Patents by Inventor Allen A. Thomas

Allen 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).

  • Publication number: 20240089186
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are system, apparatus, article of manufacture, method and/or computer program product embodiments, and/or combinations and sub-combinations thereof, for optimizing network connections of media devices using IPv6 and DNS tests to detect network issues related to IPv6 addressing and improper DNS server assignments. Upon detection of such network issues, network connections may preemptively adjust IPv6 and DNS configuration parameters to optimize connections for the media devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2022
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Applicant: ROKU, INC.
    Inventors: Sudipto NANDI, Amalavoyal Narasimha CHARI, Jason SCHMIDLAPP, Tito THOMAS, Allen WONG
  • Publication number: 20240023848
    Abstract: Methods and devices to monitor an analyte in body fluid are provided. Embodiments include continuous or discrete acquisition of analyte related data from a transcutaneously positioned analyte sensor automatically or on demand upon request from a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventors: Christopher Allen Thomas, Udo Hoss, Martin J. Fennell, Lei He, Michael Love, Phillip Yee
  • Publication number: 20230268071
    Abstract: Methods and devices to monitor an analyte in body fluid are provided. Embodiments include continuous or discrete acquisition of analyte related data from a transcutaneously positioned in vivo analyte sensor automatically or upon request from a user. The in vivo analyte sensor is coupled to an electronics unit holding a memory with instruction to cause processing circuitry to initiate a predetermined time period that is longer than a predetermined life of the sensor, during the predetermined time period, convert signals from the sensor related to glucose to respective corresponding glucose levels, without relying on any post-manufacture independent analyte measurements from a reference device, and at the expiration of the predetermined time period, disable, deactivate, or cease use of one or more feature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2023
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Applicant: ABBOTT DIABETES CARE INC.
    Inventors: Daniel Milfred Bernstein, Martin J. Fennell, Mark Kent Sloan, Michael Love, Lei He, Christopher Allen Thomas, Udo Hoss, Benjamin Jay Feldman, Kenneth J. Doniger, Gary Ashley Stafford, Gary Alan Hayter, Phillip Yee, Namvar Kiaie, Jean-Pierre Cole, Marc Barry Taub, Louis George Pace, Jeffery Mario Sicurello
  • Publication number: 20230238131
    Abstract: Methods and devices to monitor an analyte in body fluid are provided. Embodiments include continuous or discrete acquisition of analyte related data from a transcutaneously positioned in vivo analyte sensor automatically or upon request from a user. The in vivo analyte sensor is coupled to an electronics unit holding a memory with instruction to cause processing circuitry to initiate a predetermined time period that is longer than a predetermined life of the sensor, during the predetermined time period, convert signals from the sensor related to glucose to respective corresponding glucose levels, without relying on any post-manufacture independent analyte measurements from a reference device, and at the expiration of the predetermined time period, disable, deactivate, or cease use of one or more feature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2023
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Applicant: ABBOTT DIABETES CARE INC.
