Patents by Inventor Carole L. Tompa

Carole L. Tompa 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: 6193181
    Abstract: Electrical household appliance for culinary preparation of the multi-function food processor type composed of a container (1) with a bottom (16) and an opposed opening (19), as well as a rotatable working assembly (2) driven by a motor connected to the working assembly by a driving shaft (4) and on which is mounted a working implement (5) disposed substantially in proximity to the bottom of the container, the implement defining a working zone (3). The container (1) has at least one rib (6) extending along a wall (15) of the container in the working zone (3), the rotatable working assembly (2) is removable with respect to the container (1), and the rotatable working assembly (2) includes a pedestal (7) movable in rotation around the axis A-A′ of the working assembly (2), which comes to bear on a relief (8) formed on the bottom of the container (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2001
    Assignee: SEB S.A.
    Inventors: Jean-Paul Astegno, Carole L. Tompa