Patents by Inventor Anthony Cacioppo

Anthony Cacioppo 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).

  • Battery-operated thermal imaging device with safety battery compartment
    Patent number: 5600139
    Abstract: A thermal imaging device (10) includes a housing (130) defining a battery compartment, and carrying a door portion (166) closable over this battery compartment to provide environmental protection. The battery compartment door (166) includes a spring-loaded latching device (170) which will maintain the door (166) sealingly closed under normal use conditions of the device (10). However, in the event that a battery (124) received in the compartment should vent gasses sufficient to pressurize the compartment to a selected level, the latching device (170) will yield to allow a slight opening of the door (166) and a controlled venting of these gasses to ambient. Controlled venting of the battery gasses additionally occurs at a location of the device (10) remote from the user, and the battery compartment door (166) is itself interposed between the user and the venting battery (124).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 1995
    Date of Patent: February 4, 1997
    Assignee: Hughes Electronics
    Inventors: Gary Mladjan, Anthony Cacioppo, Victor Amelino