Patents by Inventor Dennis P. Tronca

Dennis P. Tronca 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: 8931435
    Abstract: An animal feeder includes a feed bin configured to hold feed stock. The feed bin has a first feed port. The animal feeder also includes an outer housing positioned around at least a portion of the feed bin. The outer housing has a second feed port. The animal feeder further includes a magnet supported by one of the feed bin and the outer housing. The magnet magnetically couples the outer housing to the feed bin. The outer housing is movable relative to the feed bin between a first position, in which the outer housing is magnetically coupled to the feed bin such that the first feed port and the second feed port are at least partially aligned, and a second position, in which the outer housing is not magnetically coupled to the feed bin and the first feed port and the second feed port are out of alignment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2015
    Inventors: Kenneth R. Hepp, Thomas J. Green, Dennis P. Tronca, Roger V. Hajny
  • Publication number: 20120037080
    Abstract: An animal feeder includes a feed bin configured to hold feed stock. The feed bin has a first feed port. The animal feeder also includes an outer housing positioned around at least a portion of the feed bin. The outer housing has a second feed port. The animal feeder further includes a magnet supported by one of the feed bin and the outer housing. The magnet magnetically couples the outer housing to the feed bin. The outer housing is movable relative to the feed bin between a first position, in which the outer housing is magnetically coupled to the feed bin such that the first feed port and the second feed port are at least partially aligned, and a second position, in which the outer housing is not magnetically coupled to the feed bin and the first feed port and the second feed port are out of alignment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2011
    Publication date: February 16, 2012
    Inventors: Kenneth R. Hepp, Thomas J. Green, Dennis P. Tronca, Roger V. Hajny
  • Patent number: 8006734
    Abstract: An adhesive segment applicator apparatus is provided for use with an adhesive segment laden carrier release tape. The adhesive segment applicator has an adhesive dispensing wheel upon which a roll of adhesive segment carrier release tape is mounted and a take-up core system that prevents the adhesive segment-laden carrier release tape from becoming loose or pulling away from the adhesive segment applicator apparatus when an adhesive segment is dispensed, in order easily to dispense an adhesive segment to a surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2011
    Assignee: Glue Dots International LLC
    Inventors: Roger V. Hajny, Burton J. Peterson, Dennis P. Tronca
  • Publication number: 20110088626
    Abstract: An animal feeder is mountable to an exterior support and includes an inner housing having a cavity for containing feed and an outer housing for selectively blocking and providing access to the cavity. Access is dependent upon a force exerted on the outer housing. The animal feeder also includes an adjustment mechanism for adjusting the force required to block access.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2010
    Publication date: April 21, 2011
    Inventors: Kenneth R. Hepp, Keith W. McCord, Dennis P. Tronca, Roger V. Hajny, Thomas J. Green
  • Patent number: 5680665
    Abstract: An apparatus for selectively recirculating, conditioning, sorting and collecting the balls and discharging the bails from a pipe cleaning system utilizing recirculating foam rubber balls includes a housing having a dividing wall defining an inlet chamber on one side thereof and a collection chamber on the other side thereof, the inlet chamber having an inlet and the collection chamber having an outlet. A movable plate further divides the collection chamber into a acceptable ball chamber and a rejected ball chamber. A roller arrangement is operably connected with the housing and cooperates with the movable plate to condition and sort the balls in the system into the rejected ball chamber and the acceptable ball chamber. The collection chamber has a movable screen which selectively controls the flow of balls from the acceptable ball chamber to the outlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 1996
    Date of Patent: October 28, 1997
    Assignee: Water Services of America, Inc.
    Inventors: Dean Anson, Dennis P. Tronca, James E. Biersach