Patents by Inventor Michael J. Fischer

Michael 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).

  • Publication number: 20240068135
    Abstract: Interlacing equipment may be used to form fabric and to create a gap in the fabric. The fabric may include one or more conductive strands. An insertion tool may be used to align an electrical component with the conductive strands during interlacing operations. A soldering tool may be used to remove insulation from the conductive strands to expose conductive segments on the conductive strands. The soldering tool may be used to solder the conductive segments to the electrical component. The solder connections may be located in grooves in the electrical component. An encapsulation tool may dispense encapsulation material in the grooves to encapsulate the solder connections. After the electrical component is electrically connected to the conductive strands, the insertion tool may position and release the electrical component in the gap. A component retention tool may temporarily be used to retain the electrical component in the gap as interlacing operations continue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Kyle L. Chatham, Kathryn P. Crews, Didio V. Gomes, Benjamin J. Grena, Storrs T. Hoen, Steven J. Keating, David M. Kindlon, Daniel A. Podhajny, Andrew L. Rosenberg, Daniel D. Sunshine, Lia M. Uesato, Joseph B. Walker, Felix Binder, Bertram Wendisch, Martin Latta, Ulrich Schläpfer, Franck Robin, Michael Baumann, Helen Wächter Fischer
  • Patent number: 11913143
    Abstract: Interlacing equipment may be used to form fabric and to create a gap in the fabric. The fabric may include one or more conductive strands. An insertion tool may be used to align an electrical component with the conductive strands during interlacing operations. A soldering tool may be used to remove insulation from the conductive strands to expose conductive segments on the conductive strands. The soldering tool may be used to solder the conductive segments to the electrical component. The solder connections may be located in grooves in the electrical component. An encapsulation tool may dispense encapsulation material in the grooves to encapsulate the solder connections. After the electrical component is electrically connected to the conductive strands, the insertion tool may position and release the electrical component in the gap. A component retention tool may temporarily be used to retain the electrical component in the gap as interlacing operations continue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Kyle L Chatham, Kathryn P. Crews, Didio V. Gomes, Benjamin J. Grena, Storrs T. Hoen, Steven J. Keating, David M. Kindlon, Daniel A. Podhajny, Andrew L. Rosenberg, Daniel D. Sunshine, Lia M. Uesato, Joseph B. Walker, Felix Binder, Bertram Wendisch, Martin Latta, Ulrich Schläpfer, Franck Robin, Michael Baumann, Helen Wächter Fischer
  • Publication number: 20220016299
    Abstract: A multichannel air purification device comprising a plurality of adjacent air channels in fluid communication with one another having a UV-C light source illuminate at least one air flow chamber, an air input means for allowing air into the channels, an air output means for allowing the air to exit the channels, openings between the channels for allowing air to pass from one channel to another channel, and a fan for drawing air through the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2021
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Inventors: Michael J. Fischer, Peter J. Lehrer
  • Patent number: 10342886
    Abstract: A wax melt blank is produced with an extrusion process and intended to later be cut to length into individual wax melts. The wax melt blank includes at least about fifty percent by weight of wax, a fragrance, and up to about fifty percent by weight of a filler. The wax, the fragrance, and the filler are homogeneously dispersed within the wax melt blank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: S.C. JOHNSON & SON, INC.
    Inventors: Michael J. Banco, Michael J. Fischer
  • Patent number: 10164736
    Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatus and computer program products for providing forward error correction with low latency to live streams in networks are provided. Source data is output at a rate less than the rate of a source stream, a buffer is built, and an FEC decoder FEC decodes the source data. Decoded packets are output at a rate equal to the rate of the source stream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: KENCAST, INC.
    Inventors: H. Lewis Wolfgang, Michael J. Fischer, Weimin Fang
  • Patent number: 10010638
    Abstract: A wax melt includes between about one and about sixty percent by weight of paraffin wax, between about 3 percent and about 20 percent by weight of fragrance, and between about 10 percent and about 35 percent by weight of a silicate. The silicate causes between about 97 percent and about 98 percent of a wax melt weight to be retained over a time period of about sixteen hours when maintained at about sixty-five degrees Celsius.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael J. Banco, Michael J. Fischer, Deborah Holmes Parker
  • Publication number: 20170354752
    Abstract: A wax melt includes between about one and about sixty percent by weight of paraffin wax, between about 3 percent and about 20 percent by weight of fragrance, and between about 10 percent and about 35 percent by weight of a silicate. The silicate causes between about 97 percent and about 98 percent of a wax melt weight to be retained over a time period of about sixteen hours when maintained at about sixty-five degrees Celsius.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2016
    Publication date: December 14, 2017
    Applicant: S. C. JOHNSON & SON, INC.
