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Aaron Randall Ferber, Chicago, IL US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110258058SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING A RESTAURANT ORDER ON A WIRELESS MOBILE PERSONAL COMPUTER - A wireless mobile personal computer is provided for enabling a customer to generate a restaurant order on the wireless mobile personal computer. The wireless mobile personal computer includes a restaurant order generating application configured to generate restaurant item selecting interface screens for generating the restaurant order comprising at least one restaurant item, to generate a machine-readable representation of the generated restaurant order, a processor for executing the restaurant order generating application, a memory for storing the restaurant order generating application and selectable restaurant items, and a display for displaying the restaurant item selecting interface screens, and the at least one restaurant item.10-20-2011
20120276620PORTABLE ORGAN TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM - Disclosed is portable organ transportation system including a mobile cart and an organ container. At least one of the mobile cart and the organ container include a latch for releasably attaching the organ container to the mobile cart. The organ container may be a portable organ preservation device or a portable organ perfusion apparatus.11-01-2012

Alain Ferber, Haslum NO

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080272389Infrared Source - A sealed infrared radiation source includes an emitter membrane stimulated by an electrical current conducted through the membrane, which acts like an electrical conductor, wherein the membrane is mounted between first and second housing parts, at least one being transparent in the IR range, each housing part defining a cavity between the membrane and the respective housing part of each side of the membrane. The housing parts are at least partially electrical conductive, and a first of the housing parts is electrically coupled to a first end of the electrical conductor and insulated from the second end of the electrical conductor, the second housing part being electrically coupled to a second end of the electrical conductor and being insulated from the first end of the electrical conductor, thus allowing a current applied from the first housing part to the second housing part to pass through and heat the membrane.11-06-2008
20080273208Interference Filter - This invention relates to an interference filter, especially for use in gas detection with infrared light within a chosen range, comprising at least two essentially parallel and partially reflective surfaces with a chosen distance between them thus defining a cavity delimited by the reflecting surfaces between which the light may oscillate, and wherein at least one of said surfaces is partially transparent for transmission of light to or from said cavity. The filter comprises a first transparent material having a high refractive index, e.g. silicon, positioned in at least a part of said cavity, and at least one of said reflective surfaces being divided into a three dimensional pattern with varying shift relative to its plane, thus to provide a position dependent resonance condition between them for separation of different wavelengths in the light.11-06-2008
20100213500INFRARED SOURCE - A sealed infrared radiation source includes an emitter membrane stimulated by an electrical current conducted through the membrane, which acts like an electrical conductor, wherein the membrane is mounted between first and second housing parts, at least one being transparent in the IR range, each housing part defining a cavity between the membrane and the respective housing part of each side of the membrane. The housing parts are at least partially electrical conductive, and a first of the housing parts is electrically coupled to a first end of the electrical conductor and insulated from the second end of the electrical conductor, the second housing part being electrically coupled to a second end of the electrical conductor and being insulated from the first end of the electrical conductor, thus allowing a current applied from the first housing part to the second housing part to pass through and heat the membrane.08-26-2010
20110013189Adjustable Interference Filter - The present invention relates to an adjustable interference filter, especially for use in gas detection with infrared light within a chosen range, comprising at least two essentially parallel reflective surfaces separated by a chosen distance defining a cavity delimited by the reflective surfaces between which the light may oscillate, and at least one of said surfaces being semitransparent for transmission of light to or from the cavity. The filter comprises a transparent material with a chosen thickness and having a high refractive index positioned in the cavity, and adjustable separation means for adjusting the cavity length between the reflecting surfaces, so as to obtain a cavity constituted by the transparent, high refractive index material and a an adjustable part.01-20-2011

Patent applications by Alain Ferber, Haslum NO

Christian Ferber, Mohnesee DE

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110273013Power supply arrangement with a first voltage supply device and a second voltage supply device - The invention relates to a current supply arrangement for, e.g., producing polysilicon with the Siemens process, with a first current supply device and a second power supply device, including two AC current regulators and a voltage sequence controller for controlling the AC current regulators, with a terminal group having two terminals for connecting a load. A terminals is connected directly, i.e., without an interconnected switch, with an output terminal of the second current supply device, and with a first switching means group associated with the terminal group, with switching means for connecting and disconnecting the terminals of the terminal group with or from output terminals of the first current supply device. The current supply arrangement also includes an additional current supply device having two AC current regulators and a voltage sequence controller for controlling the AC current regulators, additional terminal groups comprising two terminals for connecting one load.11-10-2011

