Patents by Inventor James J. DiOrio

James J. DiOrio 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: 6471164
    Abstract: A computer mouse support and lower arm rest is mounted on a primary support surface having a front edge thereon. The arm rest includes a padded, foldable arm support surface adapted to support the lower arm of the user. The arm support surface defines an upper support region, and a lower support region. The upper support region is connected to the primary support surface by attachment structure and is adapted to support an input device, such as a mouse, thereon along with the hand and wrist of the user. The lower support region has an operating position coplanar with the upper support region for supporting the forearm and elbow of a user, and a storage position folded forwardly over the upper support region for protectively covering the mouse.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2002
    Inventor: James J. DiOrio
  • Patent number: 6357703
    Abstract: A computer mouse support and lower arm rest is mounted on a primary support surface having a front edge thereon. The arm rest includes a padded, foldable arm support surface adapted to support the lower arm of the user. The arm support surface defines an upper support region, and a lower support region. The upper support region is connected to the primary support surface by attachment structure and is adapted to support an input device, such as a mouse, thereon along with the hand and wrist of the user. The lower support region has an operating position coplanar with the upper support region for supporting the forearm and elbow of a user, and a storage position folded forwardly over the upper support region for protectively covering the mouse.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2002
    Inventor: James J. DiOrio
  • Publication number: 20020017594
    Abstract: A lower arm rest is adapted to be mounted on a primary support surface having a front edge thereon. The arm rest includes a padded, foldable arm support surface adapted to support the lower arm of the user. The arm support surface defines an upper support region and lower support region. The upper support region is connected to the primary support surface by attachment means and is adapted to support an input device thereon along with the hand and wrist of the user. The lower support region has an operating position coplanar with the upper support region for supporting the forearm and elbow of a user, and a storage position folded forwardly over the upper support region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2001
    Publication date: February 14, 2002
    Inventor: James J. DiOrio
  • Patent number: 5956899
    Abstract: A self-watering plant device has a reservoir for retaining liquid therein. The reservoir is provided with a venting tube having one end attached to the reservoir and another end carrying a sensing device placed in the soil surrounding the plant for detecting the moisture level therein. The reservoir is further provided with an outlet tube for delivering liquid to the plant in response to the sensing device. The invention is improved such that the venting tube is flexibly displaced so that the sensing device is variably and selectively positioned at different height levels in the soil so as to establish the degree of wetness and dryness in the soil. The outlet tube is installed in the soil adjacent the bottom wall of a pot housing the plant to directly deliver a free flow of liquid to a bottom portion of the plant in response to the moisture level detected by the sensing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 28, 1999
    Inventor: James J. DiOrio
  • Patent number: 5722201
    Abstract: An apparatus for supporting and irrigating a plant pot having a bottom and a side wall for holding a soil-based live plant comprises a container having a bottom and at least one side wall for retaining liquid, a free-standing support disposed between the container and the plant pot and a wick extending between the free-standing support and the plant pot to transfer liquid by capillary action to the plant pot. The free-standing support is formed by a singular, generally rectangular strip of flexible, curlable material constructed and arranged to define a spiral platform which self adjusts to the size of the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 1995
    Date of Patent: March 3, 1998
    Inventors: James J. Diorio, Robert P. Hubbell