Patents by Inventor Dan J. Thoma

Dan J. Thoma 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).

  • Patent number: 11999011
    Abstract: As may be implemented in accordance with one or more approaches herein, a plurality of metal alloy samples are formed on a surface, in which each sample has a different metal alloy composition relative to the others. Elemental metal powders are provided from hoppers at respective delivery rates and mixed, such that the mixture for each sample is set via the respective delivery rates and is different than the mixture for the other samples.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
    Inventors: Michael Joseph Moorehead, Adrien Couet, Dan J. Thoma
  • Patent number: 11958342
    Abstract: A system that secures an upper door of a UTV or other vehicle to the vehicle and enables the ready removal and storage of the upper door from the vehicle employs magnets. A first set of magnets is carried by the upper door. A second set of magnets, which is attracted to the first set of magnets, is carried directly or indirectly by the vehicle, such as by a filler panel secured to the vehicle. Methods of deploying and securing an upper door in place and at least partially removing the upper door are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: St. Anthony, LLC
    Inventors: Dan B. Thomas, Eric B. Nelson, Marc J. Stephenson, Cole P. Tomadakis
  • Patent number: 5802708
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of producing high-strength and high-conductance copper and silver materials comprising the steps of combining a predetermined ratio of the copper with the silver to produce a composite material, and melt spinning the composite material to produce a ribbon of copper and silver. The ribbon of copper and silver is heated in a hydrogen atmosphere, and thereafter die pressed into a slug. The slug then is placed into a high-purity copper vessel and the vessel is sealed with an electron beam. The vessel and slug then are extruded into wire form using a cold hydrostatic extrusion process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 8, 1998
    Assignee: The Regents of The University of California
    Inventors: Mary Ann Hill, John F. Bingert, Sherri A. Bingert, Dan J. Thoma