| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 099372000 | Opposed heated mold or surface type (e.g., waffle iron) | 71 |
| 20080216669 | GRILL DEVICE WITH A REMOVABLE GRILL PLATE - A grill member of a grill device includes a housing, a grill plate, a heating unit, and a handle unit. The housing is formed with a latch hole. The grill plate is made of a heat-conductive material and is disposed removably on the housing. The heating unit is mounted on the housing and is operable so as to generate heat that is conducted to the grill plate. The handle unit is movably retained on the grill plate and is operable so as to engage releasably the latch hole in the housing, thereby locking releasably the grill plate on the housing. | 09-11-2008 |
| 20090020022 | Grill With Anti-Scald Structure - A grill with anti-scald structure is disclosed. The grill has a lower base, an upper bakelite shell and a lower grill pan embedded in the upside of the lower base, an upper grill pan embedded in the underside of the upper bakelite shell, both upper grill pan and lower grill pan having heating devices, and the upper grill pan and the lower grill pan form a reversible connection between them. The upper bakelite shell is covered by an anti-scald decorative panel on the top, and the anti-scald decorative panel and the upper bakelite shell form a heat insulation interstice between them. The heat insulation interstice between the upper bakelite shell and anti-scald decorative panel can insulate the heat effectively, thus the surface temperature of the anti-scald decorative panel is close to normal temperature to avoid the scald, and the anti-scald decorative panel can decorate the grill. | 01-22-2009 |
| 20100107894 | CENTRE ARM FOR HOLDING AN UPPER CONTACT GRILLING OR ROASTING PLATE AS WELL AS CONTACT GRILLING OR ROASTING DEVICES WITH SUCH A CENTRE ARM - The invention concerns a centre arm for holding an upper contact grilling or roasting plate, the centre arm having a substantially vertical supporting section and a holding section which is arranged pivotably on the vertical supporting section and to which is attached the contact grilling or roasting plate, and in the holding section being arranged a device for weight relief for the upper contact grilling or roasting plate to be fitted on the holding section, the device for weight relief including at least one guide means which is constructed and designed at one end for pivotable mounting and on which is movably arranged a sliding element, a return element arranged on the free end of the guide means and secured by a stop means between the sliding element and the stop means, and also an adjusting device which can be actuated by means of an actuating element for varying the distance between the sliding element and the stop means in the longitudinal direction of the guide means, which is distinguished in that the adjusting device includes a control profile element which has a control profile for bringing about an axial movement of the sliding element in the longitudinal direction of the guide means. Furthermore the invention concerns a contact grilling or roasting device having such a centre arm. | 05-06-2010 |
| 20100107895 | CENTRE ARM FOR HOLDING AN UPPER CONTACT GRILLING OR ROASTING PLATE AS WELL AS CONTACT GRILLING OR ROASTING DEVICE WITH SUCH A CENTRE ARM - The invention concerns a centre arm for holding an upper grilling or roasting plate, the centre arm having a substantially vertical supporting section and a holding section which is arranged pivotably on the vertical supporting section and on which is arranged the upper grilling or roasting plate, which is distinguished in that the pivot shaft of the holding section is formed and arranged approximately at the point of intersection S of the centre axes M | 05-06-2010 |
| 20100107896 | FRAME FOR AN UPPER CONTACT GRILLING OR ROASTING PLATE - The invention concerns a frame having a horizontally directed stabilising means and a vertically directed supporting means, the frame being adapted and designed for pivotable attachment of an upper contact grilling or roasting plate. | 05-06-2010 |
| 20100186601 | Upper Griddle Cooking Mechanism - An upper griddle mechanism for use with a cooking apparatus having a griddle plate with an upwardly facing cooking surface is provided. The upper griddle mechanism includes an upright mount column portion and an arm portion pivotally connected to the mount column portion, the arm portion including an upper griddle plate. The arm portion is pivotally movable relative to the mount column portion between a lowered cooking position and a raised non-cooking position. The upper griddle mechanism may include one or more of (i) a biasing mechanism is mounted between the mount column portion and the arm portion to bias the arm portion, (ii) a locking mechanism releasably holds the arm portion in the raised non-cooking position and/or a stabilizer member that interacts with the griddle plate when the arm portion is in the raised non-cooking position to restrict relative movement between the griddle plate and the body of the arm. | 07-29-2010 |
| 20100288137 | TYPE OF GRILL - A type of grill in the present invention relates to a household cooking appliance. The grill in the present invention comprises an upper cover, a grilling pan, a heating pan, a hinge, a base and a stepped unit disposed on the left inside and right inside of said base respectively; upper cover, grilling pan, heating pan and hinge remain kept in the grill; The presented grill omits the back wall and the bottom wall of the base and simplifies the structure without reducing any grilling function. | 11-18-2010 |
