Fischbach, US
Anita L. Fischbach, West St. Paul, MN US
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20100151090 | PACKAGED FROZEN PRECOOKED DOUGH OR BATTER-BASED FOOD PRODUCTS AND METHODES - Disclosed are packaged frozen precooked dough or batter-based food products and methods of heating the food products. The packaged precooked frozen dough or batter-based food products comprises one or more frozen precooked dough or batter-based food products that are encased in a pouch for heating. The pouch is sealed with the exception of the presence of two or more vent holes that function to release air or steam that may otherwise cause the food product to become soggy when they are heated in an oven. | 06-17-2010 |
20120183653 | PACKAGED FROZEN PRECOOKED DOUGH OR BATTER-BASED FOOD PRODUCTS AND METHODS - Disclosed are packaged frozen precooked dough or batter-based food products and methods of heating the food products. The packaged precooked frozen dough or batter-based food products comprises one or more frozen precooked dough or batter-based food products that are encased in a pouch for heating. The pouch is sealed with the exception of the presence of two or more vent holes that function to release air or steam that may otherwise cause the food product to become soggy when they are heated in an oven. | 07-19-2012 |
Chelsea R. Fischbach, San Diego, CA US
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20140137763 | REGENERATIVE ENERGY SYSTEM FOR GROUND TRANSPORTATION VEHICLES - Present example embodiments relate generally to a ground transportation system for interacting with one or more vehicles, the vehicle comprising at least one magnetic element fixedly attached to the vehicle, each magnetic element operable to generate a magnetic field having a first magnitude and a first direction, the system comprising a magnetic coil assembly fixedly positioned near an area traversable by the vehicle and comprising a core and a magnetic wire coil wrapped around the core, the magnetic coil assembly operable to generate a magnetic field having a second magnitude and a second direction; and an energy storage unit operable to release energy to and store energy from the magnetic coil assembly. | 05-22-2014 |
Christopher Fischbach, Tucson, AZ US
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20120166173 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING AN ARBITRARY CHARGING PROTOCOL IN USB CHARGING PORTS - An emulation system for determining an arbitrary charging protocol in USB charging ports and for optimally charging portable devices. The emulation system comprises a power switch for powering on the emulation system, a high-speed data switch for transferring data to and from the portable device, a USB receptacle port including data pins (D | 06-28-2012 |
20120306455 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING WHETHER A PORTABLE DEVICE IS CHARGING - A method and system for detecting a charging current supplied to a portable device through a USB charger. The method includes the steps of connecting a charging circuit to a portable device, allowing the portable device to draw charging current from the charging circuit, measuring the current drawn from the charging circuit, comparing the measured current with a threshold value, making one or more system level decisions regarding charging of the portable device if the detected charging current is below the threshold current. | 12-06-2012 |
20130002192 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SAMPLING MULTIPLE PROFILES IN A CHARGING PORT WITHOUT HOST INTERVENTION - An emulation system for charging any arbitrary portable device through a communication port on the portable device. The system includes a receptacle port for communicating with the portable device and a profile database for storing multiple charging profiles. Each charging profile including a set of parameters and at least one exit condition. Further, an emulation module applies a first charging profile to the portable device and monitors the set of parameters associated with the charging profile to identify an associated exit condition. Upon a determination that the exit condition for the first charging profile is met, the emulation module applies a next charging profile to the portable device. | 01-03-2013 |
20130063098 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR POWER SWITCH TEMPERATURE REGULATION - The invention is related to a method and system for temperature regulation of a power switch during charging of a portable device. The method includes the steps of establishing a connection between the portable device and a charging circuit, monitoring a charging current supplied from the charging circuit to the portable device, monitoring a temperature of the power switch, while the portable device is being charged, comparing the monitored temperature with a predefined threshold temperature, and restricting the charging current, based on the comparison. | 03-14-2013 |
20130069600 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR OPTIMIZING CURRENT LIMITING BEHAVIOR OF CHARGER - A method and system for optimizing the behavior of a charger connected to a portable device when the portable device current exceeds the charger current limit. The system includes a configuration module configured to set a maximum current limit and a register-based current limit values. The system further includes a port power switch configured to limit the portable device current, in the event that the portable device current exceeds the maximum current limit value. The port power switch is configures to modify the portable device current to a predetermined constant current value or reset the current to zero based on the relation between the maximum current limit and the register-based current limit value. | 03-21-2013 |
Claudia Fischbach, Ithaca, NY US
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20100056390 | PATHOLOGICALLY RELEVANT TUMOR MICROENVIRONMENTS FOR HIGH-THROUGHPUT DRUG SCREENING - A three-dimensional cell culture system is provided comprising one or more cell types of interest incorporated in a natural or synthetic hydrogel. An apparatus for high-throughput drug screening is also provided comprising a plurality of three-dimensional cell culture systems and a dispenser for placing at least one three-dimensional cell culture system into a pre-determined well of a multiwell plate. A method for high-throughput drug screening is also provided that comprises providing a test agent, providing a three-dimensional cell culture system, determining a first cellular response of the cell of interest before culturing in the presence of the agent, culturing the cell of interest in the cell culture system in the presence of the agent, determining a second cellular response of the cell of interest after culturing in the presence of the agent, and comparing the first and second cellular responses. | 03-04-2010 |
Daniel Fischbach, Woburn, MA US
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20110228965 | Wearable audio cable management system - A pocket on the garment is configured to store an audio playback device. A device dock is associated with the pocket. The device dock includes an audio connector connectable to the audio playback device. A jack dock is on the garment. The jack dock includes a headphone jack configured to connect to a headphone. An elongated stretchable textile data/power bus is integrated with the garment between the device dock and the jack dock. | 09-22-2011 |
Ephraim Fischbach, West Lafayette, IN US
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20090012745 | NUCLEAR DETECTION VIA A SYSTEM OF WIDELY DISTRIBUTED LOW COST DETECTORS - A radiation detection system includes many receivers to continuously receive radiation emission data from at least some of a sufficient density of dispersed detectors capable of communicating geo-positions and photon emission counts over a network; the data includes gamma intensities, time stamps, and geo-positions. A processor builds digital image data of the received radiation data for a geographic area by treating gamma-ray proton data from each dispersed detector as a pixel in a low-light image. The processor continuously executes a plurality of statistical computational analyses on the digital image data to separate detected radiation signals from random, undesired signal noise, and known signal noise or sources. The statistical computational analyses include match-filter and/or other convolution techniques. An interface reports to a user when the computational analyses result in detection of a radiation signal and reports a location of one or more of the dispersed detectors that contribute to the detection. | 01-08-2009 |
20090090869 | Detection of Solar Events - A flux detection apparatus can include a radioactive sample having a decay rate capable of changing in response to interaction with a first particle or a field, and a detector associated with the radioactive sample. The detector is responsive to a second particle or radiation formed by decay of the radioactive sample. The rate of decay of the radioactive sample can be correlated to flux of the first particle or the field. Detection of the first particle or the field can provide an early warning for an impending solar event. | 04-09-2009 |
20120305788 | Detection of Neutrinos - A flux detection apparatus can include a radioactive sample having a decay rate capable of changing in response to interaction with a first particle or a field, and a detector associated with the radioactive sample. The detector is responsive to a second particle or radiation formed by decay of the radioactive sample. The rate of decay of the radioactive sample can be correlated to flux of the first particle or the field. Detection of the first particle or the field can provide an early warning for an impending solar event. | 12-06-2012 |
