Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
099348000 | With stirring | 64 |
20080257168 | DEVICE FOR STIRRING AND COOKING FOOD - A cooking device and method heats a removable vessel with heaters of a cooking capsule, which includes a separator wall between the heaters and vessel. The heaters mount to the separator wall. The capsule is fixed in a housing, which also mounts a motor that rotates the vessel. The housing tiltably mounts on a base. Accessories can be fixed to the vessel or a lid secured to the housing, so the accessories can rotate with the vessel or remain stationary with respect to the vessel as it rotates. A locking mechanism that secures the lid to the housing prevents lid detachment when the vessel counter-rotates and an accessory is fixed to the lid. A heat sink wall reflects heat toward the vessel and fins draw heat from the heat sink wall away from the housing and out vent holes. Computer hardware and software control power to the motor and heaters. | 10-23-2008 |
20080271609 | Auto-Stir and Tilt Cooking Appliance - An electric cooking appliance that has a removable cooking pot, positive locking between the cooking pot and a base configured for heating food in the pot, with the heating base also being configured for tilting the cooking pot up to an approximate forty-five degree angle from its original position. The appliance also includes a collar configured for upward positioning beyond the top edge of the cooking pot and a stirring motor arm with at least one connected stirring blade that extends into the cooking pot when the pot is in its usable position and locked onto the base. The collar tapers inwardly over the lateral edges of the stirring blade to reduce splashing and spilling in both level and tilted orientations. Stirring speed and the amount of tilt are adjustable. Further, applications can include, but are not limited to, the cooking of stir fry dishes, fudge, soups, vegetables, and stews. | 11-06-2008 |
20080289510 | Pan-Turning Method and Device Thereof - The present invention discloses a method for waggling or shaking a pot comprises the following steps: (1) moving a pot in a planar or curved surface, and (2) accelerating or decelerating the pot at an appropriate position and at appropriate moment, and thus making all of or part of the materials in the pot to move linearly, curvilinearly or circularly. The present invention also discloses a device for waggling or shaking a pot to perform the above method, comprising a pot, a motion mechanism, a driving mechanism, and a control system, in which the driving mechanism drives the motion mechanism and the pot to make a linear, curvilinear or circular movement in a planar or curved surface in variable speed. | 11-27-2008 |
20080295704 | HOT CEREAL MAKER AND RELATED METHODS - A hot cereal maker includes a housing with a basin defined therein for accommodating cereal grains, and a paddle disposed within the housing and operable to mix the cereal grains. The housing includes a base and a lid movable relative thereto, the basin being defined within the base and the paddle being connected to the lid. A mixing apparatus includes a housing having a basin defined therein, a paddle disposed within the basin having a channel, and at least one opening communicating between the channel and the basin, defined therein. A fluid conduit is included in the housing for supplying fluid from a fluid source to the channel. A mixing paddle includes a shaft having a channel defined centrally therein, and a plurality of openings extending through the shaft to the channel also defined therein. At least one vane extends from the shaft. | 12-04-2008 |
20090260523 | BLENDER - A blender ( | 10-22-2009 |
20090266242 | BREAD VESSEL USED IN BREADMAKER - A bread vessel used in a breadmaker includes a separated upper part and lower part, the lower part includes a bread vessel bottom ( | 10-29-2009 |
20100043649 | ROTARY SCREW BLANCHER - A food processing apparatus includes a pressure vessel defining a compartment having an inlet end for receiving food product and an outlet end for discharging food product, an open-top screen mounted within the compartment and movable relative to the compartment between a first position, for food processing, and a second position, to facilitate cleaning, a rotatable auger mounted such that at least a portion of the auger is within the screen, the auger being operable to advance food product within the compartment from the inlet end of the pressure vessel toward the outlet end, and a transfer mechanism including a conduit in communication with the compartment, a fluid discharge positioned substantially within the conduit, and a pressurized fluid source in communication with the fluid discharge and operable to propel a fluid through the fluid discharge to move food product through the conduit. | 02-25-2010 |