| 20110011276 | Food Baking Machine - A food baking machine includes a heating device. The heating device includes a lower hot plate on a lower side of the heating device, a rotatable and vertically slidable upper hot plate on an upper side of the heating device, a rotatable connecting member for connecting the lower hot plate and the upper hot plate and a sliding member. The upper hot plate is slidably connected to the connecting member and fixes its position thereunto by the sliding member. The upper hot plate is rotatable connected with the sliding member. The upper hot plate and the lower hot plate are connected to power supply separately. The connecting member includes a first connecting segment, a second connecting segment and an axle. The second connecting segment is rotatable connected to the first connecting segment by the axle. | 01-20-2011 |
| 20120000373 | ROTATABLE LOCK CATCH AND GRILLING DEVICE WITH ROTATABLE LOCK CATCH (Amended) - A grilling device with the rotatable lock catch, has a pin module and a rotary shaft joint with two semi-shafts. The upper half shaft of the rotary shaft has a post rod, the lower half shaft of the rotary shaft has a through hole for accommodating the passing in and out of the post rod. The upper end of a supporting shelf of the pin module is disposed with a U-shaped opening for adapting the rotary shaft, two short shafts are respectively disposed by the two sides of the U-shaped opening, two arc-shaped spacing flakes with opposite openings are respectively hinged joint with the corresponding short shafts. A movable ejector pin is disposed on the supporting shelf and along the midline of the U-shaped opening. A pressing board of the middle portion of the ejector pin upward presses the lower portions of the two spacing flakes. | 01-05-2012 |
| 20120042787 | GRILLING DEVICE - A grilling device comprising an upper shell and a lower shell, an upper pan disposed under the bottom of the upper shell, and a lower pan disposed under the top of the lower shell, wherein the top surface of the lower pan is slant from the middle to both the front side and the rear sides, and the bottom surface of the upper pan is corresponding to the shape of the top surface of the lower pan. the oil can be discharged both from the front side and the rear side, thus the oils can be discharged more quickly; food with arc shape can be cooked because the pan is with arc shape too; the spice box can add the taste to the food; in cooking vegetable, water can be put in the spice box to maintain the water content of the vegetable, or maintain the other food not be too dry. | 02-23-2012 |
| 20140007780 | Waffle Iron Plate - A waffle iron plate for forming a waffle having multiple scores, the plate comprising a base having a front surface and at least two spaced-apart ribs extending from the front surface of the base and configured to form the scores, whereby the waffle may be folded along the scores so as to have a bottom portion and two side portions. | 01-09-2014 |
| 20140305317 | GRILL DEVICE - A grill device includes a first housing, a first grilling plate, a second housing, a second grilling plate, at least one first engaging member, and at least one second engaging member. The first grilling plate is mounted on the first housing. The second housing is pivotally connected to the first housing. The second grilling plate is mounted on the second housing, is movable toward and away from the second housing, and faces the first grilling plate. The first engaging member is disposed on the first housing. The second engaging member is disposed on the second housing and is configured to removably engage the first engaging member so as to lock the first housing to the second housing. | 10-16-2014 |
| 20140318383 | Toasting Apparatus Having Improved Hot Chamber Isolation With Passive Ventilation - The present invention proposes a domestic appliance and specifically an electrical toaster ( | 10-30-2014 |
| 20150033952 | SMOKE EXHAUST SYSTEM FOR A COOKING APPLIANCE - A cooking appliance includes a lower housing having a lower heating surface, an upper housing operatively connected to the lower housing and having an upper heating surface, and a smoke exhaust system. The smoke exhaust system includes an air inlet in a lower surface of the upper housing adjacent to the upper heating surface, an exhaust vent formed in the upper housing, and a fan disposed in the upper housing. The fan is configured to draw air through the inlet, into the upper housing, and expel the air through the exhaust vent. | 02-05-2015 |
| 20150144007 | Grill Device - A grill device includes a grilling unit, a heating unit, a controlling unit and a switching unit. A second grilling module of the grilling unit ( | 05-28-2015 |
| 20150297026 | Cooking Device Presenting a Cooking Surface Including a Non-Oxide or at Least Partially Non-Oxide Ceramic Non-Stick Coating, and Culinary Article or Electric Household Cooking Appliance Including Such a Cooking Device - Provided is a cooking device, in particular a kitchen item or an electrical cooking appliance, said cooking device comprising an inner and/or upper face that can receive food and an outer and/or lower face that is coated with a non-stick coating forming a cooking surface. The non-stick coating comprises at least one continuous thin film of non-oxide or at least partially non-oxide polymer-derived ceramic, said thin film forming the cooking surface. A method for producing such a cooking device is also provided. | 10-22-2015 |
| 20150305556 | TWO SIDED GRILL WITH RELEASE SHEET COVERING - A grill is provided including a base structure. An upper platen assembly is connected to the base structure and includes an upper grilling surface having a first cooking surface. A lower platen assembly is connected to the base structure and includes a lower grilling surface having a second cooking surface. A release sheet is removably mounted to the grill. The release sheet has a central portion configured to cover at least the first cooking surface and a joint between the upper platen assembly and the lower platen assembly. | 10-29-2015 |
