Patents by Inventor James R. Burroughs

James R. Burroughs 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: 8757048
    Abstract: A drinking container for decanting, filtering, mixing and/or aerating a beverage. The drinking container comprises a bowl having an upper opening and an aerating cell having a wall, an upper opening along the top of the cell and a plurality of openings or perforations through the wall. The cup-shaped cell has an upwardly facing hollow or concave configuration, optionally with a central upwardly extending protrusion, and is attached to and within the bowl, to decant, filter, mix and/or aerate a beverage that is poured through the bowl upper opening and into the cell upper opening, and subsequently flows through the at least one perforation into the bowl. Preferably, the drinking container is a wine glass having a base and stem supporting the bowl and the beverage is wine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Inventors: James R. Burroughs, Dillon Burroughs, Ken Benson, Ed Gilchrest
  • Publication number: 20120167775
    Abstract: A drinking container for decanting, filtering, mixing and/or aerating a beverage. The drinking container comprises a bowl having an upper opening and an aerating cell having a wall, an upper opening along the top of the cell and a plurality of openings or perforations through the wall. The cup-shaped cell has an upwardly facing hollow or concave configuration, optionally with a central upwardly extending protrusion, and is attached to and within the bowl, to decant, filter, mix and/or aerate a beverage that is poured through the bowl upper opening and into the cell upper opening, and subsequently flows through the at least one perforation into the bowl. Preferably, the drinking container is a wine glass having a base and stem supporting the bowl and the beverage is wine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2012
    Publication date: July 5, 2012
    Applicant: Chevalier Collection Ltd.
    Inventors: James R. Burroughs, Dillon Burroughs, Ken Benson, Ed Gilchrest
  • Patent number: 8101222
    Abstract: A drinking container for decanting, filtering, mixing and/or aerating a beverage. The drinking container comprises a bowl having an upper opening and an aerating cell having a wall, an upper opening along the top of the cell and a plurality of openings or perforations through the wall. The cup-shaped cell has an upwardly facing hollow or concave configuration, optionally with a central upwardly extending protrusion, and is attached to and within the bowl, to decant, filter, mix and/or aerate a beverage that is poured through the bowl upper opening and into the cell upper opening, and subsequently flows through the at least one perforation into the bowl. Preferably, the drinking container is a wine glass having a base and stem supporting the bowl and the beverage is wine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2012
    Assignee: Chevalier Collection, Ltd.
    Inventors: James R Burroughs, Dillon Burroughs, Ken Benson, Ed Gilchrest
  • Publication number: 20110005401
    Abstract: A drinking container for decanting, filtering, mixing and/or aerating a beverage. The drinking container comprises a bowl having an upper opening and an aerating cell having a wall, an upper opening along the top of the cell and a plurality of openings or perforations through the wall. The cup-shaped cell has an upwardly facing hollow or concave configuration, optionally with a central upwardly extending protrusion, and is attached to and within the bowl, to decant, filter, mix and/or aerate a beverage that is poured through the bowl upper opening and into the cell upper opening, and subsequently flows through the at least one perforation into the bowl. Preferably, the drinking container is a wine glass having a base and stem supporting the bowl and the beverage is wine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2010
    Publication date: January 13, 2011
    Applicant: CHEVALIER COLLECTION LTD.
    Inventors: James R. Burroughs, Dillon Burroughs
  • Publication number: 20100122919
    Abstract: A drinking container for decanting, filtering, mixing and/or aerating a beverage. The drinking container comprises a bowl having an upper opening and an aerating cell having a wall, an upper opening along the top of the cell and at least one perforation through the wall. The cell is attached to and within the bowl, to decant, filter, mix and/or aerate a beverage that is poured through the bowl upper opening and into the cell upper opening, and subsequently flows through the at least one perforation into the bowl.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2008
    Publication date: May 20, 2010
    Inventors: James R. Burroughs, Dillon Burroughs
  • Publication number: 20100124594
    Abstract: A drinking container for decanting, filtering, mixing and/or aerating a beverage. The drinking container comprises a bowl having an upper opening and an aerating cell having a wall, an upper opening along the top of the cell and a plurality of openings or perforations through the wall. The cup-shaped cell has an upwardly facing hollow or concave configuration, optionally with a central upwardly extending protrusion, and is attached to and within the bowl, to decant, filter, mix and/or aerate a beverage that is poured through the bowl upper opening and into the cell upper opening, and subsequently flows through the at least one perforation into the bowl. Preferably, the drinking container is a wine glass having a base and stem supporting the bowl and the beverage is wine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2009
    Publication date: May 20, 2010
    Applicant: CHEVALIER COLLECTION, LTD.