20100107893 | FOOD PROCESSOR ARRANGEMENTS - A food processor arrangement comprises an electrically powered blender ( | 05-06-2010 |
20100116145 | BABY FOOD MAKER - A method and apparatus are provided for steaming and blending food products such as baby food. The apparatus includes a base including a steam chamber and a drive shaft. A container assembly can be mounted to the base in an inverted position for steaming the food and in an upright position for blending the food. The apparatus may further include a baby bottle sterilizing unit and a bottle warmer. | 05-13-2010 |
20100147160 | Kneading Element of Kneader, Kneader, and Bread Machine - A kneading element is rotary driven around a rotating shaft disposed in a bottom part in a pot to knead ingredients within the pot. The kneading element has a blade part that has a bottom surface circumferential edge that is substantially semi-elliptical, wherein an inclined surface is formed in a side surface of the blade part, an erection surface is formed in a rotation direction back surface of the blade part, and the inclined surface is formed such that ingredients to be kneaded are rotated on the inclined surface. According to this configuration, because dough materials within the pot can be scooped up and rotated on the kneading element and furthermore flipped and tossed toward the inner circumferential surface of the pot, great pressure can be applied directly from the entire area of the inner circumferential surface of the pot to the dough material pressurized by the kneading element, whereby the entire area of the inner circumferential surface of the pot can be effectively used to knead the ingredients effectively. | 06-17-2010 |
20100180777 | Device to Prevent the Leakage of Froth from A Cooking Apparatus | 07-22-2010 |
20100218688 | ROTARY SCREW BLANCHER - A food processing apparatus includes a tank defining an inner compartment having an inlet end for receiving food product and an outlet end for discharging food product, an open-top screen mounted within the compartment and positioned relative to the tank in a first position, and a rotatable auger mounted such that at least a portion of the auger is within the screen for advancing food product within the tank from the inlet end of the tank toward the outlet end. | 09-02-2010 |
20100251902 | KITCHEN APPLIANCE FOR HEATING FOODSTUFF - A kitchen appliance for heating foodstuff includes a container defining a heating cavity therein. The container is positioned on a supporting surface during heating of the foodstuff. The kitchen appliance further includes a utensil for manipulating the foodstuff. The utensil has a first and opposite second end. A tray is slidably positioned within a portion of the container. The tray is movable between a storage position in which the tray is substantially within the container and a use position in which the tray is at least partially removed from the container. The tray has a concave portion on a top surface thereof. The concave portion is sized and shaped to support at least a portion of the first end of the utensil above the supporting surface. | 10-07-2010 |
20100263551 | DEVICE FOR MAKING CHEESE, OTHER MILK-DERIVATIVES AND TOFU - Compact machine for making cheese, other milk-derivatives and tofu comprising a shell ( | 10-21-2010 |
20100269710 | CONTINUOUS STIR-FRY COOKING APPARATUS - A continuous stir-fry cooking apparatus of a rotating drum type includes a heating drum having a cooking ingredient charging portion at one end and a product discharging portion at the other end, a swing arm | 10-28-2010 |
20100300304 | Stirring tool - Disclosed is a stirring tool which is capable of fully and efficiently mixing ingredients such as mayonnaise even in relatively small amounts. A stirring blade is mounted on a rotating shaft which is rotated by a driving force. A hollow blade cover is provided which covers the periphery of the rotating stirring blade and a portion of the edge of the stirring blade constitutes a long edge which is an edge part that faces the inner circumferential face and which extends along the inner circumferential face of the blade cover. Openings which are holes and an opening are provided at the end of the blade cover and in a peripheral wall of the blade cover for circulation of the stirred ingredients. The long edge can be seen through the holes in the peripheral wall when the rotating blade rotates. | 12-02-2010 |
