Patents by Inventor Lawrence E. Pitoniak

Lawrence E. Pitoniak 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).

  • Publication number: 20240222840
    Abstract: A thermal management system and process for use in a wireless access point antenna housing. The access point typically includes two or more stacked antenna housings or bays. Each bay includes an upper end, a lower end spaced from the upper end, and at least one sidewall surface extending between the upper end the lower end to define an enclosed interior area of the bay. Each bay typically includes a plurality of antennas. In an arrangement, the upper end, lower end and a one or more partitions between the upper and lower ends in conjunction with one or more sidewall surfaces form the antenna bays. In an arrangement, divider panels form the partitions and/or the upper and lower ends. Each partition panel includes one or more airflow channels that provide an air inlet and/or outlet for at least one adjacent antenna bay.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2023
    Publication date: July 4, 2024
    Inventors: Kenneth M. Hoganson, Rachel A. Lockwood, Lawrence E. Pitoniak, JAmes D. Lockwood, Dana A. Castronova
  • Publication number: 20230050147
    Abstract: A thermal management system and process for use in a wireless access point antenna housing. The access point typically includes two or more stacked antenna housings or bays. Each bay includes an upper end, a lower end spaced from the upper end, and at least one sidewall surface extending between the upper end the lower end to define an enclosed interior area of the bay. Each bay typically includes a plurality of antennas. In an arrangement, the upper end, lower end and a one or more partitions between the upper and lower ends in conjunction with one or more sidewall surfaces form the antenna bays. In an arrangement, divider panels form the partitions and/or the upper and lower ends. Each partition panel includes one or more airflow channels that provide an air inlet and/or outlet for at least one adjacent antenna bay.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2022
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Inventors: Kenneth M. Hoganson, Rachel A. Lockwood, Lawrence E. Pitoniak