Patents by Inventor James J. Thomas

James J. 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).

  • Patent number: 11942516
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are quantum dot devices, as well as related computing devices and methods. For example, in some embodiments, a quantum dot device may include: a quantum well stack; a first gate above the quantum well stack, wherein the first gate includes a first gate metal and a first gate dielectric; and a second gate above the quantum well stack, wherein the second gate includes a second gate metal and a second gate dielectric, and the first gate is at least partially between a portion of the second gate and the quantum well stack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Nicole K. Thomas, Ravi Pillarisetty, Kanwaljit Singh, Hubert C. George, David J. Michalak, Lester Lampert, Zachary R. Yoscovits, Roman Caudillo, Jeanette M. Roberts, James S. Clarke
  • Publication number: 20240082947
    Abstract: A laser-based coating removal apparatus to remove a coating from a surface without damaging the surface. The apparatus comprises a laser source to provide a laser light, a routing element coupled to the laser source and configured to direct the laser light onto a target region of the surface thereby removing the coating from the target region, and a detection element to detect the coating as the coating separates from the target region of the surface. The detection element is able to prevent the surface from being damaged by limiting or eliminating the laser light directed onto the target region after all the coating has been removed. The detection element is able to detect the separation of the coating from the target region by detecting incandescence, acoustic signature, motion, fluorescence and/or chemical properties produced by the separation of the coating from the surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: James W. Thomas, Raymond J. Noel, Mitchell R. Wool
  • Patent number: 8553034
    Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention includes a data communication subsystem to receive a data stream, and a data processing subsystem responsive to the data communication subsystem to generate a visualization output based on a group of data vectors corresponding to a first portion of the data stream. The processing subsystem is further responsive to a change in rate of receipt of the data to modify the visualization output with one or more other data vectors corresponding to a second portion of the data stream as a function of eigenspace defined with the group of data vectors. The system further includes a display device responsive to the visualization output to provide a corresponding visualization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignee: Battelle Memorial Institute
    Inventors: Pak Chung Wong, Harlan P. Foote, Daniel R. Adams, Wendy E. Cowley, James J. Thomas
  • Patent number: 8271461
    Abstract: Systems and computer-implemented processes for storage and management of information artifacts collected by information analysts using a computing device. The processes and systems can capture a sequence of interactive operation elements that are performed by the information analyst, who is collecting an information artifact from at least one of the plurality of software applications. The information artifact can then be stored together with the interactive operation elements as a snippet on a memory device, which is operably connected to the processor. The snippet comprises a view from an analysis application, data contained in the view, and the sequence of interactive operation elements stored as a provenance representation comprising operation element class, timestamp, and data object attributes for each interactive operation element in the sequence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignee: Battelle Memorial Institute
    Inventors: William A. Pike, Roderick M. Riensche, Daniel M. Best, Ian E. Roberts, Marie V. Whyatt, Michelle L. Hart, Norman J. Carr, James J. Thomas
  • Patent number: 8073859
    Abstract: One or more processors (22) are operated to extract a number of different event identifiers therefrom. These processors (22) are further operable to determine a number a display locations each representative of one of the different identifiers and a corresponding time. The display locations are grouped into sets each corresponding to a different one of several event sequences (330a, 330b, 330c. 330d, 330e). An output is generated corresponding to a visualization (320) of the event sequences (330a, 330b, 330c, 330d, 330e).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2011
    Assignee: Battelle Memorial Institute
    Inventors: Pak Chung Wong, Elizabeth R. Jurrus, Wendy E. Cowley, Harlan P. Foote, James J. Thomas
  • Publication number: 20110179093
    Abstract: Systems and computer-implemented processes for storage and management of information artifacts collected by information analysts using a computing device. The processes and systems can capture a sequence of interactive operation elements that are performed by the information analyst, who is collecting an information artifact from at least one of the plurality of software applications. The information artifact can then be stored together with the interactive operation elements as a snippet on a memory device, which is operably connected to the processor. The snippet comprises a view from an analysis application, data contained in the view, and the sequence of interactive operation elements stored as a provenance representation comprising operation element class, timestamp, and data object attributes for each interactive operation element in the sequence.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2010
    Publication date: July 21, 2011
    Applicant: BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE
