Patents by Inventor Charles Thomas

Charles 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: 12521216
    Abstract: A connector for a dental valve has a body having an exterior surface, a valve receiving end, a tip receiving end, a lumen formed between the valve receiving end and the tip receiving end, a front section, a center section, and a rear section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2026
    Assignee: STOMA VENTURES, LLC.
    Inventor: Charles Thomas
  • Patent number: 12440319
    Abstract: A disposable dental aerosol device has a tube having a tip end having a tip having a tip opening, a valve receiving end having a rear end opening, and an aerosol directing device having an aerosol collecting funnel, a first vane, a second vane, a first aerosol capturing port formed between the first vane and the second vane, and a second aerosol capturing port formed between the second vane and the first vane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2025
    Assignee: STOMA VENTURES, LLC
    Inventor: Charles Thomas
  • Publication number: 20250169934
    Abstract: A tailpiece for a dental valve device is disclosed which has a body having a valve receiving end, a hose receiving end, and an intermediate elbow portion between the valve receiving end and the hose receiving end. A tailpiece for a dental valve device is also disclosed which has a body having a valve receiving end, a hose receiving end, an intermediate elbow portion between the valve receiving end and the hose receiving end, a lumen formed in the body between the valve receiving end and the hose receiving end, and a check valve positioned in the lumen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2025
    Publication date: May 29, 2025
    Inventor: Charles Thomas
  • Patent number: 12310943
    Abstract: Provided are compositions comprising compounds or precursors to compounds which may be used for a variety of therapeutic applications including, for example, treating and/or preventing a disease or disorder related to reduced or inadequate mitochondrial activity, including aging or stress, diabetes, obesity, and neurodegenerative diseases. The compounds relate generally to urolithins and precursors thereof, including but not limited to ellagitannins and urolithin A. In certain embodiments the compositions are presented in or as food products or nutritional supplements. These same compounds and compositions can also be used advantageously in generally healthy individuals to increase or maintain metabolic rate, decrease percent body fat, increase or maintain muscle mass, manage body weight, improve or maintain mental performance (including memory), improve or maintain muscle performance, improve or maintain mood, and manage stress.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2025
    Assignee: Amazentis SA
    Inventors: Christopher L. Rinsch, William Blanco-Bose, Bernard Schneider, Charles Thomas, Carmen Sandi, Johan Auwerx, Penelope Andreux, Richardus Houtkooper, Eija Pirinen, Laurent Mouchiroud, David Genoux
  • Publication number: 20250161011
    Abstract: A disposable dental aerosol device has a body having an exterior surface, a front end having an angled opening having a retraction lip portion, a rear end having an opening, and a lumen formed between the front end and the rear end, and a pressure relief opening formed in the exterior surface of the body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2025
    Publication date: May 22, 2025
    Inventors: Charles Thomas, Edward Arguello, Jim Langeloh
  • Patent number: 12239501
    Abstract: A tailpiece for a dental valve device is disclosed which has a body having a valve receiving end, a hose receiving end, and an intermediate elbow portion between the valve receiving end and the hose receiving end. A tailpiece for a dental valve device is also disclosed which has a body having a valve receiving end, a hose receiving end, an intermediate elbow portion between the valve receiving end and the hose receiving end, a lumen formed in the body between the valve receiving end and the hose receiving end, and a check valve positioned in the lumen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: STOMA VENTURES, LLC
    Inventor: Charles Thomas
  • Patent number: 12226273
    Abstract: A disposable dental aerosol device has a body having an exterior surface, a front end having an angled opening having a retraction lip portion, a rear end having an opening, and a lumen formed between the front end and the rear end, and a pressure relief opening formed in the exterior surface of the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: STOMA VENTURES, LLC
    Inventors: Charles Thomas, Edward Arguello, Jim Langeloh
  • Patent number: 12220306
    Abstract: A polymer coating/ring is employed to aid in the sealing and connection of modular elements used in body flow lumens for the exclusion and bypass of diseased regions of the flow lumen, such as where aneurysm occurs adjacent to branching blood vessels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignee: Medtronic Vascular, Inc.
