Patents by Inventor Daniel M. Wodka

Daniel M. Wodka 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).

  • Publication number: 20130062358
    Abstract: A lid assembly for a beverage container having a lid housing, a seal assembly and a trigger member. The seal assembly has one or more drink seals that engage a corresponding one or more drink apertures to close the drink apertures. The seal assembly is rotatedly connected to the lid housing and movable between a use position and a cleaning position to allow the seal assembly to be rotated away from a drink surface of the lid housing so that the drink aperture is open for cleaning. The trigger member is connected to the lid housing and is capable of engaging the seal assembly in the use position, but it cannot engage the seal assembly in the cleaning position. Additionally, the seal assembly may have a vent seal for closing a vent aperture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2012
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Applicant: IGNITE USA, LLC
    Inventors: Sami M. El-Saden, Daniel M. Wodka, Joe Y. Chiou
  • Publication number: 20120187075
    Abstract: A drink bottle may include a container and a lid connected to the container. The lid may include a spout and a spout cover. Each of the spout and the spout cover may be moved in opposite directions between a stowed configuration and a dispensing configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2012
    Publication date: July 26, 2012
    Applicant: Ignite USA, LLC
    Inventors: Sami El-Saden, Blair E. Miller, Daniel M. Wodka, John W. Phillips
  • Patent number: 8139367
    Abstract: Disclosed is a torsion spring mechanism that supports and guides a flexible printed circuit for use in an electronic device with a sliding motion. The spring mechanism includes a first segment and a second segment that are joined by a torsion spring. The torsion spring has a predetermined spring constant and is capable of exerting a force. When the force of the torsion spring is unreleased the sliding housing is closed and when the force of the torsion spring is released the sliding housing is opened. An electrically conducting flexible printed circuit is at least partially supported by both the first and second segments while freely traversing the torsion spring length with an unsupported portion enough to provide adequate movement of the flexible printed circuit about the torsion spring length. In this way, a spring compartment within the device being approximately 5 millimeters in depth may support and protect the unidirectional torsion spring mechanism and flexible printed circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignee: Motorola Mobility, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott L. Miller, Michael J. Lombardi, Daniel M. Wodka, Frank H. Stone
  • Publication number: 20100073890
    Abstract: Disclosed is a torsion spring mechanism that supports and guides a flexible printed circuit for use in an electronic device with a sliding motion. The spring mechanism includes a first segment and a second segment that are joined by a torsion spring. The torsion spring has a predetermined spring constant and is capable of exerting a force. When the force of the torsion spring is unreleased the sliding housing is closed and when the force of the torsion spring is released the sliding housing is opened. An electrically conducting flexible printed circuit is at least partially supported by both the first and second segments while freely traversing the torsion spring length with an unsupported portion enough to provide adequate movement of the flexible printed circuit about the torsion spring length. In this way, a spring compartment within the device being approximately 5 millimeters in depth may support and protect the unidirectional torsion spring mechanism and flexible printed circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2008
    Publication date: March 25, 2010
    Applicant: MOTOROLA INC
    Inventors: SCOTT L. MILLER, MICHAEL J. LOMBARDI, DANIEL M. WODKA, FRANK H. STONE
  • Patent number: D682034
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2013
    Assignee: Ignite USA, LLC
    Inventors: Sami El-Saden, Blair E. Miller, Daniel M. Wodka, John W. Phillips