Patents by Inventor Daniel Schaefer

Daniel Schaefer 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).

  • Publication number: 20080011184
    Abstract: A switching electromagnetic moving system is comprised of at least one track and at least one moving body located on the track. The track is comprised of a power buss, at least two track sections and a controller. Each track section has a contact surface and comprises electrically connected coil windings spaced apart in a series way to form a multi-phase linear stator. Each track section has a switch and at least one sensor to detect the position of the moving body on the track. For each track section the sensor of the preceding track section relative to the direction of travel of the moving body controls the switch to power on and the sensor of the subsequent track section controls the switch to power off.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2007
    Publication date: January 17, 2008
    Inventors: Edward Lopatinsky, Lev Fedoseyev, Daniel Schaefer
  • Publication number: 20070283841
    Abstract: An energy converting system is comprised of a track, a controller, and a magnetized body located on the track and including an energy converting unit. The track comprises electrically connected coil windings spaced apart in a series way along the track to form a 3-phase linear stator. The controller is electrically connected with the linear stator and generates a combination waveform consisting of a multi-phase propulsion signal and a power signal. The propulsion and power signals are at different frequencies. The propulsion signal causes the interaction of the magnetized body with the linear stator, thus propelling the magnetized body along the track. The energy converting unit comprises electrically connected energy consuming means and at least one pick-up coil inductively coupled to the linear stator, thus providing power to the energy consuming means.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2007
    Publication date: December 13, 2007
    Inventors: Edward Lopatinsky, Lev Fedoseyev, Daniel Schaefer, Henry Eisenson
  • Publication number: 20070254579
    Abstract: A method for tenderizing meat of a red meat slaughter animal including separating a vertebral column of the animal, hanging the carcass by pelvic suspension and applying electrical stimulation to the animal's musculature. Vertebral column separation is performed prior to the onset of rigor mortis to enable stretching of muscle fibers in the carcass. Electrical stimulation is focused on a midsection of the animal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2006
    Publication date: November 1, 2007
    Applicant: Cargill, Incorporated
    Inventors: Matthew Gardner, Daniel Schaefer, James Claus, David McKenna
  • Publication number: 20070243288
    Abstract: Meat and methods to produce meat having elevated levels of HDL or an HDL mimetic are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2007
    Publication date: October 18, 2007
    Inventors: Daniel Schaefer, David McKenna
  • Publication number: 20070166177
    Abstract: A thin air processing device suitable for wall mounting comprises a housing and located inside a crossflow blower, an air processing unit and a controller unit. The housing comprises a cover plate, a base and side parts. The blower comprises a casing, an impeller, an electric drive with a flat stator and a magnetized rotor, and an axle fixed perpendicularly to the base. The casing comprises an inlet, a central part and an outlet and integrated with the housing thus a volute shape of the casing formed by side parts. The impeller comprises circumferential arrayed magnetic means thus serving as the magnetized rotor. The flat stator comprises circumferential arrayed coils with magnetic axes coincide with a plane of the flat stator and integrated with the housing. The air processing unit located at the inlet of the casing and comprises an intake and an outtake openings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2007
    Publication date: July 19, 2007
    Inventors: Edward Lopatinsky, Lev Fedoseyev, Daniel Schaefer
  • Patent number: 7167364
    Abstract: A cooler for cooling of electronic components comprises at least two heatsinks thermally connected with each other by heat spreading means, and a double inlet centrifugal blower comprises a casing with two inlets and an outlet, a radial impeller with an axle and an electric drive. The cooler thermally connected with the electronic component. Each of the heatsinks comprises inflow and outflow openings, and thermally connected heat exchanging means and a base. The impeller comprises radial blades located from both sides of an impeller disk. The double inlet centrifugal blower is located between the heatsinks thus each of the outflow openings is coincided with the closest inlet, so cooling air flows through the inflow openings, the heat exchanging means, the outflow openings and the inlets of the blower in a series way.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2007
    Assignee: Rotys Inc.
