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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8044328 | Cooktop A cooktop has a metal support plate upon which heating equipment can be mounted and a control casing for housing or attaching a control unit or electronics. Fasteners allow for detachable connection of the metal support plate and the control casing to each other, an... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8026462 | Fastening element for attaching a part to a supporting element A fastening element for attaching a part such as a cooking hob to a supporting element, such as a frame supporting/surrounding the cooking hob, can include a spring secured to the supporting element. In one implementation, the fastening element can be secured by eng... | 09/27/2011 |
| 7573004 | Filament support arrangement for substrate heating apparatus Apparatus for supporting the heater filament of the reactor in Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD) system. The apparatus includes a recess or aperture disposed in a filament support plate; an electrically isolated rod supporting at least one of the coils of the filament... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7425690 | Hob with illumination and method for illuminating a hob A cooking hob has a cooking hob plate made of glass-ceramic and in which several individual heating units are provided that have a regular hexagonal shape and adjoin each other. Elongate illumination segments are disposed on the outer contours of said heating units.... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7381929 | Portable griddle Portable griddle, which comprises a container (2) of metallic nature coated on the inside with a thermal wave reflector plate (6); one or several electric elements (7), placed on the inside of the container (2) but without direct contact ... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7265323 | Electrically conductive heated glass panel assembly, control system, and method for producing panels An electrically conductive heated glass panel assembly, control system, and method for producing panels are provided to warm objects and to insure unobstructed viewing through glass by removing moisture. An integrated connection circuit interconnects glass sheets, w... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7250588 | Combination bread toaster and steamer device A combination bread toaster and steamer device includes a pair of vertically oriented bread slots extending into a housing from a top of the housing; means for elevating and lowering bread in the bread slots; a steamer compartment, disposed on the housing, including... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7241964 | Heating head and mask apparatus Heating head and mask apparatus are provided for producing electrically conductive heated glass panels that may be used to warm objects or insure unobstructed viewing through glass by removing moisture. The heating head and mask apparatus utilizes either a circularl... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7138610 | Electric cooker An electric cooker having an enhanced heat insulating property to improve heat efficiency. The electric cooker includes a cabinet, a cooking plate disposed at a top portion of the cabinet, a heating member to heat the cooking plate, at least one heat insulating memb... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7067773 | Food warming device and methods for its manufacture A food warming is provided with a partially open housing having an open side extending along a longitudinal length of the housing. A heating element is also provided, extending along the longitudinal length of the housing. A support member is disposed to maintain a ... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7068177 | Multi-sensor device and methods for fire detection Multiple parameter fire detection uses outputs from one or more radiant energy sensors in combination with outputs from smoke or thermal sensors to shorten response times to alarm while minimizing nuisance alarms. The radiant energy related outputs can be used to al... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7053343 | Method for forming heated glass panels Methods for forming electrically conductive heated dielectric panels are provided. The panels are utilized for warming objects and/or insuring unobstructed viewing through the panels by removing moisture. The methods include depositing electrically conductive metal ... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7009151 | Mounting structure of heating element A mounting structure of a heating element is provided. The structure includes: a heater supporting bracket that is interposed between a radiant heating element and a supporting panel and whose one side is fixed by a screw and whose other side is elastically supporte... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7005616 | Cooking apparatus having a plurality of cooking sets to cook foods in different cooking modes A cooking apparatus includes an electric heating plate having a heat source therein transmitting heat from the heat source to food, and a cabinet supporting the electric heating plate. The electric heating plate is electrically connected to the cabinet, and is remov... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7002115 | Method for producing electrically conductive heated glass panels An electrically conductive heated glass panel assembly, control system, and method for producing panels are provided to warm objects and to insure unobstructed viewing through glass by removing moisture. An integrated connection circuit interconnects glass sheets, w... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6998582 | Cooking apparatus An open-air cooking apparatus for cooking pizza and the like, includes a horizontal, rotatable, circular turntable cooking surface, sized to support and cook several items simultaneously. The turntable should preferably structured to provide constant, even heat thro... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6995344 | Cooking appliance The appliance has a cooking plate (10) and a radiant electric heater (2) having multiple heating zones (12, 14, 16) arranged substantially side-by-side. A temperature sensing assembly (34) incorporates an electrical component (42) ... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6940048 | Radiant electric heater incorporating a temperature sensor assembly A radiant electric heater (2) is arranged for location underneath and against a cooking plate (12) and incorporates a heating element (14) spaced from the cooking plate and a temperature sensor assembly (26). The temperature sensor assembly (26) comprises a beam (28... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6903309 | Cooking appliance having concealed cooking feature A cooking appliance shown in the form of a cooktop includes a upper cooking zone and a concealed lower cooking zone. The upper cooking is defined by a pivotally mounted frame portion within which is arranged a plurality of heating elements. Located below the upper c... