Patents Assigned to Steak 'n Shake Enterprises, Inc.
  • Publication number: 20230021011
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a press mechanism for a griddle to mold a steak burger puck into a formed steak burger patty. The press mechanism can include an arm connected to a hinge. The hinge can be attached to a griddle surface. The platen can be connected to the arm and can include a concave surface to receive a steak burger puck. A platen heater can be connected to the platen to heat the platen to an operating temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Applicant: Steak n Shake Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Sardar Biglari, Paul LEDGARD
  • Patent number: 10076124
    Abstract: The techniques described herein provide, in one embodiment, a rapid-agitation mixer for food products that comprises a product holder configured to hold a sealed product cup containing a food product to be mixed, and a drive shaft along an agitation axis, the drive shaft configured to secure the product holder and product cup in place. The illustrative mixer also comprises a drive motor configured to reciprocate the drive shaft in opposing directions, where the product holder correspondingly reciprocates the product cup to churn the food product within the product cup.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2018
    Assignee: Steak 'n Shake Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Sardar Biglari, David Milton
  • Patent number: 9907319
    Abstract: A dual-axis mixer for food products includes a product holder that is configured to hold a sealed product cup containing a food product to be mixed. The mixer has a primary axis of rotation about a central axis, and a secondary axis of rotation radially offset from the central axis. In doing so, the secondary axis positioned to rotate around the primary axis. Furthermore, the product holder is located at the secondary axis and is configured to rotate about the secondary axis. Rotation about the primary axis applies centripetal force to the food product, and the secondary axis rotates the product holder to churn the food product within the product cup.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2018
    Assignee: Steak 'n Shake Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Sardar Biglari, David Milton