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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7030342 | Electrical heating assembly An electrical heating assembly (2) comprises a glass-ceramic cooking plate (4) having an upper surface (6) for receiving a cooking vessel (8) and a lower surface (10). A radiant electric heater (12) incorporating at least on... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6723968 | Conductive U-shaped jumper strap and method of use A conductive metal jumper strap has a plate portion with a pair of connection legs forming a u-shape. The connection legs are adapted to connect to terminals to make an electrical connection between two components of a heating device. The plate portion has a bend in... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6593553 | Heating coil assembly and methods for assembling the same The present invention provides a heating coil assembly having metal bracket, a support rail, a heating coil, and a plurality of insulating supports. The metal bracket is attached to a terminal block and the support rail. The heating coil is electrically c... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6580058 | Cooktop with temperature sensor In a cooktop having a cooktop panel, beneath which at least one heating element is disposed for heating up a vessel to be placed on the panel, and a temperature sensor sensing temperature of the underside of the panel within the heating element and connec... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6222133 | One-piece ceramic terminal insulator mounting arrangement There is disclosed a one-piece ceramic terminal suitable for use for mounting an electrical conductor in insulated relation to a supporting wall of a heating assembly. The ceramic insulator has a central block adapted to pass through a central portion of ... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6218646 | Method for adjusting a limiting value of an operating temperature of a cooking unit and device for performing said method Glass or glass-ceramic materials for a cooking surface of a modern cooking unit can only withstand a certain predetermined limited temperature/time load. In order to guarantee that the permissible temperature/time load is not exceeded during the guarantee... | 04/17/2001 |
| 5780817 | Retrofittable glass-top electric stove element Electrical resistance retrofittable stove heating elements are provided which include a metal oxide-containing cooking top and a sheathed resistance heating element spaced from the lower surface of the cooking top. The stove element can also contain a hou... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5524528 | Electric griller An electric griller includes a seat having a side wall defining a container and a grill frame releasably mounted to the seat. The grill frame has a substantially flat top surface on which a plurality of strips are formed to define therebetween oil-leading... | 06/11/1996 |
| 5136142 | Retractable burner for an electric range having a removable burner element In a device for raising and lowering a burner element of an electric range, cookware is supported upon a plurality of rigid posts and the burner element is raised and lowered in a plane parallel to the plane of the bottom surface of the cookware. This all... | 08/04/1992 |
| 4931620 | Electric hotplate In an electric hotplate (1), the hotplate body (4) has a throughbore (28) located in its central axis (10) and traversing a central stud (7) and the top surface and in which can be arranged in countersunk manner the head (26) of a fastening bolt (25) proj... | 06/05/1990 |
| 4922080 | Cooker plate In a cooker plate (1) connection of the particular electric hotplate (3) a window opening (19) is provided as an assembly opening in a holding part (5) substantially completely covering the same on the underside, through which can be passed a connecting p... | 05/01/1990 |
| 4859833 | Cooking apparatus A cooking pot of the waterless type has an electrical heating element in the thick base thereof. The heating element can be permanently embedded in the base. Alternatively the base can have a blind recess therein into which an electrical heating structure... | 08/22/1989 |
| 4857709 | Electric cooking unit having an electric lamp with a helical filament contact with the lamp vessel wall An electric cooking unit having a housing having a base wall and side walls provided with apertures. The unit further has an IR lamp with a tubular glass lamp vessel, which is sealed in a vacuum-tight manner and in which a tungsten filament is arranged, w... | 08/15/1989 |
| 4816646 | Food delivery hot bag with electric hot plate A receptacle for delivering food in a hot condition in the form of a bag formed of insulating material having a closure defined at an end. Within the bag an insert of a high density material capable of retaining heat is located and is heated by an electri... | 03/28/1989 |
| 4657332 | Method and apparatus for conveniently providing a 220 volt electric outlet in a home kitchen A 220 Volt electric outlet is conveniently provided in a kitchen without requiring an electrician. The control switch for a heater element in an electric kitchen range is turned "OFF". This heater element is lifted from its well and unplugged or disconnec... | 04/14/1987 |
| 4598194 | Quartz infra-red lamps An infra-red lamp consists of a quartz tubular envelope sealed at each end with a respective pinch seal. A tungsten filament supported within the envelope is electrically connected, via a molybdenum foil strip and lead wires within the pinch seal to a con... | 07/01/1986 |
