Patents by Inventor Jack Lawless, III

Jack Lawless, III 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).

  • Ventilation assembly
    Patent number: 6579171
    Abstract: A ventilation assembly for ventilating an attic of a building through an opening in the roof or wall of the building. The ventilation assembly includes a vent structure having a mounting portion securing the vent structure to the building over the opening. The vent structure further includes a vent portion having a series of walls defining a series of unimpeded fluid passageways for providing unobstructed fluid flow through the vent portion over the opening. The ventilation assembly includes a partially porous membrane mounted to the roof or wall over the opening and spaced from the fluid passageway to maintain the unobstructed fluid flow through the fluid passageway. The membrane also creates a barrier for preventing the intrusion of particles, debris, insects and the like into the opening while allowing the ventilating to occur.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2003
    Assignee: Tapco International
    Inventors: Jack Lawless, III, Charles Schiedegger, J. Richard Logan, Barton Gentsch
  • Ventilation assembly
    Patent number: 6325712
    Abstract: A ventilation assembly for ventilating an attic of a building through an opening in the roof or wall of the building. The ventilation assembly includes a vent structure having a mounting portion securing the vent structure to the building over the opening. The vent structure further includes a vent portion having a series of walls defining a series of unimpeded fluid passageways for providing unobstructed fluid flow through the vent portion over the opening. The ventilation assembly includes a partially porous membrane mounted to the roof or wall over the opening and spaced from the fluid passageway to maintain the unobstructed fluid flow through the fluid passageway. The membrane also creates a barrier for preventing the intrusion of particles, debris, insects and the like into the opening while allowing the ventilating to occur.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2001
    Assignee: Tapco International, Inc.
    Inventors: Jack Lawless, III, Charles Schiedegger, J. Richard Logan, Barton Gentsch