Patents by Inventor Charles A. Thomas

Charles A. 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: 10834882
    Abstract: A novel maize variety designated X13N188W and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are produced by crossing inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant by crossing hybrid maize variety X13N188W with another maize plant are disclosed. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X13N188W through backcrossing or genetic transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby are described. Maize variety X13N188W, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X13N188W are provided. Methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X13N188W and methods of using maize variety X13N188W are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventor: Charles Thomas Cunnyngham
  • Patent number: 10827697
    Abstract: A novel maize variety designated PH46TZ and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant comprise crossing maize variety PH46TZ with another maize plant are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into PH46TZ through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby are provided. Hybrid maize seed, plants or plant parts are produced by crossing the variety PH46TZ or a locus conversion of PH46TZ with another maize variety.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventor: Charles Thomas Cunnyngham
  • Publication number: 20200351424
    Abstract: A removably attachable optical device includes a clamp comprising an upper clamp member and a lower clamp member. When the clamp is mounted on a mobile device, the upper member extends over a device side to enable an orifice formed by the upper clamp member to be positioned over an aperture of the mobile device. An optical element housing has a portion configured to engage the an upper clamp member. A non-uniform optical element is rotatably mounted to the optical element housing. Rotation of the non-uniform optical element causes light passing through the non-uniform optical element as the non-uniform optical element is rotated to be correspondingly altered to create optical effects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2020
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Inventors: Christopher Jordan Kraemer, Charles McClelland Marshall, Charles Thomas Marshall
  • Publication number: 20200348518
    Abstract: A head-mounted, near-eye display device includes a central display and a peripheral display. The central display creates a central image of a first resolution in a central eyebox. The peripheral display creates a peripheral image of a second resolution, lower than the first resolution, in a peripheral eyebox, different than the central eyebox.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2019
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Andreas GEORGIOU, Joel Steven KOLLIN, Bernard Charles KRESS, Alfonsus D. LUNARDHI, Sohaib ABDUL REHMAN, Charles Thomas HEWITT
  • Patent number: 10820557
    Abstract: A novel maize variety designated PH46V0 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant comprise crossing maize variety PH46V0 with another maize plant are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into PH46V0 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby are provided. Hybrid maize seed, plants or plant parts are produced by crossing the variety PH46V0 or a locus conversion of PH46V0 with another maize variety.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventor: Charles Thomas Cunnyngham
  • Publication number: 20200343693
    Abstract: A method for tuning the frequency of THz radiation is provided. The method utilizes an apparatus comprising a spin injector, a tunnel junction coupled to the spin injector, and a ferromagnetic material coupled to the tunnel junction. The ferromagnetic material comprises a Magnon Gain Medium (MGM). The method comprises the step of applying a bias voltage to shift a Fermi level of the spin injector with respect to the Fermi level of the ferromagnetic material to initiate generation of non-equilibrium magnons by injecting minority electrons into the Magnon Gain Medium. The method further comprises the step of tuning a frequency of the generated THz radiation by changing the value of the bias voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2020
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Inventors: Boris G. Tankhilevich, Nicholas J. Kirchner, Charles Thomas Thurman
  • Patent number: 10804671
    Abstract: An apparatus for generation of tunable terahertz radiation is provided. The apparatus comprises: a plurality of terahertz magnon laser generators, whereas at least one such terahertz magnon laser generator comprises a multilayer column, and a terahertz transparent medium separating at least two such terahertz magnon laser generators. At least one such multilayer column further comprises: a substrate, a bottom electrode coupled with the substrate, a bottom layer coupled with the bottom electrode, a tunnel junction coupled with the bottom layer, a top layer coupled with the tunnel junction, a pinning layer coupled with the spin injector, and a top electrode coupled with the pinning layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: Magtera, Inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas J. Kirchner, Boris G. Tankhilevich, Charles Thomas Thurman
  • Patent number: 10799694
    Abstract: A disposable dental valve device is disclosed having a valve body having a tip receiving end, a hose receiving end, a lumen formed between the tip receiving end and the hose receiving end, a partial opening formed in the valve body, and a rotatable valve sealing body adapted to being inserted into the partial opening, the rotatable valve sealing body having a bore for alignment with the lumen formed between the tip receiving end and the hose receiving end, the bore having a tip receiving opening and a hose receiving opening, the rotatable valve sealing body having a check valve positioned on the tip receiving opening, and the rotatable valve sealing body having a top and a handle portion connected to the top.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: STOMA VENTURES, LLC
    Inventors: Charles Thomas, Edward Arguello
  • Patent number: 10801978
    Abstract: XPS spectra are used to analyze and monitor various steps in the selective deposition process. A goodness of passivation value is derived to analyze and quantify the quality of the passivation step. A selectivity figure of merit value is derived to analyze and quantify the selectivity of the deposition process, especially for selective deposition in the presence of passivation. A ratio of the selectivity figure of merit to maximum selectivity value can also be used to characterize and monitor the deposition process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: NOVA MEASURING INSTRUMENTS, INC.
