Patents by Inventor Anthony Thomas

Anthony 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: 20230245310
    Abstract: The diagnostic vector classification support system and method disclosed herein may both reduce the time and effort required to train radiologists to interpret medical images, and provide a decision support system for trained radiologists who, regardless of training, have the potential to miss relevant findings. In an embodiment, a morphological image is used to identify a zone of interest in a co-registered functional image. An operator's grading of a feature at least partially contained within the zone of interest is compared to one or more computer-generated grades for the feature. Where the operator and computer-generated grades differ, diagnostic support can be provided such as displaying additional images, revising the zone of interest, annotating one or more displayed images, displaying a computer-generated feature grade, among other possibilities disclosed herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2023
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Applicant: Seno Medical Instruments, Inc.
    Inventors: Anthony Thomas Stavros, Reni S. Butler, Philip T. Lavin, Jason Zalev, Thomas G. Miller
  • Publication number: 20230208309
    Abstract: An electrical inverter system including a first heat sink, a second heat sink and an electrical capacitor, stacked in that order. These three components can be fixed by a fixing means in such a way that they are not displaceable against each other and at least partially lie flat against each other. Furthermore, the system includes a semiconductor power module clamped between the heat sinks, and electrical contact elements electrically connecting the electrical capacitor and the semiconductor power module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2021
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Inventors: Wolfgang Rambow, Jürgen Wassmuth, Anthony Thomas
  • Publication number: 20230185575
    Abstract: VLIW directed Power Management is described. In accordance with described techniques, a program is compiled to generate instructions for execution by a very long instruction word machine. During the compiling, power configurations for the very long instruction word machine to execute the instructions are determined, and fields of the instructions are populated with the power configurations. In one or more implementations, an instruction that includes a power configuration for the very long instruction word machine and operations for execution by the very long instruction word machine is obtained. A power setting of the very long instruction word machine is adjusted based on the power configuration of the instruction, and the operations of the instruction are executed by the very long instruction word machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2021
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Applicant: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
    Inventors: Anthony Thomas Gutierrez, Karthik Ramu Sangaiah, Vedula Venkata Srikant Bharadwaj
  • Patent number: 11651489
    Abstract: The diagnostic vector classification support system and method disclosed herein may both reduce the time and effort required to train radiologists to interpret medical images, and provide a decision support system for trained radiologists who, regardless of training, have the potential to miss relevant findings. In an embodiment, a morphological image is used to identify a zone of interest in a co-registered functional image. An operator's grading of a feature at least partially contained within the zone of interest is compared to one or more computer-generated grades for the feature. Where the operator and computer-generated grades differ, diagnostic support can be provided such as displaying additional images, revising the zone of interest, annotating one or more displayed images, displaying a computer-generated feature grade, among other possibilities disclosed herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: Seno Medical Instruments, Inc.
    Inventors: Anthony Thomas Stavros, Reni S. Butler, Philip T. Lavin, Jason Zalev, Thomas G. Miller
  • Patent number: 11646878
    Abstract: Aspects include encrypting data based at least in part on a session key to generate encrypted data. The session key is encrypted based at least in part on a sender key to generate an encrypted session key. A request for an encrypted sender key index is transmitted to the key management system (KMS), the request includes an index of the sender key and an index of each of one or more additional keys. The encrypted sender key index is received from the KMS. An object that includes the encrypted data, the encrypted session key, the index of each of the one or more additional keys, and the encrypted sender key index is generated. Access to the data via the object is controlled based at least in part on whether a receiver has access to the sender key and to the one or more additional keys.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventor: Anthony Thomas Sofia
  • Publication number: 20230121117
    Abstract: A juicer (10) for juicing fruit and vegetable products has a motorised base (15), and a collection container (20) received by said base (15). The container (20) has an opening (40) permitting access to the container, and a lid (25) to close the opening. The lid (25) has a feed tube (30) to receive product to be juiced. The motorised base (15) has a surface (70a) adapted to receive the container (20) and a drive mechanism (65) protruding from the surface (70a). The container (20) has an inner juice chamber (80) and an outer pulp chamber (85) that at least partially surrounds the inner juice chamber (80). The inner juice chamber (80) provides a wall portion (100) at least partially separates the inner juice chamber (80) from the outer pulp chamber (85). The outer pulp chamber (85) has an outer wall (140) spaced from the wall portion (100). A filter basket (78) is located within the container (20) and in alignment with said feed tube (30) to receive the fruit and vegetable product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2021
