Patents by Inventor Paul A. Thomas
Paul 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).
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Publication number: 20240181256Abstract: Presented herein are techniques in which a specific branch of the vagal nerve that extends to the car, referred to as the auricular branch of the vagal nerve (ABVN), is stimulated via an implantable stimulator. Described herein are implantable stimulation assembly arrangements for implantation adjacent to the auricular branch of the vagal nerve, and use of the implantable stimulating assembly arrangements in order to electrically stimulate the auricular branch of the vagal nerve.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 13, 2022Publication date: June 6, 2024Inventors: Peter GIBSON, Shawn ENTER, Paul M. CARTER, J. Thomas ROLAND, JR.
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Publication number: 20240183083Abstract: A nonwoven fabric. The nonwoven fabric can include a first surface and a second surface and a visually discernible pattern of three-dimensional features on one of the first or second surface. Each of the three-dimensional features can define a microzone comprising a first region and a second region. The first and second regions can have a difference in values for an intensive property.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 16, 2024Publication date: June 6, 2024Inventors: Arman Ashraf, Kelyn Anne Arora, Paul Thomas Weisman, Nathan Ray Whitely
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Patent number: 12003946Abstract: A rendering mode may be determined for received audio data, including audio signals and associated spatial data. The audio data may be rendered for reproduction via a set of loudspeakers of an environment according to the rendering mode, to produce rendered audio signals. Rendering the audio data may involve determining relative activation of a set of loudspeakers in an environment. The rendering mode may be variable between a reference spatial mode and one or more distributed spatial modes. The reference spatial mode may have an assumed listening position and orientation. In the distributed spatial mode(s), one or more elements of the audio data may each be rendered in a more spatially distributed manner than in the reference spatial mode and spatial locations of remaining elements of the audio data may be warped such that they span a rendering space of the environment more completely than in the reference spatial mode.Type: GrantFiled: July 16, 2020Date of Patent: June 4, 2024Assignees: DOLBY LABORATORIES LICENSING CORPORATION, DOLBY INTERNATIONAL ABInventors: Alan J. Seefeldt, Joshua B. Lando, Daniel Arteaga, Glenn N. Dickins, Mark Richard Paul Thomas
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Patent number: 11998860Abstract: A produced water evaporation system for spray evaporating water comprising a geothermal heat retainment system and an evaporation system is disclosed. The geothermal heat retainment system comprises a first feed inlet, an optional solar collection system or a heat exchanger, and a first discharge outlet.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2021Date of Patent: June 4, 2024Assignee: Energy Water Solutions, LLCInventors: Stephen M. Shiner, Chuck Hanebuth, Colin A. Lindsey, Paul Thomas
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Publication number: 20240177579Abstract: Doorbells can send data to each other to enable a first doorbell user to warn a second doorbell user regarding a suspicious visitor. A first user can indicate a first trait of a visitor via a first remote computing device. The first user can create a user group to enable the members of the user group to use their doorbells to take pictures of suspicious visitors and to send the pictures of the suspicious visitors to other members of the user group.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 7, 2024Publication date: May 30, 2024Inventors: Joseph Frank Scalisi, Andrew Paul Thomas, Gregory Saul Harrison, Desiree Mejia
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Patent number: 11992393Abstract: A through-air bonded nonwoven fabric comprises a first surface and a second surface and a visually discernible pattern of three-dimensional features on one of the first or second surfaces. Each of the three-dimensional features define a microzone comprising a first region and a second region. The first and second regions have a difference in values for an intensive property, wherein in at least one of the microzones, the first region exhibits a Contact Angle of greater than 90 degrees, as measured by the Contact Angle Test Method, and wherein the second region exhibits a Time to Wick of less than 10 seconds, as measured by the Time to Wick Test Method.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2022Date of Patent: May 28, 2024Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Arman Ashraf, Paul Thomas Weisman, Adrien Grenier, Martin Ian James, Stefano Michele Sinigaglia
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Patent number: 11994112Abstract: A sparcap for a spar structure inside a wind turbine blade is provided. A down conductor element is integrated on a side of the sparcap such that after assembly of the sparcap into the spar structure, the down conductor element extends along an outer corner of the spar structure.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2019Date of Patent: May 28, 2024Assignee: BLADE DYNAMICS LIMITEDInventors: Paul Trevor Hayden, Harald Behmer, Mark Thomas Noonan
