Foods and beverages: apparatus inventions 10/06

20060236870 - Method of making coffee: A method of making coffee, comprising placing ground coffee beans in a basket; in a vessel having an interior wall and a bottom portion, providing a cover adapted to be positioned on the vessel and a shaft extending though a passageway of the cover, the basket being mounted to the...

20060236871 - Single portion cartridge: A single portion cartridge (1), which is suitable in particular for brewing a portion of a coffee beverage, has a cartridge cover (6) and a cartridge base (4) and in the state in which it is supplied is closed on all sides. It contains a particulate beverage substance which can...

20060236872 - Machine for making thin flatbread: A flatbread making machine comprised of a manually loaded flour bin and a manually loaded water tank. A flour and a water dispenser. A pair of batch mode devices each of which performs the actions of a mixer and a dispensing pump. An endless sheet of dough extruder discharging vertically...

20060236873 - Continuous food cooker: The present invention relates to a portable household food cooker capable of receiving a food mixture and producing food items in a continuous fashion. The continuous food cooker generally includes a housing and a hopper. The hopper is disposed above the housing for receiving the food mixture and for dispensing...

20060236874 - Steam frothing device with froth flow regulation system: A frothing device adaptable to a steam outlet for producing milk froth comprising a steam inlet, a milk inlet, an air inlet, a vacuum chamber adapted to receive steam, liquid milk and air therein, a restriction with a limited cross-section adapted for conducting the product there through at high velocity,...

20060236875 - Apparatus for holding hot cooking utensils used while cooking outdoors: An apparatus that engages a predetermined portion of a pre-selected item and holds at least one hot cooking utensil used while cooking outdoors. The apparatus includes a support rod member having a shelf member either fixedly or adjustably connected thereto via a shelf bracket mechanism. The shelf member holds such...

20060236876 - Panel filter assembly: There is provided a panel filter assembly for particular use in commercial and industrial applications, as well as for residential use, that filter, reduce, or eliminate dust, odor, gas and particles from contaminated environments. The panel filter can be installed in portable or stationary air purification systems. It is designed...

20060230942 - Beverage making device comprising a frothing member: A beverage making device comprising a frothing member (9) for producing froth in the beverage, which device comprises a settling chamber (11) for settling the frothed beverage coming from the frothing member (9). The coarse foam is separated from the fine foam thereby. The outlet (14) for the settled beverage...

20060230941 - Cap extraction device: The invention relates to a device for extracting a cap (16) comprising a first part (2), a second part (3) which is movable with respect to the second part (2) which is provided with a space for the cap and defines the cap extracting position in a closed position thereof,...

20060230944 - Cold brew coffee maker: An hourglass shaped apparatus for cold brewing coffee, comprising a brew chamber, an extract chamber and a center piece connecting the brew and extract chambers. The extract and brew chambers comprise two ends of the hourglass shaped apparatus and the center piece comprises middle portion. The brew chamber houses a...

20060230943 - Replaceable nozzle for producing a frothed liquid: A nozzle adaptable to the steam outlet of a coffee machine is designed to froth a liquid such as e.g. milk. Said nozzle comprises in the direction of the steam flow path: a steam inlet opening, a restriction with limited cross-section adapted to accelerate the velocity of the steam flow,...

20060230945 - In-wall coffee maker system and method of installation: A coffee maker includes a housing, the housing of the coffee maker shaped and configured to fit within a wall cavity inside a wall and attach to one or more wall structures, the housing including an integral mounting structure having engagement structures to engage the one or more wall structures....

20060230946 - Method and device for making coffee: A method and a device implementing the method for making coffee are provided herein. The method and the related device use pressurized air as a media for pushing water under uniform pressure to flow through the coffee cake such that high-quality crema will be formed. The method basically contains the...

20060230948 - Food protector apparatus that attaches to a drop-in food pan and method: The food protector apparatus of the invention attaches directly to the food pan such that the food protector shield is at the proper location with respect to the food pan. Because the food protector apparatus is attached to the food pan, proper installation of the food pan ensures that all...

20060230947 - Modular baking tray: A baking tray comprising two or more modules that are individually molded from thermoplastic polymer composition. The modules comprise a top face and a bottom face and being joined by a means for attachment. Each molding optionally comprises openings that allow air circulation between the top face and the bottom...

