A new and improved touchless flowable product dispenser which is to be utilized to reduce the amount of bacteria and germs transmitted when a customer wishes to dispense a flowable product, such as, for example, various condiments into a container. This invention allows large quantities of the flowable product to be stored and dispensed without customer contact, thereby reducing the risk of germ and bacteria transmission inside of a restaurant, particularly during infectious disease events or calendar seasons.
B67D 7/02 - Apparatus or devices for transferring liquids from bulk storage containers or reservoirs into vehicles or into portable containers, e.g. for retail sale purposes for transferring liquids other than fuel or lubricants
A47G 19/18 - Containers for delivering jam, mustard, or the like
B01F 13/10 - Mixing plant, including combinations of dissimilar mixers
B67D 7/74 - Devices for mixing two or more different liquids to be transferred
B67D 7/78 - Arrangements of storage tanks, reservoirs or pipe-lines
F04B 43/12 - Machines, pumps, or pumping installations having flexible working members having peristaltic action
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AUTOMATED BUN HANDLING AND TOASTING SYSTEM AND METHOD
A new and improved automated bun handling and toasting system and method are disclosed comprising a plurality of horizontally oriented bun storage tubes mounted upon a carousel, and an indexing system operatively connected to the carousel so as to rotate the carousel in a predetermined incremental manner and thereby dispose a particular one of the plurality of horizontally oriented bun storage tubes at a predetermined discharge position such that a bun can be discharged from the particular bun storage tube. The discharged bun has a vertical orientation, however, a bun separator separates the bun into its crown and heel bun segments which then attain horizontal orientations with the internal surface portions facing upwardly so as to pass through a toaster appliance so as to be toasted.
An automatic food preparation line for automatically preparing bread products for making sandwiches or burgers comprises an automatic bread product handling system containing a plurality of different types of bread products, an automatic toaster appliance for toasting the bread products, an automatic packaging system for automatically dispensing both box and wrapping paper packaging, an automatic sauce dispensing system for dispensing a plurality of different sauces onto the bread product, an automatic non-sauce condiment dispensing system for dispensing one or more different condiments onto the bread product, and an automatic conveyor system for conveying the bread product between the various systems under the control of a suitable computer, such as, for example, a programmable logic controller, and a patron may select the type of bread product, the type of sauce, and the type of non-sauce condiment by inputting such selections into a user interface located at a point-of-sale location.
An automatic packaging dispensing system comprises a plurality of different packaging boxes disposed in vertical stacks upon a plurality of packaging box platforms, and a plurality of different wrapping paper packaging sheets disposed within trays housed within a housing. A vacuum pickup device is located at vacuum pickup station toward which a predeterminedly selected one of the plurality of different packaging boxes, or a predeterminedly selected one of the plurality of different wrapping paper packaging sheets, may be moved such that the vacuum pickup device may pick up the predeterminedly selected one of the different packaging boxes or wrapping paper packaging sheets and transfer the predeterminedly selected one of the different packaging boxes or wrapping paper packaging sheets to a downstream location.
A new and improved automatic sauce dispensing system, which is to be utilized in restaurants, particularly fast-food restaurants, in order to quickly and accurately prepare food products, such as, for example, conventional hamburger sandwiches which require two buns, or Big Mac® sandwiches which require three buns, or other food items which desire or require to have specific sauces deposited thereon in accordance with specific patron orders, is disclosed. A plurality of sauce containers are fiuidically connected to a plurality of sauce dispensing valves which are capable of being moved in a direction perpendicular to the direction of travel of food products along a food product conveyor. The dispensing valves are therefore capable of being located at any xy coordinate relative to the food product conveyor so as to accurately dispense and deposit a particular sauce onto a food product.
A23P 20/15 - Apparatus or processes for coating with liquid or semi-liquid products
A23P 20/00 - Coating of foodstuffsCoatings thereforMaking laminated, multi-layered, stuffed or hollow foodstuffs
A23P 20/10 - Coating with edible coatings, e.g. with oils or fats
A23P 20/12 - Apparatus or processes for applying powders or particles to foodstuffs, e.g. for breadingSuch apparatus combined with means for pre-moistening or battering
B67D 1/00 - Apparatus or devices for dispensing beverages on draught
B67D 1/06 - Mountings or arrangements of dispensing apparatus in or on shop or bar counters
B67D 1/08 - Apparatus or devices for dispensing beverages on draught Details
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AUTOMATED CONDIMENT DISPENSING SYSTEM WITH PRECISELY CONTROLLED DISPENSED QUANTITIES
An automated condiment dispensing system for dispensing predetermined amounts of condiments such as are commonly utilized in connection with the preparation of food sandwiches or other food menu items, particularly within fast food restaurants, whereby a particular condiment, or a combination of condiments, can be automatically dispensed onto a food sandwich or food item transported to a particular condiment dispensing station at which the particular condiment dispensing system is located and from which the particular condiment is to be dispensed. Multiple different condiment dispensing stations can be employed so as to dispense different condiments in accordance with a patron's food item order, and the entire dispensing system is automatically controlled by a programmable logic controller (PLC).
