Patents by Inventor Patrick A. Thomas

Patrick A. 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: 10599690
    Abstract: Systems, methods and computer program products for using searchable aggregate indices associated with non-aggregated value storage. In one method, a search system stores metadata values for each of a plurality of objects in a storage unit. The metadata values are stored in corresponding value storage locations that are associated with an identifiable metadata fields. An aggregate index is provided which includes a dictionary of terms that are contained in metadata values associated with a designated set of the metadata fields. The aggregate index is searched for one or more specific search terms, and one or more of the metadata values are retrieved from the value storage locations in response to the search, where the individual metadata fields associated with the retrieved metadata values are identified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: OPEN TEXT SA ULC
    Inventor: Patrick Thomas Sidney Pidduck
  • Patent number: 10590574
    Abstract: A protective textile sleeve and method of construction thereof is provided. The sleeve has a flexible, tubular wall of braided yarns. At least some of the yarns are provided as a plurality of monofilaments and at least some of the yarns are provided as a plurality of multifilaments. The plurality of multifilaments are braided in a plurality of separate bundles. Each of the bundles includes at least two multifilaments. The monofilaments are embedded into the multifilaments during the braiding process to lock the multifilaments in an “as braided” location to prevent shifting of the multifilaments during application and during use, thereby enhancing the abrasion resistance of the sleeve wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: Federal-Mogul Powertrain LLC
    Inventors: Alice Kaing, Patrick Thomas
  • Patent number: 10538866
    Abstract: A wrappable textile sleeve for protecting an elongate member and method of construction thereof is provided. The sleeve includes a plurality of warp filaments and at least one weft filament woven with one another to form a woven wall. The woven wall has opposite sides extending lengthwise between opposite ends. The opposite sides are wrappable about a central longitudinal axis into overlapping relation with one another to bound the elongate member within a cavity of the sleeve. At least one warp and/or weft filament is provided as a bulky, fluffy multifilament, wherein the bulky, fluffy multifilament is woven to form at least one float extending over 2 or more weft and/or warp yarns, wherein the at least one float provides loops sufficient to readily fix themselves to hooks of a standard hook and loop fastener.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: Federal-Mogul Powertrain LLC
    Inventors: Alice Kaing, Patrick Thomas
  • Patent number: 10529520
    Abstract: A metering apparatus includes a support; a connection apparatus disposed on the support and structured to be electrically connected with a circuit interrupter; a detection apparatus disposed on the support and structured to detect a first operational aspect of the circuit interrupter; a communication apparatus in communication with the detection apparatus, the communication apparatus being disposed on the support; a first bidirectional communications port disposed on a first side of the support and in communication with the communication apparatus; and a second bidirectional communications port disposed on a second side, opposite the first side, of the support and in communication with the communication apparatus. The communication apparatus is structured to communicate to another device via at least one of the first communications port or the second communications port at least a first parameter of the circuit interrupter based at least in part upon the first operational aspect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: EATON INTELLIGENT POWER LIMITED
    Inventors: James Patrick Sisley, Patrick Thomas Walsh, Paul Alan Merck
  • Patent number: 10519107
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to compounds having the Formula (Formula (I)) which are inhibitors of STAT5.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: The Governing Council of the University of Toronto
    Inventors: Patrick Thomas Gunning, Abbarna A. Cumaraswamy, Andrew Martin Lewis, Mulu Geletu-Heye
  • Publication number: 20190382422
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel compounds, compositions containing same and methods for inhibiting STAT3 and/or STAT5 activity or for the treatment of a STAT3 or STAT5-dependent cancer using said compounds; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate or prodrug thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2019
    Publication date: December 19, 2019
    Inventors: Patrick Thomas Gunning, Sina Haftchenary, Brent David George Page, Samuel Weiss, Hema Artee Luchman, Melissa L. Fishel
  • Publication number: 20190368632
    Abstract: An event monitoring solenoid, system, and method are provided. Such a solenoid includes a housing with a coil acting upon an armature of the solenoid. The solenoid also includes an event monitoring module situated locally within the solenoid. The event monitoring module is operable to monitor one or more operational states of the solenoid. The event monitoring module is also operable to wirelessly transmit information relating to these one or more operational states to a remote user application. A system constructed in accordance with this invention includes the solenoid, a device connected to the solenoid, and the remote user application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2019
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Applicant: TLX Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Ian Charles Stumpe, Brett G. Berger, Patrick Thomas Schwobe
  • Patent number: 10480664
    Abstract: An intake manifold with an internal check valve that operates in coordination with a Positive Crankcase Valve has a check valve retainer that is mounted within the manifold and contacts the check valve to maintains the check valve in position and avoid dislodgement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: RB Distribution, Inc.
