Patents by Inventor Joseph J. Contino

Joseph J. 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).

  • Patent number: 11040225
    Abstract: A system and a method for providing a secondary source of breathing gas to a mask are disclosed. The system includes secondary reservoir having a breathing gas, the secondary reservoir connected to a primary line by a secondary line. A pressure switch detects a pressure in the primary line and, upon a pressure lower than a threshold, actuates an actuator to permit the flow of breathing gas from the secondary reservoir through the secondary line. A valve may be configured to prevent a flow of gas from the secondary line to a source side of the primary line. The method includes detecting gas pressure and actuating an actuator upon a low gas pressure to permit a flow of secondary gas to the breathing mask by way of a secondary line. The gas may be prevented from flowing from the secondary line to a source side of the primary line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: AVOX Systems Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph J. Contino, Duard Bennett
  • Publication number: 20160325122
    Abstract: A system and a method for providing a secondary source of breathing gas to a mask are disclosed. The system includes secondary reservoir having a breathing gas, the secondary reservoir connected to a primary line by a secondary line. A pressure switch detects a pressure in the primary line and, upon a pressure lower than a threshold, actuates an actuator to permit the flow of breathing gas from the secondary reservoir through the secondary line. A valve may be configured to prevent a flow of gas from the secondary line to a source side of the primary line. The method includes detecting gas pressure and actuating an actuator upon a low gas pressure to permit a flow of secondary gas to the breathing mask by way of a secondary line. The gas may be prevented from flowing from the secondary line to a source side of the primary line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2016
    Publication date: November 10, 2016
    Inventors: Joseph J. Contino, Duard Bennett
  • Patent number: 5408995
    Abstract: A continuous flow passenger oxygen dispensing unit of the type used on pressurized aircraft by passengers during decompression emergencies. The present invention includes an integrally reinforced reservoir bag with an easily connectable and detachable coupling member, further including an airflow channel designed to prevent sticking while being collapsed during storage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 1993
    Date of Patent: April 25, 1995
    Assignee: Figgie International Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph J. Contino, Jeffrey L. Landis, George F. McKinnon