Patents by Inventor Catherine Thomas

Catherine 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: 11125379
    Abstract: A unique foldable mounting bracket assembly for mounting and securing both vertically and horizontally disposed accessories for decks and patios. Both an upper and lower mounting bracket assembly are required when supporting a vertically disposed cylindrical post. These brackets are mounted to the vertical post and when used in conjunction with the railing of a deck the brackets can be mounted below the top railing horizontal support cross member and above the lower support cross member. When mounting in conjunction with a horizontally disposed accessory, only a single bracket is required; which can be mounted below the top railing horizontal support cross member. The bracket can be mounted such that the horizontally disposed accessory can be stored and not be removed. The mounting bracket assembly can support both vertically and horizontally disposed patio and deck accessories simultaneously.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Inventors: Lawrence John Thomas, Mary Catherine Thomas
  • Patent number: 10529216
    Abstract: Implementations of a sensing device may include: a circuit board including a microprocessor, an ultrasonic sensor coupled with the circuit board, an infrared sensor coupled with the circuit board, and a wireless communication module coupled with the circuit board. Each of the ultrasonic sensor and the infrared sensor may be configured to receive input from the surroundings of the user to indicate a presence of an individual behind the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Inventors: Rachel Thibault, Michael Peters, Nathan Campos, Eric Corona, Miles Driver, Madelen Flores, Cameron Franklin, Janet Hawatmeh, Laurice Hawatmeh, Evelyn Machado, Wesley Rather, Catherine Thomas, David Topchyan
  • Publication number: 20180347747
    Abstract: A unique foldable mounting bracket assembly for mounting and securing both vertically and horizontally disposed accessories for decks and patios. Both an upper and lower mounting bracket assembly are required when supporting a vertically disposed cylindrical post. These brackets are mounted to the vertical post and when used in conjunction with the railing of a deck the brackets can be mounted below the top railing horizontal support cross member and above the lower support cross member. When mounting in conjunction with a horizontally disposed accessory, only a single bracket is required; which can be mounted below the top railing horizontal support cross member. The bracket can be mounted such that the horizontally disposed accessory can be stored and not be removed. The mounting bracket assembly can support both vertically and horizontally disposed patio and deck accessories simultaneously.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2018
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Inventors: Lawrence John Thomas, Mary Catherine Thomas
  • Patent number: 10006585
    Abstract: A unique foldable mounting bracket assembly for mounting and securing vertically disposed accessories for decks and patios. The folding mounting bracket assembly when supporting vertically disposed cylindrical post requires both an upper and lower bracket. These brackets are mounted to the vertical post. When these brackets are used in conjunction with the railing of a deck the brackets can be mounted to the vertical railing support post below the top railing horizontal support cross member and above the lower support cross member. This unique foldable mounting bracket when not in use stows flat against the vertical support post not protruding out of the envelope of the standard 2?×4? railing horizontal members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Inventors: Lawrence John Thomas, Mary Catherine Thomas
  • Publication number: 20170299115
    Abstract: A unique foldable mounting bracket assembly for mounting and securing vertically disposed accessories for decks and patios. The folding mounting bracket assembly when supporting vertically disposed cylindrical post requires both an upper and lower bracket. These brackets are mounted to the vertical post. When these brackets are used in conjunction with the railing of a deck the brackets can be mounted to the vertical railing support post below the top railing horizontal support cross member and above the lower support cross member. This unique foldable mounting bracket when not in use stows flat against the vertical support post not protruding out of the envelope of the standard 2?×4? railing horizontal members.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2017
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Inventors: Lawrence John Thomas, Mary Catherine Thomas
  • Patent number: 9275161
    Abstract: An enterprise activity pattern analysis system retrieves log data from a social networking system. The log data includes information characterizing user interactions with a team group space hosted by, or document uploaded to, the social networking system. The system analyzes the log data to detect patterns in the user interactions. The system embeds widgets into the group space and into the documents uploaded to the social networking system that provide visual representations of the pattern analysis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: Accenture Global Services Limited
    Inventors: Alex Kass, Sunil Shettigar, Taemie Kim, Mary Catherine Thomas
  • Publication number: 20140081959
    Abstract: An enterprise activity pattern analysis system retrieves log data from a social networking system. The log data includes information characterizing user interactions with a team group space hosted by, or document uploaded to, the social networking system. The system analyzes the log data to detect patterns in the user interactions. The system embeds widgets into the group space and into the documents uploaded to the social networking system that provide visual representations of the pattern analysis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: March 20, 2014
    Applicant: Accenture Global Services Limited
    Inventors: Alex Kass, Sunil Shettigar, Taemie Kim, Mary Catherine Thomas
  • Patent number: 5060254
    Abstract: Problems of thermal resistance both of the anode and of the cathode of an x-ray tube are solved by constructing a flat cathode which is set within a stair-step focusing device. It is shown that, depending on the shape of this device, the heat output on the anode is constant irrespective of the load on the x-ray tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 1989
    Date of Patent: October 22, 1991
    Assignee: General Electric CGR S.A.
    Inventors: Sixte de Fraguier, Catherine Thomas, Francois Caire
  • Patent number: 5031200
    Abstract: The invention relates to X-ray tubes, and more particularly to cathodes for such tubes. The invention lies in the cathode, which includes an electron-emitting filament (26), being made in the form of a main body (10) of insulating material having metal electrodes (16 and 19) deposited thereon which are insulated from one another by the main body. The filament (26) and the electrodes (16 to 19) are connected to conductors (27, 21 to 23) which pass through the main body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 1990
    Date of Patent: July 9, 1991
    Assignee: General Electric CGR SA
    Inventors: Andre Plessis, Catherine Thomas, Paul Hery