Patents by Inventor Carlo Vaccari

Carlo Vaccari 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: 10334825
    Abstract: A harness (10) for pets, typically for dogs (30), comprises a first elongate and shaped front strap (11) designed to be fitted on the chest area, a second elongate and shaped rear strap (12) designed to be fitted on the abdominal area, and an element (13) connecting the above-mentioned first (11) and second (12) straps, designed to be fitted on the animal's back. Each end of the front strap (11) is connected to a corresponding end of the rear strap and to an end of the connecting element (13) at a pin (16, 17) which allows the straps (11, 12) to move relative to each other adapting anatomically to the body of the animal and thus forming a harness suitable for animals of different sizes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: FERPLAST S.P.A.
    Inventor: Carlo Vaccari
  • Patent number: 10138923
    Abstract: Described is a self locking safety spring clip including at least a main body (21) provided with an opening (38) designed to receive a ring. The main body (21) houses a first locking element (25) equipped at an end with a hook-shaped part or hook (26) and rotatable about a first pin (27) integral with the main body, as well as a second locking element (29) opposite the previous one, rotatable about a second pin (30) integral with the main body, the second locking element (29) being equipped with a magnetic element (31) designed to attract the ring thus facilitating the coupling and simultaneously the locking to the hook-shaped part or hook (26).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: Ferplast S.p.A.
    Inventor: Carlo Vaccari
  • Publication number: 20170290300
    Abstract: A harness (10) for pets, typically for dogs (30), comprises a first elongate and shaped front strap (11) designed to be fitted on the chest area, a second elongate and shaped rear strap (12) designed to be fitted on the abdominal area, and an element (13) connecting the above-mentioned first (11) and second (12) straps, designed to be fitted on the animal's back. Each end of the front strap (11) is connected to a corresponding end of the rear strap and to an end of the connecting element (13) at a pin (16, 17) which allows the straps (11, 12) to move relative to each other adapting anatomically to the body of the animal and thus forming a harness suitable for animals of different sizes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2015
    Publication date: October 12, 2017
    Inventor: Carlo VACCARI
  • Publication number: 20170241470
    Abstract: Described is a self locking safety spring clip comprising at least a main body (21) provided with an opening (38) designed to receive retaining means, for example a ring, wherein the main body (21) houses a first locking element (25) equipped at an end with a hook-shaped part or hook (26) and movable rotatably about a first pin (27) integral with the main body, as well as a second locking element (29) opposite the previous one, movable rotatably about a second pin (30) integral with the main body, the second locking element (29) being equipped with a magnetic element (31) designed to attract the retaining means thus facilitating the coupling and simultaneously the locking to the hook-shaped part or hook (26).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2015
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Inventor: Carlo VACCARI
  • Patent number: 9706750
    Abstract: A cage (10) for rabbits or similar pets comprising a grill element (11) generally having a rectangular shape and which can be curved or shaped at the top as required, and where the grill element is applied to the top edge of a basin-shaped tray with modular walls and where this base comprises a bottom surface (13) and side walls (14, 15) which respectively form the long sides and the short sides of the tray, where the cage can be joined to at least one further cage alongside, where the cages are joined by removing from each of the cages their respective vertical wall (15) on the joining side, preferably the short side but also the long side, and where the two trays are held together by a specially shaped horizontal profile (18) with an up-turned ā€œUā€ shape comprising the two vertical sides (19) which overlap on the joined edges of the tray bottoms positioned side by side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: FERPLAST SPA
    Inventor: Carlo Vaccari
  • Patent number: 9700018
    Abstract: An automatically retractable pet leash, comprises a casing or guard (10) inside which is a winding device of a cord or ribbon that protrudes from the casing or guard (10) through an aperture (13), and a braking mechanism operated by a pushbutton (12), and also comprises a handle (11) for gripping the leash with one hand. It also comprises a protective shell (14) designed to protect the casing or guard (10) from knocks or blows that can damage it; the casing or guard comprises at least one housing designed to accommodate by snap-fitting, when used, at least one coupling or ribbing element foreseen on the body of the protective shell (14) in such a way as to hold the protective shell (14) locked against the casing or guard (10).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: FERPLAST S.P.A.
    Inventor: Carlo Vaccari
  • Patent number: 9131663
    Abstract: An extensible cord lead comprising a casing (11) containing a winding wheel (13) equipped with housings (15) intercepted by a pushbutton (16) to allow the partial or total blocking of the cord, the pushbutton (16) being equipped with a forward position blocking device consisting of a cursor (20) which slides or rotates in a transverse direction with respect to the axis of the pushbutton (16) in which it is inserted, said cursor (20) being activated by a thumb-turn (21) located on the head of the pushbutton (16), said cursor (20) being able to move from a blocked position to free sliding of the pushbutton, entering and exiting transversally to the sliding axis of the pushbutton (16), in a housing (22) in the box-like casing (11) of the winding device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2015
    Assignee: FERPLAST S.P.A.
