Patents Assigned to SEB
  • Hand held electrical mixing beater
    Patent number: 6637925
    Abstract: Handheld electric beater-mixer includes a drive motor, two rotatable coupling devices associated with the motor and adapted to receive respectively a whisk and a mixer foot, and an electric switch actuated by a finger piece mounted rotatably on a rotational axle and occupying a stopped position and several switched positions for the continuous operation of the motor. A spiral spring is mounted concentrically to the rotational axle of the finger piece and has a free end and a fixed end connected to the finger piece, and a safety member is movably mounted between a rest position in the presence of the mixer foot and in which the free end of the spring rests against an abutment on the safety member so as continuously to stress the spring, and the retracted position in the presence of the whisk and in which the abutment of the safety member is removed so as continuously to relax the spring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2003
    Assignee: SEB S.A.
    Inventors: Jean-Yves Beaudet, Marc Marriere
  • Multifunction electrical cooking appliance
    Patent number: 6603099
    Abstract: The appliance comprises a heater base, at least two removable cooking receptacles capable of being centered and held on said heater base, one of them being constituted by a leakproof pan and the other by a grill plate, and also a removable lid adapted to close the top portion of said pan so as to make up a cooking enclosure. The grill plate is provided with at least one through orifice and has means enabling it to be positioned above said pan in order to perform steam cooking in said cooking enclosure. The appliance is applicable to cooking.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2003
    Assignee: SEB S.A.
    Inventor: Christophe Gouthiere
  • Kit for emptying and cleaning household electric steam generator
    Publication number: 20030136434
    Abstract: A device for cleaning a water tank of a steam generator for a household electric appliance, the device being composed of: a lance for delivering a stream of water into the tank, the lance being connectable to a source of water under pressure; and a tubular body associated with the lance for evacuating water from the tank. The device is configured to be introduced into the tank via an accessible opening of the tank, and to be connected to the accessible opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2003
    Publication date: July 24, 2003
    Applicant: SEB S.A.
    Inventors: Christian Giovalle, Dominique Gelus
  • Antiadhesive coating with improved scratch resistance
    Patent number: 6596380
    Abstract: A non-stick coating with improved scratch resistance comprises an undercoat applied to a substrate, coated with a primary coat comprising a fluorocarbon resin and one or more fluorocarbon resin-based outer coats. The undercoat comprises at least 50% by weight of the polymer oxy-1,4-phenylene-oxy-1,4-phenylene-carbonyl-1,4-phenylene, known as PEEK, and is free of fluorocarbon resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2003
    Assignee: Seb SA
    Inventors: Jean-Pierre Buffard, Michel Fontaine, Claudine Gardaz
  • Top for toaster
    Patent number: 6581512
    Abstract: The toaster has a top that fits into the opening at the top of the toaster. The top consists of a peripheral plate (17) at the opening of the toasting chamber and having an upper rim (18), which may be pierced with a number of holes (20a,20b). A peripheral flange (24) is connected to the plate by bridges (23) between the openings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2003
    Assignee: SEB S.A.
    Inventors: Guy Mauffrey, Dominique Marx
  • Multifunction steam cooker with improved unattended operation capability
    Publication number: 20030084790
    Abstract: A steam cooker composed of: a water reservoir for water that is to be converted into steam by a steam generator; a cooking enclosure for receiving a cooking vessel and/or a support provided with flow passages, the cooking enclosure being arranged to be supplied with steam from the steam generator; an intermediate collecting receptacle associated with the cooking enclosure and disposed for collecting liquid that appears in the cooking enclosure during a cooking operation, the intermediate collecting receptacle having a pouring orifice via which liquid can flow from the intermediate collecting receptacle into the water reservoir; and a removable closing member associated with the pouring orifice for selectively blocking flow of liquid via the pouring orifice.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2002
    Publication date: May 8, 2003
    Applicant: SEB S.A.
    Inventor: Fabrice Rossi
  • Heating article comprising a surface coated with a decorative element capable of color change
    Patent number: 6551693
    Abstract: A heating appliance, such as a cooking container, has an inside surface coating including a decoration which changes color as a function of temperature. A decoration based on a thermostable resin and a chemical substance which changes color as a function of temperature is applied over a fluorocarbon resin coating on the inside of the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2003
    Assignee: SEB SA
    Inventors: Jean Pierre Buffard, Laurent Voisin, Claudine Gardaz
  • Cooking appliance having a tank and a secure emptying device
    Publication number: 20030070557
    Abstract: A cooking appliance composed of: a housing; a vessel provided to be placed in the housing and arranged to receive a cooking bath; an emptying device provided in the vessel for permitting the cooking bath to be drained from the vessel; an emptying receptacle for receiving the cooking bath from the vessel; a first valve associated with the emptying device; a maneuvering button associated with the emptying device; and a control mechanism mounted on the emptying receptacle and interposed between the maneuvering button and the first valve for moving the first valve between open and closed positions and response to movements of the maneuvering button, wherein the emptying receptacle is removable from the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2002
    Publication date: April 17, 2003
    Applicant: SEB S.A.
