Patents by Inventor Jeffrey Merkel

Jeffrey Merkel 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: 20120148718
    Abstract: A method for making pelleted animal feed and the product made by the method, comprising: preparing a composition containing a) 10-90 wt. % of an organic acid selected from the group consisting of acetic, propionic, butyric and mixtures thereof, b) I-90 wt. % of ethoxylated castor oil surfactant having an HLB from 4 to 18 and a molar ratio of 1 molecule of castor oil to 1-200 molecules of ethylene oxide, c) 0-20 wt. % of antimicrobial terpenes, or essential oils; adding water to prepare a heat-treating composition, and applying an effective amount of said heat-treating composition to an animal feed, with sufficient heating to pelletize or extrude the feed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2009
    Publication date: June 14, 2012
    Inventors: James D. Wilson, Julio Pimentel, Kurt Richardson, Jeffrey Merkel
  • Publication number: 20050210514
    Abstract: A wireless communication device (104) comprising a transceiver (202), a memory portion (206) and a display (208). The transceiver (202) receives (704, 806) a data stream of media content from a remote device (102) on a periodic basis. The memory portion (206) stores (704, 806) the data stream in a content cache (306). The data stream is retrieved from the content cache (306) a portion at a time, and the display (208) displays (706, 808) the portion. The display (208) has a passive mode and an actuated mode. In the passive mode, dynamic media content is continually provided at the display (208) throughout operation. In the actuated mode, detailed content and/or functionality associated with the dynamic media content is provided. The touch screen (210) changes the display from the passive mode to the actuated mode upon activation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2004
    Publication date: September 22, 2005
    Inventors: Dag Kittlaus, Jeffrey Merkel, Charles Binzel, John Bruner, Michael Kotzin, Richard Schatzberger
  • Publication number: 20050188406
    Abstract: A wireless communication device (104) for providing channel information is described. The device comprises a housing having a first display (1008) and a second display (1006), a memory (206) and a processor (204). The housing has a first position (1002) exposing the first and second displays and a second position (1004) covering the first display and exposing the second display. The memory (206) stores a plurality of applications and/or media content that may be shown by the second display (1006). The processor (204) changes operation of the second display (1006) from one application to another and/or the media content shown by the second display from one media content to another. Also, applications and/or content of the second display (1006) may be managed by a control panel application of the first display (1008).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2004
    Publication date: August 25, 2005
    Inventors: Christopher Gielow, David Brenner, Stephen Gay, Peter Ina, Richard Schatzberger, Christian Figenschou, Dag Kittlaus, Vincent Lau, Jeffrey Merkel