Patents by Inventor Thomas G. Tomkins

Thomas G. Tomkins 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).

  • Dynamically managing vehicle glass dimming
    Patent number: 9409464
    Abstract: A method, system or computer usable program product for dynamically changing transparency of portions of a vehicle transparent material including determining a location of a bright light with respect to a vehicle; determining a driver location within the vehicle; selectively changing a transparency of a selected portion of the vehicle transparent material to obscure the bright light from the driver's eyes, while allowing a majority of the vehicle transparent material to remain normally transparent; and repeating the above steps continually to adjust a location of the selected portion of the vehicle transparent material as the vehicle changes orientation with respect to the bright light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Assignee: GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC.
    Inventors: Thomas G. Tomkins, Corville O. Allen, Joel Duquene, Henri F. Meli, Gerald G. Tomkins
  • Dynamically Managing Vehicle Glass Dimming
    Publication number: 20140320946
    Abstract: A method, system or computer usable program product for dynamically changing transparency of portions of a vehicle transparent material including determining a location of a bright light with respect to a vehicle; determining a driver location within the vehicle; selectively changing a transparency of a selected portion of the vehicle transparent material to obscure the bright light from the driver's eyes, while allowing a majority of the vehicle transparent material to remain normally transparent; and repeating the above steps continually to adjust a location of the selected portion of the vehicle transparent material as the vehicle changes orientation with respect to the bright light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2013
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas G. Tomkins, Corville O. Allen, Joel Duquene, Henri F. Meli, Gerald G. Tomkins