Patents by Inventor Frank Thoma

Frank 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).

  • Patent number: 12139847
    Abstract: Active agent-containing articles, for example fibrous structures, that exhibit consumer acceptable article in-use properties, such as flexibility, article dimensions, and/or dissolvability, and product-shipping assemblies for containing the same are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Paul Thomas Weisman, Frank William Denome, Stephen Robert Glassmeyer, Michael Sean Pratt, Gregory Charles Gordon, Mark Robert Sivik
  • Publication number: 20240369283
    Abstract: A portable cooler container with active temperature control includes a container body with an insulated chamber to receive medicines, vaccines, biological samples or other medical goods. A control system is at least partially disposed between an outer wall and an inner wall of the container body. An electronic display screen on one of the lid and the container body configured to display shipping address information for the portable cooler container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2024
    Publication date: November 7, 2024
    Inventors: Clayton Alexander, Daren John Leith, Mikko Juhani Timperi, Christopher Thomas Wakeham, Jacob William Emmert, Joseph Lyle Koch, Frank Victor Baumann, Clifton Texas Lin, Farzam Roknaldin, Mark Channing Stabb
  • Publication number: 20240366007
    Abstract: Drinkware with active temperature control can be a mug made of metal, and optionally coated with a ceramic material. At least one heating element that can thermally communicate with a surface of the drinkware to thereby effect heat transfer through the base in the drinkware. At least one sensor is configured to sense a parameter of the liquid in the drinkware, and at least one power storage element is configured to provide power to the at least one heating element. Control circuitry is configured to control operation of the one or more heating elements, and a transceiver is configured to transmit operating information to a remote electronic device and to receive operating instructions from the remote electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2023
    Publication date: November 7, 2024
    Inventors: Clayton Alexander, Christopher Thomas Wakeham, Daren John Leith, Mikko Juhani Timperi, Frank Victor Baumann, Farzam Roknaldin
  • Publication number: 20240369284
    Abstract: A portable cooler container with active temperature control includes a container body with an insulated chamber to receive medicines, vaccines, biological samples or other medical goods. A control system is at least partially disposed between an outer wall and an inner wall of the container body. An electronic display screen on one of the lid and the container body configured to display shipping address information for the portable cooler container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2024
    Publication date: November 7, 2024
    Inventors: Clayton Alexander, Daren John Leith, Mikko Juhani Timperi, Christopher Thomas Wakeham, Jacob William Emmert, Joseph Lyle Koch, Frank Victor Baumann, Clifton Texas Lin, Farzam Roknaldin, Mark Channing Stabb
  • Publication number: 20240362847
    Abstract: According to an aspect, there is provided a computer-implemented method of operating a visual data delivery system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2022
    Publication date: October 31, 2024
    Inventors: Frank Michael Weber, Alexandra Groth, Harald Greiner, Jonathan Thomas Sutton, Balasundar Raju, Shyam Bharat, Peter Bingley
  • Publication number: 20240350021
    Abstract: System and method for monitoring vital signs of a subject, such as a sleeping patient. A health monitoring device includes a thermal camera such as an uncooled microbolometer array, to monitor breathing, pulse, core temperature, and other vital signs. An audio sensor, e.g., microphone, may be used for monitoring patient respiratory sounds and other sounds. Further information such as pulse rate, PRV, blood pressure, breathing rate and oxygenation level are derived from these signals. The health monitoring device utilizes acquired signals and higher order data in analyzing patient conditions and behaviors. Higher order data include visual data based upon thermal camera signals and audio data based upon audio sensor signals. A processor is configured to output a health determination relating to one or more health parameters of the patient by inputting one or both of the visual data and the audio data into one or more machine learning models.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2024
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Inventors: Frank Thomas HARTLEY, Charles Henry ROSS
  • Publication number: 20240352662
    Abstract: Active agent-containing articles, for example fibrous structures, that exhibit consumer acceptable article in-use properties, such as flexibility, article dimensions, and/or dissolvability, and product-shipping assemblies for containing the same are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2024
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Inventors: Paul Thomas WEISMAN, Frank William DENOME, Stephen Robert GLASSMEYER, Michael Sean PRATT, Gregory Charles GORDON, Mark Robert SIVIK
  • Patent number: 12125340
