Patents by Inventor A. Thomas

A. Thomas 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).

  • Protocol data unit recovery
    Patent number: 9887813
    Abstract: Information can transfer from a transmitter to a receiver; however, the transmission can consume valuable resources. Therefore, a number of times a transmission is attempted can be tracked and compared against a threshold value. If the transmission occurs too many times—based upon the comparison—then a reset can occur. Tracking can occur for a protocol data unit and/or a control protocol data unit to determine if a reset should occur.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Shailesh Maheshwari, Thomas Klingenbrunn, Tim T. Liou, Suresh Sharma Gannamaraju, Vikas Gulati, Sitaramanjaneyulu Kanamarlapudi
  • Optical module of an illuminating and/or signaling device of a motor vehicle
    Patent number: 9885454
    Abstract: An optical module of a lighting and/or signaling device of a motor vehicle. In one embodiment, the optical module comprises a support that supports an optical lens and a heat exchanger, with the support connecting the optical lens to the heat exchanger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: VALEO VISION
    Inventors: Christophe Thullier, Vincent Biarne, Thomas Cannone
  • Antibody molecules to TIM-3 and uses thereof
    Patent number: 9884913
    Abstract: Antibody molecules that specifically bind to TIM-3 are disclosed. The anti-TIM-3 antibody molecules can be used to treat, prevent and/or diagnose immune, cancerous, or infectious conditions and/or disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignees: Novartis AG, DANA-FARBER CANCER INSITITUTE, INC., Children's Medical Center Corporation
    Inventors: Catherine Anne Sabatos-Peyton, Barbara Brannetti, Alan S. Harris, Thomas Huber, Thomas Pietzonka, Jennifer Marie Mataraza, Walter A. Blattler, Daniel J. Hicklin, Maximiliano Vasquez, Rosemarie H. DeKruyff, Dale T. Umetsu, Gordon James Freeman, Tiancen Hu, John A. Taraszka, Fangmin Xu
  • Method and apparatus for accessing an enterprise resource planning system via a mobile device
    Patent number: 9888088
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for accessing an enterprise resource planning system via a mobile device is described. In one embodiment, the method includes parsing data from a host application access application into at least one object in an application-specific format, converting the data into an intermediate format that is compatible with a mobile device and communicating the converted data to the mobile device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: SYNACTIVE, INC.
    Inventors: Thomas Ewe, Onur Pekerten, Lin Ma
  • Target with indicia
    Patent number: 9885547
    Abstract: A target has a body with an internal indicia and external indicia and a top portion which is opposite from the target base and surrounds one or more apertures. The internal indicia provide the target with a visual indicator upon impact and adaptable uses. The external indicia aid in identifying the target for use in cognitive shooting drills. The aperture has an axis that is perpendicular to the centerline of the body, and the target base and apertures opposite from the target base allow the marksman to stand the target on its own, secure it to an object, or suspend the target from an object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: TS Founders, LLC
    Inventors: Kenneth William Harris, Jared Wallace Ogden, II, Aaron Paul Brookhart, Brandon Thomas Hefer
  • Communication apparatus having an oscillator that is disabled based on idle state detection of a communication link and associated methods
    Patent number: 9886412
    Abstract: A system for communicating information includes one device that communicates information via a communication link. The system also includes a second device to communicate information via the communication link. The second device includes a receiver to receive information from the communication link. The second device also includes an oscillator that provides at least one timing signal to the receiver. The oscillator is disabled when the communication link is in an idle state. The oscillator is enabled when the communication link is in a non-idle state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: Silicon Laboratories Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth W. Fernald, Phillip Matthews, Thomas Saroshan David
  • Parallel modules for in-line recharging of sorbents using alternate duty cycles
    Patent number: 9884145
    Abstract: Parallel modules for in-line recharging of sorbent materials using alternate duty cycles for a sorbent cartridge. The sorbent cartridge can have two or more modules contained therein having connectors connecting each of the modules. One or more of the modules can be reusable and the sorbent materials therein can be recharged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: Bryant J. Pudil, Martin T. Gerber, David B. Lura, Thomas E. Meyer
  • Fluid transfer devices and methods of use
    Patent number: 9883987