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Publication number: 20240164852Abstract: Disclosed herein is a medical device projection system. The medical device projection system includes a first medical device outside of a sterile field, the first medical device having a user control interface including a plurality of parameters. The medical device projection system further includes a projector within the sterile field, the projector in communication with the first medical device and configured to project a mixed reality visual representation of the user control interface on a surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2022Publication date: May 23, 2024Inventors: Jeff E. Franklin, Paul Thomas Mannion, Alex Ivlev
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Publication number: 20240164960Abstract: A package of personal care articles. Each of the personal care articles has a nonwoven substrate as a component. The nonwoven substrate can have a first surface defining a plane of the first surface and a non-regular pattern of a plurality of three-dimensional features extending outwardly from the plane of the first surface. The non-regular pattern can include a first zone of first three-dimensional features and a second zone of second three-dimensional features, wherein in at least one of the first or second zones of the plurality of three-dimensional features has a first three-dimensional feature having a first intensive property and a second three-dimensional feature having a second, different intensive property. The personal care articles can be compressed in the package.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 1, 2024Publication date: May 23, 2024Inventors: Arman Ashraf, Paul Thomas Weisman
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Publication number: 20240170640Abstract: A method of manufacturing a battery electrode includes casting a solid battery electrode from a slurry including electrode particles, a binder, and a solvent, wherein residual solvent remains after the casting and the binder remains at least partially elastic. The solid battery electrode then undergoes flash-freezing such that the residual solvent forms dendritic ice having a pattern, and then the dendritic ice is removed from the solid battery electrode, thereby rearranging the electrode particles and the binder into a microstructure that represents a geometric negative of the pattern of the dendritic ice.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2022Publication date: May 23, 2024Applicant: Ford Motor CompanyInventors: Paul John Bojanowski, Gary Thomas Martini
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Patent number: 11986094Abstract: An arm assembly for a chair having a post, a first member, and an armrest. The first member is angularly adjustable relative to the post about a first axis between first angular movement limits, with a non-finite number of angular adjustment positions of the first member relative to the post. The armrest is operatively connected to the first member to translationally slide generally forward and rearward relative to the first member between first translational movement limits, with a non-finite number of translational adjustment positions of the armrest relative to the first member. The armrest is angularly adjustable relative to the first member about a second substantially upright axis between second angular movement limits, with a non-finite number of angular adjustment positions of the armrest relative to the first member.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2021Date of Patent: May 21, 2024Assignee: Formway Furniture LimitedInventors: Christopher Warren Bisman, James Clifford Prier, Fabian David Haarbeck, Paul Michael Wilkinson, Damon Gregory Burwell, Hugh Thomas Mccoshim, Leon Harley Craze, Rachael Jessica Hall
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Patent number: 11987917Abstract: A through-air thermally bonded nonwoven fabric is provided. The nonwoven fabric can include a first surface and a second surface and a visually discernible pattern of three-dimensional features on one of the first or second surface. Each of the three-dimensional features can define a microzone comprising a first region and a second region. The first and second regions can have a difference in values for an intensive property, wherein at least one of the surfaces has a TS7 value of less than about 15 dB V2 rms, and wherein the first surface has a TS7 value that is higher than the second surface TS7 value.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2023Date of Patent: May 21, 2024Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Arman Ashraf, Paul Thomas Weisman, Adrien Grenier, Martin Ian James, Stefano Michele Sinigaglia
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Patent number: 11987147Abstract: A method and system for operating a battery system includes storing battery charge usage data for a plurality of days in a memory, obtaining usage data for a current day based on a past corresponding day, comparing the usage data for the current day to a plurality of threshold, when the usage data is less than a first usage threshold, setting an operating state of charge range for the current to a first state of charge range, when the usage data is between the first usage threshold and a second usage threshold, setting the operating state of charge range for the current to a second state of charge range greater than the first state of charge range, when the usage data is greater than the second usage threshold, setting the operating state of charge range for the current to a third state of charge range greater the second state of charge range, and charging and discharging the battery system based on the state of charge range during the current.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2021Date of Patent: May 21, 2024Assignee: FLUX POWER, INC.Inventors: Paul Thomas Geantil, Jaime Andrew Lerma
