Patents by Inventor Gerald P. Skalka

Gerald P. Skalka 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).

  • Locking mechanism for trash can receptacle and other doors
    Patent number: 6339944
    Abstract: A locking mechanism includes a housing assembly and a pin assembly movable relative to each other between open and closed positions. The housing assembly includes a housing, a flapper plate pivotably mounted in the housing, and a cylinder lock mounted in the housing. The housing has closed interior and exterior faces, closed top and bottom faces, an open side face facing the pin assembly, and a closed side face opposite the open side face. The flapper plate is pivotably mounted on a horizontal axis between the interior and exterior faces of the housing, and has a length whereby it can be pivoted upwards to bring its free edge toward the closed side face without contacting the closed side face. The lock is mounted in the exterior face of the housing, and includes a keyway for receiving a key on the exterior of the housing and a finger in the interior of the housing, the finger being rotatable with rotation of the key.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2002
    Assignee: Victor Stanley, Inc.
    Inventor: Gerald P. Skalka
  • Modular chair component
    Patent number: D446057
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2001
    Assignee: Victor Stanley, Inc.
    Inventor: Gerald P. Skalka
  • Modular chair component
    Patent number: D446058
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2001
    Assignee: Victor Stanley, Inc.
    Inventor: Gerald P. Skalka
  • Modular chair component
    Patent number: D446059
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2001
    Assignee: Victor Stanley, Inc.
    Inventor: Gerald P. Skalka
  • Modular chair component
    Patent number: D446060
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2001
    Assignee: Victor Stanley, Inc.
    Inventor: Gerald P. Skalka
  • Modular chair component
    Patent number: D446412
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2001
    Assignee: Victor Stanley, Inc.
    Inventor: Gerald P. Skalka
  • Modular chair component
    Patent number: D446413
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2001
    Assignee: Victor Stanley, Inc.
    Inventor: Gerald P. Skalka
  • Modular chair component
    Patent number: D446669
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2001
    Assignee: Victor Stanley, Inc.
    Inventor: Gerald P. Skalka
  • Modular chair component
    Patent number: D447366
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2001
    Assignee: Victor Stanley, Inc.
    Inventor: Gerald P. Skalka
  • Trash can receptacle
    Patent number: D448905
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2001
    Assignee: Victor Stanley, Inc.
    Inventor: Gerald P. Skalka
  • Trash can receptacle
    Patent number: D450166
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2001
    Assignee: Victor Stanley, Inc.
    Inventor: Gerald P. Skalka
  • Modular chair component
    Patent number: D450498
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2001
    Assignee: Victor Stanley, Inc.
    Inventor: Gerald P. Skalka
  • Trash can receptacle
    Patent number: D452760
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2002
    Assignee: Victor Stanley, Inc.
    Inventor: Gerald P. Skalka
  • Trash can receptacle
    Patent number: D454238
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2002
    Inventor: Gerald P. Skalka
  • Trash can receptacle
    Patent number: D458431
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2002
    Assignee: Victor Stanley, Inc.
    Inventor: Gerald P. Skalka
  • Trash can receptacle
    Patent number: D460591
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2002
    Assignee: Victor Stanley Inc.
    Inventor: Gerald P. Skalka
  • Trash can receptacle
    Patent number: D460592
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2002
    Assignee: Victor Stanley, Inc.
    Inventor: Gerald P. Skalka
  • Trash can receptacle
    Patent number: D460593
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2002
    Assignee: Victor Stanley, Inc.
    Inventor: Gerald P. Skalka
  • Trash can receptacle
    Patent number: D461939
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2002
    Assignee: Victor Stanley, Inc.
    Inventor: Gerald P. Skalka
  • Trash can receptacle
    Patent number: D464184
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2002
    Assignee: Victor Stanley, Inc.
    Inventor: Gerald P. Skalka