Patents by Inventor Frank Thomas
Frank 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).
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Publication number: 20250147524Abstract: Disclosed herein is a technique of configuring flexible photovoltaic tracker systems with high damping and low angle stow positions. Under dynamic environmental loads implementing a high amount of damping (e.g., greater than 25% of critical damping, greater than 50% of critical damping) or a very high amount of damping (e.g., 100% or greater of critical damping, infinite damping) enables the flexible tracker system to prevent problematic aeroelastic behaviors while positioned in a low stow angle. The disclosed technique is further applied to a prototyping process during wind tunnel testing.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 13, 2025Publication date: May 8, 2025Inventors: Christopher Thomas Needham, Frank Carl Oudheusden
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Publication number: 20250151023Abstract: Various aspects of the disclosure relate to sidelink positioning reference signal (PRS) processing. A configuring device transmits a request message requesting sidelink PRS processing capability of a responding device, and receive a response message indicating the sidelink PRS processing capability. The configuring device can configure a sidelink PRS configuration indicating a duration and priority associated with processing a sidelink PRS with respect to an additional sidelink signal received by the responding device, and transmit the sidelink PRS configuration to the responding device. The responding device can receive the request message to indicate the sidelink PRS processing capability of the device, and transmit the response message indicating the sidelink PRS processing capability.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 3, 2023Publication date: May 8, 2025Applicant: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. LimitedInventors: Robin Rajan Thomas, Karthikeyan Ganesan, Abir Ben Hadj Fredj, Colin Frank, Ankit Bhamri, Ali Ramadan Ali
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Patent number: 12289080Abstract: A photovoltaic system includes a collection of photovoltaic modules, a base supporting the collection of photovoltaic modules, and a damper coupled between the collection of photovoltaic modules and the base. The damper resists movement of the photovoltaic modules relative to the base. The damper has a first damping ratio when the collection of photovoltaic modules moves at a first rate relative to the base and a second damping ratio when the collection of photovoltaic modules moves at a second rate relative to the base, and the damper passively transitions from the first damping ratio to the second damping ratio.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2023Date of Patent: April 29, 2025Assignee: FCX Solar LLCInventors: Christopher Thomas Needham, Frank Carl Oudheusden
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Patent number: 12288897Abstract: A lead-acid battery is disclosed. The lead-acid storage battery has a container with a cover, the container including one or more compartments. One or more cell elements are provided in the one or more compartments. The one or more cell elements include a positive plate, the positive plate having a positive grid and a positive electrochemically active material on the positive grid; a negative plate, the negative plate having a negative grid and a negative electrochemically active material on the negative grid, wherein the negative electrochemically active material comprises barium sulfate and an organic expander; and a separator between the positive plate and the negative plate. Electrolyte is provided within the container. One or more terminal posts extend from the cover and are electrically coupled to the one or more cell elements.Type: GrantFiled: January 5, 2024Date of Patent: April 29, 2025Assignees: CPS Technology Holdings LLC, Clarios Germany GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Frank-Thomas Johns, Uwe Bitomsky, Andreas Dudenbostel, Matthew A Spence, Kavi G. Loganathan, Qingfang Shi, Cornelia Brendel
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Patent number: 12285070Abstract: A modular helmet system comprises a helmet and a chin bar detachably mountable to the helmet. The helmet comprises two receiving-brackets. The chin bar may be inserted into the receiving-brackets of the helmet with its two ends in front in a substantially straight line, wherein the chin bar is lockable in the receiving-brackets in an end position. Each of the two receiving-brackets comprises two insertion flanks which extend towards each other along the direction of insertion at an acute centering angle, wherein the insertion flanks are configured to center the chin bar in the vertical direction when being inserted and to form a stop for the chin bar in the end position of the chin bar.Type: GrantFiled: November 28, 2023Date of Patent: April 29, 2025Assignee: ABUS August Bremicker Söhne KGInventors: Yannik Thomas, Frank Riederer
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Publication number: 20250117030Abstract: A solar tracker system includes a photovoltaic panel and an actuator coupled to the photovoltaic panel and configured to actuate to rotate the photovoltaic panel around a base. A controller communicatively coupled to the actuator is configured to detect a direction from which wind is incident on the photovoltaic panel. Based on the direction from which wind is incident on the photovoltaic panel, the controller adaptively controls the actuator to set a stow position of the photovoltaic panel.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2024Publication date: April 10, 2025Inventors: Christopher Thomas Needham, Frank Carl Oudheusden
