Patents by Inventor Jean-Claude Bizard

Jean-Claude Bizard 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: 10905281
    Abstract: A cooking appliance includes a ventilation system arranged to create an airflow in a cooking space of the appliance; a cooking basket, arranged to receive food products to be cooked in the cooking space and allowing the airflow to pass through a bed of food products to be cooked; a heating system arranged to heat the airflow, wherein the ventilation system includes a cross-flow fan, and wherein, in the airflow, the heating system is arranged downstream of the ventilation system, the cooking basket is arranged downstream of the heating system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Inventors: Olivier Delrue, Jérémy Cornu, Jean-Claude Bizard
  • Patent number: 10813491
    Abstract: A cooking appliance includes a housing including a first compartment forming a cooking space, equipped with a holding device provided to receive ingredients, a stirring device arranged inside the holding device, the holding device and the stirring device being designed to be animated by a relative rotation with respect to each other, the housing further including a main heating device, including, in a second compartment, a ventilation system to generate a heating flow, wherein the ventilation system includes a cross-flow fan, and the main heating device includes at least one heating element arranged inside the first compartment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: SEB S.A.
    Inventors: Olivier Delrue, Frédéric Seurat, Johann Petitallot, Jean-Claude Bizard, Rodolphe Lordonnois, Jérémy Cornu
  • Publication number: 20200214498
    Abstract: A cooking appliance includes a ventilation system arranged to create an airflow in a cooking space of the appliance; a cooking basket, arranged to receive food products to be cooked in the cooking space and allowing the airflow to pass through a bed of food products to be cooked; a heating system arranged to heat the airflow, wherein the ventilation system includes a cross-flow fan, and wherein, in the airflow, the heating system is arranged downstream of the ventilation system, the cooking basket is arranged downstream of the heating system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2017
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventors: Olivier DELRUE, Jérémy CORNU, Jean-Claude BIZARD
  • Patent number: 10383477
    Abstract: A domestic cooking appliance (1) comprising a means for receiving (2) bulk food items (100) and a heating means comprising a means (3) for generating an air flow (4), wherein the means (3) for generating an air flow (4) comprises an air outlet (5) and an air inlet (6). The device (1) also comprises a screen (7) which is disposed relative to the air outlet (5) and the air inlet (6) such that it is possible to force the air flow (4) to effect a movement to obviate the screen (7) in order to return to the air inlet (6) from the reception means (2) onwards.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: SEB S.A.
    Inventors: Jean-Marc Payen, Jean-Claude Bizard
  • Publication number: 20180271321
    Abstract: A cooking appliance includes a housing including a first compartment forming a cooking space, equipped with a holding device provided to receive ingredients, a stirring device arranged inside the holding device, the holding device and the stirring device being designed to be animated by a relative rotation with respect to each other, the housing further including a main heating device, including, in a second compartment, a ventilation system to generate a heating flow, wherein the ventilation system includes a cross-flow fan, and the main heating device includes at least one heating element arranged inside the first compartment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2018
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Inventors: Olivier DELRUE, Frédéric SEURAT, Johann PETITALLOT, Jean-Claude BIZARD, Rodolphe LORDONNOIS, Jérémy CORNU
  • Patent number: 9498083
    Abstract: The invention relates to an appliance (1) for cooking food, the appliance comprising firstly a receptacle (2) for containing the food and secondly a blade (8) placed within the receptacle (2), said receptacle (2) and blade (8) being designed to be driven with relative rotary motion so as to stir the food in the receptacle (2), the appliance being characterized in that the blade (8) includes turnover means (13) shaped to act under the effect of the relative rotary motion to cause at least a fraction of the food to turn over in a turnover direction (D) that presents, in the plane of the rotary motion, a majority component that is radial.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: SEB S.A.
    Inventors: Arnaud Goderiaux, Jean-Claude Bizard
  • Patent number: 9301644
    Abstract: A dry cooking fryer (1) comprising a main body (2) receiving food items that are to be fried, and a stirrer (6) automatically coats the items with a film of fat by mixing the food items with fat. The coated food items are cooked within the fryer without immersion in a cooking fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: SEB S.A.
