Patents by Inventor Guy Collas

Guy Collas 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: 6334888
    Abstract: A lid with a housing suited for receiving a filter for absorbing odors and fats given off during cooking, and having inlets and outlets communicating externally, the housing has an opening emerging on the side of the lid, and the filter is mounted retractable and sealed through said opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2002
    Assignee: Laboratories Serobiologiques (Societe Anonyme)
    Inventors: Guy Collas, Jean Lereverend
  • Patent number: 6047632
    Abstract: The invention discloses a device for condensing steams from the vessel of a cooking apparatus, comprising a receptacle (31) containing a refrigerant (33) and in which is placed a conduit (35) comprising a steam feed inlet connected to the vessel, and an outlet for draining the condensed water. The receptacle is shaped as a sealed unitary plastic case (40) surrounding the conduit while leaving clear its inlet and outlet, the case comprising a filler neck (42) for the refrigerant which is hermetically closed by a sealing element (44).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2000
    Assignee: Moulinex S.A.
    Inventors: Alain Bouffay, Guy Collas
  • Patent number: 5996477
    Abstract: An electrical cooking apparatus comprises an open housing (3), a cover (12) closing the housing during the cooking phase, and a base (10). A cooking vat (5) is disposed in the housing (3) above the base (10) and is heated by an electric heater. A device (15) for condensing the cooking vapors communicates with the vat (5) through a conduit (18) permitting the flow of cooking vapors. The condensation device (15) is retractably mounted in the base (10) of the housing (3) and is horizontally slidably mounted in slideways (61) disposed in a recess (22) provided in the base (10) of the housing. This recess (22) opens in the front face (25) of the base (10) of the housing. The condensation device (15) is thus removable from the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 7, 1999
    Assignee: Moulinex S.A.
    Inventors: Bernard Marcel Bois, Guy Collas
  • Patent number: 5996474
    Abstract: The invention concerns a cooking appliance comprising an external housing (3) in which are incorporated a vessel (12), device (14) for electrically heating the vessel, and a box (23) housing a removable device (25) for condensing vapors urged to be connected on operating device (27) communicating with the vessel. The appliance comprises sensing device (65) for sensing the presence of the condensing device (25) in the box (23) and actuated by the condensing device (25) when it is present in the box (23), and a switch (68) whose control capable of closing the power circuit supplying the heating device is dependent on the actuating of the sensing device (65).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 7, 1999
    Assignee: Moulinex S.A.
    Inventors: Guy Collas, Jean Lereverend
  • Patent number: 5794522
    Abstract: Electric cooking apparatus comprising an insulating enclosure (12) which has spaced inner and outer shells (13, 14). A cooking vessel (22) is mounted removably in the enclosure at a distance from the inner shell (14). An electric heating device (30) comprising a sheathed heating resistance (26) extends flat and in direct contact with the bottom (24) of the vessel (22). The heating device comprises a heat reflector (38) mounted fixedly on the inner shell (14) and disposed at a small distance (d) below the resistance (26) so as to concentrate the thermal radiation of the resistance over all the bottom of the vessel. The apparatus is of particular utility when embodied in an electric deep fat fryer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 18, 1998
    Assignee: Moulinex S.A.
    Inventors: Bernard Bois, Guy Collas
  • Patent number: 5584234
    Abstract: A cooking apparatus including an open housing (1) closed by a lid (8), a cooking vat (4) provided inside the housing, and a cooking vapor condenser device (13) provided outside the housing. At least one vapor outlet (22) is provided between the upper portion of the vat (4) and the condenser device (13) and includes an upstream section (24) integral with the lid (8) and having one end (25) in communication with the upper portion of the vat (4), and a downstream section (27) connecting the other end (26) of the upstream section with the condenser device (13). This system is suitable for household deep fryers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 17, 1996
    Assignee: Moulinex S.A.
    Inventors: Philippe L. R. Baillieul, Alain Bouffay, Pierre Chartrain, Guy Collas