Patents by Inventor Brent Thomas

Brent 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).

  • Patent number: 12253358
    Abstract: The present invention provides an apparatus adapted to survey a predetermined characteristic within a body of fluid adjacent an axis that transects the body of fluid, the apparatus comprising: a survey member interposed between first and second position defining arrangements; and at least one instrumentality associated with the survey member, each instrumentality adapted to survey the predetermined characteristic of the body of fluid adjacent the axis, wherein a survey of the predetermined characteristic is conducted over a predetermined time period. The present invention provides a method of surveying a predetermined characteristic within a body of fluid adjacent an axis that transects the body of fluid, the method comprising the steps of: deploying into a body of fluid at least one apparatus according to the first aspect of the invention; and obtaining survey data of the predetermined characteristic from one or more of the instrumentalities over the predetermined time period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: ALTUM GREEN ENERGY LIMITED
    Inventors: Jarrod James Sinclair, Brent Thomas Papesh
  • Publication number: 20250073409
    Abstract: A blower includes a housing including an inlet and an outlet, a bearing-housing structure provided to the housing and adapted to rotatably support a rotor, a motor provided to the bearing-housing structure and adapted to drive the rotor, and an impeller provided to the rotor. The bearing-housing structure includes a bearing shaft having a bearing surface that rotatably supports the rotor. The bearing shaft provides only a single bearing of the non-ball bearing type for the rotor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2024
    Publication date: March 6, 2025
    Inventors: Samuel Aziz MEBASSER, Peter Jeffrey THOMAS, Roman VINOKUR, Kevin Gene McCULLOH, William S LANE, Yeu-chuan HSIA, Michael David BEDNAR, John Paul FREESE, Karl Yutaka IWAHASHI, David Brent SEARS, Barton John KENYON, Richard G KRUM, Par Egron DANNAS, Hiroshi SUZUKI, Malcolm Edward LEADER
  • Patent number: 12239822
    Abstract: A portable dual chamber auto-injector configured to store a dry opioid antagonist medicament separately from a liquid component, wherein a user actuated mixing system comprising a movable component to create a fluidic pathway between the first and second chambers and release a portion of energy from a pre-stored energy to drive a displacement mechanism into the first chamber and displace the liquid component into the second chamber and solubilize the opioid antagonist. A needle assembly in fluid communication with the second chamber can be used to transfer the solubilized opioid antagonist.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Inventors: Brent Buchine, Adam R. Standley, Christopher J. Stepanian, Kaliappanadar Nellaiappan, Cole Constantineau, Michel Bruehwiler, Jeffrey Thomas Chagnon, Robert Brik
  • Publication number: 20250065066
    Abstract: A flow generator includes a housing, a blower structured to generate a flow of pressurized breathable air, and a suspension device to support the blower within the housing and provide a pressure seal between low and high pressure sides of the blower. The suspension device includes a bellows-like portion provided along the perimeter of the blower to absorb shock applied at least radially to the blower and one or more cones provided along upper and/or lower sides of the blower to absorb shock applied at least axially to the blower.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2024
    Publication date: February 27, 2025
    Inventors: Allan Freas VELZY, Samuel Aziz MEBASSER, Roman VINOKUR, Kevin Gene MCCULLOH, Michael David BEDNAR, Karl Yutaka IWAHASHI, David Brent SEARS, Peter Jeffrey THOMAS, Yeu-chuan HSIA, Hiroshi SUZUKI, Benjamin An Shing CHAO
  • Publication number: 20250032727
    Abstract: A mixing device configured to hold two containers, each having a separate medicament component disposed therein. A fluidic channel is provided that upon creating fluidic communication with each container once seals about each container are opened. Then a transfer mechanism can transfer the medicament components from one container to the other container until ready to be delivered or transferred through the fluidic channel through a delivery assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2024
    Publication date: January 30, 2025
    Inventors: Jeffrey Thomas Chagnon, Adam R. Standley, Zachery John Dusterhoft, Brent A. Buchine
  • Publication number: 20240367504
    Abstract: An off-road vehicle includes a frame assembly, a powertrain coupled to the frame assembly and a plurality of wheels at least one of which is operatively coupled to the powertrain. A seating assembly is coupled to the frame assembly and a cargo box is coupled to the frame assembly aft of the seating assembly. A radiator is hingably coupled to the frame assembly aft of the seating assembly and is configured to pivot aftwardly from an operating configuration to an access configuration. In the operating configuration, the radiator has a forwardly tilted orientation in which a top of the radiator is positioned forward of a bottom of the radiator. In the access configuration, the radiator has a substantially vertical orientation or an aftwardly tilted orientation in which the top of the radiator is positioned aftward of the bottom of the radiator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2023
    Publication date: November 7, 2024
    Applicant: Arctic Cat Inc.
