Patents by Inventor Robert Straka
Robert Straka 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).
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Publication number: 20230277407Abstract: Compression garment systems and methods may deliver fluid to one or more fluid cells using a target pressure and an adjustable manifold pressure that may be adjusted to, for example, deliver an amount of fluid to the one or more fluid cells to achieve the desired target pressure. Further, the compression garment systems and methods may provide a graphical user interface depicting a human-shaped graphical element and a compression therapy graphical indication about the human-shaped graphical element. The compression therapy graphical indication may indicate, or show, where on the human-shaped graphical element the compression therapy may be delivered to. Still further, the compression garment systems and methods may include or use a communication interface to determine or identify a compression garment to be used therewith. The identity of the compression garment can be used to configure compression therapy for the compression garment.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 15, 2023Publication date: September 7, 2023Inventors: Daniel G. Chase, Mark R. Riley, Gregory Robert Straka
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Patent number: 11648172Abstract: Compression garment systems and methods may deliver fluid to one or more fluid cells using a target pressure and an adjustable manifold pressure that may be adjusted to, for example, deliver an amount of fluid to the one or more fluid cells to achieve the desired target pressure. Further, the compression garment systems and methods may provide a graphical user interface depicting a human-shaped graphical element and a compression therapy graphical indication about the human-shaped graphical element. The compression therapy graphical indication may indicate, or show, where on the human-shaped graphical element the compression therapy may be delivered to. Still further, the compression garment systems and methods may include or use a communication interface to determine or identify a compression garment to be used therewith. The identity of the compression garment can be used to configure compression therapy for the compression garment.Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 2018Date of Patent: May 16, 2023Assignee: TACTILE SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY, INC.Inventors: Daniel G. Chase, Mark R. Riley, Gregory Robert Straka
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Publication number: 20190133872Abstract: Compression garment systems and methods may deliver fluid to one or more fluid cells using a target pressure and an adjustable manifold pressure that may be adjusted to, for example, deliver an amount of fluid to the one or more fluid cells to achieve the desired target pressure. Further, the compression garment systems and methods may provide a graphical user interface depicting a human-shaped graphical element and a compression therapy graphical indication about the human-shaped graphical element. The compression therapy graphical indication may indicate, or show, where on the human-shaped graphical element the compression therapy may be delivered to. Still further, the compression garment systems and methods may include or use a communication interface to determine or identify a compression garment to be used therewith. The identity of the compression garment can be used to configure compression therapy for the compression garment.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 6, 2018Publication date: May 9, 2019Inventors: Daniel G. Chase, Mark R. Riley, Gregory Robert Straka
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Publication number: 20190133873Abstract: Compression garment systems and methods may deliver fluid to one or more fluid cells using a target pressure and an adjustable manifold pressure that may be adjusted to, for example, deliver an amount of fluid to the one or more fluid cells to achieve the desired target pressure. Further, the compression garment systems and methods may provide a graphical user interface depicting a human-shaped graphical element and a compression therapy graphical indication about the human-shaped graphical element. The compression therapy graphical indication may indicate, or show, where on the human-shaped graphical element the compression therapy may be delivered to. Still further, the compression garment systems and methods may include or use a communication interface to determine or identify a compression garment to be used therewith. The identity of the compression garment can be used to configure compression therapy for the compression garment.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 6, 2018Publication date: May 9, 2019Inventors: Daniel G. Chase, Mark R. Riley, Gregory Robert Straka, Danwei Ye, Jason Tilk, Robert Allen, Rebecca L. Blice, Daniel Michael, Jason R. Ertel
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Patent number: 6966583Abstract: The present invention is a gravity-sensitive latch. The latch includes a pendulum pivotally secured between the actuating button or handle and the pawl. When the latch is in a first position, gravity acting on the pendulum rotates the pendulum so that it abuts the button or handle, permitting actuation of the latch. When the latch is in a second orientation, gravity acting on the pendulum rotates the pendulum away from the button or handle, thereby preventing actuation of the latch. The latch may use a wide variety of buttons, handles, or pawl/keeper combinations.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2001Date of Patent: November 22, 2005Assignee: Southco, Inc.Inventors: Lianli Ji, Robert Straka, Gerry Clisham
