Patents by Inventor D. Thomas

D. 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: 20200315086
    Abstract: A clean out system of a header for an agricultural vehicle including at least one cover having a plurality of perforations and at least one actuating member connected to the at least one cover. The at least one actuating member is configured for moving the at least one cover between a first position to completely cover at least one cutout of the frame of the header for blocking the unwanted material from exiting the header, a second position to at least partially uncover the at least one cutout for permitting the unwanted material to pass through the at least one cutout, and a third position to align at least one perforation of the plurality of perforations with the at least one cutout for permitting the unwanted material to pass through the at least one cutout and the at least one perforation of the plurality of perforations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2020
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Inventors: Blaine R. Noll, Jeffrey D. Thomas, Benjamin Kemmerer
  • Publication number: 20200315091
    Abstract: A cleaning system of a header for an agricultural vehicle. The header includes a frame with a floor having at least one cutout therein. The cleaning system includes at least one door, an elongated member operably connected to the at least one door, and at least one actuator connected to the elongated member. The elongated member is rotatable by the at least one actuator to slide the at least one door between a first position for covering the at least one cutout and a second position for at least partially uncovering the at least one cutout and allowing an unwanted material to pass through the at least one cutout.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2020
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Inventors: Blaine R. Noll, Jeffrey D. Thomas, Benjamin Kemmerer
  • Publication number: 20200318591
    Abstract: A stator coil assembly is provided comprising: a stator having a stator core; a cover positioned within the stator core; a top section coupled to the cover to define an interior region, the top section including a pair of protrusions, each protrusion having a bore extending therethrough; a bobbin disposed within the interior region; a plurality of coil windings wrapped around the bobbin; a pair of lead wires, each lead wire extending through a corresponding protrusion bore and connecting to the coil windings within the interior region; and a pair of hermetic seals, each hermetic seal surrounding a corresponding lead wire within a protrusion bore to hermetically seal the interior region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2020
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Inventor: Richard D. Thomas
  • Publication number: 20200315096
    Abstract: A clean out system of a header for an agricultural vehicle. The header includes a frame with a floor having at least one cutout for allowing an unwanted material to pass therethrough. The clean out system includes at least one door configured for pivotally connecting to the floor and selectively engaging with the at least one cutout, a latching mechanism connected to the at least one door and configured for securing the at least one door to the frame, and at least one actuating member operably connected to the at least one door and configured for selectively latching the latching mechanism and pivoting the at least one door in between an open position and a closed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2020
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Inventors: Jeffrey D. Thomas, Benjamin Kemmerer, Joel T. Cook, Blaine R. Noll, Herbert M. Farley
  • Patent number: 10794898
    Abstract: Methods for identifying a compound that alters fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) of a protein. The methods include use of a genetically engineered cell that includes a target protein. The target protein includes one or more heterologous domains. In one embodiment, a target protein includes two heterologous domains, and in another embodiment, the target protein includes a heterologous domain and the cell further includes a second protein that includes a heterologous domain. A heterologous domain may include a chromophore or an amino acid to which a fluorescent dye attaches. The fluorescence lifetime of one or more chromophore, one or more fluorescent dye, or the combination thereof, is measured after contacting the cell with a compound A difference between the fluorescence lifetime in the presence of the test compound and the fluorescence lifetime in the absence of the test compound indicates that the test compound alters the FRET of the target protein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignees: Regents of the University of Minnesota, Loyola University Chicago
    Inventors: David D. Thomas, Simon Joseph Gruber, Razvan L. Cornea, Gregory David Gillispie, Kurt C. Peterson, Seth Louis Robia
  • Patent number: 10769569
    Abstract: A multi-factor risk analysis system may include a resource data store defining, for each of a plurality of resources: a resource identifier, a current resource value, and a resource type. A back-end application computer server may establish a set of risk parameter diversification objectives and determine a set of eligible resources by accessing the resource data store. The server may then calculate a value factor characteristic and a momentum factor characteristic for each of the eligible resources. A set of index resources may be constructed from the set of eligible resources based on the risk parameter diversification objective and a risk optimization process utilizing a weighted value factor characteristic and momentum factor characteristic of each resource. An interactive user interface may then be rendered including indications associated with the constructed set of index resources, the value factor characteristics, and the momentum factor characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: Hartford Fire Insurance Company
    Inventors: Theodore J Lucas, Dariusz Wojnar, Mark D Thomas, Scott M Fitzpatrick, Kylie J Baker
  • Publication number: 20200266884
    Abstract: A method includes obtaining traffic demand data indicating user traffic demand through a communication system including a multistage interconnection network. The method also includes generating first path data based on the traffic demand data. The first path data represents a configuration of components of the multistage interconnection network to provide traffic paths through the multistage interconnection network. The method includes selectively generating second path data based on a determination that a potential failure of the multistage interconnection network cannot be isolated, based on the traffic paths, to a single component. The second path data represents a modified configuration of the components to provide the traffic paths and test paths through the multistage interconnection network to facilitate isolation of the failure of the multistage interconnection network to the single component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2019
