Patents by Inventor Devon Thomas

Devon 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).

  • Publication number: 20230417120
    Abstract: An improved system for well boring and related hydraulic fracturing processes, which typically includes a sleeve that may be formed with some composite material to provide a stable and consistent low-friction surface, which surface may potentially improve the seating and uniform breaking of slip segments in a fracking plug application. The system may be formed, in part, by a filament winding process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2023
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Inventors: Devon Thomas, Mike Moran, Alejandro Vega Gonzales, Solomon Chiang
  • Patent number: 11502645
    Abstract: A transformer based voltage controlled oscillator (VCO) is provided with a primary resonant circuit having a first inductor connected in parallel with a variable first capacitance circuit. A secondary resonant circuit is formed from a second inductor connected in parallel with a variable second capacitance circuit, and also includes a mode control circuit. The mode control circuit controls the direction of current flow through the secondary resonant circuit inductor. The first and second inductors are inductively mutually coupled in either an even mode or an odd mode in response to the mode control circuit. The VCO supplies a first resonant frequency in response to even mode operation, or a second resonant frequency, greater than the first resonant frequency, responsive to odd mode operation. The VCO may include a first electrically tunable varactor shunted across the first capacitance circuit and a second electrically tunable varactor shunted across the second capacitance circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: IQ-Analog Corporation
    Inventor: Devon Thomas
  • Patent number: 11405000
    Abstract: A transformer based voltage controlled oscillator (VCO) is provided with a primary resonant circuit having a first inductor connected in parallel with a variable first capacitance circuit. A secondary resonant circuit is formed from a second inductor connected in parallel with a variable second capacitance circuit, and also includes a mode control circuit. The mode control circuit controls the direction of current flow through the secondary resonant circuit inductor. The first and second inductors are inductively mutually coupled in either an even mode or an odd mode in response to the mode control circuit. The VCO supplies a first resonant frequency in response to even mode operation, or a second resonant frequency, greater than the first resonant frequency, responsive to odd mode operation. The VCO may include a first electrically tunable varactor shunted across the first capacitance circuit and a second electrically tunable varactor shunted across the second capacitance circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: IQ-Analog Inc.
    Inventor: Devon Thomas
  • Patent number: 11307228
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer readable media for power outage determination. A device may determine an indication that an outage has occurred on a cable network based on a status of a network device within the cable network, wherein the network device receives power from a power network. The device may determine location information for at least a portion of a plurality of network devices, including the network device, within the cable network. The device may determine a cable topology of the cable network at an area that includes a location that corresponds to the network device. The device may determine a power topology of the power network at the area. The device may analyze the cable topology and the power topology at the area. The device may identify one or more potential failure locations on the power network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: Cox Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: David Hicks, Imran Lakhani, Michael Latino, Joshua Paul Bernard Sommer, Gregory Devon Thomas
  • Publication number: 20200292595
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer readable media for power outage determination. A device may determine an indication that an outage has occurred on a cable network based on a status of a network device within the cable network, wherein the network device receives power from a power network. The device may determine location information for at least a portion of a plurality of network devices, including the network device, within the cable network. The device may determine a cable topology of the cable network at an area that includes a location that corresponds to the network device. The device may determine a power topology of the power network at the area. The device may analyze the cable topology and the power topology at the area. The device may identify one or more potential failure locations on the power network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2019
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Applicant: Cox Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: David Hicks, Imran Lakhani, Michael Latino, Joshua Paul Bernard Sommer, Gregory Devon Thomas
  • Publication number: 20120072378
    Abstract: A method of generating and evaluating a brand name including the steps of gathering client data, transforming the client data into a positioning brief having brand specific data, transforming the position brief data to generate a NAMESCAPE having brand name specific data, evaluating the NAMESCAPE data, transforming the positioning brief data and evaluated NAMESCAPE data into a brand name.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2010
    Publication date: March 22, 2012
    Inventors: Devon Thomas Treadwell, John Stucker