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Publication number: 20050183477Abstract: A latch is disclosed that can be applied to doors in a variety of orientations and/or with keepers in a variety of orientations without any modifications to the latch being necessary. The latch includes a first module that carries a handle and an actuating member, and the latch includes a second module that includes a latching mechanism. The first and second modules can be secured together with the first and second modules being relatively oriented in any one of a plurality of orientations, while the latch remains operational with the two modules secured together in any of the various orientations.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2004Publication date: August 25, 2005Inventor: Robert Straka
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Publication number: 20050183478Abstract: A latch is disclosed that can be applied to doors in a variety of orientations and/or with keepers in a variety of orientations without any modifications to the latch being necessary. The latch includes a first module that carries a handle and an actuating member, and the latch includes a second module that includes a latching mechanism. The first and second modules can be secured together with the first and second modules being relatively oriented in any one of a plurality of orientations, while the latch remains operational with the two modules secured together in any of the various orientations.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 21, 2004Publication date: August 25, 2005Inventor: Robert Straka
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Patent number: 6761382Abstract: The present invention is a gravity-sensitive latch. The latch includes a pendulum pivotally secured between the actuating button or handle and the pawl. When the latch is in a first position, gravity acting on the pendulum rotates the pendulum so that it abuts the button or handle, permitting actuation of the latch. When the latch is in a second orientation, gravity acting on the pendulum rotates the pendulum away from the button or handle, thereby preventing actuation of the latch. The latch may use a wide variety of buttons, handles, or pawl/keeper combinations.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2001Date of Patent: July 13, 2004Assignee: Southco, Inc.Inventors: Lianli Ji, Robert Straka, Gerry Clisham
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Publication number: 20020017791Abstract: The present invention is a gravity-sensitive latch. The latch includes a pendulum pivotally secured between the actuating button or handle and the pawl. When the latch is in a first position, gravity acting on the pendulum rotates the pendulum so that it abuts the button or handle, permitting actuation of the latch. When the latch is in a second orientation, gravity acting on the pendulum rotates the pendulum away from the button or handle, thereby preventing actuation of the latch. The latch may use a wide variety of buttons, handles, or pawl/keeper combinations.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 11, 2001Publication date: February 14, 2002Inventors: Lianli Ji, Robert Straka, Gerry Clisham
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Publication number: 20010045750Abstract: The present invention is a gravity-sensitive latch. The latch includes a pendulum pivotally secured between the actuating button or handle and the pawl. When the latch is in a first position, gravity acting on the pendulum rotates the pendulum so that it abuts the button or handle, permitting actuation of the latch. When the latch is in a second orientation, gravity acting on the pendulum rotates the pendulum away from the button or handle, thereby preventing actuation of the latch. The latch may use a wide variety of buttons, handles, or pawl/keeper combinations.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2001Publication date: November 29, 2001Inventors: Lianli Ji, Robert Straka, Gerry Clisham
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Publication number: 20010027667Abstract: A rotary-action heavy-duty slam-to-close latch for closing a panel or door and securing the same, wherein actuation means articulates a sliding locking member into and out of engagement with a lock plate, thereby moving the lock plate from a closed position to an open position, thereby releasing a pawl into and out of latching positions with a corresponding keeper. Several embodiments of actuation means are provided such as a rotatably mounted handle, a motor-driven cam assembly, and a rod-driven handle assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 14, 2001Publication date: October 11, 2001Inventors: Christopher J. Pinkow, Robert Straka
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Patent number: 5686128Abstract: The triple coextrusion of snack food products having highly uniform and integral individual layers is achieved by the use of a compact, precisely toleranced coextrusion die which may be mounted at the outlet end of a cooker extruder. The coextrusion die includes a die block with smooth, unobstructed flow passages for each material. The outer passages for the casing material are substantially coaxial with the central axis of the die block and extend from end to end. A central bore and an annular passage having their central axes aligned with the central axis of the die block at its outlet end extend upstream to filler feed ports. The feed port entrances are at the outer surface of the die block between its ends. The side ports and filler feed lines connected to them do not interfere with a substantially straight flow path of casing material directly from a cooker extruder. A protruding tip formed at the outlet end of the die block by the bore and annular passage extends into a converging block or cone.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 1995Date of Patent: November 11, 1997Assignee: Nabisco Technology CompanyInventors: Gregory A. Tracy, Kevin Addesso, Donald C. Winfrey, Alger C. Marable, Robert Straka
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Patent number: 4837112Abstract: A cereal product is produced continuously from bran using a twin screw extruder which blends and cooks the dry bran with syrup. The cooked mixture is then passed through a headspace between the tips of the extruder screws and the extrusion die, and extruded through a die head having a plurality of bores. The extrudate strands expand only slightly, have a roughened outer surface that is visible to the eye, and spontaneously break into strands almost entirely in the range of 0.1 inch to 2 inches. The strands are then dried and toasted to form bran cereal nuggets.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 1987Date of Patent: June 6, 1989Assignee: Nabisco Brands, Inc.Inventors: Thomas Calandro, Robert Straka, Marsha K. Verrico
