Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
099473000 | Including means to influence movement of gas within enclosure | 37 |
20080250941 | Device for Treating Elongate Food Products with a Conditioned Airflow - The present invention relates to a device for treating elongate food products in a process space using a conditioned airflow, comprising: a housing bounding the process space, with a feed opening arranged in the housing and a discharge opening arranged in the housing for respectively carrying elongate food products into the process space and discharging thereof from the process space, transport means for displacing the elongate food products through the process space, blowing means for generating an airflow in the process space, and conditioning means for conditioning the airflow. | 10-16-2008 |
20090064874 | Method and food holding cabinet with humidity generation - A food holding cabinet that has a plurality of food warming cavities. An ultrasonic misting device is disposed to provide mist to humidify at least one of the food warming cavities. The misting device comprises a well that holds water and a plurality of ultrasonic transducers. A controller actuates the ultrasonic transducers to produce a mist that is conveyed to the food warming cavity by a mist duct and a mist dispenser that distributes the mist evenly in the food warming cavity. | 03-12-2009 |
20100024666 | CULINARY STEAMER - A steamer system for culinary use comprises one or more stackable food receptacles ( | 02-04-2010 |
20100037785 | Venting window - A device for eliminating vacuum as the plunger is returned by venting it to the atmosphere in a patty molding machine. | 02-18-2010 |
20100101432 | MODIFIED ATMOSPHERE FOR FOOD PRESERVATION - An appliance system including a module removably mounted to an appliance, one or more removable gas canisters operably connected to the module, and a food retaining enclosed space operably connected to the module. The one or more gas canisters supply a modified atmosphere in the food retaining enclosed space to produce a modified atmosphere that enhances preservation of the food contained in the food retaining enclosed space. A method of modifying the atmosphere in a food storage space for food includes the steps of: providing a module capable of being removably engaged to an appliance and typically receiving power from the appliance and at least one removable gas canister; operatively connecting or otherwise engaging the module with the appliance; operatively connecting or otherwise engaging the module to a food storage area having an existing atmosphere; and removing at least a portion of the existing atmosphere from the food storage space and replacing it with a modified food storage atmosphere using at least one of the at least one removable gas canisters to supply the modified atmosphere to the food storage area. | 04-29-2010 |
20100175566 | FOOD MOISTURIZER APPARATUS AND METHOD - An apparatus and method that maintains an optional heated environment in addition to a humid environment in an interior thereof such that one or more edible items may be stored therein with properties of the one or more edible items maintained in a desirable state. | 07-15-2010 |
20110072983 | COOKING APPARATUS HAVING A VAPOR CONDENSATION DEVICE - A cooking apparatus has a cooking chamber ( | 03-31-2011 |
20110162537 | FOOD PRODUCT STEAMER - A food product steamer includes rotatable platforms that can be covered and uncovered by one or more rotatable, concave hoods. In a first position for the platform(s), the platform(s) supports a food product over a steam-emitting opening above a steam generator. In a first position for the hood, the hood covers the food product such that steam from the steam generator is trapped within the hood to steam the food product. In a second, open position, the hood is rotated where it can receive the food product when the food product slides or falls off the platform as the platform is rotated from its first position to a second, elevated position. At least one embodiment enables food products to be removed from either side of the steam generating base by using a double-acting hinge. | 07-07-2011 |
20110219958 | Multi-functional food preparation devices - Cooking devices capable of functioning as a smoker, grill and barbequing unit are provided. A device according to the disclosure includes a first chamber and a second chamber, the second chamber including a food cooking surface disposed substantially at its top portion. The first chamber serves as a source of heat in one embodiment, which may be either heat from a gas burner or heat provided by the burning of carbonaceous materials. In another embodiment the first chamber serves as a duct through which heat and/or smoke is conveyed from combustion of wood and/or charcoal an external fire box that is in fluid communication with the first chamber acting as a duct. By providing adjustable vents about a device according to the disclosure, precise control of heating and high efficiencies are attainable. A specially located safety exhaust port and below-grid exhaust port provide synergistic control over the flow of heat and gases through the devices, in conjunction with the user-set openings of apertures present on the adjustable vents present. | 09-15-2011 |