| 20160037968 | COOKING APPARATUS - A cooking apparatus, comprising a first cover and a second cover, each with heating elements and hinged together to contact each other, wherein each of the covers includes a plate having at least one cavity in a substantially hemispherical shape to receive a food product for cooking, the at least one cavity in a substantially hemispherical shape in the first plate matches the at least one cavity of the second plate to contact both covers; the heating element of each cover is arranged such that the heating element is in contact with substantially a center of the at least one substantially cavity in a substantially hemispherical shape. | 02-11-2016 |
| 20170231424 | Grill Device | 08-17-2017 |
| 20180020872 | GRILL DEVICE WITH A TEMPERATURE SENSING PROBE | 01-25-2018 |
| 099373000 | With feeding, conveying and/or discharging | 3 |
| 20080276808 | Thin film cooking devices and methods - Improved cooking devices and methods of achieving intimate heat transfer contact between a low-friction, non-stick release sheet material and a heated platen are provided. In particular, improved intimate heat transfer contact may be achieved by providing a very thin release sheet, providing a layer of heat transfer enhancing material forming an intimate heat transfer contact interface between the release sheet and the platen, and/or providing a release sheet that is gas-permeable and liquid-impermeable. A dynamic tensioning system is also provided for mounting a release sheet to a heated platen and maintaining even, bidirectional tension on the release sheet to keep it taut against the platen. Illustrated embodiments of the invention include a clamshell grill and conveyorized contact toaster. | 11-13-2008 |
| 20090320694 | INDUCTION WAFER BAKING SYSTEM - The present invention relates to an automatic wafer baking apparatus ( | 12-31-2009 |
| 20150351411 | Baking plate for wafer or waffle baking machines, baking apparatus and method for manufacturing baking plates - A baking plate for wafer or waffle baking machines has at least one wafer or waffle baking surface formed in steel or cast iron by engraving and an optionally executed final processing. The at least one wafer or waffle baking surface is hardened by nitriding or nitrocarburizing, optionally with subsequent oxidizing. A baking apparatus and a method for manufacturing baking plates are also provided. | 12-10-2015 |
| 099374000 | Plural units | 5 |
| 20090139412 | Rotary Double-Layer Grill - A rotary double-layer grill comprises a base and a pan member, wherein the base has two brackets, and the pan member revolvably connects to the two brackets. The pan member comprises a lower pan unit, an upper pan unit and a middle pan unit, wherein the top side of the lower pan unit has a grilling surface, and the bottom side of the upper pan unit has a grilling surface. The left end of the upper pan unit and the left end of the lower pan unit form a pivot connection. Both the top side and the bottom side of the middle pan unit are grilling surfaces, and the middle pan unit is separately mounted between the upper pan unit and the lower pan unit. The pans form two grilling spaces, which can be used to grill more food simultaneously. | 06-04-2009 |
| 20120137896 | DOUBLE-LAYER GRILLING DEVICE - A double-layer rotatable grilling device has a base with two supporting brackets; a pan component rotatably disposed between the two supporting brackets, which has a lower pan unit with a cooking surface on the top, and a lower handle on one end; an upper pan unit with a cooking surface on the bottom, and an upper handle on one end; and a middle pan unit with two cooking surfaces both on the top and the bottom, and a temperature controller for adjusting the pans units disposed on the middle pan unit, and the knob for adjusting the temperature controller. The temperature controller is a mechanical controller with double-metal pieces, and the temperature is adjusted by rotating the bronze axle; a rotating shaft is disposed between the knob and the temperature controller, the knob can rotate the rotating shaft, and then the bronze axle of the temperature controller can be rotated. | 06-07-2012 |
| 20120137897 | TOASTING APPARATUS WITH A HANDLE HAVING PREDETERMINED LOCKING POSITIONS - The present invention proposes a toaster appliance in which an upper grilling plate is typically hinged to the lower grilling plate in a manner to be rotatable relative to said lower plate. The position of said upper plate relative to said lower plate is conventionally adjusted by means of a handle having predetermined locking positions according to the present invention. Said handle is provided with a connection device having a predetermined locking position, which is set to a perpendicular position of said upper plate relative to said lower plate. Said locking position is determined by a plurality of slots into which a set of spring loaded balls engages within said connection device. | 06-07-2012 |
| 20140123861 | ADJUSTABLE COOKING DEVICE - A cooking apparatus facilitates efficient, consistent cooking of superior food products, while also being modular and flexible for use in a wide variety of kitchen arrangements and cooking scenarios. The cooking apparatus may include a variety of features and enhancements to further these goals, including: a steam barrier which prevents the escape of steam from the cooking surfaces during cooking; adjustable cooking surface spacers that ensure desired spacing between the cooking surfaces; a vertically adjustable upper platen that facilitates efficient use and placement of the cooking apparatus; and discrete lower platen cooking surfaces which facilitate multiple cooking processes depending on the needs of the user. | 05-08-2014 |
| 20140196611 | BAKING PLATE FOR BAKING OVENS - A baking plate for a baking oven for producing baked products such as soft waffles, crispy wafers, pancakes and the like. The baking plate has a carrier plate and one or more baking inserts disposed thereon, which are configured for receiving the batter to be baked. The baking inserts are formed from sintered ceramic that are very sturdy and tough and have low thermal expansion. | 07-17-2014 |
