Patents by Inventor Thomas A. Wells
Thomas A. Wells 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: 20240150891Abstract: An apparatus deposits carbon-containing structures on a substrate conveyed through an interior space of a housing. The interior space has a central zone between a first peripheral zone and a second peripheral zone. The substrate enters the housing through a first opening of the housing, passes through the first peripheral zone, central zone, and second peripheral zone, and leaves the housing through a second opening of the housing. The second peripheral zone has a gas inlet with a gas outlet opening that feeds a carbon-containing process gas into the housing. The housing has a heating device partially disposed in the central region for thermally activating the process gas. A pump evacuates gas from the interior space through a gas outlet. Means are provided for the controlled entry of a reactive gas into the first and second peripheral zones.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2020Publication date: May 9, 2024Inventors: Alexandre JOUVRAY, Bryan Michael WINGFIELD, Ashley Thomas WELLS, Goncalo Pedro GONCALVES
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Publication number: 20240071593Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed that provide smart alerts to users, e.g., alerts to users about diabetic states that are only provided when it makes sense to do so, e.g., when the system can predict or estimate that the user is not already cognitively aware of their current condition, e.g., particularly where the current condition is a diabetic state warranting attention. In this way, the alert or alarm is personalized and made particularly effective for that user. Such systems and methods still alert the user when action is necessary, e.g., a bolus or temporary basal rate change, or provide a response to a missed bolus or a need for correction, but do not alert when action is unnecessary, e.g., if the user is already estimated or predicted to be cognitively aware of the diabetic state warranting attention, or if corrective action was already taken.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2023Publication date: February 29, 2024Inventors: Anna Leigh DAVIS, Scott M. BELLIVEAU, Naresh C. BHAVARAJU, Leif N. BOWMAN, Rita M. CASTILLO, Alexandra Elena CONSTANTIN, Rian W. DRAEGER, Laura J. DUNN, Gary Brian GABLE, Arturo GARCIA, Thomas HALL, Hari HAMPAPURAM, Christopher Robert HANNEMANN, Anna Claire HARLEY-TROCHIMCZYK, Nathaniel David HEINTZMAN, Andrea Jean JACKSON, Lauren Hruby JEPSON, Apurv Ullas KAMATH, Katherine Yerre KOEHLER, Aditya Sagar MANDAPAKA, Samuel Jere MARSH, Gary A. MORRIS, Subrai Girish PAI, Andrew Attila PAL, Nicholas POLYTARIDIS, Philip Thomas PUPA, Eli REIHMAN, Ashley Anne RINDFLEISCH, Sofie Wells SCHUNK, Peter C. SIMPSON, Daniel S. SMITH, Stephen J. VANSLYKE, Matthew T. VOGEL, Tomas C. WALKER, Benjamin Elrod WEST, Atiim Joseph WILEY
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Patent number: 11800482Abstract: A mobile transceiver for asset tracking having route monitoring and method of operation are provided. In one aspect, the method comprises: determining a location of the mobile transceiver using the satellite receiver; determining whether the determined location deviates from a planned route; and sending an alert to an asset tracking service when the determined location deviates from the planned route.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2021Date of Patent: October 24, 2023Assignee: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Jasmin Mulaosmanovic, Robert Joseph Lombardi, Brian Thomas Wells, Sergio Javier Berriz
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Patent number: 11473594Abstract: A compressor has a rotor assembly having an impeller for generating an airflow through the compressor, a stator core assembly for causing rotation of the impeller, and a diffuser assembly for acting on the airflow generated by the impeller. The diffuser assembly has a first diffuser stage and a second diffuser stage. The first and second diffuser stages are separate components connected to one another by a fastener.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2019Date of Patent: October 18, 2022Assignee: Dyson Technology LimitedInventors: Mark Andrew Johnson, Simon Alexander Locke, Matthew John Childe, Cathal Clancy, Vadivel Kumaran Sivashanmugam, Nora Er-Rouhly, Lukasz Andrzej Kowalczyk, Alan Glynn Sanderson, Thomas Richard Stafford, Sarah Elizabeth Elson, Alexander Thomas Wells, Jim Ray Lluisma
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Publication number: 20220217672Abstract: A mobile transceiver for asset tracking having route monitoring and method of operation are provided. In one aspect, the method comprises: determining a location of the mobile transceiver using the satellite receiver; determining whether the determined location deviates from a planned route; and sending an alert to an asset tracking service when the determined location deviates from the planned route.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2021Publication date: July 7, 2022Applicant: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Jasmin MULAOSMANOVIC, Robert Joseph LOMBARDI, Brian Thomas WELLS, Sergio Javier Berriz
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Patent number: 11234205Abstract: A mobile transceiver for asset tracking having route monitoring and method of operation are provided. In one aspect, the method comprises: determining a location of the mobile transceiver using the satellite receiver; determining whether the determined location deviates from a planned route; and sending an alert to an asset tracking service when the determined location deviates from the planned route.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2018Date of Patent: January 25, 2022Assignee: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Jasmin Mulaosmanovic, Robert Joseph Lombardi, Sergio Javier Berriz, Brian Thomas Wells
