Patents by Inventor Tara L. Koele

Tara L. Koele 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).

  • Insect controlling bands
    Patent number: 8602261
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are insect repellant wrist and ankle bands. The bands contain a space within which a substrate that has been impregnated with an insect control repellant can be heated by a heater such as a pouch providing an exothermic chemical reaction. Thus, the bands can efficiently act as repellant dispensers without the need for the user to apply the repellant directly to the user's skin or clothing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: Tara L. Koele, Kwamena Gyakye deGraft-Johnson, Brian T. Davis
  • Insect Controlling Bands
    Publication number: 20100272767
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are insect repellant wrist and ankle bands. The bands contain a space within which a substrate that has been impregnated with an insect control repellant can be heated by a heater such as a pouch providing an exothermic chemical reaction. Thus, the bands can efficiently act as repellant dispensers without the need for the user to apply the repellant directly to the user's skin or clothing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2009
    Publication date: October 28, 2010
    Inventors: Tara L. Koele, Kwamena Gyakye deGraft-Johnson, Brian T. Davis
  • Water filter for cyst reduction
    Publication number: 20040245170
    Abstract: A composite water filter for reducing the cyst content for drinking water utilizing a non-woven microfiber layer prefilter wrapped over a porous carbon block filter to retain at least 99.95% of cyst-size particles while retaining a relatively low pressure drop and high flow rate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2003
    Publication date: December 9, 2004
    Inventors: Tara L. Koele, Michael D. Steinhardt