Patents by Inventor Christophe Trochou

Christophe Trochou has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 10551057
    Abstract: A gas burner with multiple rings of flames, suitable for mounting on a top plate of a cooking appliance in particular for household use. The top plate extends substantially in a plate plane. The gas burner includes a central burner having a ring of peripheral flames and at least one annular burner having at least one ring of peripheral flames. The annular burner surrounds the central burner. The gas burner also includes a burner body suitable for attachment to the top plate. The burner body includes at least a first gas inlet communicating with a first gas injector situated facing a first convergent-divergent pipe forming a Venturi tube. The first pipe has an axis substantially parallel to said plate plane. The first pipe extends over at least the greater portion of a transverse extension of the burner body. The first pipe is, at its end opposite to the first gas injector, in communication with a shaft substantially perpendicular to the axis of the first pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: SOCIETE NOUVELLE SOURDILLON
    Inventors: Christophe Trochou, Fabienne Mereau, Gilles Mongay
  • Publication number: 20180347808
    Abstract: A gas burner with multiple rings of flames, suitable for mounting on a top plate of a cooking appliance in particular for household use. The top plate extends substantially in a plate plane. The gas burner includes a central burner having a ring of peripheral flames and at least one annular burner having at least one ring of peripheral flames. The annular burner surrounds the central burner. The gas burner also includes a burner body suitable for attachment to the top plate. The burner body includes at least a first gas inlet communicating with a first gas injector situated facing a first convergent-divergent pipe forming a Venturi tube. The first pipe has an axis substantially parallel to said plate plane. The first pipe extends over at least the greater portion of a transverse extension of the burner body. The first pipe is, at its end opposite to the first gas injector, in communication with a shaft substantially perpendicular to the axis of the first pipe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2015
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Applicant: SOURDILLON
    Inventors: Christophe TROCHOU, Fabienne MEREAU, Gilles MONGAY
  • Patent number: 7901205
    Abstract: The invention concerns a gas burner (1) with multiple concentric flame rings, comprising: a central burner (2) with a central ring of flame orifices (5), and axial central gas injector (6) and convergent-divergent means (7) forming venturi; and an annular outer burner (3) coaxially surrounding the central burner and provided with at least one annular ring of flame orifices (9), gas injecting means (10) and convergent-divergent means (12) forming venturis; the gas injecting means (10) include several radial gas injectors (11) around the central injector (6); the convergent-divergent means (12) include several radial convergent-divergent conduits (13) forming tubular venturis coaxial respectively to the radial injectors (11) and emerging in the annular outer burner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2011
    Assignee: Burner Systems International (BSI)
    Inventor: Christophe Trochou
  • Publication number: 20080206697
    Abstract: The invention concerns a gas burner (1) wit multiple concentric flame rings, comprising: a central burner (2) with a central ring of flame orifices (5), and axial central gas injector (6) and convergent-divergent means (7) forming venturi; and an annular outer burner (3) coaxially surrounding the central burner and provided with at least one annular ring of flame orifices (9), gas injecting means (10) and convergent-divergent means (12) forming venturis; the gas injecting means (10) include several radial gas injectors (11) around the central injector (6); the convergent-divergent means (12) include several radial convergent-divergent conduits (13) forming tubular venturis coaxial respectively to the radial injectors (11) and emerging in the annular outer burner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2006
    Publication date: August 28, 2008
    Inventor: Christophe Trochou
  • Publication number: 20080090192
    Abstract: A gas burner comprising a burner pot (2) supporting a burner body (6) comprising a series of peripherally distributed flame orifices (8), a gas injector (13) and a gas supply tube (11) provided with a collar (12), which are joined to the burner pot; the burner pot is provided with a bottom (9) which has a smooth walled central orifice (10); the extremity (17) of the supply tube is fitted, without any significant amount of clearance via the underneath part of the bottom (9) of the burner pot, inside the orifice (10) with the collar (12), resting against the lower surface of the bottom (9); the injector (13) is screwed, from above the bottom (9), into the extremity of the supply tube (11); and the injector (13) is configured in such a way as to push back the wall of the extremity of the supply tube (11) into a tight resting position against the wall of the orifice (10).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2004
    Publication date: April 17, 2008
    Inventors: Bernard Dane, Christophe Trochou, Patrick Hunault
  • Patent number: 6615822
    Abstract: Gas cooking appliance comprising a gas burner equipped with a gas injector 1 fixed to a support 3 and a gas supply tube 2; the support is a sheet metal plate 3 with a through-aperture 4; the injector 1 is fixed to the end of the tube 2; the injector 1 and/or the tube 2 extend through the aperture 4 with the injector 1 and tube 2 one on each side of the plate 3; and a radial annular flange (6) is provided on the tube 2 and situated under the plate 3, being clamped in a sealed fashion against the peripheral edge of the aperture 4 and/or bearing surface 12 of the injector 1 so as to seal between the tube 2 and the injector 1 and between the top and the underside of the plate 3 around the edge of the aperture 4, and to hold the injector 1 secured to the tube 2 centrally in the aperture 4 in a predetermined axial position above the plate 3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2003
    Assignee: Sourdilon
    Inventors: André Moreau, Christophe Trochou
  • Publication number: 20020157658
    Abstract: Gas cooking appliance comprising a gas burner equipped with a gas injector 1 fixed to a support 3 and a gas supply tube 2; the support is a sheet metal plate 3 with a through-aperture 4; the injector 1 is fixed to the end of the tube 2; the injector 1 and/or the tube 2 extend through the aperture 4 with the injector 1 and tube 2 one on each side of the plate 3; and a radial annular flange (6) is provided on the tube 2 and situated under the plate 3, being clamped in a sealed fashion against the peripheral edge of the aperture 4 and/or bearing surface 12 of the injector 1 so as to seal between the tube 2 and the injector 1 and between the top and the underside of the plate 3 around the edge of the aperture 4, and to hold the injector 1 secured to the tube 2 centrally in the aperture 4 in a predetermined axial position above the plate 3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2002
    Publication date: October 31, 2002
    Inventors: Andre Moreau, Christophe Trochou