Patents by Inventor Joseph Contino

Joseph Contino 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: 20220001217
    Abstract: A method of supplying oxygen to an oxygen mask for an aircraft includes detecting, with at least one sensor and during a first time period, a first blood-oxygen saturation level at a first altitude. The method may also include detecting, with the at least one sensor and during a second time period, a second blood-oxygen saturation level at a second altitude that is different from the first altitude. The method may include determining a minimum flow rate of a gas that includes oxygen for the second altitude such that the second blood-oxygen saturation level at least matches the first blood-oxygen saturation level at the same altitude.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2020
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Inventors: Joseph Contino, Steven Sanfilippo
  • Patent number: 8973579
    Abstract: An apparatus for deploying oxygen masks that includes a pre-packaged modular system that does not require manual repacking of oxygen masks by aircraft technicians. The cartridge is for use with a manifold having a passageway in fluid communication with a source of breathable gas. The cartridge includes an end wall, a sidewall extending from the end wall and terminating at a distal end adjacent to an opening. A flexible member defines a chamber inside the cartridge. The chamber is in fluid communication with the passageway when the cartridge is coupled to the manifold. The flexible member has an outlet. A mask assembly is disposed inside the cartridge. The mask assembly has a hose coupled to the outlet of the flexible member. A cover is removably attached to the distal end of the at least one side wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignee: Avox Systems Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph Contino, Danko A. Kobziar, Robert L. Schaeffer, Jr., Duard Charles Bennett