Patents by Inventor Michael Fischer

Michael 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).

  • Publication number: 20190063293
    Abstract: A mixer device for introducing and distributing a liquid into a gas flow comprises a mixing chamber which can be flowed through by the gas flow, an overflow pipe which is arranged at least partly in the mixing chamber and which has a jacket surface and a first and a second pipe end, and at least one injector associated with the first pipe end of the overflow pipe to inject the liquid into the overflow pipe. The jacket surface of the overflow pipe has at least one inflow opening through which gas can flow from the mixing chamber into the overflow pipe for a subsequent mixing with the injected fluid. The overflow pipe is configured such that inflowing gas in its interior can have two swirl components of opposite senses imparted onto it.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2017
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Inventors: Michael FISCHER, Andreas HAAS, Stefan SAUER, Dennis SAILER, Bernd BURKHARDT
  • Publication number: 20190045321
    Abstract: An apparatus for generating a plurality of audio channels for a first speaker setup is characterized by an imaginary speaker determiner, an energy distribution calculator, a processor and a renderer. The imaginary speaker determiner is configured to determine a position of an imaginary speaker not contained in the first speaker setup to obtain a second speaker setup containing the imaginary speaker. The energy distribution calculator is configured to calculate an energy distribution from the imaginary speaker to the other speakers in the second speaker setup. The processor is configured to repeat the energy distribution to obtain a downmix information for a downmix from the second speaker setup to the first speaker setup. The renderer is configured to generate the plurality of audio channels using the downmix information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2018
    Publication date: February 7, 2019
    Inventors: Christian BORSS, Christian ERTEL, Johannes HILPERT, Achim KUNTZ, Michael FISCHER, Florian SCHUH, Bernhard GRILL
  • Patent number: 10184866
    Abstract: A testing device for testing the mechanical integrity of a hollow breakable item includes a squeezable element to radially abut with a sidewall portion of the breakable item. The testing device further includes a sleeve extending in an axial direction to receive the sidewall portion of the breakable item and having a first contact surface to axially engage with the squeezable element. The testing device also includes a plunger displaceable in axial direction relative to the sleeve and having a second contact surface to axially engage with the squeezable element. The squeezable element is axially squeezable by a relative displacement of plunger and sleeve to increase the squeezable element's radial expansion and to apply radially directed pressure to the breakable item's sidewall portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GMBH
    Inventors: Hanno Juhnke, Jan-Peter Spengler, Jasmin Groeschke, Michael Fischer, Matthias Scharf, Michael Schrack, Olaf Zeckai
  • Patent number: 10184437
    Abstract: A fuel injection system has a fuel distributor and multiple fuel injection valves each disposed on a cup of the fuel distributor. At least one injection valve is mounted on the associated cup by way of at least one holding element. An abutment surface is provided on the outer side of the cup. A support surface is configured on the underside of the cup. The holding element is moreover configured as a holding clamp. An abutment surface is provided on an outer side of the fuel injection valve. The holding clamp engages on the one hand behind the abutment surface of the cup and on the other hand behind the abutment surface of the fuel injection valve. The holding clamp furthermore pushes the fuel injection valve toward the support surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Jens Pohlmann, Michael Fischer, Matthias Maess, Goekhan Guengoer, Martin Riemer, Markus Friedrich, Andreas Rehwald, Michael Mayer, Dietmar Uhlenbrock, Venkatesh Kannan
  • Patent number: 10174734
    Abstract: A suspension mount for fuel-injection systems is used to connect a fuel injector to a fuel distributor. A connecting body having an accommodation space is provided, a fuel connector of the fuel injector being able to be disposed at least partially in the accommodation space. In addition, a joining body is provided that is disposed, at least in sections, partially in at least one recess of the connecting body, the recess being connected to the accommodation space, and on which the fuel connector is able to be supported along a longitudinal axis of the accommodation space. The joining body also has an elastically deformable element, the elastically deformable element being disposed in such a way that the joining body permits elastic support of the fuel connector on the connecting body at least along the longitudinal axis. A fuel-injection system having such a suspension mount is also indicated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Wilhelm Reinhardt, Volker Scheef, Michael Mayer, Andreas Rehwald, Jan Herrmann, Markus Friedrich, Philipp Rogler, Andreas Glaser, Hans-Georg Horst, Martin Riemer, Michael Knorpp, Michael Fischer
  • Patent number: 10160027
    Abstract: A vertical Pittsburgh Seam closing apparatus having a base supporting surface, a track mechanism for moving a carriage assembly which holds seam forming members used to close a Pittsburgh Seam, a pair of upper and lower guide members for guiding the duct section into a proper vertical position, and upper and lower clamping members positioned inside the duct section and adjacent the inside portion of the Pittsburgh Seam to be closed, the upper guide members and clamping member being selectively movable and adjustable for accommodating different duct section lengths. In one embodiment, the seam forming assembly includes a plurality of members mounted in vertical arrangement, at least one of the plurality of seam forming members being shaped to initially bend the overhanging edge portion and at least one of the plurality of seam forming members having a substantially V-shaped configuration for closing the Pittsburgh Seam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: Vicon Machinery LLC
