Patents by Inventor Mark A. Grasso

Mark A. Grasso 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).

  • Means for affixing an ornamental sculpture to a sound emitting device
    Patent number: 5619585
    Abstract: An ornamental sculpture having an aesthetically pleasing shape (e.g. such as the face of an animal) is easily and reliably affixed to the front of an electronic sound emitting device, such as a portable audio cassette player, or the like. The ornamental sculpture has a hollow interior and a plurality of sound holes so that sound emitted by an audio speaker of the sound emitting device appears to come from the sculpture. According to a first embodiment of the invention, the sculpture is affixed to the sound emitting device by a speaker grille, one end of which retains the audio speaker outside the sound emitting device to be surrounded by the sculpture. According to a second embodiment of the invention, a plurality of attachment hooks extend from the sound emitting device for receipt within corresponding slots formed in the ornamental sculpture whereby to affix the sculpture to the sound emitting device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 1994
    Date of Patent: April 8, 1997
    Inventor: Mark A. Grasso
  • Headphone
    Patent number: D345361
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 1992
    Date of Patent: March 22, 1994
    Inventor: Mark A. Grasso
  • Portable radio
    Patent number: D346600
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 1992
    Date of Patent: May 3, 1994
    Inventor: Mark A. Grasso
  • Portable audio baby monitor receiver
    Patent number: D346756
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 1992
    Date of Patent: May 10, 1994
    Inventor: Mark A. Grasso
  • Walkie-talkie
    Patent number: D348663
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 1992
    Date of Patent: July 12, 1994
    Inventor: Mark A. Grasso
  • Portable cassette player
    Patent number: D348671
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 1992
    Date of Patent: July 12, 1994
    Inventor: Mark A. Grasso