G01F 11/00 - Apparatus requiring external operation adapted at each repeated and identical operation to measure and separate a predetermined volume of fluid or fluent solid material from a supply or container, without regard to weight, and to deliver it
G01F 13/00 - Apparatus for measuring by volume and delivering fluids or fluent solid materials, not provided for in the preceding groups
G01F 11/32 - Apparatus requiring external operation adapted at each repeated and identical operation to measure and separate a predetermined volume of fluid or fluent solid material from a supply or container, without regard to weight, and to deliver it with stationary measuring chambers having constant volume during measurement with supply and discharge valves of the lift or plug-lift type for liquid or semiliquid
G01F 11/42 - Apparatus requiring external operation adapted at each repeated and identical operation to measure and separate a predetermined volume of fluid or fluent solid material from a supply or container, without regard to weight, and to deliver it with stationary measuring chambers having constant volume during measurement with supply or discharge valves of the rotary or oscillatory type
B65B 3/32 - Methods or devices for controlling the quantity of the material fed or filled by volumetric measurement by pistons co-operating with measuring chambers
B65B 3/26 - Methods or devices for controlling the quantity of the material fed or filled
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AUTOMATED BUN HANDLING SYSTEM FOR HANDLING DIFFERENT TYPES AND NUMBERS OF BUNS IN ACCORDANCE WITH PATRON ORDERS
An automated bun feeding and toasting system is disclosed wherein the system is to be utilized in restaurants, particularly fast-food restaurants, in order to quickly and accurately prepare food products, such as for example, conventional hamburger sandwiches which require two buns, or Big Mac® sandwiches which require three buns, in accordance with specific patron orders. The system comprises a plurality of bun storage tubes, discharge mechanisms for discharging bun segment into a bun separator, a chute conveyor, a bun rotator, and at least one toaster appliance whereupon completion of a toasting operation, the bun segments are picked up and conveyed downstream toward a food or sandwich preparation station. All operations are automated and are under the control of a master control unit such as, for example, a programmable logic controller (PLC).
A47J 44/00 - Multi-purpose machines for preparing food
A23L 1/00 - Foods or foodstuffs; Their preparation or treatment (preservation thereof in general A23L 3/00)
B65G 47/00 - Article or material-handling devices associated with conveyorsMethods employing such devices
G06Q 50/00 - Information and communication technology [ICT] specially adapted for implementation of business processes of specific business sectors, e.g. utilities or tourism
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ENERGY CONSERVATION DAMPER MECHANISMS FOR USE IN CONJUNCTION WITH FOOD PREPARATION OR FOOD STORAGE EQUIPMENT
Damper mechanisms are provided in conjunction with housings of various different appliances and are disposed at first positions at which the dampers effectively close off or seal the interior regions of the appliances within which various heated, refrigerated, or frozen environments have been established. Such damper mechanisms can be moved to second positions so as to permit food items to be inserted into, or extracted from, the various housings of the appliances, but will automatically return to their first positions so as to again close off or seal the interior regions of the appliances. In this manner, thermal energy is preserved whereby the appliances are enabled to operate at peak energy efficiency.
A system and method for cleaning steam generators is disclosed as comprising a housing disposed within the steam generator, a cartridge removably disposed within the housing, deliming crystals disposed within the cartridge, a water inlet port fluidically connected to the housing for permitting water to enter the housing and the cartridge so as to mix with the deliming crystals so as to form a deliming crystalline solutuion, a water exit port fluidically connected to the housing for permitting the deliming crystalline solution to flow out from the housing, and a control system operatively connected to the housing and to the source of water so as to control water fill and drain cycles throughout the steam generator so as to permit the deliming crystalline solution to flow through the steam generator, delime the valves, valve seats, and water fill probes, and be drained out from the steam generator upon completion of the cleaning operation. A graphical user interface (GUI) is also provided upon the steam generator so as to sequentially assist the operator in performing the necessary steps of the cleaning operation.
