Patents by Inventor F. Koch

F. Koch 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: 11969265
    Abstract: Systems and methods for training and implementing a machine learning algorithm to generate feature maps depicting spatial patterns of features associated with osteolysis, synovitis, or both. MRI data, including multispectral imaging data, are input to the trained machine learning algorithm to generate the feature maps, which may indicate features such as a location and probability of a pathology classification, a severity of synovitis, a type of synovitis, a synovial membrane thickness, and other features associated with osteolysis or synovitis. In some implementations, synovial anatomy are segmented in the MRI data before inputting the MRI data to the machine learning algorithm. These segmented MRI data may be generated using another trained machine learning algorithm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignees: The Medical College of Wisconsin, Inc., New York Society for the Relief of the Ruptured and Crippled, Maintaining the Hospital for Special Surgery
    Inventors: Kevin M. Koch, Andrew S. Nencka, Robin A. Karr, Bradley J. Swearingen, Hollis Potter, Matthew F. Koff
  • Patent number: 11225350
    Abstract: A label-affixing device includes a plate and a shape-conforming tamp pad. The plate is configured to move between a first position and a second position. The shape-conforming tamp pad includes a base structure including a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface. The shape-conforming tamp pad further includes appendages extending from the second surface of the base structure. The first surface of the shape-conforming tamp pad is mounted to the plate. The appendages are configured to at least one of individually compress or individually deform to apply an adhesive label to a non-planar surface of an object responsive to the plate moving from the first position to the second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Inventors: Paul F. Koch, Julianne P. Koch
  • Publication number: 20210285528
    Abstract: The gearbox mechanism includes a plurality of cam-actuated rocker block assemblies, for transferring power to an output gear. Each rocker block assembly includes a gear pad having a surface that periodically interfaces with the output gear. The interface surface comprises a plurality of projections which correspond to complementary projections on the output gear. Each rocker block assembly further includes a gear pad, a rocker arm, cam followers and/or path followers, which connect or link the rocker block to a cam assembly, which in turn is connected to a power source. The cam assembly includes about its circumference a unique pathway or groove for each cam followers and/or a second unique pathway or groove in the cam's planar surface for the pathway follower so that the movement of the gear block may be controlled in two or three dimensions in accordance with a certain design parameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2021
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Inventors: Carlos A. Hoefken, Barry F. Koch
  • Patent number: 11015685
    Abstract: The gearbox mechanism includes a plurality of cam-actuated rocker block assemblies, for transferring power to an output gear. Each rocker block assembly includes a gear pad having a surface that periodically interfaces with the output gear. The interface surface comprises a plurality of projections which correspond to complementary projections on the output gear. Each rocker block assembly further includes a gear pad, a rocker arm, cam followers and/or path followers, which connect or link the rocker block to a cam assembly, which in turn is connected to a power source. The cam assembly includes about its circumference a unique pathway or groove for each cam followers and/or a second unique pathway or groove in the cam's planar surface for the pathway follower so that the movement of the gear block may be controlled in two or three dimensions in accordance with a certain design parameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: MOTUS LABS, LLC
    Inventors: Carlos A. Hoefken, Barry F. Koch
  • Publication number: 20200271203
    Abstract: The gearbox mechanism includes a plurality of cam-actuated rocker block assemblies, for transferring power to an output gear. Each rocker block assembly includes a gear pad having a surface that periodically interfaces with the output gear. The interface surface comprises a plurality of projections which correspond to complementary projections on the output gear. Each rocker block assembly further includes a gear pad, a rocker arm, cam followers and/or path followers, which connect or link the rocker block to a cam assembly, which in turn is connected to a power source. The cam assembly includes about its circumference a unique pathway or groove for each cam followers and/or a second unique pathway or groove in the cam's planar surface for the pathway follower so that the movement of the gear block may be controlled in two or three dimensions in accordance with a certain design parameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2020
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Inventors: Carlos A. Hoefken, Barry F. Koch
  • Publication number: 20200172816
    Abstract: A fuel refinery system comprising a particulate filter adapted to remove particulates from fuel flowing through the fuel conduction system, a water filter adapted to remove water from fuel flowing through the fuel conduction system following its passage through the particulate filter, a magnetic field of sufficient strength to further refine the fuel flowing through the fuel conduction system following its passage through the water filter, a catalyst injector configured to inject the catalyst from a catalyst tank into the fuel flowing through the fuel conduction system following its passage through the magnetic field, a dispensing conduit configured to conduct the fuel from the fuel refinement apparatus following injection of the catalyst.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2019
