Patents by Inventor Robert A. Zera

Robert A. Zera 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: 6382569
    Abstract: A line holder apparatus includes a base panel member, a first finger and second finger. The base panel member extends along and laterally from a longitudinal axis to define a plane and has an opening extending therethrough. The first finger is connected to the base panel member and extends in a first direction parallel to the longitudinal axis. The second finger is connected to the base panel member and extends in a second direction opposite the first direction. The first and second fingers are operative to move to and between a stowed state and an extended state. In the stowed state, the first and second fingers are disposed in the opening and are generally juxtaposed to one another within the plane. In the extended state, each one of the first and second fingers projects outwardly from the opening at an acute angle relative to the base panel member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2002
    Assignee: Graydon Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert L. Schattner, Joseph Clarke, Kyle A. Jackson, Robert A. Zera
  • Patent number: 6375017
    Abstract: A tubing organizer apparatus includes a body member that extends radially outwardly from a central axis. The body member has opposite surfaces and a peripheral wall that is disposed between the opposite surfaces to define a thickness and extends circumferentially about the central axis. The peripheral wall includes a plurality of exterior wall segments facing outwardly relative to the central axis and a plurality of interior wall segments connected to the exterior wall segments. The plurality of interior wall segments are configured to form a corresponding plurality of notches extending inwardly between consecutive ones of the exterior wall segments and into the body member relative to the central axis. The tubing organizer apparatus might also include a support structure sized and adapted for rotatably mounting the body member thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2002
    Assignee: Omnimed Acquistion Corp
    Inventors: Robert L. Schattner, Joseph Clarke, Kyle A. Jackson, Robert A. Zera, Dennis A. Hart