Patents Assigned to Sunbeam
  • Patent number: 9433316
    Abstract: Systems (100) and methods (2800) for operating a hot beverage brewer. The methods include receiving a brew basket of a plurality of interchangeable brew baskets (900, 1400, 1800) within a basket chamber (402) of the hot beverage brewer. At least two of the plurality of interchangeable brew baskets are of different brew basket types and designed to hold different amounts of a beverage substance. Thereafter, the hot beverage brewer: automatically detects the brew basket type associated with the brew basket residing within the basket chamber; selects first operations from a plurality of operations that should be performed by the hot beverage brewer based on the brew basket type which was previously detected; and performs the first operations by the hot beverage brewer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignee: Sunbeam Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Augusto A. Picozza, Aaron Abroff, Gary McGonagle, Dov Glucksman, Laura Nickerson
  • Publication number: 20160251137
    Abstract: A food preservation container and related method of use is provided. The food preservation container includes a body including at least one sidewall and having an interior volume. There is a lid for removably attaching to the body for sealing the food preservation container in an air and liquid tight manner. An expandable medium is attached to the lid, the expandable medium includes a plurality of gussets normally in a compacted configuration against the lid. A port is formed in the at least one sidewall configured to connect to a source of suction. The suction is for evacuating the container and causing the expandable medium to expand away from the lid and into the interior volume. The expandable medium may be viewed through the sidewall of the body or from the exterior of the lid to provide a visual indication of whether the food preservation container is evacuated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2015
    Publication date: September 1, 2016
    Applicant: Sunbeam Products, Inc.
    Inventor: Eric Forti
  • Patent number: 9422073
    Abstract: An appliance for dispensing, forming and vacuum packaging a container is provided including a base, a vacuum motor disposed in the base, a vacuum sealing compartment formed in the base including a vacuum trough fluidly connected to the vacuum motor, a sealing element disposed in the vacuum sealing compartment adjacent the vacuum trough, and a bag roll storage compartment formed in the base vertically disposed above the vacuum sealing compartment. At least one section of the container material may be dispensed from the storage compartment and cut from the roll of container material and sealed on a first free end with the sealing element to form an unsealed container. The unsealed container may then be evacuated by the vacuum motor through a second free end inserted into the vacuum trough and/or sealed on the second free end with the sealing element to form a hermetically sealed container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: Sunbeam Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Augusto Picozza, Richard Neil Tobin, Andrew L. Hall, Jeffrey A. Smith
  • Patent number: 9423141
    Abstract: A console humidifier includes a humidification unit having a top portion with an air outlet there through. A water reservoir is located at a bottom portion of the humidification unit, and includes an air inlet there through. A portion of the water reservoir extends through a back wall of the humidification unit and includes a water tank interface. A water tank is positionable on the water tank interface, where the water tank include support members for caring the load of the water tank. A wick element is located in the humidification unit, with only an end portion of the wick element being positioned in the reservoir. The wick element being positioned about the air inlet. A fan assembly is located in the top portion of the humidification unit, where the fan assembly is interposed between the wick element and the air outlet in the top portion of the humidification unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: Sunbeam Products, Inc.
    Inventor: Carlos Ojeda
  • Publication number: 20160226364
    Abstract: An electric hair clipper having an electromagnetic motor with a fixed coil and a vibrating armature. The vibrating armature has a fixed end and a free end. A blade set is included having fixed blade and a reciprocating blade, where the reciprocating blade is connected to the free end of the vibrating armature. A spring element is connected to the free end of the armature. The vibrating armature has an armature spring rate and the spring element has a variable spring rate. The armature spring rate and the variable spring rate combine to control the movement of the reciprocating blade by varying the amount of energy absorbed by the vibrating armature and the spring element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2016
    Publication date: August 4, 2016
    Applicant: Sunbeam Products, Inc.
    Inventor: Richard N. Eubanks
  • Publication number: 20160194147
    Abstract: A content cartridge is disclosed having a base with a content chamber and a piercing chamber. A cover is sealed to the base, covering the content chamber and the piercing chamber. A first frangible seal is provided between the cover and the base extending from the content chamber. When the piercing chamber is pressurized with a pressurizing fluid, the pressure in the piercing chamber will increase forming a fluid path between the piercing chamber and the content chamber. In this manner, the pressurized fluid can flow from the piercing chamber into the content chamber. When the predetermined pressure is exceeded in the content chamber, the first frangible seal opens forming a fluid outlet path from content chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2016
    Publication date: July 7, 2016
    Applicant: Sunbeam Products, Inc.
