Sandwich making appliance and method of making a sandwich with the same

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9661952
APP PUB NO 20160255996A1
SERIAL NO

15152945

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A small cooking appliance comprises a bottom housing, a top housing, and a ring assembly. The bottom housing has a top surface that forms a bottom cooking surface of the appliance. The top housing has a bottom surface that forms a top cooking surface of the appliance. The top housing is movably attached to the bottom housing and moveable between a closed position and an open position. The ring assembly is positionable between the top and bottom cooking surfaces when the top housing is in its closed position. The ring assembly comprises a top ring, a bottom ring, and an optional center cooking plate. The center cooking plate is movable between (i) a closed position in which a space defined by the ring assembly is divided into top and bottom cooking cavities and (ii) an open position.

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HAMILTON BEACH BRANDS INC4421 WATEFRONT DRIVE GLEN ALLEN VA 23060

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Ashley, Claire New York, US 5 106
Garman, Michael Moseley, US 89 1215
Jackson, David L Mechanicsville, US 14 322
McCullough, Derek A Henrico, US 15 127
Stamper, George Quinton, US 12 109
Steiner, Mark C Midlothian, US 74 1271

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