Patents by Inventor Brian Thomson
Brian Thomson 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: 20240088132Abstract: An integrated circuit structure includes a sub-fin having (i) a first portion including a p-type dopant and (ii) a second portion including an n-type dopant. A first body of semiconductor material is above the first portion of the sub-fin, and a second body of semiconductor material is above the second portion of the sub-fin. In an example, the first portion of the sub-fin and the second portion of the sub-fin are in contact with each other, to form a PN junction of a diode. For example, the first portion of the sub-fin is part of an anode of the diode, and wherein the second portion of the sub-fin is part of a cathode of the diode.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2022Publication date: March 14, 2024Applicant: Intel CorporationInventors: Nicholas A. Thomson, Kalyan C. Kolluru, Ayan Kar, Chu-Hsin Liang, Benjamin Orr, Biswajeet Guha, Brian Greene, Chung-Hsun Lin, Sabih U. Omar, Sameer Jayanta Joglekar
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Publication number: 20230349852Abstract: An Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC) configured to control one or more gas sensors includes a light emitting diode (LED) driver which receives a pulse width modulator (PWM) signal for driving at least one ultraviolet (UV) LED, wherein an output of the at least one UV LED activates the one or more gas sensors; and an amplifier front end and an analog to digital converter (ADC) configured to calibrate an output of an amplifier to remove offsets associated with outputs associated with the one or more gas sensors, wherein calibration of the amplifier occurs after both generation of the PWM signal and entering a steady state by the one or more gas sensors, further wherein the amplifier receives one or more inputs associated with the one or more gas sensors.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2020Publication date: November 2, 2023Inventors: Abhishek MOTAYED, Brian THOMSON
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Patent number: 10983102Abstract: Systems and methods provide for manufacturing and assembling a single package gas sensor. The method includes: disposing a substrate in a housing; disposing at least one gas sensor die on the substrate; disposing at least one ultraviolet (UV) light emitting diode (LED) on the substrate; and attaching a lid to the housing, wherein the lid includes at least one gas ingress point.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2018Date of Patent: April 20, 2021Assignee: N5 SENSORS, INC.Inventors: Abhishek Motayed, Ratan Debnath, Brian Thomson
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Publication number: 20200088703Abstract: Systems and methods provide for manufacturing and assembling a single package gas sensor. The method includes: disposing a substrate in a housing; disposing at least one gas sensor die on the substrate; disposing at least one ultraviolet (UV) light emitting diode (LED) on the substrate; and attaching a lid to the housing, wherein the lid includes at least one gas ingress point.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2018Publication date: March 19, 2020Inventors: Abhishek MOTAYED, Ratan DEBNATH, Brian THOMSON
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Publication number: 20190376940Abstract: A carbon dioxide sensor package includes a housing having an opening. A filter membrane is mounted in the opening of the housing. A sensor is disposed within a cavity in the housing, the cavity being disposed beneath the opening, wherein the sensor is configured with first particles functionalizing an outer surface thereof to adsorb a target analyte in a presence of light, wherein the target analyte is carbon dioxide, and further configured to output data associated with a concentration of carbon dioxide sensed by the sensor. The package also includes an application specific integrated circuit disposed within the housing and configured to process data from the sensor and output processed data associated with the concentration of carbon dioxide. A light source is also disposed within the housing and configured to generate the light.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 10, 2019Publication date: December 12, 2019Inventors: Ratan DEBNATH, Brian THOMSON, Abhishek MOTAYED, Ibrahima DIAGNE
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Patent number: 9983183Abstract: A nanostructure sensing device comprises a semiconductor nanostructure having an outer surface, and at least one of metal or metal-oxide nanoparticle clusters functionalizing the outer surface of the nanostructure and forming a photoconductive nanostructure/nanocluster hybrid sensor enabling light-assisted sensing of a target analyte.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2016Date of Patent: May 29, 2018Assignees: University of Maryland, College Park, The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Commerce, George Mason University, The George Washington UniversityInventors: Abhishek Motayed, Geetha Aluri, Albert V. Davydov, Mulpuri V. Rao, Vladimir P. Oleshko, Ritu Bajpai, Mona E. Zaghloul, Brian Thomson, Baomei Wen, Ting Xie, Guannan Liu, Ratan Debnath
