Patents by Inventor Donna Ercolano

Donna Ercolano 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).

  • Ornament-hanging hook and system
    Patent number: 12089763
    Abstract: An improved ornament-hanging hook and system includes an ornament-hanging apparatus and one or more ornament-hanging hooks, wherein each of the one or more ornament-hanging hooks includes an ornament-engaging loop, a first engagement-element for engaging a tree branch or other hanging structure, and a second engagement element disposed between the ornament-engaging loop and the first engagement-element for contact with the ornament-hanging apparatus during hanging. The second engagement-element has a second bend having a plurality of flections, wherein a portion of the second bend forms a fulcrum. Upon engagement with the ornament-hanging apparatus at the fulcrum, an ornament attached at the ornament-engaging loop is balanced gravitationally such that the first-engagement element is positioned upright and in an unobstructed manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Inventors: Donna Ercolano, Debra Bevelaqua
  • Ornament-hanging hook and system
    Patent number: 11986116
    Abstract: An improved ornament-hanging hook and system includes an ornament-hanging apparatus and one or more ornament-hanging hooks, wherein each of the one or more ornament-hanging hooks includes an ornament-engaging loop, a first engagement-element for engaging a tree branch or other hanging structure, and a second engagement element disposed between the ornament-engaging loop and the first engagement-element for contact with the ornament-hanging apparatus during hanging. The second engagement-element has a second bend having a plurality of flections, wherein a portion of the second bend forms a fulcrum. Upon engagement with the ornament-hanging apparatus at the fulcrum, an ornament attached at the ornament-engaging loop is balanced gravitationally such that the first-engagement element is positioned upright and in an unobstructed manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Inventors: Donna Ercolano, Debra Bevelaqua
  • ORNAMENT-HANGING HOOK & SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20230355022
    Abstract: An improved ornament-hanging hook and system includes an ornament-hanging apparatus and one or more ornament-hanging hooks, wherein each of the one or more ornament-hanging hooks includes an ornament-engaging loop, a first engagement-element for engaging a tree branch or other hanging structure, and a second engagement element disposed between the ornament-engaging loop and the first engagement-element for contact with the ornament-hanging apparatus during hanging. The second engagement-element has a second bend having a plurality of flections, wherein a portion of the second bend forms a fulcrum. Upon engagement with the ornament-hanging apparatus at the fulcrum, an ornament attached at the ornament-engaging loop is balanced gravitationally such that the first-engagement element is positioned upright and in an unobstructed manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2023
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Inventors: Donna Ercolano, Debra Bevelaqua
  • ORNAMENT-HANGING HOOK & SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20210289969
    Abstract: An improved ornament-hanging hook and system includes an ornament-hanging apparatus and one or more ornament-hanging hooks, wherein each of the one or more ornament-hanging hooks includes an ornament-engaging loop, a first engagement-element for engaging a tree branch or other hanging structure, and a second engagement element disposed between the ornament-engaging loop and the first engagement-element for contact with the ornament-hanging apparatus during hanging. The second engagement-element has a second bend having a plurality of flections, wherein a portion of the second bend forms a fulcrum. Upon engagement with the ornament-hanging apparatus at the fulcrum, an ornament attached at the ornament-engaging loop is balanced gravitationally such that the first-engagement element is positioned upright and in an unobstructed manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2021
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Inventors: Donna Ercolano, Debra Bevelaqua