Patents by Inventor Richard Garguillo

Richard Garguillo 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).

  • Patent number: 5418983
    Abstract: A changeable sink strainer in a drain opening of a sink has a strainer body installed between the sink and a waste pipe. A threaded receiver including a flanged nut is mounted within and at a lower end of the strainer body. A decorative insert is removably disposed within the strainer body. A hollow securing element, e.g. a screw or bolt, removably engages a lower end of the decorative insert within the strainer body and threadably engages the threaded receiver to removably secure the decorative insert to the strainer body. A basket strainer with a depending stem retains the basket strainer within the strainer body. The stem has a retractable element for removably retaining the stem in the hollow securing element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 1994
    Date of Patent: May 30, 1995
    Assignee: Jameco Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Garguillo, Israel Gajer