20140116267 | Electronically Controlled Warmer Drawer - An electronically controlled warmer drawer for food or non-food items having a housing including a heating element based on several heat-producing technologies, temperature and/or humidity sensor(s), and a fan to effectively warm items placed therein. The system is controlled by way of the user interface that interacts with an electronic control system to operate the heating element and fan. The user interface provides user programmable controls and automatic overrides, can be placed in a variety of locations, and can be concealed by a variety of elements. The interface can also utilize a variety of touch sensitive technologies. As well, the device may have a receptacle for adding fragrance or flavor to the objects within. | 05-01-2014 |
20140130683 | ELECTRIC ROASTER AND SMOKER - An upright electric roaster and smoker having an air flow passage outside of, and adjacent to, the food heating chamber. The air flow passage has an upper inlet in the heating chamber so that air flows upwardly through the heating chamber from a bottom air inlet and subsequently flows downwardly through the air flow passage from the upper inlet of the passage to an outlet located in a lower portion of the passage. | 05-15-2014 |
20140261016 | Grilltop Smoker Box - Disclosed herein is a grilltop smoker box designed to sit atop a cooking grid of a barbecue grill. The grilltop smoker box has a base with an aperture and a cover that covers the base. The cover and base define a space or cavity for the accumulation of smoke. The cover also comprises a port that is positioned above the base for the exit of smoke, and an outlet for directing smoke to food on a cooking grid of a barbecue grill. Embodiments of the invention may comprise other optional features. | 09-18-2014 |
099474000 | By forcing gas to circulate | 20 |
20080264272 | APPARATUS FOR DISPERSION OF A SECOND PHASE INTO A NON-NEWTONIAN FLUID BASE PRODUCT - A method and apparatus for producing a non-Newtonian fluid product including a non-Newtonian fluid base product including at least one second phase is disclosed. A second phase dispersion apparatus is disclosed which receives the at least one second phase and the non-Newtonian fluid base product and disperses the at least one second phase within the non-Newtonian fluid base product to produce the non-Newtonian fluid product. | 10-30-2008 |
20080307978 | COOKING AND SMOKING APPARATUS - A cooking and smoking apparatus for cooking and smoking foodstuffs comprises a cooking chamber for containing foodstuffs, a heating arrangement, positioned in the cooking chamber, for heating the foodstuffs, a smoking chamber for producing smoking smoke for smoking the foodstuffs and a conduit arrangement for connecting the cooking chamber to the smoking chamber. | 12-18-2008 |
20110056388 | FOOD PROCESSOR - A food processor has a base seat; a processing chamber installed on the base seat; a rotary roller for containing food, which is driven by a motor and rotablely disposed in the processing chamber and cooperate with said processing chamber coaxially; a steam generating unit is installed in the base seat, the steam outlet of the steam generating unit stretches into the processing chamber. Steam is used to heat and cook the nuts, frozen food and other food, because of the rotary roller, the rotation of the rotary roller can drive the hot steam to be fully distributed in the whole processing chamber. The surface of the food can fully contact the hot steam. The food is heated and cooked evenly, the processing speed is quicker, and the taste is unified. | 03-10-2011 |
20120160111 | STEAM OVEN FOR AIRCRAFT - Water leakage of a steam oven provided on an aircraft for heating ingredients is to be prevented. | 06-28-2012 |
20130152803 | Food Smoker Adapter - The Food Smoker Adapter converts an outdoor cooking system into a meat smoker without physical modification. It is comprised of a lid, smoke chamber, meat skewers, and a wood chip pan. It can also act as a stand alone meat smoking system when used with an electric heating element. The smoke chamber is a tube or duct, and is placed on the wood chip pan or an accessory allowing the stacking of an additional smoke chamber. The wood chip pan rests above the heat source. Skewers are placed across the top of the smoke chamber allowing meat to hang inside. The lid acts as a smoke chamber lifting mechanism, and has tabs that snap into slots near the top of the smoke chamber allowing the lid, smoke chamber, skewers, and meat to be removed and set aside allowing access to the wood chip pan for tending. | 06-20-2013 |
20130239823 | SMOKING DEVICE FOR SMOKING FOODSTUFFS - A smoking device ( | 09-19-2013 |
20140083309 | HOLDING OVEN - Methods, ovens, and associated apparatus. Ovens and methods are adapted for maintaining the quality of a pre-cooked food product. Rapid temperature and/or relative humidity restoration may be used. Ovens may include a partition movable to vary sizes of oven cavities. Ovens may include removable interior panels. Humidification mechanisms are adapted for generating water vapor which may be used to maintain the quality of a pre-cooked food product. | 03-27-2014 |