    Inventors: Prema Ganesan O'Brien, Jonathan Morris, David Erickson, Matthew Rust, Curtis Hanson, Jack Chu, Charles Thomas
  • Publication number: 20240375687
    Abstract: A modular autonomous container capable of delivering itself via a road system without the need of a semi-truck, trailer, or driver which is powered by rechargeable batteries which comprise of a shipping container, a 3-wheeler pallet, a 4-wheeler pallet, a rechargeable battery, a computing device, and a plurality of wheels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2023
    Publication date: November 14, 2024
    Inventor: Charles Thomas
  • Patent number: 12036205
    Abstract: Provided are compositions comprising compounds or precursors to compounds which may be used for a variety of therapeutic applications including, for example, treating and/or preventing a disease or disorder related to reduced or inadequate mitochondrial activity, including aging or stress, diabetes, obesity, and neurodegenerative diseases. The compounds relate generally to urolithins and precursors thereof, including but not limited to ellagitannins and urolithin A. In certain embodiments the compositions are presented in or as food products or nutritional supplements. These same compounds and compositions can also be used advantageously in generally healthy individuals to increase or maintain metabolic rate, decrease percent body fat, increase or maintain muscle mass, manage body weight, improve or maintain mental performance (including memory), improve or maintain muscle performance, improve or maintain mood, and manage stress.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Assignee: Amazentis SA
    Inventors: Christopher L. Rinsch, William Blanco-Bose, Bernard Schneider, Charles Thomas, Carmen Sandi, Johan Auwerx, Penelope Andreux, Richardus Houtkooper, Eija Pirinen, Laurent Mouchiroud, David Genoux
  • Patent number: 12023451
    Abstract: The present disclosure pertains to systems and methods for delivering sensory stimulation to a subject for facilitating sleep onset. The system comprises one or more sensors for generating output signals indicating one or more physiological parameters of a subject; a sensory stimulator for delivering sensory stimulation to the subject; and one or more physical processors configured to: determine an initial state of the subject based on the output signals from the sensor, the initial state corresponding to at least one physiological parameter of the subject; determine one or more stimulation parameters of sensory stimulation to be delivered to the subject by the sensory stimulator based on the initial state of the subject; and cause the sensory stimulator to deliver the sensory stimulation to the subject based on the determined one or more stimulation parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2024
    Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
    Inventors: Gary Nelson Garcia Molina, Boomika Kalyan, Antonio Aquino, Charles Thomas, Matthew D. Hogan
  • Publication number: 20240156777
    Abstract: Provided are compositions comprising compounds or precursors to compounds which may be used for a variety of therapeutic applications including, for example, treating and/or preventing a disease or disorder related to reduced or inadequate mitochondrial activity, including aging or stress, diabetes, obesity, and neurodegenerative diseases. The compounds relate generally to urolithins and precursors thereof, including but not limited to ellagitannins and urolithin A. In certain embodiments the compositions are presented in or as food products or nutritional supplements. These same compounds and compositions can also be used advantageously in generally healthy individuals to increase or maintain metabolic rate, decrease percent body fat, increase or maintain muscle mass, manage body weight, improve or maintain mental performance (including memory), improve or maintain muscle performance, improve or maintain mood, and manage stress.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2024
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Inventors: Christopher L. Rinsch, William Blanco-Bose, Bernard Schneider, Charles Thomas, Carmen Sandi, Johan Auwerx, Penelope Andreux, Richardus Houtkooper, Eija Pirinen, Laurent Mouchiroud, David Genoux
  • Publication number: 20240100016
    Abstract: Provided are compositions comprising compounds or precursors to compounds which may be used for a variety of therapeutic applications including, for example, treating and/or preventing a disease or disorder related to reduced or inadequate mitochondrial activity, including aging or stress, diabetes, obesity, and neurodegenerative diseases. The compounds relate generally to urolithins and precursors thereof, including but not limited to ellagitannins and urolithin A. In certain embodiments the compositions are presented in or as food products or nutritional supplements. These same compounds and compositions can also be used advantageously in generally healthy individuals to increase or maintain metabolic rate, decrease percent body fat, increase or maintain muscle mass, manage body weight, improve or maintain mental performance (including memory), improve or maintain muscle performance, improve or maintain mood, and manage stress.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Christopher L. Rinsch, William Blanco-Bose, Bernard Schneider, Charles Thomas, Carmen Sandi, Johan Auwerx, Penelope Andreux, Richardus Houtkooper, Eija Pirinen, Laurent Mouchiroud, David Genoux