    Inventors: Jean-Marc Payen, Jean-Claude Bizard
  • Patent number: 8381637
    Abstract: A lid for a household electric cooking appliance, the lid having: a lower face; an upper face; a flue extending between the upper face and the lower face for evacuating cooking fumes and having an entry and an exit; a seal carried by the lower face and surrounding the entry of the flue, the seal having a periphery; and a removable filtration subassembly extending across the flue, wherein the filtration subassembly is mounted in an opening of the lower face outside the periphery of the seal. A household electric appliance composed of: the lid described above, and a tank having an upper edge, wherein the seal of the lid is provided to cooperate with the upper edge of the tank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Assignee: SEB S.A.
    Inventor: Jean-Claude Bizard
  • Patent number: 7993694
    Abstract: The invention relates to an appliance (1) for cooking food, the appliance comprising firstly a receptacle (2) for containing the food and secondly a blade (8) placed within the receptacle (2), said receptacle (2) and blade (8) being designed to be driven with relative rotary motion so as to stir the food in the receptacle (2), the appliance being characterized in that the blade (8) includes turnover means (13) shaped to act under the effect of the relative rotary motion to cause at least a fraction of the food to turn over in a turnover direction (D) that presents, in the plane of the rotary motion, a majority component that is radial.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2011
    Assignee: SEB S.A.
    Inventors: Arnaud Goderiaux, Jean-Claude Bizard
  • Publication number: 20110185917
    Abstract: The invention relates to an appliance (1) for cooking food, the appliance comprising firstly a receptacle (2) for containing the food and secondly a blade (8) placed within the receptacle (2), said receptacle (2) and blade (8) being designed to be driven with relative rotary motion so as to stir the food in the receptacle (2), the appliance being characterized in that the blade (8) includes turnover means (13) shaped to act under the effect of the relative rotary motion to cause at least a fraction of the food to turn over in a turnover direction (D) that presents, in the plane of the rotary motion, a majority component that is radial.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2011
    Publication date: August 4, 2011
    Applicant: SEB S.A.
    Inventors: Arnaud Goderiaux, Jean-Claude Bizard
  • Publication number: 20100028514
    Abstract: The invention relates to an appliance (1) for cooking food, the appliance comprising firstly a receptacle (2) for containing the food and secondly a blade (8) placed within the receptacle (2), said receptacle (2) and blade (8) being designed to be driven with relative rotary motion so as to stir the food in the receptacle (2), the appliance being characterized in that the blade (8) includes turnover means (13) shaped to act under the effect of the relative rotary motion to cause at least a fraction of the food to turn over in a turnover direction (D) that presents, in the plane of the rotary motion, a majority component that is radial.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2007
    Publication date: February 4, 2010
    Inventors: Arnaud Goderiaux, Jean-Claude Bizard
  • Publication number: 20100018411
    Abstract: A lid for a household electric cooking appliance, the lid having: a lower face; an upper face; a flue extending between the upper face and the lower face for evacuating cooking fumes and having an entry and an exit; a seal carried by the lower face and surrounding the entry of the flue, the seal having a periphery; and a removable filtration subassembly extending across the flue, wherein the filtration subassembly is mounted in an opening of the lower face outside the periphery of the seal. A household electric appliance composed of: the lid described above, and a tank having an upper edge, wherein the seal of the lid is provided to cooperate with the upper edge of the tank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2009
    Publication date: January 28, 2010
    Applicant: SEB S.A.
    Inventor: Jean-Claude BIZARD
  • Publication number: 20080213447
    Abstract: A dry cooking fryer (1) comprising a main body (2) receiving food items that are to be fried, and a stirrer (6) automatically coats the items with a film of fat by mixing the food items with fat. The coated food items are cooked within the fryer without immersion in a cooking fluid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2005
    Publication date: September 4, 2008
    Applicant: SEB S.A.