    Abstract: Fluid transfer systems are disclosed that can be configured to transfer precise amounts of fluid from a source container to a target container. The fluid transfer system can have multiple fluid transfer stations for transferring fluids into multiple target containers or for combining different types of fluids into a single target container to form a mixture. The fluid transfer system can include a pump and a destination sensor, such as a weight sensor. The fluid transfer system can be configured to flush remaining fluid out of a connector to reduce waste, using air or a flushing fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: ICU Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: George A. Lopez, Thomas F. Fangrow
  • Microscope and method for high-resolution 3D fluorescence microscopy
    Patent number: 9885860
    Abstract: A method for high-resolution 3D fluorescence microscopy, wherein fluorescence emitters in a sample are repeatedly excited to emit fluorescence, and still images are produced of the sample by means of a microscope. The microscope has an imaging beam path with an optical resolution and a focal plane, wherein the fluorescence emitters are excited to emit fluorescence in such a manner that at least a subset of the fluorescence emitters is isolated in each still image so that the images of these fluorescence emitters can be separated in the still images within the optical resolution. The positions of the fluorescence emitters are localized in the generated still images, from the images of the isolated fluorescence emitters, with a location accuracy exceeding the optical resolution, and a high-resolution composite image is generated therefrom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: Carl Zeiss Microscopy GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Kalkbrenner, Ralf Wolleschensky
  • Hidden node counteraction in a wireless network
    Patent number: 9887896
    Abstract: A method for an access point of a wireless local area network is disclosed for counteracting problems with hidden nodes. The method comprises, for each individual terminal of a plurality of terminals wirelessly connected to the access point, detecting whether that individual terminal is a hidden node for one or more of the other terminals of the plurality of terminals. The method further comprises requesting that individual terminal to apply RTS/CTS signaling for data to be transmitted from that individual terminal to the access point only if it is detected that said individual terminal is a hidden node. A corresponding access point is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (publ)
    Inventors: Leif Wilhelmsson, Thomas Nilsson, Anders Furuskar
  • Interchangeable shaft assemblies for use with a surgical instrument
    Patent number: 9883860
    Abstract: An interchangeable shaft assembly for use with a surgical instrument. The surgical instrument may include a frame that operably supports a plurality of drive systems and defines an actuation axis. The shaft assembly may comprise a first shaft that is configured to apply first actuation motions to a surgical end effector that is operably coupled thereto. A proximal end of the first shaft is configured to be operably releasably coupled to a first one of the drive systems supported by the frame in a direction that is substantially transverse to the actuation axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: Ethicon LLC
    Inventors: Richard L. Leimbach, Thomas W. Lytle, IV, Wendy A. Kerr, Brett E. Swensgard, Kevin D. Sackett, Mark D. Overmyer
  • Portable, extensible, exercise weight support device with safety features
    Patent number: 9884239
    Abstract: An exercise weight support device includes a retractable belt with an upper end for attachment to a ceiling or other overhanging support structure to enable suspension therefrom of the exercise weight support device, a cradle and/or one or more hooks to enable the weight support device to be used to suspend a free weight from the ceiling or other overhanging support structure, a retracting reel mechanism attached to the lower end of the belt to selectively retract or pay out the belt to selectively enable vertical movement of the free weight to a desired height, and a trigger handle co-located with the retracting reel mechanism and operable to selectively disallow lowering of the free weight when the trigger handle is not continuously operated by a lifter performing a lifting exercise.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Inventors: John Gordon Kay, Thomas John Slomka, David Gilchrist Kay, John Emerson Pine
  • Solenoid control methods for dual flow HVAC systems
    Patent number: 9884394
    Abstract: Provided are a method and apparatus for reducing a refrigerant pressure difference within an HVAC system having a controller, one or more compressors, and at least two paths of refrigerant piping comprising alternative paths for refrigerant flow through the HVAC system. A valve is coupled to each refrigerant piping path for permitting, or preventing, refrigerant flow through each of the alternate paths of refrigerant piping. The controller may open at least one valve for a defined period of time in response to a triggering input to allow a refrigerant pressure difference within the HVAC system to dissipate across the opened valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: Lennox Industries Inc.
