Foods and beverages: apparatus inventions 01/08

20080022859 - Device for producing a brew of an aromatic vegetable substance and cartridge containing said aromatic vegetable substance: Device (1) for preparing a brew of an aromatic vegetable substance by means of brewing through a cartridge (4) containing the aromatic vegetable substance, the device comprising a boiler (2) for the production of boiling water, a funnel (3) for housing the cartridge through which flows the boiling water for... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20080022860 - Device for producing a milk emulsion and coffee machine comprising one such device: A device for producing a milk emulsion includes: a steam injection conduit (10), a milk conduit (15), an air conduit (16) which opens into a suction chamber (3), and an air control element (25) designed to adjust the air flow passing through the air conduit. The device also includes a... Agent: Young & Thompson

20080022862 - Lid for containers for cooking foods: An improved lid (1) for covering containers for cooking foods (2), includes elements for cooling vapour (3) placed outside and above the lid (1), and support elements (4) for the vapour cooling elements (3). The lid has an extension in the thickness direction so as to provide a plurality of... Agent: Young & Thompson

20080017043 - Tea stick brewing package and method: A brew stick for brewing a measure of brewable material. The brew stick may include a bag with the measure of brewable material positioned therein and a plate. The plate may include a pair of wings and a central tab. The bag is connected to the central tab such that... Agent: Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP

20080017045 - Apparatus and method for preserving, protecting, or enhancing items including solids or liquids: An apparatus and method for preserving, protecting or enhancing one or more items such as solids or liquids. The apparatus includes a housing and a nitrogen generator. A nitrogen generator generates a nitrogen rich gas and supplies the nitrogen gas to the housing, which displaces the oxygen inside the housing... Agent: Bell, Boyd & Lloyd LLP

20080017046 - Adjusting device with an at least two-dimensional sensor area: An adjusting device for a domestic appliance, in particular, a cooking appliance, has at least one at least two-dimensional sensor area for setting at least one set point. The adjusting device includes an arithmetic unit operable to take into account at least one characteristic, depending on a user position, when... Agent: Bsh Home Appliances Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20080017048 - Grease strainer: A grease strainer that will allow grease to drain from food through the strainer and into a food cooking apparatus such as a skillet when cooking pre-selected food items as the food cooks or as the strainer is raised above the level of grease in the food cooking apparatus. The... Agent: James Ray & Associates

20080017050 - Device for massaging products: A device for treating products, in particular massaging meat products, comprises at least one treatment section with a space for receiving the products. Said space comprises a treatment device for treating the products. A discharge device is provided for discharging the products from the space of the treatment section. The... Agent: John S. Pratt, Esq Kilpatrick Stockton, LLP

20080006159 - Coffee machine for making a coffee beverage by means of pre-packed and pre-portioned coffee pouches: An actuation mechanism of the piercing elements is coupled to the locking mechanism of the brew chamber so that after lowering the brew chamber top (3) and thus locking the brew chamber, the actuation mechanism pushes said piercing elements into the interior of brew chamber top (3). After elevating the... Agent: Quinn Emanuel Koda & Androlia