Foods and beverages: apparatus inventions 05/08

20080105131 - Delivery head for espresso coffee machines: A delivery head for espresso coffee machines comprises a top supporting element pivoted to a bottom supporting element in turn made rigid with the machine body, said bottom supporting element comprising an infusion recess provided for receiving a coffee holding capsule, said delivery head further comprising an operating lever operating... Agent: Hedman & Costigan P.C.

20080105132 - Fluid food heating device: A fluid food heating device detects a temperature of stored water in a cistern through a temperature sensor arranged in the cistern, determines a steam jetting time by using the temperature as a water temperature of a computing equation for determining steam jetting time, and jets steam to a fluid... Agent: Baker Botts LLP C/o Intellectual Property Department

20080105133 - Speed cooking oven with improved radiant mode: A speed cooking with improved gas flow by-pass mechanism for radiant cooking mode. A speed cooking oven with radiant mode is disclosed comprising a cooking cavity, a controller, thermal heating source, blower assembly, air directing means, a vent assembly and a single door gas by-pass system. Hot gas is circulated... Agent: John S. Pratt, Esq Kilpatrick Stockton, LLP

20080105134 - Appliance network for a networked appliance and a cooking sensor accessory: An appliance network has a networked appliance configured to perform a food preparation operation on an article and a cooking sensor accessory in communication with the networked appliance and configured to sense a state of at least one of the article, the cooking sensor accessory, and the networked appliance.... Agent: Mcgarry Bair PC

20080105135 - Speed cooking oven with sloped oven floor and reversing gas flow: A speed cooking oven with sloped oven floor and reversing gas flow is disclosed comprising a cooking cavity, a controller, thermal heating source, blower assembly, air directing means, and a sloped oven floor that directs air flow from the oven side walls to oven center thereby producing a highly turbulent... Agent: John S. Pratt, Esq Kilpatrick Stockton, LLP

20080105136 - Griddle: A high-speed griddle for cooking food products has a griddle platen having a cook surface for receiving food products thereon, and heating means are provided for heating the platen. A clamshell cover is configured for sealing contact with the cook surface of the platen, the cook surface and cover cooperating... Agent: John S. Pratt, Esq Kilpatrick Stockton, LLP

20080105139 - Container comprising an arched bottom for receiving cooking goods: A container is provided for receiving cooing products to be cooked in a cooking chamber. A substantially circumferential upper rim is provided, sidewalls are provided, and lower region comprising a bottom. The bottom has at least one arch which is raised, at least a portion of which is towards the... Agent: Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP

20080105140 - Cooking apparatus: A cooking apparatus including a cooking chamber having an opening, a door configured to open and close the opening of the cooking chamber, the door including a channel and an inlet to allow communication between the cooking chamber and the channel, and an opening/closing unit to open and close the... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch