Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
220574200 | Including means for receiving a heat exchange medium (e.g., hot water, ice) | 7 |
20090314784 | Bowl Holder - A bowl holder for a bowl adapted for serving a hot meal includes a top structure configured for a removable placement of the bowl into the bowl holder, a bottom plate, and sidewalls disposed between the top structure and the bottom plate near perimeters thereof. | 12-24-2009 |
20100230420 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SERVING FOOD - Systems and methods for serving food, which employ stackable containers. The system includes a first container, a second container, and a support structure having top and bottom tiers for receiving the first and second containers, respectively. The first container features two or more compartments into which food may be placed. The second container also features two or more compartments, and both the second container and its compartments can be complementary in size and shape to the first container and its compartments. The second container further includes a means for heating and a means for cooling so that both hot and cold food items may be simultaneously served during a meal. The distance between the first container and the second container when seated on the support structure is such that food items in the first container can be effectively cooled or heated as desired by the second container. | 09-16-2010 |
20130292388 | DEVICE FOR TEMPERING FOOD IN RECTANGULAR, PAN-LIKE CONTAINERS OF STANDARDIZED SIZES - A device for tempering food held in rectangular pan-shaped containers of standardized sizes. The device has two opposing side walls and a cover panel connecting the side walls at the top. A rectangular opening is provided in the cover panel. The size of the opening is determined as a function of the standard-size containers to be placed in the opening. A laterally projecting opposite edges of the containers extend beyond the opening. Two opposing groove-like slots are on each of side walls below the opening. A tub for the purpose of tempering has two opposing, laterally projecting edges which are dimensioned to extend over the edges of the opening when the tub is placed in the opening, and which can be slid into the opposing slots in the side walls. | 11-07-2013 |
20140042172 | Serving Mat having a Heated or Freezable Internal Medium - Disclosed is a serving dish mat adapted to maintain the serving temperature of a supported article and further prevent damage to an underlying support surface. The mat comprises a geometric shape having a thermally insulating base surface, a thermally conductive upper surface and an internal gel-like material therebetween that is readily freezable or heated. The gel material is one of high specific heat capacity and high enthalpy of fusion that is pre-heated or frozen, after which it releases heat or draws heat through the thermally conductive upper surface for maintaining a serving dish temperature resting thereupon. The gel slowly dissipates heat when heated and absorbs considerable heat when frozen prior to returning to a liquid state. The base surface insulates the support surface from the temperature of the internal material, while a serving dish temperature is maintained over a period without active heating or cooling sources. | 02-13-2014 |
20150014331 | Food Serving Container Having an Attachable Temperature Altering Insert - A food container suitable for home entertainment and dining purposes having a chamber for containing a temperature altering device or insert and apparatus to secure the device within the chamber during use, the container arranged for convenient and rapid exchange of pre-cooled or pre-heated inserts by providing magnetically coupled base units to retain the inserts. | 01-15-2015 |
20160031630 | Insulating Vessel - A self-contained insulated vessel having a storage area defined by an inner wall and an outer wall which are spaced apart and dosed off to define a cavity therebetween. An insulating substance is contained within at least part of the cavity in order to maintain a stored item at a predetermined temperature for an extended period of time or cool a stored item with a temperature higher than the predetermined temperature of the insulating substance. The insulating vessel can include a user engagement interface for shielding a user from at least part of an exterior surface of said vessel. | 02-04-2016 |
20160150896 | PLATE FOR SERVING HOT MEALS THEREON | 06-02-2016 |