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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8161872 | Automated juice extractor An automatic juicer turns and pushes an upward facing juicing cone into a fruit for releasing and collecting juice. The juicer includes a base containing a clutch and gearing assembly connected to a motor. A center column assembly rotates and advances the juicing co... | 04/24/2012 |
| 7975605 | Food processing device A food processing device, e.g. a salad spinner, has a housing with a lid, a basket supported in the housing for rotation, and a drive mechanism supported by the lid for rotating the basket to spin water from salad in the housing. The drive mechanism has a crank hand... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7921769 | Bowl and basket and salad spinner incorporating such an assembly A bowl and basket assembly (100, 200) is disclosed as including a perforated basket (104, 204) and a bowl (102, 202) for receiving said basket, the basket including a top body part (104a, 204a), a middle body part ( | 04/12/2011 |
| 7878113 | Juice extractor including drive shaft seal and related methods A juice extractor may include a drive housing and a drive shaft extending outwardly therefrom to a juice extraction area. The juice extractor may further include a shaft seal that, in turn, includes a seal housing and at least one positioning ring contained within t... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7866259 | Centrifugal food degreaser An apparatus for use with a food processor base and a method for using the same. The food processor base includes a seat, a drive shaft and a motor. The drive shaft is rotated by the motor. The apparatus includes an outer bowl, a cover for the outer bowl, and a perf... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7779753 | Tea ball with string A tied tea ball equipped with a serving string by which the tea ball can be lowered into and removed from a vessel of water. ... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7775157 | Tofu prepper An apparatus for easily removing excess moisture from blocks of tofu. The apparatus comprises a container which holds the tofu. A first substantially flat plate member is disposed within such container and placed on top of the tofu. A second substantially flat plate... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7681495 | Food processing device A food processing device has a housing with a lid, a rotatable attachment (e.g., a basket or beater) in the housing and a drive mechanism in the lid for rotating the attachment to process food in the housing. The drive mechanism has a manual actuator and a gear trai... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7621213 | Salad spinner A salad spinner is disclosed, comprising an outer bowl; an inner basket receivable in the outer bowl; a lid placed over the outer bowl; a drive and brake mechanism combination comprising a rotary drive plate, a drive assembly engageable with the rotary drive plate, ... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7591221 | Salad shaker A salad shaker for selectively mixing a salad product with the dressing. In a storage/transportation position, salad stuffed in a bowl having a lid does not contact the dressing sealed in a container having a cover with a handle. In a mixing portion, the cover is re... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7484457 | Method and apparatus for removing grease and excess liquid from meat A method and apparatus for removing grease from meat includes a mesh basket for holding the partially cooked meat, a pressure plate for exerting a sustained force on the meat within the mesh basket, one or more spacers for placing on top of the pressure plate, a con... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7448315 | Food drying device with separable lid and cover A device for drying food is disclosed in an embodiment as a container including a bowl having a side wall terminating at a top edge defining an opening and a cover substantially covering the opening; a basket assembly disposed in the bowl and rotatable relative to t... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7422120 | Colander bowl and server The present invention provides a colander serving bowl having an outer shell with an open bottom, a movable sealing plate with upwardly extending support arms that ride on inclined surfaces on the rim of the outer shell, and a perforated inner shell supported on the... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7421945 | Juice extractor including fruit feeder decoupling detector and associated methods A fruit juice extractor may include a load sensitive coupler coupling a drive motor to a drive shaft during normal operation, and decoupling the drive motor from the drive shaft when the fruit feed members become jammed. The extractor may also include a decoupling d... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7395753 | Comestible product press A comestible product press comprising a first handle having first and second ends; a second handle having first and second ends, wherein the first and second handles are hingedly connected to one another at their first ends; a first protrusion on the first handle, t... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7337712 | Vessel for separating and collecting excess oil from deep fried foods disposed therein before the sauteing thereof A vessel for separating and collecting excess oil from deep fried foods disposed therein before the deep fried foods are sauted. A colander is rotatably mounted in a pot and holds the fried foods. A gear train operatively connects a motor to the colander. The motor ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7337715 | Juice extractor including pressure-actuated nozzle and associated methods A juice extractor may include a juice extraction assembly, and at least one pressure-actuated spray nozzle having an inlet to be connected to a controllable fluid pressure source and a spray outlet directed toward the juice extraction assembly and moving between a r... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7328655 | Juice extractor with drive and return cams for extractor cup movement A juice extractor includes at least one pair of extractor cups being relatively moveable for compressing fruit therebetween. A drive mechanism engages at least one of the extractor cups and includes a drive cam that drives the extractor cup into engagement with the ... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7325405 | Utensil cooling device An electric clipper cooling device includes a body that has a cavity, spaced inner and outer layers, an external power source, a combination fan and vent, and a thermoelectric cooler disposed therein. A heat absorbing material is disposed between said inner and oute... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7325329 | Salad spin-drier A salad spin-drier with a bowl of glass or ceramic so that part of the water collection bowl, which until now has been purely functional, may be simultaneously used as a serving bowl for the salad. The salad bowl as is standard apart from the bowl has a lid in which... