Patents by Inventor Vincent Ortega

Vincent Ortega 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: 20070096473
    Abstract: A door handle extender for a shipping-container, a dry freight unit, or a refrigerator unit. The door handle is attached to a vertical locking bar which is rotated to hook and to unhook latches residing at the top and bottom of the shipping-container door. The latches engage locking housings attached to the shipping-container to lock the doors. The door handle extender comprises an offset arm with a grasping portion at one end and an engaging portion at an opposite end. The engaging portion includes a door handle mouth for sliding over the door handle. The door handle mouth is sized and shaped to nonrotatingly engage the door handle. The grasping portion includes a soft covering and allows a two handed grip. The door handle extender is offset to clear an adjacent vertical bar and may further include a notch to engage a fifthwheel release handle to facilitate releasing a trailer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2005
    Publication date: May 3, 2007
    Inventor: Vincent Ortega
  • Patent number: 4744525
    Abstract: A device which regulates the retention time of material ground in a grinding mill is disclosed. The device comprises a cylindrical casing, a wall in the casing having a plurality of apertures therethrough, a reservoir chamber defined between the wall and a side of the casing, lifting structure in the reservoir chamber, and a reservoir scoop spaced from the casing and extending into the resevoir chamber. The discharge scoop comprises a hollow longitudinal member including a first opening on its upper surface and a second opening on its lower surface, with the openings being spaced longitudinally from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 1986
    Date of Patent: May 17, 1988
    Assignee: Slegten Societe Anonyme
    Inventor: Vincent Ortega De La Orden