Patents by Inventor Michael John Ross

Michael John Ross 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: 20250350884
    Abstract: A DCP server for use with a cinema processor for playing high quality live streaming content from a venue, such as a concert, and distributing it for playing in a movie theater is disclosed. The DCP server automatically adjusts the volume and the equalization outputs of the speakers in the movie theater to the industry standard and controls the volume setting of the cinema processor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2024
    Publication date: November 13, 2025
    Inventor: Michael John Ross
  • Patent number: 8561807
    Abstract: A magnetic drum separator, for separating ferrous and non-ferrous materials from a material stream. The magnetic drum separator comprising an outer shell that is rotatable around a central axis by a drive mechanism. The outer shell having a tubular length parallel to the central axis and a circular cross-section perpendicular to the central axis. An electromagnet pickup magnet positioned at a fixed location within the circular cross-section has a cross-section perpendicular to the central axis. The pickup magnet has a first end closest to the inner circumference of the outer shell and a second end located near the central axis. The pickup magnet comprises a core, with a backbar abutting it at the second end. The core comprises a plurality of blocks of different widths, in a cross-section perpendicular to the central axis, with the narrowest block at the first end and the widest block abutting the backbar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Assignee: Eriez Manufacturing Co.
    Inventor: Michael John Ross
  • Publication number: 20130146510
    Abstract: A magnetic drum separator, for separating ferrous and non-ferrous materials from a material stream. The magnetic drum separator comprising an outer shell that is rotatable around a central axis by a drive mechanism. The outer shell having a tubular length parallel to the central axis and a circular cross-section perpendicular to the central axis. An electromagnet pickup magnet positioned at a fixed location within the circular cross-section has a cross-section perpendicular to the central axis. The pickup magnet has a first end closest to the inner circumference of the outer shell and a second ends located near the central axis. The pickup magnet comprises a core, with a backbar abutting it at the second end. The core comprises a plurality of blocks of different widths, in a cross-section perpendicular to the central axis, with the narrowest block at the first end and the widest block abutting the backbar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2012
    Publication date: June 13, 2013
    Inventor: Michael John Ross