Patents by Inventor John J. Wasielewski

John J. Wasielewski 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: 5417200
    Abstract: A lantern hood can be inverted from an upright, light reflecting position in which it permits the lantern to be used as a lighting device to an inverted position in which it is usable as a support for cooking utensils and permits the lantern to be used as a stove. The hood includes a lid having apertures formed therethrough which can be opened when the hood is used as a cooker and closed when the hood is used as a reflector. The hood also preferably includes a cooking cylinder shaped so as to support standard sized camping utensils when the hood is inverted, and springs for pulling the globe of the lantern into contact with the inverted hood to channel the heat from the lantern through the cooking cylinder, thereby enhancing the hood's operation as a cooker.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 1994
    Date of Patent: May 23, 1995
    Inventor: John J. Wasielewski