| 099375000 | With drip or waste receptor, director or trimmer | 7 |
| 20080245241 | Limited Overflow Waffle Iron - The inventive waffle iron has two baking sub-assemblies pivotable with respect to each other from an open position and a closed proximate position in which they define a baking chamber. At any position of the baking sub-assemblies between the closed proximate position and the closed offset position thereof, wherein they are offset from each other by a product expansion, a peripheral element of a baking sub-assembly slides along a corresponding peripheral element of the other baking sub-assembly in such a way that the variable volume baking chamber is formed. | 10-09-2008 |
| 20090049993 | Waffle and pancake cooking apparatus - A cooking apparatus for batter based foods that can be inserted into the slot of a traditional toaster and cooked using the toaster's heating mechanism. The apparatus has two hingedly connected complimentary cooking members, that when closed one upon the other, define an interior cavity shaped in the form of the desired cooked product. A clamping mechanism is built into the handles of each of the two cooking members and an overflow reservoir is formed by each of the cooking members and is positioned between the handles to vent gasses, steam, and/or excess batter upward when the device is placed in the toaster for cooking, thereby protecting the interior mechanism of the toaster from spillage. | 02-26-2009 |
| 20090145307 | MOLD FOR PRODUCING A BATTER-BASED FOOD THAT SWELLS UNDER HEAT - The invention relates to a mold ( | 06-11-2009 |
| 20100300305 | COOKING GRILL - A cook top includes a lower grill and an upper grilling unit that is mounted adjacent to a back edge of the lower grill. The upper grill unit can be moved from a recessed position at a back edge of the cook top to a raised vertical position by a raising mechanism. From the raised position, the upper grilling unit can be rotated forward so that food placed on the lower grill can also be cooked by the upper grilling unit. | 12-02-2010 |
| 20110011277 | Slider grilling appliance - A portable electric slider burger grilling appliance with an upper housing containing an upper grilling plate and a lower housing containing a lower grilling plate. The upper grilling plate includes a plurality of depressions that are each the size of a slider type burger. The lower grilling plate includes raised burger platforms that correspond to the location of the depressions in the upper grilling plate. The upper housing and lower housing are hinged together. The bottom grilling plate is angled slightly downward and has a drain aperture on the downward side so that grease can travel through channels in the plate and exit the plate through the aperture to a grease receiving tray located under the grill plate. A custom spatula is provided and has a slider burger forming depression on one end and a spatula portion on the opposite end. | 01-20-2011 |
| 20150305557 | TWO SIDED GRILL WITH MOVABLE LOWER PLATE - A grill is provided including a base structure. An upper platen assembly is connected to the base structure and includes an upper grilling plate. A lower platen assembly is connected to the base structure and includes a lower grilling plate. A plurality of leveling mechanisms is mounted to the base structure and arranged in contact with the lower grilling plate. The leveling mechanisms are configured to move the lower grilling plate relative to the upper grilling plate. At least one grease receptacle has an inboard sidewall and an outboard sidewall connected by a compartment configured to receive grease from a grilling surface of the lower plate. The inboard sidewall is mounted to the lower grilling plate at or below the grilling surface. | 10-29-2015 |
| 20150305558 | TWO SIDED GRILL WITH EASY CLEAN FEATURES - A grill is provided including a base structure. A lower platen assembly is connected to the base structure and includes a lower grill plate having a first cooking surface. An upper platen assembly is connected to the base structure and includes an upper grill plate having a second cooking surface movable between a raised position and a lowered position. A backsplash is arranged at a joint between the upper platen assembly and the lower platen assembly. The backsplash includes a partially open compartment within which a back end of the upper grill plate is arranged when in the raised position. The upper platen assembly includes an extended back end configured to direct grease away from the cooking surface. When the upper platen assembly is in the lowered position, the extended back end if offset from the first cooking surface. | 10-29-2015 |
| 099376000 | Detachable or convertible surface | 6 |
| 20090000489 | COOKING APPARATUS - A cooking apparatus includes a lower housing and an upper housing with the lower housing and the upper housing adapted for relative movement between an open position and a closed position. Lower and upper food preparation plates are respectively mounted to the lower and upper housing. At least one of the lower and the upper food preparation plates is releasable from the respective lower and upper housing. The lower and upper food preparation plates have cooperating cooking surfaces adapted to cook a food product therebetween when the lower and upper housings are in the closed position. Lower and upper heaters are associated with the lower and upper food preparation plates for providing heat to the food product. The cooperating cooking surfaces of the lower and upper food preparation plates include complementary recesses for receiving the food product. The complementary recesses of the cooperating cooking surfaces may be dimensioned to accommodate a sandwich, an annular-shaped donut or a muffin. A release member may be in operative engagement with the one of the lower and upper food preparation plates. The release member is adapted for movement between a locked position securing the one of the lower and upper food preparation plates, and a release position releasing the one of the lower and upper food preparation plates to permit removal thereof. | 01-01-2009 |