20110011275 | Cook pot stirrer - The cook pot stirrer is a stirring mechanism incorporated into a lid that covers a cooking vessel. The cook pot stirrer is adapted for stirring liquid content of the cook pot. The mechanism includes a battery power source connected to a motor having reduction gearing connected to a removably attachable stirring tool. A speed control adjusts motor speed, thereby regulating the speed of the stirring device. A protective dome covers the stirring mechanism to isolate the motor and electronics from the contents of the pot. The protective dome is removable for maintenance and battery replacement. Stirring tools of various lengths, heights and surface areas may be provided for use in a variety of cooking situations. | 01-20-2011 |
20110023725 | APPARATUS FOR STIR-FRYING - An apparatus for stir-frying discrete pieces or particles of one or more foodstuffs, the apparatus comprising a heated surface in the form of the interior surface of a portion of a substantially circular cylindrical body, stirring means comprising a helical body or screw | 02-03-2011 |
20110048246 | INNER POT ASSEMBLY FOR HOT-AIR BAKING OVEN AND HOT-AIR BAKING OVEN HAVING SUCH ASSEMBLY - An inner pot assembly for a hot-air baking oven includes a container body, a rotatable sleeve, a driven shaft, a speed-reducing mechanism and a stirring member. The bottom of the container body has a shaft mount. The rotatable sleeve penetrates the shaft mount to be rotatable with respect to the shaft mount. The driven shaft penetrates the rotatable sleeve to be rotatable with respect to the rotatable sleeve. The speed-reducing mechanism is fixed to the container body and has a speed-reducing gear set driven by the driven shaft and driving the rotatable sleeve to rotate. The stirring member is connected to the rotatable sleeve and received in the container body. The stirring member is driven by the rotatable sleeve. The speed-reducing mechanism drives the stirring member to stir the food items received in the container body, so that the food items can be baked uniformly. | 03-03-2011 |
20110048247 | AUTOMATIC BREAD MAKER - Provided is an automatic bread maker which sequentially performs a mixing/kneading process, a fermentation process, and a baking process, the automatic bread maker including: a bread container used for accommodating breadmaking materials; a baking chamber which is provided inside a body and receives the bread container; a grinding blade which is capable of being put in and taken out of the bread container in the baking chamber; and a grinding motor provided for rotating the grinding blade. | 03-03-2011 |
20110072980 | ROTARY SCREW BLANCHER WITH FLUID PASSAGE AND FLUID AGITATION - A food processing apparatus including a tank having an inlet end for receiving food product and an outlet end for discharging food product, the tank having an inner wall defining a compartment and including a solid, imperforate wall portion, fluid being contained in the compartment, and a rotatable auger mounted in the compartment, the auger for advancing food product within the compartment from the inlet end toward the outlet end, the auger including flights having a flight wall with a radial edge, a clearance space being defined between the radial edge of the flights and the solid, imperforate wall portion of the inner wall. Flow of fluid through the clearance space may be inhibited. One of the inner wall and the flight wall may include a perforated wall portion. Flow of fluid between the first auger section and the second auger section may be provided through the perforated wall portion. | 03-31-2011 |
20110154995 | AUTOMATIC BREAD MAKER - An automatic bread maker includes a container in which bread ingredients are fed, a main body which receives the container and is equipped with a motor, and a control unit which controls to perform a bread making process in a state where the container is received by the main body. The bread making process includes a grinding step of grinding grains in the container by driving the motor, and a kneading step of kneading bread ingredients in the container including the ground flour of the grains into bread dough by driving the motor. The control unit monitors a load of the motor so as to decide end of the active step on the basis of the load in at least one of the grinding step and the kneading step. | 06-30-2011 |
20110185917 | COOKING APPLIANCE WITH STIRRING MEANS AND ASSOCIATED METHOD - The invention relates to an appliance ( | 08-04-2011 |
20110290121 | AUTOMATIC BREAD MAKING MACHINE - An automatic bread making machine that sequentially performs a mixing/kneading process, a leavening process, and a baking process includes: a bread container that is used to contain a bread making ingredient and that has a passive spindle that permits selective attachment of a mixing/kneading blade or a grinding blade in a bottom part of the bread container; a baking chamber that is provided inside a cabinet of the automatic bread making machine and that houses the bread container; a first driving spindle that is disposed in a bottom part of the baking chamber and that is so disposed that it can be coupled to the passive spindle to feed it with rotation for the mixing/kneading blade; and a second driving spindle that is disposed in the bottom part of the baking chamber in a position deviated from the first driving spindle and that is so disposed that it can be coupled to the passive spindle to feed it with rotation for the grinding blade. | 12-01-2011 |