20150128818 | Heat-Treating Equipment, In Particular For Roasting Food Products - Heat-treating equipment for roasting food products, including a tub for receiving the product, which is associated with a stirrer and a heat source. The tube includes two vertical, coaxial and hollow cylinders, the inner cylinder defining a first wall, and the outer cylinder defining a second wall of a space having a crown-shaped cross-section, into which the product to be treated is introduced continuously from above for a loading operation that is continuous or in batches. At least one of the two walls in contact with the product is heated and a hot gas is injected into the inner hollow cylinder, so as to make the heat consistent around the product contained within the first crown-shaped space defined by said first and second walls of the tank, between which the stirrer is integrated. | 05-14-2015 |
20160044952 | BEAN ROASTING DEVICE - The present invention provides a bean roasting device, comprising: a drum unit comprising a base, a drum pivotally provided in the base and having a receiving space, and a rotation device provided on one side of the base and configured to drive the drum into rotation relative to the base; a heat lamp unit comprising a positioning seat connected to the base, one or a plurality of heat lamp tubes connected at one end to the positioning seat and extending into the receiving space, and one or a plurality of air inlet ducts each provided around a said heat lamp tube and configured to guide air into the receiving space of the drum; and an air supply/venting unit provided on one side of the base, the air supply/venting unit comprising an air guiding portion in communication with the receiving space of the drum and an air blower/air extractor provided on one side of the air guiding portion and configured to provide a positive pressure/negative pressure to the receiving space of the drum through the air guiding portion. | 02-18-2016 |
099476000 | Rotary pump | 11 |
20080202354 | Cooking apparatus and method of controlling the same - A cooking apparatus and a method of controlling the same utilize the operations of measuring a temperature of a cooking chamber, and periodically turning on and off a convection fan, which circulates air in the cooking chamber, when the temperature of the cooking chamber reaches a target temperature. | 08-28-2008 |
20080314260 | DUAL DAMPER CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHOD - A dual damper assembly ( | 12-25-2008 |
20090090251 | Portable food cooling device - A food cooling device includes a cover, an electric motor powering a fan, and an automatic switch. The cover defines air intake openings beneath a motor housing, a bottom orifice, and vents between the air intake openings and the orifice. The bottom opening rests on a table, covering a plate containing hot food. A fan blade directs air toward the food, the air cools the food, and the heated air escapes through the vents. The cooling device is portable, light in weight, and easy to operate, making it suitable for use by small children as well as handicapped persons of all ages. | 04-09-2009 |
20090308263 | DEVICE FOR THE REFRIGERATING AND/OR THE FREEZING OF SUBSTANCES - The invention relates to a device for the refrigerating and/or the freezing of starting substances, in particular of food, comprising two treatment zones, which are enclosed by a housing and which abut directly on one another, wherein heat can be extracted from the starting substances in at least one of the treatment zones in direct or indirect contact with cryogenic liquefied gas, while the second treatment zone encompasses a conveyor belt for conveying the starting substances through the second treatment zone. The device comprises a gas suction device, by means of which a drop of pressure can be generated within the housing and due to which the cold gas, which is generated in the first treatment zone by means of evaporation of cryogenic liquefied gas, discharges from the first treatment zone and subsequently flows through the second treatment zone and also contributes there to the cooling of the product. | 12-17-2009 |
20100058937 | TREATMENT DEVICE FOR TREATING FOOD PRODUCTS WITH CONDITIONED AIR - A treatment device for treating food products with conditioned air comprises a housing which delimits a treatment space and is provided with an entry and an exit, at least one conveying device for conveying the products from the entry throughout the treatment space to the exit, the conveying device between the entry and the exit following a conveying path with several windings which are situated one above the other, air-circulation device for circulating conditioned air throughout the treatment space via a hollow drum. According to a first aspect, air-conditioning device are provided upstream of the air-circulation device for conditioning the air. According to a second aspect, at least one winding of the conveying path near the entry has a pitch which is different to the pitch of the downstream windings. | 03-11-2010 |
20100101433 | Equipment for roasting coffee beans and edible seeds in general - In one embodiment, a piece of equipment for roasting edible seeds like coffee beans and the like includes a body sized to contain the product to be roasted, an air intake fan for conveying an air flow into the containing body, and a heater for heating the air flow. The containing body is fixed and houses a rotary shaft provided with one or more substantially radial arms or blades suited to stir the product during roasting, and may include a rotary drum that is integral or that may not be integral with the arms during rotation. | 04-29-2010 |
