Patents by Inventor Alessio A. Bovino

Alessio A. Bovino 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: 4899455
    Abstract: A tile squaring device comprising: a distance rod; an anglehead having a first connector means and a second connector means disposed in such a way that a first straight edge extension and a second straight edge extension may be attached to the first and second connector means, respectively, at a right angle to each other; and a squaring means for connecting the anglehead to the distance rod such that the anglehead is positioned at a right angle off of the distance rod.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 1989
    Date of Patent: February 13, 1990
    Inventors: Alessio A. Bovino, Robert C. Bitting
  • Patent number: 4720932
    Abstract: A gaff hook includes a rod member with a pointed hook part and a shank part terminating in a top end. A first collar is fixed coaxially to the shank part near the top end, and a second collar has an axial bore which recieves a top end portion of the shank part to allow rotational movement of the second collar relative to the shank part. The first and the second collars have engaging surfaces facing one another which surfaces are urged into frictional engagement by a bias mechanism to prevent free rotation of the second collar about the shank part. A gaff handle with a bottom opening for accommodating the top end portion of the shank part is fixed to the second collar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 1987
    Date of Patent: January 26, 1988
    Inventor: Alessio Bovino
  • Patent number: 4257145
    Abstract: A movable piston having a hemispherical face carries a charge of food out of a fixed cylinder member into a coaxially aligned movable cylinder member and against a hemispherical face of a fixed piston member to form a spherical food ball. The movable piston and the movable cylinder member are then retracted to release the food ball.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 1978
    Date of Patent: March 24, 1981
    Inventor: Alessio A. Bovino