    Inventors: Patrick Thomas Kennedy, Michael Paul Capko, Timothy Lee Collins
  • Publication number: 20190345147
    Abstract: The present invention pertains generally to the field of therapeutic compounds, and more specifically to crystalline forms of 4-(5-(4,7-dimethylbenzofuran-2-yl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)benzoic acid (referred to herein as “BHBA-001”), which, inter alia, is a (selective) retinoic acid receptor beta (RAR?) (e.g., RAR?2) agonist. The present invention also pertains to pharmaceutical compositions comprising such crystalline forms, and the use of such crystalline forms and compositions, both in vitro and in vivo, to (selectively) activate RAR? (e.g., RAR?2), to cause or promote neurite development, neurite outgrowth, and/or neurite regeneration, and in the treatment of diseases and conditions that are mediated by RAR?(e.g., RAR?2), that are ameliorated by the activation of RAR? (e.g., RAR?2), etc., including, e.g., neurological injuries such as spinal cord injuries.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2017
    Publication date: November 14, 2019
    Inventors: RONNIE MAXWELL LAWRENCE, Edwin ARET, Alan David BORTHWICK, Jane Theresa BROWN, Jonathan Patrick Thomas CORCORAN, Maria Beatriz DE CASTRO VASCONCELOS GONCALVES, Sarkis Barrett KALINDJIAN
  • Publication number: 20190335755
    Abstract: Method of inhibiting live grazing organisms in an algae composition are disclosed, which do not inhibit the algae. In certain embodiments the concentration of algae increases. In other embodiments the mortality of live grazing organisms is complete. The method contacts an algae composition with wastewater comprising free ammonia and maintaining pH of at least 8 for more than two hours.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2019
    Publication date: November 7, 2019
    Inventors: Patrick Thomas, Kevin Feris, Maxine Passero, Gary Dunn
  • Publication number: 20190341215
    Abstract: A fuse holder includes a holder base comprising a plurality of protrusions each having a mounting hole formed therein to provide for mounting of the holder base to an external component and one or more mating protrusions and one or more mating slots formed on each of opposing side surfaces. The fuse holder also includes an input stud coupled to or formed on the holder base and a cover configured to attach to the holder base to at least partially enclose one or more fuses positionable on the fuse holder. The one or more mating protrusions and the one or more mating slots formed on each of the opposing side surfaces of the holder base comprise dovetailed protrusions and slots of a matching profile capable of receiving such a dovetailed protrusion, so as to enable a side-by-side stacking and interlocking of fuse holders with such mating protrusions and mating slots.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2019
    Publication date: November 7, 2019
    Inventors: Rushabh Dhanesh Shah, Patrick Thomas McKinney, Aswini N, Brandon William Fisher
  • Patent number: 10463978
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes a refreshable braille display accessory for a game controller that includes a housing sized to be received by a handheld game controller, a braille display including a plurality of pins arranged in a plurality of braille cells, each of the plurality of braille cells to provide tactile feedback representative of individual braille characters, and a control circuit enclosed within the housing to control refreshable activation of at least a portion of the plurality of pins based at least in part on a translation of game text or game audio.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Jessica Julie Tran, Patrick Thomas Gaule, John Richard Porter, III, Catherine Marie Baker, Dillon Taylor Baker, Brannon James Zahand, Harrison Tu
  • Publication number: 20190328026
    Abstract: A small batch roasting device including a base unit and a roasting chamber unit. The base unit includes a housing, a heating element, a fan, and a support surface. The housing defines an upper end, a lower end, and an isolation chamber open to the upper end. The heating element and the fan are within the housing, with the fan being positioned between the heating element and the lower end. The roasting chamber unit defines a roasting chamber, a leading region and a trailing region terminating at a trailing end. In an assembled state, a portion of the roasting chamber unit is disposed within the isolation chamber and the trailing portion is proximate the heating element. The roasting chamber unit is supported relative to the base unit by an interface with the support surface at a location longitudinally spaced from the trailing end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2019
    Publication date: October 31, 2019
    Applicant: IA Collaborative Ventures, LLC - Series Kelvin
    Inventors: Luke A. Westra, Daniel M. Kraemer, Patrick Thomas Jones, Sean J. Sanders, Luis Humberto Velazquez Rascon, Derek Ashley Smith
  • Publication number: 20190317647
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus for facilitating a comparison of content in a user interface are described. Two or more open browser interfaces of a browser are identified, each of the two or more open browser interfaces containing an item description of one or more items. The browser interfaces include at least one of a tab of the browser or a window of the browser. One or more features related to each of the one or more items from at least two of the item descriptions are extracted or identified. The comparison for a plurality of items is generated based on the extracted or identified one or more features. The comparison of the plurality of items is displayed within at least one of the browser interfaces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2018
