Patents by Inventor Jeffrey Poston

Jeffrey Poston 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: 10532167
    Abstract: A device atomizes or vaporizes a liquid for inhalation. A housing has a proximal exit orifice that communicates with an intake orifice. A housing encompasses a reservoir containing a liquid. A wick has a first end in contact with the liquid and a second end that is exposed at an opening in the reservoir. A heater is disposed within housing in an air passage that communicates between the intake orifice and the proximal exit orifice. An actuator responds to a user of the device by placing the heater and the second end of the wick into proximity with the heater to vaporize the liquid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: GHT Global Heating Technologies AG
    Inventors: Jeffrey Poston, Lawrence Weber, Giampaolo Vacca, Pavlo Bagriy
  • Publication number: 20170290998
    Abstract: A device atomizes or vaporizes a liquid for inhalation. A housing has a proximal exit orifice that communicates with an intake orifice. A housing encompasses a reservoir containing a liquid. A wick has a first end in contact with the liquid and a second end that is exposed at an opening in the reservoir. A heater is disposed within housing in an air passage that communicates between the intake orifice and the proximal exit orifice. An actuator responds to a user of the device by placing the heater and the second end of the wick into proximity with the heater to vaporize the liquid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2017
    Publication date: October 12, 2017
    Inventors: Jeffrey Poston, Lawrence Weber, Giampaolo Vacca, Pavlo Bagriy
  • Patent number: 9687027
    Abstract: A device atomizes or vaporizes a liquid for inhalation. A housing has a proximal exit orifice that communicates with an intake orifice. A housing encompasses a reservoir containing a liquid. A wick has a first end in contact with the liquid and a second end that is exposed at an opening in the reservoir. A heater is disposed within housing in an air passage that communicates between the intake orifice and the proximal exit orifice. An actuator responds to a user of the device by placing the heater and the second end of the wick into proximity with the heater to vaporize the liquid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: GHT GLOBAL HEATING TECHNOLOGIES AG
    Inventors: Jeffrey Poston, Lawrence Weber, Giampaolo Vacca, Pavlo Bagriy
  • Publication number: 20140069424
    Abstract: A device atomizes or vaporizes a liquid for inhalation. A housing has a proximal exit orifice that communicates with an intake orifice. A housing encompasses a reservoir containing a liquid. A wick has a first end in contact with the liquid and a second end that is exposed at an opening in the reservoir. A heater is disposed within housing in an air passage that communicates between the intake orifice and the proximal exit orifice. An actuator responds to a user of the device by placing the heater and the second end of the wick into proximity with the heater to vaporize the liquid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2013
    Publication date: March 13, 2014
    Inventors: Jeffrey Poston, Lawrence Weber, Giampaolo Vacca, Pavlo Bagriy
  • Patent number: 8490617
    Abstract: The present invention is a method of delivering vaporized alcohol fuel through a thermally conductive porous nozzle to a catalytic burner with a plasma cavity and a surrounding porous catalytic cavity with fuel vapor and air supplied separately and inter diffusing into each other from different routes to the catalyst to achieve an efficient, steady, and complete combustion of the hydrogen bearing fuels. This heating system with passive auto thermostatic behavior, coupled to thermopiles, heat pipes and fluid heating systems may provide useful heat and electricity to applications of floors, roadways, runways, electronics, refrigerators, machinery, automobiles, structures, and fuel cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2013
    Assignee: GHT Global Heating Technologies, GmbH
    Inventors: Giampaolo Vacca, Jeffrey Poston, Michael A. Swank, Robert Glenn Hockaday, Lawrence Weber, Pavlo Bagriy
  • Patent number: 8397930
    Abstract: The present invention is an assembly for transporting, storing, and delivering a fuel such that a compromise to the containment of the fuel is readily recognized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Assignee: GHT Global Heating Technologies, GmbH
    Inventors: Giampaolo Vacca, Jeffrey Poston, Rongjau Lin
  • Publication number: 20100236949
    Abstract: The present invention is an assembly for transporting, storing, and delivering a fuel such that a compromise to the containment of the fuel is readily recognized.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2010
    Publication date: September 23, 2010
    Applicant: VACCA, INC.
    Inventors: Giampaolo Vacca, Jeffrey Poston, Rongjau Lin
  • Publication number: 20100192937
    Abstract: The present invention is a method of delivering vaporized alcohol fuel through a thermally conductive porous nozzle to a catalytic burner with a plasma cavity and a surrounding porous catalytic cavity with fuel vapor and air supplied separately and inter diffusing into each other from different routes to the catalyst to achieve an efficient, steady, and complete combustion of the hydrogen bearing fuels. This heating system with passive auto thermostatic behavior, coupled to thermopiles, heat pipes and fluid heating systems may provide useful heat and electricity to applications of floors, roadways, runways, electronics, refrigerators, machinery, automobiles, structures, and fuel cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2009
    Publication date: August 5, 2010
    Applicant: VACCA, INC.
    Inventors: Giampaolo Vacca, Jeffrey Poston, Michael A. Swank, Robert Glenn Hockaday, Lawrence Weber, Pavlo Bagriy
  • Publication number: 20070248061
    Abstract: A wireless device capable of dynamically allocating radio spectrum access within a wireless communication system includes a wireless transceiver having at least a physical layer functionality to transmit and receive data across a wireless network. The device extracts measurements of radio spectrum conditions from a least one of a local and a remote wireless transceiver to form an assessment of radio spectrum conditions. The device then integrates the assessment of radio spectrum conditions to form an integrated assessment of radio spectrum conditions between the local and remote wireless transceivers. The device further possesses a means for selecting a preferred set of radio spectrum access parameters for a communications session between the local and remote wireless transceiver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2006
    Publication date: October 25, 2007
    Applicant: The MITRE Corporation
    Inventor: Jeffrey Poston