Patents by Inventor Carmen Charles Rapisarda

Carmen Charles Rapisarda 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).

  • Plug-in light module
    Patent number: 5704706
    Abstract: An athletic shoe (20) includes a sole (22), an upper (25), and a tongue (26), as well as fasteners (28), such as shoelaces. Incorporated into the sole (22) of the athletic shoe (20) is a receptacle (30) for receiving and retaining a plug-in module (32) in a slide-in, releasably locking arrangement. The plug-in module (32) preferably includes a battery (62), a light emitting device (54), and electrical circuit elements (58, 60, 72) arranged to selectively connect the battery (62) to the light emitting device (54).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 1995
    Date of Patent: January 6, 1998
    Assignee: L.A. Gear, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark R. Goldston, Jon L. Bemis, Carmen Charles Rapisarda
  • Athletic shoe having plug-in module
    Patent number: 5692324
    Abstract: An athletic shoe (20) includes a sole (22), an upper (25), and a tongue (26), as well as fasteners (28), such as shoelaces. Incorporated into the sole (22) of the athletic shoe (20) is a receptacle (30) for receiving and retaining a plug-in module (32) in a slide-in, releasably locking arrangement. The plug-in module (32) preferably includes a battery (62), a light emitting device (54), and electrical circuit elements (58, 60, 72) arranged to selectively connect the battery (62) to the light emitting device (54).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 2, 1997
    Assignee: L.A. Gear, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark R. Goldston, Jon L. Bemis, Carmen Charles Rapisarda