Patents by Inventor Michael Freund

Michael Freund 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: 20250134116
    Abstract: The technology disclosed in this specification is directed to baked goods comprising a deamidated legume protein isolate. In some embodiments the baked good is gluten free. In some embodiments the deamidated legume protein isolate is a deamidated pea protein isolate. The baked goods described in this specification have from about 0.5% to about 5% wt. % deamidated legume protein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2023
    Publication date: May 1, 2025
    Inventors: Michael FREUND, Felix AKHARUME, Elena DE LA PENA, Matthew YURGEC
  • Patent number: 10605148
    Abstract: An article of manufacture includes a rigid plate, first and second tab members defined by a pair of substantially diametrically-opposed U-shaped apertures within the plate, and a third tab member defined by a U-shaped aperture proximal to the first and the second tab members. The article of manufacture can be used as an active exhaust defeat device, providing the capability of locking a butterfly valve of a vehicle active exhaust system in a desired orientation. Although the butterfly valve is locked, which may be a non-standard exhaust configuration, the article of manufacture provides that vehicle error codes specific to an exhaust valve actuator are avoided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Inventor: Michael Freund
  • Patent number: 9689828
    Abstract: Systems, devices, and/or methods for use in passive wireless transmission of one or more parameters such as, e.g., pH, temperature, etc. are described. The systems, devices, and/or methods may use a passive sensor located proximate a material and an interrogator that may be used to interrogate the passive sensor and to receive a signal from the passive sensor representative of the one or more parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA
    Inventors: Greg E. Bridges, Douglas L. Thomson, Sharmistha Bhadra, Michael Freund
  • Publication number: 20150053575
    Abstract: Systems, devices, and/or methods for use in passive wireless transmission of one or more parameters such as, e.g., pH, temperature, etc. are described. The systems, devices, and/or methods may use a passive sensor located proximate a material and an interrogator that may be used to interrogate the passive sensor and to receive a signal from the passive sensor representative of the one or more parameters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2012
    Publication date: February 26, 2015
    Inventors: Greg E. Bridges, Douglas L. Thomson, Sharmistha Bhadra, Michael Freund
  • Patent number: 7860610
    Abstract: A handling device for handling parts and in particular sheet metal bodywork parts, comprises a carrier unit which has a coupling means for coupling to a robot arm of a robot and a plurality of operating modules each having an attachment interface for the attachment of an operating device such as a vacuum gripper or the like, each operating module being provided with adjustment means for setting position of the attachment interface wherein the adjustment means comprise several positioning setting drives controlled by electrical control signals from a control device, such setting drives rendering possible shifting the attachment interface in the x, y and z directions of a Cartesian coordinate system spanning the x, y and z coordinates, the positioning setting drives being so designed that the attachment interface is able to be positioned in the desired target position by motion in the x, y and/or z direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2010
    Assignee: Festo AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Dieter Waldmann, Thomas Feyrer, Michael Freund, Jürgen Heinzl
  • Publication number: 20070233320
    Abstract: A handling device for handling parts and in particular sheet metal bodywork parts, comprises a carrier unit which has a coupling means for coupling to a robot arm of a robot and a plurality of operating modules each having an attachment interface for the attachment of an operating device such as a vacuum gripper or the like, each operating module being provided with adjustment means for setting position of the attachment interface wherein the adjustment means comprise several positioning setting drives controlled by electrical control signals from a control device, such setting drives rendering possible shifting the attachment interface in the x, y and z directions of a Cartesian coordinate system spanning the x, y and z coordinates, the positioning setting drives being so designed that the attachment interface is able to be positioned in the desired target position by motion in the x, y and/or z direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2007
    Publication date: October 4, 2007
    Inventors: Dieter Waldmann, Thomas Feyrer, Michael Freund, Jurgen Heinzl
  • Publication number: 20070093644
    Abstract: A substituted polyaniline whose self-doped state can be controlled via complexation between boronic acid groups along the backbone with D-fructose in the presence of fluoride is described. For the first time, this allows the formation of a water-soluble, self-doped conducting polymer under the polymerization conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2004
    Publication date: April 26, 2007
    Inventors: Bhavana Deore, Insun Yu, Michael Freund
  • Patent number: 7144553
    Abstract: Chemical sensors for detecting the activity of a molecule or analyte of interest is provided. The chemical sensors comprise and array or plurality of sensors that are capable of interacting with a molecule of interest, wherein the interaction provides a response fingerprint. The fingerprint can be associated with a library of similar molecules of interest to determine the molecule's activity and diffusion coefficient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2006
    Assignee: The California Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Nathan S. Lewis, Erik J. Severin, Michael Freund, Adam J. Matzger
  • Publication number: 20060240294
    Abstract: A fuel cell is used to create pressure by reverse biasing the fuel cell. A voltage is applied across the fuel cell to change the liquid near the fuel cell into gas, and expand its volume. The volume expansion is used for work function, either to expand a housing or move a piston or the like. By removing the voltage, the fuel cell can regenerate by absorbing the gas to again create energy, thereby retracting the volume expansion. In an embodiment, water may be the electrolyte which is electrolyzed to form hydrogen and oxygen gas, and then recombined into water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2006
    Publication date: October 26, 2006
    Inventors: Michael Freund, Yu-Chong Tai, Colin Cameron, Xing Yang
  • Publication number: 20060088445
