Patents by Inventor Randy Thomas

Randy 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: 11985947
    Abstract: A novel soybean variety, designated 5PAYW06 is provided. Also provided are the seeds of soybean variety 5PAYW06, cells from soybean variety 5PAYW06, plants of soybean 5PAYW06, and plant parts of soybean variety 5PAYW06. Methods provided include producing a soybean plant by crossing soybean variety 5PAYW06 with another soybean plant, methods for introgressing a transgenic trait, a mutant trait, and/or a native trait into soybean variety 5PAYW06, methods for producing other soybean varieties or plant parts derived from soybean variety 5PAYW06, and methods of characterizing soybean variety 5PAYW06. Soybean seed, cells, plants, germplasm, breeding lines, varieties, and plant parts produced by these methods and/or derived from soybean variety 5PAYW06 are further provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: Randy Leroy Kallem, Michael Thomas Roach
  • Patent number: 11971229
    Abstract: A heat exchanger assembly including an elongated tubular heat exchanger enclosure defining an interior chamber. A tube sheet is positioned within the interior chamber of the heat exchanger enclosure separating the interior chamber into a shell side and a channel side. The interior portion is configured to removably receive a tube bundle positioned within the shell side of the interior chamber. An annular sleeve member is positioned within the channel side of the interior chamber of the heat exchanger enclosure. An annular elastic torsion member is positioned within the channel side of the interior chamber of the heat exchanger such that the sleeve member is positioned between the tube sheet and the elastic torsion member. The elastic torsion member has an inner circumference deflectable relative to its outer circumference for torsioning the elastic torsion member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Lummus Technology LLC
    Inventors: Richard Jibb, David Thomas Creech, Randy Lee Eberly, Elizabeth MacLean Meacham, Henk Boekhouder, Roberto Groppi, Vincenzo Marco Brignone, Trevor Jaye
  • Patent number: 11940283
    Abstract: A method for matching a vehicle with a user including receiving a user ride request for a vehicle from a plurality of available vehicles from a user, receiving a threshold vehicle risk score preference for the user, receiving a user risk score for the user, receiving a threshold user risk score preference for the plurality of available vehicles, identifying a subset of the plurality of available vehicles having a vehicle risk score at or below the threshold vehicle risk score preference of the user and a threshold user risk score preference at or above the user risk score of the user, and presenting the user with ride options for selecting one of the subset of the plurality of available vehicles of the subset of available vehicles for the user ride request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Toyota Motor North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Roger A. Kyle, Christopher Risberg, Nikhil Rajendra, Timothy Wang, Jordan Frank, Jiju Thomas, Daniel C. Bracken, Joshua Batie, Michael D. Dorazio, Randy Kaushek
  • Publication number: 20240085126
    Abstract: A heat exchanger assembly including an elongated tubular heat exchanger enclosure defining an interior chamber. A tube sheet is positioned within the interior chamber of the heat exchanger enclosure separating the interior chamber into a shell side and a channel side. The interior portion is configured to removably receive a tube bundle positioned within the shell side of the interior chamber. An annular sleeve member is positioned within the channel side of the interior chamber of the heat exchanger enclosure. An annular elastic torsion member is positioned within the channel side of the interior chamber of the heat exchanger such that the sleeve member is positioned between the tube sheet and the elastic torsion member. The elastic torsion member has an inner circumference deflectable relative to its outer circumference for torsioning the elastic torsion member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Richard JIBB, David Thomas CREECH, Randy Lee EBERLY, Elizabeth MacLean MEACHAM, Henk BOEKHOUDER, Roberto GROPPI, Vincenzo Marco BRIGNONE, Trevor JAYE
  • Publication number: 20230383670
    Abstract: A turbine engine comprising an engine core having a rotor and a stator, and a floating seal assembly sealing at least portions of the rotor and the stator relative to a higher-pressure area and a lower-pressure area. The floating seal assembly can comprise a carriage assembly at least partially defining a seal cavity and a seal body floating within the seal cavity. The floating seal assembly can further include at least one of a seal located between the seal body and the carriage assembly, and a seal face located between the seal body and the carriage assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2021
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Inventors: Rahul Anil Bidkar, Steven Douglas Johnson, Uttara Vijay Kumar, Randy Thomas Antelo, Keith William Gary
  • Publication number: 20230304573