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6734402 | Portable and disengageable cooking device A cooking device includes two casings each having an inner portion, and a shelf disposed in the middle portion. A heating device is disposed and supported on the inner portions of the casings, and may either be the electrical heating members, or gas stoves, or furna... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6469282 | Boil dry detection in cooking appliances Boil dry conditions are detected in utensils heated on a glass-ceramic cooking appliance having at least one heating unit disposed under a glass-ceramic plate by monitoring the level of power supplied to the heating unit. A power level detector is electri... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6429409 | Table top cooking appliance A removable platen for a sandwich maker is heated by an electric heating element embedded in a supporting platform. The platform has an upstanding channel that surrounds the electric heating element and the platen has an integrally formed footprint that f... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6387185 | Processing chamber for atomic layer deposition processes A processing station adaptable to standard cluster tools has a vertically-translatable pedestal having an upper wafer-support surface including a heater plate adapted to be plugged into a unique feedthrough in the pedestal. At a lower position for the ped... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6361858 | Mounting for a cooking surface A mounting for a cooking surface held at its periphery by at least one support part comprising a fiberglass reinforced duromer or thermosetting resin selected from the group consisting of an unsaturated polyester resin, a melamine resin, a phenol resin, a... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6347535 | Heating apparatus and method When an object to be heated is heated without temperature nonuniformity in its heated surface, unwanted thermal deformation can be suppressed, and thermal processing precision can be improved. For this purpose, a heat transfer plate for heating a plate-li... | 02/19/2002 |
| 6100507 | Table top model hot plate or warming plate appliance A table top model hot plate or warming plate appliance wherein the side walls of the appliance have circular to oval outlines in plan view, substantially following the outlines of the vitreous ceramic top except for a hollow protrusion forming a substanti... | 08/08/2000 |
| 6037572 | Thin film heating assemblies Disclosed are heating and warming assemblies including an electrically resistive thin film. The assemblies generally include a planar substrate, a resistive film for heat generation, one or more electrically conductive electrodes in electrical association... | 03/14/2000 |
| 6013902 | Radiant electric heater A novel radiant electric heater construction is provided employing fused silica particulates as the thermal and electrical insulation medium in said device. Said insulation means is prepared in a particular manner providing a porous characteristic when em... | 01/11/2000 |
| 5951899 | Burner assembly having a shielded porcelain burner bowl A cooktop has a burner box. A porcelain wall is arranged to be removably fitted to the burner box so as form a burner box housing. The wall has a plurality of holes. Each porcelain bowl receives a corresponding heating element and has a basin which protru... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5928543 | Cooktop and heating element therefor The invention is a cooktop having a heating element that is locked in place and held in place by a biasing force to eliminate the rattle of the heating element during normal use and the dislodgement of the heating element during shipping. The heating elem... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5911899 | Corrosion-proof transparent heater panels and preparation process thereof A transparent heater panel having a transparent substrate, a transparent conductive layer formed on the transparent substrate, electrodes formed on the transparent conductive layer and a transparent protective layer formed on the transparent conductive la... | 06/15/1999 |
| 5910265 | Electric range and a reversible element therefor The invention is an electric range with a reversible electrical element. When the electric element is positioned in its non-reversed position, it can be used as a normal electric element for traditional cooking. When the reversible element is positioned i... | 06/08/1999 |
| 5791336 | Frameless cooktop Apparatus for mounting a cooking panel to a top surface without a visible circumferential frame or visible sealants/adhesives is disclosed. An assembly of a cooking panel and a burner box may be suspended in a recess formed in a top with a support member ... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5477777 | Appliance for heating up and/or keeping warm of food and beverages The invention concerns an appliance for heating up and keeping warm of food or beverages comprising at least one food container and one heating element and is easy to operate and to clean as well as allowing an even heating up of food, containing an elect... | 12/26/1995 |
| 5169351 | Shadow mask heating apparatus for color CRT of the flat faceplate type A shadow mask heating apparatus for a color CRT of the flat faceplate type includes upper and lower heated platens, each provided with heating means therein. One of the platens includes a plurality of mask support elements having a predetermined height ra... | 12/08/1992 |
| 5159178 | Electric stove for kitchen An electric stove for kitchen has a base, an outer ring frame, an electric hot-plate and fixed supports, etc. The main characteristic of the present invention is in that the outer ring frame is easy to be exactly locked on the circular groove of the base ... | 10/27/1992 |
| 5129314 | Electric wok An electric wok includes a bowl-shaped pan which has a bottom side with a receiving space and a support frame supporting the bowl-shaped pan. The support frame has an induction coil unit provided with a heat conductive, electric insulating upper plate and... | 07/14/1992 |
| 5105525 | Process for making a smoothing iron soleplate The invention is directed to a coated smoothing iron soleplate which is preferably composed of an aluminum alloy, its anticorrosive coating which is preferably a nickel hard alloy having an extremely scratch-resistant surface capable of sliding well and e... | 04/21/1992 |
| 5072096 | Electric hotplate An electric hotplate with a hotplate body, forming a cooking surface having a flat or shallow depression in its center, has an assembly for securing the hotplate to a hob surface and has a removable cover, such as a flat head, for providing a smooth surfa... | 12/10/1991 |
| 4983798 | Warming devices and method using a material with a solid-solid phase change Warming devices are described having solid organic particulates that are solid at room temperature and which exhibit a meso-crystalline transition temperature within a range of about 30° to about 200° C. The particles can be heated by a variety of metho... | 01/08/1991 |
