Patents by Inventor Dan Hruska

Dan Hruska 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).

  • Tool-less cable retainer
    Patent number: 10183834
    Abstract: Example embodiments relate to an apparatus comprising a first flange part; a second flange part comprising a hole and one of a male portion or a female portion; and a spindle comprising a first axial end, an axial body, a second axial end and an other of the male portion or the female portion arranged on the second axial end of the spindle. The first axial end of the spindle is rigidly connected to the first flange part, while the second axial end of the spindle extends through the hole so that the male portion extends into the female portion to secure the spindle part to the second flange part and so that the axial body extends between the first flange part and the second flange part. The male portion or the female portion is elastically deformable to allow the male portion to be removed from the female portion and the spindle to be removed from the second flange part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Glenn Patrick Charest, Dan Hruska, Aditya Prabhakar
  • Tool-Less Cable Retainer
    Publication number: 20160229661
    Abstract: Example embodiments relate to an apparatus comprising a first flange part; a second flange part comprising a hole and one of a male portion or a female portion; and a spindle comprising a first axial end, an axial body, a second axial end and an other of the male portion or the female portion arranged on the second axial end of the spindle. The first axial end of the spindle is rigidly connected to the first flange part, while the second axial end of the spindle extends through the hole so that the male portion extends into the female portion to secure the spindle part to the second flange part and so that the axial body extends between the first flange part and the second flange part. The male portion or the female portion is elastically deformable to allow the male portion to be removed from the female portion and the spindle to be removed from the second flange part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2015
    Publication date: August 11, 2016
    Inventors: Glenn Patrick Charest, Dan Hruska, Aditya Prabhakar