Patents by Inventor Marc Champion

Marc Champion 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: 9970664
    Abstract: The invention relates to a support (5) for a cooking vessel, comprising a plurality of wings (25). The wings (25) are arranged in such a way as to at least partially define a free site (27) to be positioned over a burner (3) of a hot tray (1). Two consecutive wings (25) from the plurality of wings (25) define an opening (37) between each other. The support (5) for a cooking vessel is characterized in that an outer surface of each wing (25) has a concave form, and in that the concavity of the outer surface (29) of each wing (25) is oriented away from the free site (27).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: APPLICATION DES GAZ
    Inventors: Christophe Brouard, Marc Champion, Maarten Kalis
  • Publication number: 20150316271
    Abstract: The invention relates to a support (5) for a cooking vessel, comprising a plurality of wings (25). The wings (25) are arranged in such a way as to at least partially define a free site (27) to be positioned over a burner (3) of a hot tray (1). Two consecutive wings (25) from the plurality of wings (25) define an opening (37) between each other. The support (5) for a cooking vessel is characterised in that an outer surface of each wing (25) has a concave form, and in that the concavity of the outer surface (29) of each wing (25) is oriented away from the free site (27).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2013
    Publication date: November 5, 2015
    Inventors: Christophe BROUARD, Marc CHAMPION, Maarten KALIS
  • Publication number: 20150308677
    Abstract: Gas burner (1) comprising a mixing chamber (5); a burner head (19) provided with a plurality of openings (22) in fluidic communication with the outside, the burner head (19) constituting part of the wall of the mixing chamber (5), the burner head (19) comprises: a central hole (18); a first zone (23) comprising openings of a dimension of between 0.8 and 1 mm; a second zone (25) surrounding the first zone (23) and comprising openings of a dimension of between 0.8 and 1.5 mm; a solid annular intermediate zone (31) situated between the first and the second zone (25); the burner head further comprising an annular shoulder (21).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2013
    Publication date: October 29, 2015
    Applicant: APPLICATION DES GAZ
    Inventors: Christophe BROUARD, Marc CHAMPION, Maarten KALIS
  • Patent number: 8777183
    Abstract: A device for connecting gas equipment to a valve of a gas cartridge, having a tap body fixed to the gas equipment, an axial coupling ring fixed to the body of the tap and having at least one elastic lug which can engage radially in a groove of a valve of the cartridge, a rotary locking ring which can occupy a locking position in which the rotary ring keeps each lug engaged in the groove and a release position in which the rotary ring allows each elastic lug to be disengaged from the groove, and a cylinder having a tube which can override the shut-off device of the valve, wherein the rotary locking ring has radial coupling means which can interact with complementary radial coupling means provided on the gas cartridge valve, so that the device can be moved from a locking position to a release position by the rotation of the cartridge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignee: Application des Gaz
    Inventors: Eric Carrato, Marc Champion, Sylvain Arnaud, Jean-Marc Billard
  • Publication number: 20130167738
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a compact barbecue, which can be connected to a cylinder or cartridge (2) of gas for cooking food, comprising a base (10), a combustion chamber (20) connected to the base (10) and including a front opening (23), a radiating gas burner (3) arranged inside the combustion chamber (20) opposite the front opening (23) thereof, characterized in that the barbecue (1) is foldable, the base (10) being movable relative to the combustion chamber (20), from a first so-called functional position (P1), in which the base (10) is arranged substantially transversely in relation to the combustion chamber (20) and ensures the stability of the barbecue (1) on the ground, and the front opening (23) of the combustion chamber (20) is cleared towards the outside, to a second so-called transport position (P2), in which the base (10) is arranged substantially longitudinally relative to the combustion chamber (20) and closes the opening (23) of the combustion chamber (20), wherein the combustion chamber
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2011
    Publication date: July 4, 2013
    Applicant: APPLICATION DES GAZ
    Inventors: Denis Rochefort, Christophe Brouard, Marc Champion
  • Publication number: 20120080627
    Abstract: A device for connecting gas equipment to a valve of a gas cartridge, having a tap body fixed to the gas equipment, an axial coupling ring fixed to the body of the tap and having at least one elastic lug which can engage radially in a groove of a valve of the cartridge, a rotary locking ring which can occupy a locking position in which the rotary ring keeps each lug engaged in the groove and a release position in which the rotary ring allows each elastic lug to be disengaged from the groove, and a cylinder having a tube which can override the shut-off device of the valve, wherein the rotary locking ring has radial coupling means which can interact with complementary radial coupling means provided on the gas cartridge valve, so that the device can be moved from a locking position to a release position by the rotation of the cartridge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2011
    Publication date: April 5, 2012
    Inventors: Eric Carrato, Marc Champion, Sylvain Arnaud, Jean-Marc Billard
  • Patent number: 8074965
    Abstract: A device for connecting gas equipment to a valve of a gas cartridge, having a tap body fixed to the gas equipment, an axial coupling ring fixed to the body of the tap and having at least one elastic lug which can engage radially in a groove of a valve of the cartridge, a rotary locking ring which can occupy a locking position in which the rotary ring keeps each lug engaged in the groove and a release position in which the rotary ring allows each elastic lug to be disengaged from the groove, and a cylinder having a tube which can override the shut-off device of the valve, wherein the rotary locking ring has radial coupling means which can interact with complementary radial coupling means provided on the gas cartridge valve, so that the device can be moved from a locking position to a release position by the rotation of the cartridge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2011
    Inventors: Eric Carrato, Marc Champion, Sylvain Arnaud, Jean-Marc Billard
  • Publication number: 20070204843
    Abstract: A device for connecting gas equipment to a valve of a gas cartridge, having a tap body fixed to the gas equipment, an axial coupling ring fixed to the body of the tap and having at least one elastic lug which can engage radially in a groove of a valve of the cartridge, a rotary locking ring which can occupy a locking position in which the rotary ring keeps each lug engaged in the groove and a release position in which the rotary ring allows each elastic lug to be disengaged from the groove, and a cylinder having a tube which can override the shut-off device of the valve, wherein the rotary locking ring has radial coupling means which can interact with complementary radial coupling means provided on the gas cartridge valve, so that the device can be moved from a locking position to a release position by the rotation of the cartridge
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2007
    Publication date: September 6, 2007
    Applicant: APPLICATION DES GAZ
    Inventors: Eric Carrato, Marc Champion, Sylvain Arnaud, Jean-Marc Billard
  • Patent number: 6042368
    Abstract: An appliance for burning a combustible gas, for example a liquefied petroleum gas. The appliance includes a relatively massive metal body forming a heat sink, in which there is formed a passage for flow of the combustible gas from a feed inlet to a discharge outlet. A control member controls the flow rate of the combustible gas. A mixing member for mixes primary air in with a stream of the combustible gas in a gaseous phase in order to obtained a mixture that can be burned. A burner burns the mixture to be burned, and is in thermal connection with the metal body. The control member includes a pressure reducer, at least partially incorporated into the metal body. The pressure reducer includes a chamber into which the combustible gas is admitted in a liquid phase at high pressure, and a chamber from which the gas is discharged at low pressure, at least partially in the gaseous phase. The chambers are formed in the metal body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2000
    Assignee: The Coleman Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Marc Champion, Gerard Scremin, Alain Huguet, Eric Carrato, Thomas M. Benton, Randall L. May