Patents by Inventor Pasquale D. Tropiano

Pasquale D. Tropiano 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).

  • Platewarmer system
    Patent number: 4777931
    Abstract: A platewarmer system comprises a platewarmer and platewarmer lid. The platewarmer has a base, a heat storage member supported on the base, and a retainer covering the heat storage member and fixed to the base whereby the heat storage member is fixed to the base. The platewarmer lid has a body and an insert fixed to the underside of the body for reflecting heat radiated from the surface over which the lid is placed. The method of manufacturing the platewarmer includes forming a heat storage member, forming a retainer, and molding a plastic base wherein the heat sotrage member and retainer are encapsulated in the base as a unit. The method of manufacturing the platewarmer lid includes forming an insert and molding a plastic base wherein the insert is encapsulated inside the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 1987
    Date of Patent: October 18, 1988
    Assignee: Kaltron, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert C. Ziegler, Pasquale D. Tropiano