    Inventors: Daniel Milfred Bernstein, Martin J. Fennell, Mark Kent Sloan, Michael Love, Lei He, Christopher Allen Thomas, Udo Hoss, Benjamin Jay Feldman, Kenneth J. Doniger, Gary Ashley Stafford, Gary Alan Hayter, Phillip Yee, Namvar Kiaie, Jean-Pierre Cole, Marc Barry Taub, Louis George Pace, Jeffery Mario Sicurello
  • Patent number: 11614961
    Abstract: A system includes a machine readable storage medium storing instructions and a processor to execute the instructions. The instructions include receiving a local workflow including a native action from a first user device and determining whether information to execute the native action as a cloud action is complete. In response to determining that information for the native action is complete, determining whether a comparable cloud action is available for the native action. In response to determining that a comparable cloud action is available for the native action, saving the native action as a cloud action in a cloud work-flow. In response to determining that a comparable cloud action is not available for the native action or in response to determining that information to execute the native action is not complete, saving the native action as a local action in the cloud workflow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Marcus Allen Thomas, Steve T Breidenbach, Laurel Lasslo
  • Publication number: 20220407909
    Abstract: Systems and methods for location-based online content sharing using unique identifiers are provided. A server and a plurality of clients may be connected to one or more networks. A first client may send a shared content to the server. The first client may also send a first location of the first client as well as a unique identifier for the shared content. The server may store the shared content. A second client may request the shared content, and the request may include the unique identifier and a second location of the second client. The server may determine that the second location is within a predefined distance from the first location. Upon such determination, the server may send the shared content to the second client.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2022
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Applicant: Q Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Marcus Allen Thomas
  • Publication number: 20220359074
    Abstract: Methods and devices to monitor an analyte in body fluid are provided. Embodiments include continuous or discrete acquisition of analyte related data from a transcutaneously positioned in vivo analyte sensor automatically or upon request from a user. The in vivo analyte sensor is coupled to an electronics unit holding a memory with instruction to cause processing circuitry to initiate a predetermined time period that is longer than a predetermined life of the sensor, during the predetermined time period, convert signals from the sensor related to glucose to respective corresponding glucose levels, without relying on any post-manufacture independent analyte measurements from a reference device, and at the expiration of the predetermined time period, disable, deactivate, or cease use of one or more feature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2022
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Applicant: ABBOTT DIABETES CARE INC.
    Inventors: Daniel Milfred Bernstein, Martin J. Fennell, Mark Kent Sloan, Michael Love, Lei He, Christopher Allen Thomas, Udo Hoss, Benjamin Jay Feldman, Kenneth J. Doniger, Gary Ashley Stafford, Gary Alan Hayter, Phillip Yee, Namvar Kiaie, Jean-Pierre Cole, Marc Barry Taub, Louis George Pace, Jeffery Mario Sicurello
  • Publication number: 20220317764
    Abstract: A method for the adaptation of a user interface based on the proximity of a plurality of computing devices connected to a network. The method includes determining, at a first client or a server, a proximity of a second client being within a predetermined range of the first client. The first client or the server determines the proximity of a second client being within a predetermined range by receiving a notification from the server, receiving a unique identifier from the second client, sensors of the first or the second client, or by determining that the location of the first client is within a predefined distance from the location of the second client. The method includes receiving, by the first client or the server, recommendations data associated with client data of the second client. The method includes adapting a user interface of the first client based on the recommendation data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2022
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventor: Marcus Allen Thomas
  • Patent number: 11445007
    Abstract: Systems and methods for location-based online content sharing using unique identifiers are provided. A server and a plurality of clients may be connected to one or more networks. A first client may send a shared content to the server. The first client may also send a first location of the first client as well as a unique identifier for the shared content. The server may store the shared content. A second client may request the shared content, and the request may include the unique identifier and a second location of the second client. The server may determine that the second location is within a predefined distance from the first location. Upon such determination, the server may send the shared content to the second client.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: Q Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Marcus Allen Thomas
  • Patent number: 11353948
    Abstract: A method for the adaptation of a user interface based on the proximity of a plurality of computing devices connected to a network. The method includes determining, at a first client or a server, a proximity of a second client being within a predetermined range of the first client. The first client or the server determines the proximity of a second client being within a predetermined range by receiving a notification from the server, receiving a unique identifier from the second client, sensors of the first or the second client, or by determining that the location of the first client is within a predefined distance from the location of the second client. The method includes receiving, by the first client or the server, recommendations data associated with client data of the second client. The method includes adapting a user interface of the first client based on the recommendation data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: Q Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Marcus Allen Thomas
  • Patent number: 11328724
    Abstract: According to examples, an apparatus may include a processor and a memory on which are stored machine readable instructions that when executed by the processor cause the processor to access a voice command file pertaining to a data file and to send the voice command file to at least one of a server and a voice services provider, in which the voice services provider is to translate the voice command file to a workflow task message and to send the workflow task message to the server. The instructions may also cause the processor to receive the workflow task message from the server and execute a workflow task on the data file corresponding to the received workflow task message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventor: Marcus Allen Thomas
  • Publication number: 20220014577
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes systems and methods for multi-device media broadcasting or recording with active control. A controller may preview media streams from a plurality of source devices, and may select between the streams, add processing or additional content to the streams, and provide an edited or mixed stream to one or more client or recipient devices. In many implementations, mixing or selective presentation of streams may be accomplished with little to no delay via a lightweight signaling and chunk identification change protocol. In other implementations, processing and mixing instructions may be provided to client devices, which may retrieve the streams and process them locally, reducing or eliminating delay from an intermediary processor or mixer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2019
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Inventor: Marcus Allen Thomas
  • Publication number: 20210259982
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to nanoparticles comprising an endo-lysosomal escape agent, a nucleic acid, and a polymer. Other aspects include methods of making and using such nanoparticles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2021
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Applicant: Pfizer Inc.
