Patents by Inventor Bernard Dane

Bernard Dane has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 5782630
    Abstract: Atmosphere-control pilot burner (1) for controlling the operation of a gas appliance automatically, which includes a body (2) defining a mixing chamber (3); a gas injector (4) emerging in the mixing chamber (3); a port (5) made in the wall of the body (2) for the intake of primary air into the mixing chamber (3), and a tube (7) which is fastened to the body and has a first end (8) connected coaxially to the mixing chamber (3) opposite the injector (4) and a second end (9) defining a flame orifice of the pilot burner, characterized in that the second end (9) of the tube (7) is shaped in order to have an auxiliary orifice (14) located laterally with respect to the main-flame orifice of the pilot burner and intended to generate a pilot flame in the vicinity of the root of the main flame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 21, 1998
    Assignee: Sourdillon
    Inventor: Bernard Dane
  • Patent number: 5133658
    Abstract: Gas burner, particularly for household appliances, comprising a burner body (1) having a peripheral side wall (5) defining an enclosure with an outward opening and at least one air-gas mixture supply orifice (13), which enclosure is adapted to contain a "soft" flame able to withstand sudden pressure variations of the primary air brought to the burner and to re-activate the flames of the burner should they be blown out, characterized in that it further comprises at least one chamber (15) situated behind the supply orifice (13) of said enclosure (11) and itself having a gas mixture supply orifice (16) with a cross section substantially equal to or greater than that of the supply orifice (13) of the enclosure, this chamber being configured so that the air-gas mixture which is contained therein forms a buffer cancelling out or attenuating the sudden pressure variations of the primary air admitted into the burner and so that the flame of the enclosure is maintained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 1991
    Date of Patent: July 28, 1992
    Assignee: Sourdillon
    Inventors: Jean-Bernard Le Monnier De Gouville, Bernard Dane
  • Patent number: 4953534
    Abstract: An extra flat type gas burner assembly is provided, comprising an annular venturi (17), a tubular member (11) fast with the burner body (1) extending vertically thereunder to cover the injector (5) and position the latter coaxially at the intake (15) of the gas-air mixture in the burner body, whereas the injector (5) is supported freely by a structural element (18).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 1990
    Date of Patent: September 4, 1990
    Assignee: Sourdillon-Airindex
    Inventors: Jean-Bernard L. De Gouville, Bernard Dane
  • Patent number: 4891006
    Abstract: In a pilot flame gas burner, particularly for a domestic appliance, comprising principal orifices for main flames distributed peripherally and peripheral gas conduit means beneath the principal orifices to generate at least one pilot flame extending peripherally to heat the foot of the main flames, the invention provides the following improvement. Said peripheral gas conduit means are arranged to generate a pilot flame collar extending continuously over the periphery of the burner without projecting appreciably from the peripheral surface of the burner and so that in zones disposed beneath the principal orifices, and each associated with at least one principal orifice, the pilot flame is more active and is adapted to heat the corresponding feet of the main flames.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 1988
    Date of Patent: January 2, 1990
    Assignee: Sourdillon-Airindex
    Inventors: Jean-Bernard Le Monnier de Gouville, Bernard Dane
  • Patent number: 4773383
    Abstract: Gas burner arranged to operate with several types of gas, comprising a burner body equipped with an air inflow regulator ring which is a cylinder of revolution with an air inlet in its cylindrical side wall. The two end surfaces are provided respectively with two coaxial apertures for the outflow of the gas mixture of different diameters. This ring and its mounting emplacement in the body are such that it can be positioned in one or the other of two possible positions, with the aperture of largest diameter or of smallest diameter facing the gas nozzle accordingly as the gas is respectively a liquified petroleum or a manufactured or natural gas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 1987
    Date of Patent: September 27, 1988
    Assignee: Sourdillon-Airindex
    Inventors: Jean-Bernard Le Monnier de Gouville, Bernard Dane
  • Patent number: 4757801
    Abstract: Flat type gas burner with a body having a central vertical passage and a cap which define between them an annular convergent-divergent duct supplying flame orifices in the annular foot of the cap. The burner comprises an enclosure into which opens a flame orifice conferring on the mixture a flow speed identical with that of the other orifices. The volume of the enclosure permits an expansion of the mixture substantially to static pressure. The outlet aperture of the enclosure confers on the mixture a speed of flow 7 to 12 times less than that of the other orifices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 1987
    Date of Patent: July 19, 1988
    Assignee: Sourdillon-Airindex
    Inventors: Jean-Bernard Le Monnier de Gouville, Bernard Dane
  • Patent number: 4690636
    Abstract: A flat burner is provided, for household appliances, having a burner body (2) with an axial gas delivery passage (4) housing a gas injector and with a cap (8) resting on the body (2) through an annular ring (9) having flame orifices (12), an annular transversal convergent-divergent system being defined by the annular surface (11) of the body (2) bordering the passage (4) and the opposite surface (10) of the cap, in which: the diameter (D.sub.E) of the passage (4) is D.sub.E =D.sub.c .multidot.K.sub.3 with K.sub.3 =1.10 to 1.43 and D.sub.c =the diameter equivalent to that of the venturi of the convergent-divergent D.sub.c =D.sub.i .multidot.K.sub.4 with K.sub.4 =12.5 to 22 and D.sub.i =diameter of the injector for butane gas; the angle (.alpha.) of the convergent-divergent system is between 3.degree. and 8.degree.); the length of the divergent system is ##EQU1## with D.sub.1 the outer diameter of the ring; and mechanical means are provided for setting the diameter D.sub.c as a function of the gas used.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 1986
    Date of Patent: September 1, 1987
    Assignee: Sourdillon-Airindex
    Inventors: Jean B. Lemonnier de Gouville, Bernard Dane