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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6375102 | Electrical household appliance for processing food comprising a safety device An appliance includes a housing (1) containing a motor (2) whose output shaft (8) passes through the housing base (4) and drives in rotation a tool (16) housed in a bowl (9) locked on the housing and closed by a lid (12); and a safety device (25) having a... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6252372 | Method and system for varying and regulating a motor speed The invention concerns a method for varying and regulating the speed of a motor powered from a voltage source via a triac, comprising, at least once every alternating voltage interval, the following steps: computing a surface value (SI) corresp... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6216754 | Infusing apparatus An infusing apparatus comprises a collecting spout capable of being fixed under the outlet aperture of an infusing chamber. The spout has a lid provided with an opening through which the infusion penetrates, and an obstructer of the opening for in particu... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6209810 | Electrical household appliance for preparing food comprising a safety device The invention concerns a household appliance comprising a housing (1) containing a motor (3) whereof the output shaft rotates an implement (13) housed in a bowl (8) whereon is fixed a lid (15) including a tab (23); and a safety device comprising a sliding... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6189441 | Kitchen robot with two output connections for removable working accessories A kitchen robot comprises a housing (2) containing a motor unit (4) whose output shaft (6) vertically projects from the housing and with an upper face (10) for receiving a first removable accessory (22) comprising a bowl (33) housing a rotating implement ... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6164196 | Press for food products, such as fruits or vegetables, and kitchen robot comprising such a press A press for food products adapted to be reduced to a puree, comprising a working bowl (12) closed by a removable cover (21) and enclosing a rotatable press tool (23) comprising a central vertical shaft (27) which carries at least one pressing blade (30) w... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6150637 | Method for controlling the duration of heating and/or cooking in an oven and oven for implementing the method The invention concerns a method for controlling the duration of heating and/or cooking an undetermined amount Z of a given food product (5) placed in an oven chamber (1) comprising a heat source (2) and a sensor (4) for picking up a signal characteristic ... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6138552 | Electric deep fryer and cooking control method therefor Electric deep fat fryer comprising a vat (13) disposed in a housing (11) and containing a cooking bath (15), an electric heater (18) adapted to heat the cooking bath, a basket (20) for reception of foodstuffs to be fried, mounted in the vat (13), and a co... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6134817 | Soleplate for an iron A soleplate for an iron comprising a cast heating body (1) with an outer edge (4) having a tip (6) and a heel (8), as well as a metal ironing plate (10) having a matching shape and including a pointed front portion (12) and a rear portion (14), and compri... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6082648 | Electric household appliance for processing food comprising a device for storing cooking equipment Electric household appliance for processing foodstuffs, comprising a housing (2) enclosing a motor and having a base (4) on which is removably mounted a bowl (6) whose bottom is traversed by a shaft of the motor, various rotatable tools (17,25-27,49-51) m... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6057535 | Electric cooking oven with improved energy distribution An electric cooking oven comprising a cooking vessel (1), a microwave energy source and a waveguide (2') substantially parallelepiped in shape delimited transversally by two substantially rectangular surfaces (20', 21') located in two parallel planes sepa... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6047632 | Device for condensing cooking steams and cooking apparatus comprising same The invention discloses a device for condensing steams from the vessel of a cooking apparatus, comprising a receptacle (31) containing a refrigerant (33) and in which is placed a conduit (35) comprising a steam feed inlet connected to the vessel, and an o... | 04/11/2000 |
| 6049070 | Electric toaster with infrared detector cross reference to related application An electric toaster comprises an infrared detector (6) directed toward a heating device for the toaster, and a control device for the supply of electricity to the heating elements which is subordinated to a device (10) for measuring the radiation received... | 04/11/2000 |
| 6014925 | Toaster and process for mounting electromagnetic actuator therein A toaster comprises a housing (1) enclosing a toasting chamber (2) in which is movably mounted a bread carrier (4) between an ejection position and a toasting position in which it is retained by an electromagnetic actuating device (5) comprising a control... | 01/18/2000 |
| 6014001 | Method for powering an electronically switched variable reluctance motor, and power supply circuit therefor A method for powering an electronically switched variable reluctance motor (100) from a single-phase AC voltage source (17) is disclosed. Each phase of the motor is sequentially subjected to a magnetizing sequence, a demagnetizing sequence and an energy t... | 01/11/2000 |
| 6014002 | Method for powering an electronically switched variable-reluctance electric motor, and power supply circuit therefor A method for powering an electronically switched variable reluctance polyphase electric motor from a rectified voltage source, including for each phase, magnetizing sequences during which the rectified voltage is applied to each phase and demagnetizing se... | 01/11/2000 |