    Inventor: Carlo Vaccari
  • Publication number: 20150208607
    Abstract: A cage (10) for rabbits or similar pets comprising a grill element (11) generally having a rectangular shape and which can be curved or shaped at the top as required, and where the grill element is applied to the top edge of a basin-shaped tray with modular walls and where this base comprises a bottom surface (13) and side walls (14, 15) which respectively form the long sides and the short sides of the tray, where the cage can be joined to at least one further cage alongside, where the cages are joined by removing from each of the cages their respective vertical wall (15) on the joining side, preferably the short side but also the long side, and where the two trays are held together by a specially shaped horizontal profile (18) with an up-turned ā€œUā€ shape comprising the two vertical sides (19) which overlap on the joined edges of the tray bottoms positioned side by side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2012
    Publication date: July 30, 2015
    Applicant: FER-PLAST SPA
    Inventor: Carlo Vaccari
  • Publication number: 20150208614
    Abstract: An automatically retractable pet leash, comprises a casing or guard (10) inside which is a winding device of a cord or ribbon that protrudes from the casing or guard (10) through an aperture (13), and a braking mechanism operated by a pushbutton (12), and also comprises a handle (11) for gripping the leash with one hand. It also comprises a protective shell (14) designed to protect the casing or guard (10) from knocks or blows that can damage it; the casing or guard comprises at least one housing designed to accommodate by snap-fitting, when used, at least one coupling or ribbing element foreseen on the body of the protective shell (14) in such a way as to hold the protective shell (14) locked against the casing or guard (10).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2014
    Publication date: July 30, 2015
    Inventor: Carlo Vaccari
  • Publication number: 20130119180
    Abstract: An extensible cord lead comprising a casing (11) containing a winding wheel (13) equipped with housings (15) intercepted by a pushbutton (16) to allow the partial or total blocking of the cord, the pushbutton (16) being equipped with a forward position blocking device consisting of a cursor (20) which slides or rotates in a transverse direction with respect to the axis of the pushbutton (16) in which it is inserted, said cursor (20) being activated by a thumb-turn (21) located on the head of the pushbutton (16), said cursor (20) being able to move from a blocked position to free sliding of the pushbutton, entering and exiting transversally to the sliding axis of the pushbutton (16), in a housing (22) in the boxlike casing (11) of the winding device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2010
    Publication date: May 16, 2013
    Applicant: FERPLAST S.P.A.
    Inventor: Carlo Vaccari
  • Publication number: 20100294213
    Abstract: An adjustable collar or harness (10) for pets that comprises a strap (11) provided with flaps fitted with reciprocal coupling means, and a ring (12) or similar designed to be attached to a spring clip of a lead, wherein the means for coupling the ends of the strap (11) consist of at least one toothed tab or tape (13) designed to couple with at least one spring pushbutton (or a lever) (17) which grips one or more teeth of the toothed tape (13) allowing the automatic blocking and release of the toothed tape, when appropriately operated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2008
    Publication date: November 25, 2010
    Applicant: FERPLAST SPA
    Inventor: Carlo Vaccari
  • Patent number: 7591233
    Abstract: A device for dispensing CO2, that is to say carbon or carbon dioxide, which can be fitted in aquariums or containers for holding live fish, comprising a dispenser casing (11) or body, equipped with a mixing chamber (15) into which a flow of water is delivered by a pump (12) and a flow of CO2 from an infeed duct (18). The mixing chamber (15) being bordered by at least one filtering element (13) which occupies the lower half of the dispenser body (11), closed at the front by a mesh cover (14).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2009
    Assignee: Ferplast S.p.A.
    Inventor: Carlo Vaccari
  • Patent number: 7578262
    Abstract: A filtration device (10) for aquarium tanks comprises a body (11), divided using special baffles (12) into a set number of intercommunicating chambers (I, II, III etc . . . ) can be housed so that during the filtration process the water follows a zigzag route; it al comprises an infeed point (15) for the water to be purified, a temperature regulation unit (13) and a pump (14) enabling the recirculation of the water. The body (11) is fitted entirely inside the tank and the filtration elements (A; B; C etc . . . ) are located between at least one pump (14) and at least one infeed point (15) to enable entry of the water into the filtration system mainly from below upwards and exit of the water from above downwards.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2009
    Assignee: Ferplast SpA
    Inventor: Carlo Vaccari
  • Patent number: 7500447
    Abstract: A device for dispensing and distributing food for aquatic fauna, which can be fitted in aquariums or containers for holding live fish, but also in tanks for turtles and terrariums in general or similar, this device comprising a tank and means for pushing the food towards an outlet, in which the tank (11) is positioned in a substantially horizontal direction and houses a pusher-mixer (12 which occupies the internal space of the tank and consists of a shaft (17), equipped with a plurality of sloping blades (18) all facing in the same direction as the direction in which the food is pushed towards the dispensing outlet (13), and in which this dispensing outlet (13) presents a substantially vertical opening for the discharge of the food in a horizontal direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2009
    Assignee: Ferplast SpA
    Inventor: Carlo Vaccari
  • Publication number: 20080156272
    Abstract: A device for dispensing CO2, that is to say carbon or carbon dioxide, which can be fitted in aquariums or containers for holding live fish, comprising a dispenser casing (11) or body, equipped with a mixing chamber (15) into which a flow of water is delivered by a pump (12) and a flow of CO2 from an infeed duct (18). The mixing chamber (15) being bordered by at least one filtering element (13) which occupies the lower half of the dispenser body (11), closed at the front by a mesh cover (14).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2005
    Publication date: July 3, 2008
    Inventor: Carlo Vaccari
  • Publication number: 20070193525
    Abstract: A device for dispensing and distributing food for aquatic fauna, which can be fitted in aquariums or containers for holding live fish, but also in tanks for turtles and terrariums in general or similar, this device comprising a tank and means for pushing the food towards an outlet, in which the tank (11) is positioned in a substantially horizontal direction and houses a pusher-mixer (12 which occupies the internal space of the tank and consists of a shaft (17), equipped with a plurality of sloping blades (18) all facing in the same direction as the direction in which the food is pushed towards the dispensing outlet (13), and in which this dispensing outlet (13) presents a substantially vertical opening for the discharge of the food in a horizontal direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2005
    Publication date: August 23, 2007
    Applicant: FERPLAST SPA
    Inventor: Carlo Vaccari
  • Patent number: 7197848
    Abstract: A swing flap (10) for the entry and exit of pets comprising a frame (11), which can be fixed to an opening (12) made in a door or a wall, equipped at the top with hinged means of constraint for a flap (20), and a first function selector (30), designed to control the opening and closing functions of the swing flap (10), this selector comprising a knob (29) integral with a first pair of elements (31, 32) being shaped in such a way to allow, respectively: the opening of the flap (20) in a first direction; the opening of the flap (20) in a second direction, opposite to the first direction; the opening of the flap (20) in both directions; blocking of the opening of the flap (20). The first selector (30) is kinematically connected to a second selector (36), not equipped with a knob but with a second pair of elements (31?, 32?) which control the opening and closing of the flap (20) depending on how the knob (29) is turned.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2007
    Assignee: Ferplast S.p.A.
    Inventors: Carlo Vaccari, Alfred Pellegrini
  • Publication number: 20070039557
    Abstract: A filtration device (10) for aquarium tanks comprises a body (11), divided using special baffles (12) into a set number of intercommunicating chambers (I, II, III etc . . . ) can be housed so that during the filtration process the water follows a zigzag route; it al comprises an infeed point (15) for the water to be purified, a temperature regulation unit (13) and a pump (14) enabling the recirculation of the water. The body (11) is fitted entirely inside the tank and the filtration elements (A; B; C etc . . . ) are located between at least one pump (14) and at least one infeed point (15) to enable entry of the water into the filtration system mainly from below upwards and exit of the water from above downwards.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2004
    Publication date: February 22, 2007
    Inventor: Carlo Vaccari
  • Patent number: 7152371
    Abstract: A swing flap (10) for the entry and exit of small pets, which comprises a frame (812), which can be fixed to an opening (13) made in a door or a wall, equipped at the top with hinged means of constraint for a flap (22), and having a strip (11) indicating the direction of the last transit made by the animal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2006
    Assignee: Ferplast S.p.A.
    Inventors: Carlo Vaccari, Alfred Pellegrini
  • Patent number: 6935277
    Abstract: A lead (10) with ergonomic handgrip comprises a casting (11) containing a winding device for a cord or strap (12), a handgrip (14), as well as devices for the temporary blocking and rapid rewinding of said cord or strap (12); said handgrip (14) projects from the casing presenting an access space (14a) for the easy insertion of the user's fingers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2005
    Assignee: Ferplast SpA
    Inventor: Carlo Vaccari