20100224083 | HEATING UNEVENNESS PREVENTING DEVICE FOR STEAM OVEN FOR AIRCRAFT - The centrifugal fan for circulating a steam in the cook chamber of a steam oven is rotated in the reverse direction only for a certain time of a set cooking time, whereby a steam circulating flow generated in the cook chamber is changed, and consequently, the foods on the casseroles placed in the cook chamber are uniformly heated. | 09-09-2010 |
20100282097 | Temperature Control for Cooking Appliance Including Combination Heating System - A combination cooking appliance controls a radiant heating element provided in an oven cavity and a convection heating element provided in an air plenum with a regulating system which receives signals from multiple temperature sensors. More specifically, the appliance includes a first temperature sensor provided in an air return plenum portion for controlling the radiant heating element and a second temperature sensor arranged in a discharge air plenum portion, preferably downstream of a catalyst, for controlling the convection heating element. The heating elements are independently controlled based on the sensed temperatures to establish a desired oven cavity temperature, while accommodating for temperature fluctuations due to the incoming fresh air stream. | 11-11-2010 |
20130233185 | FOOD DEHYDRATOR DEVICE - The food dehydrator device is made of a top member, a bottom member, and a plurality of trays disposed there between. Each one of the trays comprise a support, upper and lower skirts disposed about a periphery of the support, and first and second opposing sides. The upper and lower skirts of adjacent support trays cooperate to form an enclosed side wall. First and second sets of posts are disposed along each one of the first and second opposing sides and in first and second arrangements, respectively. Adjacent trays may be actuated between first and second configurations by rotation of adjacent trays 90 degrees relative to one other. In the first configuration the first and second pairs of opposing sides of adjacent trays are aligned and in the second configuration, the first and second pairs of opposing sides of adjacent trays are offset by 90 degrees. | 09-12-2013 |
20140360387 | COOL TEMPERATURE SMOKER - A cool temperature smoker includes a housing, an external smoke box, a duct, and a fan. The smoke box produces wood smoke at a temperature above ambient temperature, with the smoke box being positioned outside the food chamber. The duct extends between and fluidly connects the smoke box and the food chamber to one another along a duct path, with the duct being operable to fluidly transmit wood smoke along the duct path. The fan is positioned in fluid communication with the duct and is operable to provide a controlled flow of wood smoke through the duct. The duct extends at least partly outside the food chamber and is configured to be exposed to ambient conditions along the duct path to dissipate heat from the controlled flow of wood smoke as the wood smoke travels toward and into the food chamber. | 12-11-2014 |
20160166113 | SALAD DRYER | 06-16-2016 |
099477000 | With means to move food | 2 |
20110226137 | TREATMENT DEVICE, IN PARTICULAR OVEN - The invention relates to a treatment device for treating food products using conditioned treatment fluid, comprising a housing ( | 09-22-2011 |
20110252983 | SYSTEM FOR THE APPLICATION OF OZONE IN GRAINS - System for application of ozone on grains made up essentially by one or more ozone mixers with particulates separator ( | 10-20-2011 |
099481000 | By static deflector (e.g., smoke) | 3 |
20130081546 | SMOKING APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING PORKHIDE DOG CHEWS - The present invention provides a method and apparatus of processing porkhide dog chews. The method includes the step of first subjecting pigskin rawhide to defatting and depilation treatment. Then the rawhide is split to obtain a first, a second, a third and a fourth layer of rawhide material. The rawhide material undergoes defatting, rinsing, and sun-drying to produce a finished hide product. The hide product is smoked to achieve objectives of dying and flavoring to result in a finished porkhide dog chew product. | 04-04-2013 |
20140216274 | SMOKE PRODUCING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR OUTDOOR COOKERS - A device has an inner wall with a plurality of flow openings and defining a smoking chamber. A solid outer wall surrounds the inner wall to define a flow gap between the inner wall and outer wall. A top cover extends to enclose the smoking chamber and the flow gap from the top. Openings may be provided for air flow into and out of the device. | 08-07-2014 |
20160100594 | SMOKER AND GRILL - Some implementations can include a smoker having a cabinet housing a cooking chamber and a fire chamber. The smoker can include one or more inner sidewalls disposed within a cooking chamber, the inner sidewalls being spaced a distance from outer sidewalls so as to define a transfer space inside the cabinet, a fire chamber can have one or more openings into the transfer space, the inner sidewalls can have one or more openings formed at vertical intervals from a top of the cooking chamber to a bottom of the cooking chamber, the one or more openings can be configured to distribute heated air from the fire chamber to the cooking chamber via the transfer space. | 04-14-2016 |