Foods and beverages: apparatus inventions 07/07

20070169629 - Kettle for beverage, electric water kettle and cableless electric kettle for beverage: This invention is in technical field of electric heating, and relates to a kind of kettles for beverage, electric water kettles and cableless electric kettles for beverage. Its aim is to solve the problem appearing at existing kettles for beverage, i.e. Vapor and water generated in existing kettles for beverage... Agent: GlobalIPServices

20070169630 - Thermal processing chamber and conveyor belt for use therein and method of processing product: A thermal processing chamber having an endless conveyor belt providing a level surface for placement of products for thermal processing in the chamber. Thermal processing is completed through a combination of convection from impingement by a stream of thermally charged gas against the product and conduction between the conveyor belt... Agent: Nexus Law Group LLP

20070169634 - Beverage infuser system with positive locking: A beverage infuser for holding tea leaves and the like having a main body, a handle region, an upper sliding region, a scooping region and a barb region. An end piece is secured to a bottom portion of the main body proximate to the barb region and a plug is... Agent: Aufrichtig Stein & Aufrichtig, P.C.

20070169632 - Coffee maker with dual use pour and dispensing carafe: A dual use pour and dispensing carafe and coffee maker includes a carafe device, configured to contain a beverage, removably disposable on a base of a beverage maker. A handle is disposed on a side of the carafe, and an outlet and a valve are disposed near a bottom of... Agent: Thorpe North & Western, LLP.

20070169631 - Interpolation filter of press coffee pot: It is an interpolation filter for press coffee pots. It is formed as two upper and lower clips made of nontoxic plastic clamping in-between a holed sheet metal hold by a rubber ring. With the present invention, it is convenient to install and remove the filter and the filter will... Agent: Hamre, Schumann, Mueller & Larson, P.C.

20070169633 - Method for making and selectively dispensing a beverage: A method for making and selectively dispensing a beverage includes making the beverage in a base and storing the beverage in a carafe removably disposed in a carafe receptacle of the base. The carafe is selectively laterally removed from a lateral opening in the base; the carafe is tipped and... Agent: Thorpe North & Western, LLP.

20070169637 - Apparatus for sealing pressure container: The present invention relates to an apparatus for sealing a pressure container that is characterized in that a handle body is positioned at the top of a lid and has a safety valve and a pressure automatic adjusting valve at left and right sides, and in an on and off... Agent: John W Renner Renner Otto Boisselle & Sklar

20070169638 - Bread maker and control method thereof: A bread maker to perform a bread making process including a main body forming an oven compartment; upper and lower kneading drums spaced apart from each other inside the oven compartment, each kneading drum having a holding part holding opposite ends of a mixing bag filled with dough; a drum... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20070169639 - Cooking element with removeable base for a steam cooker: The invention relates to a cooking element which is intended for a steam cooker. The inventive element consist of a tubular lateral wall (1) and a removable perforated base (2), said tubular lateral wass (1) comprising an inner shoulder (10) which is designed to receive the perforated base (2). According... Agent: Browdy And Neimark, P.l.l.c. 624 Ninth Street, Nw

20070163446 - Insert, a machine and a system for the preparation of beverages: An insert for use in a beverage preparation machine of a type comprising a brew head suitable for receiving a rigid or semi-rigid cartridge. The brew head comprises an upwardly directed inlet for supplying water to the brew head and a downwardly directed outlet for outflow of beverage produced by... Agent: Fitch Even Tabin & Flannery

20070163447 - Reusable beverage filter: A reusable beverage filter such as used in brewing coffee, the filter having an upper portion and a lower portion, a sieve portion between the upper and lower portions, the upper portion having a flexible portion with a plurality of undulations formed therein such that the filter may fit different... Agent: Eric Fincham

20070163448 - Food warming or cooling package thermometer assembly: The present invention is a thermometer assembly adapted to be utilized to sense the temperature of a material within a container, such as a food item heating or cooling container. The assembly includes a spout connected to the container, a closure releasably engageable with the spout, and a temperature sensing... Agent: Boyle Fredrickson Newholm Stein & Gratz, S.c.

20070163449 - Food tray insert for holding tacos: A food container insert for holding tacos upright in a food container includes a plurality of pockets, oriented at a minor slope, to facilitate drainage of grease and juices from the taco filling away from the taco shell. Slits along the bottom of the pockets also facilitate the drainage of... Agent: Eric W. Cernyar, P.C.