20140361188 | Detection of Neutrinos - A flux detection apparatus can include a radioactive sample having a decay rate capable of changing in response to interaction with a first particle or a field, and a detector associated with the radioactive sample. The detector is responsive to a second particle or radiation formed by decay of the radioactive sample. The rate of decay of the radioactive sample can be correlated to flux of the first particle or the field. Detection of the first particle or the field can provide an early warning for an impending solar event. | 12-11-2014 |
Gary Fischbach, Albertville, MN US
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20140114409 | PROSTHETIC ANATOMICAL DEVICE WITH SEWING CUFF FLANGE AND ANTI-ROTATION FEATURE - A prosthetic anatomical device, such as, for example an annuloplasty prosthesis, is disclosed in which the prosthesis comprises a generally annular core and a cover surrounding the core, with at least a portion of the cover forming a cuff. In some embodiments, the cover may be particularly configured about the core to form the cuff. Various methods and structures for mitigating or retarding movement between the annular core and the fabric cover are also disclosed. | 04-24-2014 |
James Clement Fischbach, Birmingham, MI US
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20100238270 | ENDOSCOPIC APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING VIA A HOLOGRAPHIC OPTICAL ELEMENT AN AUTOSTEREOSCOPIC 3-D IMAGE - Apparati and methods for generating a three-dimensionally perceived image from a stereo endoscope by at least one viewer include an autostereoscopic display having a left projector and a right projector that project corresponding left and right images received from corresponding left and right cameras of a stereo endoscope through a transmissive holographic optical element functioning as a Bragg diffraction grating to redirect light from the left projector to a left eye-box and to redirect light from the right projector to a right eye-box for viewing by left and right eyes of a viewer to create a three-dimensionally perceived image without glasses or optical headgear. | 09-23-2010 |
20100238530 | ENDOSCOPIC IMAGING USING REFLECTION HOLOGRAPHIC OPTICAL ELEMENT FOR AUTOSTEREOSCOPIC 3-D VIEWING - Systems and methods for generating a three-dimensionally perceived image from a stereo endoscope by at least one viewer include an autostereoscopic display having a left projector and a right projector that project corresponding left and right images received from corresponding left and right cameras of the stereo endoscope onto a reflective holographic optical element that redirects light from the left projector to a left viewing zone for a left eye and redirects light from the right projector to a right viewing zone for a right eye of a viewer to create a three-dimensionally perceived image without glasses or optical headgear. | 09-23-2010 |
20130242053 | ENDOSCOPIC APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING VIA A HOLOGRAPHIC OPTICAL ELEMENT AN AUTOSTEREOSCOPIC 3-D IMAGE - A system and method for generating a three-dimensionally perceived image from a stereo endoscope by at least one viewer include an autostereoscopic display having a left projector and a right projector that project corresponding left and right images received from corresponding left and right cameras of a stereo endoscope to a holographic optical element functioning as a Bragg diffraction grating to redirect light from the left projector to a left eye-box and to redirect light from the right projector to a right eye-box for viewing by left and right eyes of a viewer to create three-dimensionally perceived autostereoscopic image without glasses or optical headgear. | 09-19-2013 |
Jim Fischbach, Birmingham, MI US
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20130065159 | COLOR HOLOGRAPHIC OPTICAL ELEMENT - A process for producing a color holographic optical element in a real-time interactive multi-channel auto-stereoscopic color image display system, including producing light comprising at least three different monochromatic parts of the optical spectrum from one or more lasers and illuminating a holographic plate with the light from different directions and recorded on a panchromatic light sensitive recording material coated on a suitable substrate. | 03-14-2013 |
Justin Fischbach, Olmsted Falls, OH US
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20130220671 | WIRE GUARD - A guard for protecting wire along an interface between first and second portions of ground includes a base that extends along a centerline from a first end to a second end. The base includes a first surface for engaging the first ground portion and a second surface for engaging the second ground portion. A slot extends from the first end towards the second end for receiving the wire such that the second end of the base protects the wire from impact. | 08-29-2013 |
Michael A. Fischbach, Boston, MA US
