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7024986 System and method for making popcorn using a self-regulating heating system  
The present application describes a popcorn maker including a self-regulating heating unit. The self-regulating heating unit provides a regulated heat to the popcorn maker. The self-regulating...
6752071 Thick film heater for a popcorn popper  
A kettle for popping corn has a thick film heater applied to a bottom wall of the kettle. The thick film heater may be used to uniformly heat the kettle or provide a controlled temperature gradient...
6720532 Electrically controlled corn popper apparatus  
A corn popping apparatus including an electrically energized heat source contiguous along an underside of a tiltable corn popping kettle projecting into a cabinet enclosure for the kettle when its...
6672201 Automatic popcorn popper with flexible load capabilities  
An automatic popcorn popper which has selectable load capabilities for popping various differently sized loads of corn. A heat control system is provided having a selector switch for selecting one...
6612225 Popped kettle corn vending kiosk  
A self-contained structure for vending kettle corn popped by an electrically operated corn popper powered by a 220 volt electrical source coupled to an input receptacle on said structure.
6558726 Coffee bean roasting apparatus  
A roasting apparatus for roasting nuts, cocoa beans, coffee beans, and other small food stuffs comprising a base, a motor and afterburner assembly attached to the top of the base on one side...
6534103 Control apparatus and methods for popping popcorn  
Apparatus and methods for popping popcorn comprise a heated kettle which is controlled and monitored according to the temperature of the kettle. The kettle is initially heated to a start cook...
6460451 Popcorn maker  
A popcorn maker, which utilizes a combination of popping means, and converts corn kernels to popped corn quicker, more efficiently, and with improved taste. The popcorn maker uses a combination of...
6412396 Popcorn popping apparatus  
A popcorn popping apparatus for increasing the use of popcorn as a packaging material by popping popcorn in large volumes. The popcorn popping apparatus includes a housing having top, side, and...
6374727 Popcorn kettle with integrated agitator  
An integrated popcorn kettle is disclosed which is used in conjunction with a popcorn machine. The popcorn kettle has a cooking chamber which has a hinged lid. A motor chamber is located under the...
6234064 Portable heat-concentrating kettle cooker  
A cooker for popcorn and the like has a housing with a burner supported within the housing and a kettle carrier pivotably attached to a top edge of the housing such that it can be pivoted from a...
6220148 Kettle type corn popper  
A stainless steel cabinet has a carbon steel kettle for popping corn which includes apparatus to maintain the popping corn within the kettle during the cooking stage and to prevent spilling of...
6187353 Hot air popcorn machine  
A hot air popcorn machine including a programmable control system for precisely controlling various operating parameters including air flow and air temperature to enable the machine to consistently...
6164193 Popping kettle assembly  
An improved popping kettle assembly includes a kettle chamber and a lid that are releasably engageable with each other upon relative movement of the chamber and lid. The kettle chamber has a series...
6164192 Corn popping kettle assembly with damping mechanisms  
A kettle assembly for popping corn comprises an aluminum popping bowl with a sidewall aperture. The sidewall aperture introduces cooking oil directly into the popping bowl, and is in communication...
6112644 Coffee bean roaster  
A coffee bean roaster having an annular coffee bean receptacle, an air passageway extending from a source of outside air to the annular coffee bean receptacle, and a fan positioned in the air...
6092458 Automatic popcorn popper with thermal controller  
Apparatus and methods for popping popcorn comprise a heated kettle which is controlled and monitored according to the temperature of the kettle. The kettle is initially heated to a start cook...
6053093 Coffee roaster with roasting profile control  
A device for roasting coffee beans in small quantities. The device includes a housing, coffee bean roasting basket, chaff collector, heater and fan to conduct the roasting operation. Thermosensors...
6032572 Corn popping apparatus  
A corn popping apparatus comprising a box-like cabinet with a tiltable lid to which is attached a large metal popping kettle. When the lid is lowered the bottom of the kettle projects downwardly...
5902623 Apparatus and method for separating chaff and roasting coffee and cocoa beans  
An improved apparatus for separating chaff from coffee and cocoa beans is designed for use in combination with either the hot air blowing base of the common household consumer appliance, the...
5787798 Bushing arrangement for agitation shaft for corn popper bowl  
A sealed bushing arrangement guides an agitator rotor shaft through an aperture located on the bottom surface of a popping bowl in a popcorn popping assembly. The bushing arrangement has a top...
5735194 Apparatus for separating chaff and roasting coffee and cocoa beans  
An improved apparatus for separating chaff from coffee and cocoa beans is designed for use in combination with either the hot air blowing base of the common household consumer appliance, the...
5711208 Popcorn cabinet  
Apparatus for popping and warmly storing popped corn includes a cabinet with side-by-side popping and serving chambers preferably, but not necessarily, separated by a partition. A rear side of the...
5699720 Corn popping kettle assembly  
A kettle assembly for popping corn comprises a Teflon coated, cast aluminum popping bowl with an sidewall aperture. The sidewall aperture introduces cooking oil directly into the popping bowl, and...
