Patents by Inventor Joseph A. Festa

Joseph A. Festa 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).

  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AN AUTOMATED BARBECUE SMOKER
    Publication number: 20220248903
    Abstract: Devices, systems, and computer-readable medium are provided for a barbecue smoker device. A barbecue smoker device is provided, that includes a multi-wall container, a food platform, a heat source, an air vent at the top of the barbecue smoker device, an air flow control mechanism at the lower portion of the barbecue smoker device, and a plurality of sensors coupled to the barbecue smoker device. The barbeque smoker device may include a control device for automated control of the air flow control mechanism. A system for remotely controlling a barbecue smoker device is provided, where the system includes a barbecue smoker device including a processor and a display unit, a mobile device in wireless communication with the barbecue smoker device, and the mobile device displaying a graphical user interface that is configured to receive input from a user causing a configuration change in the barbecue smoker device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2022
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Inventors: Kevin Kit Parker, Alexander Peyton Nesmith, Joseph A. Festa, Michel Maalouly, Elizabeth Olayinka Ogunbiyi
  • Systems and methods for an automated barbecue smoker
    Patent number: 11291332
    Abstract: Devices, systems, and computer-readable medium are provided for a barbecue smoker device. A barbecue smoker device is provided, that includes a multi-wall container, a food platform, a heat source, an air vent at the top of the barbecue smoker device, an air flow control mechanism at the lower portion of the barbecue smoker device, and a plurality of sensors coupled to the barbecue smoker device. The barbeque smoker device may include a control device for automated control of the air flow control mechanism. A system for remotely controlling a barbecue smoker device is provided, where the system includes a barbecue smoker device including a processor and a display unit, a mobile device in wireless communication with the barbecue smoker device, and the mobile device displaying a graphical user interface that is configured to receive input from a user causing a configuration change in the barbecue smoker device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: President and Fellows of Harvard College
    Inventors: Kevin Kit Parker, Alexander Peyton Nesmith, Joseph A. Festa, Michel Maalouly, Elizabeth Olayinka Ogunbiyi
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AN AUTOMATED BARBECUE SMOKER
    Publication number: 20180008093
    Abstract: Devices, systems, and computer-readable medium are provided for a barbecue smoker device. A barbecue smoker device is provided, that includes a multi-wall container, a food platform, a heat source, an air vent at the top of the barbecue smoker device, an air flow control mechanism at the lower portion of the barbecue smoker device, and a plurality of sensors coupled to the barbecue smoker device. The barbeque smoker device may include a control device for automated control of the air flow control mechanism. A system for remotely controlling a barbecue smoker device is provided, where the system includes a barbecue smoker device including a processor and a display unit, a mobile device in wireless communication with the barbecue smoker device, and the mobile device displaying a graphical user interface that is configured to receive input from a user causing a configuration change in the barbecue smoker device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2016
    Publication date: January 11, 2018
    Inventors: Kevin Kit Parker, Alexander Peyton Nesmith, Joseph A. Festa, Michel Maalouly, Elizabeth Olayinka Ogunbiyi