Patents by Inventor Desmond P. Faria

Desmond P. Faria 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: 9310581
    Abstract: An inspection port, and a housing with an inspection port, for use in inspecting an interior volume are provided. The inspection port has a viewing assembly for rotatable securement about an axis of rotation at an inspection opening of a panel defining a side of an interior volume. The viewing assembly has an inspection enclosure for extending into the interior volume. The inspection enclosure has a region with a window opening having a window axis angled relative to the axis of rotation. The housing has an inspection opening at or over which the inspection port is mounted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Assignee: Powersmiths International Corp.
    Inventor: Desmond P. Faria
  • Publication number: 20130208351
    Abstract: An inspection port, and a housing with an inspection port, for use in inspecting an interior volume are provided. The inspection port has a viewing assembly for rotatable securement about an axis of rotation at an inspection opening of a panel defining a side of an interior volume. The viewing assembly has an inspection enclosure for extending into the interior volume. The inspection enclosure has a region with a window opening having a window axis angled relative to the axis of rotation. The housing has an inspection opening at or over which the inspection port is mounted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2013
    Publication date: August 15, 2013
    Inventor: Desmond P. Faria
  • Patent number: 8407938
    Abstract: The invention relates to an inspection port, and a housing with an inspection port, for use in inspecting an interior volume. The housing has a housing enclosure with an inspection opening at or over which the inspection port is mounted, either directly to the housing enclosure or to a base which in turn is mounted to the housing enclosure. The inspection port has a rotatable assembly, rotatably secured to the housing enclosure or base for rotation about an axis of rotation at the inspection opening. The rotatable assembly has a plate defining an access opening and an inspection enclosure attached to the plate around the access opening and adaptable to extend into the interior volume. The inspection enclosure has a region with a window opening which has a window axis and is adaptable to provide lines of sight into the interior volume.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2013
    Assignee: Powersmiths International Corp.
    Inventor: Desmond P. Faria
  • Publication number: 20100107496
    Abstract: The invention relates to an inspection port, and a housing with an inspection port, for use in inspecting an interior volume. The housing has a housing enclosure with an inspection opening at or over which the inspection port is mounted, either directly to the housing enclosure or to a base which in turn is mounted to the housing enclosure. The inspection port has a rotatable assembly, rotatably secured to the housing enclosure or base for rotation about an axis of rotation at the inspection opening. The rotatable assembly has a plate defining an access opening and an inspection enclosure attached to the plate around the access opening and adaptable to extend into the interior volume. The inspection enclosure has a region with a window opening which has a window axis and is adaptable to provide lines of sight into the interior volume.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2008
    Publication date: May 6, 2010
    Applicant: POWERSMITHS INTERNATIONAL CORP.
    Inventor: Desmond P. Faria