Celebrity Inventors
Mark Twain (Samuel L. Clemens) received Patent No. 121,992 for "An Improvement in Adjustable and Detachable Straps for Garments." He later received two more patents: one for a self-pasting scrapbook and one for a game to help players remember important historical dates.
PatentStorm News
Make the Most of Our Site
See this month's Top Inventors and Most Cited Patents.
Stay on top of the latest innovations by subscribing to an RSS feed.
Registered users: Manage your profile.
| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8181565 | Method for measuring the quantity of coffee dispensed by a coffee mill and appliance comprising such a mill A method for measuring a quantity of coffee MNi or MTi that a grinding burr of a coffee mill driven in rotation by a motor dispenses in a predetermined number of revolutions Ni of the grinding burr or in a predetermined time interval... | 05/22/2012 |
| D660071 | Expresso coffee machine | 05/22/2012 |
| 8179072 | Method for counting the number of revolutions of a burr of a coffee mill and appliance comprising such a mill A method for counting the number of revolutions of a burr of a coffee mill driven in rotation by an electric motor. According to the method: at least one electrical parameter Pi of the motor that varies in proportion to the speed of said motor is measured... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8161867 | Automatic dispenser of ground coffee An automatic dispenser for ground coffee composed of a reservoir for grounds, the reservoir having a bottom provided with an outlet opening, rotatable dosing paddles at the bottom of the reservoir for dispensing a predetermined quantity of ground coffee through the ... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8132689 | Cookware handle with a hollow structure A cookware handle designed to be grasped by a user's hand, consisting of a rigid structure attached to the cookware and a flexible grip surrounding the rigid structure. The rigid structure contains at least one hollow cavity positioned directly underneath the grip, ... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8096440 | Pressure cooker equipped with a gripping part attached to the pan Pressure cooker equipped with a gripping part attached to the pan. The invention relates to a domestic pressure cooker comprising: a pan (2) which itself comprises a wall. a lid designed to be attache... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8096436 | Pressure cooker with overpressure safety device The invention relates to a pressure cooking appliance (1) having: a bowl (2) with a side wall (2B), a lid (3), a sealing gasket (4) interposed between the side wa... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8071219 | Culinary item presenting improved hydrophobic properties and method of manufacturing such an item The invention concerns a culinary item comprising a support element and a first coating of a sol-gel baked composition, said first coating overlying at least a portion of a first face of the support element, wherein said culinary item further comprises a second coat... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8070010 | Easy-to-clean cooking surface A food cooking surface for a cooking appliance, a method of producing that surface and a method of cooking food with a cooking appliance having that food cooking surface. The food cooking surface is made of a metal alloy of zirconium and of at least another metal, t... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8061264 | Device for heating milk and coffee machine comprising same A device for heating milk includes a body (2) having: a steam injecting conduit and a milk conduit emerging into a suction chamber; and a heating chamber (4) extending from an outlet of the suction chamber to an outlet (7) through which the heat... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8051765 | Distributor of powdered product with removable reservoir A distributor of powdered product, the distributor having a case, a reservoir removably installable in a housing formed in the case, the reservoir having a distribution orifice and being adapted to contain the powdered product and to be installed in the housing by a... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8047125 | Coffee maker equipped with a steam nozzle The inventive coffee machine is provided with a housing (2) including a coffee output (9, 10), a steam generator and a steam output nozzle (20) which is movable with respect to the housing and is provided with a free end (22) immersible i... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8046876 | Cookware handle with compressible grip A cookware handle designed to be grasped by a user's hand, consisting of a rigid structure attached to the cookware, and a flexible grip surrounding the rigid structure. The flexible grip has at least one part consisting of a wall that is from 2 to 10 mm thick, and ... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8016122 | Pot or pan lid with a draining function and a large area view A culinary vessel lid in the form of a cover that is adapted for covering the vessel and that includes a transparent covering part, a metal covering part provided with through openings intended for draining foods and a silicone retaining ring. ... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8011291 | Machine for preparing an infusion A machine for preparing an infusion includes: an infusion chamber (14) delimited by a lower vessel (3) and an upper packing head (6) that can move relative to one another; a supply of hot pressurized water to the infusion chamber, the packing he... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7539402 | Electrical liquid-heating appliance An electrical household liquid-heating appliance includes a housing (10), electrical heating elements, a switch, a button (16) pivotable about an axis between an on position and an off position and having an actuation surface, and a switch actuation le... | 05/26/2009 |