    Inventors: Allen Thomas Horhota, Young-Ho Song, Ujjwal Chaitanya Joshi, Nicholas Jon Boylan, Matthew John Simmons
  • Patent number: 11060016
    Abstract: A dry polymer powder for use in enhanced petroleum recovery without being prehydrated before being added to water or brine to be introduced into a wellhead. The dry polymer powder consisting of at least one of a polyacrylamide, a copolymer of acrylamide and acrylic acid, a galactomannan, or cellulosic polymer or derivatives thereof, and the polymer can be crosslinked or not crosslinked, provided that if they are homo- or co-polymers of acrylic acid, they are not crosslinked. The dry polymer powder has a polymer size range distribution of 6.6%<40 mesh and 85.4% of 40 to 200 mesh and 8%>200 mesh, and wherein the polymer size range ensures that the dry polymer powder will efficiently hydrate in the water or brine within about one minute without forming fisheyes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: CHEMEOR, INC.
    Inventors: Yongchun Tang, Allen Thomas Lyssy, Yaser Asgari, Carl W. Aften, Hongxin Tang
  • Publication number: 20210149714
    Abstract: A system includes a machine readable storage medium storing instructions and a processor to execute the instructions. The instructions include receiving a local workflow including a native action from a first user device and determining whether information to execute the native action as a cloud action is complete. In response to determining that information for the native action is complete, determining whether a comparable cloud action is available for the native action. In response to determining that a comparable cloud action is available for the native action, saving the native action as a cloud action in a cloud work-flow. In response to determining that a comparable cloud action is not available for the native action or in response to determining that information to execute the native action is not complete, saving the native action as a local action in the cloud workflow.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2018
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Inventors: Marcus Allen Thomas, Steve T Breidenbach, Laurel Lasslo
  • Patent number: D955599
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: ABBOTT DIABETES CARE INC.
    Inventors: Christopher Allen Thomas, Udo Hoss, Martin J. Fennell, Lei He, Michael Love, Phillip Yee
  • Patent number: D957642
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: ABBOTT DIABETES CARE INC.
    Inventors: Christopher Allen Thomas, Udo Hoss, Martin J. Fennell, Lei He, Michael Love, Phillip Yee
  • Patent number: D957643
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: ABBOTT DIABETES CARE INC.
    Inventors: Christopher Allen Thomas, Udo Hoss, Martin J. Fennell, Lei He, Michael Love, Phillip Yee
  • Patent number: D1021272
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Specialized Bicycle Components, Inc.
    Inventors: Allen Albert Bischofberger, Luiz Felipe de Melo Dias, Alexander Hart Jerome, David Tyler Debus, Christopher Thomas Pietrzak
  • Patent number: D1021273
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Specialized Bicycle Components, Inc.
    Inventors: Allen Albert Bischofberger, Luiz Felipe de Melo Dias, Alexander Hart Jerome, David Tyler Debus, Christopher Thomas Pietrzak