Patents by Inventor James M. Mintie

James M. Mintie 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: 11147892
    Abstract: A UV disinfection unit includes a frame, a flexible envelope supported by the frame, the envelope having a reflective inner surface defining an inner volume for receiving an object to be disinfected, and a UV source for being received in the volume.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: MINTIE, LLC
    Inventors: James M. Mintie, Jose Guadalupe Munoz, Christopher Foltz
  • Publication number: 20200147248
    Abstract: A UV disinfection unit includes a frame, a flexible envelope supported by the frame, the envelope having a reflective inner surface defining an inner volume for receiving an object to be disinfected, and a UV source for being received in the volume.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2020
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventors: James M. Mintie, Jose Guadalupe Munoz, Christopher Foltz
  • Patent number: 10561750
    Abstract: A UV disinfection unit includes a frame, a flexible envelope supported by the frame, the envelope having a reflective inner surface defining an inner volume for receiving an object to be disinfected, and a UV source for being received in the volume.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: MINTIE, LLC
    Inventors: James M. Mintie, Jose Guadalupe Munoz, Christopher Foltz
  • Publication number: 20170368213
    Abstract: A UV disinfection unit includes a frame, a flexible envelope supported by the frame, the envelope having a reflective inner surface defining an inner volume for receiving an object to be disinfected, and a UV source for being received in the volume.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2017
    Publication date: December 28, 2017
    Inventors: James M. Mintie, Jose Guadalupe Munoz, Christopher Foltz
  • Patent number: 9486985
    Abstract: A method for sealing a vent includes coupling a film including an adhesive surface to an applicator, applying the film onto the vent using the applicator adhering the adhesive surface to at least one of the vent and a portion of a structure surrounding the vent, and decoupling the film from the applicator during or after the applying the film. An applicator for applying a sealing film to a vent for sealing the vent includes a first elongate member, a second elongate member having a bore extending along its length and receiving the first member within the bore, where the first elongate member is longer than the second elongate member and where a first end portion of the first elongate member extends beyond a first end of the second elongate member and a second end portion of the first elongate member extends beyond a second end of the first elongate member, and where the second elongate member is rotatable to various orientations relative to the first elongate member about a longitudinal axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: Mintie Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: James M. Mintie, Jose Guadalupe Munoz, Christopher Foltz
  • Publication number: 20160129677
    Abstract: A film for sealing vents including a flexible polymeric layer comprising at least two spaced apart openings, an adhesive on the flexible polymeric layer, and a protective layer removably adhered to the adhesive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2016
    Publication date: May 12, 2016
    Inventors: James M. Mintie, Jose Guadalupe Munoz, Christopher Foltz
  • Patent number: D935047
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: MINTIE, LLC
    Inventors: James M. Mintie, Jose Guadalupe Munoz, Christopher Foltz