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7305918 | Juice extractor with counterweight operatively engaged with camshaft A juice extractor includes an extractor frame and extractor cups relatively moveable for compressing fruit therebetween. A camshaft is mounted for rotation within the extractor frame. A drive cam is mounted on the camshaft and operatively engages an extractor cup fo... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7305920 | Juice extractor with orifice tube beam drive extending into side panels A juice extractor includes an extractor frame, at least one inner side panel that divides the interior into a product material area and a drive mechanism cavity. An orifice beam includes an end extending through a beam opening in the inner side panel. An orifice tub... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7305919 | Juice extractor with juice manifold having side outlet for juice A juice extractor includes extractor cups relatively moveable within a product material area that compress fruit therebetween. A strainer tube is mounted to receive juice and pulp and discharge juice therefrom. A juice manifold is positioned to collect the juice dis... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7302887 | Kitchen hand tool A kitchen hand tool for crushing, slicing, or juicing food products. The tool is operated by closing two handles that rotate a drive gear that engages the ratcheting tooth portion of a crush paddle resulting in the movement of the crush paddle toward a basket, crush... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7299747 | Food pulpifier A pulpifier includes a holder having a compartment and a rear handle. A perforated screen is located in the compartment. A presser extends into the compartment and moves towards the screen. A front clamp extends from the holder for affixing the holder to a vessel su... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7293502 | Food masher A food masher includes a support frame having an opening, a hopper having a perforated floor, received detachably by the support frame within the opening, a handle extending from the support frame, a lever extending pivotally from the support frame, and a plunger at... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7284581 | Funnel A funnel having a receiving chamber, a neck portion, a valve and a coupler connected to the neck portion, the coupler having a housing having an axial bore formed therethrough and a cam body received therein, the cam body having an axial bore formed there through, w... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7267050 | Juicer having an articulated arm carrying a pressing element A juicer composed of: a housing provided to receive a rotatable element for extraction of juice; an arm that is mounted to the housing to pivot about an axis with respect to the housing; a pressing element for pressing a fruit half against the rotatable element; and... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7263926 | Structure of a fruit and vegetable processor An improved structure of a fruit and vegetable processor is disclosed. The processor comprises a base seat, a power unit located within the base seat, a cup body, a blade mounted within the cup body and rotated by the power unit, a cap, at least a passage which pass... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7246451 | Tumbler-dryer for capsules A capsule dryer utilizes an upper level having a plurality of drying baskets and a lower level having a plurality of drying baskets disposed beneath the upper level of drying baskets. The footprint of the capsule dryer is thus reduced while providing a same or super... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7228796 | Fruit juice extraction apparatus and subcombination thereof, comprising perforating filtering tube and piston Embodiments of subcombination and the fruit extraction device of the present invention provide for fruit juice extraction where synchronized and concentric elements press a fruit, such as an orange, without crushing the peel, by this avoiding the dispersion of acids... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7222567 | Juice extractor with tapered clean up nozzle A juice extractor includes a juice extraction assembly having a wall surface and fluid outlet thereon. At least one tapered spray nozzle is mounted flush on the wall surface at the fluid outlet for receiving and discharging fluid and configured for preventing build-... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7185766 | Skimmer A skimmer device and a method for skimming a liquid, foam, fat or other solid or liquid material or anything else that a user wants to remove or separate from a remaining liquid or solid that is left in a container. ... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7172781 | Method and apparatus for evacuating pockets of injected fluid in meat products A method and apparatus for evacuating pockets of injected fluid in meat products involves the structure and use of a machine which has a longitudinal movable conveyor surface on the machine; a fluid injection station on the machine for injecting fluid into a meat pr... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7172705 | Skimmer A skimmer device and a method for skimming a liquid, foam, fat or other solid or liquid material or anything else that a user wants to remove or separate from a remaining liquid or solid that is left in a container. ... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7162952 | Device for squeezing fluid from a container of food packed in fluid A device includes two handle elements with a can support on one handle and a can contents engaging unit on the other handle element. A trigger mechanism is included to ensure complete draining of the fluid from the can and various adapter elements are also included ... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7156016 | Juice extractor with integral juice manifold and cup bridge A juice extractor and associated method includes an extractor frame, extractor cup mounted for movement within the extractor frame and a cup bridge mounted within the extractor frame. A juice manifold is integral with the cup bridge for receiving juice during extrac... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7152520 | Method and apparatus for collecting liquid and extracting tea essence from a tea bag A tea bag press and container assembly configured for receiving a tea bag during or after brewing, which conceals the wet tea bag, collects dripping liquid, and extracts tea liquid essence by efficiently compressing the wet tea bag vertically or sidewardly. In a ver... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7150214 | Vegetable cutter A vegetable chopper (10) includes a lower housing part (14), which has a knife (16) on its underside and receives a rotatable inner body with a chopping grid (20), the inner body (18) being fillable with the vegetable. Vegetable ch... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7143691 | Juice extractor with bottom loading strainer tube A juice extractor includes an extractor frame, at least one pair of extractor cups relatively moveable to each other, a strainer tube that receives juice and pulp and discharges juice therefrom, and a juice manifold positioned to collect the juice discharged from th... | 12/05/2006 |
