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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8176844 | Heated humidified food cabinet A food container or cabinet may have a power cord extending and exiting from the cabinet at recess formed at a corner of side, top and back walls. The cabinet may be heated and humidified and operated with a control that operates air and water heating elements alter... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8028619 | Cooking apparatus A cooking apparatus including a cooking chamber having an opening, a door configured to open and close the opening of the cooking chamber, the door including a channel and an inlet to allow communication between the cooking chamber and the channel, and an opening/cl... | 10/04/2011 |
| 7874245 | Countertop fresh fruit and vegetable preservation device A container for perishable food items, such as fruits and vegetables is provided with a device for producing a substance for killing the fungus or bacteria said substance adhering to the surface of the food item. This substance produced by a device for generating oz... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7409904 | Baking oven A baking oven comprises a feeding portion having a feeding aperture for introducing dough pieces, a baking chamber and a discharge portion having a discharge aperture for removing dough pieces. In addition, a circulating air unit is provided which comprises a circul... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7378617 | Heating systems and methods for a cooking appliance A heating system for a cooking appliance includes a first upper heating element and a second upper heating element positioned within a cooking cavity defined by a cabinet of the cooking appliance. The cooking cavity is configured to support a food item therein durin... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7372000 | Air control for a brick oven A food cooking oven has a front door, a back wall opposite the front door, and two side walls connecting the front door to the back wall. The oven also has a rear divider parallel to and spaced apart from the back wall, the rear divider running between the side wall... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7368683 | Convection chamber of cooking device A convection chamber of a cooking device includes a convection fan rotatably installed in a cooking chamber, a convection motor that rotates the convection fan, a convection cover provided in front of the convection fan and having a channel that collects air in the ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7368684 | Cooking device A cooking device includes a cabinet, a cavity installed in the cabinet and having a cooking chamber therein, a door installed at the cabinet to open and close the cooking chamber, a ventilation passage formed to allow external air of the cabinet to pass through betw... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7348522 | Apparatus for thawing frozen food items An apparatus is disclosed for thawing a frozen food item, including a chamber dimensioned to receive the frozen food item, a heat exchanger operable to either heat air in the chamber or to cool the air in the chamber, a fan for creating a flow of the air within the ... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7320278 | Convection based cooking apparatus with improved draft chimney A draft chimney for a convention based apparatus. The draft chimney comprises a flue at least partially defining a path of convection airflow through at least a portion of the interior of a cabinet. The flue passes convection airflow to the exterior of the cabinet. | 01/22/2008 |
| 7317173 | Oven including smoking assembly in combination with one or more additional food preparation assemblies An oven is disclosed having a first food preparation apparatus in the form of a convection heat source and/or a steam production assembly and/or a radiating heat source, and a second food preparation apparatus in the form of a smoking assembly. The oven can operate ... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7310969 | Controlled-environment cargo container A method and apparatus for controlling the environment of cargo through lateral ventilation. The method provides for a controlled fluid to be supplied into a cargo compartment having a lateral portion, the fluid being supplied through a vent in a supply-conduit adja... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7297904 | Convection oven and related air flow system A convection oven includes a heat exchanger section and a product receiving section, the product receiving section including a door to provide access thereto. An air flow system includes at least one blower and an air flow path for enabling air to circulate from the... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7297905 | Method and apparatus for maintaining a temperature in a chamber of a cooking device A cooking device having a cooking compartment, which is divided by a partition. The cooking device includes a partitioning member, installed in a cooking chamber, for partitioning the cooking chamber into a first cooking chamber and a second cooking chamber, a heate... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7285752 | Heated merchandiser for bread and the like A merchandiser for elongate loaves of bread includes at least one rack having a rear wall, a front wall spaced apart from the rear wall, a pair of sidewalls disposed between the rear wall and the front wall along opposite sides thereof, and a bottom wall disposed be... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7244390 | Fungus abatement system An apparatus and methodology for abating fungi in a building supported on a ground surface and having an upper enclosed living space and a lower enclosed space beneath the upper enclosed space and proximate or beneath the ground. The apparatus includes a blower posi... | 07/17/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7220381 | Method for high pressure treatment of substances under controlled temperature conditions A product carrier for use in pressure processing substances is substantially fluidically closed, and is insulated, to prevent heat transfer from the product being treated to the cooler wall of the pressure vessel. The insulating material has compression heating prop... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7220946 | Food container The present description relates to a food container which comprises at least one opening through which food is moved and a humidity source in fluid contact with an air stream providing humidity to the air stream. The air stream is directed across the opening to form... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7214398 | Method for producing a pH enhanced comminuted meat product A pH increasing material is placed in contact with the surface of an initial comminuted meat product. This contact with the pH increasing material increases the pH of the initial meat product to produce an intermediate meat product. The method also includes the step... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7157668 | Oven including smoking assembly in combination with one or more additional food preparation assemblies An oven is disclosed having a first food preparation apparatus in the form of a convection heat source and/or a steam production assembly and/or a radiating heat source, and a second food preparation apparatus in the form of a smoking assembly. The oven can operate ... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7102105 | Electric oven An electric oven including lower heaters arranged under a cooking chamber thereof. The electric oven includes an outer case defining the appearance of the electric oven, an inner case inwardly spaced apart from the outer case by a predetermined distance, and lower h... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7087864 | Cooking device A cooking device is provided which blows most of the air blown from a circulation fan in a heater room to a heater, such that the heating of air by the heater is facilitated and the volume of the rear side of a heater case is reduced to permit manufacture of the coo... | 08/08/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7069255 | Method and device for optimising process management and process control in an arrangement for producing farinaceous products The invention relates to a method and a device for optimising process management and process control in an arrangement for producing, especially short and long, farinaceous products. The aim of the invention is to improve dryer regulation and reduce faulty productio... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7022283 | Apparatus and method for preserving collectible items The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for preserving one or more collectible items. The apparatus includes a housing and a nitrogen generator. A nitrogen generator generates a nitrogen rich gas and supplies the nitrogen gas to the housing, which d... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7017571 | Heat exchanger device A heat exchanger device for a cooking appliance includes a burner arranged in a combustion chamber. The burner is connected by a feeding pipe to a mixing device which prepares a gas/air mixture necessary for the combustion and feeds it to the burner. The mixing devi... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6983683 | Confectionery aeration system A confectionery aeration system comprising a confectionery material re-circulation circuit (7), the circuit comprising an aerator (12) and a confectionery vessel (2), the confectionery material re-circulation circuit being arranged such that a r... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6942887 | Coffee roaster and method A method and apparatus for pan roasting a mass of green coffee beans at rest by heat conduction from the pan bottom to the beans mass. A glass cover and smoke filter closes the roasting chamber. A radial blower operates at slow speed to draw ambient air and vacate s... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6936793 | Oven apparatus and method of use thereof A solder reflow oven with horizontal cyclonic convection air flow for enhancing equalized heating of printed circuit boards conveyed therethrough. Air circulation apparatus can include a first air movement fan for urging air to move horizontally laterally from the f... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6880544 | Rack oven A rack oven having an oven interior, an access door, a baking chamber, a passive steam generator, and a heat exchanger. The heat exchanger includes a chamber containing burners, an undivided exhaust collection plenum positioned above the burner chamber, and a plural... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6833533 | Air impingement conveyor over A pizza oven having a baking chamber, having a loading port, and having a dispensing port; a conveyor extending longitudinally through the baking chamber from the loading port to the dispensing port; an air plenum having an air intake port and a plurality of air out... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6732637 | Forced convection and radiant heat cooking Cooking apparatus having an enclosed cooking chamber with a radiant heater suspended in the upper portion thereof provides radiant and forced air convection heating to cook food products. The food is contained in a cooking tray which has a screen or perforated botto... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6637319 | Adjustable hinge for oven appliance An oven door hinge having an arm and a hinge assembly pivotally attached thereto. The hinge assembly has an elongated, channel-shaped housing that is configured to be removably and constrainingly received within a pocket of an oven door. The housing has t... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6615908 | Method of transporting or storing perishable produce The invention allows cool rooms or sea containers designed for frozen goods to handle produce requiring more precisely controlled temperatures and conditions, e.g., vegetables and fruits requiring temperatures in the chilling range and often also needing ... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6582743 | Device and method for cooking and/or heating comestibles with hot gaseous fluid Device for cooking food directly in a dish includes a generator for producing hot gaseous fluid, an applicator having a body for covering the dish, an inlet connected to generator for receiving hot gaseous fluid, a seal plate for sealing to the rim of dis... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6564792 | Device for de-humidifying a cooking chamber in an apparatus for food cooking The device comprises an intake pipe which introduces dry external air into a cooking chamber through an intake. The humid air exits through an outlet pipe connected to an outlet of the cooking chamber; the outlet is located higher than the intake. The out... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6564470 | Roasting appliance An appliance for thermally processing granular material, especially for roasting food items such as coffee beans. The granular material lies on a perforated base through which gas flows upwardly to create a fluidized bed. The exhaust gas is fed to a cyclo... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6558726 | Coffee bean roasting apparatus A roasting apparatus for roasting nuts, cocoa beans, coffee beans, and other small food stuffs comprising a base, a motor and afterburner assembly attached to the top of the base on one side thereof, a roasting assembly attached to the top of the base on ... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6410890 | Apparatus and method for cleaning the interior of a cooking device In an apparatus and a method for cleaning the inside of a cooking device having a cooking chamber and a blower chamber separated from the cooking chamber via air baffles, an impeller is arranged in the blower chamber for generating a conveying stream in t... | 06/25/2002 |
