Inventor

Michael A. Fischer

Inventor

San Antonio, TX, US

Overview

1981–2021

Patent span

Electricity

Primary field (CPC H)

Patents· 67 as inventor

Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.

A62Cprimary

A62CFire-fighting30%

H04LTransmission of digital information, e.g. telegraphic communication17%

B05BSpraying apparatus14%

G06FElectric digital data processing13%

H04WWireless communication networks11%

Y02DClimate change mitigation technologies in information and communication technologies [ict], i.e. information and communication technologies aiming at the reduction of their own energy use5%

Y10TTechnical subjects covered by former us classification2%

B31FMechanical working or deformation of paper, cardboard or material worked in a manner analogous to paper1%

B65HHandling thin or filamentary material, e.g. sheets, webs, cables1%

G01PMeasuring linear or angular speed, acceleration, deceleration, or shock1%

PatentTitleYear

11,104,536Method for introducing a material web into a corrugating device2021 10,904,693Apparatus and method for generating a plurality of audio channels2021 9,233,266'Upright, early suppression fast response sprinkler'2016 9,174,078'Residential sidewall fire sprinkler'2015 RE045377'Upright, early suppression fast response sprinkler'2015 8,925,641'Low pressure, extended coverage, fire protection sprinkler'2015 8,899,341'Low pressure, extended coverage, fire protection sprinkler'2014 8,839,877'Low pressure, extended coverage, fire protection sprinkler'2014 8,657,020'Low pressure, extended coverage, fire protection sprinkler'2014 8,522,888'Upright, suppression sprinkler'2013 8,485,270'Early suppression fast response fire protection sprinkler'2013 RE044329'Upright, early suppression fast response sprinkler'2013 8,186,448'Early suppression fast response fire protection sprinkler'2012 8,176,988'Early suppression fast response fire protection sprinkler'2012 8,144,733'Partitioned medium access control implementation'2012 8,122,969'Low pressure, extended coverage, fire protection sprinkler'2012 RE043151'Acknowledging data transmissions in the presence of multiple shared-communications channels'2012 8,107,882'Intelligent downstream traffic delivery to multi-protocol stations'2012 8,046,567'Multi-threaded processor architecture'2011 8,036,218'Technique for achieving connectivity between telecommunication stations'2011 7,991,921'System and method for reducing power consumption of memory in an I/O controller'2011 7,819,201'Upright, early suppression fast response sprinkler'2010 7,792,114'Signaling extended functionality and management information in a network'2010 7,766,091'Early suppression fast response fire protection sprinkler'2010 7,735,570'Early suppression fast response fire protection sprinkler'2010 7,730,959'Early suppression fast response fire protection sprinkler'2010 7,715,434'Managing an access point in the presence of separate protocols that share the same communications channel'2010 7,584,802'Low pressure, extended coverage, fire protection sprinkler'2009 7,444,641'Context controller having context-specific event selection mechanism and processor employing the same'2008 7,434,039'Computer processor capable of responding with comparable efficiency to both software-state-independent and state-dependent events'2008 7,400,640'Partitioned medium access control implementation'2008 7,400,621'Technique for achieving connectivity between telecommunication stations'2008 7,313,121'Acknowledging data transmissions in the presence of multiple shared-communications channels'2007 7,165,624'Early suppression fast response fire protection sprinkler'2007 6,986,141'Context controller having instruction-based time slice task switching capability and processor employing the same'2006 6,976,543'Low pressure, extended coverage, upright fire protection sprinkler'2005 6,871,292'Sequencer and method of selectively inhibiting clock signals to execute reduced instruction sequences in a re-programmable I/O interface'2005 6,807,640'Programmable interface controller suitable for spanning clock domains'2004 6,726,119'Upright fire protection nozzle'2004 6,664,833'Dual-edge function clock generator and method of deriving clocking signals for executing reduced instruction sequences in a re-programmable I/O interface'2003 6,454,017'Upright fire protection nozzle'2002 6,260,150'Foreground and background context controller setting processor to power saving mode when all contexts are inactive'2001 6,243,736'Context controller having status-based background functional task resource allocation capability and processor employing the same'2001 6,205,468'System for multitasking management employing context controller having event vector selection by priority encoding of contex events'2001 6,059,044'Fire protection sprinkler and deflector'2000 5,862,994'Deflector for upright-type fire sprinklers'1999 5,505,383'Fire protection nozzle'1996 5,502,726'Serial layered medical network'1996 5,371,734'Medium access control protocol for wireless network'1994 5,331,634'Technique for bridging local area networks having non-unique node addresses'1994 5,152,344'Fire protection sprinkler'1992 5,103,446'Local area network adaptive throughput control for instantaneously matching data transfer rates between personal computer nodes'1992 5,077,732'LAN with dynamically selectable multiple operational capabilities'1991 5,050,189'Multibit amplitude and phase modulation transceiver for LAN'1991 5,048,014'Dynamic network reconfiguration technique for directed-token expanded-address LAN'1991 5,034,967'Metastable-free digital synchronizer with low phase error'1991 5,008,879'LAN with interoperative multiple operational capabilities'1991 5,001,472'Uneven token distribution technique for token based local area network'1991 4,945,948'Sight flow indicator'1990 4,941,089'Input/output network for computer system'1990 4,893,679'Heat-responsive element for fire protection sprinklers or the like'1990 4,785,394'Fair arbitration technique for a split transaction bus in a multiprocessor computer system'1988 4,783,730'Input/output control technique utilizing multilevel memory structure for processor and I/O communication'1988 4,405,018'Deflector with surface for circumferentially redistributing fluid for improved spray uniformity'1983 4,296,816'Horizontal sprinkler deflector with flow lifting formation'1981 4,279,309'Sprinkler head with noncircular throat'1981 4,273,195'Fire protection sprinkler head with air-current diverting fins'1981

Career & activity timeline

Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.

1981–1983Based in North Kingstown, RI, US· patent location history

1988–1991Patents assigned to DATAPOINT CORP (9)· patent assignee history

1988–2012Based in San Antonio, TX, US· patent location history

1990–2007Patents assigned to GRINNELL CORP (10)· patent assignee history

1990–2016Based in West Kingston, RI, US· patent location history

2009–2016Patents assigned to TYCO FIRE PRODUCTS LP (18)· patent assignee history

2010–2012Patents assigned to FISCHER MICHAEL ANDREW (5)· patent assignee history

2012–2015Patents assigned to FISCHER MICHAEL A (8)· patent assignee history

2021Based in Mantel, DE· patent location history

2021Based in Erlangen, DE· patent location history

Inventor activity

Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.

Assignees

Assignee	Patents	Span
TYCO FIRE PRODUCTS LP	18	2009–2016
GRINNELL CORP	10	1990–2007
DATAPOINT CORP	9	1988–1991
FISCHER MICHAEL Aself	8	2012–2015
FISCHER MICHAEL ANDREWself	5	2010–2012

Locations

Location	Patents	Span
San Antonio, Texas, US	33	1988–2012
West Kingston, RI, US	28	1990–2016
North Kingstown, RI, US	2	1981–1983
Mantel, DE	1	2021
Erlangen, DE	1	2021