Foods and beverages: apparatus inventions 10/07

20070245901 - Device for the production of a beverage, provided with a means of detection: A device for the production of beverages by infusing a substance that is to be infused and which is contained in disposable packaging, includes: an infusion chamber having a configuration which can vary between an open position and a closed position for the infusion; elements for guiding the packaging from... Agent: Young & Thompson

20070245903 - Cutting device for pasta making attachment to a multi-purpose kitchen machine: A cutting device (3) for use with a pasta-making attachment (2) for a multi-purpose kitchen machine (1), such as a food mixer or a food processor, includes a housing (21), attachable to the machine, which contains an extruder (22) driven at an appropriate speed from a drive outlet (11) of... Agent: Matthias Scholl

20070245904 - Hand-holdable egg-based food product and method of producing same: A hand-holdable egg-based food product (and method of producing same) preferably includes a hand-holdable member having first and second portions. An edible part, which preferably surrounds and is supported by the hand-holdable member first portion, includes a processed egg-based composition that is substantially cooked and has a solid form that... Agent: Gordon & Jacobson, P.C.

20070245905 - Support table assembly for food product breading machine: A support table assembly for a food product breading machine. The support table assembly includes a support table defining an upper support surface for supporting a breading machine, a guide coupled to the support table assembly and a slide assembly that is slidable beneath the support table along the guide... Agent: Tarolli, Sundheim, Covell & Tummino L.L.P.

20070245906 - Method for controlling the roll weighting in roll shellers: The invention relates to a method for controlling the roll weighting in roll shellers, in particular in rubber roll shellers for shelling rice or other cereal grains. Pre-selecting recipe values for the grains to be shelled makes it possible to independently regulate motor current, feed quantity and pressure values for... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20070240579 - Composite barrel: A composite barrel for storing wine comprising a polymer body, at least one removable wooden head for attachment to an end of the polymer body, each wooden head having an interior surface, the interior surface configured to increase the surface area of the interior surface of the wooden head for... Agent: Straub & Pokotylo

20070240580 - Disposable lid with filter for drink container: The present invention provides a disposable lid with filter for a drink container. The lid has an annular cover portion with an opening through which liquid can be consumed from the drink container. A container attachment portion of the lid is provided for removable association with the rim of the... Agent: Polster, Lieder, Woodruff & Lucchesi

20070240582 - Device for foaming milk, comprising external suction equipment: The invention relates to a device (15) for foaming milk by means of external suction equipment (35), used as in accessory for espresso machines or similar domestic appliances. Said device comprises a fixed part that can be connected to the steam supply conduit (1) of said machines and an easily... Agent: Bell, Boyd & Lloyd LLP

20070240583 - Roaster with a door on an upper portion: Disclosed is a roaster with an improved door structure and an improved charcoal ignition structure. The roaster includes a roaster box having a pair or guides fixed to an upper portion thereof; a heat generation installed in the roaster box to generate heat; a meat fixing means installed in the... Agent: Jones, Tullar & Cooper, P.C.

20070227364 - Steam cooker: In a steam cooker, for heating of a food which is a mass of granular matters or linear matters such as rice or chow mein, a steam superheater is not turned on or is turned on with a very weak electric power so that steam supplied from steam supply pipes... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070227365 - Dual temperature pizza oven: A dual temperature pizza oven (10) is arranged to cook at two different temperatures depending on whether a pre-backed or self-rising crust pizza is to be cooked.... Agent: Quarles & Brady LLP

20070227366 - Tilting handle for pans: A tilting handle for pans is integral with a supporting extension, to which is rotatably coupled a projection rotatable about a horizontal axis, the two sides of the supporting extension and rotary projection including slots therein mutually facing swinging pins arranged along a cross axis of the handle are engaged,... Agent: Kirschstein, Ottinger, Israel & Schiffmiller, P.C.

20070227367 - Food rack: A rack is provided in combination with a tray for handling food products inside of an oven. The tray has a bottom panel and walls extending upwardly from a perimeter of the bottom panel. The rack comprises a generally planar plate and a plurality of aperture clusters extending therethrough. The... Agent: Ip Group Of Dla Piper US LLP

20070227368 - Demolding apparatus and method utilizing resonant frequencies: Apparatuses and methods are described for demolding articles from molding trays, including confectionery articles such as molded chocolate pieces, utilizing the resonant frequency of the mold tray. The methods may also be used to improve the distribution of edible liquid starting material deposited in mold tray cavities utilizing the resonant... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20070227369 - Food tumbler: A counter-top appliance has a food container with internal fins extending inward from the outer wall at an angle offset from radial. The food container is coupled to a motor for rotation in either of two directions. One direction of rotation produces a scooping, elevating and subsequent discharge of liquid... Agent: Albert W. Watkins