Foods and beverages: apparatus inventions 11/07

20070272084 - Device for preparing a drink from a capsule by injection of a pressurized fluid and capsule-holder adapted therefore: Device for preparation of a drink from a food substance contained in a capsule (6) comprising a fluid supply unit (5) comprising fluid supply means (50); a capsule holder (4) configured to receive a capsule (6). The capsule holder is removable from the fluid supply unit and can comprise a... Agent: Winston & Strawn LLP Patent Department

20070272085 - Beverage maker: The present invention provides a beverage maker having an in-line heating assembly for heating water to make hot beverages such as coffee and tea. The heating assembly defines a flow path that runs past a plurality of heaters for heating water to a desired temperature. In this manner, the beverage... Agent: Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

20070272086 - Moka coffee pot: The coffee pot, according to the invention, comprises a chimney conduit (18) laterally offset in the upper vessel (12) relative to the axis (X-X) of the coffee pot (10). In the coffee a tortuous path is thus formed, starting from an orifice (15.1), in which the boiling water under pressure... Agent: Hahn & Voight PLLC

20070272088 - Supportive device for microwave heating and cooking of food: A food supportive device (20) for use in microwave heating or cooking of food (10) including a plurality of food contact areas (21) elevated from and substantially integral to a foundation (28) that enables the support of food directly placed on the contact areas, wherein spaces are formed between the... Agent: Ostrager Chong Flaherty & Broitman PC

20070272089 - Lollipop machine: Device for manufacturing lollipops, including a rotatably driven drum provided with lollipop moulds at its circumference, a supply for supplying a strand of lollipop material to the lollipop moulds and a discharge for lollipops formed in the lollipop moulds, wherein the drum is disposed on a hollow shaft and wherein... Agent: Perman & Green

20070272090 - Hydrogen mitigation and energy generation with water-activated chemical heaters: Less hazardous methods for generating energy for heating water, medical supplies or comestible products using improved flameless chemical heaters/flameless ration heaters by novel chemical or electrochemical means, each capable of suppressing the generation of hydrogen gas. Remote unit self heating meals may be heated by forming a reaction mixture comprising... Agent: Howard M. Ellis Simpson & Simpson, PLLC

20070266861 - Beverage server with a drip tray assembly: A beverage server assembly and a base for elevating a beverage container. The beverage server assembly includes the base including extensions and a connecting portion defining a nesting area therein. The nesting area defines an opening. A drip tray assembly can be removably retained in the nesting area. The drip... Agent: Barnes & Thornburg LLP

20070266862 - Filter with sweetener: Pervious filters incorporating sweeteners for providing sweetness to liquids passing though the filter and devices incorporating such pervious filters. The filters may be impregnated with sweeteners such as sucrose, sucralose, saccharin, acesulfame-K, stevia, neotame, alitame, asp artame and combinations thereof. The filters may be designed for single use or for... Agent: Philip S. Johnson Johnson & Johnson

20070266864 - Microwave cooking container with improved lid design: A device for improving steam cooking of microwave food is described. A container 10 defines a compartment 22 for holding food. A first member 14 is sealed to a second member 16 to form the compartment 22 in the container 10. The members 14, 16 are composed of two different... Agent: David W. Carrithers Carrithers Law Office

20070261560 - Beverage mate: Beverage Mate consists of at least some of the following: a base, metal adaptor, power switch, power cord, cold/hot switch, adjustable flanges, heating coil, an external cooling unit and a line connecting the cooling unit to the adjustable flanges. To use Beverage Mate, a person places a beverage between the... Agent: Galasso & Associates, Lp

20070261562 - Coffee maker having a pump for pressurizing water that is transported through the coffee maker: A coffee maker comprises a pump for pressurizing water, a pump tube connected to an outlet side of the pump, and a brewing chamber which is adapted to accommodate a coffee pad. During operation of the coffee maker, the water is heated and pressed through a coffee pad in order... Agent: Philips Electronics North America Corporation Intellectual Property & Standards

20070261566 - Mixing and dispensing granular food products and liquid: A beverage mixing and dispensing device includes a housing, a liquid supply nozzle supported by the housing and configured to dispense a stream of liquid, a liquid supply mechanism in fluid communication with the liquid supply nozzle and configured to convey a supply of liquid to the liquid supply nozzle... Agent: Michael Best & Friedrich LLP

20070261568 - Triangular frying pan: A triangular frying pan includes a planar, triangular base. The base has a top surface to receive a food product, a bottom surface to rest upon a stove burner and first, second and third side edges. The sidewalls extend upwardly from first, second and third side edges, respectively. At least... Agent: Belasco, Jacobs & Townsley LLP Howard Hughes Center

20070261569 - Chicken wing & leg grill rack: A chicken leg and wing grill rack comprises a flat mounting member having a plurality of slots and apertures alternately positioned about the periphery thereof. An enlarged periphery thereof. An enlarged aperture and connecting slot are centrally located on the flat member. Chicken wings are mounted in the apertures and... Agent: Kaliko & Yeager, L.L.C.

