Patents by Inventor Frank Impastato

Frank Impastato 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: 5454243
    Abstract: A trailer locking system configured to be utilized with a variety of wheeled vehicles. The preferred embodiment of the present invention teaches a system configured to be utilized in conjunction with a boat, vehicle, or utility trailer, the system contemplating a locking member configured to be easily installed to most such trailers. In operation, the locking member of the present invention is pivoted relative the trailer frame, until a gripping member physically engages with a tire on the trailer, to the point of preventing rotation of the tire, thereby preventing theft of the trailer. Further, the tire engaged by the gripping member is immobilized so as to prevent removal of same, while the locking member itself is secured to the trailer in such a manner as to prevent undesired removal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 1993
    Date of Patent: October 3, 1995
    Inventor: Frank Impastato
  • Patent number: 5201279
    Abstract: A dispenser system for providing food supplements to deer, cattle and the like. The preferred embodiment of the present invention contemplates an animal activated, liquid supplement container dispenser for dispensing a viscous food supplement such as vitamin or mineral enhanced molasses or the like. The dispenser is configured to be compatible with a large variety of containment systems and stands, and to provide effective, controlled dispensing in the wild with little maintenance. The dispenser includes a container with an outlet blocked by a ball valve, which is rotated, for example, by a separate wheel, which in turn is rotated under the action of the animal's tongue. Alternatively, the bottom of the ball valve could be presented for direct rotation by the animal's tongue. As the rotation takes place, the viscous product is dispensed past the ball valve unto the peripheral surfaces of the licking wheel. A first version (FIGS.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 1992
    Date of Patent: April 13, 1993
    Inventors: Frank Impastato, Debra Grass
  • Patent number: 5109798
    Abstract: A dispenser system for providing food supplements to deer, cattle and the like. The preferred embodiment of the present invention contemplates an animal activated, liquid supplement container dispenser for dispensing a viscous food supplement such as vitamin or mineral enhanced molasses or the like. The dispenser is configured to be compatible with a large variety of containment systems and stands, and to provide effective, controlled dispensing in the wild with little maintenance. The dispenser including a container with an outlet blocked by a ball valve, which is rotated by a wheel, which in turn is rotated by a wheel under the action of the animal's tongue. As the rotation takes place, the viscous product is dispensed past the ball valve unto the peripheral surfaces of the licking wheel. A first version (FIG. 1) uses a liter bottle container, while second and third versions employ larger reservoirs with multiple dispensers, the second (FIG. 5) being suspended from a tree and the third (FIG.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 1990
    Date of Patent: May 5, 1992
    Inventors: Frank Impastato, Debbie Grass