20060230949 - Pizza pan and method of using same: The present invention is a pan for cooking pizza dough and method of using same. The pan consists of a first pan mountable below a second pan. The first pan has a flat bottom and a plurality of fingers projecting upwards from the bottom. The second pan having a flat...

20060225575 - Method and device for preparation of a drink from capsules containing a substance: The invention relates to a device for preparing a beverage by injection of water through a capsule containing a substance to be dissolved and/or to be extracted. The device comprises at least one water-injection system for introducing water inside the capsule. The injection system can be switched in order for...

20060225577 - Beverage making device comprising a brewing chamber and a water outlet: A beverage making device comprising a brewing chamber (5). The brewing chamber (5) is defined by an upper wall (4) with one or more holes (3) through which heated water can enter the brewing chamber (5), and by the wall of a first removable part having an edge that can...

20060225576 - Beverage making device having protrusions at the upper wall of the brewing chamber: A beverage making device comprising a brewing chamber (5) for enclosing a pad containing a substance from which the beverage is brewed. The brewing chamber (5) has an upper wall (4) with one or more holes through which heated water can enter the brewing chamber (5). The upper wall (4)...

20060225578 - Method of controlling food processor: A method of controlling a food processor includes retaining in a container cooked rice and sushi dressing in a predetermined ratio, mixing the cooked rice and the sushi dressing in the container to perform a mixing process, and cooling the cooked rice and the sushi dressing with air to perform...

20060225579 - Food embossing and impressing device: A device for impressing and embossing food items for both commercial and home use wherein the impressed and embossed images are interchangeable, allowing the user to form a pattern as desired....

20060225580 - Vertical and horizontal oven: A stand-alone oven capable of being utilized in both the horizontal and vertical orientations/positions to, among other functions, provide for rotisserie cooking of foodstuffs. The oven includes a rotisserie attachment that is adjustable to rotate in the oven in the horizontal and vertical orientation. A control panel is coupled to...

20060225581 - Holder for baked goods: A holder for cupcakes, muffins or other baked goods comprising at least two spaced pans and a transparent protective cover, the upper pan having wide legs at opposite ends with feet engaging the lower pan and clamped between handles on the cover and the lower pan to hold the upper...

20060225582 - Apparatus and method for orienting rotatable objects: An apparatus for orienting an object about its stable spinning axis includes a support having a support surface, the support surface being inclined relative to the horizontal. In this apparatus, the length and the inclination of the support surface is selected to, in combination, impart a minimum critical rotational velocity...

20060225583 - Method and apparatus for removing grease and excess liquid from meat: A method and apparatus for removing grease from meat includes a mesh basket for holding the partially cooked meat, a pressure plate for exerting a sustained force on the meat within the mesh basket, one or more spacers for placing on top of the pressure plate, a container for holding...

20060225584 - Fruit squeezer: The present invention relates to a fruit squeezer having a shallow container having a bottom on which a plurality of apertures and a protrudent device are mounted. More particularly, the present invention discloses a tunnel having an upward-facing opening. The tunnel is formed on the inside of the protrudent device...

20060219098 - System and method for dispensing beverages having different foam levels from capsules: A system for selectively delivering different beverages having different foam levels by injection of a fluid under pressure into a capsule that contains a beverage-forming substance. The capsules include a chamber containing the substance and a beverage dispensing structure adapted to retain a certain extraction pressure in the chamber before...

20060219099 - Automatic cooker: An automatic cooker includes a lid, a body, a control system, a heating tube, and a heating plate. The lid and the control system are mounted at a top of the body. The heating tube is configured to have a frame-shape and is substantially horizontally provided within an oven chamber...

20060219100 - Self stirring, heating and cooking assembly having interchangeable stirring devices: A self stirring cooking assembly including a container defined by a bottom surface and a side surface extending up from the bottom surface, a stirring device having an arm positioned to rotate along the bottom surface of the container, the arm having a non-rectangular cross-section, and a motor configured to...

20060219101 - Birdcage chicken roasting/grilling machine and accessories: A system for roasting fowl includes a vertical roaster for supporting the fowl and a detachable handle for carrying the vertical roaster....

20060219102 - Automatic coffeemaker: An automatic coffeemaker having, at the interior of a housing: an infusion group that includes an infusion chamber arranged to receive a pressing piston and means for actuating a relative sliding movement, between the pressing piston and the infusion chamber, between a rest position in which the piston is outside...