Patents by Inventor Patrick Garrigues

Patrick Garrigues 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: 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
  • 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