Patents by Inventor Brendan Thomas
Brendan 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).
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Publication number: 20240082890Abstract: Methods and systems for device maintenance are described herein. Objects, such as pills, tablets, capsules, etc., may build an electrostatic charge as they pass through a dispensing device. This electrostatic charge may cause the objects to adhere to components of the dispensing device, such as inside a tube, chamber, etc. To prevent this from happening, the dispensing device may comprise an ionizing component, such as a fan, that may be configured to perform a maintenance procedure. The maintenance procedure may allow the objects to pass through various components of the dispensing device more freely.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2022Publication date: March 14, 2024Inventors: Cody Small, Brendan Thomas Hunt
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Publication number: 20230330627Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to methods and systems of purifying solvents. The purified solvents can be used for cleaning a semiconductor substrate in a multistep semiconductor manufacturing process.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 3, 2023Publication date: October 19, 2023Inventors: Stephen Earl Dyer, Brendan Thomas Lane, Patrick Adams Mahoney, Sr.
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Patent number: 11679375Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to methods and systems of purifying solvents. The purified solvents can be used for cleaning a semiconductor substrate in a multistep semiconductor manufacturing process.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2020Date of Patent: June 20, 2023Assignee: Fujifilm Electronic Materials U.S.A., Inc.Inventors: Stephen Earl Dyer, Brendan Thomas Lane, Patrick Adams Mahoney, Sr.
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Publication number: 20220409161Abstract: A computer system is configured to remove motion artifacts in medical images using a generative adversarial network (GAN). The computer system instantiates the GAN having one or more generative network(s) and one or more discriminative network(s) that are pitted against each other to train a generative model and a discriminative model. The training uses a training dataset including a plurality of medical images that are previously classified as without significant motion artifacts for diagnostic purposes. The discriminative model is trained to classify medical images as real or artificial. The generative model is trained to enhance the quality of a medical image and remove motion artifacts by producing a medical image directly from a post-contrast image, without using a pre-contrast mask.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 1, 2020Publication date: December 29, 2022Inventors: Brendan Thomas CRABB, Frederic Nicolas Firmin NOO, Gabriel Chaim FINE
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Publication number: 20220401285Abstract: In some embodiments, a device for assisting motion of a joint may include a first anchor on a first side of the joint, a second anchor on a second side of the joint, a spring operatively coupled to the first anchor and the second anchor, and an actuator operatively coupled to the first anchor and the second anchor. Actuating the actuator may apply a torque about the joint that is resisted by a reaction torque applied to the joint by the spring.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 17, 2020Publication date: December 22, 2022Applicant: President and Fellows of Harvard CollegeInventors: Patrick Murphy, Brendan Thomas Quinlivan, David Christopher Perry, Asa M. Eckert-Erdheim, Dorothy Cecile Orzel, Taylor Beth Greenberg-Goldy, Conor J. Walsh
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Patent number: 11464700Abstract: In at least one aspect, there is provided a system for generating force about one or more joints including a soft exosuit having a plurality of anchor elements and at least one connection element disposed between the plurality of anchor elements. The system also includes at least one sensor to determine a force the at least one connection element or at least one of the plurality of anchor elements and to output signals relating to the force, at least one actuator configured to change a tension in the soft exosuit and at least one controller configured to receive the signals output from the at least one sensor and actuate the at least one actuator responsive to the received signals.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2016Date of Patent: October 11, 2022Assignee: President and Fellows of Harvard CollegeInventors: Alan Thomas Asbeck, Ye Ding, Robert Joseph Dyer, Ignacio Galiana Bujanda, Arnar Freyr Larusson, Brendan Thomas Quinlivan, Kai Schmidt, Diana Wagner, Conor J. Walsh, Michael Wehner
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Publication number: 20210060526Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to methods and systems of purifying solvents. The purified solvents can be used for cleaning a semiconductor substrate in a multistep semiconductor manufacturing process.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 27, 2020Publication date: March 4, 2021Inventors: Stephen Earl Dyer, Brendan Thomas Lane, Patrick Adams Mahoney, SR.
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Publication number: 20200338295Abstract: A medical tube comprises a tail to connect an embedded wire to an electrical component. The tail may comprise a flattened portion and an exposed portion to facilitate attachment of the medical tube to an electrical component. The tail may comprise a second flattened portion. One or more wires, such as a heater wire or a sensor wire, may be embedded in the medical tube. The medical tube may comprise a connector that comprises a printed circuit board to which the one or more wires is attached. The connector may comprise features to support the printed circuit board, aid in assembly of the one or more wires to the connector, and protect electrical components against liquid ingress.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2020Publication date: October 29, 2020Inventors: Katja Munkelt, Christopher Gareth Sims, Seth Mclay Frater, Matthew Liam Buswell, Gavin Walsh Millar, David Leon McCauley, Malcolm David Smith, Brendan Thomas Vercoelen, Thomas Jacques Fernand Maeckelberghe, Kiel Anthony McCool, Thomas James Edwards
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Patent number: 10751498Abstract: A medical tube comprises a tail to connect an embedded wire to an electrical component. The tail may comprise a flattened portion and an exposed portion to facilitate attachment of the medical tube to an electrical component. The tail may comprise a second flattened portion. One or more wires, such as a heater wire or a sensor wire, may be embedded in the medical tube. The medical tube may comprise a connector that comprises a printed circuit board to which the one or more wires is attached. The connector may comprise features to support the printed circuit board, aid in assembly of the one or more wires to the connector, and protect electrical components against liquid ingress.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2015Date of Patent: August 25, 2020Assignee: Fisher & Paykel Healthcare LimitedInventors: Katja Munkelt, Christopher Gareth Sims, Seth Mclay Frater, Matthew Liam Buswell, Gavin Walsh Millar, David Leon McCauley, Malcolm David Smith, Brendan Thomas Vercoelen, Thomas Jacques Fernand Maeckelberghe, Kiel Anthony McCool, Thomas James Edwards
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Patent number: 10427293Abstract: In at least one aspect, there is provided a system for generating force about one or more joints including a soft exosuit having a plurality of anchor elements and at least one connection element disposed between the plurality of anchor elements. The system also includes at least one sensor to determine a force the at least one connection element or at least one of the plurality of anchor elements and to output signals relating to the force, at least one actuator configured to change a tension in the soft exosuit and at least one controller configured to receive the signals output from the at least one sensor and actuate the at least one actuator responsive to the received signals.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2015Date of Patent: October 1, 2019Assignee: Prisident and Fellows of Harvard CollegeInventors: Alan Thomas Asbeck, Ignacio Galiana Bujanda, Ye Ding, Robert Joseph Dyer, Arnar Freyr Larusson, Brendan Thomas Quinlivan, Kai Schmidt, Diana Wagner, Conor J. Walsh, Michael Wehner
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Patent number: 10189003Abstract: Systems and methods for synthesizing nanocrystals using continuous, microwave-assisted, segmented flow reactor.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2017Date of Patent: January 29, 2019Assignee: OREGON STATE UNIVERSITYInventors: Ki-Joong Kim, Eric Bradley Hostetler, Gregory Scott Herman, Daniel Alan Peterson, Chih-hung Chang, Brendan Thomas Flynn, Brian Kevin Paul, Richard Paul Oleksak, Padmavathi Chandran, Bob C. Fitzmorris, Gustavo Henrique Albuquerque
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Publication number: 20190012535Abstract: A trail camera system includes a camera configured to capture image data of a desired location, a database configured to receive image data, and an image processor configured to process the image data. The image processor may be configured to compare the image data from the camera with data related to known animals and determine the likelihood of a match between an animal in the image data and a known animal.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 15, 2018Publication date: January 10, 2019Applicant: Trail Camera Solutions, LLCInventors: Jason Dorr Collins, Pavllo Andoni, Brendan Thomas Grimes, Sachin Rajendra Kushwaha, Brian Michael Schulte, Kyle Michael Sullivan, Howard Adam Paul, Stacy Ann Paul
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Patent number: 9751071Abstract: Systems and methods for synthesizing high-quality nanocrystals via segmented, continuous flow microwave-assisted reactor were developed.Type: GrantFiled: December 24, 2014Date of Patent: September 5, 2017Assignee: STATE OF OREGON ACTING BY AND THROUGH THE STATE BOARD OF HIGHER EDUCATION ON BEHALF OF OREGON STATE UNIVERSITYInventors: Ki-Joong Kim, Eric Bradley Hostetler, Gregory Scott Herman, Daniel Alan Peterson, Chih-hung Chang, Brendan Thomas Flynn, Brian Kevin Paul, Richard Paul Oleksak
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Patent number: 9623396Abstract: Systems and methods for synthesizing high-quality nanocrystals via segmented, continuous flow microwave-assisted reactor were developed.Type: GrantFiled: December 24, 2014Date of Patent: April 18, 2017Assignee: STATE OF OREGON ACTING BY AND THROUGH THE STATE BOARD OF HIGHER EDUCATION ON BEHALF OF OREGON STATE UNIVERSITYInventors: Ki-Joong Kim, Eric Bradley Hostetler, Gregory Scott Herman, Daniel Alan Peterson, Chih-hung Chang, Brendan Thomas Flynn, Brian Kevin Paul, Richard Paul Oleksak
