Patents by Inventor Francesco Ferron

Francesco Ferron 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: 11963640
    Abstract: A cooking food vessel including a metal body, at least one handle, constrained to a portion of the metal body via a metal fastening element, and at least one thermal signalling device, applied on a portion of the handle placed at a respective component having thermal conductivity properties. The thermal signalling device is provided with at least one indicating element operatively connected to a respective actuating element made of a shape-memory alloy. The actuating element is a shape-memory coil spring, indirectly contacting the component having thermal conductivity properties and configured to switch from a first non-operative configuration, wherein is inactive, to a second operative configuration, wherein is stretched when a predefined temperature value is achieved. Between the actuating element and the component having thermal conductivity properties is interposed a metal base for modulation and/or thermal enhancement which transfers heat to such actuating element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: ZWILLING BALLARINI ITALIA SRL
    Inventor: Francesco Ferron
  • Patent number: 11963641
    Abstract: Cooking food vessel including a metal body, a handle, constrained to a portion of the metal body via a metal fixing element, a metal flame guard ring, placed in contact with a metal body portion to provide thermal conduction, and a thermal signalling device including at least one bimetal sheet formed of a first metal material and a second metal material having coefficients of thermal expansion different from each other. The bimetal sheet is placed in contact with components having thermal conductivity properties and is preset for signalling attainment of predefined heating value by progressive mechanical movement related to the cooking vessel becoming hot. The flame guard ring has one or more through holes and the bimetal sheet shaped and dimensioned so at least one indicating portion thereof is at least partially visible through the through holes at a specific temperature value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: ZWILLING BALLARINI ITALIA SRL
    Inventor: Francesco Ferron
  • Patent number: 11903529
    Abstract: A vessel for cooking food is described, including a body which in turn includes a bottom wall and at least one side wall. The side wall extends from the bottom wall to define an inner space of the vessel where food is placed to be cooked. The vessel for cooking food also includes at least one handle, made from a first metal material, preferably steel, and bound to a portion of the body through interposition of at least one connection element made from a second metal material, preferably aluminum. The coefficient of thermal conductivity of the second metal material is greater than the coefficient of thermal conductivity of the first metal material. The connection element is operationally connected to at least one thermal signaling device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: ZWILLING BALLARINI ITALIA S.R.L.
    Inventor: Francesco Ferron
  • Patent number: 11844460
    Abstract: Food cooking vessel including a body having a bottom wall and at least one side wall. The side wall extends from the bottom wall defining an inner compartment of the cooking vessel for food being cooked. At least the bottom wall is of aluminum. The cooking vessel includes a plate-like component of a disk of ferromagnetic material, integrally coupled with the bottom wall at the respective outer surface, to at least partially cover the bottom wall outer surface. The plate-like component has through holes and is divided into first perforated areas having a first void-to-solid ratio value (VtS1) and second perforated areas having a second void-to-solid ratio value (VtS2), mutually alternated in a symmetrical manner. Each first perforated area, featuring a greater void-to-solid ratio, is in a weighted ratio with respect to the second perforated area, featuring a smaller void-to-solid ratio.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: ZWILLING BALLARINI ITALIA SRL
    Inventors: Jacopo Ferron, Francesco Ferron
  • Publication number: 20220279981
    Abstract: A vessel for cooking food is described, including a body which in turn includes a bottom wall and at least one side wall. The side wall extends from the bottom wall to define an inner space of the vessel where food is placed to be cooked. The vessel for cooking food also includes at least one handle, made from a first metal material, preferably steel, and bound to a portion of the body through interposition of at least one connection element made from a second metal material, preferably aluminum. The coefficient of thermal conductivity of the second metal material, is greater than the coefficient of thermal conductivity of the first metal material. The connection element is operationally connected to at least one thermal signaling device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2021
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Applicant: ZWILLING BALLARINI ITALIA S.R.L.
    Inventor: Francesco FERRON
  • Publication number: 20220240715
    Abstract: Food cooking vessel including a body having a bottom wall and at least one side wall. The side wall extends from the bottom wall defining an inner compartment of the cooking vessel for food being cooked. At least the bottom wall is of aluminum. The cooking vessel includes a plate-like component of a disk of ferromagnetic material, integrally coupled with the bottom wall at the respective outer surface, to at least partially cover the bottom wall outer surface. The plate-like component has through holes and is divided into first perforated areas having a first void-to-solid ratio value (VtS1) and second perforated areas having a second void-to-solid ratio value (VtS2), mutually alternated in a symmetrical manner. Each first perforated area, featuring a greater void-to-solid ratio, is in a weighted ratio with respect to the second perforated area, featuring a smaller void-to-solid ratio.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2020
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Applicant: ZWILLING BALLARINI ITALIA S.R.L.
