Patents Assigned to Breville R & D Pty. Limited
  • Patent number: 5355779
    Abstract: 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 from
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 1993
    Date of Patent: October 18, 1994
    Assignee: Breville R & D Pty Limited
    Inventors: William J. O'Brien, Stephen J. McClean
  • Patent number: 5138938
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 1991
    Date of Patent: August 18, 1992
    Assignee: Breville R & D Pty Limited
    Inventor: John W. McClean
  • Patent number: 4700901
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 1986
    Date of Patent: October 20, 1987
    Assignee: Breville R & D Pty. Limited
    Inventor: John W. McClean
  • Patent number: D320717
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 1988
    Date of Patent: October 15, 1991
    Assignee: Breville R & D PTY Limited
    Inventor: William J. O'Brien
  • Patent number: D342417
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 1991
    Date of Patent: December 21, 1993
    Assignee: Breville R & D Pty Limited
    Inventor: John W. McClean
  • Patent number: D345342
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 1992
    Date of Patent: March 22, 1994
    Assignee: Breville R & D Pty Limited
    Inventor: Michael Fox
  • Patent number: D351083
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 1993
    Date of Patent: October 4, 1994
    Assignee: Breville R & D Pty Limited
    Inventors: William J. O'Brien, Stephen J. McClean
  • Patent number: D369436
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 1994
    Date of Patent: April 30, 1996
    Assignee: Breville R & D Pty Limited
    Inventor: Mario Barker
  • Patent number: RE36464
    Abstract: 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 from
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 28, 1999
    Assignee: Breville R & D Pty Limited
    Inventors: William J. O'Brien, Stephen J. McClean