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Inventors: Mark Anthony THOMAS, Sebastien TIBURZIO
  • Patent number: 11592260
    Abstract: An airgun has a high pressure reservoir for providing a pressurized motive gas to a breech to fire a projectile. A regulator is intermediate the high pressure reservoir and a downstream firing pressure reservoir for providing a consistent regulated pressure of the motive gas in the firing pressure reservoir. The airgun includes a bypass line for selectively connecting the high pressure reservoir to the firing pressure reservoir, independently of the regulator. Thus, an operator can select a firing of the airgun with either a regulated gas pressure in the firing reservoir or the pressure of the high pressure reservoir.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: Crosman Corporation
    Inventors: George Wallace Rodrigues Malheiros, Anthony Thomas Cioppa
  • Patent number: 11593498
    Abstract: Aspects include receiving a notification that a value of a data element stored in a source storage location in a source format has been changed to an updated value. The change is replicated to a plurality of target storage locations. The replicating includes, for each of the plurality of target storage locations, determining a target format of the data element in the target storage location. The target format is one of a plurality of different formats, including the source format. Each of the different formats provide a different level of data protection for the data element. In response to determining that the target format is not the same as the source format, the updated value of the data element is converted into the target format, and the updated value of the data element is stored in the target format at the target storage location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Trent Matthew Balta, Anthony Thomas Sofia, Michael Terrence Cohoon, Torin Reilly
  • Publication number: 20230044009
    Abstract: A vehicle electrical system includes a battery, a customer connection point, a switch electrically connected in series between the battery and the customer connection point, a solar panel electrically connected to a node between the battery and the switch, and a computer communicatively coupled to the switch. The computer is programmed to instruct the switch to close upon determining that a voltage of the solar panel is greater than a voltage of the battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2021
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Stuart C. Salter, Todd Ansbacher, Anthony Thomas Spoto, Hanyang Chen
  • Patent number: 11562080
    Abstract: Aspects include receiving an outbound payload for output to a requestor as part of a response to a call by the requestor to an application programming interface (API). Clear data in the outbound payload is selected for encryption based on policy information. The clear data is encrypted to generate encrypted data, and the encrypted data is inserted into the outbound payload in place of the clear data to generate an updated outbound payload. The response, including the updated outbound payload, is sent to the requestor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Anthony Thomas Sofia, Michael Joseph Jordan
  • Patent number: 11549477
    Abstract: An electrical system of a vehicle includes a first battery, a second battery, a first switch electrically connected in series between the first battery and the second battery, an external connection point, and a second switch electrically connected in series between the second battery and the external connection point. The system and a method of operating the system include determining that the first battery will need assistance to start an engine of the vehicle, opening the second switch in response to a state of charge of the second battery decreasing below a charge threshold, and closing the first switch for the second battery to assist the first battery to crank the engine for starting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Stuart C. Salter, Alasdair Collins, David Celinske, Anthony Thomas Spoto, Todd Ansbacher
  • Patent number: 11525027
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a curable photochromic composition that includes: (a) a photochromic compound; and (b) a segmented polymer that includes active hydrogen groups, at least one first segment, and at least one second segment, in which, (i) each first segment independently includes a (meth)acrylic polymer segment, and (ii) each second segment independently includes at least one of, a polycarbonate segment, a polyester segment, a polyether segment, a polyurethane segment, and combinations of two or more thereof. The curable photochromic composition further includes (c) a curing agent having reactive functional groups that are reactive with the active hydrogen groups of the segmented polymer (a), in which the curing agent includes at least one of, a polyisocyanate, a polyisothiocyanate, and an aminoplast. The present invention also relates to photochromic articles that include at least one layer formed from the curable photochromic composition of the present invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: Transitions Optical, Ltd.