| 6002120 | Electric microwave oven with improved energy distribution An electric oven includes a microwave energy source (2), a waveguide (3) with an output section that terminates in a cooking enclosure defined by a base wall (4), a top wall (5), a sole wall (6) and two side walls (7, 8), and a rotary device (R) inside th... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5996477 | Electrical cooking apparatus with a vapour condensation device An electrical cooking apparatus comprises an open housing (3), a cover (12) closing the housing during the cooking phase, and a base (10). A cooking vat (5) is disposed in the housing (3) above the base (10) and is heated by an electric heater. A device (... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5996474 | Electric cooking appliance comprising a device for condensing cooking vapors The invention concerns a cooking appliance comprising an external housing (3) in which are incorporated a vessel (12), device (14) for electrically heating the vessel, and a box (23) housing a removable device (25) for condensing vapors urged to be connec... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5986440 | Load power control method using a phase control system, and device therefor A method for controlling the power of a load (1) powered from a source of AC voltage U having a period T using a phase control system, wherein, for a predetermined set power, a sequence of an integer p of elements, where p is greater than 1, is periodical... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5983536 | Electrical steam iron with steam channels An iron with a lower housing includes a heating base and a sole plate under the base, an evaporation chamber and a steam distribution chamber in communication with steam outlets in the sole plate. The evaporation chamber includes at least one steam channe... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5979089 | Steam iron with independent steam chambers This iron comprises a sole (10) having a heating base (15) and a plate (21) mounted below the base, and two steam chambers (28, 29) of which one (28) communicates with a first series of steam outlets (38) in the plate via corresponding steam distribution ... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5951898 | Electric cooking apparatus An electric cooking apparatus comprises a base (1) in the form of a frame defining a hollow internal region (6), a vessel (2) adapted to rest on the base in that internal region, an electric heating resistance (3) disposed above the vessel, a cooking gril... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5918532 | Toaster A toaster comprises a housing (1) enclosing a carriage (4) movable between an ejection position and a toasting position to which it can be brought by a handle (6) connected to one end (7) of the carriage (4) by a driver (8) secured to a finger (11) adapte... | 07/06/1999 |
| 5893319 | Appliance for heating foodstuffs with steam A kitchen appliance for heating foodstuffs with steam, comprising, in a housing (1) having a bottom (2) and a side wall (3), a cold water reservoir (4) supplying a chamber for the production of steam (5), supplying itself through a steam inlet (6), a cook... | 04/13/1999 |
| 5886483 | Circuit for supplying a piezo-electric motor Circuit for supplying a piezoelectric motor (M) comprising a rotor (1) frictionally driven by a stator energized by a piezoelectric element (3) connected to two electrodes (11 and 12) supplied by two high frequency voltages (V1 ') and (V2 | 03/23/1999 |
| 5871278 | Hand-held electrical beater-mixer preventing concomitant emplacement of accessories An apparatus comprising a drive motor (7) with a shaft (8) having a front end for engaging a coupling device (20) for a whisk (10), and a rear end for engaging a drive (28) housed in a cylindrical body (31) and engageable by a mixing arm, as well as a ver... | 02/16/1999 |
| 5860736 | Beater support with drive wheel and guide A support for an electric kitchen beater comprises a plate (26) that supports the beater and a drive device (28) for a bowl (18). A drive transmission (30) is disposed in the plate and has a movement outlet connection (34) comprising a drive wheel (36) wi... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5809870 | Electric deep fat fryer A domestic deep fat fryer comprising, in a housing (1), a vessel (2) adapted to contain a cooking bath (3). An electric heating resistance (4) heats the cooking bath. A thermal regulator (6) of high thermal inertia is mounted in series with the heating re... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5803598 | Hand-held electric beater-mixer A hand-held electric beater-mixer comprises a drive motor (7), two coupling devices (20, 28) linked to the motor and engageable by a whisk and a mixing accessory (38) respectively, an electrical switch (71) operated by a button (67) having an "off" positi... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5799421 | Pressing iron and process for assembling such an iron A pressing iron comprises a housing made of plastic material in the form of a hollow body having a base (3) whose upper portion (H) has an opening (O) closed by a cover (C) and whose outlet (D) is closed by a pressing block comprising an upper portion (4)... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5794522 | Electrical cooking apparatus, in particular deep fat dryer Electric cooking apparatus comprising an insulating enclosure (12) which has spaced inner and outer shells (13, 14). A cooking vessel (22) is mounted removably in the enclosure at a distance from the inner shell (14). An electric heating device (30) compr... | 08/18/1998 |
| 5796245 | Process and device for controlling the power of a load via a phase adjustment system A method for controlling the power supplied to a load (1) which is powered by an AC voltage source U with a period T via a generalised phase adjustment system, includes the steps of periodically delivering a sequence of p elements to the load (1), in acco... | 08/18/1998 |
| 5778764 | Drip coffee maker comprising a device for measuring ground coffee A drip coffee maker comprises a housing (10), and in the housing (10) a filter holder (20) into which ground coffee (23) is to be poured. A measuring device (25) is provided for the ground coffee poured into the filter holder (20). The filter holder (20) ... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5771780 | Electric toaster An electric toaster with a housing (1) includes a toasting chamber and a slot (2) provided in the top surface thereof for inserting slices of bread, at least one heating element (3), and at least one bread holder (4) movable up and down on a guide device ... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5748853 | Vacuum cleaner with fuzzy logic control unit The vacuum cleaner includes a housing (2) having a dust compartment (11) containing a dust bag (17) and a vacuum compartment (12) containing a motor-ventilator set (20); a vacuum hose (3, 5) coupled to a suction unit (7) with a suction aperture; and a dev... | 05/05/1998 |
| 5567049 | Domestic mixer with safety device A domestic mixer comprises a base (11) enclosing an electric motor (13) whose output shaft (15) projects from the base, as well as a bowl (18) adapted to be closed by a cover (20), mounted removably on the base (11) and having a rotatable tool (24) adapte... | 10/22/1996 |
