Patents by Inventor Gianmauro Vella

Gianmauro Vella 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).

  • Publication number: 20190322435
    Abstract: The disclosed principles provide for a new and unique reusable rigid package configured to provide a container for holding, for example, food products, as well as to provide a playable structure for consumers, such as children, to play with during or after consumption of the food product. In addition, multiple playable packages as disclosed herein may be collected and combined together, for example, end-to-end, into a larger toy such as train of cars, busses, railway cars or any other vehicle shape. Disposable or reusable covers, either rigid or soft, may also be provided with each such disclosed rigid package. Furthermore, each disclosed package is configured to be stacked, one at least partially received within the other, for efficient stacked storage of multiple packages.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2018
    Publication date: October 24, 2019
    Inventors: Eric Thomas HENDERSON, Antonio PUGLIESE, Gianmauro VELLA, ZhenXian ZHAO
  • Mop
    Patent number: 9226638
    Abstract: A mop is disclosed. The mop comprises a mop head (1), a mop shank (2) and a joint (3) connecting the mop head (1) and the mop shank (2), wherein the mop head (1) comprises a cleaning face which is disposed to enable at least one part of the cleaning face to be dynamically switched relative to the other parts thereof, for forming a coplanar state or a non-coplanar state with the other parts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Feng Zeng, Weilai Jiang, Liang Cheng, Gianmauro Vella
  • Patent number: 9078547
    Abstract: Disclosed is a cleaning device that comprises a first arm portion with an adjustable length, a first cleaning portion, a second arm portion supporting the first cleaning portion, and a rotating adjustable portion located between the first arm portion and the second arm portion, the first arm portion being rotatable in a predefined range about the second arm portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2015
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Liang Cheng, Gianmauro Vella, Feng Zeng
  • MOP
    Publication number: 20130219646
    Abstract: A mop is disclosed. The mop comprises a mop head (1), a mop shank (2) and a joint (3) connecting the mop head (1) and the mop shank (2), wherein the mop head (1) comprises a cleaning face which is disposed to enable at least one part of the cleaning face to be dynamically switched relative to the other parts thereof, for forming a coplanar state or a non-coplanar state with the other parts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2010
    Publication date: August 29, 2013
    Applicant: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
    Inventors: Feng Zeng, Weilai Jiang, Liang Cheng, Gianmauro Vella
  • Patent number: D709553
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Rongxia Yao, Liming Xin, Gianmauro Vella
  • Patent number: D745603
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
    Inventors: Shuwei Zhang, Gianmauro Vella, Xinchun Tang
  • Patent number: D858305
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: The Quaker Oats Company
    Inventors: Eric Thomas Henderson, Antonio Pugliese, Gianmauro Vella, ZhenXian Zhao
  • Patent number: D887271
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: PepsiCo, Inc.
    Inventors: Simon Hu, Antonio Pugliese, Gianmauro Vella
  • Patent number: D893303
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: PepsiCo, Inc.
    Inventors: Hai Shuo Cheng, Pankaj Garg, Antonio Pugliese, Gianmauro Vella
  • Patent number: D918048
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignee: PepsiCo, Inc.
    Inventors: Hai Shuo Cheng, Pankaj Garg, Antonio Pugliese, Gianmauro Vella