Patents by Inventor Thomas E. Anderson

Thomas E. Anderson 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: 6605777
    Abstract: An electronic equipment frame has two side assemblies each formed of two separate configured corner support channel members rigidly connected by welding by a series of cross struts, and rigidly welded to separate top panel and bottom panel assemblies, with each corner support channel member having a deep, flat-bottomed, V-shaped central channel portion where the angled sidewalls extend to the same depth as the outer end walls of the corner support channel member. The respective ends of each corner support channel member also have extension length portions which permit extended length weld areas for rigidly connecting the respective top and bottom panel assemblies thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2003
    Assignee: Amco Engineering Co.
    Inventors: Thomas E. Anderson, Jerry L. Young
  • Patent number: 6566349
    Abstract: The efficacy of insecticidal compositions (especially organophosphate insecticides) is enhanced through the blending of the insecticide with fatty acid containing crop oil concentrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2003
    Assignee: BASF Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas E. Anderson, William M. Fletcher, Hector E. Portillo
  • Publication number: 20030083334
    Abstract: Insect infestation on growing plants is controlled by the administration of an insecticidally synergistically effective amount of a pyridazinone derivative and a fungicide to a locus of a growing plant in need of insect infestation control. Most preferably, the pyridazinone derivative is pyridaben and the fungicide is a strobilurin (e.g., kresoxim-methyl).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2002
    Publication date: May 1, 2003
    Applicant: BASF Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas E. Anderson, Hendrik L. Ypema, William M. Fletcher, Vivienne E. Harris
  • Publication number: 20030002436
    Abstract: An apparatus is equipped to receive network traffic data for network traffic routed over one or more network links relevant to a network link. Selected numbers of analysis are performed to determine if the network link of interest is being misused. The analyses include but are not limited to analyses to determine whether the network traffic routed are inconsistent with an expected traffic pattern, whether unallocated source addresses are present, whether source addresses exhibit an uncharacteristic even distribution pattern, whether a server is uncharacteristically excessive in responding to the same source address, whether normal bursty behavior is absent from the traffic, whether a ratio of packets in one direction to packets in another direction is out of balance, whether a ratio of packets of one type to packets of another type is out of balance, and whether a server is uncharacteristically excessive in responding with error responses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2002
    Publication date: January 2, 2003
    Inventors: Thomas E. Anderson, David J. Wetherall, Stefan R. Savage
  • Patent number: 6500269
    Abstract: A method of cleaning airfoils and related turbine engine components that have a crust-like debris deposited on the surface thereof. This method involves subjecting at least the portion of the component having the deposit of the crust-like debris to sufficient laser shock peening to cause the debris on the surface thereof to be loosened therefrom so that the loosened debris can be removed from the component. This loosened debris can then be removed from the component, such as by passing a cleaning fluid through the portion of the component that is subjected to the laser shock peening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2002
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: James D. Risbeck, Thomas E. Anderson, Stephen J. Ferrigno, Tris Colaizzi
  • Patent number: 6484072
    Abstract: An embedded terrain awareness warning system for aircraft being flown by a pilot includes a signal processing component, a protection component and a pilot vehicle interface. A method for providing an embedded terrain awareness warning system for aircraft being flown by a pilot includes providing a signal processing component, a protection component and a pilot vehicle interface. The signal processing component communicates with three-dimensional digital terrain elevation data and is able to take input data from aircraft sensors, aircraft computers or navigation systems and determine aircraft position and velocity. The protection component is in communication with the signal processing unit such that the protection component is able to determine if a potential controlled flight into terrain exists and is able to predict a recovery flight path to avoid terrain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2002
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Thomas E. Anderson, Thomas J. Hanrahan, Charles W. Shaffer, John William Shultz
  • Publication number: 20020143980
    Abstract: A server, using a deterministic function, a secret value and persistent information of a packet, destined for a client device, generates and includes a conversation identifier for inclusion with the packet. The client device in turn includes the conversation identifier in a subsequent packet sent by the client device destined for the server. An intermediate routing device having knowledge of the deterministic function and the secret value, upon receiving the packet en-route from the client device to the server, would independently determine whether the packet is a part of a conversation between the client and the server, by independently verifying the included conversation identifier, and forward or not forward the packet accordingly. As result, undesirable packets may be independently detected and filtered for the server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2001
    Publication date: October 3, 2002
    Inventors: David J. Wetherall, Stefan R. Savage, Thomas E. Anderson
  • Patent number: 6451793
    Abstract: Insect infestation on growing plants is controlled by the administration of an insecticidally synergistically effective amount of a pyridazinone derivative and a fungicide to a locus of a growing plant in need of insect infestation control. Most preferably, the pyridazinone derivative is pyridaben and the fungicide is a strobilurin (e.g., kresoxim-methyl).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2002
    Assignee: BASF Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas E. Anderson, Hendrik L. Ypema, William M. Fletcher, Vivienne E. Harris
  • Publication number: 20020107960
    Abstract: A director is provided to receive source address instances of packets routed through routing devices of a network. The director determines whether any of the reported source address instances are to be deemed as spoof source address instances. The director further determines where filtering actions are to be deployed to filter out packets having certain source addresses deemed to be spoof instances. The director makes its determinations based at least in part on a selected one of a number of consistency measures. The consistency measures may include but are not limited to spatial consistency, destination consistency, migration consistency, and temporary consistency. The consistency measures are evaluated using spatial, destination source address range, migration and timing S/D/M/T distribution profiles of the reported source addresses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2001
    Publication date: August 8, 2002
    Inventors: David J. Wetherall, Stefan R. Savage, Thomas E. Anderson
  • Publication number: 20020100492
    Abstract: A method of cleaning airfoils and related turbine engine components that have a crust-like debris deposited on the surface thereof. This method involves subjecting at least the portion of the component having the deposit of the crust-like debris to sufficient laser shock peening to cause the debris on the surface thereof to be loosened therefrom so that the loosened debris can be removed from the component. This loosened debris can then be removed from the component, such as by passing a cleaning fluid through the portion of the component that is subjected to the laser shock peening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2001
    Publication date: August 1, 2002
    Inventors: James D. Risbeck, Thomas E. Anderson, Stephen J. Ferrigno, Tris Colaizzi
  • Patent number: 6293637
    Abstract: An open frame-type electronic frame in which the two sides are each formed of two separate corrugated channel members rigidly connected by a series of cross struts having specially configured bent tang ends and heavy duty offset weld joints.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2001
    Assignee: Amco Engineering Co.
    Inventors: Thomas E. Anderson, Jerry L. Young, Glenn Dickson, Louis A. Derango
  • Patent number: 5938302
    Abstract: An electronic component enclosure system with main channel configurations which constitute the four corners and vertical support of a multiple enclosures. The channels are essentially a right angle with a vertex of the angle chamfered, or a right angle of two faces with means for joining the same at the corners, irrespective of whether the means are a sharp bend, a chamfer, and the like. The lateral faces of the channel terminate in recessed gutters. The gutters are essentially a J-shaped reverse bend in most instances. The mating channels are in such a side by side relationship that they require a relatively sharp bend at the right angle of the sections which, in turn, presents a flush surface appearance from the front, and which can be RFI shielded since the vertical channels are all essentially imperforate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 17, 1999
    Assignee: Amco Engineering Co.
    Inventors: Thomas E. Anderson, Glen A. Stelzer, Jerry L. Young
  • Patent number: 5806945
    Abstract: The development of a main channel configuration which constitutes the four corners and vertical support of an enclosure is disclosed. The channel is essentially a right angle with the vertex of the angle chamfered which provides additional strength, and a pleasing sturdy aesthetic appearance. The lateral faces of the channel terminate in recessed gutters. The channel itself is symmetrical about a plane extending perpendicular through the chamfered face which connects the two side faces. The enclosure thereafter contemplates eight gussets, four at the top corners and four at the bottom corners. The gussets join cross ties at the two sides, and the front and rear, both top and bottom. Horizontal and vertical unistruts are provided in nestingly overlapped fashion interiorly of the main channels to add additional strength and also to secure the mounting channels which are positioned at various pre-selected locations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 15, 1998
    Assignee: Amco Engineering Co.
