Foods and beverages: apparatus inventions 04/06

20060086255 - Beverage-making appliance: An ice beverage-making apparatus includes a housing, an electric motor located within the housing, a torque transmission supported by the housing and receiving input from the electric motor and providing a first output shaft and a second-speed output shaft that rotates at a different speed than the first output shaft....

20060086256 - Device for preparing hot beverages: A device for preparing hot beverages includes a water container (14), which is located on a first base plate (11), can be removed from said base plate and has a first heating device (37) for heating the water in the container, a filter unit (22) for receiving ground coffee or...

20060086257 - Oil delivery system for a popcorn popping machine: An oil delivery system for a popcorn popping machine to deliver cooking oil to a kettle of the popping machine. In one embodiment, the oil delivery system includes more or more containers of oil which are supported within a cabinet of the popping machine so that the outlet of each...

20060086258 - Electronic cooking pan systems and methods: A digital cooking pan provides temperature and/or food doneness information associated with food cooked within the pan. A thermal sensor coupled with the pan senses temperature and generates corresponding signals, and processing electronics coupled with the sensor convert the signals to data to provide indications to a user of food...

20060086259 - Substrate processing apparatus, pressure control method for substrate processing apparatus and recording medium having program recorded therein: A processing chamber is partitioned into a processing space and an evacuation space by a partitioning plate having formed therein a plurality of communicating holes. A processing gas supply means for supplying a processing gas into the processing space, a pressure adjusting gas supply means for supplying a pressure adjusting...

20060086260 - Cheese container, cheese block & method of branding cheese: A container is disclosed that is used to from a block of cheese having a brand marking. The container has dividers located on an internal side of a sidewall of the container. The block of cheese may be divided into slices of cheese where a slice of cheese has a...

20060086261 - Juice extractor appliance having improved cutter disc: A juice extractor appliance for extracting juice from food articles, includes: a housing having an inlet feed tube for feeding food articles into the appliance, and an outlet for outletting juice extract from the food articles; a pusher rod for manually pushing the food articles through the inlet feed tube;...

20060081131 - Holder for a beverage container, for installation in a motor vehicle: A holder for a beverage container, for installation in a motor vehicle has a receiver open to a top for insertion of a beverage container, guide unit, a support which is guided by the guide unit so as to be movable back and forth between a lowered position and a...

20060081132 - Funnel insert for coffee cartridge: A coffee brewer includes a body portion and a solid funnel insert that holds a coffee cartridge. The funnel insert includes an inner cup portion and an outer cup portion. Heated water flows into the funnel insert through a brewer spray head and saturates the coffee cartridge to form coffee....

20060081133 - Cheese processing system: A cheese processing system includes a vat and a knife extending into the vat. A drive mechanism is configured to move the knife in a horizontal direction through the vat. The knife continuously reciprocates in a vertical direction as the knife moves in the horizontal direction through the vat....

20060081134 - Food cooking container: One object of the invention is to provide a container for cooking foods that (1) enables cooking while maintaining an appropriate moisture content, even when the container is heated by an external heating means such as a microwave oven, and (2) can be opened easily. Another object is to provide...

20060081135 - Industrial overline imaging system and method: Disclosed are product inspection systems and methods for monitoring, inspecting and controlling baking and cooking processes, and the like. Products are processed in a predetermined manner using a product processor, such as by baking the products, for example. A controller is used to control operation of the product processor. A...

20060081136 - Removable gripping device which does not require the user to alter his/her grip thereon: A removable gripping device for a container has two clamp-forming members which are mounted to a gripping body, one of which can move longitudinally between an open position and a closed position; movement elements which are designed to move the aforementioned mobile member; and actuation devices which can move in...

20060075900 - Method for the production of green liquor: The method is for production of green liquor in association with a causticizing process during recovery of chemicals in manufacture of sulphate pulp. A smelt (14) of chemicals principally consisting of Na2S and Na2CO3 from a soda boiler (1) is provided. Weak liquor (15) that contains dissolved NaOH and CaO...

20060075901 - Apparatus and method for aging wine or spirits: An apparatus and method for aging wine or spirits is described. The apparatus employs a plurality of spaced hollow semi-permeable tubes which provide an interface wall between the wine or spirits and the atmosphere whereby oxygen can infuse through the walls of the tube into the wine or spirits. In...

20060075902 - Mechanically and hydrodynamically operated brewing unit: The invention relates to a mechanically and hydrodynamically operated brewing unit (1) for automatic beverage vending machines, comprising a rotatable base (3) provided with a compartment (15) that acts as a brewing chamber, means to let water under pressure into said compartment, means to connect said compartment with the point...

20060075903 - Assembly for use in a coffee machine for preparing coffee, container and pouch of said assembly: The assembly for use in a coffee machine comprises a container having a bowl-shaped inner space bounded by a bottom having at least one outlet opening and at least one vertical sidewall. The assembly further comprises a pill-shaped pouch manufactured from filtering paper and filled with ground coffee, accommodated in...

20060075904 - Automatic frying apparatus for foodstuffs: An automated apparatus and method for sequentially slicing potatoes into slices, for cooking the slices into chips in a circular oil bath, and for separating the cooked chips from the bath. The apparatus includes a potato slicer, a circular frying trough with oil circulating means and controlled heating means, a...

20060075905 - Easy roasting and simmering device: An easy roasting and simmering device comprising a case, a cover and a roasting shelf, the case and the cover are made from cardboards, a net can be provided in the case, the cover can be closed, the case and the cover are provided respectively with an air inlet and...

20060075906 - Hot dog frying pan: A hot dog frying pan includes a frying pan with a carrying handle, a metal rack mounted in the frying pan for holding hot dogs for frying, the rack having a plurality of cylindrical rollers pivotally arranged in parallel and a plurality of gears meshed with one another and adapted...

20060075907 - Juice maker feeding structure: A juice maker feeding structure includes a feeding barrel and a stud, and is incorporated with a lid. The feeding barrel is connected with the lid. The feeding barrel is a hollow body having an inner wall. The stud is inserted into the feeding barrel. The inner wall of the...

20060070528 - Method of preparing instant coffee containing aroma extract: With respect to preference and flavor, freshly brewed coffee is superior to instant coffee. However, brewed coffee is inconvenient upon its preparation because coffee requires storage of the coffee beans and the roasting, grinding and extraction steps. Instant coffee is convenient in storage of coffee powder and brewing of coffee,...

20060070529 - Domestic making appliance for preparing porridges: The present invention relates to a domestic porridge making appliance in which pulverizing means to pulverize ingredients of porridge such as various kinds of grains and vegetables, and heating means are formed in a single body for preparing porridge with ease. The present invention in which the appliance comprises a...

20060070530 - Oven conveyor alignment system apparatus and method: An oven conveyor alignment system for maintaining a conveyor belt centered on its supporting rollers is disclosed. The system comprises a camera that generates an image of alignment and stores it as a digital pixel representation. Thus, the system is able to take advantage of new improvements in digital camera...

20060070531 - Barbeque grilling bag: A body portion constructed of loosely interlocked solid metal interconnected members assembled adjacent to each other to form a receptacle. A top layer of the interconnected members is supported by a pair of wire frame members pivotably engaged at opposite ends to provide a way to open and close the...

20060070532 - Desk-top steaming apparatus: The desk-top steaming apparatus comprises both the body and base, and water tank and water boilers are equipped inside the base. A water intake pipe and an exhaust pipe connect both the tank and boiler, and the position of the exhaust pipe is higher than that of the water intake...