Foods and beverages: apparatus inventions 05/07

20070119308 - Hot beverage apparatus: A hot beverage brewing apparatus 1 has a plurality of heated water delivery nozzles 19 that direct heated water under pressure simultaneously to a specified point 26 within a brew basket 17 that, regardless of the amount or type of grounds in the basket 17, will ensure thorough mixing of... Agent: Steven A. Garner, Esq. Conair Corporation

20070119311 - Apparatus constituted by a plurality of dispensing assemblies for automatically preparing and dispensing espresso coffee: An apparatus constituted by a plurality of dispensing assemblies for automatically preparing and dispensing espresso coffee, each assembly of the plurality being of the type comprising a kinematic arrangement having a connecting rod and crank for moving the members responsible for preparing and dispensing the coffee in the prescribed operating... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070119309 - Auxiliary water heater: An auxiliary water heater that is installed in an area close to a faucet. This water heater is installed into the existing water line and serves to heat water flowing though the water line. It comprises a cylindrical shaped water tank that is encompassed within an oblong case. The cylindrical... Agent: Galasso & Associates Lp

20070119310 - Brewing unit for a coffee machine: A brewing unit 1 for a coffee machine comprises a brewing cylinder 2 and a piston 5, 13, wherein the brewing cylinder 2 and the piston 5, 13 are movable relative to one another in the axial direction. An activatable seal 12, 18 or seal assembly is provided to seal... Agent: Rick Martin Patent Law Offices Of Rick Martin, PC

20070119312 - Steam peeling system: A steam peeling system has a rotatable pressure vessel (1) for steam treating and peeling product. The vessel is substantially spherical, having an oblong configuration with opposed flattened side surfaces. The pressure vessel has at least one internal lifter (51a, 51b, 51c) for entraining and lifting the product relative to... Agent: Rossi, Kimms & Mcdowell LLP.

20070113743 - Apparatus for storing separating and filtering coffee filters: An apparatus for storing both coffee in a reservoir and nested stacks of cup-shaped coffee filters, and then automatically filling individual filters with selected amounts of coffee and brewing the coffee while protecting the reservoir. Through a series of gears, an electric motor rotates an elastic projection with teeth and... Agent: Gregory M. Friedlander

20070113744 - Substrate treating apparatus: A substrate treating apparatus for treating substrates with a treating liquid is disclosed. The apparatus includes a treating tank for storing the treating liquid, and treating the substrates as immersed in the treating liquid, a chamber surrounding the treating tank, a supply device for supplying an inert gas containing an... Agent: Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen

20070107603 - Automatic apparatus for heating and frothing milk: Automatic apparatus for treating milk by means of steam comprises a steam-generating source, a reservoir containing the milk to be treated, a mixing chamber into which a flow of milk with a predetermined flow-rate and at least one flow of steam with a predetermined flow-rate are brought through respective ducts... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070107602 - Wine cellar insulation system: A wine cellar insulation system for the enhancement and control of the wine cellar and wine storage environment.... Agent: Lee Zinser

20070107604 - Multi-function coffee maker: The present invention provides a multi-function coffee maker, comprising at least two brewing accessories including an espresso coffee brewing accessory and a drip coffee brewing accessory, which are interchangeable and each can be loaded within said brewing room of said cover assembly to form an individual brewing chamber. Said multi-function... Agent: Carstens & Cahoon, LLP

20070107605 - Apparatus for cooking meat: An apparatus and methods for cooking meat are provided. The apparatus preferably includes a base having at least one liquid container connected to an upper surface of the base and a liquid collecting cavity formed in the upper surface of the base between outer walls of the liquid container and... Agent: Bracewell & Giuliani LLP

20070107606 - Pivot block assembly of an electric fryer: A pivot assembly for use in an electric fryer that rotates heating elements out of a frypot, and a pivot housing that prevents the passage of outside contaminants from entering the pivot assembly. The pivot assembly comprises a tube that has mounting position for heating elements, and the elements can... Agent: Ohlandt, Greeley, Ruggiero & Perle, LLP

20070107607 - Smoke enhancer: The inventions disclosed herein relate to a smoke generating device for use with portable grills. Various embodiments of the smoke generating devices disclosed herein incorporate some combination of a number of features to solve the problem of prior art smoke generating devices. For example, a various embodiments of the present... Agent: David I. Roche Baker & Mckenzie LLP

20070107608 - System for juicing fruits: Devices for extracting and filtering juice from fruit of various sizes and shapes are shown and described. In one particular embodiment, the device has an inner juicing cup, an outer juicing head, and a collection vessel. The inner juicing cup has an inner juicing head. The outer juicing head couples... Agent: Seed Intellectual Property Law Group PLLC

20070107609 - Juicer: This invention concerns a juicer, that is a machine for extracting the juice from fruit and vegetables. Such machines are used domestically, and also commercially in restaurants, cafes and juice bars. The invention comprises an electric motor, a shredder mounted for rotation by the motor, a feed tube to deliver... Agent: Christie, Parker & Hale, LLP

20070101868 - Beverage press mug with storage container: A mug (10), specifically a vessel (20) incorporating a plunger assembly (30), that includes a number of fingers (42), is improved by positioning the fingers downwardly to contact the side wall of the vessel. The improvement also includes the following; a minor diameter portion (58) of the vessel sized to... Agent: Merchant & Gould PC

20070101869 - Portable rotisserie oven having a removable food holding device with an external handle: A rotisserie oven including a housing defining a cavity and having a slot, a heating element positioned within the cavity, a removable food holding device for holding food, and an external handle connected to the removable food holding device and positioned to fit through the slot when the removable food... Agent: Snell & Wilmer LLP (oc)

20070101871 - Egg separators: Egg separators having an upper elongated slit to prevent the yolk of an egg from entering a collection device for egg whites. The device provides for a method that will allow multiple separations of egg whites from egg yolks upon cracking individual eggs. The presence of an upper elongated slit... Agent: MckellarIPLaw, PLLC

20070101870 - Structure of tea ball: The “structure of tea ball” comprises of a tea caddy and an infuser. The infuser features a convex bottom, with screens on the bottom as well as hooks on the edge of the top opening. And, the tea caddy features a groove on the edge of the bottom opening and... Agent: Rabin & Berdo, P.C.

20070095213 - Device for production of a beverage by infusion: A device for production of a beverage by infusion of a ground substance for infusion includes an infusion chamber (2), for housing the ground product, a hot water circuit through the infusion chamber (2) and elements for circulating the hot water in the circuit. The device includes elements for reversing... Agent: Young & Thompson

20070095214 - Coffee filter stabilizer: The coffee filter stabilizer will not replace a coffee filter. The plastic, basket-style bowl will support the coffee filter. This support will prevent collapse of the filter, and leaking of grounds into the coffee. It will be topless and bottomless; having rectangular, vertical gaps of sides of bowl; allowing liquid... Agent: Norma J. Finney

20070095215 - Pan with temperature displaying: The invention discloses a pan with temperature displaying including a pan body and a handle, a temperature-sensing bimetal element being provided in the bottom of the pan body, a display means being provided in the handle, and the temperature-sensing bimetal element being connected with the display means. The invention can... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20070095216 - Snipper knife: A knife for a snipping apparatus includes a knife body having two side edges and a top edge, wherein the two side edges define cutting edges angularly disposed on the knife body. The knife body is formed of a non-metallic material.... Agent: Michael Best & Friedrich, LLP