20120125207 | AUTOMATIC BREAD MAKING MACHINE - Disclosed is an automatic bread making machine ( | 05-24-2012 |
20120125208 | AUTOMATIC BREAD-MAKER - The disclosed automatic bread-maker ( | 05-24-2012 |
20120174800 | INDEPENDENT STIRRING COOKING RECEPTACLE - An independent stirring cooking receptacle comprising a cooking container, where the cooking container receives a plurality of ingredients; a lid covering a top portion of the cooking container; a motor positioned above the lid; a rod extending from the motor and through a hole within the lid, where the rod is rotated by the motor; a stir shaft attached to a bottom portion of the rod, where the stir shaft rotates as the rod rotates; a stirring means attached to the stir shaft, where the stirring means mixes the plurality of ingredients; and a paddle fastened to a bottom portion of the stir shaft, where the paddle slides against a bottom of the cooking container and wherein the motor, the stirring means and the paddle enable the plurality of ingredients to mix without a user. | 07-12-2012 |
20120240788 | AUTOMATIC BREAD MAKER - An automatic bread maker | 09-27-2012 |
20120247343 | ROTARY ROASTER - The rotary roaster includes a housing, a pot and a driving mechanism. The housing has a base. The driving mechanism is disposed on the base and has a rotary tray for being placed by the pot so that the pot is rotated by the rotary tray. | 10-04-2012 |
20120285336 | AUTOMATIC BREAD MAKER - An automatic bread maker ( | 11-15-2012 |
20130000492 | HOT-AIR DUAL-PURPOSE STOVE - The present invention discloses a hot-air dual-purpose stove comprising a pot body, a pot cover, a hot air generator, a motor and a spatula. The pot cover is pivotally coupled to a side of the pot body, and the hot air generator is installed at the center of the pot cover, and the motor is installed at the bottom of the pot body, and the pot cover is covered onto the pot body to form a confined heating space. In addition, an installing hole is formed at the bottom of the pot body for passing out a drive shaft of the motor and coupling with the spatula inside the pot body to drive and rotate the spatula. The invention is characterized in that the spatula has a quick release structure for installing or removing the quick release structure quickly to improve the convenience of use significantly. | 01-03-2013 |
20130000493 | AUTOMATIC BREAD MACHINE - The disclosed automatic bread machine ( | 01-03-2013 |
20130032038 | COLD AND HOT BLENDER - A cold and hot blender has a body, a pulp container, a cup lid, a blade group and a motor; a boiler generating the steam is arranged in the body; steam outlet of boiler is communicated with pulp container; a boiler switch is arranged on the body. The food material in the pulp container is processed into cold juice when the motor is started. The food material in the pulp container is processed into hot drink by the rotary blade group and steam generated by the boiler when the motor and the boiler are started. The food material in the pulp container is steamed or boiled by steam when only the boiler is started. The boiler is started and the food material in the pulp container is steamed. Then the food material is processed into hot puree when the boiler stops and the motor is started. | 02-07-2013 |
20130074700 | APPLIANCE FOR SIMULTANEOUS COOKING AND STIRRING - A cooking appliance includes a base upon which a pot is supported, with a stirrer configured as a lid, for closing an open top of the pot. A tool coupled to a motorized drive of the stirrer extends downwardly into the pot. A heating element is coupled to the base and resiliently biased outwardly from the base to engage the base of the pot. A latch mechanism is provided for releasably connecting the pot to the base. The motorized drive includes a planetary gear set mounted coaxially with a pot axis, and a tool coupling is connected to a planet gear of the planetary gear set to drive the stirring tool in an orbital motion. | 03-28-2013 |
20130074701 | FOOD PROCESSOR AND MOTOR ASSEMBLY - A food processor has a container, a working piece for processing food material in the container, and a motor assembly for driving the working piece. The motor assembly includes an electric motor and a speed reduction gear unit connected between the motor and the working piece. The speed reduction gear unit includes a damper for isolating the motor from vibrations from the working piece. | 03-28-2013 |