    Abstract: An electronic gaming machine (EGM) archway includes a first EGM including at least one first curved display device, the at least one first curved display device defining a first portion of the archway. The EGM archway also includes a second EGM including at least one second curved display device, the at least one second curved display device defining a second portion of the archway, the second EGM spaced apart from and diametrically opposing the first EGM. In addition, the EGM archway includes an overhead display portion including at least one third display device, the at least one third display device defining a third portion of the archway, the overhead display portion extending overhead between the at least one first curved display device and the at least one second curved display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: Aristocrat Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen Shaffer, Jr., Frank Rodriguez, Bruce Urban, Alfred Thomas, Rajendrasinh Jadeja, Matthew McKay, Ariel Turgel, Daniel Harden, Elliot Ortiz, Hirotomi Teranishi, Joseph Kaminkow
  • Patent number: 12121403
    Abstract: An interface unit (12) for connecting between an ultrasound sensing apparatus (14) and a patient monitor (18) for providing ultrasound monitoring functionality of one or more physiological or anatomical parameters based on processing of ultrasound data. The interface unit includes means for processing acquired ultrasound data to derive measurements of one or more physiological or anatomical parameters and is configured for outputting said derived measurements to a coupled patient monitor unit, e.g. for display and/or trending by the patient monitor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
    Inventors: Shyam Bharat, Jonathan Thomas Sutton, Balasundar Iyyavu Raju, Harald Greiner, Frank Enslin, McKee Dunn Poland, Martha Gail Grewe Wilson, Ivan Salgo
  • Patent number: 12111332
    Abstract: Movement of photovoltaic panels is measured using an array of low-cost devices. Accelerometers are mounted on photovoltaic panels across a site to measure wind speed and direction. Time stamped data from the devices is transmitted to a central computing device which calculates a rolling, lagging wind speed and direction. Measured movement of the photovoltaic panels is used to determine when to place photovoltaic panels in a protective stow mode to reduce damage during a wind event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignee: AVSENSOR, LLC
    Inventors: Christopher Thomas Needham, Frank Carl Oudheusden
  • Patent number: 12106514
    Abstract: A method of efficiently and accurately computing a pose of an image with respect to other image information. The image may be acquired with a camera on a portable device and the other information may be a map, such that the computation of pose localizes the device relative to the map. Such a technique may be applied in a cross reality system to enable devices to efficiently and accurately access previously persisted maps. Localizing with respect to a map may enable multiple cross reality devices to render virtual content at locations specified in relation to those maps, providing an enhanced experience for uses of the system. The method may be used in other devices and for other purposes, such as for navigation of autonomous vehicles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: Magic Leap, Inc.
    Inventors: Lipu Zhou, Ashwin Swaminathan, Frank Thomas Steinbruecker, Daniel Esteban Koppel
  • Patent number: 12100181
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for providing a representation of an environment, for example, in an XR system, and any suitable computer vision and robotics applications. A representation of an environment may include one or more planar features. The representation of the environment may be provided by jointly optimizing plane parameters of the planar features and sensor poses that the planar features are observed at. The joint optimization may be based on a reduced matrix and a reduced residual vector in lieu of the Jacobian matrix and the original residual vector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2024
    Assignee: Magic Leap, Inc.
    Inventors: Lipu Zhou, Frank Thomas Steinbruecker, Ashwin Swaminathan, Hui Ju, Daniel Esteban Koppel, Konstantinos Zampogiannis, Pooja Piyush Mehta, Vinayram Balakumar
  • Patent number: 12094485
    Abstract: Techniques for low power gunshot detection are disclosed. Infrared information is collected using a gunshot sensor device. The infrared information is collected using mid-infrared band sensing to provide motion detection. Additional infrared information is buffered using the gunshot sensor device. The additional infrared information is collected using near-infrared band sensing. The buffering is enabled by the motion detection. Acoustic information is collected using the gunshot sensor device. The collecting acoustic information is enabled by the motion detection. A gunshot is detected using the gunshot sensor device. The detecting is based on the additional infrared information and the acoustic information. The detecting includes monitoring the acoustic information to identify a high-intensity gunshot sound and correlating the high-intensity gunshot sound to the infrared information that was buffered.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: Shooter Detection Systems, LLC
    Inventors: Richard Thomas Onofrio, Ronald A Fowler, Frank Ray Bachmann
  • Publication number: 20240300892
    Abstract: The present invention provides MDM2 inhibitor compounds of Formula I, wherein the variables are defined above, which compounds are useful as therapeutic agents, particularly for the treatment of cancers. The present invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions that contain an MDM2 inhibitor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2023
    Publication date: September 12, 2024