| 20090000490 | GRIDDLER APPARATUS - A griddler apparatus includes a base ( | 01-01-2009 |
| 20090025570 | WAFFLE IRON HAVING A CHANGEABLE PLATE INSERT FOR CUSTOMIZATION OF WAFFLES MADE THEREIN - A waffle iron includes upper and lower heatable textured plates which can be separated for dispensing batter thereon and for unloading cooked waffles, a recess in at least one of the heatable textured plates for receiving one of a plurality of inserts which customize waffles cooked therein. Each of the plurality of inserts has a topographically formed name, character or figure thereon, either in relief or by engraving. Each heatable plate which receives an interchangeable insert has a recess into which the insert fits. The recess may be equipped with indexing apertures or indentations. Each insert is equipped with a threaded shaft which passes through apertures in the heatable plate and associated waffle iron body portion. A nut can be secured to the threaded shaft, thereby securing the insert within the recess on the heatable plate. | 01-29-2009 |
| 20100050883 | GRILL - A grill comprising an upper pan unit, a lower pan unit and a lever unit. The upper and the lower pan unit have an opposite position relative to each other, which comprises at least a first opposite position and a second opposite position having different distances relative to each other. The upper pan unit comprises an upper pan mounted on an upper base. The lower pan unit comprises a lower base, a deep pan, and a shallow pan. The deep pan can be detachably mounted on the lower base in the first opposite position. The shallow pan can be detachably mounted on the lower base in the second opposite position. The top peripheries of the shallow pan and the deep pan abut against the upper pan. In both positions, the pan of the lower pan unit can abut against the bottom periphery of the upper pan to avoid the misalignment. | 03-04-2010 |
| 20130112086 | COOKING APPLIANCE HAVING INTEGRATED BATTER IMPRINTING SURFACES - A cooking device for cooking both a stick-mounted food item and a fluid batter. The cooking device including a pair of opposed cooking plates that receive the food item and batter in a reservoir. The reservoir includes raised and recessed surfaces that imprint a recognizable design, shape, or indicia on the outer surface of the cooked batter. The cooking plates are rotatable together about a central axis to allow the batter to flow around the food item as the batter and food item cook. | 05-09-2013 |
| 20160183720 | Waffle-Iron Type Cooking Apparatus for Cooking and Forming Rounded Bun Shaped Waffles - An apparatus for making waffles with customized shapes having a top plate with a top lid having a plurality of variable length protrusions in a shape that fits a round recess on the bottom plate. The apparatus can be used to make the top of a sandwich bun and/or the bottom of a sandwich bun in the same or different waffle irons. Variable shaped protrusions allow for even distribution of heat to a mixture for making shaped edible items. | 06-30-2016 |
| 099377000 | Movably supported surfaces | 10 |
| 20080257169 | Kitchen electrical appliance - A waffle baking appliance includes a waffle iron pivotally mounted to a stationary base, the waffle iron being pivotable between a first disposition and a second inverted disposition, baking heat being appliable to the waffle iron in both the first and the second dispositions. A method for baking a waffle is further included. | 10-23-2008 |
| 20080276809 | Roasting Device - A roasting device ( | 11-13-2008 |
| 20100024662 | ROTATABLE WAFFLE MAKER - A waffle maker comprises a grill that is rotatable with respect to a base about a rotational axis. | 02-04-2010 |
| 20100107897 | CENTRE ARM FOR HOLDING AN UPPER CONTACT GRILLING OR ROASTING PLATE AS WELL AS CONTACT GRILLING OR ROASTING DEVICES WITH SUCH A CENTRE ARM - The invention concerns a centre arm for holding an upper contact grilling or roasting plate, the centre arm having a substantially vertical supporting section and a holding section which is arranged pivotably on the vertical supporting section and to which the upper contact grilling or roasting plate can be attached, which is distinguished in that a device for fixing the holding section relative to the supporting section is associated with the holding section, the fixing device comprising a control element and a latch device, and the control element being capable of being brought into engagement with the latch device for fixing the holding section in different pivot positions relative to the supporting section, and out of engagement for free pivoting of the holding section relative to the supporting section. Furthermore, the invention concerns a contact grilling or roasting device having such a centre arm. | 05-06-2010 |
| 20100212513 | FRYING-ROASTING DEVICE - A frying-roasting device is provided. The frying roasting device comprises a lower roasting plate element, an upper roasting plate element and a rotating controlling element. The upper roasting plate element is pivoted to the lower roasting plate element. The upper roasting plate element has an upper pivoting portion. The upper pivoting portion is provided with an upper pivoting opening and at least one stopper projecting from the upper pivoting opening radially. The rotating controlling element is pivoted to the lower roasting plate element and locates in the upper pivoting opening. The rotating controlling element at least comprises a toggle with the first end and the second end that are set oppositely. The first end or the second end selectively leans against the stoppers in the upper pivoting opening so that the position of the upper roasting plate element relative to the lower roasting plate element can be controlled. | 08-26-2010 |
