Patents by Inventor Mindert Kats
Mindert Kats 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).
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Patent number: 8191464Abstract: An electric cooking appliance includes heater for heating a bowl and a sensor for sensing the temperature of the bowl. The sensor includes a movable thermal contact member to contact the wall of the bowl. The cooking appliance is provided with a detector for detecting the presence of the bowl, whereby displacement of the movable thermal contact member operates the detection.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2006Date of Patent: June 5, 2012Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.Inventors: Fred Fraij, Klaas Kooijker, Herman Huizinga, Mindert Kats
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Publication number: 20080216668Abstract: An electric cooking appliance comprising heating means (9) for heating a bowl (4) and sensor means (10,11) for sensing the temperature of the bowl (4). The sensor means (10,11) comprise a movable thermal contact member (10) to contact the wall (5) of the bowl (4). The cooking appliance is provided with detection means (18,19) for detecting the presence of the bowl (4), whereby displacement of said movable thermal contact member (10) operates said detection means (18,19).Type: ApplicationFiled: July 11, 2006Publication date: September 11, 2008Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V.Inventors: Fred Fraij, Klaas Kooijker, Herman Huizinga, Mindert Kats
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Publication number: 20050241492Abstract: A deep fat fryer has a control system (11) connected to a temperature sensor circuit (6) and to a heater control (13) for thermostatically activating a heating element (2) in response to a temperature signal from a temperature sensor circuit (6) representing a temperature at or below a lower limit value and deactivating the heating element (2) in response to a temperature signal representing a temperature at or above an upper limit value. The control system (11) is further adapted for, if the heating element (2) is active, generating the food lowering command signal in response to a temperature signal from the temperature sensor circuit (6) representing a predetermined sensed temperature below the upper limit value.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 24, 2003Publication date: November 3, 2005Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS, N.V.Inventors: Klaas Kooyker, Andries Bron, Mindert Kats, Huub Ehlhardt
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Patent number: 6571689Abstract: An apparatus for deep-frying food, comprising a vapour discharge channel (6) communicating with an inner space (3) and extending from an upper portion of said inner space. A cooling surface (7), which is cooled in use, is provided for cooling vapours. Condensate that has deposited precipitated on the cooling surface (7) can be collected in a collecting reservoir (13), into which the vapour discharge channel (6) opens. Fat contained in vapour being discharged deposits in a fat deposition area (14) outside the cooling surface (7). Since at least a portion of the fat deposition area (14) communicates with the collecting reservoir (13) for carrying fat that has deposited in the fat deposition area to the collecting reservoir along a path remote from the cooling surface (7), and/or since the vapour discharge channel (6) extends along a straight trajectory, the deposition of fat is made to occur in an area from which it can easily be removed.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2002Date of Patent: June 3, 2003Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.Inventors: Huub Ehlhardt, Mindert Kats, Klaas Kooyker, Bart Johannes Massee
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Patent number: 6546848Abstract: An apparatus for deep-frying food, including a window (22) of a transparent material which takes up at least a portion of a cover (5; 105; 205) and which extends at least partially at an angle or vertically. A vapor discharge channel (6) communicates with the inner space (3) of the pan. A cooling surface (7) is provided for cooling vapor, which cooling surface communicates with the inner space (3) via the vapor discharge channel (6). A storage reservoir (13) is used for storing condensate that has precipitated on the cooling surface (7), and a collecting gutter (21; 121; 221) serves for collecting condensate that has precipitated on the window (22). The collecting gutter (21; 121; 221) extends along a bottom end of the window (22) and includes a drain (30; 130), via which drain the collecting gutter (21; 121; 221) communicates also with the vapor discharge channel (6) for draining condensate to the vapor discharge channel (6).Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2002Date of Patent: April 15, 2003Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.Inventors: Huub Ehlhardt, Mindert Kats, Klaas Kooyker, Adriaan Netten, Bart Johannes Massee, Iwald Randolf Mons
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Publication number: 20030029323Abstract: An apparatus for deep-frying food, including a window (22) of a transparent material which takes up at least a portion of a cover (5; 105; 205) and which extends at least partially at an angle or vertically. A vapor discharge channel (6) communicates with the inner space (3) of the pan. A cooling surface (7) is provided for cooling vapor, which cooling surface communicates with the inner space (3) via the vapor discharge channel (6). A storage reservoir (13) is used for storing condensate that has precipitated on the cooling surface (7), and a collecting gutter (21; 121; 221) serves for collecting condensate that has precipitated on the window (22). The collecting gutter (21; 121; 221) extends along a bottom end of the window (22) and includes a drain (30; 130), via which drain the collecting gutter (21; 121; 221) communicates also with the vapor discharge channel (6) for draining condensate to the vapor discharge channel (6).Type: ApplicationFiled: July 23, 2002Publication date: February 13, 2003Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V.Inventors: Huub Ehlhardt, Mindert Kats, Klaas Kooyker, Adriaan Netten, Bart Johannes Massee, Iwald Randolf Mons
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Publication number: 20030019366Abstract: An apparatus for deep-frying food, comprising a vapour discharge channel (6) communicating with an inner space (3) and extending from an upper portion of said inner space. A cooling surface (7), which is cooled in use, is provided for cooling vapours. Condensate that has deposited precipitated on the cooling surface (7) can be collected in a collecting reservoir (13), into which the vapour discharge channel (6) opens. Fat contained in vapour being discharged deposits in a fat deposition area (14) outside the cooling surface (7). Since at least a portion of the fat deposition area (14) communicates with the collecting reservoir (13) for carrying fat that has deposited in the fat deposition area to the collecting reservoir along a path remote from the cooling surface (7), and/or since the vapour discharge channel (6) extends along a straight trajectory, the deposition of fat is made to occur in an area from which it can easily be removed.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 23, 2002Publication date: January 30, 2003Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V.Inventors: Huub Ehlhardt, Mindert Kats, Klaas Kooyker, Adriaan Netten, Bart Johannes Massee
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Patent number: 4910895Abstract: A steam iron having a pump mechanism (14) comprising a piston (15), a piston chamber (16) in which the piston is capable of moving, inlet and outlet ports (17,19) for the piston chamber, a return spring (31) and a control member for moving the piston in the opposite direction so as to pump water. To obtain a simple pump mechanism in the piston chamber (16) a cup-shaped valve member (22) of a resilient material includes a delivery valve (24) formed by two flexible wall portions (25, 26) of the valve member, the wall portions separating in the event of overpressure in the piston chamber so as to form a slitted aperture (27), the valve member further having a flexible wall portion (28) which flexibly bears against a wall (29) of the piston chamber and acts as a suction valve. The pump mechanism is preferably located in the steam needle with the object of pumping an extra quantity of water to the steam chamber (steam surge).Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 1989Date of Patent: March 27, 1990Assignee: U.S. Philips Corp.Inventors: Roel A. Rethmeier, Mindert Kats
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Patent number: 4055114Abstract: An appliance for making coffee, having a water reservoir and a filtering device including a filter holder, is provided with a lever arrangement pivotally connecting the filter holder and a movable element responsive to the water level in the reservoir so that the desired ratio between the amounts of water and coffee is obtained.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 1976Date of Patent: October 25, 1977Assignee: U.S. Philips CorporationInventors: Mindert Kats, Hendrikus Bernardus Sleumer