| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 099468000 | Automatic control or time means | 17 |
| 20080289514 | Regeneration Unit - A regeneration unit characterized by a housing ( | 11-27-2008 |
| 20090272279 | Storage and/or heating system/apparatus for items and food - The invention is a universal or designated storage apparatus, facility, or appliance with increased versatility and sophisticated storage fundamentals and capabilities for the storage of a wide variety of items. It provides support for complimenting and assisting with the use and coordination of the apparatus and the items kept within, while utilizing simple and basic storage means and methods in order to remain efficient, effective, and convenient. Items can then be accessed more frequently without hassle or burden. It may also include vacuum pumping means to remove or expel air from within a sealed storage area in order to form a vacuum or partial vacuum, negative atmospheric pressure, or suction creating means. This provides an air-free environment for items to be kept within, which retains freshness and retards the formation of mold or other contaminants. It may also provide means to allow items kept within to be organized and coordinated in a customizable fashion. It may also provide certain means to allow a user to prepare items for use or consumption. It can be equip with many features which allows it to be used with ease. This apparatus will aid in organization and sanitation. | 11-05-2009 |
| 20100162904 | GAS-FIRED TUNNEL OVEN - An indirectly heated, gas-fired tunnel oven is provided having upper and lower heating sections with upper and lower heating means defining a baking chamber between them. Each heating section has an associated gas-fired burner arranged to provide heated gases to each heating means through ducts. At least one section comprises a fan arranged downstream at least one heating means, which fan is arranged to drive a flow of heated gases through at least one section and a duct arranged to recirculate gases from the fan to a location upstream the heating means. | 07-01-2010 |
| 20100199860 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DIRECTING STEAM DISTRIBUTION IN A STEAM COOKER - The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for directing steam distribution in a steam cooker. In one exemplary embodiment, steam is directed through a steam cooker by a plenum that is in fluid communication with a steam chamber. As steam is generated within the steam chamber, the steam fills the chamber where it is directed to the plenum. In one exemplary embodiment, the plenum is formed to extend vertically along an interior wall of the steam cooker. In one exemplary embodiment, the plenum is defined between an interior wall of the steam cooker and a steam distributor that has a plurality of openings formed therein. The openings in the steam distributor allow for steam rising within the plenum to exit into the cooking chamber by passing through the openings. A pressure switch may be utilized to turn off the steam generator in the steam cooker. | 08-12-2010 |
| 20110005409 | HEATED AIR CURTAIN CONTAINER WITH MULTIPLE TEMPERATURE ZONES - A food container includes an interior chamber sized to contain food items, the interior chamber having a first temperature zone and a second temperature zone. The food container further includes an opening providing access to the interior chamber, a fan configured to supply an air stream to a duct system, and a heater configured to heat the air stream, where the duct system is configured to deliver a portion of the air stream across the opening, creating an air curtain. The food container further includes a diverter disposed in the air curtain to divert a portion of the air stream out of the air curtain and into the interior chamber, the diverter configured to cause the second temperature zone to maintain a second temperature different from the first temperature. The food container further includes a temperature control system having a user interface, an input configured to receive a signal from the user interface, the signal representative of a first temperature, and a processing circuit configured to control the heater to bring the first temperature zone to the first temperature. | 01-13-2011 |
| 20110083564 | Programmable device and method for storing food - An improved food storage device for holding food items in a controlled environment, typically heated, is disclosed. The device can hold different foods under different conditions for different amounts of time. Among the improvements is an intuitive programming interface. The device may be programmed by selecting different options displayed on different displays associated with different specific food storage positions by pressing a button associated with the display displaying the option. The device may have synchronized displays allowing users to more quickly assimilate displayed information. | 04-14-2011 |
| 20120097050 | DYNAMIC CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLED ATMOSPHERE ROOM - A control system for a controlled atmosphere room (“CA room”) for storing perishable commodities, such as fruits and vegetables. The control system includes an enclosure that can be placed within the CA room to store a representative sample of the commodities in the CA room. The control system includes an atmosphere valve selectively operable to provide atmospheric communication between the enclosure and the CA room or to isolate the enclosure from the CA room. The control system includes a sampling control system for determining a dynamic control value based on the isolated representative sample. The dynamic control value may be determined by monitoring the respiratory quotient in the enclosure while it is isolated. Once determined, the control system can use the dynamic control value to adjust the atmosphere of the CA room, thereby using tests on a representative sample to control the atmosphere for the full volume of commodities in the CA room. When not testing, the enclosure generally remains in atmospheric communication with the CA room, which improves the correlation of the representative sample with the commodities in the CA room. | 04-26-2012 |
| 20130014651 | CONDITIONING/MOISTURIZING DEVICE FOR PROCESSING ALMOND KERNELSAANM Roig Borrell; Jose VicenteAACI DeniaAACO ESAAGP Roig Borrell; Jose Vicente Denia ES - The invention relates to a conditioning/moisturising device for almond grains, especially designed to provide the grains of the fruit with the elasticity required in order to cut the grain into flakes, sticks, cubes or other configurations, with minimum loss through production of flour and others. The device essentially comprises an elongate body, with a generally cylindrical shape and tilted position, which includes on the inside thereof a means for sweeping the almond, made up of a spindle which sweeps the fruit in an upward direction in a steam-saturated environment. with controlled temperature, for which purpose the cylindrical body comprises a plurality of steam injection nozzles, said steam being distributed externally and fed to said nozzles from an external steam distributor. The device includes temperature and steam sensors whose measurements are suitable for regulating the rotating speed of the spindle in order to adjust the time during which the almond remains in the environment inside the body. | 01-17-2013 |
