Patents by Inventor Andre D'Alessandro

Andre D'Alessandro 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 and method for removing scratch-off coatings
    Patent number: 9433854
    Abstract: A device and method can remove a scratch-off coating that initially conceals information. The device has a rubbing member including a melamine open cell foam. The device's structure includes a body with a fluid chamber that communicates with a distal opening. The rubbing member is mounted at this distal opening. The structure includes a scraping element located at the rubbing member. The melamine open cell foam and the scraping element are simultaneously pressed against and moved across the scratch-off coating until it is removed and retained in the foam sufficiently to reveal the concealed information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Inventor: Andre D'Alessandro
  • DEVICE AND METHOD FOR REMOVING SCRATCH-OFF COATINGS
    Publication number: 20160236073
    Abstract: A device and method can remove a scratch-off coating that initially conceals information The device has a rubbing member including a melamine open cell foam. The device's structure includes a body with a fluid chamber that communicates with a distal opening. The rubbing member is mounted at this distal opening. The structure includes a scraping element located at the rubbing member. The melamine open cell foam and the scraping element are simultaneously pressed against and moved across the scratch-off coating until it is removed and retained in the foam sufficiently to reveal the concealed information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2015
    Publication date: August 18, 2016
    Inventor: Andre D'Alessandro