Patents by Inventor Jeffrey Antonucci

Jeffrey Antonucci 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).

  • Rotary pawl latch
    Patent number: 7296830
    Abstract: Latches including a housing, a rotary pawl, catch means for releasably holding the pawl in a closed configuration, and means for operating the catch means are disclosed. The pawl is pivotally attached to the housing and is rotationally movable between a closed or engaged configuration and an open or disengaged configuration. The pawl is provided with a torsion spring member that biases the pawl toward the open or disengaged configuration. In some embodiments the catch means includes a locking member. In other embodiments the catch means includes a pivotally movable trigger. The means for operating the catch means may be electrically powered.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2007
    Assignee: Southco, Inc.
    Inventors: Stefan M. Koveal, Robert Speers, Hitesh Cherry, Jeffrey Antonucci, Richard B. Langkamp, D. Dale Turner, Richard John Horton, Phil Kempson, Alan Simchayoff
  • Compression latch mechanism
    Publication number: 20070046038
    Abstract: A compression latch with a folding handle for selectively holding a door closed is disclosed. The latch includes a housing with a cup portion for receiving the handle in the folded down position such that the projection of the latch handle above the exterior surface of the door is minimized in the folded-down position. The handle functions to move a pawl in a combination of rotational and rectilinear movements as the pawl is moved between latched and unlatched positions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2006
    Publication date: March 1, 2007
    Inventors: Richard Schlack, Frederick Stilwell, D. Dale Turner, David Milne, Jeffrey Antonucci
  • Rotary pawl latch
    Publication number: 20050067840
    Abstract: Latches including a housing, a rotary pawl, catch means for releasably holding the pawl in a closed configuration, and means for operating the catch means are disclosed. The pawl is pivotally attached to the housing and is rotationally movable between a closed or engaged configuration and an open or disengaged configuration. The pawl is provided with a torsion spring member that biases the pawl toward the open or disengaged configuration. In some embodiments the catch means includes a locking member. In other embodiments the catch means includes a pivotally movable trigger. The means for operating the catch means may be electrically powered.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2004
    Publication date: March 31, 2005
    Inventors: Stefan Koveal, Robert Speers, Hitesh Cherry, Jeffrey Antonucci, Richard Langkamp, D. Turner, Richard Horton, Phil Kempson, Alan Simchayoff
  • Compression latch
    Patent number: D438446
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2001
    Assignee: Southco, Inc.
    Inventor: Jeffrey Antonucci