Patents by Inventor Christian Thomas

Christian 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).

  • Publication number: 20220168766
    Abstract: An additive manufacturing (AM) system includes a housing defining a chamber, a build platform disposed within the chamber, and an upper gas inlet configured to supply an upper gas flow in a first direction parallel to the build platform. The AM system includes a lower gas inlet disposed in the chamber and configured to supply a lower gas flow in a second direction toward a bottom wall of the chamber, and a flow directing system configured to receive the lower gas flow and redirect the lower gas flow in the first direction parallel to the build platform. The AM system includes one or more gas delivery devices fluidly coupled to the upper and lower gas inlets and configured to regulate one or more flow characteristics of the upper and lower gas flows and a gas outlet configured to discharge the upper and lower gas flows from the chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2022
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Inventors: Christian Thomas Wakelam, Rene du Cauze de Nazelle
  • Publication number: 20220119538
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for treating or reducing chronic inflammatory pain in a subject by administering to the subject a dose of an anti-IL-36R antibody.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2021
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Inventors: Christian THOMA, Dirk ESSER, Tristan GLOEDE
  • Patent number: 11298716
    Abstract: An additive manufacturing (AM) system includes a housing defining a chamber, a build platform disposed within the chamber, and an upper gas inlet configured to supply an upper gas flow in a first direction parallel to the build platform. The AM system includes a lower gas inlet disposed in the chamber and configured to supply a lower gas flow in a second direction toward a bottom wall of the chamber, and a flow directing system configured to receive the lower gas flow and redirect the lower gas flow in the first direction parallel to the build platform. The AM system includes one or more gas delivery devices fluidly coupled to the upper and lower gas inlets and configured to regulate one or more flow characteristics of the upper and lower gas flows and a gas outlet configured to discharge the upper and lower gas flows from the chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Christian Thomas Wakelam, Rene du Cauze de Nazelle
  • Publication number: 20220072574
    Abstract: An additive manufacturing (AM) system includes a housing defining a chamber, a build platform disposed in the chamber at a first elevation, and a lower gas inlet disposed at a second elevation and configured to supply a lower gas flow. The AM system includes a contoured surface extending between the lower gas inlet and the build platform to direct the lower gas flow from the second elevation at the lower gas inlet to the first elevation at the build platform, where the contoured surface discharges the lower gas flow in a direction substantially parallel to the build platform. The AM system also includes one or more gas delivery devices coupled to the lower gas inlet to regulate one or more flow characteristics of the lower gas flow, and a gas outlet configured to discharge the lower gas flow.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2021
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Inventors: Christian Thomas Wakelam, Rene du Cauze de Nazelle, Mohammed Mounir Shalaby, Kishore Ramakrishnan, Jens Stammberger
  • Publication number: 20220050230
    Abstract: Compact lens systems that may be used in small form factor cameras. The lens system may include a master lens with two or more lens elements arranged along an optical axis and having refractive power, and an optical actuator located on the object side of the master lens that may provide autofocus (AF) and/or optical image stabilization (OIS) functionality for the camera. An aperture stop for the camera may be included in the optical actuator, for example between a substrate and a flexible optical element of the optical actuator. Including the aperture stop in the optical actuator rather than in the lens stack may allow the optical actuator to be smaller in the X-Y dimensions (perpendicular to the optical (Z) axis) than it would be in a similar camera with the aperture stop located in the lens stack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2021
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Christian Thomas Fuller, Iain A. McAllister, Yoshikazu Shinohara
  • Patent number: 11242770
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure generally relate to a turbine center frame for a turbine engine through which a flow path extends. The turbine center frame can include an inner wall radially spaced from an outer wall, with the inner and outer walls extending between an inlet and an outlet, and with the outlet downstream of the inlet with respect to the flow path. A set of circumferentially-spaced airfoils can extend between the inner wall and the outer wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Jonathan Ong, Christian Thomas Wakelam, Andreas Peters
  • Patent number: 11203027
