Patents by Inventor Todd Kenneth Arlon Fischer

Todd Kenneth Arlon 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).

  • Method of making a continuous laminate coil
    Patent number: 6704988
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus incorporating the method for making a long, continuous laminate. A plurality of layers of materials are simultaneously wound around a metal hub. Strips of refractory material, perforated metal, metal foil, metal mesh, and random fiber media, are employed in the layers of materials. The hub, once completed, is placed into a furnace for diffusion bonding and later cooled to room temperature. The cooled laminate coil may be cut into various lengths.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2004
    Assignee: GKD-USA Incorporated
    Inventors: Rick Thomas Kenney, Todd Kenneth Arlon Fischer
  • Multi-micron, multi-zoned mesh, method of making and use thereof
    Publication number: 20040026313
    Abstract: A multi-micron, multi-zoned woven metal wire mesh for the production of sand control screens. The multi-zone, dual micron layer is spirally wound on top of a perforated metal pipe. Second and third metal mesh filtration layers are spirally wound on top of the three-zone, dual micron layer, respectively. A perforated metal shroud is placed on top of the entire assembly to protect from the surrounding environment and acts as a protective cover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2002
    Publication date: February 12, 2004
    Inventor: Todd Kenneth Arlon Fischer
  • Fiber monitoring system
    Patent number: 5918264
    Abstract: A failed hollow fiber is located in a membrane filtration module by supplying a gas under pressure to the space between fibers and shell, wetting the ends of fibers, and monitoring the ends of the fibers for bubble formation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 1995
    Date of Patent: June 29, 1999
    Assignee: USF Filtration and Separations Group Inc.
    Inventors: Humphrey John Jardine Drummond, Todd Kenneth Arlon Fischer, Michael Robert Lloyd Selbie