Patents by Inventor Daniel Schaaf

Daniel Schaaf 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: 20220192230
    Abstract: Disclosed is an edible, expandable extrudate having a composition that includes a gel-forming component, a crystalline component having a melting point of up to 150° C., water, and additional components that produce an extrudate composition (dough) having no more than 20 dry wt. % starch and no more than 45 dry wt. % protein and a method for producing an edible expanded extrudate product using water incorporated in the extrudate as the puffing or blowing agent to produce a volumetric expansion of at least 200% as a heated and pressurized extrudate is ejected from an extruder such as a twin-screw extruder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2020
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Inventor: Daniel SCHAAF
  • Patent number: 8070387
    Abstract: Various embodiments described herein provide shoreline restoration modules which may be anchored together along a shoreline of a body of water, such as a lake or pond, to facilitate restoration of the shoreline. The shoreline restoration modules may include a photodegradable material selected to degrade over a period of years, such as four years or five years, while maintaining strength over the period of years to prevent breakdown of a media enclosed by the shoreline restoration modules. In some embodiments, the shoreline restoration modules also provide beneficial run off nutrient, silt, and other particulate matter trapping and filtering.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2011
    Inventor: Daniel Schaaf
  • Publication number: 20090232599
    Abstract: Various embodiments described herein provide shoreline restoration modules which may be anchored together along a shoreline of a body of water, such as a lake or pond, to facilitate restoration of the shoreline. The shoreline restoration modules may include a photodegradable material selected to degrade over a period of years, such as four years or five years, while maintaining strength over the period of years to prevent breakdown of a media enclosed by the shoreline restoration modules. In some embodiments, the shoreline restoration modules also provide beneficial run off nutrient, silt, and other particulate matter trapping and filtering.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2009
    Publication date: September 17, 2009
    Inventor: Daniel Schaaf
  • Publication number: 20080082991
    Abstract: Improved computer interface system using multiple independent hardware and virtual human-computer input devices and related enabling subroutines is disclosed. Multiple independent data input devices allow users to input data independently from multiple independent data input devices to operating system. Input device driver decodes input from multiple independent input devices. Operating system interface software interprets data from input device driver. Operating system software further generates and controls multiple cursors or control points. Input device aware program obtains and interprets input devices event message, and controls input device aware objects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2007
    Publication date: April 3, 2008
    Applicant: IMI Innovations, Inc.
    Inventors: James Fairs, Vlad Zarney, Daniel Schaaf, Lee Mitchell
  • Publication number: 20060066571
    Abstract: Improved computer interface system using multiple independent graphical data input devices is disclosed. Multiple independent graphical data input devices allow users to input data independently from multiple independent graphical data input devices to operating system. Graphical input device driver decodes input from multiple independent graphical input devices. Operating system interface software interprets data from graphical input device driver. Operating system software further generates and controls multiple cursors or control points. Graphical input device aware program obtains and interprets graphical input devices event message, and controls graphical input device aware objects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2004
    Publication date: March 30, 2006
    Applicant: Mice Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: James Fairs, Vlad Zarney, Daniel Schaaf