Patents by Inventor Virgil Hooper, Sr.

Virgil Hooper, Sr. 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).

  • Barbecue apparatus and method
    Patent number: 5325841
    Abstract: Barbecue apparatus includes a housing and a top defining a primary vent interconnecting the interior of the housing to the ambient atmosphere. A fuel grate is located within the housing interior spaced from the housing bottom. A grill is located in the housing interior at a location between the fuel grate and the primary vent. A secondary vent is positioned below the grill and above the grate for venting potentially harmful combustion gases, such as carbon monoxide gas, from the housing interior.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 1993
    Date of Patent: July 5, 1994
    Inventor: Virgil Hooper, Sr.