Patents by Inventor Michael DePietro
Michael DePietro 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).
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Publication number: 20240279946Abstract: An arena apparatus for staging a sport with at least one athlete, the arena apparatus includes a floor defining a perimeter, a wall coupled to the floor at the perimeter and extending upwardly and outwardly from the floor at an obtuse operative angle relative to the floor, an access point configured to permit the at least one athlete to selectively access the arena; and a support coupled to the floor.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 30, 2024Publication date: August 22, 2024Inventors: Michael DePietro, Robert Bryan
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Patent number: 12006722Abstract: An arena apparatus for staging a sport is provided. The apparatus includes a floor having a perimeter; and at least one wall coupled to the floor at the perimeter and extending upwardly and outwardly from the floor at an angle relative to an axis perpendicular to the floor, wherein the angle of the wall prevents an athlete from standing on the wall.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2022Date of Patent: June 11, 2024Assignee: Sensei Ltd.Inventors: Michael DePietro, Robert Bryan
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Publication number: 20230298546Abstract: A pick for plucking a string of a stringed musical instrument includes a pick body having a front side and a rear side, the pick body defining: a distal end having a tip for plucking the string; and a proximal end for gripping by a user; and a plurality of raised formations extending from at least one of the front side and the rear side of the pick body, the raised formations being arranged in non-overlapping rows extending transverse to an axis extending longitudinally along a length of the pick body from the tip to the proximal end, the non-overlapping rows disposed along the length of the pick body.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 24, 2023Publication date: September 21, 2023Inventors: Mark Labbe, Michael DePietro
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Patent number: 11682370Abstract: A pick for plucking a string of a stringed musical instrument is provided. The pick includes a planar body having front and rear sides, a distal end having a curved tip for plucking the string, a proximal end for gripping by a user; and a plurality of raised formations provided on at least one of the front and rear sides of the planar body at the distal end, the raised formations being structured and arranged at the distal end to strike the string more than once when the distal end plucks the string.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2021Date of Patent: June 20, 2023Assignee: Acoustik Attak, Inc.Inventors: Mark Labbe, Michael DePietro
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Publication number: 20220195743Abstract: An arena apparatus for staging a sport is provided. The apparatus includes a floor having a perimeter; and at least one wall coupled to the floor at the perimeter and extending upwardly and outwardly from the floor at an angle relative to an axis perpendicular to the floor, wherein the angle of the wall prevents an athlete from standing on the wall.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2022Publication date: June 23, 2022Applicant: KOKO Sports Management, LLCInventors: Michael DePietro, Robert Bryan
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Patent number: 11332948Abstract: An arena apparatus for staging a sport with at least one athlete is provided. The arena apparatus includes a floor having a perimeter; and at least one wall at the perimeter and extending upwardly and outwardly from the floor at an angle greater than or equal to fifteen degrees measured from an axis perpendicular to the floor, wherein the angle of the wall prevents the athlete from standing on the wall.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2020Date of Patent: May 17, 2022Assignee: KOKO Sports Management, LLCInventors: Michael DePietro, Robert Bryan
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Publication number: 20220059061Abstract: A pick for plucking a string of a stringed musical instrument is provided. The pick includes a planar body having front and rear sides, a distal end having a curved tip for plucking the string, a proximal end for gripping by a user; and a plurality of raised formations provided on at least one of the front and rear sides of the planar body at the distal end, the raised formations being structured and arranged at the distal end to strike the string more than once when the distal end plucks the string.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 8, 2021Publication date: February 24, 2022Applicant: Acoustik Attak, Inc.Inventors: Mark Labbe, Michael DePietro
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Publication number: 20210375241Abstract: A pick for plucking a string of a stringed musical instrument is provided. The pick includes a planar body having front and rear sides, a distal end having a curved tip for plucking the string, a proximal end for gripping by a user; and a plurality of raised formations provided on at least one of the front and rear sides of the planar body at the distal end, the raised formations being structured and arranged at the distal end to strike the string more than once when the distal end plucks the string.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 26, 2020Publication date: December 2, 2021Inventors: Mark Labbe, Michael DePietro
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Patent number: 11170744Abstract: A pick for plucking a string of a stringed musical instrument is provided. The pick includes a planar body having front and rear sides, a distal end having a curved tip for plucking the string, a proximal end for gripping by a user; and a plurality of raised formations provided on at least one of the front and rear sides of the planar body at the distal end, the raised formations being structured and arranged at the distal end to strike the string more than once when the distal end plucks the string.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2020Date of Patent: November 9, 2021Assignee: Acoustik Attak, Inc.Inventors: Mark Labbe, Michael DePietro
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Publication number: 20200284056Abstract: An arena apparatus for staging a sport with at least one athlete is provided. The arena apparatus includes a floor having a perimeter; and at least one wall at the perimeter and extending upwardly and outwardly from the floor at an angle greater than or equal to fifteen degrees measured from an axis perpendicular to the floor, wherein the angle of the wall prevents the athlete from standing on the wall.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 26, 2020Publication date: September 10, 2020Applicant: KOKO Sports Management, LLCInventors: Michael DePietro, Robert Bryan
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Patent number: 10711473Abstract: Arena apparatuses for staging a sport and methods of using and constructing same. The apparatus includes a floor and a wall, a bottom end of the wall located proximal to a floor perimeter, the wall extending upwardly and outwardly from the floor perimeter's vertical plane at an angle of greater than fifteen and less than sixty degrees. Alternate apparatuses include a floor frame for supporting a covering; a wall frame for supporting the covering, a bottom end of the wall frame located proximal to a floor frame perimeter, the wall frame extending upwardly and outwardly from the vertical plane of the perimeter at an angle of greater than fifteen and less than sixty degrees; and the covering for covering the floor frame and the wall frame to form a floor and a wall.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2019Date of Patent: July 14, 2020Assignee: KOKO SPORTS MANAGEMENT, LLCInventors: Michael DePietro, Robert Bryan
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Publication number: 20190226222Abstract: Arena apparatuses for staging a sport and methods of using and constructing same. The apparatus includes a floor and a wall, a bottom end of the wall located proximal to a floor perimeter, the wall extending upwardly and outwardly from the floor perimeter's vertical plane at an angle of greater than fifteen and less than sixty degrees. Alternate apparatuses include a floor frame for supporting a covering; a wall frame for supporting the covering, a bottom end of the wall frame located proximal to a floor frame perimeter, the wall frame extending upwardly and outwardly from the vertical plane of the perimeter at an angle of greater than fifteen and less than sixty degrees; and the covering for covering the floor frame and the wall frame to form a floor and a wall.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 23, 2019Publication date: July 25, 2019Applicant: KOKO Sports Management, LLCInventors: Michael DePietro, Robert Bryan