Patents Assigned to Breville R & D Pty. Limited
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Patent number: 5355779Abstract: A griller having a substantially horizontally extending grill member to support food while being grilled, the grill member consisting of alternating bars and slots the bars being made of aluminium, aluminium alloy or a substance having similar heat transmitting properties there being arranged under the grill member an elongated electric heating element that is accommodated within a groove formed on the underside of the grill member, whereby fats and liquids emerging from food being cooked on the grill member are prevented from coming into contact with the electric heating element, an electric plug socket connected to the electric heating element directly and without intervention of a thermostat, the heating element and the grill member being constructed and arranged so that heat from the heating element is distributed more or less evenly over the surface of the grill member, the grill member being removeably supported on a container that in use underlies the grill member and acts to catch fat and liquids fromType: GrantFiled: June 24, 1993Date of Patent: October 18, 1994Assignee: Breville R & D Pty LimitedInventors: William J. O'Brien, Stephen J. McClean
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Patent number: 5138938Abstract: A sandwich toaster or griller in which the upper die mold half is constituted by a plurality of flat sheets of glass or other suitable material having between them an electric heater element consisting of a flat nichrome wire or a printed element parallel lengths which extend across the sheets of glass. The spacing of the lengths of heater element is such as to provide a more or less uniform toasting effect on the surface of the sandwich, the toasting of which is visible through the glass or other transparent sheets.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 1991Date of Patent: August 18, 1992Assignee: Breville R & D Pty LimitedInventor: John W. McClean
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Patent number: 4700901Abstract: A food processor which is rendered suitable for placing in a microwave oven by the replacement of the usual metal spring controlling a switch actuating member by a resilient member fabricated from a material such as silicone rubber that is not affected by microwave radiation. Such a food processor may be provided with a special lid having a downwardly extending member arranged to co-operate with the usual central sleeve of the container of the food processor so that a cake mixture prepared in the food processor can be baked in the container in which it is prepared, the depending member preventing overflow of the cake mixture through the sleeve.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 1986Date of Patent: October 20, 1987Assignee: Breville R & D Pty. LimitedInventor: John W. McClean
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Patent number: D320717Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 1988Date of Patent: October 15, 1991Assignee: Breville R & D PTY LimitedInventor: William J. O'Brien
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Patent number: D342417Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 1991Date of Patent: December 21, 1993Assignee: Breville R & D Pty LimitedInventor: John W. McClean
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Patent number: D345342Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 1992Date of Patent: March 22, 1994Assignee: Breville R & D Pty LimitedInventor: Michael Fox
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Patent number: D351083Type: GrantFiled: January 5, 1993Date of Patent: October 4, 1994Assignee: Breville R & D Pty LimitedInventors: William J. O'Brien, Stephen J. McClean
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Patent number: D369436Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 1994Date of Patent: April 30, 1996Assignee: Breville R & D Pty LimitedInventor: Mario Barker
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Patent number: RE36464Abstract: A griller having a substantially horizontally extending grill member to support food while being grilled, the grill member consisting of alternating bars and slots the bars being made of aluminium, aluminium alloy or a substance having similar heat transmitting properties there being arranged under the grill member an elongated electric heating element that is accommodated within a groove formed on the underside of the grill member, whereby fats and liquids emerging from food being cooked on the grill member are prevented from coming into contact with the electric heating element, an electric plug socket connected to the electric heating element directly and without intervention of a thermostat, the heating element and the grill member being constructed and arranged so that heat from the heating element is distributed more or less evenly over the surface of the grill member, the grill member being removeably supported on a container that in use underlies the grill member and acts to catch fat and liquids fromType: GrantFiled: October 18, 1996Date of Patent: December 28, 1999Assignee: Breville R & D Pty LimitedInventors: William J. O'Brien, Stephen J. McClean