Convertible (e.g., To An Oven, To Storage, Etc.) Patents (Class 219/452.13)
  • Patent number: 9955783
    Abstract: A door control device for an electric appliance cabinet includes a cabinet and sensor; doors are configured on the front side face of the cabinet body, and the sensor is configured inside the cabinet body and senses the opening or closing of the doors and controls the electric appliance inside the cabinet body to turn on or off. The sensor being configured and used to detect the opening or closing of the doors to turn on and then off the appliance automatically correspondingly realizes an intelligent control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: DONG GUAN SONG WEI ELECTRIC TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Weilin Lu
  • Patent number: 9924830
    Abstract: A counter top cooking appliance has an enclosure defining a cooking chamber arranged to receive a cooking pan. The cooking chamber includes a lower heating element arranged so that the cooking pan may be supported thereon to receive conductive heating there-from, and an upper heating element disposed above and spaced from the cooking pan to provide radiant heating to food there-within. The enclosure includes an upper portion including the upper heating element, and a lower portion including the lower heating element, and a hinge connecting the upper portion to the lower portion. The hinge enables the upper portion to rest atop the lower portion to define the cooking chamber, and alternatively enables the upper portion to be swung relative to the lower portion so that the upper and lower portions are in a parallel side-by-side relationship and both heating elements are arranged so that the cooking pan may be supported on either thereof to receive conductive heating there-from.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Inventors: Dov Z. Glucksman, Nolan Lewis, Uri Murad, Doron Topaz
  • Patent number: 8450651
    Abstract: A human skin mask heating/warming device includes a case and an electrical heating device. The case includes an upper casing and a lower casing. One end of the upper casing is pivotally connected with one end of the lower casing. The upper and lower casings can be opened/closed to enclose a mask (pack) in the case. Alternatively, the case is integrally formed with the upper and lower casings or the upper and lower casings are integrally assembled with each other to form the case. One side of the case is formed with a slot or slit. The mask (pack) can be guided into the case through the slot or slit. The electrical heating device includes an electrical unit and a heating unit. The electrical unit provides a current to the heating unit for generating heat. The heating unit is disposed on the case for providing heat to the mask (pack).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2013
    Inventor: Eric Chen
  • Patent number: 8188410
    Abstract: A portable party table [1000] for holding hot and cold foods is described. It employs at least two sections [1100, 1500] held together with a hinge [1600] for holding foods. The party table [1000] has folding legs [1111, 1511] and leg supports [1113, 1513] to support the legs. Each section [1100, 1500] has a tapered base [1101, 1501] with a drain hole [1107, 1507] and a drain plug [1109, 1509]. As ice melts it is directed toward the drain holes [1107, 1507]. Electric receptacle [1525] provide electricity for a heating plate. Alternatively, the hinge [1600] is a type which provides spacing between the sections [1100, 1500] to thermally insulate the hot from the cold section. The hinge [1600] may be allowed to slide to provide an insulation gap [1607], or eliminate the gap [1607].
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Inventors: Marlene Dean, Larry Dean
  • Publication number: 20120058234
    Abstract: A device for food preparation. The device comprises: (a) a vertical support; (b) at least one arm characterized by a longitudinal axis. The arm is pivotally connected to the vertical support; (c) at least one cooker connected to of the arms, such that the plane of the at least one cooker is substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the arm. The device is characterized by two positions: (i) a FOLDED position; and, (ii) a horizontally OPERATIVE position; in the FOLDED position, the longitudinal axis of the arm is substantially parallel to the vertical support, and in the OPERATIVE position, the longitudinal axis of the arm is substantially perpendicular to the vertical support. The device is adapted to save space when the device is in the FOLDED position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2009
    Publication date: March 8, 2012
    Inventor: Yftach Navon
  • Patent number: 8053707
    Abstract: A barbecue grill for cooking an object. The barbecue grill includes a first resistive element subassembly energizable for generating heat to cook the object, and a second resistive element subassembly energizable for generating heat to cook the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2011
    Assignee: Dimplex North America Limited
    Inventors: Victor Hoyles, Kristoffer Hess
  • Patent number: 7475630
    Abstract: A cooking appliance is provided. The cooking appliance has a heating plate with at least one cooking surface, a heater for heating the heating plate, a support structure for supporting the heating plate, and an interface mechanism that, in response to the heating plate being positioned on the support structure in a predetermined position, is actuated to permit heating of the heater.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2009
    Assignee: Conair Corporation
    Inventors: Howard I. Steinberg, Michelle Carillo, Jill Kreutzer Orent, David J. Wanat
  • Patent number: 7189950
    Abstract: An electric oven capable of cooking food in a cook-top way. The electric oven according to the present invention includes a cabinet which forms an appearance of the electric oven, a cooking cavity defined inside the cabinet and having an opening front part to contain food therein, and a heater movably mounted in the cooking cavity and moves forward from the cooking cavity through the opening front part so as to cook food in cook-top way. The heater may heat the inner part of the cooking cavity also so as to cook food in a conventional oven-cooking manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2007
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yeong Cheol Ko
  • Patent number: 6903309
