Patents by Inventor Nicholas Gizard Vitale

Nicholas Gizard Vitale 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).

  • LAYING AND MECHANICALLY JOINING BUILDING PANELS OR CONSTRUCTION ELEMENTS
    Publication number: 20110197535
    Abstract: There is disclosed apparatus, method and system for mechanically joining abutting construction elements having a first split tongue located at one end of the connector and a second split tongue located at the other end of the connector. The first and second split tongues are adapted to be inserted into and locked onto grooves in abutting construction elements for holding the adjacent construction elements in abutting relationship. In an embodiment the grooves in said construction elements are formed into auxiliary groove containing members adapted to be integrated into an edge or face surface of the construction elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2010
    Publication date: August 18, 2011
    Inventors: Geoffrey Alan Baker, Nicholas Gizard Vitale