Patents by Inventor John Ciavolella

John Ciavolella 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: 8087202
    Abstract: The present invention uses a plurality of incarceration units, wherein each of the incarceration units includes an interior cell and an exercise area. The interior cell and the confined exercise area are adjacent to one another and are constructed out of suitable security material, such as concrete or steel. The interior cell includes a shower suitable for bathing. In addition, one of the walls of the interior cell of the incarceration unit includes a door, which leads from the interior cell to the exercise area. An inmate's use of the shower and the door is controlled by the management of the incarceration facility. The exercise area includes at least one exercise equipment. The incarceration unit provides the usual inmate activities of living, eating, exercise, study and conversation in a facility having a lower risk of violence to inmates or guards, and of undesirable activities, such as drug trafficking or riots by the inmates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2012
    Inventor: John Ciavolella
  • Publication number: 20100064603
    Abstract: The present invention uses a plurality of incarceration units, wherein each of the incarceration units includes an interior cell and an exercise area. The interior cell and the confined exercise area are adjacent to one another and are constructed out of suitable security material, such as concrete or steel. The interior cell includes a shower suitable for bathing. In addition, one of the walls of the interior cell of the incarceration unit includes a door, which leads from the interior cell to the exercise area. An inmate's use of the shower and the door is controlled by the management of the incarceration facility. The exercise area includes at least one exercise equipment. The incarceration unit provides the usual inmate activities of living, eating, exercise, study and conversation in a facility having a lower risk of violence to inmates or guards, and of undesirable activities, such as drug trafficking or riots by the inmates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2009
    Publication date: March 18, 2010
    Inventor: John Ciavolella