    Inventors: Michael J. Banco, Michael J. Fischer, Deborah Holmes Parker
  • Publication number: 20170209611
    Abstract: A wax melt blank is produced with an extrusion process and intended to later be cut to length into individual wax melts. The wax melt blank includes at least about fifty percent by weight of wax, a fragrance, and up to about fifty percent by weight of a filler. The wax, the fragrance, and the filler are homogeneously dispersed within the wax melt blank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2016
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Applicant: S.C. JOHNSON & SON, INC.
    Inventors: Michael J. Banco, Michael J. Fischer
  • Publication number: 20160308642
    Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatus and computer program products for providing forward error correction with low latency to live streams in networks are provided, including outputting source data at a rate less than the rate of a source stream, building a buffer, FEC decoding the source data; and outputting the packets at a rate equal to the rate of the source stream.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2016
    Publication date: October 20, 2016
    Inventors: H. Lewis Wolfgang, Michael J. Fischer, Weimin Fang
  • Patent number: 9397783
    Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatus, and computer program products for providing forward error correction with low latency to live streams in networks are provided. One example method includes receiving source data at a first rate, outputting the source data at a rate less than the first rate, collecting the source data in a buffer, FEC decoding the source data, thereby generating decoded data; and outputting the decoded data at a rate equal to the first rate, either after collecting the source data in the buffer for a predetermined time duration or after collecting a predetermined amount of the source data in the buffer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: KENCAST, INC.
    Inventors: H. Lewis Wolfgang, Michael J. Fischer, Weimin Fang
  • Publication number: 20140201603
    Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatus, and computer program products for providing forward error correction with low latency to live streams in networks are provided. One example method includes receiving source data at a first rate, outputting the source data at a rate less than the first rate, collecting the source data in a buffer, FEC decoding the source data, thereby generating decoded data; and outputting the decoded data at a rate equal to the first rate, either after collecting the source data in the buffer for a predetermined time duration or after collecting a predetermined amount of the source data in the buffer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2014
    Publication date: July 17, 2014
    Applicant: KENCAST, INC.
    Inventors: H. Lewis Wolfgang, Michael J. Fischer, Weimin Fang
  • Patent number: 8707139
    Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatus and computer program products for providing forward error correction with low latency to live streams in networks are provided, including outputting source data at a rate less than the rate of a source stream, building a buffer, FEC decoding the source data; and outputting the packets at a rate equal to the rate of the source stream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: Kencast, Inc.
    Inventors: H. Lewis Wolfgang, Michael J. Fischer, Weimin Fang
  • Patent number: 8402350
    Abstract: System, apparatus and method are provided for transmitting and receiving packets over first and second channels. An FEC encoder generates forward error correction (FEC) packets corresponding to an original stream of packets. A packet transmitter transmits the original stream of packets over the first channel and transmits the FEC packets over the second channel. A packet receiver receives a stream of packets over the first channel, and receives the FEC packets corresponding to the stream of packets over the second channel. An FEC decoder uses information stored in the FEC packets to determine a correspondence between the FEC packets and the stream of packets, and recovers one or more lost packets of the stream of packets using the FEC packets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Assignee: Kencast, Inc.
    Inventors: Weimin Fang, Michael J. Fischer, H. Lewis Wolfgang
  • Patent number: 8245096
    Abstract: A system, method and apparatus are provided for encoding and decoding a source file. The source file is encoded by dividing it into a plurality of shares comprised of a plurality of packets. A bit vector is generated. For at least one share, an FEC packet is generated by XOR'ing a subset of packets from the plurality of packets in the share in accordance with the bit vector. The process of encoding continues until terminated. Once the FEC encoded packets are received, each of the plurality of packets which is not a linear combination of previously received packets is stored into a file. A sequence of XOR operations to perform in-place on the file to reconstruct the source file are generated and performed on the file.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignee: Kencast, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael J. Fischer, H. Lewis Wolfgang, Weimin Fang
  • Publication number: 20100218074
    Abstract: System, apparatus and method are provided for transmitting and receiving packets over first and second channels. An FEC encoder generates forward error correction (FEC) packets corresponding to an original stream of packets. A packet transmitter transmits the original stream of packets over the first channel and transmits the FEC packets over the second channel. A packet receiver receives a stream of packets over the first channel, and receives the FEC packets corresponding to the stream of packets over the second channel. An FEC decoder uses information stored in the FEC packets to determine a correspondence between the FEC packets and the stream of packets, and recovers one or more lost packets of the stream of packets using the FEC packets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2010
    Publication date: August 26, 2010
    Applicant: KENCAST, INC.