| 20140041532 | Logistic Transport System for Nutritional Substances - Disclosed herein is a preservation system for storage and logistic transport of nutritional substances. The preservation system obtains information about the nutritional substance to be preserved, senses and measures the external environment to the preservation system, senses and measures the internal environment to the preservation system, senses and measures the state of the nutritional substance, and stores such information throughout the period of preservation. Using this accumulated information, the preservation system can measure, or estimate, changes in nutritional content (usually degradation) during the period of preservation. Additionally, the preservation system can use this information to dynamically modify the preservation system to minimize detrimental changes to the nutritional content of the nutritional substance, and in some cases actually improve the nutritional substance attributes. | 02-13-2014 |
| 20140165854 | AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT CONTAINING AND CONDITIONING SYSTEM - In order to provide a containing and conditioning system for an agricultural product, such as seeds or grains, which system reduces an amount of energy used upon containing and conditioning the agricultural product and also improves the quality of the agricultural product, there is disclosed a containing and conditioning system for an agricultural product, which may include seeds or grains. The system includes a container for containing the agricultural product, a conditioning device for conditioning the agricultural product, a stirring device for stirring the agricultural product, the stirring device including at least one wireless sensor for sensing characteristics of the agricultural product, which may include humidity and/or a temperature, and a control device operable for controlling said system in response to said characteristics. | 06-19-2014 |
| 20140311360 | Oven with Automatic Open/Closed System Mode Control - A commercial oven, such as a combination oven providing steam and convection heating, may provide for motorized dampers allowing the oven to move automatically between a closed-state high humidity operating mode and an open-state low humidity operating mode according to user input reflecting a desired cooking process. The dampers operate with a conventional steam trap and may provide integrated bypass valves preventing over or under pressure of the cooking volume. | 10-23-2014 |
| 20150059594 | System for Processing Primary Food Product Waste Into Secondary Food Product - A system for producing secondary food product from primary food product waste is disclosed that comprises several modular subsections: a staging subsystem, a processing subsystem, a drying subsystem, and a pelletization subsystem. Each subsystem, and the connections between subsystems, are sealed such that the food product being processed is isolated from the general environment. Product is dried by the dryer in such a way that it emerges from the dryer at a desired moisture content level and at ambient temperature. A moisture sensor may provide control data to a controller that in turn controls product throughput to obtain a desired moisture content level. High nutritional content and long lifespan of the processed product can be maintained, while reducing the weight of the final product. One or more of the subsystems may be portable and configured for convenient connection and disconnection to mating subsystems, and to facilitate permitting for portable operation. | 03-05-2015 |
| 20150059595 | VENTLESS OVEN HOOD FOR COMBINATION OVEN PROVIDING RAPID ACCESS - A ventless fume hood is integrated with an oven to anticipate a conclusion of the cooking schedule executed by the oven and in this way to provide direct venting of the oven cavity before the oven door is opened. Proper venting of a multimode combination oven may be thereby performed and the door may be opened up immediately upon conclusion of the cooking schedule without the delay otherwise required to collect cooking fumes escaping through the partially open door. | 03-05-2015 |
| 20160000098 | NEGATIVE DRAFT INDUCING DEVICE FOR SMOKER - A negative draft inducing device for a smoker that induces a negative draft through an offset smoker. The negative draft is provided by means of a relatively small portable device which may readily be secured to the smoker when needed and readily released therefrom for storage when not in use. The device not only maintains a fire in the smoker, but also creates a negative flow of warm air through the smoker. The device includes a housing having an intake end and an output end. A fan inside the housing creates air flow from the intake end to the output rend. The housing attaches to a lower portion of the smoker, aligning with air registers. The air flow creates a negative draft across the smoker that maintains a fire in the lower portion and creates a uniform air flow over the smoked food and out the exhaust. | 01-07-2016 |
| 20160029850 | CATERING BOX WITH ACTIVE CLIMATE CONTROL FOR TRANSPORTING DELICATE FOOD ITEMS - A catering box with active climate control is configured to transport “delicate” foods, such as grilled cheese sandwiches, hot dogs, and hamburgers, without inducing substantial sogginess in the bread of those food items. The catering box includes a heat mass configured to retain heat generated by a hot plate and to then radiate that heat, during transport, after the hot plate has been disconnected from a power source. In addition, the catering box includes an exhaust fan that actively controls internal specific humidity levels in order to prevent moisture from settling within the bread of stored food items. A microcontroller within the catering box monitors temperature and absolute humidity levels, computes the current specific humidity level, and then selectively engages or disengages the exhaust fan in response. With his approach, the catering box may limit the degree to which humidity settles within the bread of delicate food items stored within. | 02-04-2016 |
| 20160050940 | DOUGH PROOFING APPARATUS AND RELATED METHODS - A dough proofing apparatus includes a proofing chamber for holding dough during proofing operations and having a door for accessing the proofing chamber. An air duct assembly includes at least one inlet opening and at least one fan for drawing in air from the proofing chamber. At least one heating element is located within the air duct assembly for heating the air and a flow path for delivering the heated air back to the proofing chamber. A vent chamber is divided into an exhaust side and an intake side, the exhaust side fluidly connected to the air duct assembly, the intake side fluidly connected to the proofing chamber. | 02-25-2016 |
| 20160198735 | SYSTEM, MACHINE AND METHOD FOR THE PREPARATION OF COOLED EDIBLE PRODUCTS | 07-14-2016 |
