Patents by Inventor Charles Mitchell Minges

Charles Mitchell Minges 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).

  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MONITORING AND SAMPLING AIR QUALITY IN AN INTERIOR SPACE OF A WALL
    Publication number: 20140216135
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for monitoring and sampling air quality in an interior space of a wall are provided. The apparatus includes a housing configured to attach the apparatus to an electrical outlet in the wall, and a gasket configured to provide a seal between the housing and the electrical outlet. The apparatus further includes an air moving unit configured to draw air from the interior space of the wall into the apparatus, and a sensor configured to monitor and sample the air quality in the interior space of the wall. The gasket is configured to directly attach to an electrical plate cover of the electrical outlet or to the wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2014
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Inventor: Charles Mitchell MINGES
  • Apparatus and method for monitoring and sampling air quality in an interior space of a wall
    Patent number: 8726721
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for monitoring and sampling air quality in an interior space of a wall are provided. The apparatus includes a housing configured to attach the apparatus to an electrical outlet in the wall, and a gasket configured to provide a seal between the housing and the electrical outlet. The apparatus further includes an air moving unit configured to draw air from the interior space of the wall into the apparatus, and a sensor configured to monitor and sample the air quality in the interior space of the wall. The gasket is configured to directly attach to an electrical plate cover of the electrical outlet or to the wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Inventor: Charles Mitchell Minges
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MONITORING AND SAMPLING AIR QUALITY IN AN INTERIOR SPACE OF A WALL
    Publication number: 20130035869
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for monitoring and sampling air quality in an interior space of a wall are provided. The apparatus includes a housing configured to attach the apparatus to an electrical outlet in the wall, and a gasket configured to provide a seal between the housing and the electrical outlet. The apparatus further includes an air moving unit configured to draw air from the interior space of the wall into the apparatus, and a sensor configured to monitor and sample the air quality in the interior space of the wall. The gasket is configured to directly attach to an electrical plate cover of the electrical outlet or to the wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2011
    Publication date: February 7, 2013
    Inventor: Charles Mitchell MINGES
  • Apparatus for coating products
    Patent number: 6206968
    Abstract: A process and apparatus for coating a food, confectionery or pharmaceutical product wherein the product is prepared in rotary pans and wherein separate adjustable double piston metering pumps are used to automatically supply a coating substance to each pan on a predetermined schedule.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2001
    Assignee: LIF Hospitality Mints LLC
    Inventor: Charles Mitchell Minges