Patents by Inventor Frank A. Nania

Frank A. Nania 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: 20100176142
    Abstract: A paint can has a molded plastic bucket and cover which are releasably engageable with one another at a seal. The bucket has an integrally-formed handle with a cushioned grip formed therein. The handle has an enlarged central portion that facilitates knitting of the molten material fed into the handle mold. The cover has a central panel and a surrounding closure member joined to the panel by a connector. The connector supports the central panel intermediate the a first sealing surface on the closure member. The connector resiliently urges the closure member into sealing engagement with the bucket rim. The sealing surfaces have a polished finish. Grooves in a reinforcing ring on the bucket provide access for removal of the cover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2010
    Publication date: July 15, 2010
    Applicant: CENTRAL CAN COMPANY
    Inventors: Terry L. Kline, Charles S. Hushka, Jun Y. Choi, Frank Nania, Alfonso Arciniegas
  • Publication number: 20060243735
    Abstract: A paint can has a molded plastic bucket and cover which are releasably engageable with one another at a seal. The bucket has an integrally-formed handle with a cushioned grip formed therein. The handle has an enlarged central portion that facilitates knitting of the molten material fed into the handle mold. The cover has a central panel and a surrounding closure member joined to the panel by a connector. The connector supports the central panel intermediate the a first sealing surface on the closure member. The connector resiliently urges the closure member into sealing engagement with the bucket rim. The sealing surfaces have a polished finish. Grooves in a reinforcing ring on the bucket provide access for removal of the cover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2005
    Publication date: November 2, 2006
    Inventors: Terry Kline, Charles Hushka, Jun Choi, Frank Nania, Alfonso Arciniegas
  • Publication number: 20060243736
    Abstract: A paint can has a molded plastic bucket and cover which are releasably engageable with one another at a seal. The bucket has an integrally-formed handle with a cushioned grip formed therein. The handle has an enlarged central portion that facilitates knitting of the molten material fed into the handle mold. The cover has a central panel and a surrounding closure member joined to the panel by a connector. The connector supports the central panel intermediate the a first sealing surface on the closure member. The connector resiliently urges the closure member into sealing engagement with the bucket rim. The sealing surfaces have a polished finish. Grooves in a reinforcing ring on the bucket provide access for removal of the cover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2005
    Publication date: November 2, 2006
    Inventors: Terry Kline, Charles Hushka, Jun Choi, Frank Nania, Alfonso Arciniegas
  • Patent number: 6102746
    Abstract: A female electrical connector for mating with a male counterpart is provided. The female connector includes an outer structure and an inner structure. The outer structure has a first inner surface for receiving a first contact member of the male counterpart. The inner structure includes at least one resilient conducting wire mounted within the inner structure for contacting the second contact member of the male counterpart upon insertion of the second contact member of the male counterpart into the inner structure. The at least one resilient conducting wire has opposite ends and a central portion. The opposite ends are contacting and fixed to the inner structure. The central portion is spaced from the second inner surface prior to insertion of the second contact member of the male counterpart into the inner structure and displaced toward the second inner surface upon insertion of the second contact member of the male counterpart into the inner structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2000
    Assignee: Hypertronics Corporation
    Inventors: Frank A. Nania, Donald R. LaCoy