Patents by Inventor Daniel R. Ferrara, Jr.

Daniel R. Ferrara, Jr. 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).

  • Patent number: 5165327
    Abstract: A coffeemaker with a stand and a carafe. The stand includes a receiving tray to hold the carafe and keep the coffee hot,a water heater, and a basket for holding ground coffee and receiving heated water. The carafe has two concentric chambers of about equal volume. The inner chamber receives freshly made coffee and holds it prior to pouring. The outer cylinder is a reservoir to hold water prior to its being heated to make coffee. After the coffee has been made, the outer chamber is empty and acts as an insulator for the coffee in the inner chamber. A water-receiving tube in the stand presses a valve on the reservoir, opening it, so that the water in the reservoir flows into a water heater in the stand and, after heating, is directed to the coffee-holding filter at the top of the stand.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 1991
    Date of Patent: November 24, 1992
    Inventor: Daniel R. Ferrara, Jr.
  • Patent number: D343981
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 1992
    Date of Patent: February 8, 1994
    Assignee: Conair Corporation
    Inventor: Daniel R. Ferrara, Jr.