Patents by Inventor Francesco Munari

Francesco Munari 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: 6079590
    Abstract: A grip device for a food cooking vessel, in particular a frying-pan, having a root portion connected integrally to the vessel (e.g. by means of screws of rivets), and a grip portion defined by a one-piece element and rotatable as a whole, with respect to the root portion and therefore with respect to the vessel, about a predetermined axis of rotation and in one predetermined rotation direction ; the grip portion may be rotated, with respect to the root portion, towards the vessel to reduce the overall size of the vessel; and locking means ensure that, in use, the grip portion is maintained in a stable work position with respect to the root portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2000
    Assignee: La Termoplastic F.B.M. S.r.l.
    Inventor: Francesco Munari
  • Patent number: 6032822
    Abstract: In the handle (12) for cooking utensils (10), in correspondence with or in the vicinity of that of its ends connected to the cooking utensil there is provided a seat (14) into which the free end of the handgrip (12) of a spoon can be inserted a certain distance so that the widened part of this latter becomes located above the cooking utensil at a height less than the remaining part of the spoon, but not such that the spoon can withdraw from said seat by gravity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2000
    Assignee: La Termoplastic F.B.M. S.R.L.
    Inventor: Francesco Munari
  • Patent number: 5638984
    Abstract: A handle for a cooking utensil (1) with a lid (2), of the type including a fixed part (6) rigidly fixed to the lateral wall (17) of the utensil. To the fixed part (6) there is connected a part (8) movable between at least a closed position (C) in which a first portion (8D) of said movable part (8) is in contact with the lid (2) and a second portion (8B) of said movable part (8) is in contact with a first portion (6B) of the fixed part (6) such that on gripping the handle the lid remains fixed to the utensil, and an open position (A) in which the first portion does not interfere with the lid. The lid comprises a plurality of holes in at least one (P) of its parts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 17, 1997
    Assignee: La Termoplastic F.B.M. S.r.L.
    Inventor: Francesco Munari
  • Patent number: D347967
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 1993
    Date of Patent: June 21, 1994
    Assignee: La Termoplastic F.B.M. S.r.l.
    Inventor: Francesco Munari
  • Patent number: D348178
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 1993
    Date of Patent: June 28, 1994
    Assignee: La Termoplastic F.B.M. S.r.l.
    Inventor: Francesco Munari
  • Patent number: D348799
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 1993
    Date of Patent: July 19, 1994
    Assignee: La Termoplastic F.B.M. S.r.l.
    Inventor: Francesco Munari
  • Patent number: D369273
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 1995
    Date of Patent: April 30, 1996
    Assignee: La Termoplastic F.B.M. S.r.l.
    Inventor: Francesco Munari
  • Patent number: D391444
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 3, 1998
    Assignee: La Termoplastic F.B.M. S.R.L.
    Inventor: Francesco Munari
  • Patent number: D392151
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 17, 1998
    Assignee: La Termoplastic F.B.M. S.R.L.
    Inventor: Francesco Munari