  • Patent number: 11903922
    Abstract: Provided are compositions comprising compounds or precursors to compounds which may be used for a variety of therapeutic applications including, for example, treating and/or preventing a disease or disorder related to reduced or inadequate mitochondrial activity, including aging or stress, diabetes, obesity, and neurodegenerative diseases. The compounds relate generally to urolithins and precursors thereof, including but not limited to ellagitannins and urolithin A. In certain embodiments the compositions are presented in or as food products or nutritional supplements. These same compounds and compositions can also be used advantageously in generally healthy individuals to increase or maintain metabolic rate, decrease percent body fat, increase or maintain muscle mass, manage body weight, improve or maintain mental performance (including memory), improve or maintain muscle performance, improve or maintain mood, and manage stress.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Amazentis SA
    Inventors: Christopher Rinsch, William Blanco-Bose, Bernard Schneider, Charles Thomas, Carmen Sandi, Johan Auwerx, Penelope Andreux, Richardus Houtkooper, Eija Pirinen, Laurent Mouchiroud, David Genoux
  • Patent number: 11751984
    Abstract: A disposable dental waste filter device has a body having a receiving end, and a separable cap having a tip end, the body for receiving and capturing therein amalgam that enters into the body through the tip end and the separable cap. A disposable dental waste filter device also has a body having a receiving end, a central lumen for receiving and capturing amalgam, a filter, and a circular leg portion having an exterior channel, and a separable cap having a tip end, a circular outer rim having a circular end ridge portion with the ridge portion adapted to be inserted into the exterior channel of the body for a snap fit engagement between the cap and the body, the body for receiving and capturing therein amalgam that enters into the body through the tip end and the separable cap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: STOMA VENTURES, LLC
    Inventor: Charles Thomas
  • Publication number: 20230190430
    Abstract: A saliva ejector has a body having an exterior surface, a valve receiving end, a tip, a lumen formed between the valve receiving end and the tip, and a design element extending out from the exterior surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2021
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Inventor: Charles Thomas
  • Publication number: 20230149139
    Abstract: A connector for a dental valve has a body having an exterior surface, a valve receiving end, a tip receiving end, a lumen formed between the valve receiving end and the tip receiving end, a front section, a center section, and a rear section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2021
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Inventor: Charles Thomas
  • Patent number: 11638633
    Abstract: A disposable dental valve device has 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 first partial opening formed in the valve body and a second partial opening formed in the valve body, and a movable valve sealing device adapted to being inserted into one of the partial openings, the movable valve sealing device having an opening for alignment with the lumen formed between the tip receiving end and the hose receiving end, the movable valve sealing device having a check valve positioned in the opening, and the movable valve sealing device having a top for positioning the movable valve sealing device between a closed position and an opened position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: Stoma Ventures, LLC
    Inventor: Charles Thomas
  • Patent number: 11596507
    Abstract: A disposable dental waste filter device has a body having a tube receiving end having an outlet and a cap receiving end, a cap portion having an inlet and an end for insertion into the cap receiving end, a valve insert assembly for insertion into the body and the cap portion, and a filter assembly positioned within the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: Stoma Ventures, LLC
    Inventor: Charles Thomas
  • Publication number: 20230041321
    Abstract: A polymer coating/ring is employed to aid in the sealing and connection of modular elements used in body flow lumens for the exclusion and bypass of diseased regions of the flow lumen, such as where aneurysm occurs adjacent to branching blood vessels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2022
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Inventors: Prema Ganesan O'Brien, Jonathan Morris, David Erickson, Matthew Rust, Curtis Hanson, Jack Chu, Charles Thomas