    Abstract: A cooking appliance shown in the form of a cooktop includes a upper cooking zone and a concealed lower cooking zone. The upper cooking is defined by a pivotally mounted frame portion within which is arranged a plurality of heating elements. Located below the upper cooking zone is a second, lower cooking zone within which are arranged a plurality of lower cooking surfaces. The upper cooking zone is movable betweens a closed position whereupon cooking is performed on the upper cooking surfaces, and an open position whereby access is provided to the lower cooking surfaces. Control of either zone is performed through a plurality of control elements. When the upper cooking zone is in a closed position, the control elements regulate the upper heating surfaces and, when the upper cooking zone is raised to the open position, the control elements are used to control the lower cooking surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2005
    Assignee: Maytag Corporation
    Inventor: Earl T. Rhinehart
  • Publication number: 20040045952
    Abstract: A cooking appliance shown in the form of a cooktop includes a upper cooking zone and a concealed lower cooking zone. The upper cooking is defined by a pivotally mounted frame portion within which is arranged a plurality of heating elements. Located below the upper cooking zone is a second, lower cooking zone within which are arranged a plurality of lower cooking surfaces. The upper cooking zone is movable betweens a closed position whereupon cooking is performed on the upper cooking surfaces, and an open position whereby access is provided to the lower cooking surfaces. Control of either zone is performed through a plurality of control elements. When the upper cooking zone is in a closed position, the control elements regulate the upper heating surfaces and, when the upper cooking zone is raised to the open position, the control elements are used to control the lower cooking surfaces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2002
    Publication date: March 11, 2004
    Applicant: Maytag Corporation
    Inventor: Earl T. Rhinehart
  • Publication number: 20020088793
    Abstract: A removable platen for a sandwich maker is heated by an electric heating element embedded in a supporting platform. The platform has an upstanding channel that surrounds the electric heating element and the platen has an integrally formed footprint that fits snugly against the upstanding channel. This provides a good heat exchanging contact surfaces for conducting heat from the heating element to the platen in use, even though the platen can be removed for cleaning and washing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2001
    Publication date: July 11, 2002
    Inventor: Angel Mei Lin Siu
  • Patent number: 6399925
    Abstract: A versatile surface cooking cartridge for use in an appliance includes a lower container portion to which is attached a lid member. A first heating element is arranged in the lower container portion and a second heating element is carried by and extends along a lower surface of the lid member. One of a replaceable rack or cooking plate can be positioned in the lower container portion, above the first heating element, to enable food items to be cooked by heat generated by either or both of the first and second heating elements. The cooking plate preferably has a sloped surface leading to a recess trap for collecting byproducts generated during cooking upon the plate. The cooking plate can define a grilling plate, a griddle plate, or a reversible, combination grilling/griddle plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2002
    Assignee: Maytag Corporation
    Inventors: Mark A. Pickering, William D. Barritt
  • Publication number: 20020043529
    Abstract: A versatile surface cooking cartridge for use in an appliance includes a lower container portion to which is attached a lid member. A first heating element is arranged in the lower container portion and a second heating element is carried by and extends along a lower surface of the lid member. One of a replaceable rack or cooking plate can be positioned in the lower container portion, above the first heating element, to enable food items to be cooked by heat generated by either or both of the first and second heating elements. The cooking plate preferably has a sloped surface leading to a recess trap for collecting byproducts generated during cooking upon the plate. The cooking plate can define a grilling plate, a griddle plate, or a reversible, combination grilling/griddle plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2001
    Publication date: April 18, 2002
    Applicant: Maytag Corporation
    Inventors: Mark A. Pickering, William D. Barritt
  • Patent number: 6341555
    Abstract: A protective device for power supply of frying pan comprises a control lever disposed by side of a plurality of heat-source terminals; a power-supply unit laid on a base, having a power-supply chamber and a slot partitioned inside; a protective shield disposed on an inner top face of the power-supply unit, wherein a resilient device is disposed at a rear end of the protective shield to push the latter forward. When the frying pan is out of use, the protective shield is operated to cover an opening of the power-supply chamber, or when the frying pan is put to use, a user is supposed to place a pan casing on the base, then plug the control lever in the slot to push the protective shield backward to thereby open the opening of the power-supply chamber and allow the heat-source terminals to enter a power-supply jack and turn the power on.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2002
    Assignee: Lyu Jan Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Li-Chen Chang
  • Patent number: 6271504
    Abstract: A versatile surface cooking cartridge for use in an appliance includes a lower container portion to which is attached a lid member. A first heating element is arranged in the lower container portion and a second heating element is carried by and extends along a lower surface of the lid member. Separate controls are provided for selectively operating the first and second heating elements, either individually or simultaneously. A rack is positioned in the lower container portion, above the first heating element, to enable food items to be cooked on the rack by either or both of the first and second heating elements. In addition to or in the alternative of performing a selected cooking operation within the lower container portion, the upper surface of the lid member preferably defines a further cooking surface upon which additional cooking operations can be performed through operation of at least the second heating element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2001
    Assignee: Maytag Corporation
    Inventor: William D. Barritt