    Inventors: Jean-Marc Payen, Jean-Claude Bizard
  • Publication number: 20080163764
    Abstract: The invention relates to a household cooking appliance (1) comprising food-receiver (2) for receiving loose pieces of food (100), and heater means including generator means (3) for generating a flow of air (4), said household appliance being characterized in that the generator means (3) for generating the flow of air (4) include an air outlet (5) and an air inlet (6), the appliance (1) further comprising a screen (7) arranged relative to the air outlet (5) and to the air inlet (6) so that it forces the flow of air (4) to go around the screen (7) in order to reach the air inlet (6) from the food-receiver (2). Cooking appliances of the deep fryer type.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2005
    Publication date: July 10, 2008
    Applicant: SEB S.A.
    Inventors: Jean-Marc Payen, Jean-Claude Bizard
  • Patent number: 7314001
    Abstract: The invention relates to a cooking appliance comprising a case (1) and a vessel (2). Said vessel is intended to receive a cooking bath and is equipped with a draining device (10) which is used to drain the contents of the vessel (2) into a draining container (3), said container being removably-disposed in relation to the case (1). According to the invention, the draining device (10) comprises a thermostatic valve (16) consisting of a heat-sensitive mechanical element which moves according to the temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2008
    Assignee: SEB S.A.
    Inventors: Bernard Beugnot, Dominique Federico, Jean-Claude Bizard
  • Publication number: 20040079238
    Abstract: The invention relates to a cooking appliance comprising a case (1) and a vessel (2). Said vessel is intended to receive a cooking bath and is equipped with a draining device (10) which is used to drain the contents of the vessel (2) into a draining container (3), said container being removably-disposed in relation to the case (1). According to the invention, the draining device (10) comprises a thermostatic valve (16) consisting of a heat-sensitive mechanical element which moves according to the temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2003
    Publication date: April 29, 2004
    Inventors: Bernard Beugnot, Dominique Federico, Jean-Claude Bizard
  • Patent number: 6666131
    Abstract: A cooking appliance composed of: a housing; a vessel provided to be placed in the housing and arranged to receive a cooking bath; an emptying device provided in the vessel for permitting the cooking bath to be drained from the vessel; an emptying receptacle for receiving the cooking bath from the vessel; a first valve associated with the emptying device; a maneuvering button associated with the emptying device; and a control mechanism mounted on the emptying receptacle and interposed between the maneuvering button and the first valve for moving the first valve between open and closed positions and response to movements of the maneuvering button, wherein the emptying receptacle is removable from the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2003
    Assignee: SEB S.A.
    Inventor: Jean-Claude Bizard
  • Publication number: 20030070557
    Abstract: A cooking appliance composed of: a housing; a vessel provided to be placed in the housing and arranged to receive a cooking bath; an emptying device provided in the vessel for permitting the cooking bath to be drained from the vessel; an emptying receptacle for receiving the cooking bath from the vessel; a first valve associated with the emptying device; a maneuvering button associated with the emptying device; and a control mechanism mounted on the emptying receptacle and interposed between the maneuvering button and the first valve for moving the first valve between open and closed positions and response to movements of the maneuvering button, wherein the emptying receptacle is removable from the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2002
    Publication date: April 17, 2003
    Applicant: SEB S.A.
    Inventor: Jean-Claude Bizard
  • Patent number: 6218645
    Abstract: A control device for an electrical cooking appliance having a case, a bowl and a heating element associated with the bowl.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2001
    Assignee: Seb S.A.
    Inventor: Jean-Claude Bizard
  • Patent number: 6155159
    Abstract: A safety device for an electric cooking appliance, the appliance having a case forming a housing provided to receive a removable bowl and a unit for heating the bowl. The safety device is composed of an element for sensing the presence of the bowl in the housing, the element being mounted to be movable against a restoring member between a first position which the element assumes when the bowl is present in the housing, and a second position which the element assumes when the bowl is not present in the housing or is not correctly positioned in the housing, the second position corresponding to a position to which the element is urged by the restoring member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2000
    Assignee: SEB S.A.
    Inventor: Jean-Claude Bizard