Patents by Inventor Thomas Scott

Thomas Scott 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: 11856932
    Abstract: An easy-to-assembly adjustable fish-supporting photographic rack assembly particularly well-suited for temporarily supporting a catch of fish in a highly organized manner during the taking of a photograph or digital image thereof has snap-fit structure that includes a main tubular framework body supporting a plurality of fish-supporting hooks, an upper tubular framework member snap-fitted to an upper end of the main tubular framework body, a pair of support stanchions snap fitted to a lower end of the main tubular framework body, and a banner affixed to and spanning the main tubular framework body and the upper tubular framework member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Inventor: Thomas Scott Helms
  • Publication number: 20230402333
    Abstract: A system in package (SiP) with an air cavity is disclosed. In one aspect, a technique to bond a lid over the air cavity that reduces the risk of cavity integrity failure is provided. More specifically, an epoxy seal is created on four walls of a lid enclosing the cavity. A further sputtered metal layer is added over the epoxy seal to provide additional structural rigidity, electromagnetic emission suppression and to assist in preventing leaks through the epoxy seal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2023
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Inventors: MD Hasnine, Christine Blair, Thomas Scott Morris, Neftali Salazar
  • Publication number: 20230382921
    Abstract: The present invention provides an amorphous form of (S)-2-(3S,8S)-3-(4-(3,4-dichlorobenzyloxy)phenyl-7-((S)-1-phenylpropyl)-2,3,6,7,8,9-hexahydro-[1,4]-dioxino[2,3-g]isoquinolin-8-ylformylamino)-3-(4-(2,3-dimethylpyridin-4-yl)phenyl)propionic acid dihydrochloride salt, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same, methods of preparation and use thereof in treating conditions, such as diabetes, where modulation of the human GLP-1 receptor is beneficial.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2021
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Inventors: Dharma Rao POLISETTI, Thomas Scott YOKUM, Yuanqiang SUN, James C. QUADA, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20230382205
    Abstract: The presently claimed and described technology provides an apparatus including a rodless actuator with actuated mount, a rodless actuator with drive element positioned within a rail tube, a rodless actuator with deterministic actuation, a rodless actuator system including a plurality of coordinated rodless actuators, a rail-mounted retractable cover including a pair of rails and a plurality of cover segments driven between a deployed configuration and a retracted configuration, a retractable aerodynamic apparatus for a pick-up truck including a plurality of panels and a pair of rails that drive the plurality of panels between a deployed configuration and a retracted configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2023
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Inventors: Thomas Scott BREIDENBACH, Jack David FEHRS
  • Patent number: 11832392
    Abstract: In some embodiments, a method includes receiving, at a circuit board, a power from a power supply. The method further includes filtering, at the circuit board and via a power filter having at least three choke filters, the power to produce a filtered power. The method further includes dividing, at a first portion of a circuit on the circuit board, a power associated with the filtered power into a first power and a second power, a characteristic of the first power differing from a characteristic of the second power by a factor of at least 1.5 or at most one half.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: Management Services Group, Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas Scott Morgan
  • Publication number: 20230346191
    Abstract: A dustpan includes a handle assembly and a pan coupled to the handle assembly. The pan has a receptacle and a yoke. The receptacle is rotatable from a first position to a second position with respect to the yoke. The yoke has a plurality of teeth formed thereon configured for engaging an inner surface of the receptacle to militate against over-rotation of the receptacle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2023
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Inventors: Rory T. McDonnell, Thomas Scott Richter, Matthew A. Romito
  • Publication number: 20230341870
    Abstract: Provided are various systems and processes for improving last-mile delivery of real-time, on-demand orders for perishable goods. In one aspect, an automated vehicle (AV) comprises a body including a storage compartment for storing perishable goods. The storage compartment is accessible by a user upon authentication of the user. The AV further comprises a sensor module for receiving data for navigating the AV. The sensor module is positioned above the body on a support structure at a predetermined height above the ground, such as three to five feet. The data includes one or more of the following: audio data, video data, radio waves, and backscattered light waves. The AV further comprises an onboard computer system configured to process the data to navigate the AV along motor vehicle routes and pedestrian routes. The AV may be configured to interface with an automated locker system to retrieve or deposit the perishable goods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2023
    Publication date: October 26, 2023
    Applicant: DoorDash, Inc.
