Patents by Inventor John H. Deegan

John H. Deegan 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: 6500665
    Abstract: A device for detecting and indicating the caffeine concentration of a beverage includes a disposable test sheet having a reagent section and a color chart. The reagent section is impregnated with a reagent which, when reacted with caffeine, produces a characteristic chromogenic and color change. These changes vary according to the caffeine concentration of a tested beverage sample. The color chart includes a plurality of color gradations corresponding to ranges of caffeine concentrations and includes numerical indicia corresponding to respective color gradations. The color chart further includes indicia indicative of representative beverages corresponding to respective color gradations and numerical ranges. The color chart may be arranged concentrically about the reagent section or in tabular list form. The test sheet includes a polymeric layer to prevent a beverage sample from soaking through the reagent section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2002
    Inventor: John H. Deegan
  • Publication number: 20020132358
    Abstract: A device for detecting and indicating the caffeine concentration of a beverage includes a disposable test sheet having a reagent section and a color chart. The reagent section is impregnated with a reagent which, when reacted with caffeine, produces a characteristic chromogenic and color change. These changes vary according to the caffeine concentration of a tested beverage sample. The color chart includes a plurality of color gradations corresponding to ranges of caffeine concentrations and includes numerical indicia corresponding to respective color gradations. The color chart further includes indicia indicative of representative beverages corresponding to respective color gradations and numerical ranges. The color chart may be arranged concentrically about the reagent section or in tabular list form. The test sheet includes a polymeric layer to prevent a beverage sample from soaking through the reagent section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2001
    Publication date: September 19, 2002
    Inventor: John H. Deegan
  • Patent number: 5040364
    Abstract: A lawn mower having a plurality of discharge exit ports and exit port closure means disposed about the periphery of the housing member of said lawn mower. Each closure means is selectively and individually operable between a fully closed position and a fully open position by a control lever disposed on the handle of the lawn mower to provide means for selective discharge of cut grass by the operator while standing behind the lawn mower and while the lawn mower is being propelled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 1990
    Date of Patent: August 20, 1991
    Inventor: John H. Deegan