Patents by Inventor Rod S. Kalisek

Rod S. Kalisek 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: 8326432
    Abstract: A storage and support device for storing and supporting components of a Functional Electrical Stimulator Foot Drop Device is disclosed and includes an upstanding hollow tubular member extending upwardly from a base portion. The interior of the tubular member may be used to store certain of the components of the foot drop device, other than the leg cuff portion thereof, during periods of non-use. The leg cuff portion of the foot drop device is wrapped around the tubular member with the tubular member having an exterior curved surface which corresponds to the shape to the disc-shaped electrodes at the inner surface of the leg cuff so that a plastic sheet covering the electrodes will be maintained in intimate contact with the electrodes to extend the life thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2012
    Inventor: Rod S. Kalisek
  • Publication number: 20120012486
    Abstract: A storage and support device for storing and supporting components of a Functional Electrical Stimulator Foot Drop Device is disclosed and includes an upstanding hollow tubular member extending upwardly from a base portion. The interior of the tubular member may be used to store certain of the components of the foot drop device, other than the leg cuff portion thereof, during periods of non-use. The leg cuff portion of the foot drop device is wrapped around the tubular member with the tubular member having an exterior curved surface which corresponds to the shape to the disc-shaped electrodes at the inner surface of the leg cuff so that a plastic sheet covering the electrodes will be maintained in intimate contact with the electrodes to extend the life thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2010
    Publication date: January 19, 2012
    Inventor: Rod S. Kalisek