    Inventors: Paul L. Baker, Bert Michael Fischer
  • Patent number: 10144441
    Abstract: The invention relates to a rail vehicle including an image generation system for capturing a space outside the rail vehicle. The image generation system includes four image generation devices, each of which, during operation of the image generation system, generates two-dimensional images of the space. A first and a second of the four image generation devices are disposed at a first distance from one another on the rail vehicle and form a first stereo pair, which captures a first shared portion of the space from different viewing angles. A third and a fourth of the four image generation devices are disposed at a second distance from one another on the rail vehicle and form a second stereo pair, which detects a second shared portion of the space from different viewing angles. The first shared portion of the space and the second shared portion of the space have a shared spatial region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: Bombardier Transportation GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Fischer, Gerald Newesely
  • Patent number: 10145719
    Abstract: To determine an echo curve using a fill level measurement device operating according to the FMCW principle, the echo curve is calculated from corresponding sampling values at a first resolution. After this, a particular portion of the echo curve is calculated at a second, higher resolution using the DTFT algorithm. This can reduce the complexity required for calculating the echo curve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: VEGA GRIESHABER KG
    Inventors: Roland Welle, Karl Griessbaum, Michael Fischer
  • Publication number: 20180338981
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a highly convergent method for the synthesis and purification of ceftolozane and intermediates starting from 7-aminocephaiosporanic acid (7-ACA).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2016
    Publication date: November 29, 2018
    Applicant: Sandoz AG
    Inventors: Michael Fischer, Wolfgang Felzmann, Ronny Huetz, Martin Langner, Birgit Endl
  • Patent number: 10134206
    Abstract: A system includes a smart-phone processor configured to receive a video recording feed from a camera. The processor is also configured to receive a vehicle data feed from a vehicle connected to the processor. The processor is further configured to convert the vehicle data feed into images. The processor is additionally configured to add the images to the video recording feed in real-time and save a combined feed including the video and images resulting from the adding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Jonathan Tracy, John Michael Fischer, David Schwanky, Harold Bernard Samuels, Fengming Yang, Waleed Johnson
  • Publication number: 20180308301
    Abstract: A system includes a smart-phone processor configured to receive a video recording feed from a camera. The processor is also configured to receive a vehicle data feed from a vehicle connected to the processor. The processor is further configured to convert the vehicle data feed into images. The processor is additionally configured to add the images to the video recording feed in real-time and save a combined feed including the video and images resulting from the adding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2017
    Publication date: October 25, 2018
    Inventors: Jonathan TRACY, John Michael FISCHER, David SCHWANKY, Harold Bernard SAMUELS, Fengming YANG, Waleed JOHNSON
  • Publication number: 20180308299
    Abstract: A system includes a processor configured to receive a track-creation request. The processor is also configured to initiate track recording, responsive to the request and record GPS points corresponding to vehicle movement. Further, the processor is configured to receive a track-completion instruction and store the recorded GPS points, and a line connecting the points, as representing a recorded track.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2017
    Publication date: October 25, 2018
    Inventors: John Jeffrey PFEIFFER, Michael LAMBERT, Surya SAGIRAJU, John Michael FISCHER, Harold Bernard SAMUELS, Adam PAGRYZINSKI
  • Publication number: 20180306599
    Abstract: A system includes a processor configured to display a traveled-portion of a route, responsive to a request, the traveled-portion representing an entire route traveled since the request was received, including scaling the display so that an entire route is included in a window of fixed size, regardless of how large a distance the displayed traveled-portion represents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2017
    Publication date: October 25, 2018
    Inventors: John Michael FISCHER, Michael LAMBERT, Adam PAGRYZINSKI
  • Patent number: 10097945
    Abstract: An apparatus for generating a plurality of audio channels for a first speaker setup is characterized by an imaginary speaker determiner, an energy distribution calculator, a processor and a renderer. The imaginary speaker determiner is configured to determine a position of an imaginary speaker not contained in the first speaker setup to obtain a second speaker setup containing the imaginary speaker. The energy distribution calculator is configured to calculate an energy distribution from the imaginary speaker to the other speakers in the second speaker setup. The processor is configured to repeat the energy distribution to obtain a downmix information for a downmix from the second speaker setup to the first speaker setup. The renderer is configured to generate the plurality of audio channels using the downmix information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