20070163451 - Device for separating objects: Objects, particularly cherries, that are initially connected together, are separated by introducing the objects into a pipe while a water vortex is turning about the center of the pipe.... Agent: Lowe Hauptman Berner, LLP

20070157820 - Adjustable volume brewer: Beverage making apparatus which controllably produces a beverage from a brewing substance by combining heated water with a brewing substance. The beverage making apparatus includes a volume adjustment assembly (22) which can be controlled by a user to increase or decrease the volume of water which is controllably dispensed to... Agent: Barnes & Thornburg LLP

20070157821 - Insert, a machine and a system for the preparation of beverages: An insert for use in a beverage preparation machine of a type comprising a brew head comprising an upwardly directed inlet for supplying water to the brew head and a downwardly directed outlet for outflow of beverage produced by the machine. The insert comprises, or is adapted to contain in... Agent: Fitch Even Tabin & Flannery

20070157822 - Cartridge for preparation of a beverage: A cartridge for the preparation of a beverage consists of a lateral cylindrical surface (S) obtained by rolling of a sheet and welding thereof along a line (L), as well as a top base (T) and a bottom base (B) welded to the cylindrical surface (S) so as to close... Agent: Lucas & Mercanti, LLP

20070157823 - Cooking appliances and food holders particularly useful therein: A cooking appliance, includes a pair of cooking plates pivotally mounted to various angular positions, including a vertical position. Each plate is formed, centrally of its lower edge in the vertical position of the two plates, with a ribbed formation defining a drain channel for draining from the plates fluids... Agent: Martin D. Moynihan Prtsi, Inc.

20070157824 - Cooking device particularly useful for cooking pasta, and hot receptacle holder especially useful therewith: A cooking device particularly useful for cooking pasta, includes: an elongated receptacle for receiving the pasta to be cooked and water to be heated for cooking the pasta, the receptacle being closed at one end and open at its opposite end; a sieve attached to the open end of the... Agent: Martin D. Moynihan Prtsi, Inc.

20070151457 - On demand hot liquid dispenser: A system for quickly and accurately heating a liquid to a specified temperature and dispensing the liquid on demand. The system is particularly suited for brewing tea and preferably stores preset temperatures corresponding to different tea varieties. Also preferably, the system allows the user to set customized temperatures. The system... Agent: Teas & Tonics

20070151461 - Beverage infusion making apparatus: A plunger filter infusion device comprises a container, a plunger having a resilient plunger head slidable within the container, and an insert plate connected to a long shaft placeable in the base of the container. The insert is placed in the container, infusible material is placed in the container, heated... Agent: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

20070151458 - Cabinet design of filter holder for pressurized espresso machines: This invention provides a brewing head unit of a coffee machine for easily inserting or removing the filter (15) and locking the filter and the filter holder (17) into the brewing head of a coffee machine to form a water-and pressure tight connection. The filter and the filter holder can... Agent: Albert Wai Kit Chan

20070151459 - Coffee machine comprising a drawer for supplying coffee pads: A coffee machine comprising a drawer for supplying coffee pads into a brew chamber of the coffee machine. In order to supply and dispose of the coffee pads as easily as possible, the drawer is positioned on the coffee machine in a detachable manner for the withdrawal thereof.... Agent: Bsh Home Appliances Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20070151460 - Flavored filters: A flavored filter is provided for making coffee or tea with a desired flavor. The filter is similar to standard coffee filters used in coffee makers, but is impregnated with flavoring suitable for beverages such as coffee and tea. The filter may be impregnated with a flavoring by drying the... Agent: Galasso & Associates, Lp

20070151462 - Housing closure for a filter: A filter assembly (10) including a housing (11) which is used to receive a filter medium and is closed by a lid or cover (14) in a sealed manner. The cover (14) is fixed by fixing elements (15) to an axial end face of the housing (11), and a seal... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20070151463 - Enclosed toaster: A toaster for heating foodstuffs includes a chassis having a cavity therein and having at least one chassis opening for accessing the cavity. A door is movable with respect to the chassis between a closed position in which the door substantially covers the chassis opening, and an open position in... Agent: Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld L.L.P.

20070151464 - Fryer for pasta and potatoes: A frying apparatus has a reservoir, a plurality of pipes in heat exchange relationship with the reservoir, and a burner connected to the plurality of pipes. The burner passes a heated gas to the plurality of pipes. The burner has a venturi passageway extending at a 45° angle with respect... Agent: Egbert Law Offices

20070151465 - Skewer holder: An improved device holds a skewer over a hot surface such as a grill or an open flame. The device preferably accommodates any type or size of skewer. It allows for skewered food to be rotated for even cooking or searing and prevents the skewered food from sticking to the... Agent: Pepper Hamilton LLP

20070151466 - System for producing beverages: The present disclosure relates to a system for producing beverages or other food products which includes, generally and broadly, controllably dispensing water from the system for use in brewing. Water is introduced to a heated water reservoir heating and subsequent use in a process such as brewing. An active thermal... Agent: Barnes & Thornburg LLP