    Inventors: Harrison Shih, Jeff Ning Han, Thomas Scott Stephens, Dan Michael Babcock, Cody Duane Aughney
  • Patent number: 11798703
    Abstract: A radiation powered device includes a first electrode, a second electrode, a semiconductor disposed between the first and second electrodes, and a radioactive source configured to generate a flow of electrons through the semiconductor between the first and second electrodes, wherein the semiconductor comprises diamond material, wherein the radioactive source is embedded within the diamond material, wherein the radioactive source comprises a beta-emitting radioisotope, and atoms of the radioisotope are either substitutionally or interstitially integrated into the diamond material, wherein the diamond material comprises a plurality of regions in the form of layers within a continuous crystal lattice of the diamond material, and wherein at least one layer of the diamond material comprises the radioactive source and at least one layer of the diamond material does not comprise the radioactive source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: The University of Bristol
    Inventors: Thomas Scott, Neil Fox, Liam Payne, Chris Hutson, Hugo Dominguez Andrade
  • Publication number: 20230331069
    Abstract: A component configured to dispense scent in a vehicle interior may comprise a scent-dispensing apparatus configured for at least one scent-dispensing cartridge (removable/replaceable) containing scent media. The apparatus may comprise an actuator operable in a bypass mode or for selection/actuation of a cartridge. A selected cartridge may be actuated from a sealed state to prevent airflow to an unsealed state to allow airflow across/through scent media and into the vehicle interior. The actuator may comprise a mechanism (e.g. slider, cam mechanism); each cartridge may comprise a valve mechanism actuated by the actuator; each mechanism may comprise a spring. The scent-dispensing apparatus may comprise a retainer to retain the scent-dispensing cartridge for use and to release the scent-dispensing cartridge for removal and a plunger to present the scent-dispensing cartridge to facilitate removal. The component may comprise a console, overhead console, floor console, center console, etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2023
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Inventors: Michael Robert Catlin, Thomas Scott Hodgson, Shane M. Vorac, Weining Song, Xiaohui Pan, Xinqing Zhu
  • Patent number: 11783282
    Abstract: Provided are various systems and processes for improving last-mile delivery of real-time, on-demand orders for perishable goods. In one aspect, a method is provided for aggregating on-demand deliveries using a depot dispatch protocol which may implement automated order transport and retrieval systems. The method comprises dispatching merchant couriers to transport on-demand orders from merchants to a merchant depot where the orders are aggregated and batched based on optimized delivery routes and destination proximities. Batches of orders are then transported to a customer depot corresponding to an area of delivery destinations. Orders are then assigned to delivery couriers for completion of delivery to customers. Such delivery routing systems and processes may be implemented alongside a delivery tracking system for generating estimated time of arrival predictive updates for real-time delivery of perishable goods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: DoorDash, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeff Ning Han, Dan Michael Babcock, Thomas Scott Stephens, Cody Duane Aughney
  • Patent number: 11765826
    Abstract: Electronic substrates, contact pads for electronic substrates, and related methods are disclosed. Electronic substrates may include an electrically conductive layer that forms at least one contact pad and at least one metal trace on a non-conductive layer. The contact pads are arranged with greater thicknesses or heights above the non-conductive layer than the metal traces. Dielectric layers are disclosed that cover the metal traces while leaving top surfaces of the contact pads exposed. Top surfaces of the dielectric layers may be arranged to be coplanar with top surfaces of the contact pads to provide electronic substrates having generally planar top faces. Bottom faces of electronic substrates may include mounting pads that are coplanar with additional dielectric layers. Methods are disclosed that include forming dielectric layers to cover contact pads and metal traces, and removing surface portions of the dielectric layers until the contact pads are accessible through the dielectric layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: Qorvo US, Inc.
    Inventors: John August Orlowski, Thomas Scott Morris, David Jandzinski
  • Patent number: 11741269
    Abstract: In some embodiments, a method can include detecting, at a first circuit, the first circuit being operatively coupled to a memory device having a set of memory portions. The method can include receiving, from the memory device and at the first circuit, a set of encryption key portions after the detecting, each encryption key portion from the encryption key portions being a unique portion of an encryption key. The method can include assembling the encryption key by ordering each encryption key portion from the set of encryption key portions based on (1) a first previously defined list and (2) a second previously defined list. The first previously defined list and the second previously defined list each is stored at or accessible by the first circuit but not stored at or accessible by the memory device. The method can include authorizing access to a second circuit based on the encryption key.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: Management Services Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Scott Morgan, Martin Mayer, Steven Yates
  • Patent number: 11733773
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a computing system may determine, for a current frame, that a current eye position of a viewer with respect to a display is inside and within a first threshold distance to an outer edge of the display. The system may identify, based on the current eye position, pre-determined internal eye positions inside the outer edge and pre-determined external eye positions outside the outer edge, obtain pre-determined arrays of scaling factors associated with the pre-determined internal eye positions, and obtain additional arrays of scaling factors associated with the pre-determined external eye positions. The system may generate a single array of scaling factors based on the pre-determined and additional arrays, adjust pixel values of the current frame based on the single array, and output the current frame with the adjusted pixel values to the display. The arrays and adjusted pixel values may be associated with a particular color channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Edward Buckley, Thomas Scott Murdison
  • Patent number: 11726494
    Abstract: Provided are various systems and processes for improving last-mile delivery of real-time, on-demand orders for perishable goods. In one aspect, an automated vehicle (AV) comprises a body including a storage compartment for storing perishable goods. The storage compartment is accessible by a user upon authentication of the user. The AV further comprises a sensor module for receiving data for navigating the AV. The sensor module is positioned above the body on a support structure at a predetermined height above the ground, such as three to five feet. The data includes one or more of the following: audio data, video data, radio waves, and backscattered light waves. The AV further comprises an onboard computer system configured to process the data to navigate the AV along motor vehicle routes and pedestrian routes. The AV may be configured to interface with an automated locker system to retrieve or deposit the perishable goods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: DoorDash, Inc.
