Patents by Inventor Mario Cugini

Mario Cugini 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: 11079660
    Abstract: Self-adjusting filter holder assembly (10) consists of lens adapter (20) and filter holder (60). Lens adapter (20) has a variably-sized central opening (45) that accommodates lenses with a range of diameters. Filter holder (60) holds a single planar filter and is mounted onto lens adapter (20) with a detachable, rotatable fitting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Inventors: Mario A Cugini, Joshua Aaron Swett, Thomas J Horner
  • Publication number: 20200319533
    Abstract: Self-adjusting filter holder assembly (10) consists of lens adapter (20) and filter holder (60). Lens adapter (20) has a variably-sized central opening (45) that accommodates lenses with a range of diameters. Filter holder (60) holds a single planar filter and is mounted onto lens adapter (20) with a detachable, rotatable fitting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2019
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Inventors: Mario A Cugini, Joshua Aaron Swett, Thomas J Horner
  • Publication number: 20170135057
    Abstract: A cheering system has a plurality of mobile devices, each device having one or more lights configured to display multiple colors and patterns, a battery connected to the light, a microcontroller configured to determine the colors and patterns shown by the one or more lights, wherein the microcontroller contains a control program to control the output of the light, a network controller having a wireless network connection, wherein the one or more lights, the battery and the network controller are in communication with the microcontroller and a server having a time, wherein the device is connected to the server through a wireless network, and wherein each device establishes its own time delta against the central server time so as to synchronize the devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2015
    Publication date: May 11, 2017
    Applicant: Smarter Apps, Inc.
    Inventors: Mario A. Cugini, Charles W. Currey, Conrad Frame
  • Patent number: 9170006
    Abstract: Light fixture comprises light panels hingedly connected and reconfigurable between area lighting, wherein their collective light is emitted horizontally substantially 360 degrees radially outward, and spot lighting, wherein their light-projecting directions are substantially in the same direction and their light outputs are the same. Light panels can be positioned between area and spot lighting configurations to produce any continuous arc of light output. In an alternate embodiment, light fixture is incorporated into a portable task light reconfigurable between a cylindrical configuration for transport and stowage and a use configuration for providing illumination, generally including a main body, stand to erect the body, a telescoping pole, and reconfigurable light fixture connected to top end of the pole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2015
    Assignee: FOXFURY LLC
    Inventors: Mario A. Cugini, Ralph L. Giusti
  • Publication number: 20090174348
    Abstract: A light or lamp comprises a plurality of light sources, each said light source for emitting light of different color upon activation; and an electrical circuit connected to the light sources for alternately activating each light source responsive to successive accelerations, such as changes in direction of movement or vibrations, of the lamp by a user. A lamp for sports fans emits the team's colors successively with each movement such that a group of fans synchronously moving the lamps produce a field of similar color and movement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2008
    Publication date: July 9, 2009
    Inventors: Mario A. Cugini, Antonio Cugini, Andrea Cugini, Ralph Giusti
  • Publication number: 20060250785
    Abstract: The combination if a useful article, such as a purse, pack, clothing, or footwear, and a logo illuminating device including a housing attached to the article including a logo and a circuit including a battery, a logo illuminating light source for back illuminating the logo and a switch unit including a switch having an on position activating the logo illuminating means with energy from the energy source responsive to use of the article. In one embodiment, the useful article includes a compartment; and access means for selectively creating an opening for accessing the compartment, and the logo is visible externally the compartment, and the switch is activated by accessing the compartment. The user may turn off the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2005
    Publication date: November 9, 2006
    Inventors: Mario Cugini, Ralph Giusti, Clement Serafin
  • Patent number: 6966668
    Abstract: Wearable light device for providing additional light for activities in low light includes a wearable mount (20) including a light system (30) and power source (40). Light system (30) includes one or more arrays of light sources such as light-emitting diodes (33). Photo sensor (34) detects ambient light or emitted light returned from a reflective surface and causes control circuit (45) to dim light emission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2005
    Assignee: NOAH Systems, LLC
    Inventors: Mario Cugini, Jeff Brakley, Ralph Giusti, Gioacchino Sarno, Clement Serafin, Martin Serafin, Tracy Rex, Jose Ulloa
  • Publication number: 20050099799
    Abstract: Wearable light device for providing additional light for activities in low light includes a wearable mount (20) including a light system (30) and power source (40). Light system (30) includes one or more arrays of light sources such as light-emitting diodes (33). Photo sensor (34) detects ambient light or emitted light returned from a reflective surface and causes control circuit (45) to dim light emission.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2004
    Publication date: May 12, 2005
    Inventors: Mario Cugini, Ralph Giusti, Rex Tracy, Clement Serafin
  • Publication number: 20050099798
    Abstract: Wearable light device for providing additional light for activities in low light includes a wearable mount (20) including a light system (30) and power source (40). Light system (30) includes one or more arrays of light sources such as light-emitting diodes (33). Photo sensor (34) detects ambient light or emitted light returned from a reflective surface and causes control circuit (45) to dim light emission.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2003
