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).

  • Patent number: 10748126
    Abstract: A system for converting physical coins into digital currency at a point of sale during a cash transaction at a retailer and related methods. A mobile app residing on a customer's mobile device communicates with a control module to manage the customer's account and obtain an identifier associated with the customer's account. During a cash transaction where physical change is due, the mobile device transmits the identifier to the point of sale. The point of sale transmits the identifier and the amount of change due to the control module. The control module confirms the identity of the customer using the identifier and directs a financial institution to move the amount of change due from the retailer's bank account to one or more designated bank accounts, one of which may be the customer's bank account.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: POCKIT, LLC
    Inventors: Matthew Panzo, Steve Shamrock, Christian Thomas Chicles, Lydia Chicles, David Michael Booth, David Robert Newman
  • Publication number: 20200207862
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the treatment of or alleviation of signs and symptoms of palmoplantar pustulosis (PPP) with anti-IL-36R antibodies in a patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2019
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Inventors: Patrick BAUM, Janine LAMAR, Steven John PADULA, Christian THOMA
  • Publication number: 20200165026
    Abstract: A container made of injection molded plastic, in particular for storing fruit, vegetables or other foods, includes a box having a box base, a side wall and an generally encircling, upper box periphery, which defines a box opening, and also includes a container lid for at least partially closing the box opening. On an inner side, directed toward an inner region of the box, the container lid has a three-dimensional surface structure including a plurality of respectively adjacent hollow bodies, of which the basic shape has a respective bottom surface, arranged on the inner side of the container lid, a top surface, which is oriented in the direction of the inner region of the box, and a lateral surface, which connects the bottom surface and the top surface to one another. At least some of the hollow bodies are open in the direction of the inner region of the box.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2019
    Publication date: May 28, 2020
    Applicant: Rotho Kunststoff AG
    Inventors: Christian Thoma, Bruno Meier, Marc Binder
  • Patent number: 10631471
    Abstract: A method and a system for increasing the degree days in the immediate environment of fruit bearing vines for the cultivation of particular fruit bearing vines, such as non-rustic vinifera variety vines, in unfavourable climatic regions where the degree days is insufficient for the full maturity of the fruit, is described. Rows of the vines are protected in removable shelters which have a removable tarp cover disposed over a support frame structure to shield the rows of vines from the harsh, vine damaging, winter month temperatures while keeping the vines in a controlled temperature environment. Heated liquid circulation conduits are supported in the shelters at predetermined locations and provide controlled heat during the winter months to prevent the vines and the cordon bearing spuds of the vines from damaging cold temperatures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: Normand Lamoureux
    Inventors: Normand Lamoureux, Christian Thomas
  • Publication number: 20200061653
    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: August 21, 2018
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Inventors: Christian Thomas Wakelam, Rene du Cauze de Nazelle, Mohammed Mounir Shalaby, Kishore Ramakrishnan, Jens Stammberger
  • Publication number: 20200061655
    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: August 21, 2018
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Inventors: Christian Thomas Wakelam, Rene du Cauze de Nazelle
  • Patent number: 10524604
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a food steamer. The food steamer comprises a food preparation chamber (2), a steam generator (3) communicating with the food preparation chamber (2) so that steam is able to flow from the steam generator (3) to the food preparation chamber (2), and a contaminant prevention means (8) configured to prevent the ingress of contaminants from the food preparation chamber (2) into the steam generator (3). The present invention also relates to an apparatus for preventing the ingress of contaminants from a food preparation chamber (2) into a steam generator (3) of a food steamer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
    Inventors: Anders Joel Bjork, Bernhard Schratter, Christian Thomas Schmied
  • Patent number: 10490426
    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: August 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    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: 10473907
    Abstract: A slide system for optical microscopy using immersion fluid including a cover glass having a first refractive index and a transparent film having a second refractive index. The second refractive index of the transparent film is matched to the first refractive index of the cover glass. The transparent film protects the cover glass from immersion fluid used for optical microscopy and the transparent film is configured such that the immersion fluid used can be removed by lifting off the transparent film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: Carl Zeiss Microscopy GmbH
    Inventors: Christian Thomas, Torsten Sievers, Alexander Thesen
  • Publication number: 20190317097
    Abstract: This invention relates to novel approaches for the identification and stratification of subtypes of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC), in particular to novel PDAC subtype-specific markers, and to diagnostic kits comprising reagents for detecting said markers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2019
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Inventors: Christian Thomas Eisen, Andreas Trumpp, Martin Ronald Sprick
  • Publication number: 20190284285
    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: March 8, 2019