    Inventors: Edward Lopatinsky, Lev Fedoseyev, Saveliy Rosenfeld, Daniel Schaefer
  • Patent number: 7150494
    Abstract: An at least partially moveable motor-vehicle outer skin is already known per se. An actuator formed of a polymer and/or ion-exchanging and/or other material exhibiting various conformations is provided so that the outer skin can be moved. This material is moveable as a result of physical or chemical effects. The novel outer skin of a motor vehicle requires no expensive tools for the production thereof. The flat section of the outer skin of the bodywork of a motor vehicle is made of a flexible material. A flexible material such as material for convertible top covers is easily moveable yet the surface thereof cannot be increased. This material is tensed at least over one part of the rib of the motor vehicle, e.g. over a space frame. At least one mechanically moveable adjusting element is provided beneath or on top of the edge of the section enabling the outer skin to be deformed. The adjusting element is normally connected to the rib of the motor vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2006
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Christopher Bangle, Klaudia Kruse, Fernando Pardo, Christine Schwarz, Verena Weiss, Reinhard Mehn, Christian Bischoff, Sven Lancier, Anders Warming, Juergen Ringer, Werner Haumayr, Helmut Pulz, Alfred Neureiter, Silke Schroeder, Martin Meusel, Mario Greco, Edwin Pistorius, Raphael Von Schuttenbach, Andreas Von Schuttenbach, Peter Ratz, Bjoern Koop, Detlef Helm, Bernd Nurtsch, Daniel Schaefer, John Krieger, Michael Scully
  • Publication number: 20060238064
    Abstract: A flat radially interacting electric drive comprises a flat stator, an axle and a magnetized flat rotor. The flat stator comprises a stator core made of silicon steel and placed within two layers of circuit boards. The circuit boards layers comprise circumferentially arrayed traces that are corresponding unidirectional segments of spatial continuous zigzag lines serving like coils with magnetic axes being directed radially. The coils electrically connected in a series way thus form a stator winding with alternated polarity coils. The flat rotor comprises circumferentially arrayed alternatively magnetized flat magnets with radially directed magnetic axes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2006
    Publication date: October 26, 2006
    Inventors: Edward Lopatinsky, Lev Fedoseyev, Daniel Schaefer
  • Patent number: 7112910
    Abstract: An electric motor comprises a housing, a magnetic rotor and a stator which comprises at least one circuit board. The magnetic rotor comprises a disk with circumferentially arrayed magnetic poles. The circuit board on each side comprises one layer of circumferentially arrayed coil windings arranged in pairs, thus each pair made as a spiral that extends from a center of a start coil winding to a center of an end coil winding with the same turn direction of the spiral in relation to each of centers. The layers are the same in transparent view and shifted angularly in such a way thus centers of the start coil windings from one side of the circuit board coincided and electrically connected by via's with centers of the end coil windings on the other side of the circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2006
    Assignee: Rotys Inc.
    Inventors: Edward Lopatinsky, Daniel Schaefer, Savely Rosenfeld, Lev Fedoseyev
  • Publication number: 20060188623
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for tenderizing meat is disclosed. Fluid may be injected into a portion of a carcass coinciding with the cut of meat desired for tenderization. The injection site may be sterilized before or during injection of the fluid. The fluid may be a gas, such as carbon dioxide or nitrogen, or may be a liquid. Multiple injections may be performed spaced slightly apart. The injection apparatus may include a plurality of injectors or needles having openings for gas passage therethrough. The needles may be attached to a base having a hose attached thereto. Fluid may be pumped through the hose, through the base, through the needles, and into the carcass. A sterilization assembly may be provided with the injection apparatus for sterilizing the injection site before and/or during injection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2005
    Publication date: August 24, 2006
    Inventors: Ronn Houtz, Howard Dolezal, Daniel Schaefer
  • Publication number: 20060039521
    Abstract: A method for obtaining free thermal antineutrons within the cage-like structure of a fullerene molecule comprising irradiating the fullerene molecule with free neutrons causing free neutrons to be trapped within the fullerene molecule wherein the trapped neutron oscillates between the neutron and antineutron states. A method for producing antiprotons comprising irradiating a fullerene molecule with free neutrons and trapping the neutrons within the fullerene molecule such that the neutrons oscillate between neutron and antineutron states and in the antineutron state decay and produce antiprotons.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2005
    Publication date: February 23, 2006
    Inventors: Daniel Schaefer, James Snead
  • Patent number: 6998751
    Abstract: An electric drive comprising a stator with at least two ring-shaped windings and controllers, and a magnetized rotor with an axis of rotation. Each of said windings comprises at least one coil layer with circumferentially arrayed coils located around said axis, and a layer of electro-insulating material, and each winding is electrically connected to a power source through an individual controller. At least two said windings are electrically connected by their controllers in parallel, with the possibility to function jointly and/or independently. At least two nearest windings are located in such a way that two said coil layers belonging to the different windings are separated by an additional layer of electro-insulating material. The coils of said nearest coil layers of different windings are made the same in transparent view, so that the distances between corresponding parts of said coils of said nearest windings are equal to the thickness of said additional layer of an electro-insulating material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2006
    Assignee: Rotys Inc.
