Patents by Inventor James Ferro

James Ferro 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).

  • NAIL POLISH MIXING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20160288069
    Abstract: A portable mixing device may include a base that has a retention wall defining a recess and a driver that includes a driving magnet. The portable mixing device may further include a mixing chamber that can be positioned into the recess and removed therefrom. The mixing chamber may also include a mixing element with a footing, a paddle and a mixing magnet. The mixing magnet may magnetically couple to the driving magnet of the driver to induce rotation of the mixing element in the mixing chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2015
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Inventors: Ann Jasperson, James Ferro
  • Tape dispenser and take-up reel for tape backing
    Patent number: 9327486
    Abstract: This invention generally relates to a tape dispenser with automatic backing removal more particularly including a spindle rotatably mounted for receiving said supply of tape; a pinch roller set in tension having an adjustment to set the drag for the tape supply passing through the pinch rollers that convert a pull of the tape to a rotary motion; a take-up spindle for spooling the protective backing layer when separated from the tape; a set of drag washers to maintain an pre-set tension as the protective backing is spooled onto the take up spindle; a first gear responsive to the rotary motion of the pinch roller set and a second gear responsive to the motion of the first gear and axially attached to the take-up spindle for spooling the protective backing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: THE MIDSUN GROUP, INC.
    Inventors: John Poplawski, Herbert Kleinegger, James Ferro
  • TAPE DISPENSER AND TAKE-UP REEL FOR TAPE BACKING
    Publication number: 20150013918
    Abstract: This invention generally relates to a tape dispenser with automatic backing removal more particularly including a spindle rotatably mounted for receiving said supply of tape; a pinch roller set in tension having an adjustment to set the drag for the tape supply passing through the pinch rollers that convert a pull of the tape to a rotary motion; a take-up spindle for spooling the protective backing layer when separated from the tape; a set of drag washers to maintain an pre-set tension as the protective backing is spooled onto the take up spindle; a first gear responsive to the rotary motion of the pinch roller set and a second gear responsive to the motion of the first gear and axially attached to the take-up spindle for spooling the protective backing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2013
    Publication date: January 15, 2015
    Inventors: John Poplawski, Herbert Kleinegger, James Ferro