Patents by Inventor Donald W. Vescio

Donald W. Vescio 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: 4703400
    Abstract: A vehicular lamp having a one piece open topped resilient housing containing an outer peripheral groove that permits the housing to be snapped into a receiving opening formed in a body panel of a vehicle. The housing further includes an inner peripheral groove located above the outer groove into which a lens is snap fitted to close the housing. The inner groove is offset from the outer groove a sufficient distance so that the lens can be removed and replaced without having to remove the housing from the body panel. An outwardly disposed lip protrudes from the top of the outer groove that is inclined downwardly over the groove opening so that it will form a biased seal against the rim of the panel opening when the lamp is snap-locked in place.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 1986
    Date of Patent: October 27, 1987
    Assignee: R. E. Dietz Co.
    Inventors: Donald W. Vescio, Daniel S. Latham
  • Patent number: 4628415
    Abstract: A vehicular lamp suitable to be employed as a snowplow light employs two twin-element bulb lamps of the bayonet type as combined turn signal and parking lights, and has a lampholder arranged for mounting both the lamps. The lampholder includes a conductive bulb retainer plate and a pair of conductive resilient contact strips disposed in parallel with each other and in parallel relation with and spaced from the retainer plate. A lampholder body of a non-conductive plastic material mounts the bulb retainer plate and the contact strips, with the latter enjoying at least limited flexing motion towards and away from the retainer plate. A non-conducting resilient member, which can be an elastomeric compression grommet, is seated in the lampholder body behind the contact strips at the location of the end pins of the lamp, and urges the contact strips into contact with the associated lamp end pins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 1986
    Date of Patent: December 9, 1986
    Assignee: R. E. Dietz Company
    Inventors: Donald W. Vescio, Harry T. Travers