Patents by Inventor Charles P. Lazzara

Charles P. Lazzara 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: 5469920
    Abstract: The seal is a lightweight, inflatable, bag which may be inflated by a portable air generator and is used to seal a burning mine passage. A collapsible tube-like aperture extends through the seal and allows passage of high expansion foam through the seal in a feed tube. The foam fills the passageway and extinguishes the fire. In other embodiments, the feed tubes incorporate means to prevent collapse of the aperture. In these embodiments a shroud connects the feed tube to a foam generator. This seal allows creation of a high expansion foam fire fighting barrier even in upward sloping passages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 1993
    Date of Patent: November 28, 1995
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Interior
    Inventors: Ronald S. Conti, Charles P. Lazzara