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Patent number: 4777045Abstract: A high bran snack, for the prevention of colon cancer, of which a typical formulation is: graham (whole wheat) flour, 40 percent; rice flour, 10 percent; whole wheat bran flour, 50 percent; calcium carbonate, 1.25 percent; reduced iron, 0.013 percent; and riboflavin (as a tracer), 0.02 percent. About 5 ounces of water is added per 80 ounces of dry materials. The dry materials are mixed in a ribbon blender and then fed dry into a cooker extruder. Then the water is added to the mixture in the extruder. The mixture is extrusion cooked and formed in, for example, a twin-screw cooker extruder. Each of the ingredients in the formulation has a processing, nutritional or therapeutic purpose. The extruded pieces are coated with coconut oil and powdered flavorant.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 1985Date of Patent: October 11, 1988Assignee: Nabisco Brands, Inc.Inventors: Fred Vanderveer, Robert Straka, Thomas P. Calandro
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Patent number: 4756921Abstract: A cereal is produced using bran and a continuous cooker. The continuous cooker is a twin screw extruder which blends and cooks dry ingredients with syrup, but without addition of water. The cooked mixture is then cooled by the injection of water into a cooling zone, which rapidly reduces the temperature and pressure of the material to be extruded. The cooled material, at a temperature of approximately 150.degree. F.-280.degree. F., dependent upon the formulation used, is extruded through a die head having a plurality of bores there-through. The extrudate strands expand only slightly, and have a roughened outer surface that is visible to the eye, and spontaneously break into strands almost entirely in the range of 0.5 inch to 4 inches. The strands are then dried and toasted, to form a bran cereal nuggets cereal.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 1985Date of Patent: July 12, 1988Assignee: Nabisco Brands, Inc.Inventors: Thomas Calandro, Robert Straka, Marsha Verrico
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Patent number: 4698228Abstract: A dough guide is used to precisely control thickness of an expanding dough extrudate. The extrudate is forced through at least two vertical slots in an extrusion head, at relatively high pressure and at a temperature at least equal to the boiling temperature of water.The dough guide has three plates. A middle plate is fixed between the slots. Two movable plates are disposed on opposite sides of each slot from the middle plate. A threaded rod is used to selectively adjust the location of each of the movable plates. In alternative embodiments, any number of slots are used, each having two guides adjacent it. Any or all of the guides may be made selectively movable. A product called "crisp bread" may be made thereby.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 1985Date of Patent: October 6, 1987Assignee: Nabisco BrandsInventors: Robert Straka, Edgar Ross, Fred Vanderveer
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Patent number: 4659303Abstract: A dough guide is used to precisely control thickness of an expanding dough extrudate. The extrudate is forced through at least two vertical slots in an extrusion head, at relatively high pressure and at a temperature at least equal to the boiling temperature of water.The dough guide has three plates. A middle plate is fixed between the slots. Two movable plates are disposed on opposite sides of each slot from the middle plate. A threaded rod is used to selectively adjust the location of each of the movable plates. In alternative embodiments, any number of slots are used, each having two guides adjacent it. Any or all of the guides may be made selectively movable. A product called "crisp bread" may be made thereby.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 1984Date of Patent: April 21, 1987Assignee: Nabisco Brands, Inc.Inventors: Robert Straka, Robert E. Ross, Fred Vanderveer
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Patent number: 4624856Abstract: Soft cookies, biscuits, snacks and the like, are produced from a specially formulated and prepared dough. The soft edible products retain their fresh baked, moist, tender texture for extended periods of time. A firm gel, capable of being ground, is formed from: (a) a viscous liquid, e.g., a corn syrup, (b) a gum, e.g., an alginate gum, (c) an optional humectant and dispersing agent for the gum, e.g., glycerine, (d) a calcium ion source for gelling the gum, and (e) an optional humectant and dispersing agent for the calcium ion source, e.g., propylene glycol, using high shear mixing. The ground gel is incorporated into the cookie or other dough prior to baking.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 1985Date of Patent: November 25, 1986Assignee: Nabisco Brands, Inc.Inventors: Fred Vanderveer, Aloysius Knipper, Robert Straka, Alex J. Squicciarini
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Patent number: 4444799Abstract: Soft cookies, biscuits, snacks and the like, are produced from a specially formulated and prepared dough and then baked to produce said soft edible products which retain their fresh-baked, moist, tender texture for extended periods of time. A firm gel, formed from a viscous liquid, e.g., a corn syrup, a gum, e.g., an alginate gum, a humectant and dispersing agent for the gum, e.g., glycerine, a calcium source for gelling the gum, and humectant and dispersing agent for the gum, e.g., propylene glycol, is incorporated into the cookie or other dough prior to baking.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 1981Date of Patent: April 24, 1984Assignee: Nabisco, Inc.Inventors: Fred Vanderveer, Aloysius J. Knipper, Robert Straka, Alex J. Squicciarini