Patents Assigned to Michael
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Publication number: 20250067522Abstract: A cooling system is disclosed. The cooling systems are embodied in racks, shelves, pallets, and ceiling/wall units. The cooling systems include a cooling array or group of individual cooling cells. The cooling cells utilize a Phase Change Material (PCM) for cooling.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 21, 2024Publication date: February 27, 2025Applicant: Michaels Energy, Inc.Inventors: Stan NABOZNY, Vaughn ENGLER, Johathan KENDRICK, Rob PARKER, Andrew CLEMENCE
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Patent number: 12211373Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems for identifying a target location to an occupant are provided. The apparatus comprises a laser rotatably coupled to a body of the apparatus, and at least one sensor connected to the body. The at least one sensor is configured to detect an alarm, and when the at least one sensor detects the alarm, the laser is configured to emit a laser beam to indicate a target location to an occupant. The method for identifying or indicating a target location comprises detecting, by a sensor of an apparatus, an alarm, in response to detecting the alarm, outputting, by the sensor, a signal, in response to the signal, activating a laser rotatably coupled to a body of the apparatus to identify or indicate the target location. The invention may be used for emergency situations to indicate a target location such as an exit for occupants of a building or residence.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 2022Date of Patent: January 28, 2025Assignee: Sean Michael Owen GriffithsInventor: Michael Griffiths
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Patent number: 12189156Abstract: Disclosed herein is an optical accessory identification system and device comprising a plurality of camera filters having a ring. The ring includes an inside rim, an attachment, and an indicator. The inside rim is connected to a top portion of the ring. The attachment is connected to an underside portion of the ring. The one or more indicators are disposed on the ring. The system may include a second optical accessory device with distinct identifiers.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2022Date of Patent: January 7, 2025Assignee: MICHAEL THE MAVEN LLCInventor: Michael Shiffler
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Patent number: 12170381Abstract: Gas-engine replacement devices described herein include a housing that includes battery receptacle configured to removably receive a battery pack, a motor located within the housing, a power take-off shaft receiving torque from the motor and protruding from a side of the housing, a power switching network configured to selectively provide power from the battery pack to the motor, and an electronic processor. The electronic processor is coupled to the power switching network and configured to receive a current measurement associated with the motor and control the power switching network according to one of a freewheeling mode or a synchronous rectification mode based on the current measurement.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2021Date of Patent: December 17, 2024Assignee: Michael Best & Friedrich LLPInventors: Alexander T. Huber, My Uyen Nguyen
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Publication number: 20240375420Abstract: A method is used to apply a graphic to a product formed at least partially from individual wooden sticks. The graphic is produced by a printing method. To ensure that printed products can be produced easily and cost-effectively, the graphic is divided into graphic sections that are printed onto the wooden sticks. These are put together after the printing process, with the graphic sections of the individual wooden sticks creating the graphic on the product.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 10, 2024Publication date: November 14, 2024Applicant: Michael Weinig AGInventor: Jochen Ganz
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Publication number: 20240361504Abstract: Disclosed herein is an optical accessory identification system and device comprising a plurality of camera filters having a ring. The ring includes an inside rim, an attachment, and an indicator. The inside rim is connected to a top portion of the ring. The attachment is connected to an underside portion of the ring. The one or more indicators are disposed on the ring. The system may include a second optical accessory device with distinct identifiers.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 9, 2024Publication date: October 31, 2024Applicant: Michael the Maven, LLCInventor: Michael Shiffler
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Publication number: 20240329502Abstract: Disclosed herein is an optical accessory case that includes a cap connected to a base. The base includes one or more dividers. One or more dividers include a pedestal, attached to the base and a column attached to the pedestal.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2024Publication date: October 3, 2024Applicant: Michael the Maven, LLCInventor: Michael Shiffler
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Patent number: 12097587Abstract: A workholding device for positioning a workpiece on a machining equipment, comprising a sacrificial support for supporting the workpiece, a workpiece holding layer formed of a curable material applied onto the sacrificial support, a curable material collector, a curing processing unit which comprises a controller and a curing rate regulator, and a bearing assembly for supporting the sacrificial support, the curable material collector and the curing processing unit, wherein the curable material is a solid which is viscous before curing and elastic after curing and has a melting point above 1000° C.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2021Date of Patent: September 24, 2024Assignee: Michael Pui Hei YIMInventors: Michael Pui Hei Yim, Lok Yan So
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Publication number: 20240298671Abstract: A crisp proteinaceous food product in which egg white proteins constitute the majority of total proteins present is described. The food product has a bulk density of from 120 to ˜500 g/L and includes water, expanded starch, and denatured proteins. Ovalbumin constitutes at least 33% (w/w) of the proteins. Expanded starch can constitute at least 35% (w/w) of the food product.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 16, 2024Publication date: September 12, 2024Applicant: Michael Foods, Inc.Inventors: Alicia STUBE, Noel G. RUDIE
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Patent number: 12070965Abstract: A thermal indicia transfer comprises a fixing layer between a carrier sheet and a printed ink layer. The ink comprises plastic particles, a solvent, an indicia additive, a dispersing agent, and optionally a binder. The fixing layer is coated onto the carrier sheet and cured. The ink layer is printed onto the fixing layer where the plastic particles are held in place by the tackiness and structure of the fixing layer. The printed ink layer is dried at a temperature high enough to remove the solvent from the ink layer, but low enough to prevent melting of the plastic particles.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2019Date of Patent: August 27, 2024Assignee: The Michael and Kathleen Stevenson Family Limited PartnershipInventors: Robert A. Reeves, Michael J. Stevenson, Corey R. Dibrom