    Publication date: May 12, 2005
    Inventors: Mario Cugini, Jeff Brakley, Ralph Giusti, Gioacchino Sarno, Clement Serafin, Martin Serafin, Tracy Rex, Jose Ulloa
  • Patent number: 6653851
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for testing electrical traces wherein ultraviolet wavelengths from a laser source and visible wavelengths from a scanning camera are focused to a common focal plane. In a first embodiment of the method and apparatus, the wavelengths are commonly focused using an auxiliary lens having a power sufficient to accommodate the difference between the focusing plane of the ultraviolet laser source and the scanning camera. In a second embodiment, the wavelengths are commonly focused by moving the camera optics of the scanning camera relative to its visible light source. Both of these methods and apparatuses employ a fused silica lens system, avoiding the use of calcium fluoride.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2003
    Assignee: Lomanoha Ventures
    Inventors: Mario A. Cugini, Jeff Brakley, Gilbert Norman Ravich, Eric Ford
  • Publication number: 20030034788
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for testing electrical traces wherein ultraviolet wavelengths from a laser source and visible wavelengths from a scanning camera are focused to a common focal plane. In a first embodiment of the method and apparatus, the wavelengths are commonly focused using an auxiliary lens having a power sufficient to accommodate the difference between the focusing plane of the ultraviolet laser source and the scanning camera. In a second embodiment, the wavelengths are commonly focused by moving the camera optics of the scanning camera relative to its visible light source. Both of these methods and apparatuses employ a fused silica lens system, avoiding the use of calcium fluoride.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2001
    Publication date: February 20, 2003
    Inventors: Mario A. Cugini, Jeff Brakley, Gilbert Norman Ravich, Eric Ford
  • Patent number: 6369591
    Abstract: A tester for electrical traces such as on a circuit board generally comprises an electromagnetic beam source such as a laser producing an ultraviolet beam, a vacuum chamber, an electrode circuit including electrodes and corresponding electronics including ammeters for measuring photoelectron flow between traces and electrodes, a controller, laser beam optics, an image acquisition system, and a pair of broadband UV lights. The board containing traces under test is disposed in the vacuum chamber at lowered pressure with grid electrodes lying close to the trace area on each side of the board. Electrode electronics selectively maintain a known potential on each electrode. The exact location of traces are determined by an image acquisition system. The board and traces are initialized to a known voltage. Photoelectric effect using ultraviolet laser beams is used to determine continuity between two points on a trace and shorts between traces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2002
    Assignee: Maniatech Incorporated
    Inventors: Mario A. Cugini, Jeff Brakley, Gilbert Norman Ravich, George E. Miles, III, Ralph Lynn Giusti
  • Patent number: 6369590
    Abstract: A tester (10), for testing electrical trace (90T) without electrical connection to test trace (90T), generally comprises an electro-magnetic source (25), such as a laser (26) for providing a beam (39) of electro-magnetic radiation, such as of ultraviolet light, directed on a single test trace (90T) for producing a photoelectric effect on test trace (90T) liberating electrons therefrom, a collector (50) disposed near test trace (90T) for collecting liberated electrons, and a collector circuit (60) electrically connected to collector (50) for supplying a positive potential thereto and including a meter (70) for measuring the photoelectric current to collector (50) from trace (90T).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2002
    Assignee: ManiaTech Incorporated
    Inventors: Mario A. Cugini, Jeff Brakley, Gilbert Norman Ravich
  • Patent number: 5898313
    Abstract: A test interface between a two sided circuit board to be tested and a test controller and it generally includes an upper and a lower test fixture each including personality plates having bores for simultaneously guiding translation pins into contact with test nodes on the circuit board under test. Circuit board tooling bores are mounted on tooling pins in the personality plates. The tooling pins tapered to a diameter slightly larger than the diameter of the circuit board tooling bores. One or both personality plates are mounted such that they may move responsive to forces exerted on the tooling pins because of nonalignment such that the forces tend to equalize. This results in better overall alignment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 27, 1999
    Inventor: Mario A. Cugini
  • Patent number: 5764069
    Abstract: A test interface between an electrical circuit to be tested and a test controller generally includes a plurality of translation pins, a plurality of grid boards and a connector to a controller. Each translation pin has a first end disposed for electrical contact with a point to be tested on the circuit to be tested and has a second end; the second ends collectively forming an output grid. Each grid board includes a plurality of grid contacts printed on a peripheral receiving edge perpendicular to the boards faces. The plurality of grid boards are disposed such that the grid contacts form a receiving grid congruent with the output grid such that individual ones of the second ends of the translation pins make electrical contact with individual ones of the grid contacts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 1995
    Date of Patent: June 9, 1998
    Assignee: International Faster Corporation
    Inventor: Mario A. Cugini
  • Patent number: D729434
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Inventors: Mario A. Cugini, Ralph L. Giusti
  • Patent number: D760926
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: Foxfury, LLC
    Inventors: Mario A. Cugini, Thomas J. Horner
  • Patent number: D881322
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Inventors: Mario A Cugini, Thomas J Horner
  • Patent number: D905784
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Inventors: Mario A Cugini, Joshua Aaron Swett, Thomas J Horner
  • Patent number: D905785
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Inventors: Mario A Cugini, Joshua Aaron Swett, Thomas J Horner