Patents by Inventor Michael A. Cataldo

Michael A. Cataldo 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).

  • Publication number: 20020153903
    Abstract: A jig can be used to site-test the accuracy of multi-meters that are used to measure resistances in a cathode ray tube production line without having to remove those multi-meters from the production line or ship them to a third party service provider for the testing. The jig is a box of electronics that includes a variety of known resistance loads that can be selected and then measured by a multi-meter to test and/or calibrate that meter. The jig includes a number of known resistance loads, a device for selecting a particular resistance load and electric contacts for connecting a multi-meter to the jig so that the meter can measure the selected and known resistance load. By comparing the measured and known resistance values, the accuracy of the multi-meter is tested.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2001
    Publication date: October 24, 2002
    Applicant: Sony Corporation and Sony Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: David Allen Murtishaw, David Michael Cataldo, Walter A. Brendel
  • Patent number: 5865005
    Abstract: A modular retaining wall composed of prefabricated concrete elements incorporating a panel with rearwardly extending legs, and a method of constructing the modular retaining wall in a straight or drafted configuration. The rearwardly extending legs have holes that can be used for lifting and moving the individual elements. The holes can also be used for attaching mechanical elements that anchor the panel to the earth if the conditions of the slope require the retaining wall to be reinforced and anchored. The holes are in the legs, and not on the panel. Therefore, the integrity of the panel remains structurally sound and is not compromised, improving the overall stability of the wall. All that is required to produce a drafted wall is to rearrange the positioning of the panel with respect to the ground under the wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 2, 1999
    Inventor: Michael A. Cataldo
  • Patent number: D362311
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 1993
    Date of Patent: September 12, 1995
    Inventor: Michael Cataldo