Patents by Inventor Daniel E. Kroeger

Daniel E. Kroeger 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: 4583429
    Abstract: A unitary opener device for tab-type cans, which is extremely inexpensive to fabricate, simple to use and reliable in operation. A first embodiment comprises a unitary member having a handle portion adapted to be gripped by a user, and a working end portion having a pair of relatively inflexible nose portions, the nose portions being separated by a slot dimensioned to receive the exposed portion of the can opening tab. One of the nose portions has a shorter length than the other, while each of the nose portions is provided with an external convex fulcrum surface adapted to engage the can surface bearing the tab to assist in raising the exposed portion of the tab away from the can surface and rupturing the seal between the tab and the can surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 1980
    Date of Patent: April 22, 1986
    Inventors: Daniel E. Kroeger, Robert C. Anderson
  • Patent number: 4137573
    Abstract: A urine specimen collector comprising a fixture adapted to be removably installed on the rim of a water closet and including a bracket member with an inverted U-shaped clamp portion dimensioned to embrace the rim of the water closet, a downwardly extending curved leg portion for contacting the inner surface of the water closet, and an annular receptacle secured to the bracket member; and a removable liner assembly including a carrier member supported by the annular receptacle and having a central aperture in registry with the aperture in the annular receptacle and a laterally extending handle portion, and an integrally formed liner received within the central aperture and the receptacle aperture, the liner having a peripheral flange received by the upper surface of the carrier member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 1977
    Date of Patent: February 6, 1979
    Inventor: Daniel E. Kroeger
  • Patent number: D267391
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 1980
    Date of Patent: December 28, 1982
    Inventors: Daniel E. Kroeger, Robert C. Anderson
  • Patent number: D269246
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 1980
    Date of Patent: June 7, 1983
    Inventors: Daniel E. Kroeger, Robert C. Anderson