Patents by Inventor Vito William Santoro

Vito William Santoro 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).

  • Electric component box with removable cover
    Patent number: 6730845
    Abstract: A removable cover for a an electrical component box includes a pair of side walls having hinge edges including a hook and an engagement surface extending from the hook. The hook slides over and engages the hinge members of a box, and the engagement surface forms a sliding surface that allows rotation of the cover about the hinge elements. The hinge is easily installed and removed by orienting the cover at a selected angle relative to a longitudinal axis of the box, and lifting the hook over the hinge member to either engage or disengage the hook from the hinge members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2004
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Joseph Criniti, Javier Ignacio Larranaga, Vito William Santoro, Michael Gerard Tobin, Mark Howard Thomson, Thomas Randolph Campbell