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Inventor: Evan Patrick Thomas
  • Publication number: 20190292751
    Abstract: A movable machine including a chassis, a tool coupled to the chassis, an operator control carried by the chassis and a controller. The controller is communicatively coupled to the operator control. The controller being configured to send a force feedback and/or a vibration feedback to the operator control thereby conveying information to the operator. The information is not related to a load encountered by the tool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2019
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Inventors: Gary R. Kassen, Duqiang Wu, Aditya Singh, Uli Melchinger, Navneet Gulati, Patrick Thomas Dean
  • Publication number: 20190272343
    Abstract: Embodiments as disclosed may provide a search operator that addresses the problems inherent in the searching based on an entire block of text. Specifically, embodiments as disclosed may provide a search operator that may address the problem of complex query construction and efficient and effective implementation for finding objects based on a block of text.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2018
    Publication date: September 5, 2019
    Inventors: Patrick Thomas Sidney Pidduck, Michael James Dent
  • Publication number: 20190270520
    Abstract: The disclosed embodiments relate to an aircraft having an in-flight leveling system for a seat onboard the aircraft that includes a swivel mechanism providing selective rotational movement of the a rear portion of the seat to compensate for an angle of inclination of the aircraft during flight. A locking mechanism is coupled to the swivel mechanism to retain the seat in a first position for use on the ground and a second position for use during flight. An actuator moves the locking mechanism between a locked condition and an unlocked condition permitting the seat to move between the first position to the second position enabling the seat to be substantially level when the aircraft is on the ground and during flight.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2019
    Publication date: September 5, 2019
    Applicant: Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation
    Inventors: Dale Drew, Patrick Thomas Whalen
  • Patent number: 10402369
    Abstract: A system and method for curation of document versions with significantly reduced storage requirements. In some embodiments, all or substantially all versions of a document are at least initially retained. Based on various criteria, versions of the document are selectively deleted while preserving the versions that are likely to provide the highest value. Advantageously, the teachings of embodiments as described can be used in conjunction with various systems, including document versioning, deduplication, and retention systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: Open Text SA ULC
    Inventor: Patrick Thomas Sidney Pidduck
  • Patent number: 10395878
    Abstract: A fuse holder includes a holder base comprising a plurality of protrusions each having a mounting hole formed therein to provide for mounting of the holder base to an external component and one or more mating protrusions and one or more mating slots formed on each of opposing side surfaces. The fuse holder also includes an input stud coupled to or formed on the holder base and a cover configured to attach to the holder base to at least partially enclose one or more fuses positionable on the fuse holder. The one or more mating protrusions and the one or more mating slots formed on each of the opposing side surfaces of the holder base comprise dovetailed protrusions and slots of a matching profile capable of receiving such a dovetailed protrusion, so as to enable a side-by-side stacking and interlocking of fuse holders with such mating protrusions and mating slots.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: Eaton Intelligent Power Limited
    Inventors: Rushabh Dhanesh Shah, Patrick Thomas McKinney, Aswini N, Brandon William Fisher
  • Patent number: 10393307
    Abstract: A textile sleeve for routing and protecting a plurality of elongate members in spaced relation from one another is provided. The sleeve includes a single piece, monolithic wall of interlaced yarn extending lengthwise between opposite ends of the sleeve. The wall includes a plurality of circumferentially continuous, tubular wall sections extending lengthwise between the opposite ends, with adjacent tubular wall sections being fixed in laterally spaced relation from another by an intervening single layer section. At least some of the yarn within each tubular wall section is provided as heat-shrinkable yarn, thereby providing each tubular wall section as being heat-shrinkable from a first, diametrically enlarged assembly state to a second, diametrically constricted state about a corresponding elongate member contained therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: Federal-Mogul Powertrain LLC
    Inventors: Benoit Laurent, Patrick Thomas, Jean-Michel Munaro