Patents by Inventor Steven J. Duero

Steven J. Duero 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: 20130334851
    Abstract: A kiosk may include a main body with a front surface and a seat assembly located near the main body adjacent to the front surface of the main body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2013
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Applicant: Solohealth, Inc.
    Inventors: ERIC W. HOELL, STEVEN J. DUERO
  • Patent number: 5860538
    Abstract: A system for attaching an accessory to a support housing which affords ease of fastening and a hidden fastening system. The system includes a locking stem having a head connected to a body by a neck. The accessory engages the support housing at an angle. The head of the locking stem is positioned in the accessory and the body positioned in the support housing. Movement of body away from the accessory causes the head to engage opposing inside surfaces of the accessory and effect a locking of the accessory to the support housing and a frame. In a preferred embodiment, the accessory is a towel bar and the support housing is connected to a shower door frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 19, 1999
    Assignee: Kohler Co.
    Inventors: Steven J. Duero, Roger W. Murphy
  • Patent number: 5664264
    Abstract: A system for attaching two parts of a shower enclosure together which eliminates screw type fasteners and affords ease of fastening. The system includes a locking bar positioned in a cavity of a shower enclosure structural member wherein the bar can move transversely on the upper surface of another shower enclosure member when in a first position but when in a second position the bar restrains transverse movement. In a preferred embodiment, the locking bar is rotated on its longitudinal axis to the second position to cause the locking bar to deform a portion of the upper surface as well as move past and be retained in an overcenter position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 9, 1997
    Assignee: Kohler Co.
    Inventor: Steven J. Duero