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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8171927 | Burner cap flame stabilization chamber A gas burner cap for a cooking appliance includes a top side and a bottom side. The bottom side of the cap is configured to face a corresponding burner body. One or more flame-stabilization chambers are located on the bottom side of the cap. ... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8146582 | Burner system and heating cooking appliance having the same Provided are a burner system and a heating and cooking appliance having the same. The burner system includes a burner pot, and a mixing tube unit. The burner pot provides a space where a gas and air mix and burn, and the mixing tube unit is integrally formed with th... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8011358 | Double flame perimeter burner A burner for range covers or similar, to allow a broad range of calorific capacities, and a better burner distribution in the cover, with a generally semi-rectangular form, and containing a plurality of ports and a plurality of manners to ignite it, wherein the burn... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7987843 | Burner improvement A burner for use with cooking has a multiplicity of slots extending relative to a periphery of a burner head providing primary flame orifices. The slots have slot walls preferably extending upwardly from a slot bottom. A cap tops the burner head. Stops are disposed ... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7942143 | Heating cooking appliance and burner system thereof A heating cooking appliance and a burner system thereof are provided. The height of the burner pot is reduced to facilitate product installation and reduce overall material and shipping costs. To increase user satisfaction with the product, a plurality of mixing tub... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7895997 | Heating cooking appliance and burner system of the same A heating cooking appliance and a burner system of the same are provided. A nozzle and a mixing tube can be stably fixed, and relative position of components can be aligned with high precision even if the heating cooking appliance has a narrow internal space. Thus, ... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7841332 | Burner with flame stability The present invention concerns a burner assembly that includes a burner body having a combustible gas chamber from which a combustible gas is distributed to a plurality of burner ports at which the combustible gas can be combusted and a stability chamber in gas-flow... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7802567 | Device and method for a gas burner A gas burner assembly connected to a source of gas. The gas burner assembly has a burner body. The burner body has a generally enclosed chamber with a central axis and is configured with a generally circular wall. Ports are formed at the top of the wall and are in f... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7513247 | Gas cooking equipment and method for producing gas cooking equipment A control system for adjusting the heat output of at least one gas burner. The control system including at least one control organ in a gas main line feeding the gas burner for adjusting the gas throughput supplied to the gas burner nozzle. The control system furthe... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7422010 | Cooking stove A cooking stove that prevents a burner from being ignited when a touch switch shifts from a non-sensing to a sensing state. An operation portion having a touch switch is provided on a glass top plate of a cooking stove main body which accommodates burners. The touch... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7370649 | Cooking stove A touch switch which prohibits a child from actuating heating means, while permitting a child to deactivate heating means. A cooking stove including an electrical capacitance operation switch 10 which switches the cooking stove between an operation state in w... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7362574 | Jet orifice plate with projecting jet orifice structures for direct impingement cooling apparatus A cooling apparatus and a direct cooling impingement module are provided, along with a method of fabrication thereof. The cooling apparatus and direct impingement cooling module include a manifold structure and a jet orifice plate for injecting coolant onto a surfac... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7347685 | Torch manifold with integrated nozzles A manifold for a torch including a gas distribution portion for distributing gas directed into the manifold to two or more gas channels, a nozzle in each gas channel, an air passage in the manifold proximate each nozzle, and a flame tube portion including a channel ... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7335861 | Cooking stove A cooking stove which prevents the quantity of heat generated by a gas burner from increasing continuously contrary to the user's expectations, while allowing the user to easily operate the appliance. A cooking stove includes an operation portion 6 having tou... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7322820 | Controlled flame gas burner A multiple fingered burner includes controls for continuity of gas flow and ignition throughout all of the ports peripherally positioned around the contoured wall of the burner body. A plurality of burner parts are nested together with an indexer limiting insertion ... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7299799 | Gas manifold assembly with a mounting device in a cooking appliance The gas manifold assembly (1) is adapted to a cooking appliance for supplying the burners (21) thereof, and is equipped with various taps (C1-C4) of the rotary type, installed on a elongated tubular-shaped manifold conduit (2), whi... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7293475 | Disposable, pre-sterilized fluid receptacle sampling device The present invention provides a fluid sampling device comprising a port insert, a plurality of flexible conduits, and a plurality of sample containers. The port insert comprises a body having a plurality of shafts therethrough and a rotatably displaceable member fo... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7291009 | Dual stacked gas burner and a venturi for improving burner operation A cooktop burner assembly is described. The cooktop burner assembly includes a main burner, and a simmer burner located below the main burner, where a diameter of the simmer burner is greater than a diameter of the main burner. The closer placement of the main burne... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7281424 | Rotation-support apparatus with rotation sensor device for drive-wheel The outer race 2 is fixed to the support hole 29 in the knuckle 1, and the constant velocity joint 6 is connected to the hub 3. The first seal ring 9 is fitted into the outer race 2 to cover the opening on the end of ... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7267544 | Barbeque grill burner with enhanced thermal distribution A gas burner for a grill unit includes a generally “U” shaped burner having spaced first and second hollow legs. The legs have a plurality of apertures therein through which gas may escape from the interior thereof for combustion. A gas delivery conduit delivers... