Patents by Inventor George Pietropaolo

George Pietropaolo 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: 11083314
    Abstract: A drinkware product includes a vessel container and a base having upper and lower surfaces and a periphery, wherein the base includes a transparent section extending through the base from the upper surface to the lower surface and having an optical surface providing a predetermined degree of magnification when viewed through the transparent section from the upper surface of the base. The optical surface providing a predetermined degree of magnification is positioned to provide at least one focal point under the base positioned between the periphery of the base and a central location of the base when viewed through the transparent section from the upper surface of the base. The vessel container may be formed by a sidewall extending up from the base at the periphery of the base, or may be an upper portion of a stemware with a stem extending between the base and upper portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Inventor: George Pietropaolo
  • Publication number: 20190038055
    Abstract: A drinkware product includes a vessel container and a base having upper and lower surfaces and a periphery, wherein the base includes a transparent section extending through the base from the upper surface to the lower surface and having an optical surface providing a predetermined degree of magnification when viewed through the transparent section from the upper surface of the base. The optical surface providing a predetermined degree of magnification is positioned to provide at least one focal point under the base positioned between the periphery of the base and a central location of the base when viewed through the transparent section from the upper surface of the base. The vessel container may be formed by a sidewall extending up from the base at the periphery of the base, or may be an upper portion of a stemware with a stem extending between the base and upper portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2017
    Publication date: February 7, 2019
    Inventor: George Pietropaolo