Patents by Inventor Tom Erickson

Tom Erickson 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).

  • Publication number: 20170147161
    Abstract: The invention relates to a system and method for providing a dynamic table of contents in a treeview control of a browser, each table of contents item associated with a piece of multi-media content. The dynamic table of contents is customized for all of the installed options of a particular serial number of a particular product to provide customized product documentation for all the various components of the end user's particular product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2015
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Applicant: Nomad Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Brad White, Timothy Allen Kranzler, Tom Erickson
  • Patent number: 7427576
    Abstract: The invention relates to a glass fiber, especially a continuous glass fiber, exhibiting improved thermal behavior. According to the invention, the glass fiber consists of SiO2 56.0 62.0%, Al2O3 11.0-15.0%, CaO 20.0-24.5%, TiO2 2.0 3.2%, MgO 0.2 0.4%, Na2O 0.05 0.2%, K2O 0 0.25%, Fe2O3 0.11 0.3%, SO3 0.01 0.05%. The retraction value of the fiber is less than 20% at 800° C. and/or less than 80% at 850°. The inventive fiber is produced according to a method wherein the difference between the glass melt liquidus temperature and the fiber formation temperature is the same as or great than 95° C. The fiber can be used as filling material in sound absorbers for waste gases, in the production of shaped bodies and in the production of nets, fabrics or knitted fabrics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2008
    Assignee: DBW Fiber Neuhaus GmbH
    Inventors: Iryna Kravchenko, Tom Erickson
  • Patent number: 7071409
    Abstract: An electrical enclosure having an improved sealing and shielding component and a method of manufacturing such an enclosure is provided. In accordance with an embodiment of the invention, a wire mesh is positioned against the surface of the enclosure. While the wire mesh is being positioned against the enclosure surface, a foam is formed on the enclosure surface adjacent the wire mesh. The foam generally adheres to the enclosure surface and holds the wire mesh in place. In accordance with one aspect of the invention, the foam has a height equal to or greater than the height of the wire mesh. The improved sealing and shielding components can, for example, improve the sealing and shielding of the electrical enclosure as compared to conventional electrical enclosures. The present electrical enclosure may, for example, also reduce the cost of manufacturing electrical enclosures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2006
    Assignee: Hoffman Enclosures, Inc.
    Inventors: John Emil Richard, William Joseph Nepsha, Timothy Lloyd Mullen, Thomas R. Hurney, Paul Rutherford, Jr., Tom Erickson, Chuck Lavigne, Thomas E. Anderson
  • Publication number: 20050130825
    Abstract: The invention relates to a glass fiber, especially a continuous glass fiber, exhibiting improved thermal behavior. According to the invention, the glass fiber consists of SiO2 56.0 62.0%, Al2O3 11.0-15.0%, CaO 20.0-24.5%, TiO2 2.0 3.2%, MgO 0.2 0.4%, Na2O 0.05 0.2%, K2O 0 0.25%, Fe2O3 0.11 0.3%, SO3 0.01 0.05%. The retraction value of the fiber is less than 20% at 800° C. and/or less than 80% at 850°. The inventive fiber is produced according to a method wherein the difference between the glass melt liquidus temperature and the fiber formation temperature is the same as or great than 95° C. The fiber can be used as filling material in sound absorbers for waste gases, in the production of shaped bodies and in the production of nets, fabrics or knitted fabrics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2002
    Publication date: June 16, 2005
    Inventors: Iryna Kravchenko, Tom Erickson
  • Publication number: 20040012932
    Abstract: An electrical enclosure having an improved sealing and shielding component and a method of manufacturing such an enclosure is provided. In accordance with an embodiment of the invention, a wire mesh is positioned against the surface of the enclosure. While the wire mesh is being positioned against the enclosure surface, a foam is formed on the enclosure surface adjacent the wire mesh. The foam generally adheres to the enclosure surface and holds the wire mesh in place. In accordance with one aspect of the invention, the foam has a height equal to or greater than the height of the wire mesh. The improved sealing and shielding components can, for example, improve the sealing and shielding of the electrical enclosure as compared to conventional electrical enclosures. The present electrical enclosure may, for example, also reduce the cost of manufacturing electrical enclosures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2003
    Publication date: January 22, 2004
    Applicant: Hoffman Enclosures, Inc.
    Inventors: John Emil Richard, William Joseph Nepsha, Timothy Lloyd Mullen, Thomas R. Hurney, Paul Rutherford, Tom Erickson, Chuck Lavigne, Thomas E. Anderson