    Inventors: Harrison Shih, Jeff Ning Han, Thomas Scott Stephens, Dan Michael Babcock, Cody Duane Aughney
  • Publication number: 20230247814
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a shielded electronic module which includes a module shielding structure and an electronic module with an interposer, a shielded electronic submodule over the interposer, and a module mold compound over the interposer and encapsulating sides of the shielded electronic submodule. Herein, the shielded electronic submodule includes an electronic submodule and a submodule side shielding structure, which covers sides of the electronic submodule to provide the sides of the shielded electronic submodule. A top surface of the electronic module is a combination of a top surface of the module mold compound and a top surface of the shielded electronic submodule, which is not covered by the module mold compound. The module shielding structure directly and continuously covers the top surface and sides of the electronic module, such that the submodule side shielding structure is electrically connected to the module shielding structure to individually shield the electronic submodule.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2023
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Inventors: Thomas Scott Morris, Howard Terry Glascock, Charles E. Carpenter, Mudar AlJoumayly, Peter Cotterill
  • Patent number: 11710467
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a computing system may access an image to be displayed by a display. The system may determine one or more first characteristics associated with a content of the image. The one or more first characteristics may include a contrast level of the content of the image with respect to a background of the image. The system may determine a first display persistence time period for the display to display the image based on the one or more first characteristics associated with the content of the image. The system may configure the display to display the image using the first display persistence time period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Alexander Goettker, Thomas Scott Murdison, Kevin James MacKenzie, Larry Seiler
  • Publication number: 20230221764
    Abstract: A docking board removably coupled to a processor board that does not function when not operatively coupled to the docking board. The docking board sends power to and receive a control signal from the processor board when operatively coupled to the processor board and does not send power and does not receive a control signal when not operatively coupled to the processor board. The docking board is removably coupled to an expansion board that performs a computer function that is not performed by the processor board and the docking board. The docking board sends power and a control signal to the expansion board when the docking board is operatively coupled to the processor board and the expansion board, and does not send power and does not send a control signal to the expansion board when the docking board is not operatively coupled to the processor board and the expansion board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2023
    Publication date: July 13, 2023
    Applicant: Management Services Group, Inc., doing business as (DBA) Global Technical Systems
    Inventor: Thomas Scott MORGAN
  • Publication number: 20230211651
    Abstract: A cartridge for a vehicle interior component configured to dispense scent from scent media may comprise a body comprising an inlet port and an outlet port and a chamber to contain scent media; and a valve assembly comprising an inlet valve, an outlet valve and a valve mechanism. The valve assembly may facilitate air flow across scent media in the chamber and may provide a seal to obstruct air flow in the chamber. The valve mechanism may comprise an inlet spring to actuate the inlet valve and an outlet spring to actuate the outlet valve. The inlet spring and the outlet spring may be configured to be compressed in alignment with a connector to facilitate air flow. The component may comprise a console, overhead console, floor console, center console, etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2023
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Inventors: Michael Robert Catlin, Thomas Scott Hodgson, Shane M. Vorac, Weining Song, Xiaohui Pan, Xinqing Zhu
  • Patent number: 11694302
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a computing system may determine, a predicted eye position of a viewer corresponding to a future time moment for displaying a frame. The system may generate a first correction map for the frame based on the predicted eye position of the viewer. The system may retrieve one or more second correction maps used for correcting one or more proceeding frames. The system may generate a third correction map based on the first correction map generated based on the predicted eye position of the viewer and the one or more second correction maps used for correcting the one or more proceeding frames. The system may adjust pixel values of the frame based at least on the third correction map. The system may output the frame with the adjusted pixel values to a display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Thomas Scott Murdison, Romain Bachy, Edward Buckley, Bo Zhang
  • Patent number: 11695625
    Abstract: A method, computer system, and a computer program product for dynamic internet of things (IoT) device grouping is provided. After an initial location of an IoT device is set, a current location of the IoT device is later determined. Thereafter, the determined current location is compared to the initial location. Responsive to determining that the current location does not match the initial location based on the comparing, a new IoT device group is assigned to the IoT device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Jackson P. Leonard, Ajit Jariwala, Eric B. Libow, Thomas Scott Wallace