20130152799 | SLOW COOKER - A slow cooker for heating of food stuffs includes a housing having a base and a side wall extending therefrom to define a heating cavity within the housing. A heating element is disposed within the housing to heat the heating cavity. A container has a generally hollow interior and a container rim defining an opening for accessing the interior. The interior is capable of retaining the food stuffs therein. The container is shaped and sized to fit within the heating cavity of the housing for heating thereof by the heating element. A lid is sized and shaped to at least partially cover the opening of the container when placed on the container rim. The lid includes a handle on a top surface thereof. A utensil is included for manipulating the food stuffs. The utensil is removably engageable with the handle of the lid. | 06-20-2013 |
20130186285 | SELF-MAKING BREAD METHOD, BREAD MACHINE AND BREAD INGREDIENT BOX THEREOF - The self-making bread method includes: weighing a certain amount of ingredients according to a bread recipe and placing them in a bread ingredient box; putting the bread ingredient box into the corresponding containing region of the top portion of the bread machine; using the jagged ring of the bottom portion of said containing region to open the thin film of the bottom portion of the bread ingredient box, so the ingredients will fall into the mixing container in the bread machine; controlling the water delivering mechanism inside the bread machine to deliver a certain amount of water into said mixing container; starting the mixing device inside the bread machine, which mixes the ingredients into an appropriate dough; turning off the mixing device; energizing the electric heating tube in the bread machine, to bake the dough inside the mixing container into bread. | 07-25-2013 |
20130327224 | COOKING SYSTEM CAPABLE OF AUTOMATED STIRRING AND MIXING OF FOOD INGREDIENTS - The present application discloses an automated cooking apparatus that include a cooking pan comprising an internal surface and one or more barriers constructed on or near the internal surface. The cooking pan can hold food ingredients for cooking. A transport mechanism can move the cooking pan to produce movements in the food ingredients. The one or more barriers can obstruct the food ingredients' movements to produce stirring and mixing in the food ingredients. | 12-12-2013 |
20140000462 | Food Cooking Appliance Comprising a Stirring Blade | 01-02-2014 |
20140026763 | HORIZONTAL AXLE CYLINDRICAL TORTILLA MAKER - A tortilla making machine comprising three mechanisms mainly for the process of manufacturing of tortillas and comprises a mixer that supplies and positions the portions of dough to be cooked, a moving press that flattens and shapes the portions of dough, and a cylindrical broiling oven that roast the product by using the curved surfaces on the inner and outer sides of the oven, that incorporates one or several burners or other source of heat in order to keep the surfaces and the inside volume of the oven at an accurate temperature to broil and complete the baking process on the inner side of the oven. The broiling oven is made up of metal tabs laid out along the curved surface of the oven that fold over, either towards the inner or to the outer side of the cylinder, this by gravity alone or supported by springs and closing and opening guides to allow the transition of the product to the inner side to be baked and to the outside to be unloaded. | 01-30-2014 |
20140069282 | AUTOMATED STIRRING AND MIXING APPARATUS FOR COOKING - The present application discloses an automated cooking apparatus that includes a holder configured to hold a container of food or food ingredients, one or more first kinematic pairs, each comprising a first mating part and a second mating part, wherein the first mating part is connected to the holder; a transport mechanisms that can move the second mating parts of the one or more kinematic pairs; and a driver or controller configured to drive or control the transport mechanism to produce a movement of properly fast speed so that a center point on the internal surface of the container is displaced by properly small distance. The first kinematic pairs and the transport mechanisms in combination can move the holder and the cooking pan to produce fast enough acceleration in the container. | 03-13-2014 |
20140083304 | PUREE VEGETABLE SOUP MAKER - An all in one vegetable soup maker comprises two separated units, Body and Functional unit which is detachable and has heating element and blender mechanism. The soup maker body can accommodate a soup bowl and has a spring loaded gasket feature. The gasket can be pushed down by the Functional unit to seal off the soup bowl mouth during cooking and return to position as Functional unit lifts up. This new design surpasses conventional thinking that separates the soup bowl from the machine itself which enables the soup bowl to be used as a utensil, makes easier to add spices and to clean. Further, this new design adopts a unique seal-off feature that prevents spills from soup cooking. | 03-27-2014 |