    Abstract: An additive manufacturing (AM) system includes a housing defining a chamber, a build platform disposed in the chamber at a first elevation, and a lower gas inlet disposed at a second elevation and configured to supply a lower gas flow. The AM system includes a contoured surface extending between the lower gas inlet and the build platform to direct the lower gas flow from the second elevation at the lower gas inlet to the first elevation at the build platform, where the contoured surface discharges the lower gas flow in a direction substantially parallel to the build platform. The AM system also includes one or more gas delivery devices coupled to the lower gas inlet to regulate one or more flow characteristics of the lower gas flow, and a gas outlet configured to discharge the lower gas flow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Christian Thomas Wakelam, Rene du Cauze de Nazelle, Mohammed Mounir Shalaby, Kishore Ramakrishnan, Jens Stammberger
  • Patent number: 11195730
    Abstract: A device for processing wafer-shaped articles comprises a closed process chamber that provides a gas-tight enclosure. A rotary chuck is located within the closed process chamber. A heater is positioned relative to the chuck so as to heat a wafer shaped article held on the chuck from one side only and without contacting the wafer shaped article. The heater emits radiation having a maximum intensity in a wavelength range from 390 nm to 550 nm. At least one first liquid dispenser is positioned relative to the chuck so as to dispense a process liquid onto a side of a wafer shaped article that is opposite the side of the wafer-shaped article facing the heater.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: Lam Research AG
    Inventors: Rainer Obweger, Andreas Gleissner, Thomas Wirnsberger, Franz Kumnig, Alessandro Baldaro, Christian Thomas Fischer, Mu Hung Chou, Rafal Ryszard Dylewicz, Nathan Lavdovsky, Ivan L. Berry, III
  • Patent number: 11188213
    Abstract: Techniques for edit experience for transformation of digital content are delivered in a digital medium environment. According to various implementations, an image editor system receives edits to a digital image to transform the digital image and generate an edited image. An edit experience is then generated that is presentable to recreate the image transformation process. The image editor system outputs the edit experience to enable a user to interact with the edit experience to reproduce the image transformation, such as via a step-by-step process. In at least some implementations, edits to a particular digital image are saved as presets that can be suggested for editing other images, such as images that are determined to be similar to an edited image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: Adobe Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Eric Nichoson, Edward Christopher Wright, Christopher James Gammon, Christian Thomas Cantrell
  • Patent number: 11163096
    Abstract: Compact lens systems that may be used in small form factor cameras. The lens system may include a master lens with two or more lens elements arranged along an optical axis and having refractive power, and an optical actuator located on the object side of the master lens that may provide autofocus (AF) and/or optical image stabilization (OIS) functionality for the camera. An aperture stop for the camera may be included in the optical actuator, for example between a substrate and a flexible optical element of the optical actuator. Including the aperture stop in the optical actuator rather than in the lens stack may allow the optical actuator to be smaller in the X-Y dimensions (perpendicular to the optical (Z) axis) than it would be in a similar camera with the aperture stop located in the lens stack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Christian Thomas Fuller, Iain A. McAllister, Yoshikazu Shinohara
  • Publication number: 20210310376
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure generally relate to a turbine center frame for a turbine engine through which a flow path extends. The turbine center frame can include an inner wall radially spaced from an outer wall, with the inner and outer walls extending between an inlet and an outlet, and with the outlet downstream of the inlet with respect to the flow path. A set of circumferentially-spaced airfoils can extend between the inner wall and the outer wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2020
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Inventors: Jonathan Ong, Christian Thomas Wakelam, Andreas Peters
  • Publication number: 20210230860
    Abstract: A fastening system for joining two structural members is provided. The fastening system includes a latching device comprising a housing, at least one eccentric rotatable part and a generally S shaped latch spring hook joined to the rotatable part, and a receiver having at least one hole configured to receive a free end of the latch spring hook. In one embodiment, the bottom portion of the housing is generally semi-circular in shape and the receiver includes two semi-circular frames having a corresponding radius to receive the lower portion of the housing. The latching device is fixed to a first structural member and the receiver is fixed to a second structural member. The structural members may be joined by positioning an end of the first structural member adjacent to the receiver of the second structural member and rotating the rotatable part to cause the free end of the latch spring hook to engage the hole in the receiver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2021
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Inventors: Alfred C. Langer, Christian Thomas
  • Patent number: 11010036