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Publication number: 20240247789Abstract: A light device includes one or more light arms. The light arms are rotatable and extendable. The light arms rotate based on a rotation hinge which connects the housing to the one or more light arms. The light arms extend by an extension hinge disposed between a first portion and a second portion of the light arms. The light arms may include a plurality of light elements which emit light for photography and videography purposes.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 19, 2024Publication date: July 25, 2024Applicant: Michael the Maven, LLCInventor: Michael Shiffler
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Publication number: 20240237656Abstract: The invention relates to a transfer device for loading and/or unloading a food treatment unit (1a, 1b), with a movable transfer trolley (3) which has a support device (20, 22) for at least one loading rack (27, 28) or for at least one product carrier, with a drive (19) for moving the transfer trolley (3), and with at least one actuator (21, 23) arranged on the transfer trolley (3), which actuator is configured to move the loading rack (27, 28) or the product carrier into a receiving device (25, 26), located on a first side (13) of the transfer trolley (3), of the food treatment unit (1a, 1b) and to remove it therefrom. The task of the invention is to make the loading and/or unloading of a food treatment unit (1a, 1b) particularly flexible, time-efficient and cost-efficient.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 14, 2022Publication date: July 18, 2024Applicant: MIWE Michael Wenz GmbHInventors: Markus Keller, Andreas Thees, Ronny Leppich-Rudloff
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Publication number: 20240238157Abstract: A percussion massager includes a treatment head, a main housing, an electric motor structured and configured to cause the treatment head to be moved relative to the housing, and a controller provided in the main housing. The controller is structured and configured to enable the percussion massager to operate in a smart mode wherein: (i) the motor will cause the treatment head to move at a first speed that is less than an initial or user selected speed of the percussion massager responsive to no force or a force less than a threshold force being applied to the treatment head, and (ii) the motor will cause the treatment head to move at a second speed that is greater than the first speed responsive to a force exceeding the threshold being applied to the treatment head.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 10, 2024Publication date: July 18, 2024Applicant: MICHAEL TODD BEAUTY LPInventors: MICHAEL FRIEND, ZENG LINGZHI
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Patent number: 12022847Abstract: Liquid egg yolk can be fractionated into water soluble and precipitated lipophilic fractions without the need to freeze or add carbohydrate(s). A composition that includes egg yolk and an excess of water has its pH downwardly adjusted before being gravitationally separated into low and high density fractions, with the former including no more than 5% of the granules from the egg yolk.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2018Date of Patent: July 2, 2024Assignee: MICHAEL FOODS, INC.Inventors: Noel G. Rudie, Alicia Stube, Daniel L. Vance
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Patent number: 12016351Abstract: A crisp proteinaceous food product in which egg white proteins constitute the majority of total proteins present is described. The food product has a bulk density of from 120 to ˜500 g/L and includes water, expanded starch, and denatured proteins. Ovalbumin constitutes at least 33% (w/w) of the proteins. Expanded starch can constitute at least 35% (w/w) of the food product.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2019Date of Patent: June 25, 2024Assignee: MICHAEL FOODS, INC.Inventors: Alicia Stube, Noel G. Rudie
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Publication number: 20240188585Abstract: A protein-rich composition can be provided from egg albumen via a process that involves diafiltering with purified water an egg albumen concentrate. Collected retentate from the diafiltration step constitutes a protein-rich composition which, on a dry basis, can include less than 1% (w/w) lipids. The composition can be spray dried to a protein isolate solid which is substantially free of sugars.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2024Publication date: June 13, 2024Applicant: Michael Foods, Inc.Inventors: Noel G. RUDIE, Alicia STUBE, Daniel L. VANCE, Todd D. Bohman
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Patent number: 11952175Abstract: Cup made of paper material having a fillable interior space formed by a shell and a base. The base via a skirt at the lower end of the interior space is fastened in a substantially liquid-tight manner to the shell, and a lower periphery of the skirt forms a footprint for the cup. The cup has an external shell composed of a planar blank of paper or paper-like material. Longitudinal edges of the blank are connected to one another in an overlap region so that the external shell forms a sleeve. The external shell has a frustoconical shape having a first cone angle and, except for the overlap region, from the predefined spacing to the lower end is configured in a single ply. The shell, from the predefined spacing to the lower end, at least in portions tapers more heavily than in the region above the predefined spacing.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2022Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: MICHAEL HÖRAUF MASCHINENFABRIK GmbH Co. KGInventor: Uwe Messerschmid
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Patent number: 11937618Abstract: A protein-rich composition can be provided from egg albumen via a process that involves diafiltering with purified water an egg albumen concentrate. Collected retentate from the diafiltration step constitutes a protein-rich composition which, on a dry basis, can include less than 1% (w/w) lipids. The composition can be spray dried to a protein isolate solid which is substantially free of sugars.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2018Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: MICHAEL FOODS, INC.Inventors: Noel G. Rudie, Alicia Stube, Daniel L. Vance, Todd D. Bohman
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Patent number: D1022148Type: GrantFiled: November 23, 2022Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignees: Oatey Co., Michael Graves Design Group, Inc.Inventors: Donald Samuel Strum, Robert Beale Van Varick
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Patent number: D1040218Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2019Date of Patent: August 27, 2024Assignee: Michael Pachleitner Group GmbHInventor: Mauro Zampieri