges and ... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6267047 | Portable griddle stove with dual cooking surfaces A portable griddle stove has two non-stick cooking surfaces, either of which can withstand being on the underside of the cooking surface in use and the heat applied to the underside surface. A heat shield and heat diffuser control the temperature applied ... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6205996 | Barbecue grill with radiant fire grate A barbecue grill includes a fire grate to allow cooking by radiant heat only, having no holes large enough for convection flow. The grate is one piece of heat resistant steel for economy, and to vaporize grease. Peripheral flanges catch grease drips. The ... | 03/27/2001 |
