Patents by Inventor Robert Lamanna

Robert Lamanna 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: 20150313306
    Abstract: A visor assembly for an aviation helmet includes a lens, lens/strap anti-tear interface assemblies, retainer plates, and attachment strap assemblies. A friction strip mounted on the brim of the helmet operates to increase the friction between the visor lens and the helmet. The combined function of the friction strip and the configuration of the strap assemblies operate to maintain the visor in a deployed (as-worn) positioned in front of the wearer's face, even during high speed wind blasts of up to 600 KEAS (Knots Equivalent Air Speed).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2015
    Publication date: November 5, 2015
    Applicant: Gentex Corporation
    Inventors: Robert Lamanna, George D. Hedges, Timothy G. Allard
  • Patent number: 9113673
    Abstract: A visor assembly for an aviation helmet includes a lens, lens/strap anti-tear interface assemblies, retainer plates, and attachment strap assemblies. A friction strip mounted on the brim of the helmet operates to increase the friction between the visor lens and the helmet. The combined function of the friction strip and the configuration of the strap assemblies operate to maintain the visor in a deployed (as-worn) positioned in front of the wearer's face, even during high speed wind blasts of up to 600 KEAS (Knots Equivalent Air Speed).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Assignee: GENTEX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Robert Lamanna, George D. Hedges, Timothy G. Allard
  • Publication number: 20140223628
    Abstract: A visor assembly for an aviation helmet includes a lens, lens/strap anti-tear interface assemblies, retainer plates, and attachment strap assemblies. A friction strip mounted on the brim of the helmet operates to increase the friction between the visor lens and the helmet. The combined function of the friction strip and the configuration of the strap assemblies operate to maintain the visor in a deployed (as-worn) positioned in front of the wearer's face, even during high speed wind blasts of up to 600 KEAS (Knots Equivalent Air Speed).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2014
    Publication date: August 14, 2014
    Applicant: Gentex Corporation
    Inventors: Robert Lamanna, George D. Hedges, Timothy G. Allard
  • Patent number: 8745762
    Abstract: A visor assembly for an aviation helmet includes a lens, lens/strap anti-tear interface assemblies, retainer plates, and attachment strap assemblies. A friction strip mounted on the brim of the helmet operates to increase the friction between the visor lens and the helmet. The combined function of the friction strip and the configuration of the strap assemblies operate to maintain the visor in a deployed (as-worn) positioned in front of the wearer's face, even during high speed wind blasts of up to 600 KEAS (Knots Equivalent Air Speed).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: Gentex Corporation
    Inventors: Robert Lamanna, George D. Hedges, Timothy G. Allard
  • Patent number: 8375462
    Abstract: A visor assembly for an aviation helmet includes a lens, lens/strap anti-tear interface assemblies, retainer plates, and attachment strap assemblies. A friction strip mounted on the brim of the helmet operates to increase the friction between the visor lens and the helmet. The combined function of the friction strip and the configuration of the strap assemblies operate to maintain the visor in a deployed (as-worn) positioned in front of the wearer's face, even during high speed wind blasts of up to 600 KEAS (Knots Equivalent Air Speed).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: Gentex Corporation
    Inventors: Robert Lamanna, George D. Hedges, Timothy G. Allard
  • Publication number: 20070266470
    Abstract: A visor assembly for an aviation helmet includes a lens, lens/strap anti-tear interface assemblies, retainer plates, and attachment strap assemblies. A friction strip mounted on the brim of the helmet operates to increase the friction between the visor lens and the helmet. The combined function of the friction strip and the configuration of the strap assemblies operate to maintain the visor in a deployed (as-worn) positioned in front of the wearer's face, even during high speed wind blasts of up to 600 KEAS (Knots Equivalent Air Speed).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2006
    Publication date: November 22, 2007
    Inventors: Robert Lamanna, George Hedges, Timothy Allard
  • Patent number: 6474337
    Abstract: A universal oxygen mask bayonet and bayonet receiver deflector includes a bayonet receiver deflector disposed on the helmet between the bayonet receiver and helmet, and a bayonet deflector connected to the oxygen mask bayonet. The bayonet receiver deflector includes a contoured side for providing a smooth transition between the helmet and the bayonet receiver on at least one side of the bayonet receiver. The oxygen mask bayonet deflector is made of two parts consisting of a bayonet ramp deflector and a bayonet tab deflector. The bayonet ramp deflector includes a ramped side and the bayonet tab deflector is generally frusto-conical in shape and includes a stem and a notch on the stem.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2002
    Assignee: Gentex Corporation
    Inventors: Charles F Acker, Robert Lamanna
  • Patent number: D453992
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2002
    Assignee: Gentex Corporation
    Inventor: Robert Lamanna