Patents by Inventor Mark Thomas

Mark 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: 11977684
    Abstract: Method for generating haptic and audio feedback responses starts with processor causing communication interface for communication session to be displayed on first user interface and on a second user interface. Processor detects first touch input on first user interface and second touch input on second user interface. Processor monitors location of the first touch input on the first user interface and location of the second touch input on the second user interface. Processor determines distance between location of first touch input on first user interface and location on first user interface corresponding to location of second touch input on second user interface. In response to determining that the distance is below predetermined threshold, processor causes first user interface and second user interface to generate an initial haptic feedback response and an initial audio feedback response. Other embodiments are described herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: Alexander P. Powell, Mark Thomas
  • Patent number: 11979070
    Abstract: An insulation system and method are disclosed for insulating formed coils of electrical machines, such as motors and generators. The system includes strand/turn insulation that may include one or more layers of different materials, depending upon the dielectric requirements. A ground wall insulation is applied over the group of turns. The coil may be sized in a slot cell section. Additional insulation layers are provided, including a slot corona suppression insulation that extends just beyond stator slots, a voltage grading layer, and an armor layer. The resulting system is highly adaptable to different machine designs and ratings, and affords superior resistance to degradation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Integrated Power Services LLC
    Inventors: Ray Thomas Reid, Mark D. Nikrandt, Donald Dolence, David N. Scherer
  • Patent number: 11977960
    Abstract: In various embodiments, a workflow application generates and evaluates designs that reflect stylistic preferences. In operation, the workflow application determines a target style based on input received via a graphical user interface (GUI). Notably, the target style characterizes a first set of designs. The workflow application then generates stylized design(s) based on stylization algorithm(s) associated with the target style. Subsequently, the workflow application, displays a subset of the stylized design(s) via the GUI. A stylized design included in the subset of stylized design(s) is ultimately selected for production via the GUI. Advantageously, because the workflow application can substantially increase the number of designs that can be generated and evaluated based on the target style in a given amount of time, relative to more manual prior art techniques, the overall quality of the stylized design selected for production can be improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: AUTODESK, INC.
    Inventors: Hooman Shayani, Mark Thomas Davis
  • Patent number: 11978325
    Abstract: A system includes a drug product packaging system that is configured to hold a plurality of cells in a lockable section thereof and to maintain the plurality of cells in a locked state via a locking mechanism, the locking mechanism being configured to receive ones of the plurality of cells into the lockable section of the drug product packaging system and configured to maintain the ones of the plurality of cells in the locked state without changing the locked state of previously received ones of the plurality of cells into the lockable section of the drug product packaging system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: PARATA SYSTEMS, LLC
    Inventors: Mark Luke Goodman, Sam Thomas Beeler
  • Patent number: 11979975
    Abstract: Provided herein are high energy ion beam generator systems and methods that provide low cost, high performance, robust, consistent, uniform, low gas consumption and high current/high-moderate voltage generation of neutrons and protons. Such systems and methods find use for the commercial-scale generation of neutrons and protons for a wide variety of research, medical, security, and industrial processes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: SHINE Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Arne Kobernik, Carl Sherven, Casey Lamers, Chris Seyfert, Evan Sengbusch, Gabriel Becerra, Jin Lee, Logan Campbell, Mark Thomas, Michael Taylor, Preston Barrows, Ross Radel, Tye Gribb
  • Publication number: 20240141592
    Abstract: Paper towel rolls that exhibit novel combinations of physical properties, such as Basis Weight, Roll Density, and Roll Diameter, such that the paper towel rolls meet consumers' needs, and method for making such novel paper towel rolls and marketing such novel paper towel rolls are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2024
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Kevin Mitchell, Robert Edward Reinerman, Douglas Jay Barkey, Mark Alan Green, Paul Dennis Trokhan, J. Michael Bills, Jeffrey Glen Sheehan, Paul Thomas Weisman
  • Publication number: 20240139459
    Abstract: A connector for use in a respiratory system. The connector can connect a first respiratory system component such as a filter to a second respiratory system component. The connector has a body defining a bore for receipt of a complementary connector component. The bore has a terminal end that provides an entry into the bore for the complementary connector component. The connector comprises at least one internal retaining feature, at least one internal alignment feature, and/or at least one external alignment feature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2022
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Mark Thomas O’CONNOR, Brent Ian LAING, Jason Allan KLENNER, Kevin Blake POWELL
  • Patent number: 11970789
