Patents by Inventor Marco Maccaferri

Marco Maccaferri 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: 5188405
    Abstract: A magnetically operated latch including a pivotally attached magnetic latching means engageable with an aubtment, but disengageable when brought into magnetic contact with a key magnet. A pivotably movable lock is provided to prevent reengagement with the abutment when the key magnet is disengaged from magnetic contact with the magnetic latching means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 1991
    Date of Patent: February 23, 1993
    Assignee: Rev-A-Shelf, Inc.
    Inventor: Marco Maccaferri
  • Patent number: 4503869
    Abstract: A cigarette mouthpiece of substantially cylindrical configuration assembled of two identical semi-cylindrical sections disposed in mutual concavely facing relationship with each longitudinal edge of one section in abuttment with a different one of the longitudinal edges of the other section. When assembled into a mouthpiece, the semi-cylindrical sections cooperate to define a plurality of generally longitudinally extending air ventilation grooves equally spaced from each other around the perimeter of the mouthpiece and a plurality of smoke flow capillaries extending generally longitudinally through the mouthpiece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 1983
    Date of Patent: March 12, 1985
    Assignee: Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation
    Inventors: Daniel V. Cantrell, Herman G. Bryant, Jr., Robert L. Jones, Marco A. Maccaferri, William M. McDaniel