Foods and beverages: apparatus inventions 05/06

20060107839 - Portable electrical expresso machine: A portable hot water dispensing machine, particularly suitable for dispensing espresso, that is compact, lightweight, requires minimal power to operate, and is readily transportable, and a method of dispensing hot water, such as espresso. Two-stage heating is utilized for reducing the boiler volume and power requirements. In addition, components are...

20060107841 - Beverage machine for preparing a hot beverage by brewing and extracting a substance received in a cartridge: The beverage machine for preparing a hot beverage by brewing and extracting a substance received in a cartridge is provided with a brewing chamber comprising a lower brewing chamber portion and a closure element. The lower portion of the brewing chamber serves for positively receiving of the cartridge. On both...

20060107840 - Method and device for forming a foam-head on a beverage: A method for preparing a beverage which is suitable for human consumption, comprising the steps of: filling a glass or the like with a base liquid which is suitable for human consumption, and using a foam-dispensing foam-dispensing device has a foam liquid which is suitable assembly having an air pump...

20060107842 - Griddle plate having a vacuum bonded cook surface: A composite griddle plate comprising a first sheet of metal defining a cook surface and a core plate of a metal having a relatively high coefficient of heat conductivity wherein the first sheet remains in intimate contact with an upper surface of the core plate with the aid of a...

20060107844 - Apparatus for depositing edible mass: Apparatus (1) for depositing edible mass, comprising an elongated trough (2) and at least one roller (7;8) arranged longitudinally in the trough (2) for transporting the mass in direction against the bottom (9) of the trough (2). Dosing means (3) extends longitudinally at the bottom (9) of the trough (2)....

20060107845 - Apparatus for depositing edible mass: Apparatus (1) for depositing edible mass, comprising an elongated trough (2) and at least one roller (7;8) arranged longitudinally in the trough (2) for transporting the mass in direction against the bottom of the trough (2). Dosing means (3) extends longitudinally at the bottom of the trough (2). The main...

20060107846 - Apparatus for making rolled food product: The present invention relates to apparatus for making rolled food products. More particularly, the apparatus includes a dispensing mechanism for dispensing edible filling materials onto a generally planar shell and a rolling mechanism for making the shell dispensed with the filling materials into a roll....

20060107843 - Confectionery dispenser: The invention relates to a confectionery dispenser (100) comprising at least two confectionery article (11) magazines (12), each said confectionery article magazine (12) comprising a magazine outlet being coupled with at least one confectionery article dispenser outlet (13), preferably one, by means of at least one magazine discharge arrangement said...

20060107847 - Retractable small appliance caddy: Disclosed is a caddy for use in storing kitchen appliances. The caddy includes a retractable cabinet comprising a number of individual storage units. The caddy can be extended from an out-of-the-way location via a hydraulic ram. Each of the individual storage units in the caddy includes its own outlet and...

20060102007 - Cold bubble distillation method and device: A cold method of heated distillation by manipulating bubbles, and cold distillate condensation is described. The continuous method introduces counter-current gas bubbles to a solution under vacuum at cold temperatures, using passive bubble manipulation. This approach accomplishes volatile evaporation at temperatures too low for thermal damage to occur, scrubs distilland...

20060102008 - Apparatus for preparing coffee: An apparatus for preparing coffee is provided in which a secure and efficient seal between a holder of a coffee pouch and a cover of the holder is established. A lid portion and a body portion are hingedly connected to form an access opening therebetween. A holder is mounted on...

20060102009 - Automatic tea maker: An automatic tea maker comprises a cover body, a tube base, and a bottom base, wherein the cover body is covered on the tube base, which is eccentrically disposed on the bottom base. A partition is disposed on an interior of the tube base to partition an independent drainage area....

20060102010 - Coffee brewer: An improved coffee brewer and brewing method are provided for producing brewed coffee with improved flavor. The coffee brewer includes a brew basket having jet ports connected to a source of heated water and positioned to deliver hot water streams into the brew basket at a location beneath the level...

20060102011 - Coffee filter: A coffee filter includes a filter bowl, a handle and a control valve, wherein the valve needle of the control valve is fitted below the valve opening of the filter bowl. The valve needle is sleeved with a return spring that exerts an upward force to the valve needle, so...

20060102012 - Spray head: A spray head for use with or in combination with a beverage making apparatus. The spray head receives liquid from a liquid dispensing path of the beverage making apparatus and distributes liquid over a beverage making substance retained in close proximity to the spray head. The spray head includes a...

20060102013 - Method of cooking a food item: The disclosure is directed to a method for heating a food item. The method includes placing a cooking sheet liner on a cooking sheet. The cooking sheet liner has a first major surface formed of silicone elastomer and has a second major surface formed of fluorinated polymer. The method also...

20060102014 - Heating rack: A heating rack comprising a plurality of spaced discrete elongate members (26) which an object (16) to be heated is placed and exposed to a source of heat. Each member (26) having a main body (28) with two side faces (30) that, in use, extend in a vertical direction and...