    Abstract: Filaments that contain a filament-forming material and an additive, nonwoven webs, and methods for making such filaments are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Gregory Charles Gordon, Robert Wayne Glenn, Mark Robert Sivik, Mark Ryan Richards, Stephen Wayne Heinzman, Michael David James, Geoffrey William Reynolds, Paul Dennis Trokhan, Paul Thomas Weisman, Alyssandrea Hope Hamad-Ebrahimpour, Frank William Denome, Stephen Joseph Hodson
  • Patent number: 11969194
    Abstract: A bone material dispensing system is provided. The bone material dispensing system comprises a loading device having a perimeter surrounding a base plane and a rim, the perimeter comprising a side wall extending along a longitudinal axis and a bar joining the side wall at a corner of the perimeter and extending in a direction transverse to the longitudinal axis, the base plane comprising a loading surface bordered by the side wall along the longitudinal axis, the loading surface having an end edge extending in a direction transverse to the longitudinal axis such that the side wall, the bar and the end edge form a rim adjacent to the loading surface and the bar. A method of loading bone material with the bone material dispensing system is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin T. Reves, Joseph Thomas Hirsch, Mark R Grizzard, Daniel A. Shimko
  • Patent number: 11970821
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to fibrous structures including active agents and having a graphic printed thereon. In some embodiments, a nonwoven web may include a fibrous structure comprising filaments. In turn, the filaments may include filament forming material, and an active agent releasable from the filaments when exposed to conditions of intended use. In addition, a graphic may be printed directly onto the fibrous structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Paul Thomas Weisman, Hui Yang, Alrick Vincent Warner, Andreas Josef Dreher, Mark Robert Sivik
  • Patent number: 11972303
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and systems to dynamically schedule a workload to among compute blocks based on temperature are disclosed. An apparatus to schedule a workload to at least one of a plurality of compute blocks based on temperature includes a prediction engine to determine (i) a first predicted temperature of a first compute block of the plurality of compute blocks and (ii) a second predicted temperature of a second compute block of the plurality of compute blocks. The apparatus also includes a selector to select between the first compute block and the second compute block for assignment of the workload. The selection is based on which of the first and second predicted temperatures is lower. The apparatus further includes a workload scheduler to assign the workload to the selected one of the first or second compute blocks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Carin Ruiz, Bo Qiu, Columbia Mishra, Arijit Chattopadhyay, Chee Lim Nge, Srikanth Potluri, Jianfang Zhu, Deepak Samuel Kirubakaran, Akhilesh Rallabandi, Mark Gallina, Renji Thomas, James Hermerding, II
  • Publication number: 20240130841
    Abstract: A shielding barrier (32) is carried by one or more electrodes (22) of a cleaning and/or treatment unit (12) for an oral care device, and arranged for interposing contact of an exposed conductive portion (25) of the electrodes (22) by other components or external objects. The shielding barrier is arranged such that the exposed conductive portion is still at least partially open to the environment surrounding the electrodes (22).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2021
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Inventors: Priscilla BRANDAO SILVA, Lutz Christian GERHARDT, Mark Thomas JOHNSON, Bart GOTTENBOS
  • Patent number: 11965147
    Abstract: A laundry care or dish care composition can include a poly alpha-1,6-glucan derivative, wherein the poly alpha-1,6-glucan derivative includes: (i) a poly alpha-1,6-glucan backbone of glucose monomer units, wherein greater than or equal to 40% of the glucose monomer units are linked via alpha-1,6 glycosidic linkages, and wherein from 0% to less than 30% of the glucose monomer units are linked via alpha-1,3 glycosidic linkages, and optionally at least 5% of the backbone glucose monomer units have branches via alpha-1,2 and/or alpha-1,3 glycosidic linkages; and (ii) at least one organic group linked to the poly alpha-1,6-glucan backbone through a linkage moiety; wherein, the poly alpha-1,6-glucan backbone has a weight average degree of polymerization of at least 5; and wherein, the poly alpha-1,6-glucan derivative has a degree of substitution of linkage moiety of from 0.20 to 1.00.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Mark Robert Sivik, Kristine Lynn Fliter, Neil Thomas Fairweather, Gang Si, David Good, Zheng-Zheng Huang, Helen Lu, Douglas Adelman
  • Publication number: 20240122441
    Abstract: A vessel rinsing apparatus including a mounting base, a fluid discharge member including a plurality of nozzles, a valve member operably coupled to the fluid discharge member and configured to control water flow through the nozzles, and an escutcheon supported by the mounting base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventors: Mark Cipriani, Todd Huffington, Alfred Nelson, Michael Veros, Kyle Davidson, Kurt Thomas, Jeffrey Moore
  • Patent number: 11957466
    Abstract: An apparatus includes an introducer defining an inner volume, a catheter, and a guide member. The having a proximal end portion and a distal end portion, with the catheter defining a lumen extending through the proximal end portion and the distal end portion of the catheter, and with the catheter configured to move between a first position, in which the catheter is disposed within the introducer, and a second position, in which at least the distal end portion of the catheter is distal to the introducer. The guide member is coupled to the introducer, with the guide member defining a lumen. A portion of the catheter is received within the lumen of the guide member when the catheter is in the first position, and the distal end portion of the catheter is distal to the guide member when the catheter is in the second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Velano Vascular, Inc.