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20090097808 | Fluid waveguide and uses thereof - The invention relates to methods and apparatuses for guiding and emitting electromagnetic radiation from a fluid waveguide. Various methods for changing optical properties (e.g., refractive index, absorption, and fluorescence) and/or physical properties (e.g., magnetic susceptibility, electrical conductivity, and temperature) of either the waveguide core or the cladding, or both, are provided herein. In one embodiment, electromagnetic radiation is guided and/or emitted at multiple distinct wavelengths, including emission in the form of an essentially continuous band, in some cases covering at least 150 nanometers. In another embodiment, methods for splitting a waveguide core and/or the joining of at least two waveguide cores in a waveguide are provided. In yet another embodiment, the invention includes the use of thermal gradients to generate a waveguide and/or to change the properties of waveguides. Embodiments of the waveguides may be used for optical detection or spectroscopic analysis. | 04-16-2009 |
20100048422 | Methods of Producing Modified Assembly Lines and Related Compositions - The present invention provides a method producing a modified assembly line, such as those that produce non-ribosomal peptides and polyketides. The modified assembly lines of the invention can be used to produce novel compounds with therapeutic activities. The invention also provides organisms containing modified assembly lines and libraries of modified assembly lines. | 02-25-2010 |
Michael A. Fischbach, San Francisco, CA US
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20140377291 | GLYCOSPHINGOLIPIDS FOR USE IN MODULATING IMMUNE RESPONSES - Provided herein are sphingolipid compounds that are useful for activating natural killer T cells. Also provided are methods for treating or preventing a disease or disorder that is treatable by activating the immune system by stimulating natural killer T cells. The compounds are therefore useful for treating or reducing the likelihood of occurrence of an immune diseases and disorders, such as autoimmune diseases or disorders. The compounds may also be used for treating or reducing the likelihood of occurrence of a microbial infection or for treating or reducing the likelihood of occurrence of a cancer in a subject by administering the sphingolipid compounds described herein. | 12-25-2014 |
Tab Fischbach, Duluth, GA US
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20120187777 | CONTROL SYSTEM FOR A MATERIAL HANDLING APPLICATION - A distributed control system is provided having a plurality of control modules operative to control one or more output devices. A control module includes a first enclosure that houses a plurality of control terminals and a second enclosure that houses a controller for controlling an output device. A maximum voltage of the first enclosure is less than a threshold voltage level, and a maximum voltage of the second enclosure is greater than the threshold voltage level. A safety circuit of the control system includes a plurality of circuit segments connected in a series configuration to the control modules. | 07-26-2012 |
Trevor A. Fischbach, Martinsville, NJ US
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20090195369 | Method and system for tracking a vehicle - A system for tracking a fleeing vehicle, using optional remote sensing to identify a payload contained in the vehicle or asset, and an optional device disabling the fleeing vehicle via disrupting the vehicle's onboard computer or electrical system. The system includes a tracking device or carrier containing tracking components, sensing equipment, and the vehicle disabling device. A launcher of the tracking device may be handheld or vehicle mounted, and may use high pressure gas or another propellant to launch the projectile at a fleeing vehicle. The electronics package may include tracking hardware, sensing hardware, and the vehicle disabling hardware. Once launched and affixed to the suspect vehicle or stationary target, the vehicle's location can be tracked while sensors detecting any trace elements of explosives, IED (Improvised Explosive Device) materials, WMD (Weapons of Mass Destruction), biochemical materials, drugs, or any form of contraband can be monitored from a safe distance. In the case of a vehicle or moving target, the vehicle may then be disabled from a safe distance if sensors detect any abnormality in the targeted vehicle's payload. | 08-06-2009 |
20120166021 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TRACKING AND/OR DISABLING A VEHICLE - A system for disabling a fleeing vehicle via disrupting the vehicle's onboard computer or electrical system. The system optionally includes a tracking system for tracking the vehicle's location and/or a remote sensing system for identifying a payload contained in the vehicle or asset. A launcher of the disabling/tracking device may be handheld or vehicle mounted, and may use high pressure gas or another propellant to launch the projectile at a fleeing vehicle. The system may include a tether for connecting the disabling device to a power supply disposed on a pursuit vehicle or a handheld launcher. | 06-28-2012 |