Joseph J Valerio

US Patent:

44442904, Apr 24, 1984

Filed:

Oct 28, 1981

Appl. No.:

6/315955

Inventors:

Joseph F. Valerio - Bridgeport PA

International Classification:

A62B 120

US Classification:

182 48

Abstract:

Rescue apparatus is described for use in the rescue of persons from high rise and other buildings which includes an inflatable funnel of fabric carried by a bracket which is secured to an interior portion of a building, the funnel preferably being located below a window from which an escape is to be made, the funnel having a chute or conduit connected to its lower end through which the person jumping into the funnel slides to and through a window located below the funnel.

US Patent:

51788861, Jan 12, 1993

Filed:

Sep 20, 1991

Appl. No.:

7/763189

Inventors:

Thomas P. Donovan - West Haven CT
Robert A. Lacko - Oxford CT
Joseph A. Valerio - Murrysville PA

Assignee:

United Technologies, Corporation - Hartford CT

International Classification:

B29C 4500

US Classification:

425190

Abstract:

A resin injection port has a tapered outer cylindrical surface, an inner resin passage which is also tapered, and one or more grooves in the outward end thereof to provide a keyway for locking the plastic in the end after cure. The port also has a flange, with a recess matable with a head of a retaining bolt through rotation such that the port is twisted into position for injection. This simultaneously compresses an O-ring which provides a tight seal between the port and the mold. The flange has cut-away portions which align with the bolt head prior to twisting into position. Additionally, the mold has at least one pin which engages a corresponding inner cam surface on the port. The inner cam surface travels over the pins as the flange is twisted to force the port to break the plastic, release and move away from the mold with a 1/4 turn. Utilizing such an injection port provides a means for quickly releasing an injection port from a mold without requiring slide hammers or other such devices.

US Patent:

40661440, Jan 3, 1978

Filed:

Jan 4, 1977

Appl. No.:

5/756636

Inventors:

Joseph F. Valerio - Bridgeport PA

International Classification:

A62B 122

US Classification:

182140

Abstract:

Rescue apparatus is described for use in the rescue of persons from high rise and other buildings, which includes a net of flexible material carried by a frame that extends outwardly from a window below the location of the person to be rescued, with portions engaged with the floor and ceiling of the room which apparatus is extensible, collapsible, foldable, and portable to provide easy assembly for use. The apparatus includes cushioning members on the frame carrying the net and a scoop inside the net to direct the rescued person inside the window.