Patents by Inventor Lee Volpe

Lee Volpe 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: 7451848
    Abstract: A foldable personal mobility vehicle is disclosed comprising first and second units having first and second wheels being rotatable about first and second axles. A drive unit rotates the second wheel for moving the foldable personal mobility vehicle. A pivot disposed substantially parallel to the first and second axles pivotably connects the first unit to the second unit for folding the personal mobility vehicle. The foldable personal mobility vehicle may include a folding unit for automatically folding the foldable personal mobility vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2008
    Inventors: Michael J. Flowers, George G. Flowers, Stephen Jarema, III, Edward J. Dwyer, Jr., Lee Volpe, Alex He, Robert C. Hopely, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20030141121
    Abstract: A foldable personal mobility vehicle is disclosed comprising first and second units having first and second wheels being rotatable about first and second axles. A drive unit rotates the second wheel for moving the foldable personal mobility vehicle. A pivot disposed substantially parallel to the first and second axles pivotably connects the first unit to the second unit for folding the personal mobility vehicle. The foldable personal mobility vehicle may include a folding unit for automatically folding the foldable personal mobility vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2002
    Publication date: July 31, 2003
    Applicant: Electric Mobility Corporation
    Inventors: Michael J. Flowers, George G. Flowers, Stephen Jarema, Edward J. Dwyer,, Lee Volpe, Alex He, Robert C. Hopely,
  • Patent number: 6288633
    Abstract: An actuable audible display (10) for mounting on the handlebars (12) of a child's vehicle such as a bicycle includes a visual image (15) depicted on a plate-like member (16) affixed to the handlebars and an actuable sound unit (19) mounted on the back of the plate-like member, which can be actuated by the rider of the bicycle to produce audible sounds that are commonly associated with what is depicted in the visual image. The plate-like member (16) has a generally trapezoidal shape corresponding to the shape of the handlebars, and is securable to the handlebars by looping self-locking ties (38) through holes (28, 30, 32, 34) in the plate-like member. The sound unit (19) is actuated by a button (54) which causes an electronics package (54) to retrieve from storage a recorded sound and to drive a loudspeaker 58 to produce a corresponding audible sound effect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2001
    Assignee: Rand International, Inc.
    Inventors: Lee Volpe, Steven Goldmeier
  • Patent number: 4245368
    Abstract: A dust mop assembly including an upper mop head which has formed in its lower surface a continuous, peripheral, downwardly open groove. A retainer ring inserts upwardly into the groove and medially secures therewithin a plurality of yarns of suitable size for dusting purposes. In preferred embodiment, a plurality of spaced fingers project downwardly into the groove both to provide adequate clearance for yarn positioning and to secure the retainer ring to the mop head in a manner to cinch and retain the mop yarns therebetween. An elongated socket is integrally formed in the top of the mop head to receive therein a socket portion of an operating handle in a swivel connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 1979
    Date of Patent: January 20, 1981
    Assignee: Quickie Manufacturing Corporation
    Inventors: John Cotey, Lee Volpe
  • Patent number: D438673
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2001
    Assignee: Minnetonka Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Larry Wilhelm, Lee Volpe, Jolene Schwartz
  • Patent number: D443571
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2001
    Assignee: Electric Mobility Corporation
    Inventors: Anthony P. DiGiovanni, Michael J. Flowers, George G. Flowers, Lee J. Faljoust, Lee Volpe