Patents by Inventor Mario Giansante

Mario Giansante 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).

  • Mold nozzle tip lock
    Patent number: 6530770
    Abstract: A mold assembly is made up of a nozzle tip and a nozzle tip receiving housing. The nozzle tip has an outwardly projecting shoulder and a threaded base and the housing has a hollow stem with an internal recess and a threaded socket for receiving the base of the nozzle tip. The assembly further includes a locking member having both internal and external projections. The locking member fits over the nozzle tip with the external projection of the locking member locating within the internal recess of the housing stem and with the outwardly projecting shoulder of the nozzle tip trapped by the internal projection of the locking member to block unthreading of the nozzle tip from the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2003
    Inventors: James Sheffield, Mario Giansante, John Kuipers
  • Mold nozzle tip lock
    Publication number: 20020132023
    Abstract: A mold assembly is made up of a nozzle tip and a nozzle tip receiving housing. The nozzle tip has an outwardly projecting shoulder and a threaded base and the housing has a hollow stem with an internal recess and a threaded socket for receiving the base of the nozzle tip. The assembly further includes a locking member having both internal and external projections. The locking member fits over the nozzle tip with the external projection of the locking member locating within the internal recess of the housing stem and with the outwardly projecting shoulder of the nozzle tip trapped by the internal projection of the locking member to block unthreading of the nozzle tip from the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2001
    Publication date: September 19, 2002
    Inventors: James Sheffield, Mario Giansante, John Kuipers