20060102015 - Retractable oven rack assembly: A retractable oven rack is made up of two separate parts, a first part being a slidable wire base, which is rectangularly shaped and has four wire sections extending generally horizontally around the periphery thereof. Two of the wire sections extend parallel to each other along the width of the...

20060102016 - Combined particulate and conventional ice cream: An apparatus and method for combining particulate and traditional conventional ice cream is disclosed....

20060102017 - Oven with adjustable pan supports and removable oven rack: A baking apparatus with a removable rack and adjustable pan supports provides the user with versatility by permitting manual re-configuration of the spacing of the oven racks as desired by the user. The removable rack component includes two interfaces for the oven, a locking rib on the top and a...

20060102018 - Safety device of a juice extractor: A safety device of a juice extractor is disclosed. The juice extractor comprises an extractor body, a motor, a cup seat having a holding rib at one side of the cup seat and the holding rib containing a triggering member, and the bottom end of the cup seat being screwed...

20060096462 - Disposable beverage cup with water soluble beverage fixture: A disposable cup has a floor to which there is affixed a cake of water-soluble flavoursome material to dissolve when water is added to the cup....

20060096464 - Device for producing a drink by infusion: A device for producing beverages by infusion of a ground product, includes an infusion chamber capable of receiving the ground product and a hot water circuit passing through the infusion chamber. Characteristically, the device includes at least one additional infusion chamber placed in series with the first infusion chamber in...

20060096463 - Fill tube liner: Disclosed is an apparatus, method and kit for use with a beverage producing device. Included are a fitting and an insulating tube for insulating water being introduced into a heated water tank from heated water retained in the tank. Use of an insulating tube helps to reduce the heat transfer...

20060096465 - Method and apparatus for optimizing variable liquid temperatures: A method, apparatus, and related beverage profiles for on-demand heating of liquid used for beverage dispensing where such heating is dynamically variable according to the applicable profile. The apparatus includes a heating unit, electronic controller, and sensing devices. A water tank supplies the heating unit via a water pump controlled...

20060096467 - Cooking utensil comprising an induction-heating base: A cooking utensil with bottom wall adapted for induction heating, is provided. The cooking utensil comprises a container made from a first material that has attached to the outside of its bottom wall a heat distributing plate made from a second, different, heat conducting material, the outer surface having a...

20060096466 - Industrial apparatus for applying radio-frequency electromagnetic fields to semiconductive dielectric materials: Industrial apparatus for applying radio-frequency electromagnetic fields to semiconductive dielectric materials comprises a radio-frequency voltage generator and an applicator device for applying radio-frequency electromagnetic fields. The applicator device comprises a plurality of electrodes electrically connected to the electrical generator for generating between then a radio-frequency electromagnetic field with electrical and...

20060096468 - Gas dispensing device: The present invention provides a novel gas dispensing device that can be conveniently inserted into a closed container, such as a food container, or a storage container, and can then be ruptured by forces exerted on the gas dispensing device from outside the container so as to controllably fill the...

20060096469 - Automatic distributor for infused or brewed beverages: An automatic unit for preparing infused or brewed beverages from a powdered or ground product, including: an infusion group that includes an infusion chamber, a pressing piston and an actuating mechanism that produce a relative sliding movement between the pressing piston and the infusion chamber along a travel path, from...

20060096470 - Apparatus for peeling outer skins of garlic using wet process: Disclosed is an apparatus for peeling the outer skins of garlic using a wet process that is provided with a garlic bulb splitting part (100) and a garlic clove peeling part (200) that have different structures from each other, to thereby improve the capabilities both in the separation of the...

20060090653 - Beverage maker having brewing chamber adapted to receive coffee pods or loose coffee: A beverage maker is provided that allows a user to make a brewed beverage or dispense hot water. Various sealing and latching mechanisms are further provided for effectively sealing the brewing chamber under pressure. A mechanism is provided for reducing splashing when relatively short vessels are positioned beneath the brewing...

20060090652 - Brewing arrangement for a coffee maker: A brewing arrangement (1) is provided for a coffee maker with a brewing cylinder (2) with a vertical cylinder axis, which can be sealed by a lower piston (5) and an upper piston (4). According to the invention, the lower piston and the upper piston are coupled to each other...

20060090654 - Method, apparatus, and system for coating food items: A method, apparatus, and system for coating food items such as coating empty ice cream cones subsequently containing ice cream. A liquid recovery apparatus is used in the method, apparatus, and system and is fashioned in a tray-like manner to form a slideway that includes a bottom section with openings...

20060090655 - Machine for injecting liquids: A machine for injecting liquids is disclosed including use of at least one air pump in fluid communication with at least one injection head having apertures for nozzles. High-pressure injectate flows from the air pump into the head, preferably through a threadlessly mounted filter located within the injection head. To...