Christoph Ferber, Alsheim DE

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110291826METHOD FOR ASSIGNING TIRE PRESSURE SENSORS OF A TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM TO WHEEL POSITIONS - A method is provided for the assignment of tire pressure sensors of a tire pressure monitoring system to wheel positions on a vehicle. In each case a tire pressure sensor of a tire pressure checking device is assigned to a wheel. The method includes, but is not limited to measurement of a centrifugal force on a number of wheels by means of a centrifugal force sensor assigned to the tire pressure checking device at a time t; determination of the wheel rotational speed of a number of wheels at the time t. The assignment of the values for the wheel rotational speed to the wheel position is known. The method further includes, but is not limited to correlation of the measured centrifugal forces with the determined wheel rotational speeds for the assignment of the tire pressure sensors to the wheel positions.12-01-2011

E. Phillip Ferber, Bridgeport, WV US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100305763PIPELINE FLOW CONTROL OPTIMIZATION SOFTWARE AND METHODS - Pipeline flow optimization systems, software, and methods that emulate transient optimization are disclosed. A pipeline flow optimization system includes an upset condition handler that is adapted to provide a multivariable controller with pipeline flow adjustments to handle one or more upset conditions. The optimization system may be used with fluid pipeline systems, including gas pipeline systems and liquid pipeline systems. Systems, software, and methods according to embodiments of the invention may further include linepack transition handling capabilities and administrative tools.12-02-2010

Gottfried Ferber, Warstein DE

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090102040POWER SEMICONDUCTOR MODULE - An apparatus includes a housing with a plurality of restraining elements and at least one supporting element. A cover is elastically deformed by the plurality of restraining elements and the at least one supporting means. At least one substrate carrying at least one semiconductor chip is provided within the housing.04-23-2009
20090104734POWER SEMICONDUCTOR MODULE METHOD - A method for assembling a power module includes providing a casing with a plurality of receiving elements. At least one substrate carrying at least one semiconductor chip is provided within the casing. At least one support element is provided. An elastically stressed cover is arranged over the at least one support element, and the cover is released so that the elastically stressed cover is restrained by the at least one support element and the plurality of receiving elements.04-23-2009

Joerg Ferber, San Jose, CA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080256265Display hard disk drive status on external display - A system with a visual display that provides an indication of a reliability of a hard disk drive of the system. The visual display may display the number of sector reallocations that have been performed by the disk drive. The display is coupled to a system housing so that a user can readily determine the reliability of the disk drive.10-16-2008
20090195923Heat assisted spindle motor of a hard disk drive - A hard disk drive with a spindle motor that rotates a disk. When the disk drive is exposed to low temperatures a current can be provided to the spindle motor to heat the motor. For example, a DC current can be provided to the spindle motor. The current flowing through the spindle motor coil generates heat. The current can be provided for a predetermined time interval to sufficiently heat the spindle motor so that the fluid bearings of the motor can operate. The current is terminated and then an AC current is provided to the spindle motor to cause motor rotation.08-06-2009

Joergen Ferber, Wutoeschingen DE

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090214355FIXING METHOD FOR A TIP WINGLET AND REDUCED TIP LEAKAGE BLADE - Reducing the tip leakage for an existing compressor or turbine blade (08-27-2009
20110103940ABRADABLE COATING SYSTEM - An abradable coating system (05-05-2011

Patent applications by Joergen Ferber, Wutoeschingen DE

Joergen Ferber, Wutocschingen DE

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080298970Turbo Machine - A turbo machine (12-04-2008

Marc Ferber, Biot FR

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110165246SILICONE ELASTOMER PRODUCT EXHIBITING A BIOCIDAL ACTIVITY - The present invention relates to an antimicrobial product obtained from a silicone-based system exhibiting a biocidal activity on its surface, said system comprising a silicone elastomer matrix and a mineral filler of particles chosen from the group of the silicas or aluminosilicates, for example zeolites or bentonites, said particles being dispersed in said matrix and comprising, grafted to their surface, molecules of the alkylsilane type incorporating at least one quaternary ammonium functional group.07-07-2011

Mark S. Ferber, Concord, MA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100233648ENDODONTIC INSTRUMENT AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING - An endodontic instrument and method for making same is provided. A rod of superelastic material is set into a shaped configuration to form an instrument, such that the instrument may be inserted into a root canal in a configuration different than the shaped configuration and revert towards its shaped configuration during the endodontic procedure.09-16-2010

Markus Ferber, Warstein DE

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090187781Electronic Control Unit with Power Loss Compensation - In accordance with the described embodiments vehicular electronic control units and their operating methods are described which cost effectively compensate momentary external power loss by reducing the unit's power consumption while external power is lost. In an exemplary embodiment external power loss is detected by the electronic control unit's microprocessor. The microprocessor thereupon disables some components within the electronic control unit and operates with limited functionality for the duration of external power loss. The electronic control unit uses internal energy storage, e.g. a hold capacitor, to sustain its limited functionality operation. Upon recovery from the external power loss the electronic control unit resumes full operation.07-23-2009

