Patents by Inventor Rodney A. Castello

Rodney A. Castello 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).

  • DISCOUNT SYSTEM AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20090164319
    Abstract: Discount systems and methods of providing discounts are provided. The discount systems may include an apparatus couplable to an automobile. The apparatus may include indicia thereon relating to an entity desiring to provide a discount upon detection of the apparatus. In some aspects, the apparatus may be a license plate frame. The methods may include providing an apparatus including indicia thereon associated with an entity, coupling the apparatus to an automobile, detecting the presence of the apparatus at a location associated with the entity, and providing a discount for a product or a service associated with the entity after detection of the apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2008
    Publication date: June 25, 2009
    Applicant: JRK Investments, LLC
    Inventors: Ryan Kole, Julius Kole, Frederick Held, Rodney A. Castello
  • Method for making changeable picture with movable members utilizing web fed printing process
    Patent number: 7083559
    Abstract: A novelty piece fabricated from a continuous roll of paper, with indicia applied to both sides. Fold lines and cut lines are provided at predetermined positions. The sheet is scored and die-cut, and an adhesive is applied at pre-selected locations. The paper is folded in thirds, and is cut again to produce the final product. In operation, the completed product has sliding panels that reveal hidden indicia, both in moveable panels and in apertures. The aforstated features can apply to both sides of the novelty piece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2006
    Assignee: Structural Graphics
    Inventors: Rodney A. Castello, Sanford K. Otsuji, James D. Richwine
  • Method for making changeable picture with moveable members utilizing sheet fed printing process
    Publication number: 20050277536
    Abstract: A novelty piece fabricated from sheet fed paper with indicia applied to both sides. Fold lines and cut lines are provided at predetermined positions. The sheet is scored and die-cut, and an adhesive is applied at pre-selected locations. The paper is folded in thirds, and is cut again to produce the final product. In operation, the completed product has sliding panels that reveal hidden indicia, both in moveable panels and in apertures. The aforstated features can apply to both sides of the novelty piece.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2004
    Publication date: December 15, 2005
    Inventors: Rodney Castello, Sanford Otsuji, James Richwine
  • Method for making changeable picture with movable members utilizing web fed printing process
    Publication number: 20050274471
    Abstract: A novelty piece fabricated from a continuous roll of paper, with indicia applied to both sides. Fold lines and cut lines are provided at predetermined positions. The sheet is scored and die-cut, and an adhesive is applied at pre-selected locations. The paper is folded in thirds, and is cut again to produce the final product. In operation, the completed product has sliding panels that reveal hidden indicia, both in moveable panels and in apertures. The aforstated features can apply to both sides of the novelty piece.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2004
    Publication date: December 15, 2005
    Inventors: Rodney Castello, Sanford Otsuji, James Richwine