Patents by Inventor Joseph R. Andrade

Joseph R. Andrade 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: 20090277339
    Abstract: A rotisserie is provided for cooking small pieces of food without piercing the food. The rotisserie comprises an outer generally cylindrical grill basket and an inner generally cylindrical grill basket telescoped within the outer basket. Small pieces of food such as chicken wings, meats, vegetable cuts and the like are placed in the space between the two cylindrical baskets and the rotisserie is placed in a cooking oven provided with a heating element and means for rotating the rotisserie to evenly cook the food items.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2008
    Publication date: November 12, 2009
    Inventor: Joseph R. Andrade
  • Patent number: 6240917
    Abstract: An aerosol holding chamber for use with a metered-dose inhaler having a tubular outlet has an elongated body having a rear end wall formed with a hole shaped to fit snugly around the tubular outlet of the inhaler, a front end provided with a mouthpiece, and a partition defining in the body a front compartment at the mouthpiece and a rear compartment at the rear wall. A vent passage opens outward from the front compartment and a first check valve at the partition permits gas flow through the partition only from the rear compartment to the front compartment. A second check valve permits gas flow only out of the front compartment through the vent passage. An air-flow actuated noise maker in the vent passage generates an audible sound when air blown into the front compartment exits through the vent passage. The device is inserted into the user's mouth and the user first exhales into it, with the noisemaker indicating that this is happening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2001
    Inventor: Joseph R. Andrade
  • Patent number: 5855202
    Abstract: A metered-dose inhaler having a medication-containing cartridge and a tubular outlet is used with an aerosol holding chamber having an elongated body having a rear end wall formed with a hole shaped to fit snugly around the tubular outlet of the inhaler, a longitudinally extending side wall, and a front end wall. A mouthpiece formed on the front end wall has a large-diameter tubular rear portion extending forward from the front end wall, a small-diameter tubular front bite portion extending forward from the large-diameter rear portion, and a transverse wall between the rear and front portions and extending generally perpendicular thereto. The front bite portion is of a height equal to at most half a height of the large-diameter rear portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 5, 1999
    Inventor: Joseph R. Andrade