    Inventors: Harold Gene Havard, Jr., Rakesh Goel, Rosa Maria Leal, Thomas Edward Pate, Jr.
  • Floor box and method of installing
    Patent number: 9887527
    Abstract: A floor box for housing electrical components includes a bottom and a plurality of walls extending from the bottom to at least partially define an interior and to at least partially define a central opening accessible to a user. A top plate having an inner portion at least partially defining a first wiring compartment facing the central opening and a second wiring compartment facing the central opening is connected to at least one of the plurality of walls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: Hubbell Incorporated
    Inventors: Thomas L. Scanzillo, Michael J. Marchetti, Christopher A. Carbone, Ryan G. Papageorge
  • Selective purging of PCI I/O address translation buffer
    Patent number: 9886392
    Abstract: A method of enhancing a refresh PCI translation (RPCIT) operation to refresh a translation lookaside buffer (TLB) includes determining, by a computer processor, a request to perform at least one RPCIT instruction for purging at least one translation from the TLB. The method further includes purging, by the computer processor, the at least one translation from the TLB in response to executing the at least one RPCIT instruction. The computer processor selectively performs a synchronization operation prior to completing the at least one RPCIT instruction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: David F. Craddock, Thomas A. Gregg, Dan F. Greiner, Damian L. Osisek
  • Peracid-generating compositions
    Patent number: 9884000
    Abstract: Described herein are tooth whitening strips comprising an hydratable adhesive film having a granular bleaching ingredient attached thereto, wherein upon hydration, the granular bleaching ingredient releases hydrogen peroxide which is used by an enzyme catalyst having perhydrolytic activity to enzymatically produce an effective amount of peracid bleaching agent from an acyl donor substrate. Methods of making and use the tooth whitening strips are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignees: Colgate-Palmolive Company, E.I. Du Pont De Nemours and Company
    Inventors: Thomas J. Boyd, Guofeng Xu, Richard Adams, Robert Pierce, Steven Miller, David Viscio, Kari A. Fosser, Robert Dicosimo, Hong Wang
  • Method and apparatus for mediating communications
    Patent number: 9887966
    Abstract: A method of mediating communications between a first computing device and a second computing device, by an intermediary computing device, comprising establishing a communications link to each of the first and second computing devices, receiving a first message from the first computing device, the content of the first message comprising information in a protected format, converting at least part of the information in the protected format to an unprotected format, and transmitting a second message to the second computing device, the content of the second message comprising at least part of the information in the unprotected format.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: Eckoh UK Ltd.
    Inventors: Cameron Peter Sutherland Ross, James Heath, Thomas Edward Briden
  • Power adaptors
    Patent number: 9888533
    Abstract: A power adaptor (20) is provided, comprising an input (22) for connection to an AC power supply, and a resonant circuit (34) coupled to the input (22) that provides an output suitable for driving a load (50). The capacitance and inductance of the resonant circuit (34) are selected to provide a pre-determined change in effective voltage, and a corresponding pre-determined change in effective current, between the input (22) and the output (24) of the power adaptor (20).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Inventors: David Thomas Summerland, Charles Pollock, Helen Pollock
  • Keypad
    Patent number: D809520
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
    Inventors: Michael Jou, Neil Epstein, Fraser Stirling, Thomas Loretan
  • plant named ‘NCIV2’
    Patent number: PP28938
    Abstract: ‘NCIV2’ is a new tetraploid cultivar of deciduous holly with a compact, roughly rounded growth habit, and prolific, large, showy orange fruit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: North Carollna State University
    Inventor: Thomas Green Ranney