    Inventors: Jacopo FERRON, Francesco FERRON
  • Publication number: 20210378453
    Abstract: Cooking food vessel including a metal body, a handle, constrained to a portion of the metal body via a metal fixing element, a metal flame guard ring, placed in contact with a metal body portion to provide thermal conduction, and a thermal signalling device including at least one bimetal sheet formed of a first metal material and a second metal material having coefficients of thermal expansion different from each other. The bimetal sheet is placed in contact with components having thermal conductivity properties and is preset for signalling attainment of predefined heating value by progressive mechanical movement related to the cooking vessel becoming hot. The flame guard ring has one or more through holes and the bimetal sheet shaped and dimensioned so at least one indicating portion thereof is at least partially visible through the through holes at a specific temperature value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2019
    Publication date: December 9, 2021
    Applicant: ZWILLING BALLARINI ITALIA SRL
    Inventor: Francesco FERRON
  • Publication number: 20210345834
    Abstract: A cooking food vessel including a metal body, at least one handle, constrained to a portion of the metal body via a metal fastening element, and at least one thermal signalling device, applied on a portion of the handle placed at a respective component having thermal conductivity properties. The thermal signalling device is provided with at least one indicating element operatively connected to a respective actuating element made of a shape-memory alloy. The actuating element is a shape-memory coil spring, indirectly contacting the component having thermal conductivity properties and configured to switch from a first non-operative configuration, wherein is inactive, to a second operative configuration, wherein is stretched when a predefined temperature value is achieved. Between the actuating element and the component having thermal conductivity properties is interposed a metal base for modulation and/or thermal enhancement which transfers heat to such actuating element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2019
    Publication date: November 11, 2021
    Applicant: ZWILLING BALLARINI ITALIA SRL
    Inventor: Francesco FERRON
  • Patent number: 10568457
    Abstract: The container for cooking food comprises a body (2) comprising a bottom wall (3) and at least one side wall (4) extending from the said bottom wall (3), at least one first non-stick coating (30) on at least part of the inside surface of the bottom wall (3), and at least one second non-stick coating (40) on at least part of the inside surface of the side wall (4); the first non-stick coating (30) differs from the second non-stick coating (40) and has greater resistance to scratching than the second non-stick coating (40).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: BALLARINI PAOLO & FIGLI S.P.A.
    Inventors: Francesco Ferron, Jacopo Ferron
  • Publication number: 20170112320
    Abstract: The container for cooking food comprises a body (2) comprising a bottom wall (3) and at least one side wall (4) extending from the said bottom wall (3), at least one first non-stick coating (30) on at least part of the inside surface of the bottom wall (3), and at least one second non-stick coating (40) on at least part of the inside surface of the side wall (4); the first non-stick coating (30) differs from the second non-stick coating (40) and has greater resistance to scratching than the second non-stick coating (40).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2016
    Publication date: April 27, 2017
    Inventors: Francesco FERRON, Jacopo FERRON
  • Patent number: 8783947
    Abstract: A food cooking container provided with an electronic temperature monitoring device, the electronic temperature monitoring device being powered by converting thermal energy into electrical energy by the parasitic exploitation of temperature differences generated between the hot container and a heat dissipating metal mass, and activates a device in the form of a piezoelectric buzzer or LEDs, to indicate pre-set safety temperature limits. The electronic temperature monitoring device includes an electronic thermoelectric harvesting sensor for converting thermal energy into electrical energy via its electronic thermoelectric harvesting system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: Ballarini Paolo & Figli S.p.A.
    Inventors: Francesco Ferron, Jacopo Ferron
  • Patent number: 8212193
    Abstract: An aluminium cooking vessel comprises a vessel bottom coupled to a steel plate for providing an electric induction plane heating, the steel plate including a plurality of plate holes and being subjected, about each plate hole to a force applied with an annular pattern to deform the steel plate about each hole with a Z deforming arrangement, the vessel material, displaced as the steel plate is deformed assuming a mushroom arrangement to cover the perimeter of the plate holes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2012
    Assignee: Ballarini Paolo & Figli S.p.A.
    Inventors: Francesco Ferron, Jacopo Ferron
  • Patent number: 7849786
    Abstract: A detecting device for detecting the food cooking vessel temperature comprises a fireproof bulkhead including a throughgoing hole, and in which between an inner wall of the fireproof bulkhead and a cooking vessel handle a plate coated by a thermochromatic paint layer visible through the throughgoing hole is arranged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2010
    Assignee: Ballarini Paolo & Figli, S.p.A.
    Inventor: Francesco Ferron
  • Publication number: 20100206870
    Abstract: An aluminium cooking vessel comprises a vessel bottom coupled to a steel plate for providing an electric induction plane heating, the steel plate including a plurality of plate holes and being subjected, about each plate hole to a force applied with an annular pattern to deform the steel plate about each hole with a Z deforming arrangement, the vessel material, displaced as the steel plate is deformed assuming a mushroom arrangement to cover the perimeter of the plate holes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2010
    Publication date: August 19, 2010
    Applicant: Ballarini Paolo & Figli S.p.A.
    Inventors: FRANCESCO FERRON, Jacopo FERRON
  • Patent number: 7487882
    Abstract: In a food cooking vessel, components of the vessel arranged outside it are coated by a coating containing thermochromatic pigments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2009
    Assignee: Ballarini Paolo & Figli, S.p.A.
    Inventor: Francesco Ferron
  • Publication number: 20060049176
    Abstract: A food cooking vessel comprises outer colored ornaments or wordings operating as signaling symbols, wherein the color of the ornaments of wordings is made of a thermochromatic paint which, as the vessel is heated, changes its color in a well visible manner by a user of the cooking vessel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2005
    Publication date: March 9, 2006
    Inventor: Francesco Ferron
  • Publication number: 20060049186
    Abstract: A detecting device for detecting the food cooking vessel temperature comprises a fireproof bulkhead including a throughgoing hole, and in which between an inner wall of the fireproof bulkhead and a cooking vessel handle a plate coated by a thermochromatic paint layer visible through the throughgoing hole is arranged.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2005
    Publication date: March 9, 2006
    Inventor: Francesco Ferron
  • Publication number: 20050103209
    Abstract: In a food cooking vessel, components of the vessel arranged outside it are coated by a coating containing thermochromatic pigments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2004
    Publication date: May 19, 2005
    Inventor: Francesco Ferron
  • Patent number: D614445
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2010
    Assignee: Ballarini Paolo & Figli S.p.A.
    Inventors: Jacopo Ferron, Francesco Ferron