Michael Ferber, Adelebsen DE

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080274976USES OF NOVEL POTASSIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS - The present invention is directed to kappaM (κM) conopeptide RIIIK and its use for blocking the flow of potassium ions through voltage-gated potassium channels. The κM conopeptides include unglycosylated and O-glycosylated peptides.11-06-2008

Ralf Ferber, Horsham GB

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090024328PROCESSING SEISMIC DATA USING INTERFEROMETRY TECHNIQUES - Method for processing seismic data. In one implementation, the method includes converting a common midpoint (CMP) gather of seismograms into one or more interferogram common midpoint (ICMP) gathers, generating a semblance spectrum for each ICMP gather, stacking the semblance spectrum from each ICMP gather to generate a combined semblance spectrum and deriving a normal moveout (NMO) velocity profile from the combined semblance spectrum.01-22-2009
20090274004USING TOWED SEISMIC SURVEYS THAT DO NOT HAVE COINCIDING STREAMER POSITIONS IN THE TIME LAPSE ANALYSIS OF A PRODUCING FIELD - A technique includes performing at least one intervening towed seismic survey after a prior towed seismic survey and before a future towed seismic survey. The prior towed seismic survey has associated first streamer positions, and the future towed seismic survey has associated second streamer positions that do not coincide with the first streamer positions. The technique includes using measurements that are acquired in the intervening towed seismic survey(s) to link the prior towed seismic survey to the future towed seismic survey for time lapse analysis involving the prior and future towed seismic surveys.11-05-2009
20110158046SEISMIC DATA ACQUISITION AND PROCESSING QUALITY CONTROL - The present invention relates to producing a quality control measure for use during data acquisition and/or data processing of, preferably, seismic data. While or after obtaining the data, a surface consistent decomposition of the data is performed. From the surface consistent decomposition, one may compute a decomposed logarithmic spectra, and from the decomposed logarithmic spectra, one may compute one or more residua. An error attribute based on the one or more residua can be formulated, analyzed, and output. The error attribute can be used as a quality control measure or the analysis result can be used to produce a quality control measure.06-30-2011

Patent applications by Ralf Ferber, Horsham GB

Ralf G. Ferber, West Sussex GB

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100302904ANNULAR-SUM TRANSFORM OF IRREGULARLY SAMPLED SEISMIC DATA - A method for interpolating irregularly sampled seismic data, including receiving seismic data acquired at irregularly spaced seismic sensors in a survey area, defining a plurality of regularly spaced locations in the survey area, forming an annular ring around one of the plurality of regularly spaced locations, and interpolating the seismic data inside the annular ring to estimate seismic data that would have been acquired at the one of the plurality of regularly spaced locations.12-02-2010

Ralf G. Ferber, Horsham GB

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100057367PROCESSING SEISMIC DATA IN COMMON GROUP-CENTER GATHERS - A method for processing seismic data. The method includes plotting a travel-time curve and one or more actual times that each seismic receiver receives one or more seismograms on a graph. The travel-time curve represents an approximate time that each seismic receiver in a seismic survey area receives the seismograms. The method may further include determining a residual static shift for each seismogram and using the residual static shift to estimate a time shift correction. The residual static shift represents a difference between an actual time in which a seismic receiver received a seismogram and a time on the travel-time curve that corresponds to the actual time. The time shift correction corrects a timing error in the time indicated by the travel-time curve.03-04-2010
20100142318SIMULATING UP-GOING PRESSURE WAVEFIELD - Various methods for simulating up-going pressure wavefield data. In one implementation, a processing apparatus may receive pressure data from pressure sensors that may be installed on a first and second streamer of an over/under streamer pair. The processing apparatus may also receive velocity data from velocity sensors that may be installed on the second streamer of the over/under streamer pair. Using the pressure and velocity data obtained from the sensors installed on each streamer, the processing apparatus may simulate the pressure and velocity data that would have been obtained by a streamer in a calm sea at a depth equal to the vertical distance between the first and second streamers. The simulated pressure and velocity data may then be combined to estimate the up-going pressure wavefield data.06-10-2010
20110085418Joint Interpretation of Rayleigh Waves and Remote Sensing for Near-Surface Geology - A computer implemented technique for use in seismic data interpretation and, more particularly, with respect to near-surface geological structures, includes a computer-implemented method, including: jointly interpreting a plurality of complementary data sets describing different attributes of a near-surface geologic structure; and ascertaining a near-surface geomorphology from the joint interpretation. In another aspect, the technique includes a program storage medium encoded with instructions that, when executed, perform such a method. In yet another aspect, the method includes a computing apparatus programmed to perform such a method.04-14-2011
20120113747Marine Vibroseis Motion Correction - A method for processing seismic data. The method includes receiving the seismic data acquired at one or more receivers due to one or more marine vibroseis sources that emit one or more vibroseis sweeps. The method then applies a receiver motion correction algorithm to the received seismic data to generate receiver motion corrected seismic data. After generating the receiver motion corrected seismic data, the method transforms the receiver motion corrected seismic data into a temporal Fourier domain to generate seismic data as a function of frequency. The method then reconstructs the transformed seismic data as a function of frequency to correct for one or more motions of the one or more marine vibroseis sources. After reconstructing the transformed seismic data, the method transforms the reconstructed seismic data to the time domain. The method then generates a seismic image of a subsurface of the Earth based on the transformed reconstructed seismic data.05-10-2012

