Patents by Inventor Noël Burais

Noël Burais 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: 8231269
    Abstract: The invention relates to a culinary article (100) having a bottom (101) in which heat-sensitive means (130) made of electrically conductive materials are placed. According to the invention, the heat-sensitive means (130) are made of non-ferromagnetic materials having a temperature-variable resistivity (p).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2012
    Assignee: SEB SA
    Inventors: Jocelyn Bonnel, Noël Burais
  • Publication number: 20090314769
    Abstract: The invention relates to a hob (200) suitable for receiving a culinary article (100) and including a measurement system (203) which comprises means (220) for measuring the temperature of the article (100) and control means (240). According to the invention the measuring means (220) comprise an electrical circuit (219) possessing at least one inductive element (221) configured so as to induce a magnetic field on the article (100) which includes electrically conductive heat-sensitive means (130) that transmit a signal to the control means (240), the value of said signal being representative of the impedance (Z) of the circuit (119), the impedance being dependent on the resistivity (p) of the heat-sensitive means (130), and the control means (240) including at least one model corresponding to the thermal behaviour of this resistivity (P) and being configured so as to convert the value of the transmitted signal into a temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2007
    Publication date: December 24, 2009
    Inventors: Jocelyn Bonnel, Noël Burais
  • Publication number: 20090252197
    Abstract: The invention relates to a culinary article (100) having a bottom (101) in which heat-sensitive means (130) made of electrically conductive materials are placed. According to the invention, the heat-sensitive means (130) are made of non-ferromagnetic materials having a temperature-variable resistivity (p).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2007
    Publication date: October 8, 2009
    Applicant: SEB S.A.
    Inventors: Jocelyn Bonnel, Noel Burais
  • Patent number: 5866884
    Abstract: The disclosed induction cooking range comprises, in the commonly known way, an upper plate made of glazed ceramic designed to receive a receptacle to be heated made of ferrite material, a monoconductor induction coil positioned beneath the upper plate on a coil support and excited by a high-frequency current generator. The induction coil is allowed to heat by its own losses to a temperature greater than that of the receptacle and the induction coil communicates its own heat to the receptacle. The overall efficiency of the range is thus appreciably increased. The induction coil, which must then tolerate a high temperature, is made out of a flat, monoconductor strip placed between two sheets of mica.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 2, 1999
    Assignee: Compagnie Europeenne Pour l'Equipement Menager - Cepem
    Inventors: Rene Cornec, Jean-Yves Gaspard, Noel Burais