Patents by Inventor Richard J. Carbone

Richard J. Carbone 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).

  • Hand held motorized tool with over-molded cover
    Patent number: 6248007
    Abstract: A cleaning apparatus having a housing, a motor, a battery, and a removable cleaning attachment. The housing comprising a rigid subassembly shell and a resilient cover. The cover is injection molded onto the shell to waterproof a majority of the shell. The shell has raised portions on its exterior that are used to position the shell in the injection mold. After molding is completed, the cover surrounds the raised portions, but does not cover them.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2001
    Assignee: Black & Decker, Inc.
    Inventors: Bryan P deBlois, Patrick N. Gutelius, Richard J. Carbone, Omer L. Shifflett, Jr., John J. Rego, Paul H. Johnson
  • Motorized scrub brush with multiple hand holding positions
    Patent number: 5978999
    Abstract: A hand held cleaning apparatus with a housing, a motor, and a cleaning attachment operably connected to the motor. The housing is sized and shaped to provide two primary hand holding positions. The housing has a handle section allowing a user to grasp the housing therearound and thereby provide the first hand holding position. The housing also has a head section with a top surface having a curve to be matingly received on a user's palm and thereby provide the second hand holding position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 9, 1999
    Assignee: Black & Decker Inc.
    Inventors: Bryan P. deBlois, Patrick N Gutelius, Richard J. Carbone, David W. Kaiser, Patrick B. Nolan
  • Light with flexible support and reduced storage length
    Patent number: 5906426
    Abstract: An electrically powered appliance includes a first housing connected to a source of electric power. A second housing is spaced from the first housing and includes means for using the electric power. In a preferred embodiment, the electricity powers a light source. A flexible mounting assembly connects the first and second housings. One of the first and second housings includes an elongated slot and the other of the housings includes a protrusion for engagement with the slot. The first housing includes an axially extending U-shaped channel. A portion of the flexible mounting assembly adjacent said second housing is supported within said U-shaped channel when the first and second housings are adjacent each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 25, 1999
    Assignee: Black & Decker Inc.
    Inventors: Richard I Farrington, Richard J. Carbone
  • Hand held motorized tool with over-molded cover
    Patent number: 5718014
    Abstract: A cleaning apparatus having a housing, a motor, a battery, and a removable cleaning attachment. The housing comprising a rigid subassembly shell and a resilient cover. The cover is injection molded onto the shell to waterproof a majority of the shell. The shell has raised portions on its exterior that are used to position the shell in the injection mold. After molding is completed, the cover surrounds the raised portions, but does not cover them.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 1996
    Date of Patent: February 17, 1998
    Assignee: Black & Decker Inc.
    Inventors: Bryan P. deBlois, Patrick N. Gutelius, Richard J. Carbone, Omer L. Shifflett, Jr., John J. Rego, Paul H. Johnson
  • Loudspeaker
    Patent number: D508041
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2005
    Assignee: Bose Corporation
    Inventors: Richard J. Carbone, Karen Crook, Peter J. Wagner, II, Paul F. Warren, Donna M. Underwood
  • Sound system for portable music player
    Patent number: D514090
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2006
    Assignee: Bose Corporation
    Inventors: Richard J. Carbone, Gustavo L. Fontana
  • Sound system controller
    Patent number: D517032
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2006
    Assignee: Bose Corporation
    Inventors: Richard J. Carbone, Michael E. Laude
  • Linear array loudspeaker
    Patent number: D522492
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2006
    Assignee: Bose Corporation
    Inventor: Richard J Carbone
  • Music center
    Patent number: D460435
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2002
    Assignee: Bose Corporation
    Inventor: Richard J. Carbone
  • Loudspeaker enclosure
    Patent number: D538786
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2007
    Assignee: Bose Corporation
    Inventor: Richard J. Carbone
  • Loudspeaker
    Patent number: D541789
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2007
    Assignee: Bose Corporation
    Inventors: Richard J. Carbone, Aaron D. Szymanski, Michael B. Mennone, Karl W. Vanderbeek
  • Loudspeaker design
    Patent number: D480069
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2003
    Assignee: Bose Corporation
    Inventors: Richard J. Carbone, Dan Dionne
  • Loudspeaker
    Patent number: D482675
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2003
    Assignee: Bose Corporation
    Inventor: Richard J. Carbone
  • Can opener
    Patent number: D384561
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 1996
    Date of Patent: October 7, 1997
    Assignee: Black & Decker Inc.
    Inventor: Richard J. Carbone
  • Flashlight
    Patent number: D388206
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 23, 1997
    Assignee: Black & Decker Inc.
    Inventors: Richard J. Carbone, David W. Kaiser
  • Flexible flashlight
    Patent number: D404157
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 12, 1999
    Assignee: Black & Decker Inc.
    Inventor: Richard J. Carbone
  • Flexible light
    Patent number: D413175
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 1996
    Date of Patent: August 24, 1999
    Assignee: Black & Decker Inc.
    Inventors: David W. Kaiser, Patrick B. Nolan, Glen Nielsen, Richard I. Farrington, Richard J. Carbone, John G. Rousso
  • Scrub brush handle
    Patent number: D413445
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 7, 1999
    Assignee: Black & Decker Inc.
    Inventors: Bryan P deBlois, David W. Kaiser, Patrick B Nolan, Richard J. Carbone
  • Toaster
    Patent number: D418002
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 28, 1999
    Assignee: HP Intellectual Corp.
    Inventor: Richard J Carbone
  • Toaster
    Patent number: D421693
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2000
    Assignee: HP Intellectual Corp.
    Inventor: Richard J. Carbone