A capacitive sensing system for the detection and quantification of food products disposed within a food warming drawer or food storage container is disclosed and comprises an electrically grounded metal plate, and a printed circuit board (PCB) having a plurality of capacitive sensing pads disposed thereon and which effectively serve as capacitive sensors capable of detecting and measuring the capacitance of an object in proximity to it. The system, in conjunction with known detection circuity, outputs or generates digital number signals which are indicative of the capacitance of the items or food products disposed within the food warming drawer or storage container. The system can therefore be utilized to detect the presence and number of food items disposed within the food warming drawer or container, as well as whether or not the food items are disposed within a vertically stacked array or disposed in a side-by-side array. The system is adapted to be utilized within the food industry as a means for knowing how many food items are present and ready to be used to fulfill patron food orders.
H03K 17/955 - Proximity switches using a capacitive detector
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SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING THE TEMPERATURE LEVEL OF A HEATED PLATEN IN FLASH STEAMER COOKING APPARATUS BY CONTROLLING THE TIMED DISCHARGE OF WATER ONTO THE PLATEN
A flash steamer water control system for use in connection with the flash-steam cooking of food items comprises a heated platen, an electric power supply for supplying electrical power to the heated platen, a water discharge mechanism for discharging water onto the heated platen such that the water discharged onto the heated platen will be flashed into steam, and a control system operatively connected to the water discharge mechanism for controlling the water discharge mechanism so as to permit the water discharge mechanism to discharge water onto the heated platen only when the temperature level of the heated platen is at or above a predetermined temperature level so as to effectively guarantee that the water, discharged from the water discharge mechanism onto the heated platen, will be flashed into steam throughout a predeterminedly timed flash-steamed cooking cycle without overwhelming the heated platen and flooding the same.
A conveyor belt for conveying articles along a conveyor path comprises a plurality of slat members disposed parallel to each other and disposed transversely with respect to the conveyor path, wherein leading and trailing edge portions of the slat members are angled downwardly with respect to the conveying surface upon which articles being conveyed are supported so as to prevent edge portions of the articles being conveyed from being interposed between the leading and trailing edge portions of the slat members so as not to be pinched by adjacent ones of the leading and trailing edge portions of adjacent slat members.
B65G 17/00 - Conveyors having an endless traction element, e.g. a chain, transmitting movement to a continuous or substantially-continuous load-carrying surface or to a series of individual load-carriersEndless-chain conveyors in which the chains form the load-carrying surface
B65G 17/06 - Conveyors having an endless traction element, e.g. a chain, transmitting movement to a continuous or substantially-continuous load-carrying surface or to a series of individual load-carriersEndless-chain conveyors in which the chains form the load-carrying surface having a load-carrying surface formed by a series of interconnected, e.g. longitudinal, links, plates, or platforms
B65G 17/08 - Conveyors having an endless traction element, e.g. a chain, transmitting movement to a continuous or substantially-continuous load-carrying surface or to a series of individual load-carriersEndless-chain conveyors in which the chains form the load-carrying surface having a load-carrying surface formed by a series of interconnected, e.g. longitudinal, links, plates, or platforms the surface being formed by the traction element
B65G 15/54 - Endless load-carriers made of interwoven ropes or wires
B65G 17/26 - Conveyors having an endless traction element, e.g. a chain, transmitting movement to a continuous or substantially-continuous load-carrying surface or to a series of individual load-carriersEndless-chain conveyors in which the chains form the load-carrying surface comprising a series of co-operating units, e.g. interconnected by pivots
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SPHERICAL FOOD PRODUCT CONTAINER FOR STEAM COOKING
A bulbous or spherically shaped food product container for heating or cooking various food products by means of steam in order to cook multiple sized portions of food products within relatively short cooking times is dis-closed. When steam flows into the food product container, the food product is cooked by the steam. The use of the unique bulb-shaped or spherical food product container enables more than a single or individual food product portion to be cooked within the food product container, and the use of the steam, in conjunction with the bulbous or spherically-shaped food product container, causes the steam and food product to undergo turbulent, rotational, or swirling flow within the bulbous or spherically-configured food product container whereby the food product is greatly dispersed, effectively thinned, and is caused to travel along the internal peripheral surface areas of the bulbous or spherical food product container such that cooking times are dramatically reduced.
