Patents by Inventor Don Barnvos

Don Barnvos 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).

  • AIRBORNE INTERACTIVE CAT TREAT OR TOY
    Publication number: 20120180734
    Abstract: An aerodynamically interactive artifact is proportioned to experience at least one of tumbling, fluttering, and autorotating motion when subjected to free fall in a gravitational field. Suitable shapes include films, strips, butterflies, birds, and the like. The artifact may be contain a neutraceutical, may be dissolvable in pet saliva, and may provide an olfactory sensation for a pet. Dimensionless parameters such as Froude number and length-to-thickness ratios may be used to select aerodynamically interactive motions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2012
    Publication date: July 19, 2012
    Applicant: Del Monte Corportion
    Inventors: Jay Kling, Tracy Grammer, Eric Lew, Don Barnvos, Tracy Wonjnarowski
  • Airborne interactive cat treat or toy
    Patent number: 8146538
    Abstract: An aerodynamically interactive artifact is proportioned to experience at least one of tumbling, fluttering, and autorotating motion when subjected to free fall in a gravitational field. Suitable shapes include films, strips, butterflies, birds, and the like. The artifact may be contain a nutraceutical, may be dissolvable in pet saliva, and may provide an olfactory sensation for a pet. Dimensionless parameters such as Froude number and length-to-thickness ratios may be used to select aerodynamically interactive motions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Assignee: Del Monte Corporation
    Inventors: Jay Kling, Tracy Grammer, Eric Lew, Don Barnvos, Tracy Wojnarowski
  • Airborne interactive cat treat or toy
    Publication number: 20080127904
    Abstract: An aerodynamically interactive artifact is proportioned to experience at least one of tumbling, fluttering, and autorotating motion when subjected to free fall in a gravitational field. Suitable shapes include films, strips, butterflies, birds, and the like. The artifact may be contain a neutraceutical, may be dissolvable in pet saliva, and may provide an olfactory sensation for a pet. Dimensionless parameters such as Froude number and length-to-thickness ratios may be used to select aerodynamically interactive motions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2006
    Publication date: June 5, 2008
    Applicant: Del Monte Corporation
    Inventors: Jay Kling, Tracy Grammer, Eric Lew, Don Barnvos, Tracy Wojnarowski