Patents Assigned to Gold Medal Products Co.
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Patent number: 9955713Abstract: An improved popcorn popper (10) has effluent filtration structure to treat the oil laden vapor and steam effluent from popping popcorn within the popper and with discharge of effluent having less than 5 milligrams of particulates per cubic meter of effluent discharged directly into the area in which the popper (10) is located. There is no need for external hoods or for external ducting of effluent to outside the area and facility in which the popcorn is popped. The filtering is carried out within the popper (10). A fire suppression system is provided to handle fires even within the kettle (14). Methods are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2012Date of Patent: May 1, 2018Assignee: Gold Medal Products Co.Inventor: Timothy Allan Rhome
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Publication number: 20120294999Abstract: An improved popcorn popper (10) has effluent filtration structure to treat the oil laden vapor and steam effluent from popping popcorn within the popper and with discharge of effluent having less than 5 milligrams of particulates per cubic meter of effluent discharged directly into the area in which the popper (10) is located. There is no need for external hoods or for external ducting of effluent to outside the area and facility in which the popcorn is popped. The filtering is carried out within the popper (10). A fire suppression system is provided to handle fires even within the kettle (14). Methods are disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 27, 2012Publication date: November 22, 2012Applicant: Gold Medal Products Co.Inventor: Timothy Allan Rhome
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Publication number: 20110120317Abstract: An improved popcorn popper (10) has effluent filtration structure to treat the oil laden vapor and steam effluent from popping popcorn within the popper and with discharge of effluent having less than 5 milligrams of particulates per cubic meter of effluent discharged directly into the area in which the popper (10) is located. There is no need for external hoods or for external ducting of effluent to outside the area and facility in which the popcorn is popped. The filtering is carried out within the popper (10). A fire suppression system is provided to handle fires even within the kettle (14). Methods are disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 11, 2011Publication date: May 26, 2011Applicant: Gold Medal Products Co.Inventor: Timothy Allan Rhome
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Patent number: 7874244Abstract: An improved popcorn popper (10) has effluent filtration structure to treat the oil laden vapor and steam effluent from popping popcorn within the popper and with discharge of effluent having less than 5 milligrams of particulates per cubic meter of effluent discharged directly into the area in which the popper (10) is located. There is no need for external hoods or for external ducting of effluent to outside the area and facility in which the popcorn is popped. The filtering is carried out within the popper (10). A fire suppression system is provided to handle fires even within the kettle (14). Methods are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2005Date of Patent: January 25, 2011Assignee: Gold Medal Products Co.Inventor: Timothy Allan Rhome
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Publication number: 20090133585Abstract: Oil remaining for use in popcorn popping is continuously weighed and a signal indicating the status of remaining oil is generated to warn when oil must be replenished. Apparatus and methods are disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 26, 2008Publication date: May 28, 2009Applicant: GOLD MEDAL PRODUCTS CO.Inventors: TIMOTHY A. RHOME, John Ryan
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Patent number: 7377209Abstract: Apparatus comprising a hot dog cooker having a rack with flat faced bars configured to move above and along a cooking surface so as to cause hot dogs to rotate along heated ridges of the surface. The ridges mark the hot dogs circumferentially as they are rolled along the cooking surface by the moveable rack. Methods are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2004Date of Patent: May 27, 2008Assignee: Gold Medal Products Co.Inventor: Arne Scott Perttola
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Publication number: 20050279229Abstract: A guard defined by a wire-like framework can be mounted on a popcorn kettle to prevent burns from kettle contact. The guard is lightweight, and has resilient connector elements spacing the guard from the kettle.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 15, 2005Publication date: December 22, 2005Applicant: Gold Medal Products Co.Inventors: Daniel Kroeger, Timothy Rhome
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Publication number: 20050238774Abstract: An apparatus for making cotton candy comprises a supply of sugar and a heating device for melting the sugar into a molten form. A pumping device pumps the molten sugar to an extrusion device having at least one extrusion orifice. The extrusion device is operable to extrude a strand of molten sugar from the orifice which is solidified to form cotton candy.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 22, 2004Publication date: October 27, 2005Applicant: Gold Medal Products Co.Inventor: Ronald Weiss
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Publication number: 20050118314Abstract: Within a cotton candy machine a delay-on-break delay timer is used to delay the de-energization of the spinner-head motor for a predetermined period of time after the heater elements are turned off. Thus, while the heater elements are cooling down, the motor and spinner head continue to rotate. Once the heater elements are cooled to the point where they cannot melt or burn the sugar, then the motor can be de-energized and the spinner head allowed to stop.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 1, 2003Publication date: June 2, 2005Applicant: Gold Medal Products Co.Inventor: John Ryan
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Patent number: 6829982Abstract: 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 temperature and a buzzer and light alert an operator to add uncooked popcorn and oil to the kettle which lowers the temperature of the kettle below a predetermined start temperature and initiates a cooking cycle. An oil pump system Is enabled at the initiation of the cooking cycle for adding oil to the kettle. As the popcorn and oil cook, the kettle temperature increases and passes through a predetermined dump temperature and the kettle automatically tilts and dumps the cooked popcorn. After the dump, the kettle temperature increases to the start cook temperature again and the buzzer and light are activated to alert the operator to add another batch of ingredients for consecutive batches of popcorn.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2002Date of Patent: December 14, 2004Assignee: Gold Medal Products Co.Inventors: Ronald R. Weiss, Lee Kindly Hodgson
