Patents Represented by Attorney Charles I. Brodsky
  • Patent number: 8191725
    Abstract: A party trash pail including a container of predetermined volume, a plasticized liner removably insertable therein of a configuration to expand towards filling the container volume when laden with trash, yet with an upper dimension to overlap a defining outer rim of the container, and a header bearing against an outer surface of the liner to retain it in place within the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2012
    Inventor: Patricia R. Vargo
  • Patent number: 8167310
    Abstract: For an accuracy scoring game having a target area towards which steel washers are tossed when playing, a telescopic retrieving pole of multiple sections capable of collapsing into one another for closure and storage and of extending from one another for opening, including a first end for player hand grasping and a second opposite end forming a first compartment of one or more embedded magnets for picking up steel washers from the ground, and in which the retrieving pole, when collapsed, is of a dimension to fit within a carry box for the target area and for the steel washers when the game is not being played.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Inventor: Daniel Ruggiero
  • Patent number: 8079094
    Abstract: A dispenser discharging antibacterial, self-drying disinfectant solution is suspended from an inside wall of a public rest facility stall to transport the solution through a length of tubing to an inlet port at a rear or side surface of a non-porous and non-absorbent toilet seat in filling a hollow therein below an opening in the top surface of the seat in introducing the disinfectant solution to be spread about the top surface in cleansing it of any generally sexually transmitted germs, viruses and bacteria that might be present.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2011
    Inventor: Jeffrey D. DiPano
  • Patent number: 8072182
    Abstract: An underground source of electrical energy is inductively coupled to a receiver on a hybrid automotive vehicle to provide charging power for the vehicle's battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2011
    Inventor: Michael M. Vasilantone
  • Patent number: 7997465
    Abstract: A baby holder including a cushioned support having pairs of curved channel or indent undersides at substantially right angles to one another to allow resting of the support on the upper legs of a seated parent with the baby facing the parent's chest or sideways, and with its head supported by the cushion and its legs extended along the cushion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2011
    Inventors: Anthony Garofalo, Keefe Pirog
  • Patent number: 7905226
    Abstract: A double-bottom pot with synthetic, silicon heat transfer oil sealed in a cavity formed between them to the extent of 100 percent of its volume, to disperse and evenly spread to the food contents the heat from an applied flame or burner no matter how high the temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2011
    Inventor: Paul R. Scioscio
  • Patent number: 7905040
    Abstract: A sign attached to the back of a poker or blackjack dealer's chair to provide ease of visibility for a casino's floor staff and players waiting to enter a gaming area as to the availability of a vacant seat and as to the betting limits associated with the table, with the sign being operated by a pull-cord arrangement at the dealer's chair.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2011
    Inventor: Alan M. Alterman
  • Patent number: 7789937
    Abstract: Ice-clad machinery and equipment in very cold environments are made more easily recoverable by enclosing the machinery and equipment in an environmentally contained area and introducing desiccant dehumidified air into the contained area to lower the vapor pressure in fostering a “sublimation” process conversion from the solid state of the ice to a gaseous state which can be exhausted without first going through any intermediate liquid state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2010
    Inventor: Spencer W. Hess
  • Patent number: 7784861
    Abstract: A spring locking knob and a fixed stop at the upper ends of the front legs of a chair frame cooperate to restrict movement of a slideset joining the front legs, rear legs and seat support struts of a chair in making the chair with its cover seat more stable and resistant to an inadvertent folding closure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2010
    Inventor: Jianrong Deng
  • Patent number: 7717502
    Abstract: A spring locking knob and a fixed stop at the upper ends of the front legs of a chair frame cooperate to restrict movement of a slideset joining the front legs, rear legs and seat support struts of a chair in making the chair more stable and resistant to an inadvertent folding closure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2010
    Inventor: Jianrong Deng
  • Patent number: 7682324
    Abstract: A breast and bottle feeding infant head support including a slip-on sleeve open at opposite ends and inclusive of inner and outer linings forming first and second outwardly opposing face surfaces of predetermined length and width, and a cushion insert between the inner and outer linings forming at least one of the outwardly opposing face surfaces wherein the sleeve, when worn on the arm, is of a length to extend past the crook of a wearer's elbow and towards the palm of the wearer's hand for the fingers to hold the sleeve in place.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2010
    Inventor: Elizabeth M. Pillari
  • Patent number: 7632222
    Abstract: A table separable lengthwise into two sections by a supine or prone user through a flexing of the legs and a pulling on hand supports to stretch tension springs beneath the table a controllable degree and for a controllable time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2009
    Inventor: Daniel Crognale
  • Patent number: 7549451
    Abstract: A double-folded envelope of felt (or other fabric resistant to snow adhesion) into which a snow shovel may be inserted, folded over to enclose the shovel and temporarily closed in place by snaps or Velcro—doubled over where the shovel blade would rest so as to afford optimal protection against marring the finish of a car or sport utility vehicle when the shovel handle is grasped to push or scrape snow from off the vehicle's surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2009
    Inventor: Barbara Ann Sanchelli
  • Patent number: 7513470
    Abstract: A personal computer, video monitor or other electronic equipment mounted directly on a camera tripod by a tray offering a cantilever technique of support by having a rear end supported by two clamps individually positioned at the same height on two of the tripod legs, and a front end locked by a third clamp at a higher elevation on the remaining leg of the tripod.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2009
    Inventor: Jason E. Lomberk
  • Patent number: 7406726
    Abstract: Four cross member struts, two on each long side of an open hammock frame, permit full collapse of the frame for closure and transportation when the cross member struts are composed of an unbroken tube pivotally connected with a second tube divided into two overlapping sections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2008
    Inventor: Jianrong Deng
  • Patent number: 7347209
    Abstract: Tubular elements inserted for enhanced breathing into the nasal passages of a wearer to increase air flow include a bridge coupling between the elements of a spring-like rigidity to spread the elements towards their quiescent obtuse angle spread before insertion, supplemented by the stretching action afforded by a strap wrapped from opposing outside surfaces of the tubular elements around the wearer's head for added securement in an adjustable fit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2008
    Inventor: Peter J. Bovo
  • Patent number: D586469
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2009
    Inventor: Roth Henry
  • Patent number: D637374
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2011
    Inventors: Robert G. Giannetti, Robert G. Giannetti, Jr.
  • Patent number: D643082
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2011
    Inventor: Daniel Ruggiero
  • Patent number: D658840
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Inventor: Rosemarie Nadeau