Patents by Inventor Todd A. Van Thomme

Todd A. Van Thomme 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).

  • Systems and methods for generating a gift list of items and managing distribution of items from the gift list of items by sharing one or more items on an item and personal level among different purchasers or groups of purchasers of the items
    Patent number: 11244376
    Abstract: A special programs computer, which executes the program on a non-transitory computer readable medium, stores one or more programs and the graphical user interface on a computing device with a touch screen display, a memory, at least one camera configured to input information about an item and one or more processors to execute one or more programs stored in the memory. The touch screen device is operatively connected to one or more database servers via a wired or wireless network. Unlike traditional registries, the special programs computer systems herein allow for sharing individual selected items (at the item level) off a list with one or more selected individuals and also prevents the gift receiver from being notified that the gifted item has been purchased for them until after a later date while simultaneously preventing display of the item to other users after its purchase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: Giftzapz, LLC
    Inventor: Todd A. Van Thomme
  • Transesterified polyol having selectable and increased functionality and urethane material products formed using the polyol
    Patent number: 8333905
    Abstract: The present invention includes a polyol produced according to the process comprising reacting a multifunctional alcohol with a first multifunctional component to form a reaction product and reacting the reaction product with a vegetable oil to form a polyol. The present invention also relates to the material comprising the reaction product of an A-side and a B-side, wherein the A-side comprises an isocyanate and the B-side comprises the product formed by the process comprising the steps of reacting a multifunctional alcohol with a first multifunctional component to form a precursor polyol and then reacting the precursor polyol with a vegetable oil to form a vegetable based polyol with selectable functionality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2012
    Assignee: Tandem Polymers, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas M. Kurth, Richard A. Kurth, Robert B. Turner, Les P. Kreifels, Todd A. Van Thomme
  • Transesterified polyol having selectable and increased functionality and urethane material products formed using the polyol
    Publication number: 20020058774
    Abstract: The present invention includes a polyol produced according to the process comprising reacting a multifunctional alcohol with a first multifunctional component to form a reaction product and reacting the reaction product with a vegetable oil to form a polyol. The present invention also relates to the material comprising the reaction product of an A-side and a B-side, wherein the A-side comprises an isocyanate and the B-side comprises the product formed by the process comprising the steps of reacting a multifunctional alcohol with a first multifunctional component to form a precursor polyol and then reacting the precursor polyol with a vegetable oil to form a vegetable based polyol with selectable functionality.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2001
    Publication date: May 16, 2002
    Inventors: Thomas M. Kurth, Richard A. Kurth, Robert B. Turner, Les P. Kreifels, Todd A. Van Thomme