    Abstract: An apparatus and a method of retaining a bearing assembly having a bore to a shaft received within the bore, the method comprising physically limiting the axial movement of the bearing assembly on the shaft by a retainer mounted to an end of the shaft and having a portion extending radially beyond the shaft and into an axial path of the bearing assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2023
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Inventors: William Howard Hasting, Donald Albert Bradley, Randy Thomas Antelo
  • Patent number: 11698129
    Abstract: An apparatus and a method of retaining a bearing assembly having a bore to a shaft received within the bore, the method comprising physically limiting the axial movement of the bearing assembly on the shaft by a retainer mounted to an end of the shaft and having a portion extending radially beyond the shaft and into an axial path of the bearing assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: William Howard Hasting, Donald Albert Bradley, Randy Thomas Antelo
  • Publication number: 20210054923
    Abstract: An apparatus and a method of retaining a bearing assembly having a bore to a shaft received within the bore, the method comprising physically limiting the axial movement of the bearing assembly on the shaft by a retainer mounted to an end of the shaft and having a portion extending radially beyond the shaft and into an axial path of the bearing assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2020
    Publication date: February 25, 2021
    Inventors: William Howard Hasting, Donald Albert Bradley, Randy Thomas Antelo
  • Publication number: 20210027385
    Abstract: A system and method of adjusting insurance premiums during the term of an insurance policy are disclosed. In accordance with the disclosed subject matter, a dynamically adjusted insurance premium may vary based upon periodic data received from an insured, such that an insurance carrier may determine an accurate premium payment without having to wait for an audit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2019
    Publication date: January 28, 2021
    Applicant: CTS Information Services, LLC d/b/a InsurePay
    Inventors: Randy Thomas Stich, Gex Franklin Richardson
  • Patent number: 10816086
    Abstract: An apparatus and a method of retaining a bearing assembly having a bore to a shaft received within the bore, the method comprising physically limiting the axial movement of the bearing assembly on the shaft by a retainer mounted to an end of the shaft and having a portion extending radially beyond the shaft and into an axial path of the bearing assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: William Howard Hasting, Donald Albert Bradley, Randy Thomas Antelo
  • Patent number: 10685283
    Abstract: A pipeline system for time-series data forecasting using a distributed computing environment is disclosed herein. In one example, a pipeline for forecasting time series is generated. The pipeline represents a sequence of operations for processing the time series to produce modeling results such as forecasts of the time series. The pipeline includes a segmentation operation for categorizing the time series into multiple demand classes based on demand characteristics of the time series. The pipeline also includes multiple sub-pipelines corresponding to the multiple demand classes. Each of the sub-pipelines applies a model strategy to the time series in the corresponding demand class. The model strategy is selected from multiple candidate model strategies based on predetermined relationships between the demand classes and the candidate model strategies. The pipeline is executed to determine the modeling results for the time series.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: SAS INSTITUTE INC.
    Inventors: Yue Li, Michele Angelo Trovero, Phillip Mark Helmkamp, Jerzy Michal Brzezicki, Macklin Carter Frazier, Timothy Patrick Haley, Randy Thomas Solomonson, Sangmin Kim, Steven Christopher Mills, Yung-Hsin Chien, Ron Travis Hodgin, Jingrui Xie
  • Publication number: 20200143246
    Abstract: A pipeline system for time-series data forecasting using a distributed computing environment is disclosed herein. In one example, a pipeline for forecasting time series is generated. The pipeline represents a sequence of operations for processing the time series to produce modeling results such as forecasts of the time series. The pipeline includes a segmentation operation for categorizing the time series into multiple demand classes based on demand characteristics of the time series. The pipeline also includes multiple sub-pipelines corresponding to the multiple demand classes. Each of the sub-pipelines applies a model strategy to the time series in the corresponding demand class. The model strategy is selected from multiple candidate model strategies based on predetermined relationships between the demand classes and the candidate model strategies. The pipeline is executed to determine the modeling results for the time series.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2019
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Applicant: SAS Institute Inc.
