Patents by Inventor Tomika Garvin

Tomika Garvin 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: 6144016
    Abstract: A temperature insulated lunch box having an upwardly open heated food chamber and an upwardly open unheated food chamber. A cover closes the food chambers. The heated food chamber has a nestable container having a closure. The lunch box includes an electrical circuit including a heating element which is optionally a radiant heating element, a battery, a switch controlling power to the heating element, an externally accessible connector for receiving AC power and a power converter which charges the battery from the AC source. The lunch box has a downwardly open chamber located beneath the food chambers. The downwardly open chamber contains legs which fold out to support the lunch box on an environmental surface, and a tray having pockets for storing cloths and retainers for retaining flatware. The tray is releasably held to the walls of the downwardly open chamber by a spring biased fastener.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2000
    Inventor: Tomika Garvin