Patents by Inventor Stephen Vito Dente

Stephen Vito Dente 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).

  • Home dryer dry cleaning and freshening system employing dryer cleaning bag
    Patent number: 5951716
    Abstract: A containment bag 1 which may be used in home dry cleaning is made of textile with an impermeable finish and an interior capable of absorbing loose particles and soil. The containment bag 1 is used in a home dryer dry cleaning and freshening system. The textile of the containment bag 1 has a layer of woven or knit fabric with an impermeable coating and a soft, hairy layer on its interior. The inside of the containment bag 1 is prewetted with cleaning composition. Preferably a liquid cleaning composition is employed and the cleaning composition may include a fragrance composition. A process for cleaning a garment is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 14, 1999
    Assignee: Reckitt & Colman Inc.
    Inventors: Frank Anthony Lucia, III, Stephen Vito Dente, Tracy Ann Ryan, Michael Richard Tyerech, Anthony Domenic Sidoti, Stanislaw Kepka
  • Oil lamp with fragrance emanator
    Patent number: 5840246
    Abstract: A fragrance device for delivering a fragrance or other volatile material includes a fluid vessel containing a quantity of a fuel, a wick, and a porous emanator element which releases the fragrance or volatile material particularly when the wick is burning. Methods for the manufacture of the device, as well as methods for its use of are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 24, 1998
    Assignee: Reckitt & Colman Inc.
    Inventors: Randall Lee Hammons, Stephen Vito Dente, Thomas Shiaw-tong Lin