Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
099332000 | By time | 28 |
20100175562 | Motorised Toaster with Inspection Feature - A motorised toaster with heating elements has a user input that communicates with an electronic device that controls an electric motor. A reciprocating toast carriage is under the influence of the motor. A user activated control is adapted to cause an inspection subroutine, the subroutine being the motorised elevation of the carriage and without further user input and a returning of the carriage to the lower position during a toast cycle. | 07-15-2010 |
20110132202 | MANUAL BREAD-TOASTER, WITH LID - The bread toaster includes a toaster frame defining at least one toaster slot for selectively receiving the bread slice, a heating device, and a lid arrangement. The lid arrangement includes a front and a rear sliding member, a plurality of sliding guiders, and at least one toaster lid. The toaster lid is coupled with the front and the rear sliding members in such a manner that the toaster lid is arranged to move between a closed position and an opened position, wherein in the closed position, the toaster lid is moved by the front and the rear sliding members to close the toaster slot, wherein in the opened position, the toaster lid is moved by the front and the rear sliding members to expose the toaster slot to an exterior of the toaster frame. | 06-09-2011 |
20120017771 | INTERNALLY ELECTRIC HEATED BARBECUE - An internally electric heated barbecue comprising a cabinet with at least one upper opening is provided in the present invention. The cabinet has electric heating units on both sides inside it; the opening has rack supporting part to support the barbecue rack, and the opening is 55 mm-100 mm wide; the barbecue rack consists of a barbecue frame and a support rod holder, the barbecue frame is within the opening, and the support rod holder is on the supporting part; the barbecue rack is equipped with food skewers, and the food skewer comprises a handle, a support locating part and a food fixing part. The internally electric heated barbecue provided in the present invention is characterized in that the operation is simple, safe and cleanness, and that it can effectively reduce the energy consumption and control the barbecue quality. | 01-26-2012 |
20120167777 | Motarised Toaster with Inspection Feature - A motorised toaster with heating elements has a user input that communicates with an electronic device that controls an electric motor. A reciprocating toast carriage is under the influence of the motor. A user activated control is adapted to cause an inspection subroutine, the subroutine being the motorised elevation of the carriage and without further user input and a returning of the carriage to the lower position during a toast cycle. | 07-05-2012 |
20120240787 | SAFETY DEVICE FOR AN ELECTRICAL STOVE - A safety device for an electrical stove comprising a main control button and a timer relay interposed between the control button and the stove. | 09-27-2012 |
20140033929 | DIGITAL ROLLER GRILL CONTROL APPARATUS - A programmable control system for controlling the ratio of heating time “on” compared to time “off”. The digital control can be set to an “on”/“off” time duty cycle, and power level that determines the temperature of the cooking surface. The cooking surface can be divided into separately controllable zones. The need to actually sense the temperature at the roller tube is eliminated. The time based control can be set to cook at higher temperatures by increasing the “on time” relative to the “off time” or inversely, reducing the “on time” to the “off time”. A “pre-heat” cycle is provided to raise the grill to a predetermined set point for holding the elements full “on” for a selectable time period. Then, after the selectable time period has been reached, the control automatically sets the programmed “cook” time and temperature. | 02-06-2014 |
20140102317 | ASSEMBLY FOR COOKING ELONGATED FOOD PRODUCTS - An assembly for cooking food products in a substantially upright orientation comprising a mold housing including one or more food mold chambers, each structured to configure the food product being cooked to correspond to the interior dimensions and configuration of a mold chamber in which it was cooked. Each mold chamber is further structured to retain an uncooked liquid, semi-liquid, semi-solid, or solid food composition therein during the cooking procedure. A heat source is disposed either externally or internally of the mold housing and generates sufficient heat to cook a food composition disposed within the mold chamber. A frame assembly may be utilized to operatively support one or more mold housing in the substantially upright orientation, such that a heat source may be incorporated into the frame assembly to provide adequate cooking temperatures to the corresponding mold chamber(s) of one or more supported mold housings. | 04-17-2014 |
20140157994 | Methods and Apparatus for Intuitive Cooking Control - A multi-function cooking apparatus and method. The apparatus including: a user interface element; one or more heating elements used for cooking; and a processor element adapted to receive an input command from the user interface element; the processor element being configured to control the one or more heating elements used for cooking. The user interface control element includes a function selector having a plurality of cooking function configurations. The user interface control element further includes a first input selector for enabling a user to select when a bit more additional cooking time is requested; the processor element adding a supplemental cooking time to a current cooking time. | 06-12-2014 |
