Patents by Inventor Brian W. Thomas

Brian W. Thomas 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).

  • Advanced inlet design
    Patent number: 11982229
    Abstract: A compact inlet design including a single bulkhead and/or an acoustic panel extending into nacelle lip region for noise reduction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Holly J. Thomas, Brian L. Riedel, Alexandre D. Curaudeau, David W. Foutch, Steve G. Mackin
  • Sting agonist compounds and methods of use
    Patent number: 11939343
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to STING (Stimulator of Interferon Genes) agonist compounds, methods of making the compounds and their methods of use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Mersana Therapeutics, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeremy R. Duvall, Keith W. Bentley, Brian D. Jones, Eugene W. Kelleher, Soumya S. Ray, Joshua D. Thomas, Dorin Toader
  • Digital registration of 3D laser radar data based on manually selected fiducials
    Patent number: 8208131
    Abstract: A system and method for registering 3D data sets is disclosed based on manual fiducial selection. The technique is useful in imaging obscured targets with 3-D imaging laser radars. For such an exemplary method, which defines a three-dimensional linear shift vector for each data voxel, four fiducials are required to completely define the mapping for a 3D space. An exemplary registration algorithm as disclosed provides an approach to automatically make fine adjustments to the 3D data registration. The tedious technique of shifting data sets relative to each other, in many degrees of freedom, is eliminated. Instead, a fine adjust is applied to the digital mapping function, through fiducial perturbation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2012
    Inventors: Bradley W. Schilling, Brian W. Thomas, Dallas N. Barr, Charlie W. Trussell
  • DIGITAL REGISTRATION OF 3D LASER RADAR DATA BASED ON MANUALLY SELECTED FIDUCIALS
    Publication number: 20120001789
    Abstract: A system and method for registering 3D data sets is disclosed based on manual fiducial selection. The technique is useful in imaging obscured targets with 3-D imaging laser radars. For such an exemplary method, which defines a three-dimensional linear shift vector for each data voxel, four fiducials are required to completely define the mapping for a 3D space. An exemplary registration algorithm as disclosed provides an approach to automatically make fine adjustments to the 3D data registration. The tedious technique of shifting data sets relative to each other, in many degrees of freedom, is eliminated. Instead, a fine adjust is applied to the digital mapping function, through fiducial perturbation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2010
    Publication date: January 5, 2012
    Applicant: United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Army
    Inventors: Bradley W. Schilling, Brian W. Thomas, Dallas N. Barr, Charlie W. Trussell