Patents by Inventor Thomas Richardson

Thomas Richardson 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).

  • Fastener System for a Thermal Protection System
    Publication number: 20190078599
    Abstract: A thermal protection system comprises a ceramic panel, a plurality of apertures, and a fastener system within each of the plurality of apertures. The ceramic panel has a plurality of attachment points to a structure. The plurality of apertures extends through the ceramic panel, each aperture of the plurality of apertures located at an attachment point of the plurality of attachment points. Each fastener system comprises a fastener having a head with a spherical underside and a ceramic bushing with a mating surface configured to mate with the spherical underside of the head of the fastener.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2017
    Publication date: March 14, 2019
    Inventor: Thomas Richardson Pinney
  • TWO-LAYER TENSION MEASUREMENT SYSTEM FOR COMPRESSION GARMENTS
    Publication number: 20190046115
    Abstract: A two layer compression garment measuring system that displays a pressure indicia when the garment is stretched, wherein the pressure indicia is displayed by moving from a position under an opaque layer of material (at low or no pressure) to a position under a window or transparent or translucent layer of material (at higher pressure). When the indicia can be seen by an observer through the window or transparent or translucent layer, then the higher pressure has been reached. The viewed indicia optionally displays the pressure level. In various optional designs, the location of attachment between the two spaced-apart locations is adjustable, or the length of the upper layer is adjustable such that the attachment location can be aligned with the indicia. A design having a free ended upper layer is also included.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2018
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Applicant: MEDI MANUFACTURING, INC.
    Inventors: Thomas RICHARDSON, Moses A. LIPSHAW
  • GRADUATED COMPRESSION DEVICE FOR THE TREATMENT OF CIRCULATORY DISORDERS
    Publication number: 20190015261
    Abstract: A therapeutic compression garment, including: a body portion; and a spine portion, wherein the bands extending from either the body portion and/or spine portion attach the body and spine portions together when the body and spine portions are wrapped around a body limb, and wherein the spine portion is releasably attached onto the body portion such that the spine portion is positionable at different locations on the body portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2018
    Publication date: January 17, 2019
    Applicant: MEDI MANUFACTURING, INC.
    Inventors: Moses LIPSHAW, Thomas RICHARDSON, Teresa KENNERKNECHT, Sandra Anne Shaw
  • ROW ORTHOGONALITY IN LDPC RATE COMPATIBLE DESIGN
    Publication number: 20190013827
    Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to methods and apparatus for decoding low-density parity check (LDPC) codes, for example, using a parity check matrix having full row-orthogonality. An exemplary method for performing low-density parity-check (LDPC) decoding includes receiving soft bits associated to an LDPC codeword and performing LDPC decoding of the soft bits using a parity check matrix, wherein each row of the parity check matrix corresponds to a lifted parity check of a lifted LDPC code, at least two columns of the parity check matrix correspond to punctured variable nodes of the lifted LDPC code, and the parity check matrix has row orthogonality between each pair of consecutive rows that are below a row to which the at least two punctured variable nodes are both connected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2018
    Publication date: January 10, 2019
    Inventor: Thomas RICHARDSON
  • COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUES WITH SELF-DECODABLE REDUNDANCY VERSIONS (RVs) USING SYSTEMATIC CODES
    Publication number: 20180367245
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides self-decodable redundancy versions for a systematic code. An apparatus for wireless communications includes at least one processor coupled with a memory and comprising encoder circuitry configured to encode a set of information bits using a systematic code to generate an encoded bit stream with information bits and parity bits, and bit ordering circuitry configured to re-order bits in the encoded bit stream to distribute the information bits and the parity bits. The apparatus includes a transmitter configured to transmit the re-ordered bits in accordance with a radio technology via one or more antenna elements situated proximate the receiver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2018
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Inventors: Joseph Binamira SORIAGA, Shrinivas KUDEKAR, Thomas RICHARDSON, Gabi SARKIS, Hari SANKAR, Jing JIANG
  • COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUES INVOLVING PAIRWISE ORTHOGONALITY OF ADJACENT ROWS IN LPDC CODE
    Publication number: 20180358984
    Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide low-density parity-check (LDPC) codes having pairwise orthogonality of adjacent rows, and a new decoder that exploits the pairwise row orthogonality for flexible decoder scheduling without performance loss. An apparatus includes a receiver configured to receive a codeword in accordance with a radio technology across a wireless channel via one or more antenna elements situated proximal the receiver. The apparatus includes at least one processor coupled with a memory and comprising decoder circuitry configured to decode the codeword based on a LDPC code to produce a set of information bits. The LDPC code is stored in the memory and defined by a base matrix having columns in which all adjacent rows are orthogonal in a last portion of the rows.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2018
    Publication date: December 13, 2018
    Inventors: Thomas RICHARDSON, Joseph Binamira SORIAGA, Shrinivas KUDEKAR, Gabi SARKIS
  • Hyperspectral Imaging Spectrophotometer and System
    Publication number: 20180357793
    Abstract: A hyperspectral imaging spectrophotometer and system, with calibration, data collection, and image processing methods designed to match human visual perception and color matching of complex colored objects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2018
    Publication date: December 13, 2018
    Inventors: Christian BOES, Thomas RICHARDSON, Richard John Van ANDEL, David BOSSCHER, David SALYER
  • PROCESS FOR METALIZATION OF COPPER PILLARS IN THE MANUFACTURE OF MICROELECTRONICS
    Publication number: 20180355502
    Abstract: Features such as bumps, pillars and/or vias can be plated best using current with either a square wave or square wave with open circuit wave form. Using the square wave or square wave with open circuit wave forms of plating current, produces features such as bumps, pillars, and vias with optimum shape and filling characteristics. Specifically, vias are filled uniformly and completely, and pillars are formed without rounded tops, bullet shape, or waist curves. In the process, the metalizing substrate is contacted with an electrolytic copper deposition composition. The deposition composition comprises a source of copper ions, an acid component selected from among an inorganic acid, an organic sulfonic acid, and mixtures thereof, an accelerator, a suppressor, a leveler, and chloride ions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2017
    Publication date: December 13, 2018
    Inventors: Elie Najjar, John Commander, Thomas Richardson, Tao Chi Liu, Jiang Chiang
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR LIQUIDS AND GASES
    Publication number: 20180326373
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure provide various apparatus and methods. In some embodiments, an apparatus is provided for mixing a gas with a liquid. The apparatus may include a pipe having two ends. The pipe may provide a main fluid path and may have an interior surface having a first groove. The apparatus may also include a helical vane disposed inside the pipe. The vane may have a first projecting tongue that engages the first groove. The apparatus may also include a gas injection port on the pipe adapted to inject gas into the fluid path upstream of the helical vane. In some embodiments, the helical vane may be a 3D printed component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2018
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Inventor: Thomas A. Richardson
  • Graduated compression device for the treatment of circulatory disorders
    Patent number: 10117784
    Abstract: A therapeutic compression garment, including: a body portion; and a spine portion, wherein the bands extending from either the body portion and/or spine portion attach the body and spine portions together when the body and spine portions are wrapped around a body limb, and wherein the spine portion is releasably attached onto the body portion such that the spine portion is positionable at different locations on the body portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: MEDI MANUFACTURING, INC.
    Inventors: Moses Lipshaw, Thomas Richardson, Teresa Kennerknecht, Sandra Anne Shaw
  • Two-layer tension measurement system for compression garments
    Patent number: 10117618
    Abstract: A two layer compression garment measuring system that displays a pressure indicia when the garment is stretched, wherein the pressure indicia is displayed by moving from a position under an opaque layer of material (at low or no pressure) to a position under a window or transparent or translucent layer of material (at higher pressure). When the indicia can be seen by an observer through the window or transparent or translucent layer, then the higher pressure has been reached. The viewed indicia optionally displays the pressure level. In various optional designs, the location of attachment between the two spaced-apart locations is adjustable, or the length of the upper layer is adjustable such that the attachment location can be aligned with the indicia. A design having a free ended upper layer is also included.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: MEDI MANUFACTURING, INC.
