Patents by Inventor Carole Tompa

Carole 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: 6786141
    Abstract: The invention concerns a working chamber for an electrical household food processor, comprising a vessel (1) and a lid (3), the vessel and the lid comprising hinge means (10). The invention is characterised in that the hinge means (10) comprise two matching nesting surfaces (7, 8), one (7) integral with the lid (3) and the other (8) integral with the vessel (1), having at least along one pivot axis a series of at least partly circular sections perpendicular to said pivot axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2004
    Assignee: SEB S.A.
    Inventors: Carole Tompa, Jean-Paul Astegno, Thomas Lallemand, Lionel Peyras
  • Publication number: 20040045445
    Abstract: The invention concerns a working chamber for an electrical household food processor, comprising a vessel (1) and a lid (3), the vessel and the lid comprising hinge means (10). The invention is characterised in that the hinge means (10) comprise two matching nesting surfaces (7, 8), one (7) integral with the lid (3) and the other (8) integral with the vessel (1), having at least along one pivot axis a series of at least partly circular sections perpendicular to said pivot axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2003
    Publication date: March 11, 2004
    Inventors: Carole Tompa, Jean-Paul Astegno, Thomas Lallemand, Lionel Peyras
  • Patent number: 6394640
    Abstract: The invention concerns a cooking accessory (1) for a domestic or household electrical cooking appliance, designed to be used in a cooking vessel, comprising a operation element (2) and a work tool (8) mounted on the operation element (2). The invention is characterized in that the work tool consists of flexible wires (3) defining a cage capable of being deformed against a wall of the cooking vessel to match the shape of said wall. The flexible wires (3) are mounted in a crossed manner between the operation element (2) and a holding element (9). The invention also concerns a domestic or electrical household appliance comprising such an accessory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2002
    Assignee: SEB S.A.
    Inventors: Jean-Paul Astegno, Carole Tompa, Patrick Garrigues