Machine to fast cook raw food stuff including dry-goods such as pasta on demand

US8925444B2 · kind B2 · utility

Inventors

• John T. Novak · Downers Grove, US
• Henry R. Narcisi · Frankfort, US
• John P. Cammarata · Frankfort, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 12, 2013
• Grant date: Jan 6, 2015
• Expiry date: Jun 24, 2033

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A47J27/18
• WIPO field: Furniture, games
• WIPO sector: Other fields

Abstract

A machine to fast cook raw food-stuff including dry-goods such as pasta on demand. Cook time is user selectable and varies from less than one minute to 4 minutes. Higher cook times are user programmable and food type dependent. The separate boiler and cook chamber are sealed within an enclosure containing a heat transfer fluid. Porting enables the ingress, egress and transfer of raw and cooked food-stuff, liquid and vapor. Proprietary slide plate valves control food-stuff ingress and egress to the cook chamber. The upper slide plate valve assembly separates the cook chamber from the raw food ingress staging aperture. Rinse water and cooked food-stuff discharges into the drain pan containing and enclosing the food collection strainer through the lower slide plate valve assembly. Discharge of the cooked food product completes the cook cycle. The cooked food can then be deposited from the strainer onto a serving vessel.