Patents by Inventor Thomas C. Rapisarda

Thomas C. Rapisarda 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).

  • Motion sensitive light and battery assembly switched on and off by the oscillation of a helical spring
    Patent number: 7044618
    Abstract: A light emitting diode having a helical spring around one of its leads. The spring extends so that it has a free end which is cantilevered. As the free end of the spring moves it completes an electrical circuit intermittently lighting the light emitting diode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 1996
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2006
    Assignee: Carmen & Thomas Rapisarda Enterprises
    Inventor: Thomas C. Rapisarda
  • Hairbrush with motion sensitive light
    Patent number: 5595437
    Abstract: A hairbrush which is made from a transparent material which has a motion sensitive light embedded in it. As the hairbrush is used or carried, the light flashes on and off. Preferably the light source is a light emitting diode and the battery is a wafer battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 21, 1997
    Inventors: Carmen C. Rapisarda, Thomas C. Rapisarda
  • Motion sensitive light and battery assembly switched on and off by the oscillation of a helical spring
    Patent number: 5550721
    Abstract: A light emitting diode having a helical spring around one of its leads. The spring extends so that it has a free end which is cantilevered. As the free end of the spring moves it completes an electrical circuit intermittently lighting the light emitting diode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 1995
    Date of Patent: August 27, 1996
    Assignee: Carmen & Thomas Rapisarda Enterprises
    Inventor: Thomas C. Rapisarda