Patents by Inventor Jose Antonio Lopes

Jose Antonio Lopes 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).

  • WINEMAKING METHOD WITHOUT THE ADMIXTURE OF SULPHUR DIOXIDE, USING CHITOSAN-BASED FILMS
    Publication number: 20140328974
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a winemaking process using the traditional method of vinification except that, after fermentation, a chitosan-based film is placed in contact with the wine and no sulfur dioxide is added. The present invention also relates to a process for preparation of a chitosan-based film by modification of the chitosan with natural compounds, which allows to produce chitosan films stable in acidic medium, with high antioxidant activity, while maintaining the antimicrobial activity. In one embodiment, the films are prepared by covalent linkage to the chitosan of molecules, such as genipin, which results in decreasing its solubility in acidic medium, and also of molecules with high antioxidant activity, such as caffeic acid, or grape and wine extracts rich in compounds with antioxidant activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2012
    Publication date: November 6, 2014
    Applicants: DAO SUL - SOCIEDADE VITIVINICOLA S.A., UNIVERSIDADE DE AVEIRO
    Inventors: Manuel Antonio Coimbra Rodrigues da Silva, Claudia Sofia Cordeiro Nunes, Elia Sofia Oliveira Maricato, Angela Maria Martins Vieira da Cunha, Sonia Alexandra Leite Velho Mendo Barroso, Jose Antonio Lopes da Silva
  • Material handling apparatus and method
    Patent number: 7277773
    Abstract: A material handling apparatus comprising a material delivery configuration configured with a first end and a second end, a transfer configuration connected to the first end of the garment delivery rail, a movable material handling arrangement configured to transfer at least one set of material on hangers supported by the arrangement, a computer, a user interface configured to accept, process and provide data to a user, the user interface connected to the computer to transfer and receive data, a clearing arrangement configured to remove material from the material delivery configuration; and an enclosure configured to separate a user from the movable material handling arrangement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2007
    Assignee: White Conveyors, Inc.
    Inventors: B. Stephen Speckhart, Alexander Flisfeder, Jose Antonio Lopes, Daniel Graham Tuttle, David William Stecher, Christopher Allan Atwan, Angel Francisco Hierrezuelo
  • Material handling apparatus and method
    Publication number: 20040267402
    Abstract: A material handling apparatus comprising a material delivery configuration configured with a first end and a second end, a transfer configuration connected to the first end of the garment delivery rail, a movable material handling arrangement configured to transfer at least one set of material on hangers supported by the arrangement, a computer, a user interface configured to accept, process and provide data to a user, the user interface connected to the computer to transfer and receive data, a clearing arrangement configured to remove material from the material delivery configuration; and an enclosure configured to separate a user from the movable material handling arrangement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2004
    Publication date: December 30, 2004
    Inventors: B. Stephen Speckhart, Alexander Flisfeder, Jose Antonio Lopes, Daniel Graham Tuttle, David William Stecher, Christopher Allan Atwan, Angel Francisco Hierrezuelo
  • Material handling apparatus
    Patent number: 6823236
    Abstract: A material handling apparatus comprising a material delivery configuration configured with a first end and a second end, a transfer configuration connected to the first end of the garment delivery rail, a movable material handling arrangement configured to transfer at least one set of material on hangers supported by the arrangement, a computer, a user interface configured to accept, process and provide data to a user, the user interface connected to the computer to transfer and receive data, a clearing arrangement configured to remove material from the material delivery configuration; and an enclosure configured to separate a user from the movable material handling arrangement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2004
    Assignee: White Conveyors, Inc.
    Inventors: B. Stephen Speckhart, Alexander Flisfeder, Jose Antonio Lopes, Daniel Graham Tuttle, David William Stecher, Christopher Allan Atwan, Angel Francisco Hierrezuelo
  • Material handling apparatus and method
    Publication number: 20040030442
    Abstract: A material handling apparatus comprising a material delivery configuration configured with a first end and a second end, a transfer configuration connected to the first end of the garment delivery rail, a movable material handling arrangement configured to transfer at least one set of material on hangers supported by the arrangement, a computer, a user interface configured to accept, process and provide data to a user, the user interface connected to the computer to transfer and receive data, a clearing arrangement configured to remove material from the material delivery configuration; and an enclosure configured to separate a user from the movable material handling arrangement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2002
    Publication date: February 12, 2004
    Applicant: White Conveyors, Inc.
    Inventors: B. Stephen Speckhart, Alexander Flisfeder, Jose Antonio Lopes, Daniel Graham Tuttle, David William Stecher, Christopher Allan Atwan, Angel Francisco Hierrezuelo
  • Container for waste material
    Patent number: D675393
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: ASFC SGPS, SA
    Inventors: José António Lopes Da Costa, Pedro Nuno Gonçalves Da Costa, Nuno Filipe Cardoso Cabral Martins Da Silva, Fernando Manuel Martins Fernandes