    Inventors: John Harrington, David Ertur, Asoka Veeravagu, Alex Tee
  • Publication number: 20160183716
    Abstract: A mixed beverage maker having an ice-shaving unit combined with a mixing unit. The mixed beverage maker further includes a concentrate container holder in fluid communication with a reservoir. The ice-shaving unit, mixing unit, concentrate container holder and reservoir are operable connect to a controller, which can be programmed to selective control the operational cycles of each of the units, a pumping cycle, a ice shaving cycle, and a mixing cycle. The controller includes at least one preprogrammed routine to control the operational parameters of the pumping cycle, an ice shaving cycle, and a mixing cycle to make the mixed drink.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2016
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Applicant: Sunbeam Products, Inc.
    Inventors: John Harrington, David Ertur, Asoka Veeravagu, Alexander Tee, Evan Gant, Alexander Denniston
  • Patent number: 9375114
    Abstract: A hot beverage maker is provided with a removable pump for cleaning a brewing needle. The pump fits into a brewing chamber which normally receives a pod of an infusible beverage material. A pod receptacle and a lid pivotally connected to the housing form the brewing chamber, After a brewing cycle or when cleaning of the brewing needle is desired, an interior chamber of the pump is filled with cleaning fluid and the pump inserted into the pod receptacle. When the lid is closed, the brewing needle is inserted into the interior chamber. The lid is closed and released repeatedly to operate the pump. This creates a pumping action of the cleaning fluid through the brewing needle to dislodge a buildup of minerals or residual deposits. The used cleaning fluid and dislodged deposits are discarded after the cleaning operation is completed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Assignee: Sunbeam Products, Inc.
    Inventor: Yao Qin Meng
  • Patent number: 9370741
    Abstract: A filter recognition system for use with an air purifier is provided. The air filter assembly or filter clip includes identification pins/taps which are read by the air purifier to determine the filter type. The filter recognition system adjusts the motor parameter based on the filter type. Additionally, the filter recognition system adjusts the filter timer to automatically communicate to a user the recommended time to change the filter based on the identified filter type.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Assignee: Sunbeam Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Leonard Horey, Otha Richardson
  • Patent number: 9360518
    Abstract: A circuit integrity detection system for use in detecting the integrity of a sensing wire in a heating pad wherein the integrity of the sensing wire is checking the inputs from a first and second A/D converter connected to opposite ends of the sensing wire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: Sunbeam Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Gabriel Kohn, Leonard Horey, William G. McCoy, Lei Feng, Xiao Bao Yang, Fei Ma
  • Patent number: 9352864
    Abstract: An appliance for vacuum packaging and sealing a container, including: a vacuum motor assembly generating suction, a vacuum trough fluidly connected to the vacuum motor assembly, first and second heat sealing elements, and a microprocessor configured to control the vacuum motor assembly and the first and second heating elements in programmable sequences. One programmable sequence may include energizing the vacuum motor assembly to provide suction to the vacuum trough, energizing the first heat sealing element at a first predetermined temperature for a first predetermined time when a first predetermined vacuum level is reached in the vacuum trough, de-energizing the vacuum motor assembly after a third predetermined time has elapsed after the first heat sealing element has been de-energized, delaying a dwell time, and energizing the second heat sealing element at the expiration of the dwell time at a second predetermined temperature for a second predetermined time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: Sunbeam Products, Inc.
    Inventor: Jamal F. Hammad
  • Publication number: 20160143471
    Abstract: A slow cooker having a thermometer such as a capillary thermometer and a graphic display device for indicating a temperature condition of the food product contained within the cooking vessel, the thermometer measuring the temperature of an outer surface of the cooking vessel and the graphic display device displaying the temperature measured by the thermometer but adjusted by a correlation factor to indicate at least an approximate temperature of the food product within the cooking vessel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2015
    Publication date: May 26, 2016
    Applicant: Sunbeam Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Phetsouvanh Kounlavong, Monte Davis
  • Patent number: D757491
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: Sunbeam Products, Inc.
    Inventors: David Ertur, Joongoo Lee, Evan Gant, Nathan Careless
  • Patent number: D758118
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: Sunbeam Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph Palermo, Michel Alvarez
  • Patent number: D761616
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: Sunbeam Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Augusto Picozza, Scott Henderson
  • Patent number: D763679
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignee: Sunbeam Products, Inc.
    Inventors: John Harrington, David Ertur, Asoka Veeravagu, Joongoo Lee
  • Patent number: D763680
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignee: Sunbeam Products, Inc.
    Inventors: John Harrington, Joongoo Lee
  • Patent number: D764937
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Assignee: Sunbeam Products, Inc.
    Inventor: Heather Andrus
  • Patent number: D764938
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Assignee: Sunbeam Products, Inc.
    Inventor: Heather Andrus
  • Patent number: D765538
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignee: Sunbeam Products, Inc
    Inventors: Douglas Goodner, Chan Tze Kiu