20140230661 | SAFETY TIMER FOR COOKING APPLIANCE - A safety timer device, for a cooking appliance connected to an energy source, the cooking appliance having a heat generating component in communication with a heat controller. A timer communicates with the heat controller configured to count down a predetermined cooking time. An alarm unit, in communication with the timer, is configured to communicate an alarm signal for a predetermined alarm time after the cooking time expires. An ON/OFF device in communication with the timer, the energy source and the heat generating component, is configured to disconnect the energy source from the heat generating component after the alarm time expires. A reset device in communication with the timer, the alarm unit and the ON/OFF device configured to reset the timer to the predetermined cooking time, terminate the alarm signal after the cooking time expires, and reconnect the energy source with the heat generating component after the alarm time expires. | 08-21-2014 |
20140245897 | Rotisserie convection oven with rotatable cooking drum and method of use - A rotisserie convection oven including a rotatable drum assembly which allows cooking of food items therein without added cooking oils is disclosed. The present oven is designed for cooking of pre-prepared or frozen foods with minimal ingestion of cooking oils and residual oil byproducts of concern to the health-conscious consumer. The present oven provides a countertop appliance having an enclosed cooking chamber with tubular heating elements wherein a rotatable drum containing foodstuffs is coupled to a rotisserie drive assembly. An integrated control chamber protects electrical components and encloses a convection fan assembly which is disposed in air transfer communication with the cooking chamber to enable circulation of air across the heating elements and through the rotatable drum during the cooking cycle. In one embodiment the rotatable drum is constructed of wire mesh to permit the continuous circulation of heated air therein to reduce cooking temperatures and shorten the cooking cycle. | 09-04-2014 |
20140318382 | QUICK HEATING QUARTZ TOASTER - A commercial toaster apparatus having a “quick start” feature that nearly instantly changes from a “stand-by” mode to a “toasting” mode. The “quick start” mode is provided by changing the circuitry of some of the quartz heating elements from a series configuration to a parallel one wherein a higher voltage can be applied for a controlled amount of time to regulate the quartz heaters without adversely affecting the life span of the heating elements. Temperature probes are used to adjust the duty cycle of the apparatus to enable a uniform toast color as the cavity chamber temperature of the toaster changes over time. A sensor is also provided that determines when a last product is placed on the conveyer and the duty cycle has been completed such that the unit will automatically switch to a “stand-by” mode, thus reducing the energy requirements of the toaster. | 10-30-2014 |
20150068408 | COOKER - In a cooker according to the present invention, in order to prevent a heating capacity from being raised rapidly against the intention of a user, when a contactant which contacts an operating area of a display operating portion flicks the display operating portion, if a detected operation of the contactant such as flicking is in the direction to raise a heating capacity, a changing amount (a varying amount) of a heating capacity according to a moving speed of the contactant in the operating area is limited in comparison with the case that a detected operation of the contactant such as flicking is in the direction to lower a heating capacity. | 03-12-2015 |
20150107462 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR GAS TAPS - A control device for gas appliances ( | 04-23-2015 |
20150122134 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR GAS TAPS - A control device for gas appliances comprises at least one control module ( | 05-07-2015 |
20150144005 | FOOD PRODUCT TOASTING MACHINE - A toasting machine for toasting a food product includes a housing having a bottom and a top, and a heating source for toasting a food product. The heating source is mounted in the housing and extends upright in a direction from the bottom of the housing to the top of the housing, and completely encircles a toasting chamber in the housing for sourcing surrounding heat to the toasting chamber. An opening in the top of the housing communicates with the toasting chamber for admitting a food product into the toasting chamber for toasting. The heating source is a heat-insulative wall that has an inner face that completely encircles the toasting chamber, and resistance wire carried by the wall, which is uniformly distributed along the inner face of wall for sourcing surrounding heat to the toasting chamber. | 05-28-2015 |
20150305542 | Multiple Purpose Cooking Assembly - A multiple purpose cooking assembly for simultaneously roasting, barbequing and grilling includes a housing that has a plurality of cooking spaces in it. The housing is positionable indoors or outdoors. A processor is coupled to the housing. A heat source is operationally coupled to the housing. The heat source provides cooking heat to each of the plurality of cooking spaces. Each of the plurality of cooking spaces employs the cooking heat in a variety of manners. A heat actuator is operationally coupled to the housing. The heat actuator is operationally coupled to the heat source so the heat actuator adjusts an temperature of the heat source. A timer actuator is operationally coupled to the housing. The timer actuator is operationally coupled to the heat source. The timer actuator de-actuates the heat source after a pre-selected duration of time. | 10-29-2015 |
20150330640 | HEAT TREATMENT MONITORING SYSTEM - A heat treatment monitoring system comprises a heat treatment machine comprising a heat treatment chamber, a double glass window comprising an inside window and an outside window, and an illumination apparatus for illuminating the inside of the heat treatment chamber, and a monitoring apparatus mounted to the heat treatment machine and comprising a camera to observe the inside of the heat treatment chamber through the inside window, wherein the visible transmittance of the outside window is lower than the visible transmittance of the inside window to reduce reflections within the double glass window structure and outside illumination effects on image processing of images recorded by the camera. | 11-19-2015 |
