Patents by Inventor Douglas Romanski

Douglas Romanski 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: 10945480
    Abstract: A one-piece facemask in combination with a ball cap including a bill. The facemask includes a grid portion formed by a plurality of interconnected plastic segments with circular cross sections joined at substantially perpendicular angles. One of the segments forms an upper edge of the grid portion spanning from a distal left side of the grid portion to a distal right side of the grid portion. The facemask includes one plastic bar spanning the upper edge of the grid portion. The one plastic bar is unconnected to the upper edge of the grid portion between the distal left side of the upper edge of the grid portion and the distal right side of the upper edge of the upper edge of the grid portion to define an open slot between the elongated bar and the upper edge of the grid portion. The open slot receives the bill of the ball cap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Inventors: Douglas Romanski, Mark Barrett, Kirk Schultz
  • Publication number: 20190037948
    Abstract: A one piece plastic decorative facemask decorates the face of a wearer of a ball cap including a bill. The decorative facemask includes a grid portion comprising a plurality of interconnected plastic segments with circular cross sections joined at substantially perpendicular angles, one of the plastic segments forming an upper edge of the grid portion spanning from a distal left side of the grid portion to a distal right side of the grid portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2018
    Publication date: February 7, 2019
    Inventors: Douglas Romanski, Mark Barrett, Kirk Schultz
  • Publication number: 20190028589
    Abstract: A computerized process is operable upon a computerized telecommunications device and is configured to provide a personalized, contact-specific greeting to a caller contact. The process includes, within the computerized telecommunications device, operating programming configured to prompt a user of the device to record the personalized, contact-specific greeting, identify the caller contact based upon call data for an incoming call from the caller contact, and provide to the caller contact the personalized, contact-specific greeting based upon the identified caller contact. In one embodiment, every contact of the user can have a different greeting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2018
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Inventors: Kirk Schultz, Douglas Romanski
  • Publication number: 20170302800
    Abstract: A computerized process is operable upon a computerized telecommunications device. The process is configured to classify and direct an incoming phone call to one of a plurality of voicemail accounts. The process includes receiving user input useful to classify the incoming phone call, receiving the incoming phone call, classifying the incoming phone call according to the user input, assigning the incoming phone call to one of the plurality of voicemail accounts based upon the classifying, and providing a voicemail account specific caller playback message and voice message recording option based upon the assigning.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2017
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Inventors: Kirk Schultz, Douglas Romanski
  • Publication number: 20160157541
    Abstract: A decorative facemask is disclosed to decorate the face of a wearer of a ball cap including a bill. The facemask includes a one piece plastic decorative facemask including a slot formed along a top edge of the facemask configured to receive the bill of the cap, wherein the slot is an only attachment feature holding the facemask in place. According to one embodiment, the facemask includes a plurality of plastic wires, wherein the slot is defined by two wires along a top of the facemask. A topmost of the wires can deform upward to create a frictional force between the facemask and the bill of the cap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2016
    Publication date: June 9, 2016
    Inventors: Douglas Romanski, Mark Barrett, Kirk Schultz
  • Publication number: 20140020153
    Abstract: A decorative facemask can be worn by a sports fan to imitate a facemask worn by a professional athlete. Facemasks can be imitated from a wide variety of sports. An apparatus to decorate the face of a wearer of a ball cap including a bill includes the decorative facemask affixed to the bill of the ball cap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2013
    Publication date: January 23, 2014
    Inventors: Douglas Romanski, Mark Barrett, Kirk Schultz
  • Patent number: 7673349
    Abstract: A cap in combination with spectacles that are removably coupled to the underside of the cap's visor. The spectacles are pivotally movable from a first deployed position, where the lenses are disposed in front of a user's face to a second stowed position, where the spectacles underlie the visor. The pivoting mechanism is axially biased to provide constant pressure to hold the spectacles in substantially any position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2010
    Inventors: Douglas Romanski, Mark Barrett
  • Publication number: 20070271677
    Abstract: A cap in combination with spectacles that are removably coupled to the underside of the cap's visor. The spectacles are pivotally movable from a first deployed position, where the lenses are disposed in front of a user's face to a second stowed position, where the spectacles underlie the visor. The pivoting mechanism is axially biased to provide constant pressure to hold the spectacles in substantially any position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2006
    Publication date: November 29, 2007
    Inventors: Douglas Romanski, Mark Barrett