Patents by Inventor Roy L. Cortesi

Roy L. Cortesi 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: 4834384
    Abstract: A game is played on a table having a polygonal playing surface from which an elongated rolling area extends, and spaced apart pockets are located in the perimeter of the playing surface, the pockets extending beneath the playing surface communicating with channels for returning balls to one end of the table. Balls are projected by hand onto the table in a game in which the winning ball, which may be marked with a numerical value, is the ball which remains closest to a zero ball situated at a predetermined point on the table at the start of the game. The equipment may be coin-operated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 1986
    Date of Patent: May 30, 1989
    Inventor: Roy L. Cortesi
  • Patent number: 4798363
    Abstract: A wastebasket is provided with a roll of liner bags below the bottom of the wastebasket. The bags are fed through a slot in the bottom to permit replacement of a first bag with a succeeding bag in the roll. When a full bag is removed from the container, the succeeding bag is automatically pulled into the enclosure, and it may be removed by simply tearing at a perforated line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 1987
    Date of Patent: January 17, 1989
    Inventor: Roy L. Cortesi