Patents by Inventor Russell Pinto

Russell Pinto 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: 11066628
    Abstract: A gluten-free fermented beverage for human consumption includes a mixture including tea and alcohol. The alcohol is formed by a single culture yeast and fermentable sugar not derived from grain. A method for making the beverage includes steeping a form of tea leaves in water to form a tea, adding a form of yeast nutrient to the tea, adding a fermentable sugar not derived from grain to the tea, adding a single culture yeast to the tea, fermenting the tea mixture, adding citric acid before and/or after the step of fermenting, filtering the fermented tea, and carbonating the fermented tea.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: Employee Brewing Company LLC
    Inventors: Jason Kusowski, Richard Durham, Russell Pinto
  • Publication number: 20180057779
    Abstract: A gluten-free fermented beverage for human consumption includes a mixture including tea and alcohol. The alcohol is formed by a single culture yeast and fermentable sugar not derived from grain. A method for making the beverage includes steeping a form of tea leaves in water to form a tea, adding a form of yeast nutrient to the tea, adding a fermentable sugar not derived from grain to the tea, adding a single culture yeast to the tea, fermenting the tea mixture, adding citric acid before and/or after the step of fermenting, filtering the fermented tea, and carbonating the fermented tea.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2017
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Applicant: Employee Brewing Company LLC
    Inventors: Jason Kusowski, Richard Durham, Russell Pinto
  • Patent number: 8454417
    Abstract: The present invention includes a scent-based board game to challenge the olfactory sense of the player, and a method of play thereof, further including a game board having a start space, an end space and a set of spaces positioned between the start and end space; a scented card having a scent, the identity of the scent and an order; and positional markers. The players progress along the game path by following instructions on the game spaces, identifying the correct scent on the scented cards, and avoiding obstacles. The first player to arrive to the end space is declared as winner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2013
    Assignee: Unknown Games, LLC
    Inventors: Dale Ian Harris, Russell Pinto
  • Publication number: 20090200739
    Abstract: The present invention provides a board game and a method of play thereof to challenge the olfactory sense of the player. The game includes a game playing surface, a location generator, a position marker and a plurality of scent generating media. The game playing surface has at least two different venues and each scent generating media has a scent associated with one of the venues. The location generator has an indicator for each venue. The position maker indicates a location of each player on the game playing surface. Each of the plurality of scent generating media has a scent associated with one of the venues.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2009
    Publication date: August 13, 2009
    Inventors: Russell Pinto, George W. McClure, Dale Ian Harris
  • Publication number: 20090096162
    Abstract: The present invention includes a scent-based board game to challenge the olfactory sense of the player, and a method of play thereof, further including a game board having a start space, an end space and a set of spaces positioned between the start and end space; a scented card having a scent, the identity of the scent and an order; and positional markers. The players progress along the game path by following instructions on the game spaces, identifying the correct scent on the scented cards, and avoiding obstacles. The first player to arrive to the end space is declared as winner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2008
    Publication date: April 16, 2009
    Inventors: Dale Ian Harris, Russell Pinto
  • Patent number: 7490833
    Abstract: The present invention includes a scent-based board game to challenge the olfactory sense of the player, and a method of play thereof, further including a game board having a start space, an end space and a set of spaces positioned between the start and end space; a scented card having a scent, the identity of the scent and an order; and positional markers. The players progress along the game path by following instructions on the game spaces, identifying the correct scent on the scented cards, and avoiding obstacles. The first player to arrive to the end space is declared as winner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2009
    Assignee: Unknown Games, LLC
    Inventors: Dale Ian Harris, Russell Pinto
  • Publication number: 20060113727
    Abstract: The present invention includes a scent-based board game to challenge the olfactory sense of the player, and a method of play thereof, further including a game board having a start space, an end space and a set of spaces positioned between the start and end space; a scented card having a scent, the identity of the scent and an order; and positional markers. The players progress along the game path by following instructions on the game spaces, identifying the correct scent on the scented cards, and avoiding obstacles. The first player to arrive to the end space is declared as winner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2005
    Publication date: June 1, 2006
    Inventors: Dale Harris, Russell Pinto