    Inventors: YUE LI, MICHELE ANGELO TROVERO, PHILLIP MARK HELMKAMP, JERZY MICHAL BRZEZICKI, MACKLIN CARTER FRAZIER, TIMOTHY PATRICK HALEY, RANDY THOMAS SOLOMONSON, SANGMIN KIM, STEVEN CHRISTOPHER MILLS, YUNG-HSIN CHIEN, RON TRAVIS HODGIN, JINGRUI XIE
  • Publication number: 20190048994
    Abstract: An apparatus and a method of retaining a bearing assembly having a bore to a shaft received within the bore, the method comprising physically limiting the axial movement of the bearing assembly on the shaft by a retainer mounted to an end of the shaft and having a portion extending radially beyond the shaft and into an axial path of the bearing assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2017
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Inventors: William Howard Hasting, Donald Albert Bradley, Randy Thomas Antelo
  • Publication number: 20170096941
    Abstract: A gas turbine gearbox input shaft including a gear coupling engaged with an engine power gearbox and extending along a central engine axis thereof. The shaft may include a separable tuning segment coaxially joined to the gear coupling, and a spool coupling joined to the separable tuning segment opposite of the gear coupling, the spool coupling being engaged with an engine turbine spool. Methods of using the input shaft are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2015
    Publication date: April 6, 2017
    Inventors: Randy Thomas Antelo, Gert J. van der Merwe, Ning Fang, Steve D. Miller
  • Patent number: 9435720
    Abstract: A slide processing apparatus comprises a slide or processing station which may include a plurality of cuvettes, each cuvette configured to receive a slide. A reagent fluid supply is coupled to each cuvette to deliver and apply reagent for treatment of the slide. A slide gripper is disposed above the slide processing station and is configured to move the slide in and out of the cuvettes. A screw assembly is disposed adjacent the slide processing station, the screw assembly configured to receive a plurality of slides, wherein rotation of the screw assembly advances the plurality of slides for engagement by the slide gripper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignee: Hardy Diagnostics
    Inventors: Jerry West, Randy Thomas, Jeff Gibbs, Lee Carter
  • Publication number: 20160252176
    Abstract: A gearbox support apparatus includes a gearbox carrier having a central axis, the carrier configured to mount one or more rotating gears therein, the carrier including spaced-apart forward and aft walls, and a pin disposed between the forward and aft walls. The gearbox support apparatus includes an inner race connected to the pin as a single integral component incorporating two pairs of raised guides defining a forward raceway and an aft raceway.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2016
    Publication date: September 1, 2016
    Inventors: Gert J. van der Merwe, Darren Lee Hallman, Osman F. Buyukisik, Donald Albert Bradley, Randy Thomas Antelo, William Howard Hasting, Kenneth Lee Fisher, Joseph Robert Dickman
  • Patent number: 9431749
    Abstract: Electrical connector assembly including a connector housing having a front end and a receiving cavity that opens to the front end. The receiving cavity is configured to receive a mating connector therein that is inserted into the receiving cavity along a central axis. The electrical connector assembly also includes a contact array of electrical contacts that is disposed within the receiving cavity. The electrical contacts have elongated bodies that extend generally parallel to the central axis through the receiving cavity. The electrical connector assembly also includes a movable guard that is configured to be slidably held by the contact array within the receiving cavity. The movable guard includes a dielectric sheet that extends transverse to the central axis and has an array of thru-holes. Inner edges of the thru-holes engage corresponding electrical contacts to slidably hold the movable guard at a forward position within the receiving cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Assignee: TYCO ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tisha Mikhaili Mingo, Randy Thomas Matthews, Galen M. Martin
  • Publication number: 20160209301
    Abstract: A slide processing apparatus comprises a slide or processing station which may include a plurality of cuvettes, each cuvette configured to receive a slide. A reagent fluid supply is coupled to each cuvette to deliver and apply reagent for treatment of the slide. A slide gripper is disposed above the slide processing station and is configured to move the slide in and out of the cuvettes. A screw assembly is disposed adjacent the slide processing station, the screw assembly configured to receive a plurality of slides, wherein rotation of the screw assembly advances the plurality of slides for engagement by the slide gripper.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2015
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Inventors: Jerry West, Randy Thomas, Jeff Gibbs, Lee Carter
  • Publication number: 20150380857
    Abstract: Electrical connector assembly including a connector housing having a front end and a receiving cavity that opens to the front end. The receiving cavity is configured to receive a mating connector therein that is inserted into the receiving cavity along a central axis. The electrical connector assembly also includes a contact array of electrical contacts that is disposed within the receiving cavity. The electrical contacts have elongated bodies that extend generally parallel to the central axis through the receiving cavity. The electrical connector assembly also includes a movable guard that is configured to be slidably held by the contact array within the receiving cavity. The movable guard includes a dielectric sheet that extends transverse to the central axis and has an array of thru-holes. Inner edges of the thru-holes engage corresponding electrical contacts to slidably hold the movable guard at a forward position within the receiving cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2014
    Publication date: December 31, 2015
    Inventors: Tisha Mikhaili Mingo, Randy Thomas Matthews, Galen M. Martin
  • Patent number: 9091621
    Abstract: A slide processing apparatus comprises a slide or processing station which may include a plurality of cuvettes, each cuvette configured to receive a slide. A reagent fluid supply is coupled to each cuvette to deliver and apply reagent for treatment of the slide. A slide gripper is disposed above the slide processing station and is configured to move the slide in and out of the cuvettes. A screw assembly is disposed adjacent the slide processing station, the screw assembly configured to receive a plurality of slides, wherein rotation of the screw assembly advances the plurality of slides for engagement by the slide gripper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2015
    Assignee: GGB Company
    Inventors: Jerry West, Randy Thomas, Jeff Gibbs, Lee Carter