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Inventors: Christian Thoma, Steven John Padula, Janine Lamar
  • Patent number: 10370189
    Abstract: A trash collector, including a bucket 1 and a lid 4, which covers the bucket and is fastened pivotally in the area of an upper brim of the bucket, in order to pivot it upwards to open the trash collector. A pedal arrangement 3, 20 is arranged in the area of a base of the bucket, and a lever arrangement 8, 12 connects the pedal arrangement to the lid in order to pivot open the lid by a motion of the pedal arrangement. The lid is embodied in several parts and has at least two lid sections 5, which are each pivotable about as separate axis 30, 30?, and a frame element 6, which is provided detachably and/or pivotally in the area of the upper brim of the bucket and to which the lid sections 5 are fastened in a pivotal fashion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: ROTHO KUNSTSTOFF AG
    Inventors: Christian Thoma, Bruno Meier
  • Publication number: 20190170914
    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: August 8, 2017
    Publication date: June 6, 2019
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Christian Thomas Fuller, Iain A. McAllister, Yoshikazu Shinohara
  • Patent number: 10233018
    Abstract: A trash collector, including a bucket 1 and a lid 4, which covers the bucket and is fastened pivotally in the area of an upper brim of the bucket, in order to pivot it upwards to open the trash collector. A pedal arrangement 3, 20 is arranged in the area of a base of the bucket, and a lever arrangement 8, 12 connects the pedal arrangement to the lid in order to pivot open the lid by a motion of the pedal arrangement. The lid is embodied in several parts and has at least two lid sections 5, which are each pivotable about as separate axis 30, 30?, and a frame element 6, which is provided detachably and/or pivotally in the area of the upper brim of the bucket and to which the lid sections 5 are fastened in a pivotal fashion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: ROTHO KUNSTSTOFF AG
    Inventors: Christian Thoma, Bruno Meier
  • Publication number: 20190077594
    Abstract: A trash collector, including a bucket 1 and a lid 4, which covers the bucket and is fastened pivotally in the area of an upper brim of the bucket, in order to pivot it upwards to open the trash collector. A pedal arrangement 3, 20 is arranged in the area of a base of the bucket, and a lever arrangement 8, 12 connects the pedal arrangement to the lid in order to pivot open the lid by a motion of the pedal arrangement. The lid is embodied in several parts and has at least two lid sections 5, which are each pivotable about as separate axis 30, 30?, and a frame element 6, which is provided detachably and/or pivotally in the area of the upper brim of the bucket and to which the lid sections 5 are fastened in a pivotal fashion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2018
    Publication date: March 14, 2019
    Applicant: ROTHO KUNSTSTOFF AG
    Inventors: Christian Thoma, Bruno Meier
  • Patent number: 10198577
    Abstract: A hack-proof computer interface between a public-side operating system and a private-side operating system utilizing a “King's food taster” approach. A public-side operating system is exposed to the outside world, while a private-side operating system is isolated from the outside world except through the hack-proof interface. This effectively prevents infection of the private-side operating system with viruses or other computer malware from the outside world. The hack-proof interface includes a bitmap-coupled interface, such as a camera capturing a video image of the visible computer screen public-side operating system. A security device, such as a video scrambler or security lens, distorts or decimates the video image sufficiently to prevent active virus code from passing through the bitmap-coupled interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: Mimicc, LLC
    Inventors: Mark Anthony Kleimeyer, Steven James Shamrock, Christian Thomas Chicles, Lydia Chicles, David Michael Booth, Matthew A Panzo
  • Patent number: 10094378
    Abstract: A system for measuring temporally resolved through-flow processes of a fluid. The system includes an inlet, a main line comprising a line section, an outlet fluidically connected with the inlet via the main line, a displacement device arranged in the main line, a circuitous line which branches off the main line between the inlet and the displacement device and to enter the main line between the displacement device and the outlet, a pressure difference transducer arranged in the circuitous line, an evaluation and control unit which controls the displacement device, and a bypass line comprising a pump and a sensor. The bypass line branches off from the main line or from the circuitous line and ends at a same side of the displacement device and the pressure difference transducer to bypass the line section or the circuitous line from which the bypass line branches off.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: AVL LIST GMBH
    Inventors: Heribert Kammerstetter, Christian Thomas Berger, Otfried Derschmidt, Manfred Pross, Martin Duerrwaechter, Herwig Breitwieser, Othmar Bernhard
  • Patent number: 10086225
    Abstract: A bottom-hinged intermediate-locking barbell holder includes a pair of opposed holding bodies connected along their bottoms by a hinge. In a closed position, the handle sections form a handle for gripping and the bases define a generally cylindrical channel, near the hinged bottom, in which compressible gaskets and a handle of a dumbbell may be received and securely contained. A cam latch releasably secures the intermediate sections together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: Pangolin Design Group, LLC
    Inventors: Daniel Robert Sheppard, Andrew Christian Thomas
  • Publication number: 20180273627
    Abstract: The present invention relates to anti-IL-36R binding compounds, in particular new anti-IL-36R antibodies and therapeutic and diagnostic methods and compositions for using the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2018
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Inventors: Wulf Otto BOECHER, Steven John PADULA, Christian THOMA
  • Patent number: D865364
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: Rotho Kunststoff AG
    Inventors: Markus Brunner, Marc Binder, Christian Thoma