Patents by Inventor Nicholas S. Fierro

Nicholas S. Fierro 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).

  • Illuminated ski pole and method
    Patent number: 5056821
    Abstract: An illuminated ski pole has a light dispersing shaft and/or a light dispersing fiber optic element affixed to its shaft. The light dispersing shaft and the light dispersing fiber optic element have external surfaces which are modified by, for example, roughening, micro-faceting, micro-ridging or micro-grooving so as to enhance the dispersion of light from the shaft and/or the fiber optic element, whereby substantially the entire ski pole can be illuminated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 1989
    Date of Patent: October 15, 1991
    Inventor: Nicholas S. Fierro