Patents by Inventor John D. Halone, Jr.

John D. Halone, Jr. 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).

  • Electric heating rod attachment insertable into roof exhaust end of sewer vent pipe to prevent clogging from ice or snow accumulation
    Patent number: 5214266
    Abstract: An electric heating attachment for electrically heating the exterior portion of a sewer vent of a building to keep the vent from clogging from snow and/or ice and frost that may accumulate on the building roof. The attachment has an elongated rod insertable into the vent a with an electric heating tape extending along the length thereof. Laterally extending arms on an upper portion of the rod engage the top edge of the vent to limit the extent of the insertion of the rod into the vent. The section of the rod extending above the lateral arms terminates in a hoop portion having a portion of the heating tape extending therealong to heat the area immediately above the sewer vent to keep this area open to the atmosphere by melting the snow and/or ice above the vent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 1991
    Date of Patent: May 25, 1993
    Inventor: John D. Halone, Jr.