Abstract: A cooking rack system for placement in a container or kitchen sink, the cooking rack including spaced hollow members with openings therealong and spaced support members extending between the spaced hollow members along the lengths of the hollow members.

Abstract: A water bath system for cooking includes a conventional kitchen sink for 1) a dish washing mode of operation with heated water and 2) a sous vide cooking mode of operation, including a heating unit for heating water in the sink, a temperature sensor and a control unit connected to the heating unit and responsive to the temperature of the liquid to maintain the liquid in the kitchen sink at a specific temperature for cooking food inside a cooking bag or container and immersed in the liquid bath for sous vide cooking.

Abstract: A cooking rack system for placement in a container or kitchen sink, the cooking rack including spaced hollow members with openings therealong and spaced support members extending between the spaced hollow members along the lengths of the hollow members.

Abstract: A sous vide system including a container having an amount of liquid therein with at least first and second temperature zones, first and second temperature sensors for the first and second temperature zones and a control unit for maintaining the temperature of the liquid in the first and second temperature zones using heating and/or cooling units.

Abstract: A water/liquid bath system for cooking includes a conventional kitchen sink, a heating unit for heating water in the sink, a temperature sensor and control unit connected to the heating unit and responsive to the temperature of the liquid to maintain the liquid at a specific temperature for cooking food inside a cooking bag or container and immersed in the liquid bath.

Abstract: A water/liquid bath system for cooking includes a conventional kitchen sink, a heating unit for heating water in the sink, a temperature sensor and control unit connected to the heating unit and responsive to the temperature of the liquid to maintain the liquid at a specific temperature for cooking food inside a cooking bag or container and immersed in the liquid bath.

Abstract: The trading card/video game system includes a conventional video game control system for a selected video game involving a number of different characters. The video game control system controls a monitor/screen for displaying the playing of the game. Trading cards are selected by the individual players for playing of the game. Each trading card is a character having selected characteristics and abilities, or a specialty card which affects the characters in the game or the conditions of the game, including the rules. The individual selected trading cards are scanned and the information associated with the trading cards is downloaded from a website database to which the system is connected via the internet to the software control system portion of the system. The website has a number of capabilities with respect to the individual trading cards, including verification of authenticity and ownership of the cards and a capability of assisting in the trading, temporary use, sale or acquisition of trading cards.

Abstract: The system includes a control system (12) which carries out the performance of a video sports game, such as a baseball game, and controls the display on a video monitor (14). Input information concerning the performance of players in the game is supplied via trading card elements (20--20), each of the trading card elements having a conventional trading card appearance which includes a photograph of the player and performance data in human-readable form. The trading card element (20) also includes machine-readable performance information (input data) which is readable by a card reader (22) which applies the input data on the card to the control system (12), which then creates the two teams and carries out the game.