Patents by Inventor Donald E. Thoma

Donald E. Thoma 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: 20240112767
    Abstract: Systems and methods for maintaining an electronic health records system, including a server storing a medical records database. Requests for medical data for a patient in a master problem list are received from a user device, and appropriate list permissions are determined and granted for hierarchical derivative problem lists. Annotated data is received at the server from a user device based on annotations made to a derivative problem list, and problem lists are updated with the received annotated data in real time. The received annotated data is compared with current entries using natural language processing to detect duplicate entries, the duplicate entries are iteratively detected and removed from the master problem list, and non-duplicate entries are stored in authorized derivative problem lists based on the natural language processing and list update permissions for each of the derivative problem lists.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2022
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Donald C. Thomas, III, Christopher E. Orlando
  • Patent number: 5328226
    Abstract: A strap is secured across the passenger compartment of an automobile at a position behind the front seat backs and close to the top of the front seat backs. The strap is secured around the doorposts of a 4-door car to prevent the seat backs from collapsing backward due to impact on the car from the rear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 1992
    Date of Patent: July 12, 1994
    Inventor: Donald E. Thomas
  • Patent number: 4623874
    Abstract: A bidirectional word length converter for use in transferring data between a first data processing unit and second data processing unit each using a word format of a different length. The converter includes a buffer connected between the first and second units and a converter control. The converter control is adapted to accept a plurality of mode signals from the first unit to control the transfer of data in a first length word format from the first unit to the second unit in a second length word format. The converter control is further adapted to accept an alternative plurality of mode signals to transfer data from the second unit to the first unit in a similar manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 1984
    Date of Patent: November 18, 1986
    Assignee: GTE Communication Systems Corp.
    Inventor: Donald E. Thoma
  • Patent number: 4603717
    Abstract: Disclosed is a template for forming tapered sliding dovetail joints. The template is particularly useful for making tapered sliding dovetail joints using powered hand tools, such as a router. The template has a longitudinally extending groove which is narrower at one end than at the other. To form a sliding dovetail groove, a workpiece is placed underneath the template, and a dovetail cutter is passed along the sides of the groove. The template also has two longitudinally extending grooves which are tapered towards each other. To cut a sliding dovetail tongue, the end of a workpiece is placed below the template so the edges of the workpiece are exposed through the grooves, but the middle of the workpiece is covered by the template. A dovetail cutter is passed along the sides of each groove, creating a dovetail tongue. The template may also be secured to a dovetailing jig, to provide secure alignment and holding of the workpieces against the template.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 1985
    Date of Patent: August 5, 1986
    Inventor: Donald E. Thomas
  • Patent number: 4568436
    Abstract: The absorption of neutrons of a nuclear reactor without producing fissions is reduced by providing selected isotopes of zirconium for fabrication of parts such as cladding, thimble tubes and grids. Specifically, the zirconium is enriched in .sup.90 Zr or is depleted in .sup.91 Zr. The selected isotopes are produced by irradiating Zr(OC.sub.4 H.sub.9).sub.4.sup.t, Zr(OC.sub.5 H.sub.11).sub.4.sup.t and/or Zr(OC.sub.3 H.sub.7).sub.4.sup.t, with radiation from a CO.sub.2 laser tuned to the vibrations of the CO(.sup.90 Zr) bond or the O(.sup.91 Zr) bond.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 1982
    Date of Patent: February 4, 1986
    Assignee: Westinghouse Electric Corp.
    Inventors: John D. Feichtner, Donald E. Thomas, Bulent E. Yoldas
  • Patent number: 4402771
    Abstract: A substrate is made for silicon solar cells by heating a sheet of large-grained silicon steel at a temperature of at least about 1300.degree. C. in an atmosphere of hydrogen and tungsten hexafluoride (or hexachloride) at a partial pressure ratio of hydrogen to tungsten hexafluoride of about 3 to about 6 to deposit an epitaxial layer of tungsten on said sheet of silicon steel. Epitaxial silicon can then be deposited in a conventional manner on the layer of epitaxial tungsten.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 1982
    Date of Patent: September 6, 1983
    Assignee: Westinghouse Electric Corp.
    Inventor: Donald E. Thomas
  • Patent number: 4375078
    Abstract: This circuit provides a minimally sized bidirectional asynchronous automatic interface between a high speed data processing system and one of a plurality of data terminal devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 1981
    Date of Patent: February 22, 1983
    Assignee: GTE Automatic Electric Labs Inc.
    Inventor: Donald E. Thoma
  • Patent number: 4343963
    Abstract: A substrate is made for silicon solar cells by heating a sheet of large-grained silicon steel at a temperature of at least about 1300.degree. C. in an atmosphere of hydrogen and tungsten hexafluoride (or hexachloride) at a partial pressure ratio of hydrogen to tungsten hexafluoride of about 3 to about 6 to deposit an epitaxial layer of tungsten on said sheet of silicon steel. Epitaxial silicon can then be deposited in a conventional manner on the layer of epitaxial tungsten.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 1979
    Date of Patent: August 10, 1982
    Assignee: Westinghouse Electric Corp.
    Inventor: Donald E. Thomas
  • Patent number: 4037510
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for refinishing fingerboard frets of a fretted stringed instrument.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 1976
    Date of Patent: July 26, 1977
    Inventors: Michael F. Ginex, Donald E. Thomas