    Inventors: Brent Thomas Gilge, Christopher J. Evans, Charles Simenson
  • Publication number: 20240369031
    Abstract: A vehicle including an airflow system defining an air passageway to facilitate airflow to or from an engine component. The airflow system includes a noise control mechanism, such as an attenuator or a tortuous portion of the air passageway, for reducing or otherwise controlling noise associated with the engine component. Positioning and orientation of various inlets provides additional noise reduction for passengers of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2024
    Publication date: November 7, 2024
    Inventors: BRENT THOMAS GILGE, Ryan John Hughes
  • Patent number: 11991811
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for harvesting a static electric charge from suspended particles in an atmosphere includes exposing a charge conductor to the suspended particles in the atmosphere and selectively providing a conductive path between the charge conductor and a terrestrial ground including a rechargeable energy storage device. Energy may be selectively transferred to another energy storage device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Madhusudan Raghavan, Brent Thomas Deep
  • Patent number: 11913866
    Abstract: A system for analyzing fluid flow in unconventional, hydraulically-fractured porous media. In one embodiment, the system comprises a reservoir test sample, wherein the reservoir test sample comprises a core barrel, annular fluid, a synthetic tubing, supporting layers, and a core sample stack, wherein the core sample stack comprises one or more core slots.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Stratum Reservoir Intermediate, LLC
    Inventors: Forast Brent Thomas, William Mackinnon Gibb, Michael Steven Piwowar
  • Publication number: 20240023222
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for harvesting a static electric charge from suspended particles in an atmosphere includes exposing a charge conductor to the suspended particles in the atmosphere and selectively providing a conductive path between the charge conductor and a terrestrial ground including a rechargeable energy storage device. Energy may be selectively transferred to another energy storage device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2022
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Inventors: Madhusudan Raghavan, Brent Thomas Deep
  • Publication number: 20220349368
    Abstract: A vehicle including an air intake system for an engine component includes a vehicle frame including one or more frame components, at least one of the one or more frame components includes an engine air passage and at least one intake port in communication with the engine air passage. At least one duct port of the frame component is in communication with the engine air passage. An engine component is coupled with the vehicle frame, and an intake duct extends from the at least one duct port to the engine component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2022
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Inventors: Brent Thomas Gilge, Ryan John Hughes
  • Patent number: 11391253
    Abstract: A vehicle including an air intake system for an engine component includes a vehicle frame including one or more frame components, at least one of the one or more frame components includes an engine air passage and at least one intake port in communication with the engine air passage. At least one duct port of the frame component is in communication with the engine air passage. An engine component is coupled with the vehicle frame, and an intake duct extends from the at least one duct port to the engine component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: ARCTIC CAT INC.
