Patents by Inventor John P. Cichello

John P. Cichello 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: 6370724
    Abstract: A multi-purpose brush incorporating structure which permits the selective performance of a plurality of cleaning operations with a single brush is disclosed. The brush includes a body with depending side and end legs and which has a first series of relatively soft flexible bristles thereon and a second series of bristles thereon which are shorter and stiffer. The body also has a roughened area comprising a plurality of short, stubby projections disposed on a part of the top surface of the brush and at least a part of the side legs. The body also has opposed depending end legs, at least one of which terminates in a tapered or sharpened point and an apertured mounting leg to facilitate storage of the brush when not in use. In another embodiment the roughened area is disposed on one of the side legs and an apertured mounting and cleaning extension extends outwardly from one of said end legs. This extension tapers to a sharpened distal end for cleaning purposes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2002
    Inventors: Richard A. Holmes, William H. Houghton, Paul G. Ouillette, John P. Cichello, II
  • Patent number: 6324716
    Abstract: A multi-purpose brush incorporating structure which permits the selective performance of a plurality of cleaning operations with a single brush is disclosed. The brush includes a body which has a first series of relatively soft flexible bristles thereon and a second series of bristles thereon which are shorter and stiffer. The body also has a roughened area comprising a plurality of short, stubby projections. The body also has opposed depending legs, at least one of which terminates in a tapered or sharpened point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2001
    Inventors: Richard A. Holmes, William H. Houghton, Paul G. Ouillette, John P. Cichello, II
  • Patent number: 6302608
    Abstract: A brush and bottle combination is disclosed in which the bottle has a blind recessed area formed in its peripheral surface and a shoulder projecting outwardly into the blind recessed area. This shoulder is formed integrally with the body of the bottle and has notches provided in its supporting legs. The brush has a main body portion and depending opposed legs which are integral with and depend from side edges of the body. These legs terminate in inwardly directed ribs which are engageable with the recesses in the legs of the shoulder member so that the brush can be snapped into place on the body within the recess, or substantially within the recess, so that the outer surface of the brush body and the peripheral surface of the container are substantially flush when the brush is connected thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2001
    Inventors: Richard A. Holmes, William H. Houghton, Paul G. Ouillette, John P. Cichello, II
  • Patent number: D451680
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2001
    Inventors: Richard A. Holmes, William H. Houghton, Paul G. Ouillette, John P. Cichello, II
  • Patent number: D453627
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2002
    Inventors: Richard A. Holmes, William H. Houghton, Paul G. Ouillette, John P. Cichello, II
  • Patent number: D459588
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2002
    Inventors: Richard A. Holmes, William H. Houghton, Paul G. Ouillette, John P. Cichello, II
  • Patent number: D468541
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2003
    Inventors: Richard A. Holmes, William H. Houghton, Paul G. Ouillette, John P. Cichello, II
  • Patent number: D479422
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2003
    Inventors: Nick E. Ciavarella, Robert G. Martinez, Richard C. Sayers, John P. Cichello, II, Robert H. Yeager