Patents by Inventor Blake A. Oliver

Blake A. Oliver 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: 20240191163
    Abstract: A cocktail smoking chimney for infusing smoke into a beverage includes a sealing base having a center and an outer perimeter. A chimney stack is aligned with the center of the sealing base and projects from a top major surface of the sealing base. A combustion chamber is disposed within the chimney stack. A smoke directing lip is aligned with the center of the sealing base and projects from a bottom major surface of the sealing base. The combustion chamber is aligned with the smoke directing lip. One or more smoke transfer openings are formed in the sealing base, each having an upper end in fluid communication with the combustion chamber and a lower end that is surrounded by the smoke directing lip. The sealing base, the chimney stack, and the smoke directing lip are made of wood. A combustible material may be packed into the combustion chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2024
    Publication date: June 13, 2024
    Inventor: Blake A. Oliver
  • Patent number: 11932835
    Abstract: A cocktail smoking chimney for infusing smoke into a beverage includes a sealing base having a center and an outer perimeter. A chimney stack is aligned with the center of the sealing base and projects from a top major surface of the sealing base. A combustion chamber is disposed within the chimney stack. A smoke directing lip is aligned with the center of the sealing base and projects from a bottom major surface of the sealing base. The combustion chamber is aligned with the smoke directing lip. One or more smoke transfer openings are formed in the sealing base, each having an upper end in fluid communication with the combustion chamber and a lower end that is surrounded by the smoke directing lip. The sealing base, the chimney stack, and the smoke directing lip are made of wood. A combustible material may be packed into the combustion chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Inventor: Blake A. Oliver
  • Publication number: 20230313091
    Abstract: A cocktail smoking chimney for infusing smoke into a beverage includes a sealing base having a top major surface, a bottom major surface, and a smoke transfer opening located at the bottom major surface. The cocktail smoking chimney includes a chimney stack having an upper end, a lower end, and a central opening extending from the upper end to the lower end of the chimney stack. The central opening of the chimney stack is in fluid communication with the smoke transfer opening formed in the bottom major surface of the sealing base. A porous screen is disposed inside the central opening of the chimney stack, adjacent the upper end of the chimney stack that is configured for holding wood chips or wood powder that are burned for generating smoke.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2023
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventor: Blake A. Oliver
  • Publication number: 20220325213
    Abstract: A cocktail smoking chimney for infusing smoke into beverages has replaceable parts. The cocktail smoking chimney includes a sealing base having top and bottom major surfaces one or more smoke transfer openings extending between the top and bottom major surfaces. A chimney stack has an upper end, a lower end with a bottom major surface, and a central opening extending from the upper end to the lower end. The central opening of the chimney stack is aligned with the one or more smoke transfer openings of the sealing base. A porous screen is disposed inside the central opening of the chimney stack. One or more fastening elements have a first configuration for securing the chimney stack to the sealing base and a second configuration for releasing the chimney stack from the sealing base so that a replacement chimney stack can be secured to the sealing base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2021
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Inventor: Blake A. Oliver
  • Publication number: 20220235301
    Abstract: A cocktail smoking chimney for infusing smoke into a beverage includes a sealing base having a center and an outer perimeter. A chimney stack is aligned with the center of the sealing base and projects from a top major surface of the sealing base. A combustion chamber is disposed within the chimney stack. A smoke directing lip is aligned with the center of the sealing base and projects from a bottom major surface of the sealing base. The combustion chamber is aligned with the smoke directing lip. One or more smoke transfer openings are formed in the sealing base, each having an upper end in fluid communication with the combustion chamber and a lower end that is surrounded by the smoke directing lip. The sealing base, the chimney stack, and the smoke directing lip are made of wood. A combustible material may be packed into the combustion chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2021
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Inventor: Blake A. Oliver
  • Patent number: D945815
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Inventor: Blake A. Oliver