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Inventors: James Y. Li, Dimitri D. Thomas
  • Patent number: 10745364
    Abstract: The invention provides certain bicylic heterocyclic compounds of the Formula (I) or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein X1, X2, R1, R2, R3, R4, and Cy are as defined herein. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds of the Formula (I) or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, and methods of using the compounds of the Formula (I) or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof or pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same for treating diseases or conditions mediated by RORgammaT.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignees: Lycera Corporation, Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Thomas D. Aicher, Chad A. VanHuis, William D. Thomas, John K. MacLean, Brian M. Andresen, Kenneth J. Barr, Corey E. Bienstock, Neville J. Anthony, Matthew Daniels, Kun Liu, Yuan Liu, Catherine M. White, Blair T. Lapointe, Nunzio Sciammetta, Vladimir Simov
  • Publication number: 20200217286
    Abstract: An injector is provided, comprising an injector body comprising an inlet passage configured to receive fluid, at least one injection outlet configured to deliver fluid, and a central bore, a needle valve disposed for reciprocal movement within the central bore between a closed position and an opened position; and an actuator configured to move the needle valve between the closed position wherein a first portion of a surface of the valve tip engages a first portion of a surface of the injector body to form a first seal that inhibits flow through the at least one injection outlet, and the opened position wherein a second portion of the surface of the valve tip engages a second portion of the surface of the injector body to form a second seal that inhibits flow through the drain outlet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2017
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventors: Richard D. Thomas, Lester L. Peters, Anthony A. Shaull
  • Patent number: 10693952
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for processing and sending messages with low latency are described. An application server may obtain a triggered send request (TSR) message from triggered send (TS) subscriber. The TSR message may comprise TSR information and a TSR payload. The application server may directly inject the TSR payload to an available message server for processing when the TSR information indicates that a first priority is associated with the payload, and may notify the available message server that the TSR payload is available for processing when the TSR information indicates that a second priority is associated with the payload. The application server may also write the TSR payload and/or TSR information to a TSS queue of a TSS tenant space, and may write the payload to a non-relational datastore regardless of a priority associated with the payload. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: SALESFORCE.COM, INC.
    Inventors: D. Thomas Waltz, Jerry Seiler, Michael Clark, Steve Shellist, Kevin King, Andrew Rewald, Jonathan Bennett, Mike Alexander, Tod Karpinski
  • Patent number: 10688951
    Abstract: A system includes a first webbing payout sensor and a seatbelt wear condition module. The first webbing payout sensor can detect a first webbing payout of a seatbelt associated with a seat of a vehicle. The first webbing payout is a first length of webbing of the seatbelt dispensed from a first retractor of the seatbelt. The seatbelt wear condition module can identify whether the seatbelt is worn correctly based on the first webbing payout. The system may further include a second webbing payout sensor that detects a second webbing payout of the seatbelt associated with the seat. The second webbing payout is a second length of webbing of the seatbelt dispensed from a second retractor of the seatbelt. The seatbelt wear condition module identifies whether the seatbelt is worn correctly based on the first webbing payout and the second webbing payout.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Sean T. Coughlin, Carolyn M. Mavis, Scott D. Thomas, Orhan Demirovic
  • Patent number: 10688954
    Abstract: An airbag assembly for mounting above an occupant in a vehicle includes an airbag housing and an airbag cushion. The airbag cushion is connected to the housing and is deployable from an uninflated state to an inflated state. The airbag cushion includes a forward portion and a rearward portion. The forward portion is positioned closer to the occupant than the rearward portion when the airbag cushion is in the inflated state. The forward portion is also separated from the rearward portion by a void. The void configured to cause a head of the occupant to rotate forward relative to a torso of the occupant when the occupant contacts the airbag cushion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Scott D. Thomas, Brennon L. White
  • Patent number: 10682974
    Abstract: An overhead airbag system includes a first airbag assembly with a first inflator and a first airbag cushion. The first airbag cushion includes an occupant-facing portion, a first side portion and a second side portion. The occupant-facing portion is connected between the first side portion and the second side portion and separates the first side portion from the second side portion by a first gap. The first airbag cushion is operable in an uninflated state and an inflated state. The airbag system also includes a second airbag assembly with a second inflator and a second airbag cushion. The second airbag cushion includes an occupant-facing wall and at least one side wall. The occupant-facing wall faces away from the occupant-facing portion of the first airbag cushion and the at least one side wall is positioned between the first side portion and the second side portion of the first airbag cushion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventor: Scott D. Thomas
  • Publication number: 20200186699
    Abstract: Example techniques are disclosed for altering trail camera settings when deployed. For example, settings relating to triggering functionality, time lapse functionality, image resolution, motion sensor sensitivity, flash intensity, and other camera functions can be altered. The settings can be altered based on environmental conditions such as weather and ambient noise. The settings can also be altered based on trail camera conditions such as available battery capacity or image storage capacity. The trail camera settings can also be altered based on images obtained by the trail camera, with or without analyzing content of the images.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2019
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Inventors: Joseph F. Hlatky, Steven D. Thomas, JR.
