Patents by Inventor Wallace A. DePonio

Wallace A. DePonio 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).

  • Patent number: 6632134
    Abstract: A building fire extinguisher system for promptly removing smoke and flammable gases from a room upon detection of a fire. The building fire extinguisher system includes a vacuum unit, a housing having a door with a powered door latch, and an intake nozzle connected to the vacuum unit by a flexible tube. When smoke detectors detect the presence of a fire within a room, the powered door latch is opened thereby allowing the door to open. When the door is opened, the intake nozzle is dropped from the housing downwardly while the vacuum is activated. The intake end of the intake nozzle draws smoke and flammable gases from within the room into the flexible tube and out through an exhaust port externally of the building. The vacuum continues to operate until the presence of a fire is no longer detected or for a fixed period of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2003
    Inventor: Wallace A. DePonio
  • Publication number: 20030124972
    Abstract: A building fire extinguisher system for promptly removing smoke and flammable gases from a room upon detection of a fire. The building fire extinguisher system includes a vacuum unit, a housing having a door with a powered door latch, and an intake nozzle connected to the vacuum unit by a flexible tube. When smoke detectors detect the presence of a fire within a room, the powered door latch is opened thereby allowing the door to open. When the door is opened, the intake nozzle is dropped from the housing downwardly while the vacuum is activated. The intake end of the intake nozzle draws smoke and flammable gases from within the room into the flexible tube and out through an exhaust port externally of the building. The vacuum continues to operate until the presence of a fire is no longer detected or for a fixed period of time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2002
    Publication date: July 3, 2003
    Inventor: Wallace A. DePonio