    Inventors: James R. Burroughs, Dillon Burroughs, Ken Benson, Ed Gilchrest
  • Patent number: 6977123
    Abstract: A battery strength indicating and switch means on a battery which is coupled across the terminals of the battery and which is provided with an indicating means to indicate the strength of the battery and in addition, the battery strength indicating means is also provided with an in-line switch which can easily be depressed to complete the circuit so as to place the indicator means across the terminals of the cell and display the charge of the battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 1992
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2005
    Assignee: Strategic Energy Ltd.
    Inventors: James R. Burroughs, Alan N. O'Kain
  • Patent number: 5789100
    Abstract: A battery strength tester used on a battery which has indicating means to indicate the strength of the battery and switching means which can easily be employed to complete a circuit so as to place the indicator means across the terminals of the battery and display the charge of the battery and wherein said switch, after a predetermined interval or temperature is reached, automatically opens to break the electrical contact across the battery terminals. A light emitting material employed as the indicator material is another special feature of the battery strength tester.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 1995
    Date of Patent: August 4, 1998
    Assignee: Stratetic Electronics, LLC
    Inventors: James R. Burroughs, Alan N. O'Kain
  • Patent number: 5478665
    Abstract: A battery strength tester used on a battery which has indicating means to indicate the strength of the battery and switching means which can easily be employed to complete a circuit so as to place the indicator means across the terminals of the battery and display the charge of the battery and wherein said switch, after a predetermined interval or temperature is reached, automatically opens to break the electrical contact across the battery terminals. A light emitting material employed as the indicator material is another special feature of the battery strength tester.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 1994
    Date of Patent: December 26, 1995
    Assignee: Strategic Electronics
    Inventors: James R. Burroughs, Alan N. O'Kain
  • Patent number: 5156931
    Abstract: A battery strength indicating and switch means on a battery which is coupled across the terminals of the battery and which is provided with an indicating means to indicate the strength of the battery and in addition, the battery strength indicating means is also provided with an in-line switch which can easily be depressed to complete the circuit so as to place the indicator means across the terminals of the cell and display the charge of the battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 1991
    Date of Patent: October 20, 1992
    Assignee: Strategic Energy Ltd.
    Inventors: James R. Burroughs, Alan N. O'Kain
  • Patent number: 5015544
    Abstract: A battery strength indicating and switch means on a battery which is coupled across the terminals of the battery and which is provided with an indicating means to indicate the strength of the battery and in addition, the battery strength indicating means is also provided with an in-line switch which can easily be depressed to complete the circuit so as to place the indicator means across the terminals of the cell and display the charge of the battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 1989
    Date of Patent: May 14, 1991
    Assignee: Strategic Energy Ltd.
    Inventors: James R. Burroughs, Alan N. O'Kain
  • Patent number: 4962347
    Abstract: A flashlight or a portable lantern having a built-in battery tester to determine the voltage or capacity of the battery, either under an electrical load or under no electrical load. The battery tester can comprise a voltmeter, ammeter, liquid-crystal cell, LED, color-indicating redox voltage-indicator cell, or a voltage battery-monitoring circuit that intermittently monitors the voltage of the batteries for brief pulses, compares the battery voltage with the standard reference voltage, and initiates a signal system if the battery voltage falls below the standard reference voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 1988
    Date of Patent: October 9, 1990
    Assignee: Strategic Energy, Ltd.
    Inventors: James R. Burroughs, Alan N. O'Kain
  • Patent number: RE39703
    Abstract: A battery strength indicating and switch means on a battery which is coupled across the terminals of the battery and which is provided with an indicating means to indicate the strength of the battery and in addition, the battery strength indicating means is also provided with an in-line switch which can easily be depressed to complete the circuit so as to place the indicator means across the terminals of the cell and display the charge of the battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 1992
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2007
    Assignee: Strategic Electronics
    Inventors: James R. Burroughs, Alan N. O'Kain
  • Patent number: RE40506
    Abstract: A battery strength indicating and switch means on a battery which is coupled across the terminals of the battery and which is provided with an indicating means to indicate the strength of the battery and in addition, the battery strength indicating means is also provided with an in-line switch which can easily be depressed to complete the circuit so as to place the indicator means across the terminals of the cell and display the charge of the battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2008
    Assignee: Strategic Electronics, LLC
    Inventors: James R. Burroughs, Alan N. O'Kain
  • Patent number: D683586
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2013
    Inventors: James R Burroughs, Dillon Burroughs, Ken Benson, Ed Gilchrest