Patents by Inventor Peter J. LoBello

Peter J. LoBello 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).

  • Overhead obstruction sensing device
    Patent number: 5276426
    Abstract: An overhead sensing device for motor vehicles and the like comprises a non-conductive flexible feeler adapted for contacting an overhead obstruction, and an actuation device for outputting a signal in response to the non-conductive flexible feeler contacting an overhead obstruction. An audible and a visual signal device signals the operator in the case where the non-conductive flexible feeler contacts an overhead obstruction. The audible and visual signaling device are operative in response to the output of the actuation device. A control device, including a remote control device, controls the height of the non-conductive flexible feeler above a highest point of the motor vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 1992
    Date of Patent: January 4, 1994
    Inventor: Peter J. LoBello
  • Control unit for indicating the status of a procedure
    Patent number: 5059943
    Abstract: A control unit for indicating the status of a procedure is provided with a first indicator for indicating that the start of the procedure is imminent, a second indicator for indicating that the procedure has commenced, and a third indicator for indicating that the procedure is complete. A controller is provided to ensure that only one of the second and third indicators is energized after the procedure has been commenced and that neither indicator is energized until the procedure has commenced. Remote indicator units having their own sets of first, second and third indicators that operate in slaved configuration with the first, second and third indicators may also be provided. When used in connection with a treatment room, the first indicator also indicates that the room is occupied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 1990
    Date of Patent: October 22, 1991
    Inventor: Peter J. LoBello
  • Transportable lighted pouch
    Patent number: 5038271
    Abstract: A pouch detachably mountable at a receiving position within a second enclosure, the pouch comprising a resealable enclosure having mounted thereon a lighting circuit, the lighting circuit including a power source, a switch for actuating the lighting circuit, the switch being arranged for actuation from the exterior of the enclosure, and a light source, the light source being arranged to project the light away from the enclosure. The pouch is further provided with structure for detachably mounting the pouch at the receiving position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 1989
    Date of Patent: August 6, 1991
    Inventor: Peter J. LoBello