Patents by Inventor Joseph J. Hennessey

Joseph J. Hennessey 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).

  • Passive deodorization device
    Publication number: 20010014983
    Abstract: The present invention provides a passive deodorization device housing suitable for use in a portable toilet enclosure having a vent tube for venting odors from a holding tank. The deodorization device housing includes an engagement surface for engaging a vent tube outer surface, and an aperture. Two fingers extend from the aperture into the vent tube. A retention member mounted on the fingers engage a vent tube inner surface and clamp the vent tube wall between the housing and retention member. A deodorizing element slipped into the aperture between the fingers can deodorize the malodorous vapors associated with the toilet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2001
    Publication date: August 23, 2001
    Inventors: John D. Bryson, George P. Roberts, Wolfgang Clemens, Stephan Dupont, Joseph J. Hennessey, David L. Vergara
  • Passive deodorization device
    Patent number: 6249919
    Abstract: The present invention provides a passive deodorization device suitable for use in a portable toilet enclosure having a vent tube for venting odors from a holding tank. The deodorization device has a housing having an engagement surface for engaging a vent tube outer surface, and an aperture. Two fingers extend from the aperture into the vent tube. A retention member mounted on the fingers engage a vent tube inner surface and clamp the vent tube wall between the housing and retention member. A deodorizing element slipped into the aperture between the fingers deodorizes the malodorous vapors associated with the toilet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2001
    Assignee: Vaportex, Inc.
    Inventors: John D. Bryson, Jr., George P. Roberts, Wolfgang Clemens, Stephan Dupont, Joseph J. Hennessey, David L. Vergara