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Publication number: 20170100556Abstract: A medical tube comprises a tail to connect an embedded wire to an electrical component. The tail may comprise a flattened portion and an exposed portion to facilitate attachment of the medical tube to an electrical component. The tail may comprise a second flattened portion. One or more wires, such as a heater wire or a sensor wire, may be embedded in the medical tube. The medical tube may comprise a connector that comprises a printed circuit board to which the one or more wires is attached. The connector may comprise features to support the printed circuit board, aid in assembly of the one or more wires to the connector, and protect electrical components against liquid ingress.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 17, 2015Publication date: April 13, 2017Inventors: Katja Munkelt, Christopher Gareth Sims, Seth Mclay Frater, Matthew Liam Buswell, Gavin Walsh Millar, David Leon McCauley, Malcolm David Smith, Brendan Thomas Vercoelen, Thomas Jacques Fernand Maeckelberghe, Kiel Anthony McCool, Thomas James Edwards
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Patent number: 9351900Abstract: In at least one aspect, there is provided a system for generating force about one or more joints including a soft exosuit having a plurality of anchor elements and at least one connection element disposed between the plurality of anchor elements. The system also includes at least one sensor to determine a force the at least one connection element or at least one of the plurality of anchor elements and to output signals relating to the force, at least one actuator configured to change a tension in the soft exosuit and at least one controller configured to receive the signals output from the at least one sensor and actuate the at least one actuator responsive to the received signals.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2013Date of Patent: May 31, 2016Assignee: President and Fellows of Harvard CollegeInventors: Conor Walsh, Alan Thomas Asbeck, Ignacio Galiana Bujanda, Ye Ding, Robert Joseph Dyer, Arnar Freyr Larusson, Brendan Thomas Quinlivan, Kai Schmidt, Diana Wagner, Michael Wehner
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Patent number: 9325839Abstract: A system and method of authenticating a calling party to a remote service, including receiving a request via a communications network to approve a future call to the remote service using a calling identifier associated with the calling party, recording an approval of the future call subject to the future call being made within a predetermined period of time, the remote service receiving a call at a point in time using a calling identifier, determining if a call at that point in time using the received calling identifier is recorded as approved by the authentication system, and, if so, the remote service accepting the call and using the approval of the authentication system to authenticate the calling party.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2012Date of Patent: April 26, 2016Assignee: Emue Holdings Pty Ltd.Inventors: Jason Frederick Bender, James Evan Lenon, Brendan Thomas McKeegan
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Publication number: 20150321339Abstract: In at least one aspect, there is provided a system for generating force about one or more joints including a soft exosuit having a plurality of anchor elements and at least one connection element disposed between the plurality of anchor elements. The system also includes at least one sensor to determine a force the at least one connection element or at least one of the plurality of anchor elements and to output signals relating to the force, at least one actuator configured to change a tension in the soft exosuit and at least one controller configured to receive the signals output from the at least one sensor and actuate the at least one actuator responsive to the received signals.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 17, 2015Publication date: November 12, 2015Inventors: Alan Thomas Asbeck, Ignacio Galiana Bujanda, Ye Ding, Robert Joseph Dyer, Arnar Freyr Larusson, Brendan Thomas Quinlivan, Kai Schmidt, Diana Wagner, Conor Walsh, Michael Wehner
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Publication number: 20150182936Abstract: Systems and methods for synthesizing high-quality nanocrystals via segmented, continuous flow microwave-assisted reactor were developed.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 24, 2014Publication date: July 2, 2015Inventors: Ki-Joong Kim, Eric Bradley Hostetler, Gregory Scott Herman, Daniel Alan Peterson, Chih-hung Chang, Brendan Thomas Flynn, Brian Kevin Paul, Richard Paul Oleksak, Padmavathi Chandran, Bob C. Fitzmorris, Gustavo Henrique Albuquerque
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Publication number: 20150173993Abstract: In at least one aspect, there is provided a system for generating force about one or more joints including a soft exosuit having a plurality of anchor elements and at least one connection element disposed between the plurality of anchor elements. The system also includes at least one sensor to determine a force the at least one connection element or at least one of the plurality of anchor elements and to output signals relating to the force, at least one actuator configured to change a tension in the soft exosuit and at least one controller configured to receive the signals output from the at least one sensor and actuate the at least one actuator responsive to the received signals.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 17, 2013Publication date: June 25, 2015Inventors: Conor Walsh, Alan Thomas Asbeck, Ignacio Galiana Bujanda, Ye Ding, Robert Joseph Dyer, Arnar Freyr Larusson, Brendan Thomas Quinlivan, Kai Schmidt, Diana Wagner, Michael Wehner