    Inventors: Michael D. Bartberger, Ana Gonzalez Buenrostro, Hilary Plake Beck, Xiaoqi Chen, Richard Victor Connors, Jeffrey Deignan, Jason A. Duquette, I, John Eksterowicz, Benjamin Fisher, Brian M. Fox, Jiasheng Fu, Zice Fu, Felix Gonzalez Lopez De Turiso, Michael W. Gribble, Darin J. Gustin, Julie A. Heath, Xin Huang, XianYun Jiao, Michael G. Johnson, Frank Kayser, David John Kopecky, SuJen Lai, Yihong Li, Zhihong Li, Jiwen Liu, Jonathan D. Low, Brian S. Lucas, Zhihua MA, Lawrence R. McGee, Joel McIntosh, Dustin L. McMinn, Julio C. Medina, Jeffrey Thomas Mihalic, Steven H. Olson, Yossup Rew, Philip M. Roveto, Daqing Sun, Xiaodong Wang, Yingcai Wang, Xuelei Yan, Ming Yu, Jiang Zhu
  • Publication number: 20240306272
    Abstract: A continuous mode conveyor cooking appliance utilizing hot air jet impingement and microwave energy for cooking prepared foods. The approach envisions a central microwave unit with a hot air jet impingement oven unit on each side of the microwave section and a conveyor system to carry the food items completely through the appliance from one end to the other and with the two hot air jet impingement ovens equipped with a designed combination of hot air jet impingement jets and solid pins to act as a microwave attenuation system to reduce microwave exposure to cooking personnel to completely safe levels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2024
    Publication date: September 12, 2024
    Applicants: Texas Research International, Inc., US Government as Represented by The Secretary of The Army
    Inventors: Michael Jay Dobie, Anthony Patti, Robert Philip Brushaber, Frank Thomas Zeller, Neal S. Cooper
  • Patent number: 12076414
    Abstract: This invention relates to methods and compositions for inhibiting the transmission of enveloped viruses, which entails applying a composition containing a high molecular weight hydrophobically-modified polymer to an infectable or ingestible surface that may contain viruses and wherein said anti-viral composition is substantially free of surfactant having an HLB greater than about 12.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignee: Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc.
    Inventors: Elizabeth Bruning, Anthony Robert Geonnotti, III, Euen Thomas Ekman-Gunn, Russel Walters, Alpana Oak, Frank C. Sun, Kimberly Capone, Frank J. Kirchner
  • Publication number: 20240290165
    Abstract: A gaming device in accordance with some implementations includes a housing, a reel-spin initiation member, and a reel configured to spin in response to a user actuation of the reel-spin initiation member, the reel including a peripheral member having a plurality of symbols thereon and an array of light-emitting elements coupled to the reel. The gaming device also includes a controller coupled to the array of light-emitting elements and configured to selectively illuminate respective light-emitting elements of the array of light-emitting elements while the reel is rotating to produce an animated visual element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2024
    Publication date: August 29, 2024
    Inventors: Stephen Shaffer, JR., Frank Rodriguez, Joseph Masinter, II, Alfred Thomas
  • Publication number: 20240263316
    Abstract: A processing apparatus for a plurality of cylinders that includes a superstructure having a support frame and a rotary structure mounted to the support frame for rotation about a rotational axis. The rotary structure includes a plurality of cylinder stations, angularly spaced about the rotational axis, each configured, in use, to receive a cylinder a plurality of restraining arms, each restraining arm corresponding to a respective cylinder station, and a locking mechanism coupled to the plurality of restraining arms. Each restraining arm is moveable between a closed configuration and an open configuration. In the closed configuration the restraining arm contacts a cylinder received on the corresponding cylinder station to restrain the cylinder on the cylinder station. In the open configuration, the restraining arm is retracted away from said cylinder received on the corresponding cylinder station such that a cylinder can be removed from the cylinder station or placed on the cylinder station.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2024
    Publication date: August 8, 2024
    Inventor: Frank Thomas Headen-Morris
  • Patent number: 12056914
    Abstract: A method for execution by a computing device includes obtaining a set of media element identigens for media elements of media to produce sets of media element identigens. The sets of media element identigens are possible interpretations of a media element. The method further includes generating a set of relationships between media elements. The relationships provide a list of one or more ways in which the media elements are related. The method further includes processing different permutations of the sets of media element identigens using the set of relationships to generate an entigen group. The entigen group represents a most likely interpretation of the media.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2024
    Assignee: entigenlogic LLC
    Inventors: Frank John Williams, David Ralph Lazzara, Stephen Chen, Karl Olaf Knutson, Jessy Thomas, David Michael Corns, II, Andrew Chu, Gary W. Grube
  • Patent number: D1048196
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: Aristocrat Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Rajendrasinh Jadeja, Frank Rodriguez, Xiaoqiang Gong, Stephen Shaffer, Jr., Paul Barker, Joseph Masinter, II, Charles Miller, Sr., Alfred Thomas, Timothy Barbour