Patents by Inventor Denis Gruaz

Denis Gruaz 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: 11871876
    Abstract: A removable handle for a cooking container having a side wall extending upward by an outwardly curved portion including a free end, the removable handle extending in a longitudinal direction and including an internal support member and an external support member designed to rest against, respectively, an inner surface and an outer surface of the side wall, an upper support member designed to rest against the free end, a lock movable in translation between an open position and a closed position, with the lock including a blocking wall designed to be separated from the internal support member when the lock is in the open position and designed to generate a force on the free end when the lock is in the closed position, a gripping body that extends along the longitudinal direction and a structural part that includes the internal support member and the upper support member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Inventors: Michel Bouvet, Denis Gruaz, Michel Montgelard
  • Publication number: 20220211218
    Abstract: A removable handle for a cooking container having a side wall extending upward by an outwardly curved portion including a free end, the removable handle extending in a longitudinal direction and including an internal support member and an external support member designed to rest against, respectively, an inner surface and an outer surface of the side wall, an upper support member designed to rest against the free end, a lock movable in translation between an open position and a closed position, with the lock including a blocking wall designed to be separated from the internal support member when the lock is in the open position and designed to generate a force on the free end when the lock is in the closed position, a gripping body that extends along the longitudinal direction and a structural part that includes the internal support member and the upper support member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2021
    Publication date: July 7, 2022
    Applicant: SEB S.A.
    Inventors: Michel Bouvet, Denis Gruaz, Michel Montgelard
  • Patent number: 7582850
    Abstract: The subject is a household electrical appliance (1) comprising two articulated heating sub-assemblies (2, 3) and resistances (7) connected to an electricity supply component (8). The component (8) can be separated from the resistances and includes contactors (9). It is moreover adapted to engage with a hinge (4) by which the two heating sub-assemblies (2, 3) are articulated, the hinge, which includes at least one mobile part (16), being configured in a way either to implement the articulation of the sub-assemblies, under the effect of acting upon said mobile part (16) to bring it towards an articulation position through the electricity supply component (8, 11) then engaging its connection with the corresponding electric resistance (7), or to allow the relative separation of the sub-assemblies by releasing the mobile part (16) which is no longer acted upon by the electricity supply component (8, 11), when it is disconnected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2009
    Assignee: SEB SA
    Inventor: Denis Gruaz
  • Patent number: 7525070
    Abstract: Hinge (4) comprising at least one housing (6) formed in a first panel (2), and at least one rod (7) integral with a second panel (3) and rotationally mounted in the housing (6). According to the invention, the rod (7) is movable from a retracted position in which it is prevented from moving into the housing (6) when the two panels (2, 3) are in a correct mutual position, and a control element (9) movable from a release position to a locking position and adapted to cooperate with the rod (7) with the result that said rod is in the retracted and hinged positions when the control element (9) is in the release and locking positions, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2009
    Assignee: SEB SA
    Inventor: Denis Gruaz
  • Publication number: 20070101538
    Abstract: Hinge (4) comprising at least one housing (6) formed in a first panel (2), and at least one rod (7) integral with a second panel (3) and rotationally mounted in the housing (6). According to the invention, the rod (7) is movable from a retracted position in which it is prevented from moving into the housing (6) when the two panels (2, 3) are in a correct mutual position, and a control element (9) movable from a release position to a locking position and adapted to cooperate with the rod (7) with the result that said rod is in the retracted and hinged positions when the control element (9) is in the release and locking positions, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2004
    Publication date: May 10, 2007
    Applicant: SEB SA
    Inventor: Denis Gruaz
  • Publication number: 20070095817
    Abstract: The subject is a household electrical appliance (1) comprising two articulated heating sub-assemblies (2, 3) and resistances (7) connected to an electricity supply component (8). The component (8) can be separated from the resistances and includes contactors (9). It is moreover adapted to engage with a hinge (4) by which the two heating sub-assemblies (2, 3) are articulated, the hinge, which includes at least one mobile part (16), being configured in a way either to implement the articulation of the sub-assemblies, under the effect of acting upon said mobile part (16) to bring it towards an articulation position through the electricity supply component (8, 11) then engaging its connection with the corresponding electric resistance (7), or to allow the relative separation of the sub-assemblies by releasing the mobile part (16) which is no longer acted upon by the electricity supply component (8, 11), when it is disconnected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2004
    Publication date: May 3, 2007
    Inventor: Denis Gruaz
  • Publication number: 20070074629
    Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus for producing a DNA doped carbon cluster capable of introducing DNA into the cavity of a carbon cluster. An apparatus for producing a DNA doped carbon cluster comprising a radio frequency current applying electrode which is composed of a porous material or a wire mesh capable of retaining a solution containing DNA, a grounding electrode placed opposite to the radio frequency current applying electrode, and a power source for supplying a radio frequency output to the radio frequency current applying electrode, wherein the grounding electrode bears hollow carbon clusters on its surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2006
    Publication date: April 5, 2007
    Applicant: SEB SA
    Inventors: Jean-Pierre Lubowicki, Denis Gruaz
  • Patent number: 7021199
    Abstract: The household electrical appliance comprises a support and a waffle-iron which pivots on the support about an axis and which has a pivot pivotally mounted on a bearing carried by the support. In the invention, the pivot is secured to a first panel of the waffle-iron and has a housing which is adapted, when the two panels are in the closed position, to receive a locking element secured to the other panel, and the bearing has an opening disposed so as to allow the locking element to pass freely for opening and closing the waffle-iron when it is in its working position, and to prevent the two panels from opening when it is in its upside-down position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2006
    Assignee: Seb SA
    Inventors: Jean-Pierre Lubowicki, Denis Gruaz
  • Publication number: 20050050682
    Abstract: The household electrical appliance comprises a support and a waffle-iron which pivots on the support about an axis and which has a pivot pivotally mounted on a bearing carried by the support. In the invention, the pivot is secured to a first panel of the waffle-iron and has a housing which is adapted, when the two panels are in the closed position, to receive a locking element secured to the other panel, and the bearing has an opening disposed so as to allow the locking element to pass freely for opening and closing the waffle-iron when it is in its working position, and to prevent the two panels from opening when it is in its upside-down position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2003
    Publication date: March 10, 2005
    Inventors: Jean-Pierre Lubowicki, Denis Gruaz
  • Patent number: D437727
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2001
    Assignee: Tefal S.A.
    Inventor: Denis Gruaz
  • Patent number: D452411
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2001
    Assignee: Tefal S.A.
    Inventor: Denis Gruaz
  • Patent number: D340615
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 1992
    Date of Patent: October 26, 1993
    Assignee: Tefal S.A.
    Inventors: Didier Guerrier, Denis Gruaz
  • Patent number: D409876
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 18, 1999
    Assignee: Tefal S.A.
    Inventor: Denis Gruaz