Patents by Inventor Melanie S. St. James

Melanie S. St. James 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).

  • Self-chilling portable beverage container assembly, and method
    Patent number: 6530235
    Abstract: A portable beverage container assembly includes a capsule containing a refrigerant which is inserted into and securely held inside the beverage container, together with a mechanism to discharge the refrigerant so that the latent heat of evaporation and expansion of the refrigerant gases will impart a chilling action to the refrigerant and hence to the beverage inside the container when the user wishes to drink the beverage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2003
    Inventors: Edward Mayer Halimi, David T. St. James, Melanie S. St. James
  • Self-chilling portable beverage container assembly, and method
    Publication number: 20020178743
    Abstract: A portable beverage container assembly includes a capsule containing a refrigerant which is inserted into and securely held inside the beverage container, together with a mechanism to discharge the refrigerant so that the latent heat of evaporation and expansion of the refrigerant gases will impart a chilling action to the refrigerant and hence to the beverage inside the container when the user wishes to drink the beverage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2001
    Publication date: December 5, 2002
    Inventors: Edward Mayer Halimi, David T. St. James, Melanie S. St. James