Patents by Inventor Robert Wirkus

Robert Wirkus 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: 11596135
    Abstract: This present invention relates to an ice fishing hole cover. The cover features a hinged door attached to the cover through mechanical attachments. The ice fishing hole cover includes a fishing line hole to allow a user to setup a fishing bait line through the cover. The hinged door enables the user to open a portion of the cover, and not the entire cover, to set up the fishing bait line or to access and land a fish caught while ice fishing. The ice fishing hole cover enhances the overall ice fishing experience of the users and eliminates the inconvenience of maintaining an open ice hole while fishing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Inventor: Robert Wirkus
  • Publication number: 20210400940
    Abstract: This present invention relates to an ice fishing hole cover. The cover features a hinged door attached to the cover through mechanical attachments. The ice fishing hole cover includes a fishing line hole to allow a user to setup a fishing bait line through the cover. The hinged door enables the user to open a portion of the cover, and not the entire cover, to set up the fishing bait line or to access and land a fish caught while ice fishing. The ice fishing hole cover enhances the overall ice fishing experience of the users and eliminates the inconvenience of maintaining an open ice hole while fishing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2021
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Inventor: Robert Wirkus
  • Patent number: 11040314
    Abstract: In certain examples, a beverage dispenser includes a gas system configured to collect ambient air, pressurize the ambient air, and dispense the pressurized ambient air, a valve configured to dispense a base fluid, and a concentrate system configured to dispense a concentrate. A manifold is configured to form a gas-injected mixed beverage comprising the base fluid, the concentrate, and the pressurized ambient air, and a nozzle is configured to apply a back-pressure upstream on the gas-injected mixed beverage and dispense the gas-injected mixed beverage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: MARMON FOODSERVICE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Nicholas Michael Giardino, Michael Thomas Marszalek, Jonathan Robert Wirkus
  • Publication number: 20200215498
    Abstract: In certain examples, a beverage dispenser includes a gas system configured to collect ambient air, pressurize the ambient air, and dispense the pressurized ambient air, a valve configured to dispense a base fluid, and a concentrate system configured to dispense a concentrate. A manifold is configured to form a gas-injected mixed beverage comprising the base fluid, the concentrate, and the pressurized ambient air, and a nozzle is configured to apply a back-pressure upstream on the gas-injected mixed beverage and dispense the gas-injected mixed beverage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2019
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Applicant: Cornelius, Inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas Michael Giardino, Michael Thomas Marszalek, Jonathan Robert Wirkus
  • Patent number: 6716059
    Abstract: An electrical connector is provided for mounting in an opening in a panel which has an elongated channel having overhanging lips along opposite sides thereof defining a narrowed mouth running longitudinally of the channel. The opening communicates through the channel. A connector housing is insertable into the opening and into the channel in an insertion direction. The housing is rotatable within the opening. At least one locking projection extends outwardly of the housing generally perpendicular to the insertion direction. The locking projection is sized for passing through the narrowed mouth defined by the overhanging lips of the channel and for locking engagement behind one of the lips in response to rotation of the housing within the opening. A latch projection is disposed on the outside of the housing and is latchingly engageable in the narrowed mouth of the channel automatically in response to the rotation of the housing within the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2004
    Assignee: Molex Incorporated
    Inventors: Mark K. Cussans, Michael R. Kamarauskas, Yan Margulis, Scott M. Mueller, Robert Wirkus
  • Patent number: 5037325
    Abstract: An electrical connector for mounting in an opening in a panel is provided with a housing positionable in the panel opening. At least one latch arm is molded integrally with the housing for engaging the panel at an edge of the opening for securing the housing in the opening. The latch arm has a stepped configuration for accommodating panels of different thicknesses at the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 1990
    Date of Patent: August 6, 1991
    Assignee: Molex Incorporated
    Inventor: Robert Wirkus