    Inventors: Thomas E. Anderson, Glen A. Stelzer
  • Patent number: 5639150
    Abstract: The development of a main channel configuration which constitutes the four corners and vertical support of an enclosure is disclosed. The channel is essentially a right angle with the vertex of the angle chamfered which provides additional strength, and a pleasing sturdy aesthetic appearance. The lateral faces of the channel terminate in recessed gutters. The channel itself is symmetrical about a plane extending perpendicular through the chamfered face which connects the two side faces. The enclosure thereafter contemplates eight gussets, four at the top corners and four at the bottom corners. The gussets join cross ties at the two sides, and the front and rear, both top and bottom. Horizontal and vertical unistruts are provided in nestingly overlapped fashion interiorly of the main channels to add additional strength and also to secure the mounting channels which are positioned at various pre-selected locations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 1995
    Date of Patent: June 17, 1997
    Assignee: Amco Engineering Co.
    Inventors: Thomas E. Anderson, Glen A. Stelzer, Jerry L. Young
  • Patent number: 4639933
    Abstract: Steering logic (10) for interconnecting a transceiver (11) with a baseband bus is disclosed. The transceiver is connected to a broadband bus and transmits or receives modulated carrier wave signals. The transceiver has a data in terminal (16 or 19) and a data out terminal (18 or 35) for inputting or outputting digital signals at baseband. The transceiver also has at least one control terminal (20 or 32 and 38) and is responsive to a control signal or signals for enabling or disabling the transmitting and receiving functions of the transceiver. The steering logic (10) includes a baseband bus terminal (A) to which may be applied baseband digital transmit signals and to which the steering logic may apply digital receive signals. The logic circuitry is responsive to baseband digital transmit signals applied to the baseband bus terminal (A) for generating a control signal or signals to enable the transmitting function and disable the receiving function of the transceiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 1985
    Date of Patent: January 27, 1987
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Edward K. Howell, Thomas E. Anderson
  • Patent number: 4636906
    Abstract: A solid state circuit interrupter utilizes a power transistor connected across a pair of separable contacts to eliminate contact arcing between the contacts upon circuit interruption. Stored charge is provided to the power transistor prior to contact separation by a separate power supply and control transistor which are immediately turned off after contact separation to turn off the power transistor upon depletion of the stored charge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 1985
    Date of Patent: January 13, 1987
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Thomas E. Anderson, Edward K. Howell
  • Patent number: 4597831
    Abstract: Paper sheet or board is externally sized by applying to the surface thereof a rosin-based sizing agent in the form of a foam in the production of which the sizing agent itself acts as a foaming agent. After the foam has been applied to the surface of the paper sheet or board, at least a major proportion of the applied foam is mechanically broken down to provide a substantially uniform distribution of the sizing agent over the surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 1985
    Date of Patent: July 1, 1986
    Inventor: Thomas E. Anderson
  • Patent number: 4591942
    Abstract: A current sensing transformer useful for sensing overload current with static trip units is fabricated from an inexpensive array of transformer core laminations and a conventional secondary transformer winding. The transformer primary strap is arranged about the secondary winding for improved flux transfer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 1984
    Date of Patent: May 27, 1986
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Henry G. Willard, Thomas E. Anderson
  • Patent number: D288260
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 1984
    Date of Patent: February 17, 1987
    Inventors: Belinda H. Anderson, Thomas E. Anderson
  • Patent number: D295271
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 1986
    Date of Patent: April 19, 1988
    Assignee: Richard H. Moore
    Inventor: Thomas E. Anderson