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Patent number: 9669750Abstract: A loading bed for a load carrying vehicle or trailer, the loading bed having a base and including first and second body sections and an ejector type unloading mechanism, wherein the first body section has a base and a pair of opposing side walls, wherein the second body section has a base and a pair of opposing side walls, wherein the bases of the first and second body sections form at least a portion of the base of the loading bed, wherein the second body section is pivotably movable relative to the first body section between a first position and a second position, wherein the second body section is adapted to pivot relative to the first body section while the first body section remains fixed relative to a vehicle or trailer to which the loading bed is attached.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2013Date of Patent: June 6, 2017Assignee: AVELING BARFORD (HOLDINGS) LIMITEDInventors: Alan Keating, David Roderick Lloyd, Brian Thomson
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Publication number: 20150307012Abstract: A loading bed for a load carrying vehicle or trailer, the loading bed having a base and including first and second body sections and an ejector type unloading mechanism, wherein the first body section has a base and a pair of opposing side walls, wherein the second body section has a base and a pair of opposing side walls, wherein the bases of the first and second body sections form at least a portion of the base of the loading bed, wherein the second body section is pivotably movable relative to the first body section between a first position and a second position, wherein the second body section is adapted to pivot relative to the first body section while the first body section remains fixed relative to a vehicle or trailer to which the loading bed is attached.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 3, 2013Publication date: October 29, 2015Inventors: Alan Keating, David Roderick Lloyd, Brian Thomson
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Patent number: 8338402Abstract: The present invention relates to scaffolds which can be used as medical devices for guided tissue regeneration and repair, in particular the invention is directed to a scaffold comprising fibers having a mean fiber diameter of between from about 1.2 to 4.0 microns, wherein the fibers comprise a glycolide. The invention further relates to the use of the scaffolds for the selective capture of cell populations for a cell source material.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2007Date of Patent: December 25, 2012Assignee: Smith & Nephew PLCInventors: Nicholas Fry, Anthony Dagger, David Morsley, Helene Lecomte, Roy Trayhern, Mark Howard, Sarah Freestone, Brian Thomson, Mark Smith, Rebecca Crallan
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Patent number: 8188064Abstract: Methods for treating and preventing obesity, inhibiting adipocyte differentiation, inhibiting increased SCD-1 gene transcription, and/or reducing body fat in a subject include administering at least one analog of 1?,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 or 1?,25-dihydroxyvitamin D2 or a pharmaceutical composition that includes such an analog to a subject in need thereof. The analog may be a 19-nor vitamin D analog such as a compound of formula IA, a compound of formula IB, or a mixture thereof where the variables R1, R2, and R3 have the values described herein.Type: GrantFiled: November 24, 2004Date of Patent: May 29, 2012Assignee: Wisconsin Alumni Research FoundationInventors: Margaret Clagett-Dame, Hector F. DeLuca, Jamie M. Ahrens, James M. Ntambi, Brian Thomson
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Publication number: 20100317953Abstract: Medical devices having restrictive access, and methods thereof are provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 23, 2010Publication date: December 16, 2010Inventors: Christopher V. Reggiardo, Namvar Kiaie, James Brian Thomson
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Publication number: 20100297208Abstract: The present invention relates to scaffolds which can be used as medical devices for guided tissue regeneration and repair, in particular the invention is directed to a scaffold comprising fibres having a mean fibre diameter of between from about 1.2 to 4.0 microns, wherein the fibres comprise a glycolide. The invention further relates to the use of the scaffolds for the selective capture of cell populations for a cell source material.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 10, 2007Publication date: November 25, 2010Inventors: Nicholas Fry, Anthony Dagger, David Morsley, Helene Lecomte, Roy Trayhearn, Mark Howard, Sarah Freestone, Brian Thomson, Mark Smith, Rebecca Crallan
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Publication number: 20100069732Abstract: Medical devices having restrictive access, and methods thereof are provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2009Publication date: March 18, 2010Inventors: Christopher V. Reggiardo, Namvar Kiaie, James Brian Thomson
