Patents by Inventor Michael Bolick

Michael Bolick 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: 20230180436
    Abstract: A system for cooling and recycling heat having a vat to receive an electrical component that generates heat; a pump for flowing a fluid into the vat through a dispensing assembly wherein the dispensing assembly includes an opening for flowing fluid in or around an electrical component whereby the electrical component passes heat to the fluid; a diffuser for directing fluid away from a vertical and linear flow path in the vat and adapted to increase the fluid in and around an electrical component; a weir for receiving heated fluid and directing the heated fluid to an outlet; a heat exchanger for absorbing heat from the heated fluid and using the heated fluid for a subsequent use wherein the fluid is returned at a cooler temperature than when it entered the heat exchanger providing for further use of the fluid for cooling the electrical component in the vat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2022
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Applicant: Treis Blockchain, LLC
    Inventors: Michael Bolick, David Pence, Senter Smith
  • Publication number: 20200118119
    Abstract: This system is directed to a currency agnostic conversion and deployment system comprising: an immutable digital ledger; and, a cloud service having a set of cloud service computer readable instructions for: receiving a fiat currency deposit request, associating the fiat currency deposit request with an account holder associated with the remote computer device, and, crediting a cloud service user account with a value represented by the fiat currency deposit request, storing the fiat currency deposit request, the unique reference number, the location, date and time of the remote computer device, a cloud service user account credit on the immutable digital ledger, transmitting to the remote computer device a confirmation representing that the cloud service user account was credited, and, receiving a digital purchase request, debiting the cloud service user account according to the digital purchase request, and crediting a service operator cloud service account according to the digital purchase request.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2019
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Applicant: Treis Blockchain LLC
    Inventors: David Pence, Michael Bolick, Senter Smith
  • Patent number: 7817162
    Abstract: A computer simulation and virtual reality system simulates the use of a blasting nozzle to remove one or more coatings and/or rust from a virtual surface. The user operates an electronic controller in the form of a blasting nozzle that outputs a signal indicating whether the blasting nozzle controller is in an “on” position or in an “off” position. The system also has a motion tracking system that tracks the position and orientation of the blasting nozzle controller with respect to the virtual surface defined on the display screen. Simulation software in a computer generates virtual blast pattern data, and the removal of the virtual coating(s) and/or rust image from the virtual surface is displayed in real time on the display screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2010
    Assignee: University of Northern Iowa Research Foundation
    Inventors: Michael Bolick, Chris Lampe, Jason Ebensberger, Jeremiah Treloar, Rick Klein, Eric Conrad Peterson, Chad Jason Zalkin
  • Publication number: 20090202975
    Abstract: A computer simulation and virtual reality system simulates the use of a blasting nozzle to remove one or more coatings and/or rust from a virtual surface. The user operates an electronic controller in the form of a blasting nozzle that outputs a signal indicating whether the blasting nozzle controller is in an “on” position or in an “off” position. The system also has a motion tracking system that tracks the position and orientation of the blasting nozzle controller with respect to the virtual surface defined on the display screen. Simulation software in a computer generates virtual blast pattern data, and the removal of the virtual coating(s) and/or rust image from the virtual surface is displayed in real time on the display screen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2008
    Publication date: August 13, 2009
    Inventors: Michael Bolick, Chris Lampe, Jason Ebensberger, Jeremiah Treloar, Risk Klein, Eric Conrad Peterson, Chad Jason Zalkin
  • Publication number: 20070209585
    Abstract: A virtual coatings application system has several features to enhance the realism of simulated spray painting. The system generally includes a display screen on which is defined a virtual surface (such as a truck door) that is intended to be virtually painted or coated by the user. The user operates an instrumented spray gun controller that outputs one or more signals representing data as to the status of the controls on the spray gun controller. The system also has a motion tracking system that tracks the position and orientation of the spray gun controller with respect to the virtual surface defined on the display screen. Simulation software generates virtual spray pattern data in response to at least the data from the spray gun controller and the position and orientation data received from the tracking system. Virtual spray pattern images are displayed in real time on the display screen in accordance with the accumulation of virtual spray pattern data at each location on the virtual surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2006
    Publication date: September 13, 2007
    Inventors: Jason Ebensberger, Michael Bolick, Jeremiah Treloar, Richard Klein, Eric Peterson, Chad Zalkin, James Fisher, Leslie Hughes