    Inventors: Pitamber Devgon, Richard Thomas Briganti, Kenneth Todd Cassidy, Marc-Alan Levine, Mark Martel
  • Patent number: 11962938
    Abstract: Method for generating haptic feedback responses starts with processor causing communication interface for communication session to be displayed on first user interface and on a second user interface. Processor detects first touch input on first user interface and second touch input on second user interface. Processor monitors location of the first touch input on the first user interface and location of the second touch input on the second user interface. Processor determines distance between location of first touch input on first user interface and location on first user interface corresponding to location of second touch input on second user interface. Processor causes the first user interface and the second user interface to generate a haptic feedback response based on the distance. The haptic feedback response increases in intensity or speed as the distance decreases and decreases in intensity or speed as the distance increases. Other embodiments are described herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Thomas, Alexander P. Powell
  • Patent number: 11952724
    Abstract: Paper towel rolls that exhibit novel combinations of physical properties, such as Basis Weight, Roll Density, and Roll Diameter, such that the paper towel rolls meet consumers' needs, and method for making such novel paper towel rolls and marketing such novel paper towel rolls are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Kevin Mitchell, Robert Edward Reinerman, Douglas Jay Barkey, Mark Alan Green, Paul Dennis Trokhan, J. Michael Bills, Jeffrey Glen Sheehan, Paul Thomas Weisman
  • Patent number: 11956200
    Abstract: A system and method for improving the download time of emails in an environment in which a server distributes emails to persons working in close proximity to each other. When these persons receive multi-recipient emails intended for several or all of these persons, the server distributing the emails delivers the multi-recipient emails to the first one of the persons who logged on to read his or her emails on his or her personal computer, for distribution to the other persons over a personal area network. This reduces the download time for the persons downloading their emails at a subsequent time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)
    Inventors: Gregory Brian Meyer, Mark Anthony Lopez, Nolan Serrao, Victor Kwak, Ryan Thomas Russell, Christopher Russell, Ruthie D. Lyle
  • Publication number: 20240108193
    Abstract: A dishwasher for treating dishes according to a cycle of operation, the dishwasher comprising a tub at least partially defining a treating chamber; a dish rack movably received within the treating chamber, configured for receiving dishes for treatment during the cycle of operation, and moveable relative to the tub; a sprayer located within the treating chamber, configured to emit spray into the dish rack; and a deflector having a base portion fixed to the sprayer, wherein the deflector includes at least one wall that extends away from the base portion such that the at least one wall is positioned to prevent contact between the dishes in the dish rack and the sprayer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Frederick Thomas Roderick, Mark Steven Feddema, Joseph Allen Gregory
  • Publication number: 20240114058
    Abstract: A system and a method are disclosed for providing recommendations for sets of security operations for improving security of documents created or executed within an online document system. A supplier entity may select sets of security operations to be performed for a request provided to a signing entity. The online document system computes an aggregate measure of security for the selected sets of security operations and compares it to a threshold measure of security. If the aggregate measure is less than the threshold measure, the online document system uses a machine-learned model to identify additional sets of security operations that when added, results in an updated aggregate measure of security greater than the threshold. The additional sets of security operations are presented to the supplier entity for inclusion within a security operation workflow in combination with the selected sets of security operations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Darren Hon Kit Louie, Blake Thomas Walsh, Reid B. Maker, Mark Groves, Anunay Kumar, Michael Elliot Brickman, Joshua D. Wise