    Inventors: Thomas Richardson, Moses A Lipshaw
  • Systems and methods for restraining exhaust gas ducts
    Patent number: 10119449
    Abstract: Methods and systems for restricting movement in a flow mixer of an exhaust duct, the flow mixer having a first row of flutes and a second row of flutes generally opposite to the first row of flutes, each flute being elongated and defining an elongated axis. At least two flute ties connect, or couple, together at least two flutes from the first row of flutes and at least two flutes from the second row of flutes. A retainer is coupled to the flute ties and extends generally perpendicularly to the elongated axis of each of the flutes from the first and second rows of flutes. The combination of the retainer and flute ties is configured to generally restrain relative movement between the flutes from the first row and the flutes from the second row.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Eric Matthews Boekeloo, William Preston Keith, Michael Best, Aristidis Sidiropoulos, Thomas Richardson Pinney
  • HVAC ACTUATOR WITH REMOVABLE CARTRIDGE
    Publication number: 20180313570
    Abstract: An actuator for a HVAC system includes a base having a motor and a drive device driven by the motor and configured to be coupled to a movable HVAC component for driving the movable HVAC component between multiple positions, and a removable cartridge removably attached to the base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2018
    Publication date: November 1, 2018
    Inventors: Mark A. Thoni, Jeff Papendorf, John T. Pierson, Hyunchul Kim, Thomas Richardson, Scott J. Thorne
  • TECHNIQUES FOR RATE MATCHING AND INTERLEAVING IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS
    Publication number: 20180294917
    Abstract: Various aspects described herein relate to techniques for rate matching and interleaving in wireless communications (e.g., 5G NR). In an example, a method described herein includes encoding one or more information bits to generate a first codeblock, rate matching the first codeblock to generate a second codeblock, segmenting, using bit distribution, the second codeblock into one or more sub-blocks each having a plurality of bits. The method further includes interleaving the plurality of bits on each of the one or more sub-blocks, concatenating, using bit collection, the one or more sub-blocks to generate a third codeblock in response to the interleaving, and transmitting a signal using the third codeblock.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2018
    Publication date: October 11, 2018
    Inventors: Vincent Loncke, Raghunath Kalavai, Yi Cao, Thomas Richardson, Joseph Binamira Soriaga, Shrinivas Kudekar
  • Apparatus and method for liquids and gases
    Patent number: 10052596
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure provide various apparatus and methods. In some embodiments, an apparatus is provided for mixing a gas with a liquid. The apparatus may include a pipe having two ends. The pipe may provide a main fluid path and may have an interior surface having a first groove. The apparatus may also include a helical vane disposed inside the pipe. The vane may have a first projecting tongue that engages the first groove. The apparatus may also include a gas injection port on the pipe adapted to inject gas into the fluid path upstream of the helical vane. In some embodiments, the helical vane may be a 3D printed component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: Gaia USA, Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas A. Richardson
  • MULTIPLE LOW DENSITY PARITY CHECK (LDPC) BASE GRAPH DESIGN
    Publication number: 20180226989
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure relate to low density parity check (LDPC) coding utilizing LDPC base graphs. Two or more LDPC base graphs may be maintained that are associated with different ranges of overlapping information block lengths. A particular LDPC base graph may be selected for an information block based on the information block length of the information block. Additional metrics that may be considered when selecting the LDPC base graph may include the code rate utilized to encode the information block and/or the lift size applied to each LDPC base graph to produce the information block length of the information block.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2018
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Inventors: Joseph Binamira Soriaga, Gabi Sarkis, Shrinivas Kudekar, Thomas Richardson, Vincent Loncke
  • MULTIPLE LOW DENSITY PARITY CHECK (LDPC) BASE GRAPH DESIGN
    Publication number: 20180226988
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure relate to low density parity check (LDPC) coding utilizing LDPC base graphs. Two or more LDPC base graphs may be maintained that are associated with different ranges of overlapping information block lengths. A particular LDPC base graph may be selected for an information block based on the information block length of the information block. Additional metrics that may be considered when selecting the LDPC base graph may include the code rate utilized to encode the information block and/or the lift size applied to each LDPC base graph to produce the information block length of the information block.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2017
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Inventors: Joseph Binamira Soriaga, Gabi Sarkis, Shrinivas Kudekar, Thomas Richardson, Vincent Loncke
  • DESIGN OF ROBUST AND UNIVERSAL POLAR CODES
    Publication number: 20180205496
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to polar coding. A polar codeword may be generated by sorting a plurality of synthetic channels utilized for transmission of the polar codeword over an air interface in order of reliability utilizing a convex combination of the mutual information calculated for each synthetic channel based on an Additive White Gaussian Noise (AWGN) channel and the mutual information calculated for each synthetic channel based on a binary erasure channel. A polar codeword may further be generated by sorting the plurality of synthetic channels in order of reliability utilizing cumulative sums calculated for each synthetic channel. Each cumulative sum may be calculated from a binary representation of a position of the synthetic channel within the plurality of synthetic channels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2018
    Publication date: July 19, 2018
    Inventors: Shrinivas Kudekar, Gabi Sarkis, Thomas Richardson
  • ENHANCED POLAR CODE CONSTRUCTIONS BY STRATEGIC PLACEMENT OF CRC BITS
    Publication number: 20180205498
    Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure relate to techniques and apparatus for improving decoding latency and performance of Polar codes. An exemplary method generally includes generating a codeword by encoding information bits, using a multi-dimensional interpretation of a polar code of length N, determining, based on one or more criteria, a plurality of locations within the codeword to insert error correction codes generating the error correction codes based on corresponding portions of the information bits, inserting the error correction codes at the determined plurality of locations, and transmitting the codeword. Other aspects, embodiments, and features are also claimed and described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2018
    Publication date: July 19, 2018
    Inventors: Shrinivas KUDEKAR, Thomas RICHARDSON
  • Connector for wire harness
    Patent number: D837158
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology Company
    Inventors: Mark A. Thoni, Jeff Papendorf, John T. Pierson, Hyunchul Kim, Thomas Richardson, Scott J. Thorne