Foods and beverages: apparatus inventions 04/08

20080092746 - 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. A thermal expansion... Agent: Barnes & Thornburg LLP

20080092747 - Standalone drink dispensing machine: A machine for preparing and dispensing drinks by extraction under pressure of a food substance contained in a capsule which can function in a standalone mode in order to deliver several drinks successively. The machine includes an extraction module for receiving a capsule, a heat insulated water reservoir for supplying... Agent: Winston & Strawn LLP Patent Department

20080092748 - Apparatus for brewing beverages: There is provided an apparatus for brewing beverages comprising; an upper vessel part; a lower vessel part; a watertight joint whereby the upper and lower vessel parts can be releasably assembled into a unified vessel, the vessel having an open upper end and a closed lower end; so that when... Agent: Lloyd L. Zickert

20080092751 - Simplified device to quickly cook food: A device to bake farinaceous foods such as cakes, cookies, breads, pies, and pizzas more rapidly and flavorfully, with retention of desire food textures and reduced risk of burning by the use of intermittent application of radiant energy. The preferred embodiment rotates farinaceous ingredients in front of a radiant heat... Agent: Jeffer, Mangels, Butler & Marmaro, LLP

20080092752 - Prepayment device for delivery of french fries: The invention concerns a prepayment device for dispensing French fries. The pre-cooked and frozen French fries are discharged from storage, and a determined amount is weighed corresponding to one or more portions. The French fries are then received by a receiver which moves between the weighing zone, and the cooking... Agent: Egbert Law Offices

20080092753 - Egg cooking apparatus: Egg cooking apparatus comprises a cradle (13, 14) for the egg including resistance means (22), and control circuitry for heating the resistance means. The cradle comprises flexible sheet means wrappable round the egg, mounted in a pair of half-shell units (10, 11) mounted for opening and closing around the egg.... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C.

20080087173 - Conveyor oven and method with smart control: A cooking device and method that conserves power consumption. The cooking device includes a controller that runs a program that controls the cooking device to changeover from a cook mode to an idle mode when food products are being cooked. The cooking device has a conveyor that conveys food products... Agent: Paul D. Greeley Ohlandt, Greeley, Ruggiero & Perle, L.L.P.

20080087175 - Impinging air ovens having high mass flow orifices: An air dispensing duct that can be used in an oven to heat or cook food products passing through the oven on a conveyor. The air dispensing ducts comprise a cover plate and at least one columnating plate, and a plurality of orifices disposed on the cover plate and the... Agent: Paul D. Greeley Ohlandt, Greeley, Ruggiero & Perle, L.L.P.

20080083338 - Installation for reheating portioned chilled or frozen snack food products: The invention relates to an installation for reheating portioned chilled or frozen snack food products packaged in a lower and upper hinged package parts closed by cooperation of snap means. It comprises a compact oven provided with a first cavity section (41a) infrared heating sand a second cavity section heated... Agent: Ronald R Santucci Frommer Lawrence & Haug