Patents by Inventor James C. Zwergel

James C. Zwergel 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: 20080000361
    Abstract: A grill attachment for a gas barbeque that is connectable to the grill and is disposed intermediate the grill and the burners. The grill attachment comprises a tubular member that has an interior cavity into which is placed a flavor-enhancing substance such as mesquite wood or charcoal briquettes that include mesquite wood. The tubular member includes a plurality of first apertures in a lower wall. The first apertures allow flames from the burners to enter into the interior cavity and ignite the flavor-enhancing substances therein. The tubular member further includes a plurality of second apertures in an upper wall thereof. The second apertures allows smoke from the burning flavor-enhancing substance to exit the interior cavity and contact meat that is cooking on the grill. The tubular member is also provided with a plurality of third apertures in its outer ends. The third apertures allow ingress of ambient air that feeds oxygen to the burning flavor-enhancing substance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2007
    Publication date: January 3, 2008
    Inventor: James C. Zwergel
  • Patent number: 6394188
    Abstract: A fire extinguishing or suppressing device having a rigid vessel with an interior space and an exit. An unexpandable flexible bladder is positioned in the interior space of the rigid vessel forming a space between the flexible bladder and the rigid vessel. A fire extinguishing composition is contained within the flexible bladder; and a pressurized gas is interposed between the rigid vessel and the flexible bladder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2002
    Assignee: Fire Safety Products, Inc.
    Inventor: James C. Zwergel
  • Patent number: 6076610
    Abstract: A vehicular fire extinguishing or suppressing device that includes a pressurized vessel that houses a flexible bladder and contains a fire extinguishing composition. A disk assembly blocks an axial bore between the vessel and its exit in order to retain the fire extinguishing composition in the vessel. If a fire is detected in the vehicle, the disc assembly is perforated by the discharge of an explosive charge. The perforation of the disk assembly allows the escape of the fire extinguishing composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2000
    Inventor: James C. Zwergel