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Patent number: 7500415Abstract: An object clamp includes first and second clamp portions having recesses therein defining a generally circular cylindrical opening for receiving an object to be clamped. The first and second opposing clamp portions have at least one pair of opposing ends when in a preclamped state and at least one fastener for urging the ends towards each other when in a clamped state. At least one relief area is formed in the recesses and is deflected into engagement with the object when the object clamp is in the clamped state. The object to be clamped may be a bicycle steering tube, a bicycle handle bar, or a bicycle seat tube, for example.Type: GrantFiled: April 11, 2002Date of Patent: March 10, 2009Assignee: L.H. Thomson Company, Inc.Inventors: Loronzo H. Thomson, Brian Thomson
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Publication number: 20080119710Abstract: Medical devices having restrictive access, and methods thereof are provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2006Publication date: May 22, 2008Applicant: ABBOTT DIABETES CARE, INC.Inventors: Christopher V. REGGIARDO, Namvar KIAIE, James Brian THOMSON
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Publication number: 20070180508Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention address deficiencies of the art in respect to SSO in an aggregated application and provide a method, system and computer program product for shared authentication for composite applications. In one embodiment of the invention, a method for shared authentication in a composite application can include masquerading application components for the composite application as login modules in a pluggable authentication module (PAM) framework, and performing an SSO for the PAM framework.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 30, 2006Publication date: August 2, 2007Applicant: International Business Machines CorporationInventor: Brian Thomson
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Publication number: 20050248120Abstract: A bicycle stem includes a handlebar clamping portion and handlebar clamping member having respective first and second clamp surfaces defining interlocking joints. Each interlocking joint may include a recess and a projection therein to resist relative sliding motion in a direction generally parallel to an axis of a handlebar-receiving passageway to thereby resist torsional loading. A plurality of fasteners may secure the handlebar clamp member to the handlebar clamping portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 10, 2004Publication date: November 10, 2005Applicant: L.H. THOMSON COMPANY, INC.Inventors: Mark McJunkin, Robert Derose, Brian Thomson, Loronzo Thomson
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Patent number: 6945135Abstract: A bicycle stem may include a body portion and a handlebar clamping portion connected thereto, and a handlebar clamping member cooperating with the handlebar clamping portion to clamp the bicycle handlebar. The handlebar clamping member and the handlebar clamping portion may each have a cavity in a respective medial portion thereof to accommodate an enlarged diameter portion of the handlebar. The handlebar clamping member may have a generally rectangular shape with a recess therein defining with the cavity a pair of spaced apart contact areas for contacting the handlebar. The handlebar clamping member may also be completely removable from the handlebar clamping portion in some embodiments, to facilitate installation of the handlebar. The handlebar clamping portion may also have a recess therein defining with the cavity a pair of spaced apart contact areas for contacting the handlebar.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2000Date of Patent: September 20, 2005Assignee: L. H. Thomson Company, Inc.Inventors: Loronzo H. Thomson, Brian Thomson, Mark P. McJunkin
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Patent number: 6912928Abstract: A bicycle stem includes a steering tube clamp with a pair of cooperating clamp members defining an imaginary cylinder and a recess therein for the steering tube. Each clamp member may also have at least one fastener receiving passageway therein offset a predetermined distance from an axis defined by the imaginary cylinder. The stem may include a body portion having opposing first and second ends, a handlebar clamping portion connected to the first end of the body portion, and a steering tube clamping portion connected to the second end of the body portion. The steering tube clamping portion may have a tubular shape defining a steering tube receiving passageway therethrough, and a clamp receiving passageway transverse to the steering tube receiving passageway and in communication therewith.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2000Date of Patent: July 5, 2005Assignee: L.H. Thomson Company, Inc.Inventors: Loronzo H. Thomson, Brian Thomson, Mark P. McJunkin
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Patent number: D948365Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2019Date of Patent: April 12, 2022Assignee: First Response Locator Systems of America, LLCInventor: Brian Thomson