Patents by Inventor Rick Fisher

Rick Fisher 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).

  • Patent number: 11833498
    Abstract: A withdrawal system for withdrawing particulate matter from a high-temperature unit of a high-temperature industrial process is disclosed. The withdrawal system comprises a material storage silo that comprises a vent line containing a first vent valve, one or more temperature sensors to measure temperature of the particulate matter in the material transfer line, and a controller that receives output measurements from the one or more temperature sensors to monitor and control flow of the particulate matter. The system does not contain a receiving vessel located in the material transfer line between the high-temperature unit and the material storage silo.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: Johnson Matthey Process Technologies, Inc
    Inventors: Martin Evans, Rick Fisher
  • Publication number: 20200129944
    Abstract: A withdrawal system for withdrawing particulate matter from a high-temperature unit of a high-temperature industrial process is disclosed. The withdrawal system comprises a material storage silo that comprises a vent line containing a first vent valve, one or more temperature sensors to measure temperature of the particulate matter in the material transfer line, and a controller that receives output measurements from the one or more temperature sensors to monitor and control flow of the particulate matter. The system does not contain a receiving vessel located in the material transfer line between the high-temperature unit and the material storage silo.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2018
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Applicant: Johnson Matthey Process Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Martin EVANS, Rick FISHER
  • Publication number: 20120130242
    Abstract: An intravascular ultrasound imaging system includes an imaging core insertable into a catheter lumen. The imaging core includes at least one transducer disposed at a distal end of a driveshaft. The at least one transducer transmits acoustic signals and transforms received echo signals to electrical signals. The at least one transducer rotates about a longitudinal axis of the catheter and moves longitudinally along a patient blood vessel as the at least one transducer transmits the acoustic signals. A control module is coupled to the imaging core. The control module includes a processor that processes received electrical signals from the at least one transducer. The processor uses the received electrical signals to generate a plurality of cross-sectional images captured along least a portion of the patient blood vessel. A display coupled to the processor concurrently displays at least two of the plurality of cross-sectional images.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Publication date: May 24, 2012
    Applicant: Boston Scientific SciMed, Inc.
    Inventors: David Burgess, Rick Fisher, Haruko Kameda