20140096687 | APPARATUS WITH MIXING BOWL, BASE, AND MAGNETIC MEANS - The assembly includes a base and a mixing bowl. The base is adapted to receive the mixing bowl and has a receiving surface with a concave part. The mixing bowl has an outer surface with a convex part positively fitting into the concave part. In a connected position, the convex part and the concave part are adjacently connected. Also in the connected position, the mixing bowl is rotatable with regard to the base around at least one axis of all axes intersecting a center point. Further in the connected position, the base and the mixing bowl are releasably held together by magnetism, preferably via a magnetic interaction between the base and the mixing bowl. | 04-10-2014 |
20140116262 | COOKING AND STIRRING MACHINE - A cooking and stirring machine is provided, comprising a machine base, a cup body for accommodating food, and a cup lid, wherein the bottom of the cup body is installed with a heating element and an upper connector which drives the processing tool; the base bottom is installed with a fan and a motor; the upper end of the motor is provided with an output shaft, a drive shaft, and a lower connector which is installed on the drive shaft and matched with the upper connector; the output shaft and the drive shaft are connected through a one-way bearing I. The cooking and stirring machine designed in the utility model can heat food with stirring and therefore is practical and convenient; in addition, the setting of the reduction gear set and plural one-way bearings realizes the function of outputting different rotation speeds when the motor rotates clockwise and anticlockwise. | 05-01-2014 |
20140230663 | Kitchenware Item with a Handle Which Works Electrically with a Removable Accessory - Provided is a kitchenware item for cooking food, comprising a pan provided with a side wall, a handle comprising attachment means for attaching said handle to the side wall, and a removable accessory of the kitchenware item, said accessory or lid comprising an electromechanical device. The handle comprises an electrical energy source and the electrical energy source feeds the electromechanical device arranged on the accessory by means of an electrical circuit comprising electrical connection-disconnection means. | 08-21-2014 |
20140245899 | COOKING AND MIXING APPLIANCE KIT - A cooking appliance kit includes a housing having a plurality of walls defining a heating cavity. A cooking vessel is configured to be inserted into the heating cavity. The cooking vessel includes a first rounded end, a second rounded end, and an intermediate necked portion that defines first and second wells that at least partially intersect. First and second distinct heater plates are disposed in the first and second wells, respectively. First and second drive arms are removable coupled to the housing in an operable communication with the drive system. The first drive arm includes a flipping wand and the second drive arm includes a stirring wand. | 09-04-2014 |
20140245900 | MIXING TOOL SET FOR A COOKING AND MIXING APPLIANCE KIT - A stirring system for a cooking appliance kit includes a housing having a drive system and a cooking vessel including a bottom wall, a first rounded end, a second rounded end, and an intermediate necked portion that define first and second wells that at least partially intersect. First and second drive arms are removably coupled with the housing in an operable communication with the drive system. A flipping wand is configured for removable engagement with the first drive arm and a stirring wand is configured for removable engagement with the second drive arm. The stirring wand includes a substantially vertical portion configured to slide along a second rounded end of the cooking vessel and a substantially horizontal portion configured to slideably rotate over the bottom wall of the cooking vessel. | 09-04-2014 |
20140245901 | COOKING VESSEL FOR A COOKING AND MIXING APPLIANCE KIT - A cooking appliance kit includes a housing having a plurality of walls defining a heating cavity and a cooking vessel that is configured to be inserted into the heating cavity. The cooking vessel includes a first rounded end, a second rounded end, and an intermediate necked portion that define first and second wells that at least partially intersect. First and second distinct heater plates are disposed in the first and second wells, respectively. An arcuate dividing wall is disposed in the heating cavity and is removably engaged with the intermediate necked portion between the first and second distinct heater plates. The arcuate dividing wall defines a circular cooking zone and a crescent cooking zone. A drive arm is removably coupled to the housing and extends over the circular cooking zone. The drive arm includes one of a flipping wand and a stirring wand. | 09-04-2014 |
