Patents by Inventor Loren D. Kalina

Loren D. Kalina 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).

  • Personal self-defense device
    Patent number: 9257026
    Abstract: A self-defense device includes a housing structure, a spray apparatus and a sound generating mechanism. The housing structure includes an interior space accessible though an opening within a first end portion thereof. The spray apparatus is attached to a first end portion of the housing structure. The spray apparatus allows a substance configured for impairing at least one of sight and respiratory function of a person to be selectively sprayed therefrom. The sound generating mechanism within the interior space of the housing structure. Actuation of the sound generating mechanism causes a sound recognizable as that of a firearm being mechanically charged to be created thereby.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2016
    Inventor: Loren D. Kalina
  • PERSONAL SELF-DEFENSE DEVICE
    Publication number: 20150269820
    Abstract: A self-defense device includes a housing structure, a spray apparatus and a sound generating mechanism. The housing structure includes an interior space accessible though an opening within a first end portion thereof. The spray apparatus is attached to a first end portion of the housing structure. The spray apparatus allows a substance configured for impairing at least one of sight and respiratory function of a person to be selectively sprayed therefrom. The sound generating mechanism within the interior space of the housing structure. Actuation of the sound generating mechanism causes a sound recognizable as that of a firearm being mechanically charged to be created thereby.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2014
    Publication date: September 24, 2015
    Inventor: Loren D. Kalina