    Inventors: William A. Pike, Roderick M. Riensche, Daniel M. Best, Ian E. Roberts, Marie V. Whyatt, Michelle L. Hart, Norman J. Carr, James J. Thomas
  • Publication number: 20090273602
    Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention includes a data communication subsystem to receive a data stream, and a data processing subsystem responsive to the data communication subsystem to generate a visualization output based on a group of data vectors corresponding to a first portion of the data stream. The processing subsystem is further responsive to a change in rate of receipt of the data to modify the visualization output with one or more other data vectors corresponding to a second portion of the data stream as a function of eigenspace defined with the group of data vectors. The system further includes a display device responsive to the visualization output to provide a corresponding visualization.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2009
    Publication date: November 5, 2009
    Inventors: Pak Chung Wong, Harlan P. Foote, Daniel R. Adams, Wendy E. Cowley, James J. Thomas
  • Publication number: 20090271406
    Abstract: One or more processors (22) are operated to extract a number of different event identifiers therefrom. These processors (22) are further operable to determine a number a display locations each representative of one of the different identifiers and a corresponding time. The display locations are grouped into sets each corresponding to a different one of several event sequences (330a, 330b, 330c. 330d, 330e). An output is generated corresponding to a visualization (320) of the event sequences (330a, 330b, 330c, 330d, 330e).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2009
    Publication date: October 29, 2009
    Inventors: Pak Chung Wong, Elizabeth R. Jurrus, Wendy E. Cowley, Harlan P. Foote, James J. Thomas
  • Patent number: 7557805
    Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention includes a data communication subsystem to receive a data stream, and a data processing subsystem responsive to the data communication subsystem to generate a visualization output based on a group of data vectors corresponding to a first portion of the data stream. The processing subsystem is further responsive to a change in rate of receipt of the data to modify the visualization output with one or more other data vectors corresponding to a second portion of the data stream as a function of eigenspace defined with the group of data vectors. The system further includes a display device responsive to the visualization output to provide a corresponding visualization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2009
    Assignee: Battelle Memorial Institute
    Inventors: Pak Chung Wong, Harlan P. Foote, Daniel R. Adams, Wendy E. Cowley, James J. Thomas
  • Patent number: 7555496
    Abstract: A method for spatializing text content for enhanced visual browsing and analysis. The invention is applied to large text document corpora such as digital libraries, regulations and procedures, archived reports, and the like. The text content from these sources may be transformed to a spatial representation that preserves informational characteristics from the documents. The three-dimensional representation may then be visually browsed and analyzed in ways that avoid language processing and that reduce the analysts' effort.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2009
    Assignee: Battelle Memorial Institute
    Inventors: David B. Lantrip, Kelly A. Pennock, Marc C. Pottier, Anne Schur, James J. Thomas, James A. Wise, Jeremy York
  • Patent number: 7539677
    Abstract: One or more processors (22) are operated to extract a number of different event identifiers therefrom. These processors (22) are further operable to determine a number a display locations each representative of one of the different identifiers and a corresponding time. The display locations are grouped into sets each corresponding to a different one of several event sequences (330a, 330b, 330c. 330d, 330e). An output is generated corresponding to a visualization (320) of the event sequences (330a, 330b, 330c, 330d, 330e).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2009
    Assignee: Battelle Memorial Institute
    Inventors: Pak Chung Wong, Elizabeth R. Jurrus, Wendy E. Cowley, Harlan P. Foote, James J. Thomas
  • Patent number: 7468727
    Abstract: Methods for visualizing a graph by automatically drawing elements of the graph as labels are disclosed. In one embodiment, the method comprises receiving node information and edge information from an input device and/or communication interface, constructing a graph layout based at least in part on that information, wherein the edges are automatically drawn as labels, and displaying the graph on a display device according to the graph layout. In some embodiments, the nodes are automatically drawn as labels instead of, or in addition to, the label-edges.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2008
    Inventors: Pak C. Wong, Patrick S. Mackey, Kenneth A. Perrine, Harlan P. Foote, James J. Thomas
  • Patent number: 7177452
    Abstract: Among the embodiments of the present invention is a system including one or more processors operable to access data representative of a biopolymer sequence of monomer units. The one or more processors are further operable to establish a pattern corresponding to at least one fractal curve and generate one or more output signals corresponding to a number of image elements each representative of one of the monomer units. Also included is a display device responsive to the one or more output signals to visualize the biopolymer sequence by displaying the image elements in accordance with the pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2007
    Assignee: Battelle Memorial Institute
    Inventors: Pak Chung Wong, Harlan P. Foote, James J. Thomas, Kwong-Kwok Wong
