Patents by Inventor Antonio DiTommaso

Antonio DiTommaso 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: 6372690
    Abstract: The invention relates to a foliar saline spray solution for selective control of noxious weeds such as ragweed, poison ivy, dandelion, clover, bedstraw, wild parsley, millet, thistle, English daisy, plantain, ground-ivy, and knotweed. The invention also relates to a method for selective control of noxious weeds. In accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the solution comprises 8% to 12% weight to volume of a specific salt such as sodium chloride. The solution may further comprise an adjuvant such as a non-ionic surfactant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2002
    Assignee: McGill University
    Inventors: André Grégoire, Gérard Lupien, Alan K. Watson, Antonio DiTommaso
  • Patent number: 6256806
    Abstract: A collapsible transfer bench includes a frame moveable between an extended position and a collapsed position, said frame including at least one channel; and a seat adapted to receive and support a person, said seat cooperatively and moveably engaging said channel such that in said extended position said seat moves longitudinally along said channel and in said collapsed position said frame is portable enough for one person to transport said frame from one location to the other. Furthermore said seat being moveable between an extended position and a collapsed position, such that in said collapsed position said frame together with said seat is portable enough to be transportable by one person from one location to another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2001
    Inventor: Antonio DiTommaso
  • Patent number: D395852
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 7, 1998
    Inventor: Antonio Ditommaso