Patents Assigned to SEB
  • Vessel for electrical household food processor closed with a pivoting removable lid
    Patent number: 6786141
    Abstract: The invention concerns a working chamber for an electrical household food processor, comprising a vessel (1) and a lid (3), the vessel and the lid comprising hinge means (10). The invention is characterised in that the hinge means (10) comprise two matching nesting surfaces (7, 8), one (7) integral with the lid (3) and the other (8) integral with the vessel (1), having at least along one pivot axis a series of at least partly circular sections perpendicular to said pivot axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2004
    Assignee: SEB S.A.
    Inventors: Carole Tompa, Jean-Paul Astegno, Thomas Lallemand, Lionel Peyras
  • Cover locking device
    Patent number: 6786353
    Abstract: A lid includes resilient restoring element for returning the lid to an open position, and a locking mechanism actuated by a button. The locking mechanism including a locking member able to be placed at two well defined and stable positions, namely a locked position, where the locking member cooperates with the retainer element provided on the container for locking the lid in a closed position on the container, and an unlocked position where the lid is freely driven into its open position by the restoring element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2004
    Assignee: SEB S.A.
    Inventor: Thierry Gourand
  • Case for household appliance with water reservoir
    Publication number: 20040160761
    Abstract: A case for a household electric appliance, composed of a base containing a signal light and provided with a passage, a water reservoir disposed above the base, and a light conducting window mounted in the passage and disposed to be illuminated by the signal light. The window is fixed to the water reservoir.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2004
    Publication date: August 19, 2004
    Applicant: SEB S.A.
    Inventors: Philippe Dumoux, Nicolas Pretre
  • Electric fryer with a device for keeping fried food hot
    Patent number: 6772677
    Abstract: A household electric fryer having: a case having a bottom and a side wall and enclosing a warming chamber, the side wall having a lateral opening permitting access to the warming chamber; a bowl contained in the case above the warming chamber, the bowl having a bottom; electric heating elements for heating the bowl to frying temperatures; and an element presenting an imperforate surface between the electric heating elements and the warming chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2004
    Assignee: SEB S.A.
    Inventors: Michel Marotel, Jean-Marc Payen
  • Waste collecting container for vacuum cleaner
    Patent number: 6772473
    Abstract: Removable container (1, 44) for collecting waste (8) separated by a cyclonic or inertial device (12, 22, 31) for a waste collecting appliance of the vacuum cleaner type, the container having several walls (2, 4, 6, 45a, 45b, 46, 48, 50) delimiting a storage volume (10, 54), including a base wall (2, 46) forming the base of the container (1, 44), and at least one link wall (4, 48) provided with an opening (5, 49). The base wall (2, 46) and the link wall (4, 48) are contiguous with one another while presenting either a curve of one and/or the other wall, or an inclination between the walls, and the opening (5, 49) of the link wall (4, 48) is located in immediate proximity to the zone of contiguity between the link wall and the base wall (2, 46).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2004
    Assignee: SEB S.A.
    Inventors: Roland Dubos, Gilles Diascorn
  • Infusion machine
    Patent number: 6766729
    Abstract: An infusion machine includes a base receiving a collecting tray formed with a bottom and a side wall and provided with a cover forming a support for an infusion receptacle, as well as a device for producing infusion having a head for an infusion outlet, overlying the support by a distance. The support is movably mounted as to height relative to the tray by an adjustment device to cause the distance to vary. The adjustment device includes nesting members adjustable in height by sliding and distributed over at least two opposite regions of the sidewall of the well and of the periphery of the support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2004
    Assignee: SEB S.A.
    Inventor: Jacky Rolland
  • Base for storing an electrical food processor accessories
    Patent number: 6761326
    Abstract: The invention concerns a box for storing the working accessories of an electrical food processor, comprising a base (3) including a lower resting surface and a lid including an upper surface designed to receive an electrical food processor. The invention is characterised in that an inner surface (38) of the base (3), respectively an inner surface of the lid, comprises at least a configuration (43, 44, 53, 61) whereon are arranged non-peripheral support means (45, 46, 54, 62) designed to co-operate with an inner surface of the lid or with non-peripheral support means complementarily arranged on a configuration of the lid inner surface, respectively with an inner surface of the base, when the lid closes the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2004
    Assignee: SEB S.A.
    Inventors: Jean-Paul Astegno, Lionel Peyras
  • ELECTRIC FRYER WITH A DEVICE FOR KEEPING FRIED FOOD HOT
    Publication number: 20040123742
    Abstract: A household electric fryer having: a case having a bottom and a side wall and enclosing a warming chamber, the side wall having a lateral opening permitting access to the warming chamber; a bowl contained in the case above the warming chamber, the bowl having a bottom; electric heating elements for heating the bowl to frying temperatures; and an element presenting an imperforate surface between the electric heating elements and the warming chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2003
    Publication date: July 1, 2004
    Applicant: SEB S.A.
