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Raku Raku Pan Da the "World's first automatic bread-making machine" Although bread machines for mass production had been previously made for industrial use, the first self-contained breadmaker for household use was released in Japan in 1986 by the Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. (now Panasonic) based on research by project engineers and software developer Ikuko Tanaka, who trained with the ...
Kensington's first trackball mouse was the Turbo Mouse for Macintosh released in 1986 and trackballs have since been one of the major offerings by the company. Their first laptop physical security lock was made in 1992. [6] Kensington also produced accessories for portable devices like the iPod, including the Stereo Dock in 2005. [7]
Kettle corn was introduced to the United States in the 18th century. It is referenced in the diaries of Dutch settlers in Pennsylvania circa 1776. [citation needed] It was a treat sold at fairs or consumed at other festive occasions. The corn, oil, sugar, and salt are cooked together in a cast-iron kettle, or possibly a Dutch oven. This ...
A kettle, sometimes called a tea kettle or teakettle, is a device specialized for boiling water, commonly with a lid, spout, and handle. There are three main types: the stovetop kettle , which uses heat from a hob , the electric kettle , which is a small kitchen appliance with an internal heating element , and the whistling kettle , which emits ...
Millennium kettle with OPTEC disc element In 1996, the company introduced the Millennium 1.7 L kettle that used a special 3000 W/240 V printed thick film OPTEC flat disc element to boil water in about half the time, [7] [8] with a limescale filter. The company designed the world's first fully programmable kettle, the 'Millennium 2' (M2).
A traditional corn sheller A large corn shelling machine. The modern corn sheller is commonly attributed to Lester E. Denison from Middlesex County, Connecticut. Denison was issued a patent on August 12, 1839, for a freestanding, hand-operated machine that removed individual kernels of corn by pulling the cob through a series of metal-toothed cylinders which stripped the kernels off the cob.
The term "corn roaster" can also refer to a person who roasts corn. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Corn roaster machines have existed in the United States since at least 1900. [ 4 ] Corn roasters are used by concession vendors at festivals , fairs , events, parties, and holidays, such as the Fourth of July in the United States.
Simplex's time-division began to lose market share, but their newly founded fire alarm division significantly prospered. In 1970, Simplex introduced conventional control panels . In 1979, Simplex introduced the industry's first networked multiplex building control system that was capable of handling fire alarm, security, HVAC, synchronized time ...