Patents by Inventor Joe Lamanna

Joe Lamanna 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: 5807077
    Abstract: A foot operated pump guard assembly for a portable pump includes a pair of upwardly extending support legs connected at their lower ends to a pump. A foot guard substantially surrounds an operator's foot and is pivotally connected to the upwardly extending support legs. Springs react against one another to cause the guard to self return upon removal of the operator's foot from the guard assembly. The guard has a built-in locking device and a carrying means to enhance in its transportability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 15, 1998
    Inventor: Joe Lamanna
  • Patent number: 4057994
    Abstract: An apparatus is disclosed for applying a pulling force to an automobile body or the like, the apparatus including a generally upright column member adapted to be secured via a chain or similar flexible element to a portion of a vehicle body, the lower end of the column being supported by a support base structure including a pair of upstanding members spaced apart a distance approximately equal to the width of the lower end of the column and adapted to have the lower end of the column received therebetween, the upstanding members and the lower end of the column being formed with pairs of vertically spaced aligned bores adapted to receive a pair of pins for either lockingly securing the column in a generally upright and vertical position or permitting pivotal movement of the column relative to the base structure, whereby the apparatus may be used as a relatively rigid anchor structure in one mode of operation thereof, and in an alternative mode of operation thereof, may be used in conjunction with a force-apply
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 1976
    Date of Patent: November 15, 1977
    Assignee: Detroit Autobody Equipment, Inc.
    Inventors: Raymond P. Wolgast, Joe Lamanna