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Inventor: Joshua F. Koch
  • Patent number: 10246646
    Abstract: A mobile diesel fuel refinery system comprise a particulate filter adapted to remove particulates from diesel fuel flowing through the diesel fuel conduction system, a water filter adapted to remove water from diesel fuel flowing through the diesel fuel conduction system following its passage through the particulate filter, a magnetic field of sufficient strength to further refine the diesel fuel flowing through the diesel fuel conduction system following its passage through the water filter, a catalyst injector configured to inject the catalyst from a catalyst tank into the diesel fuel flowing through the diesel fuel conduction system following its passage through the magnetic field, a dispensing conduit configured to conduct the diesel fuel from the diesel fuel refinement apparatus following injection of the catalyst.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Inventor: Joshua F. Koch
  • Patent number: 10144593
    Abstract: Systems, methods, devices, and non-transitory processor readable media of the various embodiments enable intelligent speed control of conveyors (e.g., singulator conveyors, sortation conveyors, etc.) in a material handling system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: INTELLIGRATED HEADQUARTERS LLC
    Inventors: Raymond R. Neiser, Jerome F. Koch, Andrew John Kelly, Matt Sollenberger, Jason A. Johnson, Daniel Raymond Napoli
  • Publication number: 20170334658
    Abstract: Systems, methods, devices, and non-transitory processor readable media of the various embodiments enable intelligent speed control of conveyors (e.g., singulator conveyors, sortation conveyors, etc.) in a material handling system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2017
    Publication date: November 23, 2017
    Inventors: Raymond R. Neiser, Jerome F. Koch, Andrew John Kelly, Matt Sollenberger, Jason A. Johnson, Daniel Raymond Napoli
  • Publication number: 20170267935
    Abstract: A fuel refinery system comprising a particulate filter adapted to remove particulates from fuel flowing through the fuel conduction system, a water filter adapted to remove water from fuel flowing through the fuel conduction system following its passage through the particulate filter, a magnetic field of sufficient strength to further refine the fuel flowing through the fuel conduction system following its passage through the water filter, a catalyst injector configured to inject the catalyst from a catalyst tank into the fuel flowing through the fuel conduction system following its passage through the magnetic field, a dispensing conduit configured to conduct the fuel from the fuel refinement apparatus following injection of the catalyst.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2017
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Inventor: Joshua F. Koch
  • Publication number: 20170253812
    Abstract: A mobile diesel fuel refinery system comprise a particulate filter adapted to remove particulates from diesel fuel flowing through the diesel fuel conduction system, a water filter adapted to remove water from diesel fuel flowing through the diesel fuel conduction system following its passage through the particulate filter, a magnetic field of sufficient strength to further refine the diesel fuel flowing through the diesel fuel conduction system following its passage through the water filter, a catalyst injector configured to inject the catalyst from a catalyst tank into the diesel fuel flowing through the diesel fuel conduction system following its passage through the magnetic field, a dispensing conduit configured to conduct the diesel fuel from the diesel fuel refinement apparatus following injection of the catalyst.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2017
    Publication date: September 7, 2017
    Inventor: Joshua F. Koch
  • Patent number: 9738455
    Abstract: Systems, methods, devices, and non-transitory processor readable media of the various embodiments enable intelligent speed control of conveyors (e.g., singulator conveyors, sortation conveyors, etc.) in a material handling system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Inventors: Raymond R. Neiser, Jerome F. Koch, Andrew John Kelly, Matt Sollenberger, Jason A. Johnson, Daniel Raymond Napoli
  • Patent number: 9657234
    Abstract: A mobile diesel fuel refinery system comprise a particulate filter adapted to remove particulates from diesel fuel flowing through the diesel fuel conduction system, a water filter adapted to remove water from diesel fuel flowing through the diesel fuel conduction system following its passage through the particulate filter, a magnetic field of sufficient strength to further refine the diesel fuel flowing through the diesel fuel conduction system following its passage through the water filter, a catalyst injector configured to inject the catalyst from a catalyst tank into the diesel fuel flowing through the diesel fuel conduction system following its passage through the magnetic field, a dispensing conduit configured to conduct the diesel fuel from the diesel fuel refinement apparatus following injection of the catalyst.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: EcoChem Alternative Fuels LLP
    Inventor: Joshua F. Koch