A47J 27/04 - Cooking-vessels for cooking food in steamDevices for extracting fruit juice by means of steam
A23C 3/037 - Preservation of milk or milk preparations by heating the materials being loose unpacked and progressively transported through the apparatus in direct contact with the heating medium, e.g. steam
A47J 21/00 - Devices for removing stalks from fruit
A47J 27/06 - Steam-heated kettles for domestic use
A47J 27/16 - Cooking-vessels for use in hotels, restaurants, or canteens heated by steam
A47J 31/44 - Parts or details of beverage-making apparatus
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BAFFLE PLATE FILTERING SYSTEM FOR PREVENTING AMBIENT AIR CONTAMINANTS FROM ENTERING MACHINERY OR EQUIPMENT IN ORDER TO PROTECT INTERNAL COMPONENTS OF THE MACHINERY OR EQUIPMENT FROM BEING CONTAMINATED OR FOULED
A baffle plate filtering system is disclosed which is adapted to be operatively associated with an external housing wall of a piece of machinery or equipment, through which cooling air is to be ingested or inducted in order to cool internal operative components of the machinery or equipment, wherein the baffle plate filtering system will effectively prevent the ingestion or induction of ambient particulates, contaminants, grease, dirt, and the like into the internal regions of the machinery or equipment such that the operative components of the machinery or equipment do not become contaminated or fouled by means of the ambient particulates, contaminants, grease, dirt, and the like.
B01D 45/08 - Separating dispersed particles from gases or vapours by gravity, inertia, or centrifugal forces by utilising inertia by impingement against baffle separators
B01D 46/00 - Filters or filtering processes specially modified for separating dispersed particles from gases or vapours
B01D 46/10 - Particle separators, e.g. dust precipitators, using filter plates, sheets or pads having plane surfaces
F24F 3/16 - Air-conditioning systems in which conditioned primary air is supplied from one or more central stations to distributing units in the rooms or spaces where it may receive secondary treatmentApparatus specially designed for such systems characterised by the treatment of the air otherwise than by heating and cooling by purification, e.g. by filteringAir-conditioning systems in which conditioned primary air is supplied from one or more central stations to distributing units in the rooms or spaces where it may receive secondary treatmentApparatus specially designed for such systems characterised by the treatment of the air otherwise than by heating and cooling by sterilisationAir-conditioning systems in which conditioned primary air is supplied from one or more central stations to distributing units in the rooms or spaces where it may receive secondary treatmentApparatus specially designed for such systems characterised by the treatment of the air otherwise than by heating and cooling by ozonisation
Food service equipment comprises a multiple-pass feeder conveyor and toaster which comprises an upper inclined food product infeed conveyor ramp for causing the food products to proceed in a first direction extending from the rear of the appliance toward the front of the appliance and onto the upper run of a first upper endless conveyor. The upper run of the first upper endless conveyor conveys the food products into a semi-circular return product feeder which causes the food products to be conveyed in a second opposite direction extending from the front of the appliance toward the rear of the appliance and into an entry space defined by means of the lower run of the first upper endless conveyor and the upper run of a second lower endless conveyor. The pair of conveyors convey the food products between heated platens respectively associated with the two conveyors whereby the food products are cooked or toasted.
FOOD SERVICE EQUIPMENT FOR MAKING A HOLLOWED-OUT DOUGH PRODUCT FROM BREAD OR OTHER DOUGH PRODUCT FOR SERVING SALADS, SOUPS, HAMBURGER, SANDWICHES, DESSERTS, AND THE LIKE
Food service equipment for effectively making a hollowed-out dough product from bread or another dough product is disclosed wherein the hollowed-out dough product can then be used in connection with the housing or containment of salads, soups, hamburgers, sandwiches, desserts, or the like. The hollowed-out dough products are formed from bread or other dough products as a result of being placed atop and compressed downwardly upon a pair of platens. Concomitantly with the formation of the bread or dough products into the desired hollowed-out dough products, the interior portions of the hollowed-out dough products are also toasted by means of the platens which are heated internally. Still further, two hollowed-out dough products are formed at the same time such that, for example, they can be utilized in connection with the serving of hamburgers or sandwiches, which require top and bottom hollowed-out dough products, or alternatively, the two hollowed-out dough products can be utilized to serve a diner a pair of open-face sandwiches, or still further, the serving of multiple salads, soups, desserts, or other foods to multiple diners.
