Patents by Inventor Jesse Mungia

Jesse Mungia 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: 20100088934
    Abstract: A display cover for a vehicle fuel door with a broad area for the placement of a printed logo or message. The display cover conformably surrounds the fuel door with a contractile elastic belt to draw the cover tightly about the fuel door. The outward exposed surface of the cover visually displays a message or logo in a trendy location. The cover is designed to display the message in a novel location and still be easily removed without marring the vehicle finish unlike a traditional bumper sticker.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2009
    Publication date: April 15, 2010
    Inventor: Jesse Mungia
  • Publication number: 20020113455
    Abstract: A removable cover for the exterior surface of an automotive vehicle's fuel door. The cover has a securing means, such as one or more straps or fasteners, and a center portion, such as a fabric. Preferably, the cover is secured using a substantially circumferential elastic strap secured within one or more channels formed by folding and sewing the edges of the cover. The cover is designed to substantially cover the outwardly exposed exterior coated surface of the fuel door while avoiding interference with the operation of the fuel door hinges and locks. The cover is further suitable for displaying a message, symbol, logo or other visual display at a noticeable and highly visible location on the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2001
    Publication date: August 22, 2002
    Inventor: Jesse Mungia
  • Patent number: 6224643
    Abstract: A self-contained charcoal starter for barbecuing. The self-contained charcoal starter provides a bag of charcoal briquettes which includes a box or book of matches for lighting the briquettes. The matches are in a smaller bag which is stitched to the bag of briquettes when the bag of briquettes is sewn shut during its manufacture. The user tears the bag of charcoal briquettes open, then proceeds to retrieve a match from the smaller bag, and uses the match to start the fire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2001
    Inventor: Jesse Mungia
  • Patent number: 6080214
    Abstract: A self-contained charcoal starter for barbecuing. The self-contained charcoal starter includes a bag containing charcoal briquettes and a box or book of matches. The box or book of matches is attached to the inside of the bag by an adhesive. When the fire is to be started, the briquettes are deposited in a barbecue pit, and the box or book of matches is detached from the bag and used to ignite the charcoal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 1998
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2000
    Inventor: Jesse Mungia
  • Patent number: 5344649
    Abstract: A cat repellant and dispenser therefor for dissipating odors from a cat repellant into the atmosphere surround said dispenser including a housing, a reservoir located in the housing for holding and containing a solid, particulate cat repellant, a chamber located in the housing adjacent to the reservoir for receiving the solid, particulate cat repellant from the reservoir, the chamber having a slot therein for releasing odors emanating from the cat repellant to the atmosphere surrounding the dispenser to repel cats. The cat repellant of the invention is particulate pepper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 1992
    Date of Patent: September 6, 1994
    Inventor: Jesse Mungia