    Inventors: Christian Borss, Christian Ertel, Johannes Hilpert, Achim Kuntz, Michael Fischer, Florian Schuh, Bernhard Grill
  • Patent number: 10084166
    Abstract: A method for producing a battery housing produces intermediate products, including a lower and upper half-shell, for connecting these intermediate products with one another at the facility of a battery manufacturer. The battery is set into the lower half-shell, the upper half-shell is set on, the inner wall of the lower half-shell is welded to the inner wall of the upper half-shell, and the outer wall of the lower half-shell is welded to the outer wall of the upper half-shell, with a supported vacuum insulation interposed between the inner and outer walls of the lower and upper half-shell, respectively, to form a reversibly closed battery housing with integrated thermal management for a battery. An assembly kit may be delivered to a battery manufacturer for non-problematical production of a battery housing at the facility of the battery manufacturer to eliminate transport of the battery to the battery housing manufacturer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2018
    Assignee: KOENIG METALL GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Jobst H. Kerspe, Michael Fischer
  • Publication number: 20180268842
    Abstract: Apparatus for decoding an encoded audio signal including an encoded core signal, including: a core decoder for decoding the encoded core signal to obtain a decoded core signal; a tile generator for generating one or more spectral tiles having frequencies not included in the decoded core signal using a spectral portion of the decoded core signal; and a cross-over filter for spectrally cross-over filtering the decoded core signal and a first frequency tile having frequencies extending from a gap filling frequency to an upper border frequency or for spectrally cross-over filtering a first frequency tile and a second frequency tile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2018
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Inventors: Sascha DISCH, Ralf GEIGER, Christian HELMRICH, Frederik NAGEL, Christian NEUKAM, Konstantin SCHMIDT, Michael FISCHER
  • Publication number: 20180259384
    Abstract: A housing for a high-frequency chip in a radar device for level measurement is provided, including a high-frequency chip having a high-frequency terminal and a supply terminal; horizontal metal layers; vertical metal connecting lines; and an external supply terminal configured to connect the chip to a circuit board of the device, the chip being attached to one of the horizontal metal layers in an electrically conductive manner, and being embedded in a polymer compound, which is located between the horizontal metal layers, the supply terminal being connected to the external supply terminal via at least one of the horizontal metal layers and via at least one of the vertical metal connecting lines, and the high-frequency terminal being connected to an antenna configured to decouple and receive radar waves, via at least one of the horizontal metal layers and/or via at least one of the vertical metal connections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2018
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Applicant: VEGA GRIESHABER KG
    Inventors: Roland BAUR, Michael FISCHER, Christoph MUELLER, Daniel SCHULTHEISS
  • Publication number: 20180257684
    Abstract: The invention relates to a rail vehicle including an image generation system for capturing a space outside the rail vehicle. The image generation system includes four image generation devices each of which, during operation of the image generation system, generates two-dimensional images of the space. A first a second of the four image generation devices are disposed at a first distance from one another on the rail vehicle and form a first stereo pair, which captures a first shared portion of the space from different viewing angles. A third and a fourth of the four image generation devices are disposed at a second distance from one another on the rail vehicle and form a second stereo pair, which detects a second shared portion of the space from different viewing angles. The first shared portion the space and the second shared portion of the space have a shared spatial region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2015
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Inventors: Michael Fischer, Gerald Newesely
  • Patent number: 10062937
    Abstract: A battery housing for accommodating one or more cell blocks of a battery provides the interstice between an outer wall and an inner wall with supported vacuum insulation composed of a porous support material. This vacuum insulation can be switched between an insulation state and a transient state. The interstice is additionally provided with cooling elements. This battery housing offers crash-safe accommodation of the cell blocks accommodated in the battery housing, for one thing, and furthermore offers passive or controllable and/or regulatable thermal management to the effect that the cell blocks accommodated in the battery housing can be cooled or heated as needed, in any case kept in a permissible temperature range in every operating state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignees: KOENIG METALL GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Jobst H. Kerspe, Michael Fischer
  • Patent number: D824756
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: JULIUS SAMANN LTD.
    Inventors: Albert Michael Fischer, Matthew Thomas Kuhn, Robert Richard Ziek, Jr., Robert St. Clair Donovan, Kyle M. Bennett, Gregor Mittersinker, Aaron Abroff, Andre Minoli