Patents by Inventor Steven Michael Bitondo

Steven Michael Bitondo 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).

  • Shopping cart bottom shelf monitor
    Patent number: 8998218
    Abstract: The invention includes a pivoting floor member coupled to the bottom shelf of a shopping cart. The floor member is pivotally arranged so that it assumes a first position when nothing is placed upon it and a second position when any object having more than a predetermined weight is placed upon it. The floor member is mechanically coupled to a mechanical indicator which assumes a first indicating position when the floor member is in its first position and a second indicating position when the floor member is in its second position. The indicator may be a rod and sleeve arrangement and the rod may include indicia such as one or more colored stripes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Inventors: Steven Salvatore Bitondo, Steven Michael Bitondo