    Inventors: Weimin Fang, Michael J. Fischer, H. Lewis Wolfgang
  • Patent number: 7739580
    Abstract: System, apparatus and method are provided for transmitting and receiving packets over first and second channels. An FEC encoder generates forward error correction (FEC) packets corresponding to an original stream of packets. A packet transmitter transmits the original stream of packets over the first channel and transmits the FEC packets over the second channel. A packet receiver receives a stream of packets over the first channel, and receives the FEC packets corresponding to the stream of packets over the second channel. An FEC decoder uses information stored in the FEC packets to determine a correspondence between the FEC packets and the stream of packets, and recovers one or more lost packets of the stream of packets using the FEC packets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2010
    Assignee: Kencast, Inc.
    Inventors: Weimin Fang, Michael J. Fischer, H. Lewis Wolfgang
  • Publication number: 20090177948
    Abstract: A system, method and apparatus are provided for encoding and decoding a source file. The source file is encoded by dividing it into a plurality of shares comprised of a plurality of packets. A bit vector is generated. For at least one share, an FEC packet is generated by XOR'ing a subset of packets from the plurality of packets in the share in accordance with the bit vector. The process of encoding continues until terminated. Once the FEC encoded packets are received, each of the plurality of packets which is not a linear combination of previously received packets is stored into a file. A sequence of XOR operations to perform in-place on the file to reconstruct the source file are generated and performed on the file.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2009
    Publication date: July 9, 2009
    Applicant: KENCAST, INC.
    Inventors: Michael J. Fischer, H. Lewis Wolfgang, Weimin Fang
  • Patent number: 7533324
    Abstract: A system, method and apparatus are provided for encoding and decoding a source file. The source file is encoded by dividing it into a plurality of shares comprised of a plurality of packets. A bit vector is generated. For at least one share, an FEC packet is generated by XOR'ing a subset of packets from the plurality of packets in the share in accordance with the bit vector. The process of encoding continues until terminated. Once the FEC encoded packets are received, each of the plurality of packets which is not a linear combination of previously received packets is stored into a file. A sequence of XOR operations to perform in-place on the file to reconstruct the source file are generated and performed on the file.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2009
    Assignee: Kencast, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael J. Fischer, H. Lewis Wolfgang, Weimin Fang
  • Publication number: 20020124046
    Abstract: This abstract is intended only to enable the Patent and Trademark Office and the public to generally determine the nature of the technical disclosure in accordance with Section 1.72(b) of the Rules for Patent and Trademark Cases, Title 37 of the Code of Federal Regulations. This abstract is not intended to aid in the determination of the scope of any element in claim.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2001
    Publication date: September 5, 2002
    Inventors: William A. Fischer, Michael J. Fischer
  • Patent number: 5139509
    Abstract: A phacoemulsification system is provided, including an ultrasonic phacoemulsification handpiece and a handpiece driver. A handpiece simulator is provided to analyze the performance characteristics of the handpiece driver. The simulator is selectively coupled in a feedback loop with the driver so as to receive drive signals from the driver and return a feedback signal to the driver in the same manner as a handpiece. The simulator detects the frequency and voltage characteristics of the signal provided by the handpiece driver and on the basis thereof generates a feedback signal for return to the handpiece driver. The simulator can exercise the response of the driver dynamically by controllably varying the frequency of the feedback signal. The simulator may be constructed in either analog or microprocessor-based form. In the latter case, the microprocessor can determine whether the drive signals are within acceptable limits, and displays to the user the nature of unacceptable performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 1989
    Date of Patent: August 18, 1992
    Assignee: Site Microsurgical Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael J. Fischer, Brian J. Kotowich