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Patent number: 12272202Abstract: Disclosed are gaming systems, methods and machines that may include one or more notched display screens. The notched display screens are defined by a non-rectangular shape. One or more portions of the display screen is removed, such that a variety of shapes can result from one or more cuts in the screen. In some examples, two or more notched display screens are arranged to provide a common and/or coordinated display. In some examples, a void from the removed portions can be used to present a feature, such as a mechanical reel.Type: GrantFiled: July 14, 2022Date of Patent: April 8, 2025Assignee: Aristocrat Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Stephen Shaffer, Jr., Rajendrasinh Jadeja, Frank Rodriguez, Xiaoqiang Gong, Alfred Thomas, Joseph Masinter, II
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Patent number: 12273340Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems, methods, and computer-readable media for securely verifying an identity of a user of a client device based on a signal transmitted by the client device. For example, systems disclosed herein include registering a client device and facility device via a cloud computing system to enable the client device and facility device to securely communicate a signal via a wireless connection. The systems disclosed herein additionally include determining whether a trigger condition applies based on a position of the client device relative to the facility device. The systems disclosed herein further include maintaining and updating a subset of user verification information to include personal verification of a registered user of the client device. Using the subset of user verification information, a biometric scanning device may efficiently and accurately verify an identity of an individual associated with the client device.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2023Date of Patent: April 8, 2025Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Frank Gorgenyi, Matthew Thomas Beaver, Aidan George Purdy-Say, Bartosz Henryk Paliswiat, Jared Enoch Henderson, Brian Andrew Bowman, Peter Dawoud Shenouda Dawoud, Arvind Muthukrishnan
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Patent number: 12266783Abstract: A blended expander formula for use in the preparation of lead acid battery electrodes is disclosed. The mixture comprises fine particle barium sulfate, a first oxylignin, a second oxylignin, and a carbonaceous material. A method, a negative paste, and a negative electrode including the blended expander mixture are also disclosed. A lead-acid absorbent glass mat battery is further disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2019Date of Patent: April 1, 2025Assignees: Clarios Germany GmbH & Co. KG, CPS Technology Holdings LLCInventors: Frank-Thomas Johns, Cornelia Brendel, Kavi Loganathan, Matthew A. Spence
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Patent number: 12257129Abstract: A therapy device having transdermal and/or topical delivery features to treat myofascial and/or musculoskeletal tissue imbalances and/or treat inflammation. The therapy device is comprised of a soft tissue mobilizing device having a front surface, and a back surface having transdermal delivery features. The back surface includes a therapeutic substance disposed thereon and an adhesive to adhere the device directly to the soft tissue area of a user's body where muscle tension, aches and pain are present. The device when applied decompresses the soft tissue area being treated. The front surface includes a gripping mechanism to allow the user to grip the mechanism to manually lift and shift the soft tissue area being treated. The transdermal delivery features of the device and the manual lifting and shifting of the user's soft tissue reduces the time period for normalizing the myofascial and/or musculoskeletal tissue area being treated.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2020Date of Patent: March 25, 2025Inventors: Frank Dahlor, Nelson Thomas Rivera
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Publication number: 20250095952Abstract: An ion implanter, including an ion source generating an ion beam, a set of beamline components directing the ion beam to a substrate along a beam axis, normal to a reference plane, a process chamber housing the substrate to receive the ion beam, and a conoscopy system. The conoscopy system may include: an illumination source directing light to a substrate position, a first polarizer assembly, comprising a first polarizer element and first pair of lenses, disposed on opposite sides of the first polarizer element, and arranged to focus the light at the substrate position; a second polarizer assembly, disposed to receive the light after passing through the substrate position, including a second polarizer element and a second pair of lenses disposed on opposite sides of the second polarizer element, and arranged to focus the light at a sensor, disposed in a detector plane of a detector.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 5, 2024Publication date: March 20, 2025Applicant: Applied Materials, Inc.Inventors: Ori Noked, Daniel A. Hall, Frank Sinclair, Timothy Thomas, Samuel Charles Howells, Douglas E. Holmgren
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Publication number: 20250094415Abstract: A method executed by a computing device includes determining that a set of words are included in a word set. The method further includes determining a set of identigens for each word of the word set to produce sets of identigens, where a set of identigens of the sets of identigens represents one or more different meanings of a word of the word set. The method further includes interpreting, using identigen pairing rules, the sets of identigens to produce an entigen set. The method further includes assigning a single new entigen to represent the entigen set, where the single new entigen represents a most likely meaning interpretation of the word set.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2024Publication date: March 20, 2025Applicant: Entigenlogic LLCInventors: Frank John Williams, David Ralph Lazzara, Donald Joseph Wurzel, Paige Kristen Thompson, Stephen Emerson Sundberg, Stephen Chen, Karl Olaf Knutson, Jessy Thomas, David Michael Corns, II, Andrew Chu, Eric Andrew Faurie, Theodore Mazurkiewicz, Gary W. Grube
