Patents by Inventor Robert J. Kopanic, Jr.

Robert J. Kopanic, Jr. 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).

  • Therapy patch
    Patent number: 7846111
    Abstract: Therapy patches provide portable massaging devices that can also deliver topical treatment chemicals. These patches can be adhered to the skin via an adhesive layer that is also impregnated with the treatment chemical. Kits are also provided to create a string of linked patches that can be used together or separately, and a microcontroller controls the vibration of the device for optimized massaging effects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2010
    Assignee: S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert J. Kopanic, Jr., Pamela J. Taylor, Daniel G. Lee, Jaime R. Allen
  • Therapy patch
    Patent number: 7300409
    Abstract: Therapy patches provide portable massaging devices that can also deliver topical treatment chemicals. These patches can be adhered to the skin via an adhesive layer that is also impregnated with the treatment chemical. Kits are also provided to create a string of linked patches that can be used together or separately, and a microcontroller controls the vibration of the device for optimized massaging effects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2007
    Assignee: S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert J. Kopanic, Jr., Pamela J. Taylor, Daniel G. Lee, Jaime R. Allen
  • Wick-based delivery system with wick made of different composite materials
    Patent number: 7281670
    Abstract: A wick-based delivery system includes a container for holding a liquid that has an opening therein. A porous wick is positioned in the container so that a lower region of the wick is in contact with the liquid in the container and an upper region of the wick is exposed to the ambient air. The porous wick has discrete inner and outer concentric cylindrical sections, the inner cylindrical section being made of a sand-based material and the outer cylindrical section being made of a plastic material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2007
    Assignee: S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: Kara L. Lakatos, Adam Hagop Buchaklian, Robert J. Kopanic, Jr., Padma Prabodh Varanasi