Patents by Inventor Victor M. Catania

Victor M. Catania 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).

  • Container opener and lighter combination
    Patent number: 4854856
    Abstract: A combination lighter and container opener includes an elongated handle which has a container opener member at one end. The other end of the handle has a pair of rolled under and inwardly turned flanges oriented to permit the frictional wedging engagement of the fuel tank portion of a disposable lighter, leaving the igniter portion of the lighter extending beyond the other end of the handle. The handle has a length which is greater than the length of the lighter, and the flanges are spaced apart to permit a lighter to be pushed out of the handle for replacement with a new one when the fuel is spent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 1988
    Date of Patent: August 8, 1989
    Assignee: V and H Enterprises, Ltd.
    Inventors: Steiger Jr., H. M., Victor M. Catania