    Inventor: Jean-Claude Bizard
  • Waste recuperating electrical appliance with tubular filter
    Patent number: 6536075
    Abstract: A waste recuperating electrical apparatus (13) composed of a suction device that includes in particular an electric motor (20) and a suction turbine (22), a suction aperture (16a), and a tubular filter (1) forming a waste receptacle. The apparatus (13) further has a housing (14) arranged between the suction aperture (16a) and the suction turbine (22) with both of which it communicates on either side through ducts (16b) and the tubular filter (1) is arranged in the housing (14) such that one of its end orifices (6) is sealed and the opposite end orifice (4) is directly connected to the suction nozzle duct (16b). The filter housing has elements maintaining (3) the filter spaced from the filter (1) housing (14) inner wall so as to increase the volume around the duct enclosing the filter periphery in the suction turbine direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2003
    Assignee: SEB S.A.
    Inventors: Jacques Bonnet, Jose Saude
  • Electric cooking appliance having an electric connector at the outside of the casing
    Patent number: 6536333
    Abstract: An electric cooking appliance, such as a fryer, having a receptacle provided to receive a cooking liquid, the receptacle being disposed at least partially in a casing having a lateral wall, and an electric connector mounted in an opening of the lateral wall of the casing, the electric connector being provided to cooperate with a mating electric connector connected at the end of a power supply cord. The lateral wall of the casing has an outer rim disposed above the opening, creating a conduit, or trough, that is arranged to keep any liquid that is flowing along the lateral wall of the casing at a distance from the electric connector mounted in the casing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2003
    Assignee: SEB S.A.
    Inventors: Bernard Bouly, Céline Sobole
  • Safety device for opening a pressure cooker with lug-bayonet type closure
    Patent number: 6523459
    Abstract: Pressure cookers are disclosed comprising a pan having a pan ramp, a lid having a handle and a lid ramp cooperative with the pan ramp to provide a bayonet closure, such that the pan and lid ramps can be cooperatively engaged in the closed position, an abutment for preventing further rotation of the lid, a lock mechanism for locking the lid relative to the pan, a controller to control the lock mechanism to move it an unlocking and locking positions in which the lid cannot be removed from the pan, a pressure indicator mounted with respect to the lid movable between positions in which the pressure within the pressure cooker cannot leak therethrough and is permitted to leak therethrough, and a unitary assembly mounted on the lid independent of the handle in which the pressure indicator, the controller and the lock mechanism are mounted on the unitary assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2003
    Assignee: SEB S.A.
    Inventors: Eric Chameroy, Eric Christian Jacques Rhetat, Eric Laurent Baraille
  • Domestic electrical appliance for steam cooking with reduced release of steam
    Patent number: 6474222
    Abstract: A domestic electrical appliance for cooking with steam, having a steam production device (43) composed of a steam reservoir (45) associated with a heating unit (46), a cooking enclosure (41) supplied with steam by the steam production device, and a steam detector (49) associated with elements for reducing the power of the heating unit, the cooking enclosure (41) having at least one exhaust (61, 61′, 62, 62′) to the outside. The cooking enclosure (41) communicates through a descending conduit (63) with a chamber (64) of the appliance in which the steam detector (49) is disposed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2002
    Assignee: SEB S.A.
    Inventor: Nicolas Pretre
  • Pouring container having a non-drip lip
    Patent number: 6474514
    Abstract: A container for pouring liquids, composed of a vessel having a longitudinal axis and a bottom, and a pouring lip made of a plastic material. The pouring lip has a central pouring part having a pouring end, and lateral parts, and the lip is composed of: an upper wall, a lower wall and a connecting surface that extends between the upper wall and the lower wall; the upper wall is inclined downwardly into the vessel when the longitudinal axis of the vessel has a vertical orientation; and, in the central pouring part, the connecting surface is free of any sharp edge and has an upper segment having a radius of curvature between 0.5 and 2 mm in a plane passing through the longitudinal axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2002
    Assignee: SEB S.A.
    Inventors: Christophe Guillemin, Erik Lebrun
  • DOMESTIC ELECTRICAL APPLIANCE FOR STEAM COOKING WITH REDUCED RELEASE OF STEAM
    Publication number: 20020157542
    Abstract: A domestic electrical appliance for cooking with steam, having a steam production device (43) composed of a steam reservoir (45) associated with a heating unit (46), a cooking enclosure (41) supplied with steam by the steam production device, and a steam detector (49) associated with elements for reducing the power of the heating unit, the cooking enclosure (41) having at least one exhaust (61, 61′, 62, 62′) to the outside. The cooking enclosure (41) communicates through a descending conduit (63) with a chamber (64) of the appliance in which the steam detector (49) is disposed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2002
    Publication date: October 31, 2002
    Applicant: SEB S.A.
    Inventor: Nicolas Pretre
  • Fryer
    Patent number: D465125
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2002
    Assignee: SEB
    Inventor: Christophe Chedal Anglay
  • Toaster
    Patent number: D473094
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2003
    Assignee: SEB
    Inventor: Daniel Aeshbacher
  • Toaster
    Patent number: D474368
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2003
    Assignee: SEB
    Inventor: Lionel Averty
  • Fryer
    Patent number: D474937
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2003
    Assignee: SEB
    Inventor: Luc Josancy
  • Fryer
    Patent number: D475570
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2003
    Assignee: SEB
    Inventor: Luc Josancy
  • Pressure cooker
    Patent number: D476191
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2003
    Assignee: SEB
    Inventor: Luc Josancy