Patents by Inventor Robert B. Vu

Robert B. Vu 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: 7387063
    Abstract: A beverage brewing system is adapted to have a brewing configuration, in which, a brewing chamber has a brewing substance therein, a bottle initially has a fluid therein, a lid is located over a cup, the bottle is removably attached to the lid and located over the lid, the brewing chamber is located between the bottle and the cup, and a blow-out valve is located between the bottle and the brewing chamber so that the blow-out valve initially hinders a flow of the fluid from the bottle to the brewing chamber. The blow-out valve is adapted to be breached at a predetermined pressure when the fluid is heated to allow the fluid to pass through the brewing chamber into the cup to form a brewed fluid. The entire system is preferably disposable and microwavable. Preferably, the system has a compact storage configuration and a portable drinking configuration as well.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2008
    Assignee: JavaVoo, LLC
    Inventors: Robert B. Vu, Jacqueline Y. Vu, Tuan “Peter” Anh Dieu
  • Patent number: 5764260
    Abstract: An improved method and apparatus for modifying an inkjet cartridge for the use of separable ink reservoirs including a base plate designed to be snap fitted into a hollowed out cartridge shell and lever mechanism that cooperates with the base plate to enable the separable reservoir to fit different sizes of cartridges and to be easily removed from the cartridge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 9, 1998
    Assignee: JetFill, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert B. Vu, James D. Story, Troy Scott Thomas
  • Patent number: D354515
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 1993
    Date of Patent: January 17, 1995
    Assignee: Shiang Shin International, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert B. Vu