Patents by Inventor Joseph A. Kromka

Joseph A. Kromka 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: 11878122
    Abstract: An airway pressure support system (2) includes a housing (4) having an air inlet opening (54), and a filter assembly (50) coupled to a plurality of receiving portions of the housing. The filter assembly is in fluid communication with the air inlet opening. The filter assembly includes a housing portion (62), a first filter media portion (64) attached to the housing portion, and first and second spring members (84, 86) attached to the housing portion, wherein the first and second spring members each have a floating portion and engage the plurality of receiving portions and cause a sealing force to be exerted against the filter assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
    Inventors: Mark William Dimatteo, Mark Wayne Barclay, Joseph Kromka
  • Publication number: 20220054789
    Abstract: An airway pressure support system (2) includes a housing (4) having an air inlet opening (54), and a filter assembly (50) coupled to a plurality of receiving portions of the housing. The filter assembly is in fluid communication with the air inlet opening. The filter assembly includes a housing portion (62), a first filter media portion (64) attached to the housing portion, and first and second spring members (84, 86) attached to the housing portion, wherein the first and second spring members each have a floating portion and engage the plurality of receiving portions and cause a sealing force to be exerted against the filter assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2021
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Inventors: Mark William DIMATTEO, Mark Wayne BARCLAY, Joseph KROMKA
  • Patent number: 10967145
    Abstract: An airway pressure support system (2) includes a housing (4) having an air inlet opening (54), and a filter assembly (50) coupled to a plurality of receiving portions of the housing. The filter assembly is in fluid communication with the air inlet opening. The filter assembly includes a housing portion (62), a first filter media portion (64) attached to the housing portion, and first and second spring members (84, 86) attached to the housing portion, wherein the first and second spring members each have a floating portion and engage the plurality of receiving portions and cause a sealing force to be exerted against the filter assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
    Inventors: Mark William DiMatteo, Mark Wayne Barclay, Joseph Kromka
  • Publication number: 20180056020
    Abstract: An airway pressure support system (2) includes a housing (4) having an air inlet opening (54), and a filter assembly (50) coupled to a plurality of receiving portions of the housing. The filter assembly is in fluid communication with the air inlet opening. The filter assembly includes a housing portion (62), a first filter media portion (64) attached to the housing portion, and first and second spring members (84, 86) attached to the housing portion, wherein the first and second spring members each have a floating portion and engage the plurality of receiving portions and cause a sealing force to be exerted against the filter assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2016
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventors: Mark William DIMATTEO, Mark Wayne BARCLAY, Joseph KROMKA
  • Patent number: 5178543
    Abstract: A trainer, mounted and housed within a mobile console, is used to teach and reinforce fluid principles to students. The system trainer has two centrifugal pumps, each driven by a corresponding two-speed electric motor. The motors are controlled by motor controllers for operating the pumps to circulate the fluid stored within a supply tank through a closed system. The pumps may be connected in series or in parallel. A number of valves are also included within the system to effect different flow paths for the fluid. In addition, temperature and pressure sensing instruments are installed throughout the closed system for measuring the characteristics of the fluid, as it passes through the different valves and pumps. These measurements are indicated on a front panel mounted to the console, as a teaching aid, to allow the students to observe the characteristics of the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 1991
    Date of Patent: January 12, 1993
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the United States Department of Energy
    Inventors: Joseph P. Semans, Peter G. Johnson, Robert F. LeBoeuf, Jr., Joseph A. Kromka, Ronald H. Goron, George D. Hay