| 4556786 | Heating apparatus Heating apparatus includes a tray having a layer of insulative material disposed therewithin, above which a number of infra-red lamps are supported. The ends of each lamp are provided with a pinch seal having an amp tag connector, which is connected to th... | 12/03/1985 |
| 4555616 | Electrically heated wok An electrically heated wok having a bowl of substantial thickness preferably formed from aluminium by gravity or sand casting and having an electrical heating element on the underside thereof, the bowl being supported on an annular skirt surrounding the h... | 11/26/1985 |
| 4551616 | Heating apparatus Heating apparatus includes a tray having a layer of insulative material disposed in the base thereof and a number of infra-red lamps disposed thereabove. The apparatus is accommodated within a housing having a layer of glass ceramic to form a hotplate. Ea... | 11/05/1985 |
| 4551617 | Heating apparatus Heating apparatus includes a tray having a layer of insulative material disposed therewithin, above which a number of infra-red lamps are supported. The ends of each lamp are provided with a pinch seal having an amp tag connector, which is connected to th... | 11/05/1985 |
| 4476379 | Easily cleaned and serviced waffle iron An easily cleaned and serviced belgian style waffle iron has a cast aluminum base provided with a hollow interior opening downwardly between support legs of the base, an electrical power source component including a housing which is removably secured with... | 10/09/1984 |
| 4467181 | Electric hotplate An electric hotplate with a cast hotplate member has a downwardly-directed border on its outer periphery. The edge of a covering sheet centrally fixed to the hot plate by a hollow screw rests on the lower edge of the border. A covering sheet step is cente... | 08/21/1984 |
| 4458139 | Electrically heated cooking utensil An electrically heated cooking utensil consisting of a base incorporating an electrically heated heating plate (13) having a flat upper surface and a utensil such as a frying pan (10) dutch oven or wok having a handle (11) the bottom (12) of the utensil b... | 07/03/1984 |
| 4394565 | Power disconnect assembly for electric heating elements A power disconnect assembly for a plug-in electric heating element adapted to support and heat a cooking vessel and its contents. The assembly includes a terminal block with terminals for receiving the plug-in heating element and supplying electrical powe... | 07/19/1983 |
| 4388519 | Noise isolation means for convoluted sheathed electric heater This invention relates to electric heaters of the type consisting of a flat convoluted loop or coil adapted to be arranged in an opening in a cooktop and, more particularly, to a support system wherein means are provided for cushioning vibrations resultin... | 06/14/1983 |
| 4381444 | Range surface unit receptacle The spadelike terminal pins of a conventional plug-in surface heating element for a domestic range of the electric type are received in a socket member hingedly mounted to the range by a clip structure including a spring-biased pin joint. The clip structu... | 04/26/1983 |
| 4368378 | Electric heating elements An electric heating element for disposition on the top surface of a cooking range, having electrical terminals for plug-in connection with contacts disposed within a dielectric terminal block. The block is supported on the rangetop by means of a sheet-met... | 01/11/1983 |
| 4285391 | Electrical system for food service devices A food service device including a food-carrying cart which can be stored inside a refrigerator is provided with elements for heating the food before meals are served. The electrical system is comprised of switching devices which actuate the heating elemen... | 08/25/1981 |
| 4268741 | Electric fry pan An electric fry pan in which the pan is formed from cast iron to the underside of which a heat sink of aluminium is secured by mechanical means, the heat sink making close physical contact with a major portion of the underside of the pan. The electric hea... | 05/19/1981 |
| 4214150 | Electric heating elements An electric heating element for the top panel of a cooking stove, having terminals adapted to be plugged into a terminal block carried by the stove panel, and embodying means for automatically interrupting current flow to the heating element when a cookin... | 07/22/1980 |
| 4117310 | Electrical socket An improved socket assembly is described for plug-in heating elements for stove tops, in which a guide sleeve includes inwardly projecting shelves which engage a grounding member on the element and prevent it from being lowered to a horizontal position in... | 09/26/1978 |
| 4029896 | Terminal housing for an electrical resistance heater A terminal housing for surface-type resistance heating elements includes interlocking housing sections which snap together to form compartments in which connections to the heating elements are mechanically and electrically protected. The use of identical ... | 06/14/1977 |
| 4013870 | Terminal block mounting for a plug-in surface heating unit A plug-in surface heating unit assembly for use in the cooktop of an electric range. The heating unit is a metal sheathed electrical resistance heating element in spiral form with radial, outwardly directed terminal portions in close formation. The invent... | 03/22/1977 |