  • Patent number: 7113958
    Abstract: A method for spatializing text content for enhanced visual browsing and analysis. The invention is applied to large text document corpora such as digital libraries, regulations and procedures, archived reports, and the like. The text content from these sources may e transformed to a spatial representation that preserves informational characteristics from the documents. The three-dimensional representation may then be visually browsed and analyzed in ways that avoid language processing and that reduce the analysts' effort.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2006
    Assignee: Battelle Memorial Institute
    Inventors: David B. Lantrip, Kelly A. Pennock, Marc C. Pottier, Anne Schur, James J. Thomas, James A. Wise
  • Publication number: 20040196287
    Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention includes a data communication subsystem to receive a data stream, and a data processing subsystem responsive to the data communication subsystem to generate a visualization output based on a group of data vectors corresponding to a first portion of the data stream. The processing subsystem is further responsive to a change in rate of receipt of the data to modify the visualization output with one or more other data vectors corresponding to a second portion of the data stream as a function of eigenspace defined with the group of data vectors. The system further includes a display device responsive to the visualization output to provide a corresponding visualization.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2003
    Publication date: October 7, 2004
    Inventors: Pak Chung Wong, Harlan P. Foote, Daniel R. Adams, Wendy E. Cowley, James J. Thomas
  • Publication number: 20030194116
    Abstract: Among the embodiments of the present invention is a system including one or more processors operable to access data representative of a biopolymer sequence of monomer units. The one or more processors are further operable to establish a pattern corresponding to at least one fractal curve and generate one or more output signals corresponding to a number of image elements each representative of one of the monomer units. Also included is a display device responsive to the one or more output signals to visualize the biopolymer sequence by displaying the image elements in accordance with the pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2002
    Publication date: October 16, 2003
    Inventors: Pak Chung Wong, Harlan P. Foote, James J. Thomas, Kwong-Kwok Wong
  • Patent number: 6584220
    Abstract: A method for spatializing text content for enhanced visual browsing and analysis. The invention is applied to large text document corpora such as digital libraries, regulations and procedures, archived reports, and the like. The text content from these sources may be transformed to a spatial representation that preserves informational characteristics from the documents. The three-dimensional representation may then be visually browsed and analyzed in ways that avoid language processing and that reduce the analysts' effort.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2003
    Assignee: Battelle Memorial Institute
    Inventors: David B. Lantrip, Kelly A. Pennock, Marc C. Pottier, Anne Schur, James J. Thomas, James A. Wise
  • Patent number: 6466211
    Abstract: Data visualization apparatuses, computer-readable mediums, computer data signals embodied in a transmission medium, data visualization methods, and digital computer data visualization methods are provided. According to one aspect of the present invention, a data visualization apparatus includes an image device configured to provide a visual image; and digital processing circuitry coupled with the image device and configured to access data including a plurality of themes, to generate a thematic illustration corresponding to the themes and having a plurality of outer contour lines which are spaced at varying distances relative to a reference line, and to control the image device to depict the thematic illustration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2002
    Assignee: Battelle Memorial Institute
    Inventors: Susan L. Havre, Elizabeth G. Hetzler, Lucy T. Nowell, Paul D. Whitney, Feng Gao, James J. Thomas, Louis M. Martucci, W. Michelle Harris
  • Publication number: 20020031254
    Abstract: A method for spatializing text content for enhanced visual browsing and analysis. The invention is applied to large text document corpora such as digital libraries, regulations and procedures, archived reports, and the like. The text content from these sources may e transformed to a spatial representation that preserves informational characteristics from the documents. The three-dimensional representation may then be visually browsed and analyzed in ways that avoid language processing and that reduce the analysts' effort.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2001
    Publication date: March 14, 2002
    Applicant: Battelle Memorial Institute
    Inventors: David B. Lantrip, Kelly A. Pennock, Marc C. Pottier, Anne Schur, James J. Thomas, James A. Wise
  • Patent number: 6298174
    Abstract: A method for spatializing text content for enhanced visual browsing and analysis. The invention is applied to large text document corpora such as digital libraries, regulations and procedures, archived reports, and the like. The text content from these sources may be transformed to a spatial representation that preserves informational characteristics from the documents. The three-dimensional representation may then be visually browsed and analyzed in ways that avoid language processing and that reduce the analysts' effort.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2001
    Assignee: Battelle Memorial Institute
    Inventors: David B. Lantrip, Kelly A. Pennock, Marc C. Pottier, Anne Schur, James J. Thomas, James A. Wise