Patents by Inventor Stephane Garda

Stephane Garda 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).

  • Thermostat control device with rack and pinion
    Patent number: 6029379
    Abstract: A thermostat control device (10), in particular an electric iron thermostat (7), comprising a support (11), an aperture (12) in said support for receiving a mobile control device (13) a first device forming a rack (14) co-operating with said control device, a guide device (19) for said rack and a gear wheel (16) cooperating with the first rack. The invention is characterized in that a second rack (150) is used provided in the extension of said first rack a gear wheel (16) comprising two toothed zones with respectively different primary circle radii, the first toothed zone (17) cooperating with the first rack (14) and the second toothed zone (18) cooperating with the second rack (16), said gear wheel being capable of driving in rotation said thermostat (7) rod (8).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 29, 2000
    Assignee: SEB S.A.
    Inventors: Jean-Louis Brandolini, Stephane Garda