Michael Wallace Burr

US Patent:

7793545, Sep 14, 2010

Filed:

Oct 4, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/867498

Inventors:

David P. Mayou - Minneapolis MN, US
Michael R. Burr - Minneapolis MN, US

Assignee:

Benson Medical Instruments Company - Minneapolis MN

International Classification:

A61B 5/12

US Classification:

73585, 73 182, 600559, 702 57

Abstract:

An audiometer including a processor controlled test signal generator is adjustable so as to produce a uniform output signal when coupled with a transducer load. Each transducer set to be used with the test signal generator includes recordable indicia in written or electronic form, upon which correction values for adjusting the electronic signal output of the audiometer module to produce a desired sound output from the each transducer in the transducer set. When the transducer set is connected to the audiometer module, the correction values are either retrieved automatically from the electronic indicia, which may be an EEPROM, or are input to the processor manually by a user through an interface such as a keyboard. These correction values are then used by the processor to dynamically adjust the output of the audiometer to correct for sound output response deviation of each transducer in the transducer set.

US Patent:

20100142717, Jun 10, 2010

Filed:

Nov 2, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/610778

Inventors:

David P. Mayou - Minneapolis MN, US
Michael R. Burr - Minneapolis MN, US

International Classification:

H04R 29/00

US Classification:

381 58

Abstract:

An audiometer including a processor controlled test signal generator is adjustable so as to produce a uniform output signal when coupled with a transducer load. Each transducer set to be used with the test signal generator includes recordable indicia in written or electronic form, upon which correction values for adjusting the electronic signal output of the audiometer module to produce a desired sound output from the each transducer in the transducer set. When the transducer set is connected to the audiometer module, the correction values are either retrieved automatically from the electronic indicia, which may be an EEPROM, or are input to the processor manually by a user through an interface such as a keyboard. These correction values are then used by the processor to dynamically adjust the output of the audiometer to correct for sound output response deviation of each transducer in the transducer set.

US Patent:

20200039712, Feb 6, 2020

Filed:

Oct 14, 2019

Appl. No.:

16/601354

Inventors:

- Shoreview MN, US
Michael J. Gabriel - Inver Grove Heights MN, US
Michael S. Burr - Marthasville MO, US

International Classification:

B65D 65/02
B65B 25/00
B32B 3/28
B32B 3/26
B32B 1/00
B32B 29/08
B32B 29/00
B32B 27/10
B32B 27/08
B32B 27/06
B32B 7/12
B32B 7/02
A23P 10/00
A23K 40/30
B65D 85/72

Abstract:

Methods of covering an animal feed product involve depositing in an open end of a container an animal feed. Placing a cover on an exposed surface of the feed at the open end of the container, where the cover includes a flowable coating arranged on one side of a flexible film and a rigid or semi-rigid layer bound to an opposite side of the film. The exposed surface of the feed comprises irregular surface structures due to feed components positioned at the exposed surface. A central portion of the flexible film of the placed cover conforms to the irregular surface structures at the exposed surface of the feed upon the flowable coating reaching a temperature of at least about 125 F.

US Patent:

20180297757, Oct 18, 2018

Filed:

Jun 20, 2018

Appl. No.:

16/013533

Inventors:

- Shoreview MN, US
Michael J. Gabriel - Inver Grove Heights MN, US
Michael S. Burr - Marthasville MO, US

International Classification:

B65D 65/02
B32B 7/02
A23K 40/30
B65D 85/72
B65B 7/28
B65B 25/00
B32B 3/28
B32B 3/26
B32B 1/00
B32B 29/08
B32B 29/00
B32B 27/10
B32B 27/08
B32B 27/06
B32B 7/12
A23P 10/00

Abstract:

Methods of covering an animal feed product involve depositing in an open end of a container an animal feed. Placing a cover on an exposed surface of the feed at the open end of the container, where the cover includes a flowable coating arranged on one side of a flexible film and a rigid or semi-rigid layer bound to an opposite side of the film. The exposed surface of the feed comprises irregular surface structures due to feed components positioned at the exposed surface. A central portion of the flexible film of the placed cover conforms to the irregular surface structures at the exposed surface of the feed upon the flowable coating reaching a temperature of at least about 125 F.

US Patent:

20170029183, Feb 2, 2017

Filed:

Jul 31, 2015

Appl. No.:

14/815488

Inventors:

- Shoreview MN, US
Michael J. Gabriel - Inver Grove Heights MN, US
Michael S. Burr - Marthasville MO, US

International Classification:

B65D 65/02
A23P 1/00

Abstract:

Covers for sealing and/or bonding with an exposed surface of an animal feed within a container include a flexible film that conforms to the animal feed and a rigid or semi-rigid layer that allows the cover to be handled by an operator during placement of the cover over the animal feed composition while the composition is at elevated temperatures. The polymer film may include a heat-activated coating that establishes a bond with the animal feed when the feed is at elevated temperatures or when an external heat source is applied to the cover. The heat-activated coating may be flowable at a temperature of at least about 125 F. Upon placement of the cover over the animal feed, the film conforms to the exposed surface of the feed and the cover forms a seal with the animal feed as flowable coating reaches a flowable temperature.