Patents by Inventor Luc Gabette

Luc Gabette 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).

  • Device for filtering a liquid, particularly water
    Patent number: 5643444
    Abstract: Apparatus for filtering liquids, the apparatus including: a reservoir for the liquid to be purified; a pump operatively associated with the reservoir; a filter having a lower portion and an upper portion and coupled to the pump so that liquid supplied by the pump circulates through the filter from the lower portion to the upper portion; a dispensing member coupled to the filter for dispensing purified liquid; and a one-way valve connected upstream of the filter, with respect to the direction of liquid flow in the apparatus, and operable to maintain the filter in permanent contact with liquid to be purified when the pump is not in operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 1995
    Date of Patent: July 1, 1997
    Assignee: SEB S.A.
    Inventors: Patrick Garrigues, Luc Gabette, Jean-Paul Astegno