20070261570 - Produce decontamination apparatus: Produce decontamination apparatus comprises a chamber 10 for accepting produce to be decontaminated and/or sterilised, and means for producing a free radical saturated atmosphere within the chamber 10 so that, in use, the free radical saturated atmosphere decontaminates and/or sterilises the produce. Preferably, the means for producing a free radical... Agent: Fleit Kain Gibbons Gutman Bongini & Bianco

20070261571 - Liquefier: Conventional type liquefier appliance that incorporates an anti-drip system consisting of a “T”-shaped spout seal, besides the inclusion of a series of non-slip strips on the connecting gears between the drive unit and the rotary elements, which enable it to come to a sudden stop without the inertia of said... Agent: Thompson & Knight, L.L.P. Patent Prosecution Group

20070256567 - Cup with added function: A cup having a receptacle fixedly connected between the periphery of the cup body and the handle thereof, the receptacle having a horizontal rim outwardly extending from the topmost edge thereof and a tapered receiving open chamber cut through top and bottom sides thereof for holding a rod-like member, for... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070256569 - Tea vessel structure for straining out tealeaves: A vessel structure for straining out various tea leaves comprises a cup type of vessel including disposal cups or various forms of vessels comprises a lid put thereon and a loader integrally or detachably mounted in the vessel to receive tealeaves thereinto and strain them with water, in which the... Agent: Ked & Associates, LLP

20070256570 - Cooking implement: Disclosed herein is a cooking implement having an overheating prevention function. The cooking implement (10) of the present invention includes an inner layer (20) which has a sidewall (21) and a bottom (25), and an outer layer (30) which has a shape surrounding an outer surface of the inner layer... Agent: Ipla P.A.

20070256571 - Cooking device to deep fat fry foods: A cooking device include an outer housing and a cooking cavity disposed within and separate from the outer housing. The cooking cavity accommodates a volume of cooking liquid therein. The device includes a heater positioned adjacent the cooking cavity to heat the cooking liquid. A lid is movably attached to... Agent: Tucker Ellis & West LLP

20070256573 - Container and a mechanism for submerging a food substance into a liquid: A container, e.g., a container, cup, drinking glass, includes a mechanism for allowing a user to submerge a good substance, e.g., cookie into a liquid, e.g., milk. The mechanism has a spring-based frame with spaced-apart plates and a tab connected to the frame. The food substance is placed between the... Agent: The Webb Law Firm, P.C.

20070251395 - Coffee machine with improved coffee outlet: A coffee machine includes: a base, a basal body locating above the base, a coffee pot located above the basal body, a first coffee exit located in the bottom of the coffee pot, a coffee outlet located under the first coffee exit, the coffee outlet includes a receiving water base,... Agent: Greer, Burns & Crain

20070251396 - Device for serving hot consumption liquids: A device for serving hot consumption liquids has a storage kettle with a spout in the middle of the bottom. The device preferably includes a covering device, which covers the consumption liquid in the storage kettle during operation, and ensures that the consumption liquid is not exposed to the air... Agent: Law Offices Of Eric Karich

20070251397 - Storage and packaging of bulk food items and method: A semi-automated food processing station, system and method is provided that allows food to be dispensed, stored and packaged in a suitable container, which may be an individual portion-sized container for serving to a customer. In one embodiment, the system includes an automated salting device, and may include a pivotable... Agent: Ryndak & Suri LLP

20070251398 - Chafer supports: A support for a chafer is disclosed. The support comprises an upper portion configured to be mounted to a chafer frame, a body portion, and a lower portion. The body portion is coupled to the upper portion and the lower portion, and is disposed therebetween.... Agent: Foley & Lardner LLP

20070251399 - Device for cutting a fruit or vegetable in a helical shape: The invention provides a device (10) for helically slicing a potato. The device (10) includes a sleeve (22) and a chuck (44) connected to the sleeve (22), the chuck (44) being rotatable about an axis of rotation (42) and including a skewer holder for holding a skewer (32) such that... Agent: Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP