Patents by Inventor Carmel A. Buttigieg

Carmel A. Buttigieg 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).

  • Publication number: 20100219189
    Abstract: This invention relates to the structure of a corrugated tube which can be compressed and extended but also it can adapt to all the inclinations required by the user, being really retractable and flexible. This fact can be adopted for the production of a special urinal but also of a retractable bottle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2008
    Publication date: September 2, 2010
    Inventor: Carmel A. Buttigieg
  • Publication number: 20100199518
    Abstract: This invention relates to a sole for shoes which lodge two or more plastic blisters which can be deflated by the user with a simple rotation of a special device, obtaining every time a different inclination of the foot. This fact can be important for shoes for diabetics and for sportsmen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2008
    Publication date: August 12, 2010
    Applicant: PRONTOPHARMA-EUROPE S.R.L.
    Inventor: Carmel A. Buttigieg
  • Publication number: 20040088882
    Abstract: A flow regulator formed by a three way valve and by an external adapter. The valve is joined to the pump located in the heel area of the shoe soles, as normally used in ventilating systems, and the adapter basically permits the adjustment of the whole system to a wide number of sizes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2003
    Publication date: May 13, 2004
    Applicant: YAMAMOTO LIMITED
    Inventor: Carmel Buttigieg
  • Patent number: 6668388
    Abstract: A retractable and disposable urinal which can be retracted, can be directed and can be joined with a plastic conveyer to the male or female organ and comprises: a plastic retractable tube formed by a plurality of convolutions, having at its bottom a closed convolution and at its top a hollowed neck closed at its bottom side where an absorber polymer is put, the conveyer entering the neck opens the protection film and the membrane of the neck allowing the polymer to fall down the tube, this polymer when is in contact with the urine absorbs it and transforms it in gel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2003
    Assignee: Yamamoto Limited
    Inventor: Carmel Buttigieg
  • Publication number: 20030046753
    Abstract: A retractable and disposable urinal which can be retracted, can be directed and can be joined with a plastic conveyer to the male or female organ and comprises: a plastic retractable tube formed by a plurality of convolutions, having at its bottom a closed convolution and at its top a hollowed neck closed at its bottom side where an absorber polymer is put, the conveyer entering the neck opens the protection film and the membrane of the neck allowing the polymer to fall down the tube, this polymer when is in contact with the urine absorbs it and transforms it in gel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2002
    Publication date: March 13, 2003
    Inventor: Carmel Buttigieg
  • Patent number: 6519873
    Abstract: A plastic bellow system inserted into the sole of a shoe. The system having a first pair and a second pair of side-by-side plastic bellows in the forward portion and the rear portion of the shoe sole. The bellows placed in hollows formed in a midsole. The first pair of bellows having two convolutions with an opening formed in the lower convolution. The second pair of bellows having three convolutions with an opening formed in the lower convolution. A pneumatic valve associated with each bellows and the exterior of the midsole. The user can modify foot position by operating the valve of each bellows of the first and second pair of plastic bellows to inflate or deflate each bellows to thereby modify the volume of each bellows.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2003
    Assignee: Yamamoto Limited
    Inventor: Carmel Buttigieg
  • Patent number: 6463679
    Abstract: This forced ventilation system is composed basically by a plastic box located in the rear part of the sole connected with a flow-conveyor through one or more tubes joined to one or more pneumatic valves. Its essential role is founded on the principle that its compression every step generates a forced ventilation internally the sole and consequently internally the shoe. This system can be closed by a special cap, excluding this process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2002
    Assignee: Yamamoto Limited
    Inventor: Carmel Buttigieg