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Publication number: 20250095958Abstract: An ion implanter may include an ion source to generate an ion beam. The ion implanter may include a set of beamline components to direct the ion beam to a substrate along a beam axis, as well as a process chamber to house the substrate to receive the ion beam. The ion implanter may include a conoscopy system, comprising: an illumination source to direct light to a substrate position; a first polarizer, having a first polarization axis, disposed between the illumination source and the substrate position; a second polarizer, the second polarizer being disposed to receive the light after passing through the substrate position. The conoscopy system may include a lens, to receive the light after passing through the substrate position, and a detector, to detect the light after passing through the lens.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 5, 2024Publication date: March 20, 2025Applicant: Applied Materials, Inc.Inventors: Frank SINCLAIR, Timothy THOMAS, Jinxin FU, Micha NIXON
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Patent number: 12251488Abstract: A sterile container unit for receiving items which are sterilized or are to be sterilized includes a container tray and a container lid that can be coupled to the container tray by a closure element. The closure element can be actuated by a pivoting movement. An information carrier can be interlockingly fastened to the container tray and set up to display information regarding the content of the sterile container unit. The container tray, the closure element and the information carrier are adapted to one another such that, following the pivoting movement of the closure element, the information carrier is rigidly fixed/locked on the container tray.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2019Date of Patent: March 18, 2025Assignee: Aesculap AGInventors: Stefan Thomas, Frank Weller
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Patent number: 12253868Abstract: Disclosed herein is a technique of configuring flexible photovoltaic tracker systems with high damping and low angle stow positions. Under dynamic environmental loads implementing a high amount of damping (e.g., greater than 25% of critical damping, greater than 50% of critical damping) or a very high amount of damping (e.g., 100% or greater of critical damping, infinite damping) enables the flexible tracker system to prevent problematic aeroelastic behaviors while positioned in a low stow angle. The disclosed technique is further applied to a prototyping process during wind tunnel testing.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2022Date of Patent: March 18, 2025Assignee: FCX Solar LLCInventors: Christopher Thomas Needham, Frank Carl Oudheusden
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Publication number: 20250077560Abstract: A method includes selecting an entigen group from a knowledge database. The entigen group is a most likely meaning of a phrase of a string of words. An entigen of the entigen group corresponds to a selected identigen from a set of identigens regarding a word of the string of words. The set of identigens represent different meanings of the word. The method further includes identifying other entigen groups of alternate phrases having a similar most likely meaning from the knowledge database. The alternate phrases are different permutations of the string of words. The method further includes determining a dominant sentiment the other entigen groups and generating an updated clarifying entigen group based on the sentiment.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2024Publication date: March 6, 2025Applicant: entigenlogic LLCInventors: Frank John Williams, David Ralph Lazzara, Stephen Chen, Karl Olaf Knutson, Jessy Thomas, David Michael Corns, II, Andrew Chu, Gary W. Grube, Stephen Emerson Sundberg
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Publication number: 20250067496Abstract: A portable cooler container with active temperature control includes a double-walled insulated container body with a chamber to receive and hold temperature sensitive products. 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: ApplicationFiled: March 6, 2024Publication date: February 27, 2025Inventors: 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
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Publication number: 20250067835Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure relate to methods, apparatuses, and systems that support angle-based positioning. For instance, an angular search window and associated uncertainty for positioning (e.g., sidelink positioning) can be determined based on an approximate position and/or range of a target-UE. Further, reporting of per path measurements is provided to in multipath environments. Implementations are also provided for triggering, configuring, and reporting angle information including angle of arrival (AoA) and/or angle of departure (AoD) (e.g., sidelink AoA and/or sidelink AoD) in terms of a Global Coordinate System (GCS) and a Local Coordinate System (LCS).Type: ApplicationFiled: June 15, 2023Publication date: February 27, 2025Applicant: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. LimitedInventors: Robin Rajan Thomas, Colin Frank, Karthikeyan Ganesan, Abir Ben Hadj Fredj, Alexander Golitschek Edler von Elbwart, Khaled Nafez Rauf Ardah
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Patent number: D1062772Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2023Date of Patent: February 18, 2025Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Andrez Enrrique Aguayo, Benjamin Thomas Christie, Anton Davydov, Frank De Jong, Andrey Lifinskiy, Marcello Luppi
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Patent number: D1072944Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2022Date of Patent: April 29, 2025Assignee: ARISTOCRAT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: Stephen Shaffer, Jr., Frank Rodriguez, Bruce Urban, Alfred Thomas, Rajendrasinh Jadeja, Matthew McKay, Joseph Kaminkow, Marenz Ganadillo, Ariel Turgel, Daniel Harden, Elliott Ortiz, Hirotomi Teranishi