| D592446 | Milk frothing apparatus | 05/19/2009 |
| 7523696 | Pressure-cooking appliance including opening safety means The invention relates to an appliance for cooking under pressure, the appliance comprising: a bowl and a lid; and opening safety means suitable for going between a neutral position, in which they allow the lid to b... | 04/28/2009 |
| D589291 | Dispenser for beverages | 03/31/2009 |
| 7487715 | Utensil for slow-cook cycle steaming The invention concerns a utensil for slow-cook cycles, comprising an annular wall (14) enclosing a cooking vessel (15), and a lid (30), the annular wall and the lid being designed to be arranged on another annular wall (12) pertaining to ... | 02/10/2009 |
| 7454852 | Ironing appliance having a cord storage cavity An apparatus composed of: a steam generating base delimited by a periphery; a fabric smoothing appliance; and a cord connecting the base to the appliance, the cord having a length, a transverse width and a transverse height, the base being provided with a cavity for... | 11/25/2008 |
| D556499 | Hot water dispenser for beverages | 12/04/2007 |
| D536917 | Espresso coffee machine | 02/20/2007 |
| 7021199 | Household electrical appliance The household electrical appliance comprises a support and a waffle-iron which pivots on the support about an axis and which has a pivot pivotally mounted on a bearing carried by the support. In the invention, the pivot is secured to a first panel of the waffle-iron... | 04/04/2006 |
| D511066 | Household electric coffee maker | 11/01/2005 |
| D499599 | Household electric coffee maker | 12/14/2004 |
| 6684539 | Iron vaporization chamber coating A cladding in a vaporization chamber of an iron, the cladding being composed of a first layer composed essentially of sodium silicate, and at least locally a second layer composed of a fiber mat or a hydrophilic fabric, wherein the cladding has a surface ... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6655264 | Multifunction steam cooker with improved unattended operation capability A steam cooker composed of: a water reservoir for water that is to be converted into steam by a steam generator; a cooking enclosure for receiving a cooking vessel and/or a support provided with flow passages, the cooking enclosure being arranged to be su... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6218645 | Control device for an electrical cooking appliance A control device for an electrical cooking appliance having a case, a bowl and a heating element associated with the bowl. The control device includes a rotatable part mounted for rotation about an axis and supporting elements having indicia and/or arrang... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6189245 | Steam iron soleplate with separate steaming and drying areas A steam iron soleplate divided into at least one steaming area having a plurality of steam outlets and at least one drying area having one or more grooves but free of steam outlets. The grooves are arranged in a network of furrows defining a pattern of ra... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6038760 | Method for making an inductor A method for forming electrical wires into flat coils for use in inductive devices wherein a rapid setting cement is used to maintain the wound wires prior to encapsulation thereof.... | 03/21/2000 |
| 5908570 | Electric kettle with metal heater plate An electric kettle includes a plastics material tank side wall structure for liquid to be heated and a heating arrangement including an electrical element associated with a metal heater plate mounted at the bottom of the side wall structure with its top f... | 06/01/1999 |
| 5809630 | Method of manufacturing a culinary vessel with reinforced bottom A culinary vessel is made from two sheets of different metals or alloys laminated together and stamped to form a vessel having a bottom and a side wall. The bottom incorporates small stamped cavities such that the cavities formed in the outer sheet enter ... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5803636 | Applicator for thermoplastic product, particularly depilatory wax An applicator for a thermoplastic product, the applicator including: a housing (1) constructed to be held by a user and having a longitudinal axis and an end provided with two mutually parallel longitudinal walls (11b) and two transverse walls (11c) delim... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5800869 | Method of making an object, in particular a culinary article In a method of applying a decoration to an object, at least one layer of enamel frit slip is applied to the object, after which, without curing this layer, a decoration based on enamel frit and mineral pigments is applied to localized areas of this layer ... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5797966 | Painless electric stimulation appliance and corresponding process A painless electric stimulation appliance for body care comprises at least one stimulation electrode (24, 25) and a vibrating part (23) positioned in the vicinity of the electrode, which mechanically prompts the skin in vibration in association with the e... | 08/25/1998 |
| 5725619 | Device for closing and ejecting the bag of a vacuum cleaner An obturation device for the disposable bag (1) of a vacuum cleaner, the bag (1) having a rigid area (1a) in the vicinity of a closable filling inlet, in order to fix the bag (1) to a frame part (13) of the vacuum cleaner, as well as a flap (5) for closin... | 03/10/1998 |
| 5497696 | Cooking vessel with suppressed deformation of the bottom A cooking vessel produced from a disc (3) of light alloy or metal includes a bottom (1) intended to be placed on a cooking plate, a burner or the like. The bottom (1) includes a plate (2) made of a metal having properties different from those of the metal... | 03/12/1996 |
