Patents by Inventor Andre Gateaud

Andre Gateaud 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).

  • Mechanical safety device for food processing appliance
    Patent number: 6510784
    Abstract: A safety device for a food processor having a bowl closed by a cover and fed through a chute for introducing products into the working bowl, has a control switch responsive to the position of a pusher guide carrying a pusher. The pusher is slidably mounted for translation in the pusher-guide. The pusher-guide is pivotally mounted to cover over the open end of the chute, and a set of rods connect the pusher-guide to the switch operating safety rod extending along the bowl. The device prevents access of the user's hand to the cutting area, even for a large chute, by blocking the chute when the motor is enabled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2003
    Assignee: Robot Coupe
    Inventors: Loic Fevre, André Gateaud, Pierre Perrin
  • MECHANICAL SAFETY DEVICE FOR FOOD PROCESSING APPLIANCE
    Publication number: 20030010222
    Abstract: Safety device for food processor in a bowl (2) closed by a cover (3), comprising a chute for introducing products into the working bowl, a pusher (5) slidably mounted in a pusher-guide (4) which is pivotally mounted onto the cover (3), and a set of rods connecting the pusher-guide (4) to the safety rod (2a) of the bowl (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2002
    Publication date: January 16, 2003
    Inventors: Loic Fevre, Andre Gateaud, Pierre Perrin
  • Device for locking a bowl on a motor support of a food processor
    Patent number: 5544573
    Abstract: A device for locking a bowl on a motor support. According to the invention, a latch is hinged to the handle of the bowl and serves to penetrate through a slot into a channel that itself includes a locking surface. The invention is applicable to food processor appliances.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 1995
    Date of Patent: August 13, 1996
    Assignee: Robot-Coupe (S.N.C.)
    Inventor: Andre Gateaud
  • Device for the extraction of juice and pulp from fruit and vegetables
    Patent number: 5289763
    Abstract: An apparatus for extracting juice and pulp from vegetables and fruits is provided having a base containing an electric motor, and a bowl removably attached to the base. The motor has a drive shaft which projects into the interior of the bowl for receiving process tools. The bowl is provided with a strainer which is equipped with a skirt which fits inside the central tube surrounding the drive shaft. The driving shaft has a spindle fitted thereon in two orientations, one in which the strainer remains static during operation and one in which the strainer is driven rotationally when the driving shaft is turning.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 1989
    Date of Patent: March 1, 1994
    Assignee: Robot Coupe (S.A.)
    Inventors: Claude Le Rouzic, Andre Gateaud, Michel Fleche
  • Auxiliary working bowl for a food processor
    Patent number: 5018675
    Abstract: An auxiliary working bowl for a food processor is mounted without a lid between the top of the sleeve (4) in the main bowl (1) and beneath the lid (2), with a tool (8) fixed to the drive shaft (5) rotating inside the auxiliary bowl (7).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 1989
    Date of Patent: May 28, 1991
    Assignee: Robot Coupe S.A.
    Inventor: Andre Gateaud