    Abstract: Techniques for edit experience for transformation of digital content are delivered in a digital medium environment. According to various implementations, an image editor system receives edits to a digital image to transform the digital image and generate an edited image. An edit experience is then generated that is presentable to recreate the image transformation process. The image editor system outputs the edit experience to enable a user to interact with the edit experience to reproduce the image transformation, such as via a step-by-step process. In at least some implementations, edits to a particular digital image are saved as presets that can be suggested for editing other images, such as images that are determined to be similar to an edited image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: Adobe Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Eric Nichoson, Edward Christopher Wright, Christopher James Gammon, Christian Thomas Cantrell
  • Publication number: 20210130043
    Abstract: A container made of injection-molded plastic, having a base (1) and two end walls (3) and two side walls (2). At least the side walls (2) have a multiplicity of openings (5), which are arranged in a grid and are provided to attach additional elements (6) to the container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2018
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Applicant: Rotho Kunststoff AG
    Inventors: Markus Brunner, Christian Thoma
  • Publication number: 20210087285
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the treatment of or alleviation of signs and symptoms of an acute phase flare-up of generalized pustular psoriasis (GPP) with anti-IL36R antibodies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2020
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Inventors: Christian THOMA, Steven John PADULA, Janine LAMAR
  • Publication number: 20210011616
    Abstract: Techniques for edit experience for transformation of digital content are delivered in a digital medium environment. According to various implementations, an image editor system receives edits to a digital image to transform the digital image and generate an edited image. An edit experience is then generated that is presentable to recreate the image transformation process. The image editor system outputs the edit experience to enable a user to interact with the edit experience to reproduce the image transformation, such as via a step-by-step process. In at least some implementations, edits to a particular digital image are saved as presets that can be suggested for editing other images, such as images that are determined to be similar to an edited image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2020
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Applicant: Adobe Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Eric Nichoson, Edward Christopher Wright, Christopher James Gammon, Christian Thomas Cantrell
  • Publication number: 20210011615
    Abstract: Techniques for edit experience for transformation of digital content are delivered in a digital medium environment. According to various implementations, an image editor system receives edits to a digital image to transform the digital image and generate an edited image. An edit experience is then generated that is presentable to recreate the image transformation process. The image editor system outputs the edit experience to enable a user to interact with the edit experience to reproduce the image transformation, such as via a step-by-step process. In at least some implementations, edits to a particular digital image are saved as presets that can be suggested for editing other images, such as images that are determined to be similar to an edited image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2020
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Applicant: Adobe Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Eric Nichoson, Edward Christopher Wright, Christopher James Gammon, Christian Thomas Cantrell
  • Patent number: 10860196
    Abstract: Techniques for edit experience for transformation of digital content are delivered in a digital medium environment. According to various implementations, an image editor system receives edits to a digital image to transform the digital image and generate an edited image. An edit experience is then generated that is presentable to recreate the image transformation process. The image editor system outputs the edit experience to enable a user to interact with the edit experience to reproduce the image transformation, such as via a step-by-step process. In at least some implementations, edits to a particular digital image are saved as presets that can be suggested for editing other images, such as images that are determined to be similar to an edited image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: Adobe Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Eric Nichoson, Edward Christopher Wright, Christopher James Gammon, Christian Thomas Cantrell
  • Patent number: 10844459
    Abstract: A method for extracting the tantalum from an acid aqueous phase A1 comprising at least one step comprising the bringing of the aqueous phase A1 into contact with a phase A2 not miscible with water, and then the separation of the aqueous phase A1 from the phase A2, the phase A2 consisting of one ionic liquid or a mixture of ionic liquids as an extractant. A method for recovering the tantalum that implements this extraction method and to a use of an ionic liquid or of a mixture of ionic liquids as an extractant, in order to extract the tantalum from such an aqueous phase A1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignees: CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE, UNIVERSITE DE MONTPELLIER, UNIVERSITE DE CHAMBERY, ECOLE NATIONALE SUPERIEURE DE CHIMIE DE MONTPELLIER, TND, UNIVERSITE DE LORRAINE
    Inventors: Raphael Turgis, Guilhem Arrachart, Stéphane Pellet-Rostaing, Micheline Draye, Sophie Legeai, David Virieux, Christian Thomas
  • Patent number: D923071
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: CARL ZEISS MICROSCOPY GMBH
    Inventors: Christian Thomas, Xingbiao Gu, Martin Stohr