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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8079359 | Hood device for grill A hood device for grill comprises a hood, a telescoping tubing, a filter assembly, a grease cup, and an external fan. The hood partially covers a grill at a first elevated vertical position and collects smokes from the grill. The telescoping tubing extends from the ... | 12/20/2011 |
| 7878189 | Combustion fan installation structure of gas radiation oven range A combustion fan installation structure of a gas radiation oven range is disclosed in which a combustion fan (200) is coupled at a space outside a space where a radiant burner (40) is positioned. Since the temperature of the sucked air for combustion i... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7866312 | Ventilation hood and cooktop safety system and method A ventilating hood and cooktop system includes safety components to reduce or eliminate the possibility of a fire in the ventilating hood. The system provides elements for sensing the temperature over the cooktop. When the temperature reaches a first predetermined l... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7836877 | Adjustable downdraft ventilator An indoor or outdoor downdraft ventilator moves via an electronic controller through preferably a touch keypad. This provides precise control and an efficient way of removal of gases/fumes off a cook top. The electronically controlled telescoping downdraft creates a... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7726297 | Electromechanical momentary-contact switch having timed supplementary functions In order to simplify and reduce the production costs of a push-button switch, especially a push switch or a rocker switch, the switch has a time function, which is manually operated and can be reset by an electric pulse. The electromechanical rocker or push-button s... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7717107 | Smokeless cooker A smokeless cooker includes a table located indoors, with a cabinet, which may include a plurality of individual boxes stacked and assembled together, below the table. A gas-discharge flow path leads from the cabinet to the outdoors. The cabinet includes an inner bo... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7699051 | Range hood A hood for a cook top is controlled preferably by an electronic controller through a touch keypad. The hood has front and side walls and attaches to a back wall. It has an internal cavity and structure to restrict airflow out of the hood. The structure also creates ... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7654258 | Kitchen ventilation hood apparatus The present invention provides a kitchen ventilation hood for ventilating the area above a cooking area and for exhausting air containing cooking by-products from a cooking station to an external environment through an exhaust duct while using a reduced airflow. The... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7581539 | Baffle-type grease filters for kitchen ventilators A grease filter has upper and lower baffle assemblies that define tortuous paths for exhaust air flowing therethrough. The baffles in the upper assembly include a perforated metal strips and bent free edges to maximize grease extraction from the exhaust air. A hinge... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7571721 | Baffle-type grease filter for kitchen ventilators A grease filter has upper and lower baffle assemblies that define tortuous paths for exhaust air flowing therethrough. A hinge connects the upper and lower baffle assemblies and permits the assemblies to pivot from a closed position to an open position. In the open ... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7513249 | Device and method for removing cooking grease from cooker exhaust air A device 10 for removing cooking grease from cooker exhaust air includes a rotating chiller member 12, a stationary diffuser member 14 having a plurality of apertures 16 therethrough, the diffuser member 14 encasing the rotating ch... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7442119 | Ventilation device, particularly an exhaust hood with air flow control means Disclosed is an exhaust hood (10) comprising a drive unit (20) for generating an air flow, a control device or control circuit for controlling the drive unit (20), and a measurement section comprising a transmitter device (22) and a recei... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7369757 | Systems and methods for regulating power in a medical device A system for controlling a motor for use in a ventilation system may include a motor, a voltage adjustment system, a user interface, and a motor controller. The voltage adjustment system may be configured to adjust a voltage applied to the motor. The user interface ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7341701 | Method, apparatus and plant for treating culinary gaseous effluents A method and apparatus (22) for treating culinary gaseous effluents (Eg) carried in an air extraction duct of a kitchen, the apparatus includes: a unit (24) for storing in liquid form a nucleophilic active product (Pa... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7332004 | Effluent filtering and containment apparatus An apparatus for filtering and containing grease or other effluent discharged from a drain spout of an exhaust fan includes a hollow housing and top and bottom portions covering each end thereof. A filter element disposed within the housing for filtering the effluen... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7316720 | Securing device for a filter element A securing device for a filter element, which can be detachably mounted on an extractor hood, has a connecting implement for detachably connecting the filter element to the associated extractor hood. The connecting implement catches the filter element when detaching... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7311745 | Device for heating and/or demisting a vehicle A heater and/or demister device D for installing in a heater and/or demister circuit of a vehicle. The device D is provided with a fan 7 for producing a flow of warm air from a flow of ambient air and a flow of compressed hot air taken from an engine of the v... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7273049 | Dual motor kitchen range hood with perimeter air inlet A kitchen range hood for exhausting gases comprises an outer hood body within which a motor housing is mounted. The motor housing has top, bottom and perimeter side surfaces defining a pair of substantially similar air chambers, a motor and fan being housed in each ... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7263987 | Grill cooker with air cooling unit and multipurpose cooking apparatus having the same A grill cooker that efficiently cools a grilling unit to prevent food from sticking to the grilling unit, and a multipurpose cooking apparatus in which the grill cooker is installed. The grill cooker includes a grilling unit on an upper portion of a cabinet, an air ... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7261008 | Air sampler An air sampler having a fan; an air inlet tube; a main body having a cyclonic cup, a stripping column and a demister; and fluidic circuitry for inputting fluids to the main body and the air inlet tube, and for outputting fluids from the main body. Air flow through t... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7244283 | Filter assembly A grease filter assembly is provided for absorbing airborne grease discharged from a grease discharge vent extending from a roof. A support is mountable to the duct of the grease discharge vent and grease absorbing pads are supportable upon the support frame in stat... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7225729 | Countertop rotisserie oven with warming unit Enclosed rotisserie with added convenience, including a countertop resting box-like enclosure housing a safety rear mounted heating element and a power rotated dual rod spit assembly. The gear driven spit assembly may be easily inserted and removed straight into and... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7225730 | Spit assembly support base A support base for supporting the spit assembly of a rotisserie oven. The support base includes a substantially circular-shaped member having a periphery and an indented portion defined therein. The indented portion has a frustum-conical shape and extends downwardly... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7197788 | Range hood cleaning assembly A range hood cleaning assembly utilizes compressed air to drive accumulated grease on range hood surfaces towards drainage holes. A plurality of air dispensers, preferably air hoses and directional nozzles, through which compressed air from at least one source of co... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7193195 | Wall mounted microwave oven having a top vent with filter system A filter system for a wall mounted type microwave oven, which has an external enclosure surrounding an oven cavity. The external enclosure includes a bottom closure wall having a suction opening. The external enclosure also includes a top vent opening. An air exhaus... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7176771 | Circuit breaker filter assembly An improved filter assembly for a circuit breaker includes a generally rectilinear filter housing having at least two filter mounting zones for receiving at least two filter assemblies, so as to define, in the aggregate, a filter assembly, and at least two filter as... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7168425 | Cooking apparatus A cooking apparatus, which is provided with a cover having an air ventilation structure that ventilates air into and out of a cooking space to maintain a desirable temperature of the cooking space. Accordingly, the cooking apparatus has at least one heating unit, a ... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7152373 | Automotive attachment connector for door window A glass run channel assembly for mounting on the door frame of an automotive vehicle and for accommodating a glass run seal and a glass window comprising a glass run channel upper frame, a glass run guide, and a glass run lower frame frame, each having a bottom wall... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7147168 | Zone control of space conditioning system with varied uses A space conditioning system for a building including production and occupied spaces provides precise control of exhaust and space conditioning equipment by taking into account multiple conditions and by using predictive control. The control method and system are ill... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7135661 | Induction heating cooker with horizontal exhaust passage An induction heating cooker with improved discharge capability and cooling performance comprises a cooking plate 200 formed with a cooking vessel thereon; a cooking body 310 coupled to the cooking plate 200 to define a receiving space 311... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7129452 | Wall-mounted microwave oven A wall-mounted microwave oven including a fixing member having an improved structure for fixing an oven body to a vertical wall. The wall-mounted microwave oven achieves a reduction in manufacturing costs and convenient and simple manufacturing, transporting and ins... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7104263 | Detergent supply system for a self-cleaning kitchen hood A detergent supply system for a kitchen hood has a mounting case perpendicularly attached to the kitchen hood, a detergent dispenser with a pump, a wastewater collector and a detergent reservoir mounted higher than the detergent dispenser is mounted. By mounting the... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7077893 | Hood for a filter ventilator The invention relates to a hood (10) for a filter ventilator, which is connected to an outside wall (40) of a space to be ventilated, in particular the outside wall (40) of a control box, circuit housing, or case for various kinds of devices, an... | 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 |
| 7049567 | Wall-mounted type microwave oven having an exhaust mechanism A wall-mounted type microwave oven selectively changes a discharging direction of air from a cooking chamber to the outside of a room and to the inside of the room. The microwave oven includes an oven body having a cooking chamber and an electric component compartme... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7049569 | Microwave oven with air cleaning function Disclosed is a microwave oven with an air cleaning function. The microwave oven includes an air cleaning button formed on a control panel of the microwave oven, a controller for determining an input signal from the air cleaning button and generating a driving signal... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7048199 | Kitchen exhaust optimal temperature span system and method An exhaust control system (72) for a commercial or institutional kitchen exhaust system (32) is disclosed in which the exhaust fan speed is optimized for the amount of cooking heat and cooking by-product generated by the cooking units, as well as for c... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7044851 | Air handling system for specialized facility An air handling system for a specialized environment, such as an operating room in a hospital or other health care facility is presented. The air handling system includes an air recirculation system having a blower for drawing air from the specialized environment fo... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7037359 | Grease containment system A device, system, and method for collecting grease on rooftop exhaust fans, comprising a gasket formed of sorbent material. The gasket is dimensioned for placement between an exhaust fan and a base for the exhaust fan. When placed between the exhaust fan and the bas... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7034269 | Wall-mounted microwave oven A wall-mounted microwave oven is provided capable of performing an exhaust function irrespective of a folded state or an unfolded state of a guide plate while achieving an improvement in the exhaust function. The wall-mounted microwave oven includes an oven body, an... | 04/25/2006 |