  • Patent number: 10660901
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to derivatives of pyrrolobenzodiazepines and antibody-drug conjugates thereof and to methods of using these conjugates as therapeutics and/or diagnostics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: Mersana Therapeutics, Inc.
    Inventors: Mao Yin, Joshua D. Thomas, Aleksandr V. Yurkovetskiy, Patrick R. Conlon, Bingfan Du, Eugene W. Kelleher, Timothy B. Lowinger, Shuyi Tang
  • Patent number: 10647844
    Abstract: A method for synthesizing polyacrylonitrile (PAN) polymer with a narrow molecular weight distribution is disclosed. The preferred PAN polymer has a PDI (Mw/Mn) of about 2 or less. Such PAN polymer is synthesized by controlled/living radical polymerization using a special RAFT (Reversible Addition-Fragmentation Chain Transfer) agent. Also disclosed is a method for producing carbon fibers from PAN polymer with low PDI.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: Cytec Industries Inc.
    Inventors: Longgui Tang, Alan D. Thomas, Billy D. Harmon
  • Patent number: 10648375
    Abstract: An electrically-controlled eccentric camshaft phaser (10) that adjusts phase between a camshaft and a crankshaft includes a sprocket (12), configured to connect to the crankshaft and rotate about a center axis (x), having a sprocket ring gear (14); a camshaft plate (20) configured to connect to the camshaft and rotate about the center axis (x), having a camshaft ring gear (22); an eccentric shaft (28) that includes a crankshaft eccentric section (52) and a camshaft eccentric section (54); a sprocket bearing (16) that is received by the crankshaft eccentric section (52); a camshaft bearing (64), having a different diameter than the sprocket bearing (16), that is received by the camshaft eccentric section (54).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: BORGWARNER, INC.
    Inventors: Daniel Brown, Shawn Blackmur, Chris D. Thomas
  • Publication number: 20200145118
    Abstract: A broadcast response system provides, e.g., a radio broadcast listener with the ability to obtain media content such as music or speech while listening to the radio. The user can respond to items in the radio broadcast such as advertisements, fund raising drives, or interactive listener polls during the broadcast. Data such as song title and artist, author or publisher and the IP address for the location where the digital version of the content is stored, can be transmitted using, e.g., the RBDS/RDS data stream. A reference number representing song title and artist, author or publisher and the IP address for the location where the digital version of the content is stored can also be employed for ease of implementation. This reference number can reside in a lookup table to be accessed by broadcast response server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2019
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Inventors: Kelly M. Christensen, Barry D. Thomas, Thomas J. Smyth
  • Patent number: 10640944
    Abstract: A pier tool, includes: a tubular body having an uphole end and a downhole end and defining a flow path therethrough and a tamping head disposed within the flow path of the tubular body and defines tamping surface on a downhole side of the tamping head A method for forming a pier includes assembling a pier tool mandrel, a pier tool mandrel including the pier tool and forming a rammed aggregate pier using the pier tool mandrel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: PPI ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION SERVICES, LLC
    Inventors: Ronald D. Thomas, Tommy L. Williamson
  • Publication number: 20200118218
    Abstract: Rooms, structures, vehicles, and other objects can be accurately diagrammed, often without performing a physical on-site inspection. Photographs of a room, structure, vehicle, or other object are uploaded to a computer having a processor. A base calibration measure is determined for a room, structure, vehicle, object, or component thereof, depicted in the photographs using at least one known dimension for items observable in the photographs. The base calibration measure is then used to determine dimensions of other areas, items, or objects depicted in such photographs, and to create at least one scale diagram of the subject matter of the photographs. Damages areas of the structure/vehicle/object can be assessed from the scale diagram. The scale diagram can then be used to calculate appropriate insurance payment amounts for damage claims.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2019
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Inventors: William J. Durel, Douglas Thomas, Steven D. Thomas