Patents by Inventor Michael E. Kralovec

Michael E. Kralovec 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: 20150320584
    Abstract: Devices and methods for reducing undesirable noises relating to ostomy bag usage. One embodiment is a sleeve of foam or other sound absorbing material configured to surround substantially all or part of an ostomy bag. The sleeve can have a zippered bag opening to releasably receive the ostomy bag, and a stoma-coupling opening to enable a patient's stoma to be coupled to the ostomy bag. Another embodiment of the sleeve includes a pocket and an active noise cancellation device held in the pocket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2013
    Publication date: November 12, 2015
    Inventors: Michael E. Kralovec, Ann L. Leland, Stephanie A. Beer, Michael B. Larson