Patents by Inventor Caesar A. Passanante

Caesar A. Passanante 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).

  • Illuminated trash receptacle
    Patent number: 5947584
    Abstract: An illuminated trash receptacle having lighting devices that provide uniform illumination of an advertisement displayed on the side walls of the receptacle without occupying much more space within the side walls of the receptacle than the advertisement. The lighting device has a light emitting surface having a surface area corresponding to the advertising area of the advertisement. Preferably, the light emitting surface contacts the advertisement. The lighting device may be an electroluminescent flat lamp, or a substantially planar light guide that emits light over the entire surface area of the visible portion of the advertisement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 7, 1999
    Inventors: Caesar A. Passanante, Stephen J. Smith