    Inventors: Charles Thomas Larson, Kavita Shah, Wei Ti Lee
  • Publication number: 20200293108
    Abstract: A holographic display system includes an eye tracker configured to determine a position of a feature of an eye, a light source configured to output image light, and a digital dynamic hologram. The digital dynamic hologram is configured to receive the image light from the light source. The digital dynamic hologram is further configured to spatially modulate the image light based on a target image to form a reconstructed image in the eye. The reconstructed image includes noise that is non-uniformly distributed across the reconstructed image based on the position of the feature of the eye.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2019
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Andreas GEORGIOU, Joel Steven KOLLIN, Charles Thomas HEWITT, Neil EMERTON
  • Patent number: 10758515
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of treating symptoms associated with Androgen Deprivation Therapy comprising administering to a patient in need of such treatment an effective amount of a compound of Formula I or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: Eli Lilly and Company
    Inventor: Charles Thomas Benson
  • Publication number: 20200272972
    Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for a computer device capable of assessing, measuring, managing, and optimizing cyber risk. For example, certain embodiments described herein may guide risk assessment for individual organizations and for integrated elements of critical infrastructure. Certain embodiments may provide features that make it possible for policy makers and organizational leaders to assess a range of risks introduced by threat actors: a standardized system for classifying cyber threats and events by their effects, tools to associate organizational functions with information technology (IT) network maps or topologies, operations to assess the severity of disruptive and exploitative cyber events, and operations to understand the integrated nature of risk across different parts of a simple organization, across major divisions in a complex organization, or to display the interconnectedness of organizations in a complex system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2020
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Inventors: Charles Thomas HARRY, Trevor TART
  • Publication number: 20200264710
    Abstract: Determining locations of electro-optical pens. A disclosed example includes, a distance determiner to determine a distance from a pen to a scribing plane at a plurality of points to produce a plurality of distance measurements, a tilt orientation determiner to determine a tilt orientation of the scribing plane relative to the pen based on the plurality of distance measurements, a plane of view corrector to, based on the tilt orientation of the scribing plane, correct a plane of view associated with at least one of the first perspective and the second perspective, and a coordinate determiner to determine coordinates of the pen based on the corrected plane of view. A location determiner determines the location of the pen on a display based on the coordinates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2017
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Inventor: Fred Charles Thomas, III
  • Patent number: 10750067
    Abstract: A removably attachable optical device includes a clamp comprising an upper clamp member and a lower clamp member. When the clamp is mounted on a mobile device, the upper member extends over a device side to enable an orifice formed by the upper clamp member to be positioned over an aperture of the mobile device. An optical element housing has a portion configured to engage the an upper clamp member. A non-uniform optical element is rotatably mounted to the optical element housing. Rotation of the non-uniform optical element causes light passing through the non-uniform optical element as the non-uniform optical element is rotated to be correspondingly altered to create optical effects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Inventors: Christopher Jordan Kraemer, Charles McClelland Marshall, Charles Thomas Marshall
  • Patent number: 10736710
    Abstract: A dental valve device having a disposable turret is disclosed having a valve body having a tip receiving end, a hose receiving end, a lumen formed between the tip receiving end and the hose receiving end, an opening formed in the valve body, and a rotatable valve sealing body adapted to being inserted into the opening, the rotatable valve sealing body having a bore for alignment with the lumen formed between the tip receiving end and the hose receiving end, the bore having a tip receiving end opening and a hose receiving end opening, the rotatable valve sealing body having an outer surface having an indentation formed in the outer surface adjacent to the tip receiving end opening with the indentation having an upper ramp portion, a lower ramp portion, and an end having a tab portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: STOMA VENTURES, LLC
