Patents by Inventor John Dacosta

John Dacosta 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: 20030155728
    Abstract: A movement apparatus for a package having a package outer surface, the apparatus including a roller assembly having an axle mounted roller axle and a roller axle attachment structure for attaching the roller to the package so that the roller extends below the package; and a handle assembly having a handle and a handle attachment structure for attaching the handle to the package so that the handle extends outwardly from the package for gripping by a user to pull the package over a support surface as the package rides on the roller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2002
    Publication date: August 21, 2003
    Inventor: John Dacosta
  • Patent number: 6264135
    Abstract: Disclosed is a first miniature digital video camera in a streamlined configuration mounted on or in proximity to the vertical stabilizer of an aircraft and in communication preferably with both remote digital video recording apparatus and at least one cockpit video monitor. The video recording apparatus is preferably one or more channels on the flight data recorder for postcrash investigation. The preferred embodiment would employ two video cameras, one on anterior or front of the tail assembly, and one of the posterior or rear of it. One alternative embodiment would consist of only one video camera, fastened to an extension of the tail assembly. The second preferred embodiment would include two video cameras, one of which would be mounted on the posterior end of the tail assembly, the other on the under side of the plane, just behind the wings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2001
    Inventor: John Dacosta