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7255100 | Electronic gas cooktop control with simmer system and method thereof An electronically activated gas cooktop control system, responsive to a touch-sensitive user interface, and capable of providing a predetermined range of cooking and simmer levels of BTU output, has two complementary heating modes of operation A first heating mode o... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7243647 | Universal integrated device for controlling gas-burner rings of a cooking surface including a gas tap and a catenary element A device for controlling the gas-burner rings of a cooking surface includes a gas tap equipped with a control knob and a catenary element for control of ignition of the gas-burner rings. The catenary element includes a microswitch actuated selectively by a bushing c... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7210475 | Low profile gas burner for a cooking appliance A gas cooking appliance includes a low profile gas burner assembly positioned within an oven cavity. The low profile gas burner assembly, formed from a tubular member having a defined diameter, includes a first end, defining an inlet portion, interconnected with a s... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7204688 | Gas burner for dryer Gas burner for a dryer including a gas nozzle for receiving, and injecting gas, a mixing tube for mixing the gas injected from the gas nozzle and primary air, igniter fitted to an outlet of the mixing tube for igniting the gas mixed with the primary air coming out o... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7174885 | Cooking apparatus A cooking apparatus capable of uniformly heating and cooking food laid on a grill unit using thermal energy radiated from a heating unit, includes a cabinet opened at a top surface thereof to provide an opening over which the food to be cooked is laid. A grill unit ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7156370 | Rotary valve in a multi-gas cooker The cooking appliance (1) having a control panel (2) is equipped with one or more gas flow (Q) regulating valves, wherein the rotary regulator organ (6) is provided with various peripheral through holes (16–19). The control knob (9 | 01/02/2007 |
| 7100596 | Forced convection gas oven The invention concerns a forced convection gas oven wherein a globally parallelepiped muffle chamber contains a centrifugal convection turbine driven by a motor and arranged adjacent to the center of the rear peripheral wall. A gas burner is arranged coaxially upstr... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7086855 | Apparatus having improved wind resistance that is a synergistic combination of a windshield and a brooder heater pilot assembly The invention is an apparatus that is a synergistic combination of a windshield and a pilot light assembly for a gas burner heater. The apparatus provides reliable operation of the gas burner heater in high air flow conditions, where the air flow would normally caus... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7077644 | Advanced commercial range burner A gas-fired burner including a cylindrical burner housing having a premixed fuel/air opening. Disposed within the cylindrical burner housing is a cylindrical burner ring which forms at least one row of a plurality of burner ports. The cylindrical burner ring is size... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7069923 | Apparatus and method of controlling fan motor in downdraft gas range Disclosed are an apparatus and method of automatically operating a fan motor when a grill is used in a downdraft gas range and, more particularly, an apparatus and method of enabling a user to arbitrarily adjust the wind during automatic fan motor operation. The pre... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7048538 | Gas distribution assembly with rotary taps for a cooking appliance The gas distribution assembly (1) is adapted for the supply of a gas flow (G) to a cooking appliance with top burners, and comprises a straight tubular-shaped manifold conduit. (2) and various rotary taps (C1–C4) provided with an arched... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7017572 | Method and apparatus for gas ranges A gas burner assembly for connection to a source of gas includes a burner body including at least one receptacle, a burner cap positioned on the burner body, at least two isolation walls coupled to the burner body, and at least one projection extending from the burn... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7011013 | Electric wok having food processor with automatic feed A device for processing and cooking food comprises a base housing a heating element for a food cooking function and a controllable motor for a food processing function. A container seatable on the base has an inlet for introducing food and an outlet for processed fo... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7007688 | Heat control device of portable gas stoves This invention discloses a heat control device of a portable gas stove, comprising a hollow cylindrical button base and a switch button, an installing slot protruded from the top of the inner wall of the button base, a spring disposed in the installing slot, and a p... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7004751 | Gas burner assemblies, methods for assembling, and gas fired appliances employing same A gas burner assembly includes in one embodiment a top plate having at least one port for discharging fuel and a downwardly-depending, peripheral edge having a plurality of spaced-apart slots, and a bottom base having a peripheral edge disposed within the downwardly... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6990973 | Burner for gas cooking ranges A gas-fired burner for cooking range, which includes at least one burner, which is arranged below at least one grate on which a cooking vessel is to be arranged, the distance between the nozzles of the burner and the upper surface of the grate being directly proport... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6966315 | Smooth surface gas cooktop having an electric ignition/turndown system A cooking appliance includes smooth cooking surface having at least one cooking zone, a base frame section, at least one gas burner assembly located between the smooth cooking surface and the base frame section, and a control unit. A wire filament coil, electrically... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6951213 | Portable barbecue grill A portable gas cooking grill apparatus comprising a grill having a hood and a firebox. It is preferable that the hood can be received by and seated upon the firebox, thereby enclosing the grill. A burner assembly, capable of heating the interior portion of the grill... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6941943 | Machine for heating catered food items utilizing a butane gas heat source with burner control mechanism (“temperature controlled butane chafing dish”) A chafing dish for rapidly bringing catered food items up to the temperatures required for safe food handling and optimal flavor enhancement, and even heating of the food items thereafter without a constant monitoring of the flame height. The invention utilizes buta... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6935328 | Method and apparatuses for gas ranges A gas burner assembly for connection to a source of gas includes a burner body, a burner cap disposed over the burner body, a ceramic igniter positioned adjacent the burner body, and a ceramic igniter protection apparatus positioned adjacent to the ceramic igniter, ... | 08/30/2005 |