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Publication number: 20210207617Abstract: A compressor has a rotor assembly having an impeller for generating an airflow through the compressor, a stator core assembly for causing rotation of the impeller, and a diffuser assembly for acting on the airflow generated by the impeller. The diffuser assembly has a first diffuser stage and a second diffuser stage. The first and second diffuser stages are separate components connected to one another by a fastener.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2019Publication date: July 8, 2021Applicant: Dyson Technology LimitedInventors: Mark Andrew JOHNSON, Simon Alexander LOCKE, Matthew John CHILDE, Cathal CLANCY, Vadivel Kumaran SIVASHANMUGAM, Nora ER-ROUHLY, Lukasz Andrzej KOWALCZYK, Alan Glynn SANDERSON, Thomas Richard STAFFORD, Sarah Elizabeth ELSON, Alexander Thomas WELLS, Jim Ray LLUISMA
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Patent number: 11038405Abstract: An electric machine comprising: a frame; and a rotor assembly comprising a shaft to which is mounted at least one bearing and at least one magnet; the frame comprising a bearing seat to which the bearing of the rotor assembly is mounted, and wherein the bearing seat extends axially beyond the bearing to surround the magnet, and the bearing seat comprises locating features for holding a position sensor assembly relative to the magnet.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2018Date of Patent: June 15, 2021Assignee: Dyson Technology LimitedInventor: Alexander Thomas Wells
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Patent number: 10838972Abstract: Systems, methods, and software are described herein to support view-based storage. A service application that provides a user interface to a service receives data communicated by the service and identifies at least a service item to present in at least one of various views rendered in the user interface. The service application then identifies with which of the views to associate the service item and stores the service item in association with an identified view or views.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2014Date of Patent: November 17, 2020Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Amit K. Sinha, Kavitha Balasubramanian, Dawid Kozlowski, Michael I. Borysenko, Stephen Thomas Wells
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Patent number: 10527389Abstract: A photoluminescent capsule illuminator for a sighting device. The photoluminescent illuminator includes an elongated phosphor housing having sidewalls and a base. The photoluminescent illuminator includes phosphors in a granular form disposed inside the phosphor housing. The photoluminescent illuminator includes a cap sealing the phosphors in the phosphor housing. The phosphor housing is disposed in relation to a body of the sighting device such that photoluminescent light emitted from the phosphors exits the phosphor housing and identifies a location of a sight on the sighting device.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2018Date of Patent: January 7, 2020Assignee: Defense Holdings, Inc.Inventors: Richard James Martin, Gregory Louis Bender, Thomas Wells Brignall, Jr., Henry John Richert
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Publication number: 20190394104Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, are described for identifying optimal content delivery networks for client devices. An example method includes: collecting performance information from each of a plurality of content delivery networks by each of a plurality of client devices; reporting the collected performance information by each of the plurality of client devices; and based on the collected performance information, mapping each client device to an optimal one of the plurality of content delivery networks to use for data transfer between the client device and the corresponding mapped content delivery network.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 4, 2019Publication date: December 26, 2019Inventors: Thomas Wells, Vincenzo Alagna
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Patent number: 10432486Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, are described for identifying optimal content delivery networks for client devices. An example method includes: collecting performance information from each of a plurality of content delivery networks by each of a plurality of client devices; reporting the collected performance information by each of the plurality of client devices; and based on the collected performance information, mapping each client device to an optimal one of the plurality of content delivery networks to use for data transfer between the client device and the corresponding mapped content delivery network.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2017Date of Patent: October 1, 2019Assignee: MZ IP Holdings, LLCInventors: Thomas Wells, Vincenzo Alagna
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Publication number: 20190115807Abstract: An electric machine comprising: a frame; and a rotor assembly comprising a shaft to which is mounted at least one bearing and at least one magnet; the frame comprising a bearing seat to which the bearing of the rotor assembly is mounted, and wherein the bearing seat extends axially beyond the bearing to surround the magnet, and the bearing seat comprises locating features for holding a position sensor assembly relative to the magnet.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 11, 2018Publication date: April 18, 2019Applicant: Dyson Technology LimitedInventor: Alexander Thomas WELLS
