Patents by Inventor John C. Vella

John C. Vella 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).

  • Shelter frame couplings
    Patent number: 4505609
    Abstract: Co-operating coupling members for securing together elongated tubular frame elements in the construction of a shelter. The said coupling members comprise two configurations, each of which is adapted to be received in the open end of an associated frame element. With these two coupling configurations, as many as five or more frame elements can be connected at a juncture at selected angles to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 1983
    Date of Patent: March 19, 1985
    Inventor: John C. Vella