Patents by Inventor Paul F. Garneau

Paul F. Garneau 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).

  • Publication number: 20030066431
    Abstract: A coffee maker including a frame; a water reservoir connected to the frame; a peristaltic pump connected to the water reservoir; and a heater connected to the peristaltic pump. The frame comprises a coffee pod holder for removably holding a coffee grounds containing pod. Hot water can be received from the heater into the coffee grounds containing pod and liquid coffee can pass out of the coffee grounds containing pod.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2002
    Publication date: April 10, 2003
    Inventors: Robert F. Fanzutti, Paul F. Garneau, Joseph Gelb, Peter Hohlfeld, Bradford Mitchell, Marc P. Ortins, Scott J. Duplantis, Steven L. Hecker
  • Patent number: 6509549
    Abstract: An electric oven having a frame; top heating elements connected to the frame; a control connected to the heating elements; a food support rack removably connected to the frame between the top heating elements and a bottom of the frame; a drive comprising a motor connected to the frame; and a rotisserie skewer removably connected to the drive. The rotisserie skewer is located between the top heating elements and the bottom of the frame. The control has an oven temperature and broil selector, and a timer selector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2003
    Assignee: HP Intellectual Corp.
    Inventors: James E. Chasen, Charles Z. Krasznai, Michael J. Otterman, James A. Sandor, Paul F. Garneau
  • Patent number: 6341754
    Abstract: A system for connecting an appliance to a bottom surface of a kitchen cabinet, the system comprising at least two brackets and at least one mounting section connected to the appliance. The brackets are connectable to the bottom surface of the kitchen cabinet at any one of a number of different suitable spacing distances between the two brackets. The mounting section is connected to the appliance for mounting the appliance to the brackets. The mounting section is adapted to connect to the brackets when the brackets are at any one of the different suitable spacing distances.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2002
    Assignee: HP Intellectual Corp.
    Inventors: M. Anthony Melito, Paul F. Garneau
  • Patent number: 6313445
    Abstract: An electric appliance control comprising an electromagnet; an electrical switch assembly; a ferromagnetic section movable with a contact of the switch assembly towards the electromagnet; and a user actuated member adapted to move the ferromagnetic section and the contact towards the electromagnet. When the electromagnet is energized and the ferromagnetic section and contact are moved by the user actuated member to an actuated position, the electromagnet can retain the contact at the actuated position by magnetically holding the ferromagnetic section at the actuated position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2001
    Assignee: HP Intellectual Corp.
    Inventors: Paul F. Garneau, Charles Z. Krasznai, James P. Sandor
  • Patent number: 5889259
    Abstract: A toaster oven with a modular control assembly. The assembly has a frame, an electrical switch assembly, a solenoid, and two levers. The electrical switch assembly is connected to the frame and has multiple sets of electrical switch contact blades. The two levers are directly pivotably connected to the frame. A first lever is connected to the solenoid to be moved by the solenoid. The second lever is adapted to move one of the sets of contact blades to a closed position. The two levers have portions adapted to engage and lock against each other. The toaster oven has a rotatable control shaft with two fins extending from a main section of the shaft in general offset radial directions. The control shaft is supported on the electrical switch assembly and is connected to a thermostat. The thermostat has a cam surface and two raised areas on opposite ends of the cam surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 30, 1999
    Assignee: HP Intellectual Corp.
    Inventors: Charles Z Krasznai, Paul F Garneau, James F. Sciarra, Bernard L. Bensussen