| 20100275788 | GRILLING DEVICE - The present invention provides a grilling device. It comprises two grilling units and a gridiron unit, said two grilling units are rotably connected, said gridiron unit comprises: a fixed seat mounted on one grilling device and disposed with a sliding slot; and a supporting unit slidably connected to the sliding slot and slides between a first position and a second position, the ends of the two second rods extend outside radially to form two cross rods, a fixed rod is fixed between the ends of two cross rods, said two cross rods cooperates with fixed rod to form a supporting platform for steadily supporting the upper grilling unit. Said gridiron shelf is fixed on the bottom of lower grilling unit by the fixed shelf. Because the orientation of said gridiron is precise, the structure is simple and it is convenient to operate, thereby the production and assembly cost will be effectively reduced. | 11-04-2010 |
| 20140076175 | SHOWER HEAD THAT CAN TURN COLORS ALONG WITH TEMPERATURE CHANGE - The present invention provides a temperature auto-compensation grill, which includes an upper grilling unit, a lower grilling unit and a heating circuit. The upper grilling unit rotating connects to the lower grilling unit and rotates between a first position and a second position; the grill is in the first status when the upper grilling unit is situated in the first position; the grill is in the second status when the upper grilling unit is situated in the second position; the heating circuit includes: a heater, one end of which attaches to one electrode of the power; a first thermostat, one end of which attaches to the other end of the heater; a second thermostat, one end of which attaches to the other end of the heater; and a change-over switch, which connects to the other electrode of the power and the first thermostat in the first status, the change-over switch connects to the other electrode of the power and the second thermostat in the second status. The grill chooses different thermostat when in the first status or in the second status to regulate the temperature controlling system automatically, so as to achieve the effects of the temperature auto-compensation. | 03-20-2014 |
| 20140216269 | Cooking Device with Separate Compartments - A cooking device comprises a bottom pan comprising a plurality of bottom compartments being configured to separately contain food items during a cooking process. A top pan covers the bottom compartments to separately retain the food items. A hinge mechanism enables the top pan and the bottom pan to swing apart. A clasp mechanism retains the top pan to the bottom pan in a closed position. A handle is joined to the bottom pan for placing the retained top pan and the bottom pan on a heat source. The handle comprises a length sufficient to enable the user to maintain a safe distance from the heat source during the cooking process, and to enable the user to flip over the retained top pan and the bottom pan in which the food items remain separated. | 08-07-2014 |
| 20150033953 | GRILL PLATE AND HINGE STRUCTURES - A cooking appliance includes a lower housing having a first heating plate, a pair of opposed frame members operatively connected to the lower housing, the frame members including a guide track formed therein, and an upper housing having a second heating plate and a guiding wheel on opposed sides of the upper housing. The guiding wheel is received in the guide track such that the upper housing is selectively movable along the guide track. | 02-05-2015 |
| 20150033954 | SMOKE REDUCTION SYSTEM FOR A COOKING APPLIANCE - A cooking appliance includes an upper housing having a first heating surface and a lower housing operatively connected to the upper housing. The lower housing has a second heating surface having a plurality of apertures therethrough for facilitating the egress of cooking juices from the second heating surface. | 02-05-2015 |
| 099378000 | Electric feature | 9 |
| 20080196595 | COOKING APPLIANCE - A cooking appliance is provided which includes a lower heating assembly and an upper heating assembly. The lower heating assembly includes a lower cooking surface, and the upper heating assembly includes an upper cooking surface. The upper cooking surface is translatable relative to the lower cooking surface in at least a substantially vertical manner, wherein the upper cooking surface and lower cooking surface remain substantially parallel to one another when the upper cooking surface translates relative to the lower cooking surface. | 08-21-2008 |
| 20080257170 | Electromagnetic induction heating grill toaster - An electromagnetic induction heating grill toaster that includes a first casing body, a first baking tray, a second casing body, and a second baking tray. The first casing body has a first electromagnetic induction element, a first micro-crystal plate, and a control element. The first baking tray is detachably disposed on the first casing body. The second casing body has one side pivoted on one side of the first casing body and has a second electromagnetic induction element and a second micro-crystal plate. The second baking tray is detachably disposed on the second casing body. The present invention utilizes the advantage of quick heating of electromagnetic induction, in order to reduce the amount of time users need to wait for the grill toast to preheat. Hence, the present invention not only reduces power use, but also saves time for the user. | 10-23-2008 |
| 20090120302 | ELECTRIC GRILL FOR THE COOKING OF FOOD PRODUCTS - A contact electric grill for the cooking of food products is provided having a base shoulder ( | 05-14-2009 |