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Publication number: 20190116575Abstract: A mobile transceiver for asset tracking having route monitoring and method of operation are provided. In one aspect, the method comprises: determining a location of the mobile transceiver using the satellite receiver; determining whether the determined location deviates from a planned route; and sending an alert to an asset tracking service when the determined location deviates from the planned route.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 3, 2018Publication date: April 18, 2019Applicant: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Jasmin MULAOSMANOVIC, Robert Joseph LOMBARDI, Sergio Javier BERRIZ, Brian Thomas WELLS
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Publication number: 20190063873Abstract: A photoluminescent capsule illuminator for a sighting device. The photoluminescent illuminator includes an elongated phosphor housing having sidewalls and a base. The photoluminescent illuminator includes phosphors in a granular form disposed inside the phosphor housing. The photoluminescent illuminator includes a cap sealing the phosphors in the phosphor housing. The phosphor housing is disposed in relation to a body of the sighting device such that photoluminescent light emitted from the phosphors exits the phosphor housing and identifies a location of a sight on the sighting device.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 11, 2018Publication date: February 28, 2019Inventors: Richard James Martin, Gregory Louis Bender, Thomas Wells Brignall, JR., Henry John Richert
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Patent number: 10149269Abstract: A mobile transceiver for asset tracking having route monitoring and method of operation are provided. In one aspect, the method comprises: determining a location of the mobile transceiver using the satellite receiver; determining whether the determined location deviates from a planned route; and sending an alert to an asset tracking service when the determined location deviates from the planned route.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2016Date of Patent: December 4, 2018Assignee: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Jasmin Mulaosmanovic, Robert Joseph Lombardi, Sergio Javier Berriz, Brian Thomas Wells
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Patent number: 10134310Abstract: A current-generated photo-luminescent hybrid sign is provided that includes one or more light emitting elements within a channel in the frame to evenly distribute light, while at the same time energizing a photo-luminescent glow material in case of power outage. A method of use of the sign is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2017Date of Patent: November 20, 2018Assignee: GLOW LIGHT EMERGENCY EXIT PRODUCTS, LLCInventors: O. Michael Roberts, Thomas Wells Brignall, Jr.
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Patent number: 10107590Abstract: A photoluminescent capsule illuminator for a sighting device. The photoluminescent illuminator includes an elongated phosphor housing having sidewalls and a base. The photoluminescent illuminator includes phosphors in a granular form disposed inside the phosphor housing. The photoluminescent illuminator includes a cap sealing the phosphors in the phosphor housing. The phosphor housing is disposed in relation to a body of the sighting device such that photoluminescent light emitted from the phosphors exits the phosphor housing and identifies a location of a sight on the sighting device.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2014Date of Patent: October 23, 2018Assignee: Defense Holdings, Inc.Inventors: Richard James Martin, Gregory Louis Bender, Thomas Wells Brignall, Jr., Henry John Richert
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Patent number: 10034152Abstract: Systems and methods for short message service message management are provided herein. A method includes initiating a short message service (SMS) message session on a short message service (SMS) center for a first user equipment (UE) using a telephone number of the first UE, and facilitating exchange of SMS message session messages between the first UE and a second UE using the SMS center. The first UE uses a browser client or an application executing on the first UE to receive and send the SMS message session messages.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2017Date of Patent: July 24, 2018Assignee: Kool Telecom Ltd.Inventor: Andrew Thomas Wells
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Publication number: 20180198694Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, are described for identifying optimal content delivery networks for client devices. An example method includes: collecting performance information from each of a plurality of content delivery networks by each of a plurality of client devices; reporting the collected performance information by each of the plurality of client devices; and based on the collected performance information, mapping each client device to an optimal one of the plurality of content delivery networks to use for data transfer between the client device and the corresponding mapped content delivery network.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2017Publication date: July 12, 2018Inventors: Thomas Wells, Vincenzo Alagna