5590582 Oil supply for popcorn poppers  
An oil supply for popcorn poppers including a reservoir (26) for storing oil (28), a control housing (30) disposed above the reservoir (26), the control housing (30) having an inclined top surface...
5501139 Popcorn maker  
A popcorn maker has a flap 17 which closes off a passageway 13 to prevent corn, especially unpopped corn, reaching a discharge outlet 14. The flap is balanced in its closed position and is pushed...
5445073 Apparatus and process for cooking potatoes  
An apparatus and process of cooking potato pieces fluidized in upwardly flowing heated air in an inverted conical cooking chamber to produce hot browned potatoes with a moisture content over 40%....
5421253 Convection oven corn popper and method  
A device is provided to air-pop popcorn in combination with a convection-type oven. The device comprises a spring-mounted bowl to hold corn kernels and includes a slot in the sidewall for popped...
5301601 Storage and metering apparatus for popcorn popping oil  
A storage and dispensing means for popcorn popping oil. Popcorn popping oil is provided in a plastic bag contained within a rectangular box. The plastic bag is provided with a dispensing...
5263405 Hot air corn popper for packaging  
A hot air corn popping machine supplies popped corn which is useful as a packaging material. Unpopped kernels are fed into a hopper and through a motorized feed unit and sensor switch which provide...
5215196 Device for separating popcorn from unpopped kernels  
A device is described that includes a compartment for receiving the popped popcorn after it is popped, which will include unpopped kernels, shells and related debris. The compartment has an open...
5163357 Popcorn popper with floating stirring system  
A popcorn popper (10) for more effectively popping popcorn by agitating the popcorn during the heating process with a floating stirring system, the floating stirring system being designed to avoid...
5154113 Popcorn popping and dispensing apparatus  
A popcorn popping and dispensing apparatus adapted to be used in combination with a hot air source, the apparatus including a popping chamber having a base structured and disposed to be attached to...
5071662 Popped corn only corn popper  
A device and method to pop corn while preventing any unpopped kernels from mixing with the popped corn and further preventing the already popped corn from burning. Each corn kernel is placed into...
D309919 Popcorn vending machine  
4942277 Microwave popcorn service bowl  
In this invention, a popcorn service bowl fabricated of microwave penetrable materials is arranged with an opened top end covered by a snap-on removable cover and a bottom end terminating in a...
4934567 Hybrid beverage mixing and dispensing system  
A hybrid postmix beverage mixing and dispensing system wherein a beverage is mixed at an account from carbonated water and syrup, the brix ratio of which is precisely controlled by the use of a...
4925682 Method and device for roasting coffee beans  
A simple coffee bean roasting device as disclosed which can be used as a container to store coffee beans in an airtight condition and is also capable of roasting the coffee beans easily and quickly...
4881457 Low-headroom popcorn popper  
A low-headroom popcorn popper, particularly for under-cabinet mounting, employs a charging drawer alongside an intermediate chute for entering kernels of corn into a popping chamber. The corn...
4873406 Microwave popcorn popper  
A microwave popcorn popper has a generally cylindrical open topped container with a snap on domed cover. A raised downwardly and outwardly tapering frusto conical partition is provided in the...
4823683 Popcorn popper  
A popcorn popper is provided for use in a microwave oven. The popper includes a bowl-like receptacle, and a cover therefor removably mounted on the upper end of the receptacle. Both the receptacle...
4763568 Popcorn popper  
A popcorn popper utilizing an oil heating mechanism with a pair of heating elements for heating kernels of unpopped corn to form popcorn is disclosed. The popcorn popper includes a base member and...
4763567 Stovetop corn popper  
A corn popper includes a vessel open at the top, and a removable top cover. A handle integral with the cover includes a pistol grip portion relatively remote from the vessel when the cover is...
4748903 Combination oven and popcorn popper unit  
A combination oven and popcorn popper unit usable to cook or heat food items and to pop popcorn kernels. A lower oven section has internal walls defining a food-receiving compartment, and a food...
4727798 Popcorn processing machine  
A popcorn processing machine has a heating chamber into which a measured quantity of raw corn kernels are fed in each operational cycle to be heated, agitated, and thus popped by only a hot air...
4702158 Popcorn popper having improved heated air flow  
A popcorn popper of the heated air flow type wherein the popping chamber is shaped to have a plurality of radially arranged holes along a bottom periphery with the lower wall portion being of...
4573401 Corn popping machine and method of assembling the same  
A corn popping machine and method of assembling the same for the popping, storing and displaying of popcorn, which includes a three-sided panel member of a generally U-shape forming three side...
4563561 Microwave ovenware assembly for popping grain  
Nesting microwave-transparent receptacles are disclosed for popping grain, and comprise a popper receptacle (4) and a cover receptacle (2). The popper receptacle has an inverted pyramidal-shaped...
4532397 Ovenware receptacle system  
An ovenware receptacle system for popping grain in a microwave oven comprising a storage receptacle (14), a conical popper receptacle (12) and a perforated receptacle (13) all having upper rims...
4512247 Popcorn popping and coating apparatus  
A popcorn popping and coating machine comprising a hot air popcorn popper having a discharge chute in communication with a rotary driven receptacle. The device includes a pivoting gate which blocks...
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