Patent applications by Ralf G. Ferber, Horsham GB

Robert Ferber, Woodside, CA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100136409Battery cell with a partial dielectric barrier for improved battery pack mechanical and thermal performance - The adverse effects of the dielectric material covering the cylindrical case of a conventional 18650 cell are eliminated by replacing it with a ring-shaped dielectric material, wherein the ring-shaped dielectric material does not extend down or otherwise cover the cylindrical outer surface of the cell's casing. The ring-shaped dielectric material provides access to the battery terminal corresponding to the cap assembly while preventing shorting between the battery terminal and the edge of the cell casing.06-03-2010
20110020678Battery mounting and cooling system - A battery system is provided in which the batteries are mounted between a pair of substrates, the system further including at least one cooling tube mounted next to the batteries, the cooling tube used to withdraw heat from the batteries via a circulating liquid coolant.01-27-2011

Patent applications by Robert Ferber, Woodside, CA US

Sarah Ferber, Ramat Hasharon IL

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120329710Methods of Inducing Regulated Pancreatic Hormone Production in Non-Pancreatic Islet Tissues - Disclosed are methods and pharmaceutical compositions for inducing pancreatic hormone production.12-27-2012

Ulrich Ferber, Holzheim DE

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110120510DISHWASHER WITH SORPTION DRYING DEVICE - A dishwasher is provided that includes a washing compartment and a sorption drying system to dry items to be washed, wherein the sorption drying system has a sorption container that contains reversibly dehydratable sorption material. The dishwasher further includes an air ducting channel to connect the sorption container with the washing compartment in order to generate an air flow. The air ducting channel has an inlet-side tube section and the sorption container and/or the inlet-side tube section has flow conditioning elements. Each flow conditioning elements has an air passage such that, to a large extent, an equalization of a local cross-sectional profile of an air flow is effected when air flows through the sorption container in a throughflow direction of the sorption container.05-26-2011
20110120512DISHWASHER WITH SORPTION DRYER DEVICE - A dishwasher having a washing container; a sorption dryer device connected to the washing container in an air-conducting fashion; at least one flow-conditioning device to homogenize a flow cross-section profile of an airflow as the airflow flows through the sorption dryer device.05-26-2011
20110139194DISHWASHER COMPRISING A SORPTION DRYING UNIT - A dishwasher is provided, which has a base module; a washing container having a base; an air-guiding channel to generate an air flow; and a sorption drying system for drying items to be washed. The sorption drying system includes a sorption container having reversibly dehydratable sorption material. The sorption container is connected to the washing container by the air-guiding channel. Further, the sorption container is arranged beneath the base of the washing container in a substantially freely-suspended manner such that, for heat protection, the sorption container has a predefined minimum gap distance in relation to neighboring components and/or neighboring parts of the base module.06-16-2011
20110139196DISHWASHER HAVING A SORPTION DRYING DEVICE - A dishwasher is provided that includes a washing container; a spray device accommodated in the washing container; an air-guiding channel to generate an air flow; and a sorption drying system to dry items to be washed. The sorption drying system has a sorption container with reversibly dehydratable sorption material, wherein the sorption container is connected to the washing container by the air-guiding channel and wherein the sorption container has an outflow opening. The dishwasher further includes an outflow device that is connected to the outflow opening of the sorption container and arranged in the interior of the washing container such that air blown out from the outflow device is substantially directed away from the spray device.06-16-2011
20110213505HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE HAVING AN AIR DRYING DEVICE AND/OR FLUID HEATING UNIT, AND ASSOCIATED METHOD - A household appliance, particularly a household dishwasher, washing machine, clothes dryer, or the like, includes an air drying device and/or fluid heating device, connected to an electrical energy supply network. At least one control/monitoring unit is provided to detect any deviation of an actual value of at least one characteristic of the electrical energy supply network from a target value and to generate at least one control signal for setting an electrical component of the member in response to a detected deviation of the actual value.09-01-2011

Walter Ferber, Queensland AU

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080314552Heating and Cooling System - A building element of the walls or ceiling or floor has panels made of a thermally conducting material with the panels having pipes located therein. The pipes can selectively be connected to a source of high or low temperature so that the panels adopt a temperature different from ambient temperature which, as a result, allows the panels to cause heating or cooling of an area of the building in which the panels are located.12-25-2008