Patents by Inventor Robert J. Loratto

Robert J. Loratto 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: 4327787
    Abstract: A log splitting assembly comprising a pipe having a wedge at the bottom, a driving sleeve which telescopes around the pipe, and a plurality of weights positioned at the top of the driving sleeve around a post. The weights can be selected and interchanged so as to provide a total weight which accommodates the ability of the user to lift the sleeve and weights and subsequently drop the same with force. The log can thus be split in the most efficient manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 1980
    Date of Patent: May 4, 1982
    Inventor: Robert J. Loratto
  • Patent number: 4018585
    Abstract: A cooled enclosure comprising a container having side and end walls and a bottom wall which define an enclosure having an open top. A cover associated with the enclosure includes a heat conductive layer on at least the bottom surface thereof which faces the enclosure. Refrigerant means are positioned in the enclosure and supported therein by resilient supporting means which bias the refrigerant means into intimate contact with the bottom surface of the cover whereby the cooling effect of the refrigerant means is transferred by the layer to the outside surface of said cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 1975
    Date of Patent: April 19, 1977
    Inventor: Robert J. Loratto