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Publication number: 20240159284Abstract: A hydraulic disc brake for a vehicle. The disc brake comprises a service brake arrangement configured to actuate under hydraulic pressure to urge a brake pad towards a rotor to apply the disc brake during a braking operation; a parking brake arrangement configured to urge the brake pad towards the rotor to apply the disc brake during a parking operation, wherein the parking brake arrangement has an applied condition and a released condition; and a parking brake indicator configured to indicate whether the parking brake arrangement is in the applied condition or the released condition.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2023Publication date: May 16, 2024Applicant: Meritor Heavy Vehicle Braking Systems (UK) LimitedInventors: Rhys Watkins, Paul A. Thomas, Sean Cleary
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Publication number: 20240160117Abstract: Apparatus and method for substrate processing are described herein. More specifically, the apparatus and method are directed towards apparatus and method for performing a field guided post exposure bake operation on a semiconductor substrate. The apparatus is a processing module (100) and includes an upper portion (102) with an electrode (400) and a base portion (104) which is configured to support a substrate (500) on a substrate support surface (159). The upper portion (102) and the base portion (104) are actuated toward and away from one another using one or more arms (112) and form a process volume (404). The process volume (404) is filled with a process fluid and the processing module (100) is rotated about an axis (A). An electric field is applied to the substrate (500) by the electrode (400) before the process fluid is drained from the process volume (404).Type: ApplicationFiled: April 2, 2021Publication date: May 16, 2024Applicant: Applied Materials, Inc.Inventors: Dmitry LUBOMIRSKY, Kyle M. HANSON, Douglas A. BUCHBERGER, Jr., Alan L. TSO, Rahul KOZHIKKALKANDI, Paul R. MCHUGH, Jiayi SUN, Qiwei LIANG, Nithin Thomas ALEX, Lancelot HUANG, Ellie Y. YIEH
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Patent number: 11985160Abstract: Disclosed is a cyber-security system that is configured to aggregate and unify data from multiple components and platforms on a network. The system allows security administrators to design and implement a workflow of device-actions taken by security individuals in response to a security incident. Based on the nature of a particular threat, the cyber-security system may initiate an action plan that is tailored to the security operations center and their operating procedures to protect potentially impacted components and network resources.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2023Date of Patent: May 14, 2024Assignee: MUSARUBRA US LLCInventors: Bernard Thomas, David Scott, Fred Brott, Paul Smith
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Publication number: 20240150242Abstract: A three-part epoxy grout composition comprises a liquid epoxy blend, a liquid hardener, and a graded particulate aggregate, wherein the dry aggregate particles are pretreated with an applied adhesion promoter in an amount of 0.01 to 5% by weight. The volume of pretreated aggregate particles, when mixed with the epoxy blend and the hardener, comprises at least 70% by volume of the cured grout. Pretreatment of the aggregate by coating with adhesion promoter allows more efficient use of chemicals along with improved strength. Related methods are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 8, 2022Publication date: May 9, 2024Inventors: Lawrence S. Shapiro, Michael K. Harvey, Scott Atom Saverse, Douglas A. Cheney, Zbigniew Andrew Szczepaniak, Brandon Michael Belcher, Paul Matz, Timothy Patrick Fitzgerald, Shawn Thomas Noble
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Publication number: 20240141592Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: January 11, 2024Publication date: May 2, 2024Inventors: Kevin Mitchell, Robert Edward Reinerman, Douglas Jay Barkey, Mark Alan Green, Paul Dennis Trokhan, J. Michael Bills, Jeffrey Glen Sheehan, Paul Thomas Weisman
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Patent number: D1026310Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 2021Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: Dyson Technology LimitedInventors: Peter David Gammack, Stephen Benjamin Courtney, Clément Bernard Christmann, Wee Guan Tan, Bun Tiong Chua, Min Yu Nicole Chian, Paul Thomas Brittell, Be Seng Lok
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Patent number: D1029379Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 2021Date of Patent: May 28, 2024Assignee: Dyson Technology LimitedInventors: Simon Brian McNamee, Edward Sebert Maurice Shelton, Clément Bernard Christmann, Wee Guan Tan, Bun Tiong Chua, Min Yu Nicole Chian, Paul Thomas Brittell, Be Seng Lok, Stephen Benjamin Courtney, Peter David Gammack