20140245902 | MIXING MECHANISM FOR A COOKING AND MIXING APPLIANCE KIT - A cooking appliance kit includes a housing having a drive system and plurality of walls that define a heating cavity. A cooking vessel is configured to be inserted into the heating cavity. The cooking vessel includes a first rounded end, a second rounded end, and an intermediate necked portion that define first and second wells that at least partially intersect. First and second drive arms are removably engaged to a top portion of the housing and in operable communication with the drive system. A flipping wand is configured for removable engagement with the first drive arm and a stirring wand is configured for removable engagement with the second drive arm. A lid is pivotally coupled to the housing and operable between an open position and a closed position. | 09-04-2014 |
20140245903 | ELECTRIC STIRRING TOWER WITH LID - A cooking appliance kit includes a housing having a plurality of walls defining a heating cavity. A cooking vessel is configured to be inserted into the heating cavity. The cooking vessel includes a first rounded end, a second rounded end, and an intermediate necked portion that defines first and second wells that at least partially intersect. First and second distinct heater plates are disposed in the first and second wells, respectively. First and second drive arms are removable coupled to the housing in an operable communication with the drive system. The first drive arm includes a flipping wand and the second drive arm includes a stirring wand. | 09-04-2014 |
20140245904 | MULTI COOKER AND STIR TOWER WITH DOCKING STATION - A cooking appliance kit includes a housing having a plurality of walls defining a heating cavity. A cooking vessel is configured to be inserted into the heating cavity. The cooking vessel includes a first rounded end, a second rounded end, and an intermediate necked portion that defines first and second wells that at least partially intersect. First and second distinct heater plates are disposed in the first and second wells, respectively. First and second drive arms are removable coupled to the housing in an operable communication with the drive system. The first drive arm includes a flipping wand and the second drive arm includes a stirring wand. | 09-04-2014 |
20140251161 | APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING PARBOILED RICE - An object of this invention is to provide a parboiled rice manufacturing apparatus capable of efficiently manufacturing good-quality parboiled rice without increasing the overall size of the apparatus. | 09-11-2014 |
20140290499 | PREPARING FOODSTUFF - The present invention relates to an appliance for preparing foodstuff comprising a cutting unit ( | 10-02-2014 |
20140345477 | Universal Potato Chip Cooker - Potato chip cooking process and apparatus includes controlled cooking of potato slices from the initial to the final cooking stages. Slices are deposited in hot cooking oil to develop a slice pack which is carried along a cooking path during which the pack is agitated and mixed by paddle means or tumbled so that the individual slices receive maximum contact with the cooking medium. The cooking path may be divided into one or more stages in each of which the cooking times and temperatures are selected and maintained to produce potato chips of different styles having a final moisture content in the range of 1.2% to 2%. | 11-27-2014 |
20150020695 | TAPERED BARREL TWIN SHAFT PRECONDITIONER - An improved dual-shaft preconditioner ( | 01-22-2015 |
20150033951 | Auto Stir Cooking Appliance - A slow cooker including a housing with a heating element positioned therein, a cooking vessel configured to be positioned within the housing for heating via the heating element and a lid configured to be positioned on the cooking vessel to substantially close a generally pen end thereof. The lid has a releasable handle assembly wherein a motor handle or a non-motor handle may be attached thereto. The motor handle may be configured to selectively activate the motor in a pre-determined interval sequence wherein at the beginning of each interval the motor is activated for a given time and then the motor is deactivated until the beginning of the next interval Lid clips may be pivotally connected to the lid to releasably engage a rim of the cooking vessel. | 02-05-2015 |
