Patents by Inventor Paul Giampavolo

Paul Giampavolo 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: 20030029984
    Abstract: A wrap for goods on a pallet secures the goods for transport or storage, while being reusable and easily installed and removed. The wrap is composed of a web portion that is wrapped around the goods on the pallet and secured to itself and the pallet. The web is tensioned to provide further support to the goods on the pallet. A strap is threaded through a top portion of the web and tensioned like a drawstring to provide further support for the goods on the top of the pallet. The wrap provides for a safe handling of goods on pallets, while permitting fast and simple access to items on the pallet to permit withdrawal of one or more goods on the pallet and resecuring the wrap to take up any additional slack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2002
    Publication date: February 13, 2003
    Inventor: Paul Giampavolo
  • Publication number: 20030019892
    Abstract: A garment hanger holder device has a hook with a rectangular slot to receive a strap formed into a loop. The hook member can have multiple slots, through which a strap can be threaded to provide a simple strap adjustment mechanism. The strap can have multiple loops that can be adjustable or fixed in size. An opening of the hook member is sized and shaped to be about equal to a diameter of a standard size garment hanging rod. The opening size and shape creates resistance with the hook is placed on or removed from a garment hanging rod. The holding device permits multiple garment hangers to be suspended from a single hook and contribute to ease of storage, transportation and display. The resistance provided by the sized and shaped hook opening prevents the device from being jostled off of a garment hanging rod.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2002
    Publication date: January 30, 2003
    Inventor: Paul Giampavolo
  • Publication number: 20030005624
    Abstract: A flower bouquet holder is cone shaped and has a support bracket for attaching the holder to a shopping cart. The holder can have a water-tight bottom portion for holding water supplied to the flowers while in the holder. The holder can also have an open bottom, with a removable insert placed in the bottom to prevent escape of the flowers or water supplied to the flowers. The support bracket can provide a permanent or temporary attachment to the shopping cart. The flower holder can be stored on a display stand arranged to accommodated stacked flower holders in an inverted or upright position. The display stand can be provided with display information for shoppers related to use of the flower holders. The flower holders are generally weather resistant for indoor and outdoor use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2002
    Publication date: January 9, 2003
    Inventors: Paul Giampavolo, Robert N. Shelton
  • Publication number: 20020112326
    Abstract: A seatbelt assembly with a buckle has male and female mating parts, in which the male part includes features to prevent disengagement operation by a child. The child resistant features include added ribs, webbing in the form of flanges or struts, or barbs or prongs that increase the difficulty for disengaging the buckle. The female part can have an arcuate outer surface to increase the overall durability of the buckle and resist damaging external forces or damaging misuse. The female part can also be provided with lateral shoulders to make the female part harder to withdraw and thus more child resistant. The seatbelt assembly with the child resistant buckle can be operated easily by an adult, while remaining secure from disengagement by a typical child.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2002
    Publication date: August 22, 2002
    Applicant: Safe-Strap Co., Inc.
    Inventor: Paul Giampavolo
  • Publication number: 20020101667
    Abstract: A magnification device for attachment to store merchandise shelving for magnifying merchandise labeling information including an optical magnification member; a bracket for attachment to merchandise shelving; the optical magnification member being attached to the bracket. A connector is preferably provided connecting the magnification member to the bracket and preferably allows the magnification member to be moved into one of a plurality of positions to enable the magnification member to be provided into a position allowing the merchandise labeling to be displayed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2001
    Publication date: August 1, 2002
    Inventors: Paul Giampavolo, Christine Giampavolo
  • Patent number: 6408768
    Abstract: A pallet guard includes a plurality of modular pallet guard sections. Each pallet guard section comprises a connecting piece and a wall. The connecting pieces are adjustable. The walls are matable with another pallet guard section so that the pallet guard is adjustable to accommodate varying size pallets and/or spill-over merchandise on the pallet. Each connecting piece may be moveable between a first position, wherein the connecting piece is straight, and a second angled position where the pallet connecting piece forms a corner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2002
    Assignee: Safe Strap Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Giampavolo, Robert N. Shelton
  • Publication number: 20020073521
    Abstract: A buckle with male and female mating parts, in which the male part includes features to prevent disengagement operation by a child. The child resistant features include added ribs, webbing in the form of flanges or struts, or barbs or prongs that increase the difficulty for disengaging the buckle. The buckle can be operated easily by an adult, while remaining secure from disengagement by a typical child.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2001
    Publication date: June 20, 2002
    Inventor: Paul Giampavolo
  • Publication number: 20020074908
    Abstract: A cabinet for storage of items to clean up spills comprising a rear cabinet portion, a front cabinet portion which is openable away from the rear cabinet portion, the rear cabinet portion having at least one shelf for the storage of spill cleanup items, the front openable cabinet portion having storage space for the storage of cleanup items, and further comprising a mounting bracket for mounting the rear cabinet portion to a structural member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2001
    Publication date: June 20, 2002
    Inventors: Paul Giampavolo, Christine Giampavolo, Robert Shelton
  • Patent number: D460850
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2002
    Assignee: Safe-Strap Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Giampavolo, Robert N. Shelton