  • Patent number: 9474452
    Abstract: A method and a system for quantifying anaesthesia and/or a state of vigilance (e.g. monitoring sedation or sleep) from a plurality of parameters acquired from a subject allows to determine an indicator that reliably quantifies the hypnotic component of anaesthesia and/or the state of vigilance and/or the analgesic component of anaesthesia, even if the number of parameters varies while monitoring the subject. Preferably, a first sub-indicator based on a first subset of parameters adapted to characterize a boundary region between consciousness and unconsciousness is determined, and a second sub-indicator based on a second subset of parameters adapted to characterize a level of hypnosis of said subject is determined, and said first sub-indicator and said second sub-indicator are then combined to compute a global indicator value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: Technische Universitaet Muenchen
    Inventors: Eberhard F. Kochs, Gerhard Schneider, Denis Jordan, Adem Omerovic, Matthias Kreuzer
  • Publication number: 20140364998
    Abstract: Systems, methods, devices, and non-transitory processor readable media of the various embodiments enable intelligent speed control of conveyors (e.g., singulator conveyors, sortation conveyors, etc.) in a material handling system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2014
    Publication date: December 11, 2014
    Inventors: Raymond R. Neiser, Jerome F. Koch, Andrew John Kelly, Matt Sollenberger, Jason A. Johnson, Daniel Raymond Napoli
  • Publication number: 20140299557
    Abstract: A device for venting a processing vessel (2) comprising: a separation unit (20) including a fluid permeable separator (26) for separating a solid from a fluid present in a fluidic solid dispersion, the separation unit (20) having an interface component (22) for attachment to a wall (8) of a processing vessel (2) in a manner so that the interface component generally integrates with the wall forming a substantially contiguous wall surface and a cleaning mechanism (50) that is in fluid communication with the separation unit (20) and that is adapted to extract the fluid that is separated from the fluidic solid dispersion from the processing vessel, and to periodically and/or continuously agitating the solids on the surface of the separation unit so that the fluid can pass through the separator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2012
    Publication date: October 9, 2014
    Inventors: Xindi Yu, James F. Koch, Jim M. Grider
  • Publication number: 20140155706
    Abstract: A method and a system for quantifying anaesthesia and/or a state of vigilance (e.g. monitoring sedation or sleep) from a plurality of parameters acquired from a subject allows to determine an indicator that reliably quantifies the hypnotic component of anaesthesia and/or the state of vigilance and/or the analgesic component of anaesthesia, even if the number of parameters varies while monitoring the subject. Preferably, a first sub-indicator based on a first subset of parameters adapted to characterise a boundary region between consciousness and unconsciousness is determined, and a second sub-indicator based on a second subset of parameters adapted to characterise a level of hypnosis of said subject is determined, and said first sub-indicator and said second sub-indicator are then combined to compute a global indicator value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2012
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Applicant: TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAET MUENCHEN
    Inventors: Eberhard F. Kochs, Gerhard Schneider, Denis Jordan, Adem Omerovic, Matthias Kreuzer
  • Patent number: 7732369
    Abstract: The invention describes the production of a catalyst for use in the oxidation and selective reduction with properties resembling the catalytic property of the noble metal catalysts, by formation of a crystal surface on catalyst supports from a synthesis crystal of the elements of the rare earths and the metal components cobalt and/or lanthanum produced in multiple stages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2010
    Inventor: Christian F. Koch
  • Publication number: 20080116116
    Abstract: The invention involves the optimization of the input and output systems for a high-performance chamber mixer, in which the actual decomposition of the residual substances in middle distillate and inorganic residues is effected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2007
    Publication date: May 22, 2008
    Inventor: Christian F. Koch
  • Patent number: 7201845
    Abstract: A system for moving a filter or a retainer into or out of a fluid pathway without halting the movement of the fluid in the pathway. When acting as a filtering device, the system includes a filter frame and a drive mechanism for slidingly moving the filter frame on stationary rails that remain in the duct through which the fluid is transferred. When a retainer device, the system includes a retainer and a drive mechanism for slidingly moving retainer on stationary rails that remain in the chamber through which a fluid under treatment passes. The system includes isolation means permitting the filter frame or retainer to pass into or out of the duct or chamber without exhausting the fluid within the duct or chamber. The drive mechanism may be a guillotine damper gate drive, a spindled drive, a hydraulic actuator or other drive means. The filter or the retainer may include a plurality of bays that are rigidly, hingedly, or detachably connected together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2007
    Assignee: Bachmann Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: William F. Koch