    Inventors: Brent Thomas Gilge, Ryan John Hughes
  • Publication number: 20220155070
    Abstract: The present invention provides an apparatus adapted to survey a predetermined characteristic within a body of fluid adjacent an axis that transects the body of fluid, the apparatus comprising: a survey member interposed between first and second position defining arrangements; and at least one instrumentality associated with the survey member, each instrumentality adapted to survey the predetermined characteristic of the body of fluid adjacent the axis, wherein a survey of the predetermined characteristic is conducted over a predetermined time period. The present invention provides a method of surveying a predetermined characteristic within a body of fluid adjacent an axis that transects the body of fluid, the method comprising the steps of: deploying into a body of fluid at least one apparatus according to the first aspect of the invention; and obtaining survey data of the predetermined characteristic from one or more of the instrumentalities over the predetermined time period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2019
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Inventors: Jarrod James SINCLAIR, Brent Thomas PAPESH
  • Patent number: 11335426
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for targeted test fail injection are described. A memory device may include self-test circuitry configured to test one or more memory cells of a memory array. The self-test circuitry may be configured to store one or more addresses to fail during a test of the memory array based on an indication from a mode register of the memory device. The self-test circuitry may be configured to fail the stored one or more addresses regardless of the outcome of the test at the one or more memory addresses. For example, when an accessed address matches a stored address during test, the self-test circuitry may generate an indication that the accessed address has failed one or more tests of the self-test procedure. Based on the self-test circuitry failing the stored addresses, a test of the memory array may be validated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Thomas Pecha, Brent Thomas Groulik, Nicholas Kenley Copic
  • Publication number: 20220136952
    Abstract: A system for analyzing fluid flow in unconventional, hydraulically-fractured porous media. In one embodiment, the system comprises a reservoir test sample, wherein the reservoir test sample comprises a core barrel, annular fluid, a synthetic tubing, supporting layers, and a core sample stack, wherein the core sample stack comprises one or more core slots.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2022
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Applicant: Stratum Reservoir Intermediate, LLC
    Inventors: Forast Brent Thomas, William Mackinnon Gibb, Michael Steven Piwowar
  • Publication number: 20220122684
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for targeted test fail injection are described. A memory device may include self-test circuitry configured to test one or more memory cells of a memory array. The self-test circuitry may be configured to store one or more addresses to fail during a test of the memory array based on an indication from a mode register of the memory device. The self-test circuitry may be configured to fail the stored one or more addresses regardless of the outcome of the test at the one or more memory addresses. For example, when an accessed address matches a stored address during test, the self-test circuitry may generate an indication that the accessed address has failed one or more tests of the self-test procedure. Based on the self-test circuitry failing the stored addresses, a test of the memory array may be validated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2020
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Inventors: Brian Thomas Pecha, Brent Thomas Groulik, Nicholas Kenley Copic
  • Patent number: 11287361
    Abstract: A system for analyzing fluid flow in unconventional, hydraulically-fractured porous media. In one embodiment, the system comprises a reservoir test sample, wherein the reservoir test sample comprises a core barrel, annular fluid, a synthetic tubing, supporting layers, and a core sample stack, wherein the core sample stack comprises one or more core slots.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: Stratum Reservoir Intermediate, LLC
    Inventors: Forast Brent Thomas, William Mackinnon Gibb, Michael Steven Piwowar
  • Publication number: 20210302299
    Abstract: A system for analyzing fluid flow in unconventional, hydraulically-fractured porous media. In one embodiment, the system comprises a reservoir test sample, wherein the reservoir test sample comprises a core barrel, annular fluid, a synthetic tubing, supporting layers, and a core sample stack, wherein the core sample stack comprises one or more core slots.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2020
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Applicant: Stratum Reservoir Intermediate, LLC
    Inventors: Forast Brent Thomas, William Mackinnon Gibb, Michael Steven Piwowar
  • Publication number: 20210053704
    Abstract: A container carrier application system is provided. The system includes a controller, a conveyor, a container positioning device, and an application device. The conveyor conveys a plurality of groups of containers from a supply side to an output side. The container positioning device positions each group of containers for application of a container carrier, and the application device applies the container carrier to the group. A motion of the container positioning device and a motion of the application device are synchronized to coordinate a position of the group with a position of the container carrier to be applied to the group. The controller is configured to control a conveyance speed of the groups such that a gap is introduced between a first group and a second group as they are conveyed along the conveyor, the gap being spaced in a conveyance direction of the containers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2019
    Publication date: February 25, 2021
    Inventors: Zachary Alan Edwards, Robert Michael McKenna, Nicholas James Roche, Jeremy Rollin Pond, Brent Thomas Nasset
  • Patent number: D1061880
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2024
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignee: Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited
    Inventors: Kevin Blake Powell, Mark Thomas O'Connor, Brent Ian Laing, Jason Allan Klenner