| 20100024663 | HANDLE FOR A GRILL PAN - A handle for a grill pan, includes a lug fixedly connected with the side of the grill pan and extending outward, wherein the lug is provided with a short shaft. A handle body is pivotally connected to the short shaft; the handle body has an elastic sheet and a tongue extending outward. There are two position state when the handle body is rotated along the short shaft, one is said tongue clamped to the same side edge of the shell of the grill and the elastic sheet in touch with the edge of the lug; the other position state is said tongue detached from the same side edge of the shell of the grill and the elastic sheet is detached from the edge of the lug. | 02-04-2010 |
| 20100126357 | REMOVABLE GRILL FOR COOKING APPARATUS - A removable grill for a baking or grilling appliance is disclosed. The grill has a spring element attached to the side opposite the cooking surface which centrally engages the electric heating element and can be attached or removed by insertion and rotation of the grill. | 05-27-2010 |
| 20110126720 | My invention is a sort waffle maker that makes waffle and pancake out of cartooncharacter - This is an electronic waffle-maker that shape waffle and pancake dough into the forms of cartoon character. The idea is to be able to cook waffle and pancakes in the shapes of cartoon character. Inside of the waffle-maker comes with unlimited plates so there is a choice of any cartoon character as the shape of waffles. The waffle-maker comes with one character plate. Other plates in the shapes of any other cartoon character are offered in stores and can be ordered. This waffle-maker uses a steal heating coil to cook the waffle or pancakes. Is has a timer on the top that flashes after about four minutes to indicate that the waffle are done. The waffle-maker is meant to appeal to children who should enjoy eating waffles in the shapes of character they know. | 06-02-2011 |
| 20110297010 | Portable Grilling Apparatus - A portable grilling apparatus includes a power adapter having first and second receiving areas each configured to respectively receive a battery, the power adapter having circuitry for receiving electricity at the first and second receiving areas and producing a single electrical output. The apparatus includes a grill portion having a lower grill housing, a support element having a cooking surface for receiving food thereon, and an electrical heating element in the lower grill housing. The electrical heating element is positioned below the cooking surface and the electrical heating element is in electrical communication with the single electrical output circuitry. The apparatus includes a positioning portion operatively coupling the power adapter to the grill portion, the positioning portion having an attachment member for securement to an object. | 12-08-2011 |
| 20160120362 | Improved Electric Toaster - An electric toaster with a toasting chamber for a food item, having radiant heaters arranged on opposite sides thereof, and a microwave generator for internally heating the food item. The radiant and the internal heaters can be controlled separately by the user to achieve a required combination of internal and external temperature/texture. | 05-05-2016 |
| 20170231425 | GRILLING APPARATUS | 08-17-2017 |
| 099379000 | Adjustable separation | 5 |
| 20090000491 | DEVICE FOR COOKING FOODSTUFFS - The present invention discloses a device for cooking foodstuffs, comprising an upper cooking plate unit, a lower cooking plate unit and a hinge unit; the hinge unit is connected between the lifting rod base and the lifting rod for controlling relative positions between the upper cooking plate unit and the lower cooking plate unit; the hinge unit comprises a push button whose tail end is installed through a connecting-through hole, an elasticity piece and a push piece. | 01-01-2009 |
| 20100282093 | LIFTING MECHANISM OF GRILL - The lifting mechanism of a grill has an articulated lifting shaft attached to the edge of an upper shell, so that it covers the shaft sleeve. The shaft sleeve is connected to the corresponding edge of a lower shell and an inserting portion which extends along radius is provided on the shaft sleeve. The inserting portion slideably inserts into a sliding sleeve set on the edge of the lower shell and a stop-motion unit prevents the inserting portion from sliding. When the stop-motion unit takes effect, the inserting portion is fixed in the sliding sleeve, and the upper shell can only rotate relative to the lower shell. Food is tightly sandwiched between the upper grill pan and the lower grill pan during baking. Otherwise, the inserting portion is slidable in the sliding sleeve. The upper shell can be freely lifted during baking, and rotate relative to the lower shell. | 11-11-2010 |
| 20110214576 | STEPLESS HEIGHT ADJUSTING MECHANISM OF THE LEVER ON GRILLING PAN - A stepless height adjusting mechanism of a grilling pan lever, has a lever, a lifting pin, a cam and a knob. The cam is a disk-shaped element with a gradually increasing diameter and rotates around a fixed shaft disposed on the rear portion of the side of the lower housing, the inside of the articulated portion of the lever is fixed with a skew surface wall, the distance between the skew surface wall and the articulated shaft of the rear portion of the lower grilling pan increases gradually, the lifting pin is disposed between the cam and the skew surface wall, and moves vertically between the cam and the skew surface wall, and leaned against the outer peripheral surface of the cam and the skew surface wall; the outside of the cam is fixed with the knob. The mechanism realizes stepless height adjustment of the lever from | 09-08-2011 |