20150335192 | Food Cooking System - An appliance including a heating and circulating unit immersed in a pot for cooking food inside a cooking bag immersed in the water. A first recess is formed in a base for storing the heating and circulating unit. A second recess is formed in the base for storing the vacuum packaging unit. A third recess is formed in the base for holding a supply of cooking bags. Prior to cooking food is placed into the cooking bag and evacuated with the vacuum packaging unit. The vacuum packaging unit includes an electronic display and an electronic control panel. An electrical cable connects the vacuum packaging unit and the heating and the circulating unit. The heating and the circulating unit and the vacuum packaging unit are controlled from the electronic control panel and data related to the operation thereof is displayed on the electronic display. | 11-26-2015 |
20150345801 | COOKING OVEN - A method for cooking food items in an oven is disclosed. A history of instant oven temperatures is initially obtained during a cook of a first food item. A salient representation of the oven temperature history is stored in a non-volatile memory. The salient representation includes multiple average oven temperatures, each selected to represent a summary of the instant oven temperatures at various specific time periods throughout the cook of the first food item. During a cook of a second food item that is substantially similar to the first cook item, the current cook settings are dynamically adjusted during the cook of the second food item based on the results of a comparison between the instant oven temperatures and the stored average oven temperatures in order to duplicate the result of the cook of the first item. | 12-03-2015 |
20160029829 | TOASTER AND CONVECTION OVEN WITH VARIABLE CONTROLS - A toaster and convection oven includes a housing having an internal heating compartment, a heating mechanism in thermal communication with the heating compartment and configured to heat the heating compartment, a user interface including a plurality of user controls to be manipulated by a user, the user controls allowing the user to program a dual cook mode including a first cooking mode and a second cooking mode, and a control unit operatively connected to the user interface and to the heating mechanism. The control unit is configured to receive a signal from the user interface and to control operation of the heating mechanism in dependence upon the signal to run the first cooking mode and the second cooking mode sequentially without further input from the user. | 02-04-2016 |
20160061454 | SAFETY TIMING CONTROL DEVICE OF GAS APPLIANCE - A safety timing control device is provided for a gas appliance and includes an electromagnetic switch, a first timing controller, a second timing controller, a power converter, and an alarm unit. The electromagnetic switch includes an electromagnet, a return spring, a housing, a connection bar, and a plug. The first timing controller sets a predetermined period of operation of the gas appliance in order to control the supply of electrical power to the electromagnet, which in turn opens or closes a gas passage of the gas appliance to prevent a potential risk of explosion caused by undesired continuous supply of fuel to a flaming site of the gas passage or to prevent a potential risk of being poisoned by carbon monoxide generated by incomplete combustion of fuel gas in the gas appliance. | 03-03-2016 |
20160157672 | SAFETY TIMER FOR COOKING APPLIANCE - A safety timer device, for a cooking appliance connected to an energy source, the cooking appliance having a heat generating component in communication with a heat controller. A timer communicates with the heat controller configured to count down a predetermined cooking time. An alarm unit, in communication with the timer, is configured to communicate an alarm signal for a predetermined alarm time after the cooking time expires. | 06-09-2016 |
20190142053 | ASSISTING APPARATUS FOR BEAN ROASTING AND BEAN ROASTING APPARATUS | 05-16-2019 |
099333000 | And heat responsive means | 5 |
20100107892 | ADJUSTABLE TEMPERATURE ELECTROTHERMAL ROASTER - An adjustable temperature electrothermal grill is provided. The present invention discloses a grill comprising a grill pan provided with a heating member, a temperature sensing member for sensing temperature of the grill pan. The heating member and the temperature sensing member are connected to a control circuit. The temperature sensing member provides the temperature signal of the grill pan to the control circuit. The grill further comprises a thermoregulation member and a high temperature switch. The thermoregulation member and the high temperature switch provide the temperature control signal to the control circuit. The control circuit controls the power on/off of the heating member based on the temperature signal of the grill pan and the temperature control signal. | 05-06-2010 |
20140041530 | OVEN AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME - The invention in particular relates to an oven ( | 02-13-2014 |
20140261006 | TEMPERATURE-CONTROLLABLE GAS GRILL AND THE METHOD OF CONTROLLING GRILLING TEMPERATURE - A temperature-controllable gas grill includes a main body having a grilling chamber, a plurality of burners in the main body to burn gas, a temperature sensor for sensing a current temperature in the grilling chamber, a gas valve, and a controller. The gas valve has a gate and a stepper motor, and the stepper motor moves the gate to change a gas flow supplied to the burners. The controller has a user interface and a processing unit. A user inputs a setting temperature through the user interface, and the processing unit controls the stepper motor according to the current temperature and the setting temperature to keep the current temperature in the grilling chamber in a limited range. | 09-18-2014 |
20160007644 | Automatic Pressure Steam Canning Appliance | 01-14-2016 |
20160166111 | APPARATUS FOR HEATING FOOD | 06-16-2016 |