    Abstract: Methods, systems and sensor arrays are provided implementing techniques for detecting an analyte in a fluid. The techniques include providing a sensor array including at least a first sensor and a second sensor in an arrangement having a defined fluid flow path, exposing the sensor array to a fluid including an analyte by introducing the fluid along the fluid flow path, measuring a response for the first sensor and the second sensor, and detecting the presence of the analyte in the fluid based on a spatio-temporal difference between the responses for the first and second sensors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2005
    Publication date: April 27, 2006
    Applicant: California Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Nathan Lewis, Michael Freund, Shawn Briglin
  • Patent number: 6890141
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method and device for transporting and rotating sheet-form print material. A rotation unit carried on a transport unit is moveable along a carriage guide. A gripper on the rotation unit holds the sheet form print material. Mechanical interaction between the rotation unit and the carriage guide causes the gripper to rotate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2005
    Assignee: Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG
    Inventors: Michael Freund, Alexander Hirsch, Harald Mauz, Albert Rieger, Hans-Peter Würschum
  • Publication number: 20040130092
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a device (60) for securing stacks of sheet-shaped materials (1) during a rotary movement around an axis of rotation (R) with a first and second clamping jaw (10, 11) that have a drive (70), whereby the first and second clamping jaws (10, 11) are mounted such that the stack of sheet-shaped materials is always aligned to half its stack thickness (D). The invention also relates to a method for handling stacks of sheet-shaped materials (1), especially within a device (1000) for binding the stack of sheet-shaped materials (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2003
    Publication date: July 8, 2004
    Inventors: Alexander Hirsch, Michael Freund, Harald Mauz, Hans-Peter Wurschum, Michael Bidmon, Albert Rieger, Peter Staudt
  • Patent number: 6759010
    Abstract: Chemical sensors for detecting the activity of a molecule or analyte of interest is provided. The chemical sensors comprise and array or plurality of sensors that are capable of interacting with a molecule of interest, wherein the interaction provides a response fingerprint. The fingerprint can be associated with a library of similar molecules of interest to determine the molecule's activity and diffusion coefficient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2004
    Assignee: California Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Nathan S. Lewis, Erik J. Severin, Michael Freund, Adam J. Matzger
  • Publication number: 20040126219
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for transporting and centrally aligning stacks of sheet-shaped materials. According various aspects of the invention, methods and devices are provided for transporting stacks of sheet-shaped print materials in a transport from a location misaligned with a reference axis to another location while aligning a center of a stack thickness with the reference axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2003
    Publication date: July 1, 2004
    Inventors: Harald Mauz, Michael Freund, Alexander Hirsch, Albert Rieger, Hans-Peter Wurschum
  • Publication number: 20040118258
    Abstract: The invention is in the field of adhesive binding of sheet-form printed materials arranged in stacks and, in particular, is directed to a method and device of the type that cuts side edges of sheet-form printed materials with tool. According to various aspects of the invention, a tool having a cutting edge and a notching element is provided as well as a method of making the tool, and a method of changing a depth of notching by changing an angle of rotation relative to a cutting plane is described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2003
    Publication date: June 24, 2004
    Inventors: Thomas Dera, Helmut Domes, Michael Freund, Frank Grueneberg, Andreas Schweizer
  • Publication number: 20040069594
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method and device for transporting and rotating sheet-form print material. A rotation unit carried on a transport unit is moveable along a carriage guide. A gripper on the rotation unit holds the sheet form print material. Mechanical interaction between the rotation unit and the carriage guide causes the gripper to rotate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2003
    Publication date: April 15, 2004
    Inventors: Michael Freund, Alexander Hirsch, Harald Mauz, Albert Rieger, Hans-Peter Wurschum
  • Publication number: 20040042933
    Abstract: Chemical sensors for detecting the activity of a molecule or analyte of interest is provided. The chemical sensors comprise and array or plurality of sensors that are capable of interacting with a molecule of interest, wherein the interaction provides a response fingerprint. The fingerprint can be associated with a library of similar molecules of interest to determine the molecule's activity and diffusion coefficient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2003
    Publication date: March 4, 2004
    Inventors: Nathan S. Lewis, Erik J. Severin, Michael Freund, Adam J. Matzger
  • Patent number: 6610367
    Abstract: Chemical sensors for detecting the activity of a molecule or analyte of interest is provided. The chemical sensors comprise and array or plurality of sensors that are capable of interacting with a molecule of interest, wherein the interaction provides a response fingerprint. The fingerprint can be associated with a library of similar molecules of interest to determine the molecule's activity and diffusion coefficient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2003
    Assignee: California Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Nathan S. Lewis, Erik J. Severin, Michael Freund, Adam J. Matzger
  • Publication number: 20030147687
    Abstract: The invention relates to a binding element and method for binding a stack of sheet-shaped print materials through one or more complementary holes extending all the way through. A binding element and method are provided for binding a stack of sheet-shaped print materials. A comb structure having a back rib and at least one strip connected to the back rib is inserted through holes in the stack of sheet-shaped print materials. The comb structure is closed with positive locking in the back rib by the at least one strip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2002
    Publication date: August 7, 2003
    Inventors: Michael Freund, Albert Rieger, Kurt Stehle
  • Publication number: 20020197390
    Abstract: Chemical sensors for detecting the activity of a molecule or analyte of interest is provided. The chemical sensors comprise and array or plurality of sensors that are capable of interacting with a molecule of interest, wherein the interaction provides a response fingerprint. The fingerprint can be associated with a library of similar molecules of interest to determine the molecule's activity and diffusion coefficient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2001
    Publication date: December 26, 2002
    Inventors: Nathan S. Lewis, Erik J. Severin, Michael Freund, Adam J. Matzger