    Inventors: Michel Marotel, Jean-Marc Payen
  • Steam cooker having a reduced size
    Publication number: 20040112372
    Abstract: A steam cooker composed of at least one cooking element having a peripheral lateral wall and a pedestal having a steam production base. The at least one cooking element and the pedestal are constructed and dimensioned to allow the at least one cooking element to be placed in either an upright position on the pedestal to hold a food being cooked or in an inverted position on the pedestal so that the peripheral lateral wall at least partially envelopes the pedestal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2003
    Publication date: June 17, 2004
    Applicant: SEB S.A.
    Inventors: Philippe Dumoux, Valerie Vuillemot Ducarme, Nicolas Pretre
  • Electric cooking appliance having a tank associated with a pouring device
    Publication number: 20040112227
    Abstract: An electric cooking appliance composed of: a tank for holding a cooking liquid; a housing in which the tank is mounted, the housing having an upper opening; an upper peripheral rim surrounding the upper opening, the upper peripheral rim being provided with an indentation; and a pouring accessory constructed to be removably mounted in the indentation to facilitate the pouring of the cooking liquid out of the tank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2003
    Publication date: June 17, 2004
    Applicant: SEB S.A.
    Inventor: Pascal Dirand
  • Multi-purpose cooking appliance of the automatically-opening hinged type
    Patent number: 6739242
    Abstract: An appliance comprising a housing consisting of two articulated shells maintained spaced apart by a spring (4) two hot plates (5,6) arranged in the housing, locking elements for maintaining the housing closed countering the spring, elements for adjusting (12) cooking parameters, and elements for controlling the locking elements to urge them in unlocked position in accordance with cooking parameters, thereby controlling the opening of the housing under the effect of the spring (4). The locking elements include a locking component linked to one of the shells (1) so as to be mobile between an unlocked position wherein it co-operates with a locking finger (24) integral with the other shell (2), a spring for urging back the locking component in unlocked position, and a relay magnet (25) controlled by the control elements, for maintaining the locking component in locked position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2004
    Assignee: SEB SA
    Inventors: Yves Patenotre, Jean-Christophe Perrier
  • Bread toasting control in a toaster by response curve of photosensitive element(s)
    Patent number: 6730888
    Abstract: Method and device for controlling the grilling, or toasting, of a food product placed in a toaster or toaster oven that has heating elements, a heating chamber, a grilling selector for adjusting the level of browning of the food product, an element for stopping the supply of electricity to the heating elements when the level of toasting is achieved and a light-receiving system composed of at least one photo-resistive element of the LDR type disposed for detecting light reflected by the food product being grilled or toasted. The grilling or toasting is controlled by measuring the evolution in time of a signal G representative of the light reflectivity of the food product, and converting at least one characteristic of that evolution into at least one of the grilling or toasting states of the food product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2004
    Assignee: SEB S.A.
    Inventor: Claude Battu
  • Electric hand operated rotary beater/mixer comprising a safety device
    Patent number: 6726353
    Abstract: Handheld electric beater-mixer includes a body (2) containing an electric drive motor (6), two rotary coupling devices (20, 33) which are connected to the shaft (8) of the motor and which are adapted to receive, via respectively two engagement passages (26, 43) opening from the body (2), a whisk (10) and, respectively, a mixer foot (45), and a safety device (55) adapted to prevent the simultaneous emplacement of the whisk and of the mixer foot. The safety device (55) includes a movable mechanical member (57) adapted to block selectively one or the other of the two passages (26, 43) for engagement of the whisk (10) and of the mixer foot (45).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2004
    Assignee: SEB S.A.
    Inventors: Jean-Yves Beaudet, Marc Marriere
  • Heating element with integrated heat safety device
    Patent number: 6710310
    Abstract: The invention relates to armoured heating elements. The invention specifically relates to a heating device (1) consisting of a tubular envelope, wherein a heating element (4) surrounded by insulation (3) is arranged, said heating element (4) is connected to an electric supply circuit by connecting (14) rods and pins (10,12) and said tubular envelope (2) is provided with two cylindrical sealing beads (16) arranged in the ends thereof, whereby at least one of the beads known as a specific bead (16) is in direct contact with the insulation (3) surrounding the heating element (4); The invention is characterized in that the specific bead (16) comprises an axially transversal recess (18), wherein a thermal fuse (20) is inserted and electrically and serially mounted with said heating element (4).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2004
    Assignee: SEB S.A.
    Inventor: Pascal Hantz
  • Juicer
    Patent number: D488678
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2004
    Assignee: SEB
    Inventor: Marc Berthier
  • Steamer with interchangeable accessories
    Patent number: D488951
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2004
    Assignee: SEB
    Inventor: Luc Josancy
  • Toaster
    Patent number: D489565
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2004
    Assignee: SEB
    Inventor: Lionel Averty
  • Toaster
    Patent number: D490267
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2004
    Assignee: SEB
    Inventor: Marc Berthier
  • Steamer
    Patent number: D490646
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2004
    Assignee: SEB
    Inventor: Christophe Chedal Anglay
  • Food mincer
    Patent number: D495921
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2004
    Assignee: SEB
    Inventor: Thomas Lallemand