Patents by Inventor Joseph S. Crisanti

Joseph S. Crisanti 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: 5140724
    Abstract: An adjustable document and file organizer is provided in the nature of an adjustable band which forms a continuous loop for securing a stack of such documents and files in an organized and secure manner. The band is formed in the nature of a flexible strip which may be die stamped or blanked from suitable materials such as stiff paper, cardboard, sheet plastic material and the like. The ends of the flexible strip are constructed and arranged to be cooperable with each other to provide relative sliding engagement therebetween to vary the girth of the band which is faciliated by a locking scale. The overlapping end portions are formed with cooperating elements in the nature of a locking tab and slits to prevent expansion of the organizer when in use. A plurality of score lines formed in the flexible strip allows for the convenient adjustment of the organizer to accommodate stacks of documents of varying thickness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 1990
    Date of Patent: August 25, 1992
    Inventor: Joseph S. Crisanti
  • Patent number: 4930251
    Abstract: An insect trap of the non-toxic adhesive type is constructed from a housing suitably sized for trapping flying insects and the like. The housing, which may be constructed in a decorative and ornamental manner, is provided with a top which is longitudinally moveable relative to the housing base to provide an opening for insect egress to the interior of the trap. The interior surfaces of the top and base may be coated with an adhesive layer to trap insects therein. A portion of the base adjacent the opening is provided with a slippery surface to promote entrance of flying insects within the trap. An attractant odor producing substance is received within the housing and exposed to the interior thereof upon displacing the top from its closed to open position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 1989
    Date of Patent: June 5, 1990
    Inventor: Joseph S. Crisanti