A super steam cup cooking appliance, for cooking various food products, comprises a housing, a steam generator, and an individually-sized serving cup removably attached from the appliance housing. The steam generated by the steam generator flows into a steam manifold, a steam delivery conduit, and a steam discharge pipe. A steam flux director can be removably attached to the steam discharge. Steam, generated by means of the steam generator, can thus flow into the steam manifold, through the steam delivery conduit, through the steam discharge pipe, and out from the steam flux director so as to be conducted onto the food product disposed within the individually-sized serving cup such that the food product is cooked by the steam exiting from the steam flux director. The appliance can operate either with the steam flux director attached to the steam discharge pipe, or without the steam flux director being attached to the steam discharge pipe.
A47J 27/04 - Cooking-vessels for cooking food in steamDevices for extracting fruit juice by means of steam
A23L 3/10 - Preservation of foods or foodstuffs, in general, e.g. pasteurising, sterilising, specially adapted for foods or foodstuffs by heating materials in packages which are not progressively transported through the apparatus
A23L 3/16 - Preservation of foods or foodstuffs, in general, e.g. pasteurising, sterilising, specially adapted for foods or foodstuffs by heating loose unpacked materials
A47J 27/16 - Cooking-vessels for use in hotels, restaurants, or canteens heated by steam
A47J 29/02 - Egg-cookers for eggs or poached eggsTime-controlled cookers
A47J 31/44 - Parts or details of beverage-making apparatus
A47J 36/00 - Parts, details or accessories of cooking-vessels
06 - Common metals and ores; objects made of metal
07 - Machines and machine tools
09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
11 - Environmental control apparatus
17 - Rubber and plastic; packing and insulating materials
20 - Furniture and decorative products
21 - HouseHold or kitchen utensils, containers and materials; glassware; porcelain; earthenware
Goods & Services
Parts made of metal for steamers, cookers, hot dog grillers, bread warmers, corn cookers, warmer drawers, water purification and filtration apparatus, display cases, food display cabinets and cup dispensers, namely screws, nuts, bolts, clamps, clips, latches, catches, metal rods for conveyor covers, metal pivot rods, metal hinge rods, metal support rods, metal door rods, metal heel knob rods, metal pressure rods, metal drive sprocket rods, metal belt support rods, metal bun feeder rods, pans, trays and wells, metal belt wrap pins, metal hinge pins, metal release sheet pins, metal cotter pins, metal retaining rings, metal cylindrical spacers, metal annular spacers, metal bearing spacers, metal pulley spacers, metal tab spacers, metal hex spacers, rigid metal tubes, metal holders, metal supports, metal shields and guards, metal slides and channels for doors, metal chains, metal containers for food or waste, door parts being metal doors and metal hinges, metal bun caps, metal top caps, metal flexible curtains, metal drain tubes, metal dividers, metal latches, metal magnetic strikes, fan blades Parts for steamers, cookers, toasters, hot dog grillers, bread warmers, corn cookers, warmer drawers, water purification and filtration apparatus, display cases, food display cabinets and cup dispensers, namely, gears and sprockets, bearings and bushings, belts, pulleys, valves, water and liquid line fittings, pumps and motors, racks, couplings, fans and blowers, fluid pressure regulators, o-rings, baffles for diverting the flow of air, sprocket conversion kits for changing conveyor speeds and comprising sprockets, set screws, drive chains, brackets and instructions, air seal actuators electronic controls for motors, valves and electric heating elements in the food industry; measuring instruments and apparatus, namely, food scales; electronic timers; temperature controllers for cookers, steamers and warmers; parts for steamers, cookers, toasters, hot dog grillers, bread warmers, corn cookers, warmer drawers and water purification and filtration apparatus, namely, electric wires and cables, connectors, electric wire harnesses, electronic thermostats, electric power supplies and cords, electrical switches and buttons, thermocouples, electronic relays, electrical transformers, electrical conductor terminal blocks, thermistors and varistors, electronic buzzers, potentiometers, electric resistors and electric resistor assemblies, fuses and fuse blocks, motor capacitors, liquid-level actuated electronic switches, lighting ballasts, liquid and gas pressure gauges, thermometers, electric contactors Water purification apparatus for the removal of chlorine, chloramine and chlorides and for the treatment of hardness and the minimization of scale; water filtration apparatus for removing particulates, bacteria and viruses from water; electric food steamers, electric cookers, electric hot dog grillers, steam-actuated bread warmers, warming drawers, electric corn cookers, electric griddles, toasters; heated food display cases and cabinets; parts for all of the foregoing, namely structural parts, electric heating