Patents by Inventor Lucia Santamaria

Lucia Santamaria 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).

  • Hub cap vent shield
    Patent number: 11667150
    Abstract: A vent plug for a hub cap is provided. The vent plug includes a cover and base forming a chamber. A vent plug body extends from the base and forms a cavity. A shield is coupled to the vent plug body. The shield comprises an annularly extending disc that traverses the cavity. The shield includes a connecting surface to connect the shield to the vent plug body. The shield provides a lubrication/liquid barrier to inhibit lubrication (or other liquid) from entering the cavity formed by the vent plug body and the chamber. The connection between the shield and the vent plug body allows a gas (typically air) to vent past the shield into the cavity and, when pressure is sufficiently high, to the chamber and eventually atmosphere.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: Stemco Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel T. Jimenez, Herman E. Goins, Jr., Mark N. Gold, Lucia Santamaria
  • HUB CAP VENT SHIELD
    Publication number: 20210354506
    Abstract: A vent plug for a hub cap is provided. The vent plug includes a cover and base forming a chamber. A vent plug body extends from the base and forms a cavity. A shield is coupled to the vent plug body. The shield comprises an annularly extending disc that traverses the cavity. The shield includes a connecting surface to connect the shield to the vent plug body. The shield provides a lubrication/liquid barrier to inhibit lubrication (or other liquid) from entering the cavity formed by the vent plug body and the chamber. The connection between the shield and the vent plug body allows a gas (typically air) to vent past the shield into the cavity and, when pressure is sufficiently high, to the chamber and eventually atmosphere.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2021
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Inventors: Daniel T. Jimenez, Herman E. Goins, JR., Mark N. Gold, Lucia Santamaria
  • Hub cap vent shield
    Patent number: 11021009
    Abstract: A vent plug for a hub cap is provided. The vent plug includes a cover and base forming a chamber. A vent plug body extends from the base and forms a cavity. A shield is coupled to the vent plug body. The shield comprises an annularly extending disc that traverses the cavity. The shield includes a connecting surface to connect the shield to the vent plug body. The shield provides a lubrication/liquid barrier to inhibit lubrication (or other liquid) from entering the cavity formed by the vent plug body and the chamber. The connection between the shield and the vent plug body allows a gas (typically air) to vent past the shield into the cavity and, when pressure is sufficiently high, to the chamber and eventually atmosphere.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: Stemco Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel T. Jimenez, Herman E. Goins, Jr., Mark N. Gold, Lucia Santamaria
  • HUB CAP VENT SHIELD
    Publication number: 20200369076
    Abstract: A vent plug for a hub cap is provided. The vent plug includes a cover and base forming a chamber. A vent plug body extends from the base and forms a cavity. A shield is coupled to the vent plug body. The shield comprises an annularly extending disc that traverses the cavity. The shield includes a connecting surface to connect the shield to the vent plug body. The shield provides a lubrication/liquid barrier to inhibit lubrication (or other liquid) from entering the cavity formed by the vent plug body and the chamber. The connection between the shield and the vent plug body allows a gas (typically air) to vent past the shield into the cavity and, when pressure is sufficiently high, to the chamber and eventually atmosphere.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2019
    Publication date: November 26, 2020
    Inventors: Daniel T. Jimenez, Herman E. Goins,Jr., Mark N. Gold, Lucia Santamaria