    Inventors: Edward Lopatinsky, Lev Fedoseyev, Saveliy Rosenfeld, Daniel Schaefer
  • Publication number: 20060005735
    Abstract: An electromagnetic moving toy system comprises a track and at least one vehicle located on the track. The track comprises electrically connected coils windings serving as a linear stator and located in a series way along the track. The coils windings are powered in such way that at least two adjacent coil windings operating in time. The linear stator further comprises a core made of magnet-conducting material with high eddy current resistance. The vehicle comprising magnetic means interacting with the coils windings so the magnetic means serving as a moving body providing a possibility for moving of the vehicle. The magnetic means are made as permanent magnets with alternative polarity. According to another embodiment, the track comprises magnetic means located in a series way along the track. The vehicle comprises electrically connected coils windings serving as a linear stator powered by at least one autonomous power source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2005
    Publication date: January 12, 2006
    Inventors: Edward Lopatinsky, Lev Fedoseyev, Daniel Schaefer
  • Publication number: 20050274098
    Abstract: Override assembly apparatus and method for use with a lawnmower including a control circuit coupled to a first housing. The control circuit can prevent the lawnmower from cutting while the lawnmower is moving in a reverse direction. The override assembly can include a second housing separate from the first housing, a user-manipulatable control, and a terminal block. The override assembly can include an override circuit that can operate in a first state in which the control circuit is enabled and a second state in which the control circuit is disabled in response to the user-manipulatable control.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2004
    Publication date: December 15, 2005
    Inventors: Steve Weber, Daniel Schaefer
  • Publication number: 20050262819
    Abstract: A control assembly for use with a vehicle having a power take off and a gear shift device. The assembly can include a modular housing and a control that can be movable between a default position and an override position. The assembly can include a terminal block and a control circuit electrically connected to the terminal block and coupled to the modular housing. The assembly can further include an indicator electrically connected to the control circuit and coupled to the modular housing to indicate whether the control circuit is operating according to a default condition or an override condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2004
    Publication date: December 1, 2005
    Inventors: Steve Weber, Daniel Schaefer
  • Publication number: 20050226989
    Abstract: A system and method for treating dark-cutter meat includes contacting the meat with one or more acidulants in an amount and for a time sufficient to allow the acidulant to hydrolyze and decrease the pH level of the meat. The acidulant may be added to the meat by injecting, marinating, spraying, or rubbing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2004
    Publication date: October 13, 2005
    Inventors: Howard Dolezal, Dave McKenna, Daniel Schaefer, Rudy Steiner
  • Patent number: 6940200
    Abstract: The invention refers to magnetoelectric machines and comprises a rotor made in the form of at least two disks, the magnetized disks have circumferential arrayed like poles and an axially magnetized polygon or cylindrical magnet placed between the disks. The stator comprises a winding selected from the group consisting of a coil winding and a wave winding coils that are distributed over the circumference and are installed predominantly in the space between the rotor poles provides for the possibility of the end face interaction with the rotor poles. Each of at least two disks could be made of a non-ferrous material with embedded magnets, and rotor further comprises ferrous metal plates, each of the plates is attached on an outer surface of each disk and comprises a ferrous metal cylinder for interconnecting a magnetic flux between ferrous metal plates. The rotor could be made as a multi-sectional unit. The disks could be made integral with a magnet in such a manner that they serve as magnet's poles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2005
    Assignee: ROTYS Inc.
    Inventors: Edward Lopatinsky, Lev Fedoseyev, Saveliy Rosenfeld, Daniel Schaefer, Yuriy Fedosov, Rudolf Yevseev, Sergey Khivrich
  • Patent number: 6923619
    Abstract: An integrated blade cooler for electronic components comprises a blower with a radial impeller and a casing, an electric drive with a magnetic rotor and a stator, and a heatsink with fins and a base. The casing has an inlet and an outlet; the impeller comprises blades, a backplate disk and an axis of rotation; and the fins are clothed in a cover plate with an outflow opening that being coincided with the inlet. The stator is made as a part of the casing and as a printed circuit board, and the radial impeller comprises magnetic blades serving as the magnetic rotor. At least part of the cover plate is made as a part of the casing thus the outflow opening concise with the inlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2005
    Assignee: Rotys Inc.
    Inventors: Lev Fedoseyev, Daniel Schaefer, Edward Lopatinsky, Saveliy Rosenfeld
  • Publication number: 20050121996
    Abstract: An electric drive for a radial impeller comprises a magnetized rotor and at least one flat stator. The magnetized rotor comprises magnetic means rigidly fixed with the radial impeller. The flat stator comprises circumferential arrayed coils and at least one ferromagnetic plate placed at an outer side of the flat stator opposite to the magnetized rotor, thus shortening magnetic fluxes generated by an interaction of electromagnetic fields of the magnetized rotor and the flat stator. The ferromagnetic plate is made from silicon steel comprising of at least 3% of silicium. The ferromagnetic plate at least partially covered the coils in direction perpendicular to the ferromagnetic plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2004
    Publication date: June 9, 2005
    Inventors: Edward Lopatinsky, Daniel Schaefer
  • Patent number: 6903928
    Abstract: An integrated crossflow cooler for electronic components comprises a heatsink with at least two openings, a crossflow blower and an electric drive with a stator and a magnetized rotor. The heatsink comprises a base and heat exchanging means; the base provides thermal contact with the electronic component and the heat exchanging means. The crossflow blower hydraulically connected to one of the openings and comprises a casing rigidly built-in to the heatsink and a drum type impeller comprises magnetic means and serves as a magnetized rotor of the electric drive. The stator made as printed circuit board and rigidly built-in to the casing. The integrated crossflow cooler comprises two types of electric drives—when the magnetic means magnetized in the direction parallel to the axis of rotation and when the magnetic means magnetized in the direction perpendicular to the axis of rotation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2005
    Assignee: Rotys Inc.
    Inventors: Edward Lopatinsky, Saveliy Rosenfeld, Lev Fedoseyev, Daniel Schaefer