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Utility
Cooking gap control of a cooking apparatus
28 Feb 23
A method of controlling a cooking apparatus includes identifying an initial thickness of a food product on a lower heating plate of the cooking apparatus and calculating a difference between an initial gap value corresponding to the initial thickness of the food product and a predefined final gap value.
Jeffrey L. Sands, Ronald J. Glavan, Dennis J. Nelson, Otley D. Freymiller
Filed: 30 Aug 21
Utility
Firebox Basket for Barbecue Grill or Smoker
23 Feb 23
The present disclosure is directed to a firebox basket for a barbeque grill or smoker.
Adam Carter, Donald Stephen, Robert V. Terrell, Daniel Mercer, Joseph PRUITT
Filed: 18 Aug 22
Utility
Cooking system with multiple heating elements
21 Feb 23
Examples are disclosed herein that relate to a cooking system having multiple heating elements for heating a cooking surface.
Robert A. Shingler
Filed: 31 Jan 17
Utility
Viscous food dispensing system
14 Feb 23
An apparatus for mixing and dispensing viscous food products is described herein.
Serena Carbajal, Gabriel Dial, Michael O'Donnell
Filed: 4 Dec 20
Utility
Latch for Movable Grill
9 Feb 23
A grill includes a base structure, a first platen assembly connected to the base structure, and a second platen assembly connected to the base structure.
Carl A. PAHNKE, Dennis J. NELSON, Christopher P. NORRIS, Jeffrey L. SANDS, Nathan A. MATZ, Otley Dwight FREYMILLER
Filed: 20 Oct 22
Utility
Method and Apparatus for Preparing Food, Particularly Fruit
9 Feb 23
An apparatus for preparing fruit includes a main housing with a cutting area containing a cutting assembly and a drive assembly, a removable cup assembly for inserting the fruit into the apparatus, and a removable drawer and tray for removing cut pieces of fruit from the apparatus after a cutting operation.
Robert Richard TUCHRELO, Jeffrey Quint CAHOON
Filed: 21 Oct 22
Utility
Automated Pizza Assembly System
26 Jan 23
An integrated front-of-house and back-of-house restaurant operations system integrates automated and manual restaurant operations into an order-based system.
Krishna Rao, Cory Bowdach, Hogan Hempy, Peter Ishiguro, Shawn Lange, Cory Lent, John Paul Norman, Samuel Tanaka
Filed: 10 Aug 22
Utility
Method and apparatus for preparing food, particularly fruit
17 Jan 23
An apparatus for preparing fruit includes a main housing with a cutting area containing a cutting assembly and a drive assembly, a removable cup assembly for inserting the fruit into the apparatus, and a removable drawer and tray for removing cut pieces of fruit from the apparatus after a cutting operation.
Robert Richard Tuchrelo, Jeffrey Quint Cahoon
Filed: 4 Jun 18
Utility
Automated Food Management System
29 Dec 22
A system to store food products within a heated compartment is provided.
James J. MINARD, Dennis NELSON, Jeffrey L. SANDS, Scott A. LECLERC, Bryan R. HOTALING, Spencer M. PARKER, Chris NORRIS, Carl PAHNKE
Filed: 29 Aug 22
Utility
Continuous cooking surface with individually controllable heating zones
27 Dec 22
Examples are disclosed herein that relate to a grill with a continuous cooking surface having individually controllable heating zones separated by one or more isolation zones.
Robert A. Shingler, Joseph R. Shaw
Filed: 11 Oct 19
Utility
Direct Transfer Loading Apparatus for Tubular Food Articles and Method of Operation
15 Dec 22
A loading apparatus for use with tubular food articles.
William C. HILL, Joseph POSGE
Filed: 14 Jun 22
Utility
Sequential broiling
13 Dec 22
Several embodiments include a cooking appliance/instrument (e.g., oven).
Shih-Yu Cheng
Filed: 31 Aug 18
Utility
Temperature Probe Systems and Methods
8 Dec 22
Temperature probe systems and methods include a probe body having a sharp end adapted to penetrate an edible substance, a plurality of temperature sensing elements distributed along a length of the probe body, electrical components operable to receive data signals from the plurality of temperature sensing elements, the electrical components disposed in the probe body between the sharp end and at least one of the temperature sensing elements, and an insertion aid.
Shih-yu Cheng
Filed: 19 Aug 22
Utility
Systems and Methods for Dispensing Liquid Through a Portion of an Ice Storage Bin and Related Cleaning Processes
1 Dec 22
Systems and methods are provided for dispensing ice and at least one liquid, and related cleaning processes.
Paul William Blayle
Filed: 19 May 22
Utility
Modular Automated Food Preparation System
1 Dec 22
An integrated front-of-house and back-of-house restaurant operations system integrates automated and manual restaurant operations into an order-based system.
Krishna Rao, Cory Bowdach, Hogan Hempy, Peter Ishiguro, Shawn Lange, Cory Lent, John Paul Norman, Samuel Tanaka
Filed: 10 Aug 22
Utility
Heated Beverage System Implementing Matrixed Valves for Simultaneous Control of Temperature and Either Pressure or Flow Rate
24 Nov 22
A method of controlling disbursement of a fluid to a brew material, the method includes directing a fluid toward a brew material, wherein the fluid is generated from a first fluid at a first temperature combined with a second fluid at a second temperature.
ERIC SCHAEFER, FREDERICK CORY SAYRE
Filed: 12 May 22
Utility
Automated Broiler with Product Sensor System
24 Nov 22
A cooking system, including a product loader for dispensing uncooked food product; a broiler/oven having an inlet end, a cooking chamber, a discharge end, a motorized conveyor system for conveying food through said broiler from said inlet end to said discharge end, and heating elements for heating and cooking food products in said cooking chamber.
Joel S. Pittman, Michael D. Janney
Filed: 19 May 21
Utility
Ovens With Metallic Belts And Microwave Launch Box Assemblies For Processing Food Products
17 Nov 22
In certain examples, a food processing machine for processing a food product includes a housing defining a cavity, a conveyor with a belt comprising metal for conveying the food product through the cavity in a longitudinal direction, and a convection heating system for heating air in the cavity such that heated air heats the food product as the food product is conveyed through the cavity.
Kenneth Ian Eke, Graham Christopher Eke, Dennis Conohan, Paul Kjorlie, Tom Sonntag, Greg Campbell
Filed: 2 Aug 22
Utility
Microchannel freezing cylinder assembly
15 Nov 22
A microchannel freezing cylinder assembly is disclosed that includes an inner cylinder located within an outer cylinder.
Stephen M. Wadle, James J. Minard
Filed: 6 Jan 20
Utility
Method of removing tissue from food product
15 Nov 22
A method for identifying and removing tissue from a food product that includes generating a three-dimensional model of a food product using a scanner and mapping the three-dimensional model onto the food product.
Ernest Merrill
Filed: 13 Jun 22