elements, heaters, light bulbs, electric lamps and lights, electrical heating element head assemblies, panels, covers and lids, structural plates, legs and feet, handles primarily made of plastic, chimneys, chutes, water filters for water filtration apparatus, light sockets and lamp holders, carriage assemblies, faucet seals Parts for steamers, cookers, toasters, hot dog grillers, bread warmers, water purification and filtration apparatus, display cases, food display cabinets and cup dispensers, namely, flexible plastic hoses, flexible plastic tubing, fiberglass insulation, nonmetal gaskets and seals, filter to regulator kits comprising flexible tubes, water line fittings, brackets and instructions Food display cases; unheated food display cabinets; cup dispensers primarily made of metal in the nature of cabinets; structural parts for all of the foregoing; parts for steamers, cookers, toasters, hot dog grillers, bread warmers, corn cookers, water purification and filtration apparatus, food display stands, food display cabinets and cup dispensers, namely, nonmetal screws, nuts, bolts, washers, clamps and clips, plastic labels, plastic support rods, plastic egg rings, plastic lock rings, nonmetal diffuser rings, nonmetal leg spacers, nonmetal annular spacers, nonmetal cover knob spacers, nonmetal cylindrical spacers, nonmetal hinge spacers, mica spacers, nonmetal latch spacers, nonmetal hex spacers, shelves, knobs primarily made of plastic, plastic shields, plastic slide rails, plastic slide plates, plastic light channels, slide glass for display cases, nonmetal containers for food or waste, door parts being nonmetal doors and nonmetal hinges, plastic battery caps, plastic end caps, plastic hole plugs, plastic flexible curtains, drawers and cabinets, plastic latches griddle scrapers; wire baskets for cooking food; plastic egg rings
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CONVEYOR-TYPE GRILLING APPLIANCE FOR COOKING OR RE-THERMALIZING FOOD WITH MULTIPLE INDEPENDENTLY CONTROLLED SETS OF CONVEYORS DEFINING MULTIPLE INDEPENDENTLY CONTROLLED CONVEYOR COOKING LANES
A grilling appliance is disclosed for preparing various different types of food wherein the food is conveyed through the appliance, from a food insert end of the appliance to a food removal end of the appliance, by means of continuously movable flow-through upper and lower cooperating conveyors operatively associated with platen-type heating members over which the upper and lower conveyors are conveyed so as to be heated by the platen-type heating members and thereby, in turn, heat, brown, or carmelize the food as desired or required. Multiple independently controlled conveyor sets define multiple independently controlled conveyor cooking lanes within the appliance.
A21B 1/42 - Bakers' ovens characterised by the baking surfaces moving during the baking
A21B 1/44 - Bakers' ovens characterised by the baking surfaces moving during the baking with surfaces rotating in a horizontal plane
A21B 1/46 - Bakers' ovens characterised by the baking surfaces moving during the baking with surfaces suspended from an endless conveyor or a revolving wheel
A21B 1/48 - Bakers' ovens characterised by the baking surfaces moving during the baking with surfaces in the form of an endless band
A47J 37/04 - Roasting apparatus with movably-mounted food supports or with movable heating implementsSpits
A grilling appliance is disclosed for preparing various different types of food wherein the food is conveyed through the appliance, from a food insert end of the appliance to a food removal end of the appliance, by means of continuously movable flow-through upper and lower cooperating conveyors operatively associated with platen-type heating members over which the upper and lower conveyors are conveyed so as to be heated by the platen-type heating members and thereby, in turn, heat, brown, or carmelize the food as desired or required. Multiple independently controlled conveyor sets define multiple independently controlled conveyor cooking lanes within the appliance.
A21B 1/48 - Bakers' ovens characterised by the baking surfaces moving during the baking with surfaces in the form of an endless band
A21B 1/46 - Bakers' ovens characterised by the baking surfaces moving during the baking with surfaces suspended from an endless conveyor or a revolving wheel
A21B 1/44 - Bakers' ovens characterised by the baking surfaces moving during the baking with surfaces rotating in a horizontal plane
A21B 1/42 - Bakers' ovens characterised by the baking surfaces moving during the baking
A47J 37/04 - Roasting apparatus with movably-mounted food supports or with movable heating implementsSpits
09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
11 - Environmental control apparatus
21 - HouseHold or kitchen utensils, containers and materials; glassware; porcelain; earthenware
Goods & Services
Electrical controllers and electric air and gas pressure switches Water filters that remove particulates, bacteria and viruses from water; cooking and grilling appliances primarily for commercial use, namely, electric food steamers, electric cooking ovens, electric toasters, electric grills, electric corn cookers and electric food warmer drawers Dispensers for plastic cups
