Patents by Inventor Mark V. Ciarrocchi

Mark V. Ciarrocchi 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: 6023811
    Abstract: A modular, grout removal tool of adjustable thickness, to better accommodate grout joints of varying widths on all types of tiled surfaces. The tool has a handle with a pear-shaped cross section and a protrusion extending from and continuous with its substantially rectangular base. The protrusion has a substantially rectangular cross section and a lower relative height than the rest of the handle, which affords the tool access to hard-to-reach grout joints, such as those situated under overhangs created by cabinet and appliance edges. The protrusion also functions as a thumb rest during use. Rectangular flanges at the bottom of the base curve inward to define a slot extending into the base for a plurality off carbide-tipped saw blades. The blades have apertures aligning with apertures in the flanges to receive securing screws upon insertions of the blades into the slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2000
    Inventor: Mark V. Ciarrocchi