| 20120090476 | GRIDDLE WITH ADJUSTABLE SPACE BETWEEN UPPER AND LOWER PANS - A griddle with adjustable space between the upper and lower pans, comprising an upper shell, a lower shell, an upper pan and a lower pan, wherein the rear sides of the upper pan and lower pan are connected together through adjustable hinges, said adjustable hinge comprises an upper hinge seat and a lower hinge seat; the bottom of said upper hinge seat extends downwardly to form an upper joint arm, and the top of said lower hinge seat extends upwardly to form a lower joint arm; a sliding groove is formed extending along vertical direction at the side of said lower joint arm, the top of said sliding groove extending forwardly to form a pivotal connecting groove, a position protrusion is mounted at the side of said lower joint arm and in the front of said pivotal connecting groove; the bottom of said upper joint arm extend to one side to form a pintle which can move in said sliding groove and said pivotal connecting groove, and a supporting portion is formed at the bottom of said upper joint arm and in the front of said pintle, which can keep a space between said upper pan and said lower pan by abutting against the position protrusion. | 04-19-2012 |
| 20160015212 | Grill Device - A grill device includes a coupling mechanism having first and second ratchet teeth that cooperate to permit movement of an upper grill unit in a first direction for uncovering a lower grill unit, and to resist movement of the upper grill unit relative to the lower grill unit in a second direction opposite to the first direction. | 01-21-2016 |
| 099380000 | Movably connected mold sections | 6 |
| 20090320695 | Press and Grill - There is provided a toaster grill having a lower housing that supports a lower cooking surface and an upper housing that supports an upper cooking surface. The upper housing pivots with respect to a “U” shaped frame that is hinged with respect to the lower cooking surface. A locking hinge allows the pivoting motion of the frame to be automatically arrested in an intermediate orientation between the fully closed and fully open grill orientations. The locking hinge automatically resets when the upper housing is rotated from the fully open grill orientation to the fully closed orientation. | 12-31-2009 |
| 20100319550 | GRILL OPENED IN TWO DIRECTIONS - The present invention discloses a grill, comprising an upper shell, a lower shell and a hinge mechanism for controlling the relative position of the two shells; the hinge mechanism comprises a first hinge unit and a second hinge unit; the first hinge unit comprises a rotating shaft, and the rotating shaft comprises a horizontal shaft connected to the upper shell and a vertical shaft connected to the lower shell; the second hinge unit comprises a fixed hinge part on the lower shell and a detachable hinge part on the upper shell, and the detachable hinge part is removablly hinged to the fixed hinge part. Compared to the conventional technique, the upper shell and the lower shell could be easily arranged side by side when they are opened to 180°, and the upper grill pan and the lower grill pan are near to the user so that the grill is easy to operate and is designed humanized. | 12-23-2010 |
| 20130019761 | GRILL WITH ANTI-SHAKING STRUCTURE - A grill with an anti-shaking structure has an upper pan and a lower pan, an upper heater and a lower heater for heating the upper pan and lower pan respectively. At least one shaft member having a shaft and a shaft base for containing the shaft is disposed between the upper and lower pan. The shaft base has a triangular shaft hole with a protrusion in a side of the triangle. The shaft passes through the triangular shaft hole and can be moved among the three angles for switching the use of the upper pan and lower pan. When the upper pan and the lower pan are unfolded to 180°, the shaft can be limited by the protrusion. The grill can be switched among three using status: 0°, 105° and 180°, and in each status both the upper pan and lower pan are stable. | 01-24-2013 |
| 20150305562 | DUAL SIDED EGG COOKING APPARATUS - A dual sided egg cooking apparatus for cooking egg mixtures on both sides and forming the egg mixture into a rectangular shape suitable to fit between slices of bread comprises a first cooking pan and a second cooking pan hingedly attached together by a hinge assembly. The first cooking pan and the second cooking pan are mirror images, each defined by elongated bodies having a hinge section, a rectangular pan section, and a handle section, respectively. When the dual sided egg cooking apparatus is in a closed position with the first cooking pan and the second cooking pan pressed together, an enclosure is formed in which an egg mixture to be cooked is placed. Once the cooking process is complete, the cooked egg mixture is formed in the shape of the rectangular pan sections of the first cooking pan and the second cooking pan. | 10-29-2015 |
| 20160106253 | Cooking Device with Egg Cooking Insert - An egg cooking insert can be used with a cooking device having a lower cooking plate and an upper cooking plate connected to the lower plate with a floating hinge, with the egg cooking insert including a base portion having an upper surface defining a cooking surface. A wall extends upwardly about a periphery of the upper surface to define a cavity above the cooking surface. The base portion may have a thickness greater than a thickness of the wall. A bottom surface of the base portion may be angled with respect to the cooking surface. A plurality of grooves may be formed in the bottom surface of the base portion. | 04-21-2016 |
| 099382000 | Hollow article forming or receiving | 1 |
| 20100005975 | Multi-level cavitied bun molds - A mold for forming sandwich rolls, buns and the like which creates a contoured, multi-level cavitied interior for improved sandwich construction. Said mold having a first level cavity to compatibly receive an anticipated primary sandwich component (e.g. hamburger patty or other entree), under which is a plurality of second level cavities designed to systematically receive all or most of the anticipated secondary sandwich components, including some of the potentially messier ingredients like sauces, condiments, cheeses and veggie toppings. Furthermore, said molds adaptable for simple baking sheet application as well as high-speed automated bakery production lines for reducing baking raw material, time and costs. | 01-14-2010 |
