Patents by Inventor Frank J. Ceravolo

Frank J. Ceravolo 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: 5983882
    Abstract: A barbecue grill apparatus is provided for cooking food items, including a housing having a housing bottom wall and a housing side wall, an upright grill support member extending centrally within the housing, and at least two food supporting grid sections mounted one above the other on the grill support member, at least one of the food supporting grid sections being mounted rotatably relative to the other food supporting grid section, so that one of the grid sections is rotatable to a position underneath another of the food supporting grid sections. The apparatus preferably additionally includes a fuel supporting grid mounted to the grill support member below the at least two food supporting grid sections and spaced above the housing bottom wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 16, 1999
    Inventor: Frank J. Ceravolo
  • Patent number: 5957964
    Abstract: Flexible icecaps for overlying the top of a user's head. The icecaps have plural chambers formed between inner and outer flexible material layers. A first embodiment includes an ice cap having a front chamber two side chambers and a rear chamber which are each separated from one another wherein at least one chamber can be filled with a coolant liquid such as ice, so that icecap can be partially used for localized headaches. A second embodiment includes two front chambers, on the right and left side, and two rear chambers, on the right and rear side. Chin straps can be used to hold the cap in place. Elastic bands can be used to separate each of the chambers and aid in elastically holding the cap in place on the user's head. Waterproof portals can be used to access each of the chambers on the top of the icecap. Portals can be either screw on caps or rubberized plugs. A third embodiment includes a single flexible layer shaped as a helmet to fit over the head of a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 29, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 28, 1999
    Inventor: Frank J. Ceravolo
  • Patent number: 5456163
    Abstract: System for draining and collecting of the gravy and juices produced by a barbecue grill. The system can incorporate an inclined surface to drain gravy and juices to a container located exterior to the grill. Alternatively the system can utilize a separate chamber within the grill for collecting the gravy and juices. The system can incorporate a free-spinning half grid for enhancing even cooking. The system can be used with various types of heating sources including charcoal, gas and electric. By using an electric heat source, the gravy and juice can be further drained through the electric heat source to a collector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 1994
    Date of Patent: October 10, 1995
    Inventor: Frank J. Ceravolo
  • Patent number: 5292346
    Abstract: A bactericidal ultraviolet light radiating device for treatment of mucosal or dermal tissues, having an ultraviolet light source, an optical light-directing lens optically coupled to the ultraviolet light source for directing the ultraviolet light to the mucosal or dermal tissues, an electric power supply connected to the ultraviolet light source for supplying electric power for the ultraviolet light source and a medication dispensor coupled to the ultraviolet light source for applying a medication to the mucosal or dermal tissues. The device is primarily intended for oral (pharynx, gums, etc.) therapeutic radiation application as well as for all body cavities (nasal, ear, etc.) and for dermal pathology (ulcers, cellulitis, etc.).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 1992
    Date of Patent: March 8, 1994
    Inventor: Frank J. Ceravolo
  • Patent number: 5099821
    Abstract: A multi-chambered barbecue grill having a main chamber, a cooking grill located in the main chamber, a fire source located in the main chamber below the cooking grill, an ash chamber attached to the main chamber below the fire source for catching ashes, and a reversible top chamber located above the main chamber, adapted for receiving the cooking grill in its reversed position. Various mechanisms are provided for raising and lowering the cooking grill to desired elevations above the fire source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 1991
    Date of Patent: March 31, 1992
    Inventor: Frank J. Ceravolo
  • Patent number: 4932390
    Abstract: The present grill has a food-support grid that is adjustable both vertically and rotatively. The vertical adjustment determines the spacing of the food being cooked above the charcoal or other heat source. The rotative adjustment enables the food to be positioned to one side of the charcoal or other heat source, for example, to provide a keep-warm mode for already-cooked food or a thawing mode for frozen food yet to be cooked.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 1989
    Date of Patent: June 12, 1990
    Inventor: Frank J. Ceravolo