Patents by Inventor John L. LoSapio

John L. LoSapio 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).

  • Water-blocking vent panel and air filter therefor
    Patent number: 8864560
    Abstract: A housing includes a wall having an aperture and a vented panel, the vented panel including a first wall having a first side and a second side and an opening, a second wall having a first side, a second side facing the first wall first side and an opening, and a panel interior, the housing further including an air filter having an inner side and an outer side relative to the interior mounted against the second wall first side over the second wall opening with the filter inner side facing the housing interior, a water dam mounted along the filter bottom portion at the filter inner side, the water dam being higher than any water barrier mounted along the filter bottom portion outer side, whereby, any water reaching the filter bottom is substantially prevented from draining into the housing interior. Also an air filter usable in the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Assignee: CommScope, Inc. of North Carolina
    Inventors: Joseph Yeh, Stephen Palaszewski, John L. LoSapio
  • WATER-BLOCKING VENT PANEL AND AIR FILTER THEREFOR
    Publication number: 20100015904
    Abstract: A housing includes a wall having an aperture and a vented panel, the vented panel including a first wall having a first side and a second side and an opening, a second wall having a first side, a second side facing the first wall first side and an opening, and a panel interior, the housing further including an air filter having an inner side and an outer side relative to the interior mounted against the second wall first side over the second wall opening with the filter inner side facing the housing interior, a water dam mounted along the filter bottom portion at the filter inner side, the water dam being higher than any water barrier mounted along the filter bottom portion outer side, whereby, any water reaching the filter bottom is substantially prevented from draining into the housing interior. Also an air filter usable in the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2008
    Publication date: January 21, 2010
    Inventors: Joseph YEH, Stephen Palaszewski, John L. LoSapio