Patents by Inventor Francis X. LoJacono, Jr.

Francis X. LoJacono, Jr. 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).

  • Root protection apparatus
    Patent number: 5495692
    Abstract: The present invention provides a protective apparatus for a root system of a tree and/or plant which is defined by a collapsible wire basket structure that includes a support strap adapted to be rotatably mounted and secured across the opening of the basket so as to support the basket when the basket is positioned around the soil-bound root system of the tree or plant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 1994
    Date of Patent: March 5, 1996
    Inventor: Francis X. LoJacono, Jr.
  • Anti-kinking device for garden hoses
    Patent number: 5246254
    Abstract: An anti-kinking device used in conjunction with a garden variety water hose, wherein the device includes a housing defined by a tubular body having a coupling member rotatably mounted to the tubular body so as to be connected to a water faucet, wherein the opposite end of the tubular body is threaded so as to connect to a garden-type hose, and further includes an elongated flexible nylon cable that is fixedly secured to a boss member formed in the internal wall of the tubular body, whereby the cable is formed with a length so as to be readily positioned within the full length of the hose.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 1992
    Date of Patent: September 21, 1993
    Assignee: Francis X. LoJacono, Sr.
    Inventors: Francis X. LoJacono, Jr., Robert M. Hooper
  • Support strap for water drip lines
    Patent number: D361259
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 1994
    Date of Patent: August 15, 1995
    Inventor: Francis X. LoJacono, Jr.