Patents by Inventor Frank Kostka

Frank Kostka 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).

  • Ballistic protection shelter
    Patent number: 7600348
    Abstract: A ballistic protection shelter includes a soft-walled shelter structure wherein soft wall and soft roof portions are supported on at least one rigid support member, and an internal shelter structure for disposition within the soft-walled shelter structure. The internal shelter structure includes at least rigid side wall panels connectable to each other to form an enclosure. The panels are of a ballistic protective material adapted to provide protection to shelter occupants against explosive detonations and shrapnel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2009
    Assignee: United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army
    Inventor: Frank Kostka
  • Ticket dispenser for association with vending machines
    Patent number: 4202468
    Abstract: A ticket dispenser associated with a vending machine for vending goods or services of the type requiring the insertion of coins or tokens of a certain value in order to obtain the goods or services. The ticket dispenser provides for dispensing of a ticket by the machine in addition to the vending of the goods or services with the ticket being redeemable by the user of the machine for something of value in addition to the goods or services received. Ticket feeding pawls are employed for dispensing the tickets at a ticket delivery position, and the pawls are driven by coin operated actuating means of the machine so that the tickets are dispensed only upon insertion of sufficient coins or tokens. The pawls comprise a spring-loaded forward drive and locking pawl, and a spring-loaded retaining pawl. A ticket engaging baffle provides for simplified ticket removal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 1978
    Date of Patent: May 13, 1980
    Inventors: David R. Anderson, Frank Kostka, Frank J. Kostka
  • Ticket dispenser
    Patent number: 4140259
    Abstract: A vending machine for vending goods or services of the type requiring the insertion of coins or tokens of a certain value in order to obtain the goods or services. A ticket dispensing apparatus is associated with the machine whereby a ticket will be dispensed by the machine in addition to the vending of the goods or services. The ticket will be redeemable by the user of the machine for something of value in addition to the goods or services received. Feeding means are employed for dispensing the tickets at a ticket delivery position, the feeding means being operable by the actuating means of the machine. These actuating means are operable only upon the insertion of coins or tokens of sufficient value and, therefore, the tickets are dispensed only upon insertion of sufficient coins or tokens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 1977
    Date of Patent: February 20, 1979
    Inventors: Frank Kostka, Robert L. Moore