Patents by Inventor SAM CASTERNOVIA

SAM CASTERNOVIA 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: 11371273
    Abstract: A door latch locking guard 30 is provided for maintaining a door in a locked position. A door latch 10 has an existing stationary latch arm 12 and the door jam has an existing swinging arm 14 for engaging the latch arm 12 to lock the door. The present invention provides a protective locking guard 30 having a notch 38 formed therein for placing over the stationary latch arm 12, and the protective locking guard 30 also has a plate 32 for moving the existing swinging arm 14 over the plate 32. A locking clasp 40 is provided for inserting through an opening 36 in plate 32 in order to prevent the door latch 10 from being opened from the opposite side of the door.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Inventor: Sam Casternovia
  • Publication number: 20200063472
    Abstract: A door latch locking guard 30 is provided for maintaining a door in a locked position. A door latch 10 has an existing stationary latch arm 12 and the door jam has an existing swinging arm 14 for engaging the latch arm 12 to lock the door. The present invention provides a protective locking guard 30 having a notch 38 formed therein for placing over the stationary latch arm 12, and the protective locking guard 30 also has a plate 32 for moving the existing swinging arm 14 over the plate 32. A locking clasp 40 is provided for inserting through an opening 36 in plate 32 in order to prevent the door latch 12 from being opened from the opposite side of the door.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2018
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Inventor: SAM CASTERNOVIA
  • Patent number: 10555639
    Abstract: A chafing dish and frame assembly including a lower frame section for supporting a disposable food tray for holding food, an upper frame section pivotally attached to the lower frame section; a disposable food cover supported by the upper frame section; and a pivot hinge that pivotally connects the upper frame section to the lower frame section. The pivot hinge allows the disposable food cover to be pivoted up to ninety degrees relative to the disposable food tray from a closed position, wherein the disposable food cover rests on top of the disposable food tray, to an open position wherein the disposable food cover is pivoted upwardly so that the food in the disposable food tray may be accessed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Inventor: Sam Casternovia
  • Publication number: 20180168394
    Abstract: A chafing dish and frame assembly including a lower frame section for supporting a disposable food tray for holding food, an upper frame section pivotally attached to the lower frame section; a disposable food cover supported by the upper frame section; and a pivot hinge that pivotally connects the upper frame section to the lower frame section. The pivot hinge allows the disposable food cover to be pivoted up to ninety degrees relative to the disposable food tray from a closed position, wherein the disposable food cover rests on top of the disposable food tray, to an open position wherein the disposable food cover is pivoted upwardly so that the food in the disposable food tray may be accessed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2016
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Inventor: SAM CASTERNOVIA
  • Publication number: 20170335599
    Abstract: A door latch locking guard 30 for maintaining a door locked, with the door latch having a latch arm 12 and a swinging arm 14 for engaging the latch arm to lock the door. The protective locking guard 30 has a plate 32 attached to a locking housing 34, with the locking housing 34 having an internal passageway 36 for receiving therethrough the swinging arm 14 of the door latch. The plate 32 has a notch 38 for placing over and engaging the latch arm 12 of the door latch. A locking pin 40 is also provided for inserting through openings in the locking housing 34, and through the swinging arm 14 when it is inside the locking housing 34.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2016
    Publication date: November 23, 2017
    Inventor: SAM CASTERNOVIA