    Inventors: Charles Thomas, Edward Arguello
  • Publication number: 20200244595
    Abstract: A method of data switching. Data is received by at least one input port of a crosspoint switch. The crosspoint switch configurably casts the data to at least one output port of the crosspoint switch. Each output port of the crosspoint switch is connected to a respective input of a logic function device such as an FPGA. The logic function device applies a logic function to data received from each output port of the crosspoint switch, such as address filtering or multiplexing, and outputs processed data to one or more respective logic function device output interfaces. Also, a method of switching involving circuit switching received data to an output while also copying the data to a higher layer function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2020
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Inventors: David Charles Ambler Snowdon, Scott McDaid, Charles Thomas, Lindsay Powles
  • Publication number: 20200236868
    Abstract: A method for pumping seeds to an assembly line grow pods includes releasing seeds to a pipe in fluid communication with a pump, moving water from a water source to the pipe in fluid communication with the pump, combining the seeds released from the tank with the water from the water source in the pipe, and pumping the combination of the seeds released from the tank and the water from the water source to a grow pod line in fluid communication with the pump, and moving the seeds from the grow pod line to one or more carts of an assembly line grow pod.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2019
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Applicant: Grow Solutions Tech LLC
    Inventors: Jordan Farnsworth Smith, Charles Thomas Martin, Joseph David Frodsham, David Smith Broadbent
  • Patent number: 10722324
    Abstract: An adapter for a tailpiece for a dental valve is disclosed which has a body having an exterior surface, a valve receiving end, a tailpiece receiving end, a lumen formed between the valve receiving end and the tailpiece receiving end, the lumen having an interior surface, an interior annular groove formed in the interior surface, and an exterior annular rib formed in the exterior surface, with the exterior annular rib being positioned near the tailpiece receiving end and the interior annular channel being positioned near the valve receiving end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: STOMA VENTURES, LLC
    Inventors: Edward Arguello, Charles Thomas
  • Patent number: 10709095
    Abstract: A novel maize variety designated PH46AR and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant comprise crossing maize variety PH46AR with another maize plant are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into PH46AR through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby are provided. Hybrid maize seed, plants or plant parts are produced by crossing the variety PH46AR or a locus conversion of PH46AR with another maize variety.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: PIONEER Hl-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventor: Charles Thomas Cunnyngham
  • Patent number: 10710356
    Abstract: Apparatus provides point of service to manufacture a custom cranial remodeling device for correction of cranial deformity of a subject. The apparatus comprises capture apparatus disposed at a physical location for capturing three dimensional digital data of the head of the subject and generating a three-dimensional digital data file representative of the head and an additive manufacture device located at the physical location. The apparatus further comprises a processor that operates to process the three-dimensional digital data file to produce a device file comprising the shape for the custom cranial remodeling device. The processor provides the device file to the additive manufacture device. The said additive manufacture device operates to utilize the device file to manufacture the custom cranial remodeling device at the physical location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: CRANIAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Timothy R Littlefield, Jerold N Luisi, George E Kechter, Mark Charles Thomas