Abstract: A clothing iron includes a soleplate having an edge wall extending from a horizontal plate. The edge wall extends around the entire perimeter of the horizontal plate. The edge wall is curved and has a fillet radius. The fillet radius varies around the perimeter of the horizontal plate. The soleplate has a front section and a back section. The edge wall at the front section has a fillet radius greater than a fillet radius at the back section.

Abstract: A handheld garment care device includes a first ironing surface and a second ironing surface that are orthogonally opposed, and independently used. A handheld garment care device also includes a first set of ironing heated surfaces where each surface is opposed to the other and can be closed toward each other, and a second set of one or more ironing heated surfaces where the one or more surfaces are not co-planar with any surface of the first set.

Abstract: A cooking appliance includes an upper cooking surface and a lower cooking surface. The lower cooking surface employs a plurality of horizontally-offset apertures in each of the furrows formed in the lower cooking surface for facilitating the egress of cooking juices from the lower cooking surface.

Abstract: A processor includes two or more core dies each including one or more processor cores. A first core die of the processor is associated with a first operating system and the processor cores of the first core die execute a set of instructions according to the first operating system to produce a first result. A second core of the processor is associated with a second operating system and the processor cores of the second core of the second core die execute the set of instructions according to the second operating system to produce a second result. The first and second core dies provide the first and second results to a voting circuitry that generates an output based on the first and second results.

Abstract: A handheld garment care device includes a first ironing surface and a second ironing surface that are orthogonally opposed, and independently used. A handheld garment care device also includes a first set of ironing heated surfaces where each surface is opposed to the other and can be closed toward each other, and a second set of one or more ironing heated surfaces where the one or more surfaces are not co-planar with any surface of the first set.

Abstract: A toaster includes a housing having a slot for receiving a food item, a heating element associated with the slot for toasting the food item, a carriage assembly having a supporting rack movably mounted in the slot for supporting the food item within the slot, a first slider member connected to the supporting rack, and a second slider member operatively connected to the first slider member, a motor, and a driving member having a first end operatively connected to the motor and a second end received in a slot in the second slider member such that when the motor is driven to rotate the driving member, the driving member drives the supporting rack, via the first slider member and the second slider member, to slidably move within the slot.

Abstract: A fastener driving tool includes a housing unit with a fastener striking opening, a striking member with an engaging slot, a locking member with a front engaging end detachably engaged to the engaging slot, and a handle unit pivoted on the housing unit. When the handle unit is pressed down to shift the driving tool from an initial to an energy-storing state, the locking member is driven to move the striking member away from the striking opening. When the handle unit is pressed down continuously to shift the driving tool from the energy-storing to a striking state, the front engaging end is driven to disengage from the engaging slot, and the striking member is driven to move down to the striking opening for performing a striking stroke.

Abstract: A slicing disc assembly for use with an electrically powered food processor appliance includes a disc body having a top surface, a bottom surface, a central hub, a circumferential edge, a first opening in the disc body between the central hub and the circumferential edge, and a second opening in the disc body between the central hub and the circumferential edge, a horizontal slicing blade associated with the first opening, and a vertical blade assembly associated with the second opening, the vertical blade assembly being moveable between a slicing position and a retracted position.

Abstract: A cooking appliance includes a housing having an internal compartment, a divider positionable within the internal compartment for dividing the internal compartment into a first oven cavity and a second oven cavity, a first heating element configured to heat the first oven cavity, and a second element configured to heat the second oven cavity. The divider is at least one of retractable and/or removable.

Abstract: A handheld food blender includes a main body configured to house a motor, a drive shaft assembly removably connected to the main body, the drive shaft assembly having a transmission shaft configured to be driven by the motor, and a processing tool attachment removably connected to a distal end of the drive shaft assembly, the processing tool attachment having a food processing implement and a drive shaft. The transmission shaft is configured to transmit a rotational output of the motor to the drive shaft of the processing tool attachment to rotate the food processing implement.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a denim-like fabric and jeans. In some embodiments, the invention relates to a denim-like knitted fabric.

Abstract: A garment steaming device includes a housing having a reservoir for containing liquid therein, a head portion connected to the housing, and a steam generator contained within the head portion, the steam generator being in fluid communication with the reservoir for generating steam from the liquid contained in the reservoir. The steam generator includes a first layer and a second layer and at least one heating element sandwiched between the first layer and the second layer. The first layer and the second layer define a steam flowpath that is configured such that steam flows back and forth between the first layer and the second layer before exiting the steam generator.

Abstract: An ice cream roll maker includes a housing, a freezer wheel mounted within the housing and configured for rotation about a horizontal axis, and a reservoir within the housing for holding a liquid ingredient. An outer peripheral surface of the freezer wheel is configured to receive the liquid ingredient from the reservoir and transform the liquid ingredient into a frozen coating layer on the outer peripheral surface.

Abstract: A fastener driving tool includes a housing unit with a fastener striking opening, a striking member with an engaging slot, a locking member with a front engaging end detachably engaged to the engaging slot, and a handle unit pivoted on the housing unit. When the handle unit is pressed down to shift the driving tool from an initial to an energy-storing state, the locking member is driven to move the striking member away from the striking opening. When the handle unit is pressed down continuously to shift the driving tool from the energy-storing to a striking state, the front engaging end is driven to disengage from the engaging slot, and the striking member is driven to move down to the striking opening for performing a striking stroke.

Abstract: A cooking appliance including a temperature sensing system having an upper housing having a first heating surface and a lower housing having a second heating surface includes a temperature sensing probe, a control panel and a control unit in electrical communication with the temperature sensing probe and the control panel. The temperature sensing probe is removably received by the upper housing and extends through the first heating surface. The control panel has one or more input buttons for allowing a user to select at least one input parameter including a desired internal temperature of a food item.

Abstract: A garment steaming device includes a housing having a reservoir for containing liquid therein, a head portion connected to the housing, and a steam generator contained within the head portion, the steam generator being in fluid communication with the reservoir for generating steam from the liquid contained in the reservoir. The steam generator includes a first layer and a second layer and at least one heating element sandwiched between the first layer and the second layer. The first layer and the second layer define a steam flowpath that is configured such that steam flows back and forth between the first layer and the second layer before exiting the steam generator.

Abstract: A toaster includes a housing having a slot for receiving a food item, a heating element associated with the slot for toasting the food item, a carriage assembly having a supporting rack movably mounted in the slot for supporting the food item within the slot, a first slider member connected to the supporting rack, and a second slider member operatively connected to the first slider member, a motor, and a driving member having a first end operatively connected to the motor and a second end received in a slot in the second slider member such that when the motor is driven to rotate the driving member, the driving member drives the supporting rack, via the first slider member and the second slider member, to slidably move within the slot.

Abstract: A handheld appliance delivers heat and steam to a clothing garment or fabric. The appliance has a housing that contains a removable water reservoir, a pump, a control board, and a steam generator. The steam generator has a steam outlet that is a single nozzle connected to one of a plurality of output heads are interchangeably connected. Each output head has a steam outlet of different configurations to selectively vary one or more of steam emission pressure, steam emission distance and steam emission area. One or more output heads include physical components for direct contact with the garment or fabric.