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Publication number: 20040081732Abstract: 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 temperature and a buzzer and light alert an operator to add uncooked popcorn and oil to the kettle which lowers the temperature of the kettle below a predetermined start temperature and initiates a cooking cycle. An oil pump system is enabled at the initiation of the cooking cycle for adding oil to the kettle. As the popcorn and oil cook, the kettle temperature increases and passes through a predetermined dump temperature and the kettle automatically tilts and dumps the cooked popcorn. After the dump, the kettle temperature increases to the start cook temperature again and the buzzer and light are activated to alert the operator to add another batch of ingredients for consecutive batches of popcorn.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 20, 2003Publication date: April 29, 2004Applicant: Gold Medal Products Co.Inventor: Ronald R. Weiss
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Publication number: 20030159590Abstract: 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 of multiple rates of heat to be delivered to the kettle. An oil delivery system is coupled to the selector switch for selecting one of varying amounts of oil to be delivered to the kettle in conjunction with selecting the rate or amount of heat to be delivered to the kettle.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2002Publication date: August 28, 2003Applicant: Gold Medal Products Co.Inventors: John C. Evans, John J. Ryan
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Publication number: 20030159591Abstract: 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 of multiple rates of heat to be delivered to the kettle. An oil delivery system is coupled to the selector switch for selecting one of varying amounts of oil to be delivered to the kettle in conjunction with selecting the rate or amount of heat to be delivered to the kettle.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 22, 2002Publication date: August 28, 2003Applicant: Gold Medal Products Co.Inventors: John C. Evans, John J. Ryan
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Publication number: 20030047082Abstract: 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 temperature and a buzzer and light alert an operator to add uncooked popcorn and oil to the kettle which lowers the temperature of the kettle below a predetermined start temperature and initiates a cooking cycle. An oil pump system is enabled at the initiation of the cooking cycle for adding oil to the kettle. As the popcorn and oil cook, the kettle temperature increases and passes through a predetermined dump temperature and the kettle automatically tilts and dumps the cooked popcorn. After the dump, the kettle temperature increases to the start cook temperature again and the buzzer and light are activated to alert the operator to add another batch of ingredients for consecutive batches of popcorn.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 30, 2002Publication date: March 13, 2003Applicant: Gold Medal Products Co.Inventor: Ronald R. Weiss
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Publication number: 20030010218Abstract: A multi-tier rotary grill for grilling and heating food items such as hot dogs, sausages, metts and similar food items. The rotary grill includes heated rollers that are arranged in vertically spaced apart roller tiers. The rollers in the multiple roller tiers lie in common respective planes that are substantially parallel to each other and may slope upwardly from a front to a back of the rotary grill.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2001Publication date: January 16, 2003Applicant: Gold Medal Products Co.Inventors: John C. Evans, A. Scott Perttola
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Publication number: 20020166454Abstract: 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 temperature and a buzzer and light alert an operator to add uncooked popcorn and oil to the kettle which lowers the temperature of the kettle below a predetermined start temperature and initiates a cooking cycle. An oil pump system Is enabled at the initiation of the cooking cycle for adding oil to the kettle. As the popcorn and oil cook, the kettle temperature increases and passes through a predetermined dump temperature and the kettle automatically tilts and dumps the cooked popcorn. After the dump, the kettle temperature increases to the start cook temperature again and the buzzer and light are activated to alert the operator to add another batch of ingredients for consecutive batches of popcorn.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 2, 2002Publication date: November 14, 2002Applicant: Gold Medal Products Co.Inventors: Ronald R. Weiss, Lee Kindley Hodgson
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Publication number: 20020078832Abstract: 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 temperature and a buzzer and light alert an operator to add uncooked popcorn and oil to the kettle which lowers the temperature of the kettle below a predetermined start temperature and initiates a cooking cycle. An oil pump system is enabled at the initiation of the cooking cycle for adding oil to the kettle. As the popcorn and oil cook, the kettle temperature increases and passes through a predetermined dump temperature and the kettle automatically tilts and dumps the cooked popcorn. After the dump, the kettle temperature increases to the start cook temperature again and the buzzer and light are activated to alert the operator to add another batch of ingredients for consecutive batches of popcorn.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 19, 2002Publication date: June 27, 2002Applicant: Gold Medal Products Co.Inventors: Ronald R. Weiss, Lee Kindly Hodgson
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Publication number: 20020061348Abstract: 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 temperature and a buzzer and light alert an operator to add uncooked popcorn and oil to the kettle which lowers the temperature of the kettle below a predetermined start temperature and initiates a cooking cycle. An oil pump system is enabled at the initiation of the cooking cycle for adding oil to the kettle. As the popcorn and oil cook, the kettle temperature increases and passes through a predetermined dump temperature and the kettle automatically tilts and dumps the cooked popcorn. After the dump, the kettle temperature increases to the start cook temperature again and the buzzer and light are activated to alert the operator to add another batch of ingredients for consecutive batches of popcorn.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 8, 2002Publication date: May 23, 2002Applicant: Gold Medal Products Co.Inventor: Ronald R. Weiss
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Patent number: D976629Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 2021Date of Patent: January 31, 2023Assignee: Gold Medal Products Co.Inventors: Todd M. Kroeger, Brandon S. Brammer
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Patent number: D977894Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 2021Date of Patent: February 14, 2023Assignee: Gold Medal Products Co.Inventors: Todd M. Kroeger, Brandon S. Brammer