20150068409 | HEATING COOKER - A heating cooker includes a container for containing an object to be heated, a stirrer for stirring the object inside the container, and a stirring controller for controlling a stirring operation of the stirrer. In cooking the object under stirring by the stirrer, the stirring controller determines a state of the object from at least one of a cooking menu to be executed and a heating time, and controls at least one of a stirring speed, a stirring-operation timing and a stirring direction of the stirrer in accordance with the state of the object. Thus, the heating cooker can perform proper stirring suited to a mixed state and/or viscosity of ingredients during the cooking process. | 03-12-2015 |
20150101491 | SOUP MAKER - A soup maker includes a container mounted to an annular seat receiving a heat conducting pan that receives food to be cut by a cutter coupled with a transmission shaft driven by a motor. A heating pan abuts a bottom of the thermally conducting pan and is connected to a heating tube electrically connected to a power supply terminal. A temperature sensor abuts the heating pan. A base includes a coupling portion having a terminal hole and a sensor hole. A positioning plate presses against a positioning switch on the coupling portion when the annular seat couples with the coupling portion, with the power supply terminal and a coupling section of the temperature sensor respectively extending into the terminal hole and the sensor hole for electrical connection with the control circuit board, allowing the control circuit board to control the motor and the heating tube. | 04-16-2015 |
20150327724 | CYLINDRICAL COOKER - A cylindrical cooker is provided. The cooker includes: a cooking pan; a housing; one or more supports; and a cooking pan cover. The cooking pan includes a protrusion part extended upwardly from the bottom surface at the center, forming cooking space between the inner wall of the cooking pan and the protrusion part. The protrusion part includes a force transfer unit. The housing is shaped to be open at the top. The housing includes: a rotation shaft for transmitting rotational force from a motor to the force transfer unit; a heater for heating the inside surface of the protrusion part or the outer sidewall of the cooking pan and a cooking pan receiving part for receiving the cooking pan. The supports support the cooker from the floor at an angle between the floor and the cooker when it is laid down. The cooking pan cover includes a locking unit. | 11-19-2015 |
20150335204 | Three-Dimensional Stirring/Mixing Utensils - The invention provides stirring and/or mixing utensils such as pots, pans and the like, for preparing foodstuffs for consumption by mixing and possibly also heating them in an environment in which they can be tumbled or otherwise moved in three-dimensions. Utensils in accordance with some embodiments of the invention comprise cooking or frying utensils incorporating a food chamber that is mounted for rotation about three orthogonal axes. Utensils in accordance with other embodiments of the invention use, in combination, a food chamber mounted for rotation about two mutually orthogonal axes and a stirring device driven about the third axis. | 11-26-2015 |
20150366393 | Cooking Appliance - A cooking appliance comprises a base, a housing pivotally mounted to the base and a lid pivotally attached to the housing forming a cooking chamber when the lid is in the dosed position. A heating means and a blower means are provided for generating a cooking airflow, A latching pivoting means pivotally connects the housing to the base and is configured to allow the housing to be pivoted from a locked horizontal position to one or more angular positions offset from the horizontal position and to releasably lock the housing in said angular position. A cooking bowl is removably mounted in the housing and is rotated during cooking by a drive motor, wherein food contents are placed into the cooking bowl and the cooking airflow cooks the food contents during cooking. A projection formed partially in a bottom wall and a sidewall of the cooking bowl is configured to stir the food contents in the cooking bowl when the cooking bowl is rotated during cooking. | 12-24-2015 |
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20160073814 | HEATING COOKER - A heating cooker of the invention includes a blade rotating in first and second rotation directions around a rotation axle in the cooking container to stir a heating-target object put in the cooking container, the blade including a first functional portion pressing the heating-target object toward a side wall of the cooking container when rotating in the first rotation direction, and a second functional portion pressing the heating-target object not toward the side wall of the cooking container when rotating in the second rotation direction. | 03-17-2016 |
20190142216 | COOKING APPARATUS | 05-16-2019 |