Patents by Inventor Kenneth J. Fischer

Kenneth J. Fischer 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: 5708697
    Abstract: A communication network call traffic management system includes a plurality of special resource devices, at least one telephone switch connected to a telecommunications network, a switch control interface, a plurality of application platforms, a control network, and a call traffic manager. The telephone switch has a plurality of telephone switch ports with each switch port being associated with a special resource device. Each special resource device detects user-selectable information contained in a telephone call. The call traffic manager uses initial call information to allocate a special resource device, control the switch to direct the telephone call to a switch port that is associated with the allocated special resource device, and allocate a first application platform for interacting with the telephone call.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 13, 1998
    Assignee: MCI Communications Corporation
    Inventors: Kenneth J. Fischer, Samuel R. Mullins, Randall P. Ethier
  • Patent number: 5418610
    Abstract: A vehicle mirror having an image reflecting surface and a distance indicating light reflective indicia of contrasting reflectivity to the image reflecting surface, the indicia being located in such a position on the mirror that when a just passed vehicle appears on the mirror at a certain location with respect to the indicia, it is safe to pull over into the lane in front of the just passed vehicle. One embodiment of the distance indicating indicia is a reflective horizontal line located below the center of the mirror.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 1994
    Date of Patent: May 23, 1995
    Assignee: Fischer Products, Inc.
    Inventor: Kenneth J. Fischer
  • Patent number: 5366247
    Abstract: A configuration for a splashguard as may be mounted rearwardly of at least one vehicle wheel to deflect and redirect water and other substances being sprayed rearwardly by a rotating tire. The splashguard comprises a rectangularly shaped body having a plurality of angularly disposed vanes or louvers which function to deflect and redirect water droplets and other materials downwardly upward the roadway surface rather than sidewardly or rearwardly into the paths of following traffic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 1993
    Date of Patent: November 22, 1994
    Inventor: Kenneth J. Fischer
  • Patent number: 5226380
    Abstract: A covering material for underwater objects such as boat hulls or water intake pipes. The covering includes a waterproof coating such as adhesive or paint containing capsicum derivatives such as cayenne pepper or oleoresin capsicum, with the coating applied to the outer surface of the object to be protected, to repel marine organisms which might otherwise attach themselves to the object. In some applications copper material may also be applied to the coating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 1992
    Date of Patent: July 13, 1993
    Inventor: Kenneth J. Fischer
  • Patent number: 4023029
    Abstract: A convex mirror has a frosted non-reflective elongated and horizontal line, approximately midway of the mirror and of a width less than the thickness of the mirror, and a light source is disposed adjacent the reflective surface with a colored filter positioned between the light source and the frosted line whereby a predetermined safe distance is indicated for changing lanes into a position in front of the immediately passed vehicle. In another mirror, safe turning distances are indicated by predetermined lines extending vertically of the convex mirror.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 1975
    Date of Patent: May 10, 1977
    Inventor: Kenneth J. Fischer