    Inventors: Stephen Robinson, Anthony Thomas Gestrich, Michael Frank Haley, David B. Knowles, Cathy A. Taylor, Elizabeth A. Zezinka
  • Patent number: 11526534
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for replicating data changes through distributed invalidation includes receiving, by a distributed database system, an instruction to change a data element in a table. The distributed database system includes at least a first server and a second server. A first copy of the table is stored on the first server, and a second copy of the table is stored on the second server. The method further includes in response to the instruction, determining that the data element is secured by a replication key that is stored on a shared key management system that is accessible by the first server and by the second server, wherein the replication key is unique to the data element. The method further includes invalidating the replication key and modifying the first copy of the table on the first server according to the instruction that is received.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Anthony Thomas Sofia, Jason G. Katonica
  • Patent number: 11522683
    Abstract: Aspects of the invention include protecting data objects in a computing environment based on physical location. Aspects include receiving, by a computing system, a request to access an encrypted data from an authenticated user, wherein the encrypted data includes information about a data encryption key used to encrypt the encrypted data. Aspects also include providing, by the computing system, the encrypted data to the computer system where the user was authenticated, the computer system including a set of decryption keys protected by a master key stored within a hardware security module associated with the location of the hardware security module. Aspects further include decrypting, by the hardware security module, the encrypted data based on a determination that the data encryption key corresponds to one of the set of decryption keys, wherein the set of decryption keys are determined based on the location of the hardware security module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Anthony Thomas Sofia, James M. Caffrey, Thomas Ginader, Jason G. Katonica
  • Publication number: 20220378249
    Abstract: A food processor (100) with a food preparation vessel (102), a base (104) housing a drive motor (111) and a spindle assembly (140) for detachable engagement with an accessory (109) for rotation in the preparation vessel (102). The spindle assembly (140) has a gear assembly such that the accessory (109) is driven at a speed that differs from that of the drive motor (111).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2020
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Inventors: Richard Llewelyn JONES, Mark Anthony THOMAS, Margaret ANTKOWIAK
  • Patent number: 11501014
    Abstract: A described method includes receiving, by a database system, an instruction to change a first data element in a table in a database, which includes a first copy and a second copy of the table. A first entry is created in a first change-table. The first entry includes an updated value for a first data element. A second entry is created in a second change-table. Creating the second entry includes, changing the updated value into a ciphertext if the first data element is secured, and storing the ciphertext into the second entry. If the first data element is non-secured, the updated value is stored into the second entry as is. The second copy of the table is modified using the second change-table. The second copy of the table is used to respond to subsequent queries.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Anthony Thomas Sofia, Jason G. Katonica, Trent Matthew Balta, Michael Terrence Cohoon, Torin Reilly
  • Patent number: 11480408
    Abstract: An airgun has a high pressure reservoir for providing a pressurized motive gas to a breech to fire a projectile. A regulator is intermediate the high pressure reservoir and a downstream firing pressure reservoir for providing a consistent regulated pressure of the motive gas in the firing pressure reservoir. The airgun includes a bypass line for selectively connecting the high pressure reservoir to the firing pressure reservoir, independently of the regulator. Thus, an operator can select a firing of the airgun with either a regulated gas pressure in the firing reservoir or the pressure of the high pressure reservoir.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: Crosman Corporation
    Inventors: George Wallace Rodrigues Malheiros, Anthony Thomas Cioppa
  • Publication number: 20220315291
    Abstract: A lid (116) for a food processor, the food processor including a hollow body (102) providing an interior chamber (103) to receive product and within which the product is processed, the body (102) having a sidewall (112) with a rim portion (108) surrounding a body top opening (114), the rim portion (108) having a lip (109), the body (102) further including a spout (110) protruding from the side wall (112) adjacent the rim portion (108) and having a spout side opening (117), the lid (116) including: a main part (118) to cooperate with the lip (109) to close the body top opening (114); a top skirt (120) to extend into the interior (103) of the body (102) and sealingly interface with an inner surface of the sidewall (112) and the rim portion (108); and a cover (200) moveably attached to the main part (118) and to cooperate with the spout (110) to close the spout side opening (117); and the cover (200) having a side skirt to extend into the spout (110) and sealingly interface with an inner (240) and outer (241) su
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2020
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventors: Joshua MORABITO, Sebastien TIBURZIO, Mark Anthony THOMAS
  • Publication number: 20220307793
    Abstract: An arrow gun is provided having a controllable retention force on the arrow. By setting the retention force on the arrow, increased energy from motive compressed gas can be imparted to the arrow. The arrow gun also includes a damping coupling for reducing vibration of an unsupported length of the barrel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2022
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Inventors: George Wallace Rodrigues Malheiros, David C. Snyder, Anthony Thomas Cioppa, Justin Heckert
  • Patent number: 11455429
    Abstract: Techniques for container-based cryptography hardware security module (HSM) management in a computer system are described herein. An aspect includes providing a cryptography work daemon container in a computer system, wherein the cryptography work daemon container in the computer system has privileged access to a cryptography HSM of the computer system. Another aspect includes receiving, by the cryptography work daemon container, a request for a cryptography function of the cryptography HSM from an application container in the computer system. Another aspect includes causing, by the cryptography work daemon container, the cryptography HSM to perform the cryptography function based on receiving the request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Anthony Thomas Sofia, James M. Caffrey, Thomas Ginader, Elizabeth Santiago