Patents by Inventor J. Thompson

J. Thompson 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: 20230309396
    Abstract: A compound of Formula I wherein at least one of R1 or R2 includes a polycyclic group selected from the group consisting of Formula A, Formula B, and Formula C: wherein X1, X2, X3, and X4 are independently CRA or N; X5, X6, X7, and X8 are independently CRB or N; X9, X10, X11, and X12 are independently CRC or N; X13, X14, X15, and X16 are independently CRD or N; X17, X18, X19, and X20 are independently CRE or N; X21, X22, X23, and X24 are independently CRF or N; X25, X26, X27, and X28 are independently CRG or N; X29, X30, X31, and X32 are independently CRH or N; Y is selected from the group consisting of O, S, NR, and CRR?; the maximum number of N atoms that can connect to each other within each ring is two; with the proviso that R1 does not connect to ring B, and R2 does not connect to ring A, and wherein at least one of RC and RD of Formula A is a direct bond or an organic linker, one of RE and RF of Formula B is a direct bond or an organic linker, or one of RG, RH, and RN of Formula C is a d
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2023
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Inventors: Peter Wolohan, Nicholas J. Thompson, Tyler Fleetham
  • Publication number: 20230309355
    Abstract: Full-color pixel arrangements for use in devices such as OLED displays are provided, in which multiple sub-pixels are configured to emit different colors of light, with each sub-pixel having a different optical path length than some or all of the other sub-pixels within the pixel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2023
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Inventors: Michael Hack, Michael Stuart Weaver, Nicholas J. Thompson, Vadim Adamovich
  • Publication number: 20230308474
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media for protecting data. One system includes a readiness system configured to access entity data of an entity, determine a security posture of the entity based on the entity data, and model the security posture and a plurality of security objectives of the entity to generate a set of cybersecurity attributes of the entity. The system can further include a cybersecurity connection system configured to determine and provide, utilizing one or more protection parameters, a cybersecurity protection plan corresponding to a new cybersecurity attribute to protect the entity, wherein the cybersecurity protection plan is configured to be activated in response to an acceptance by the entity and an incident system configured to model a plurality of cybersecurity protection plans between the entity and a third-party.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2023
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Applicant: Spektrum Labs
    Inventor: Jonathan J. Thompson
  • Patent number: 11766495
    Abstract: A biological indicator analyzer includes a plurality of wells, a plurality of organism detector features, and a user input feature such as a touch screen. Each well is configured to receive a respective biological indicator. Each organism detector feature is configured to detect whether a biological indicator disposed in a corresponding well of the plurality of wells contains a living organism. The touch screen is configured to receive user input and provide information to the user indicating a status of biological indicator analysis. The biological indicator analyzer may be used to analyze a biological indicator that was positioned in a sterilization chamber of a sterilizing cabinet along with at least one medical device that is to be sterilized. The analysis may indicate whether the sterilization cycle in the sterilization chamber as successful.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Inventors: Brian J. Thompson, Jacob S. Childs, Chunhui Xie, Marco A. Mangiaterra, Darius D. Eghbal, Margaret D. Shaffer, Jeremy M. Yarwood, Benjamin M. Fryer, Howell B. Schwartz, Philippe Kanh Dang, Yaeer Lev, Venkata Danam
  • Publication number: 20230297036
    Abstract: Motorized window treatment systems are disclosed. A motorized window treatment system may include a covering material, a sensor circuit, and a control circuit. The sensor circuit may be configured to generate sensor signals indicative of a position of the covering material. The control circuit may be configured to determine a present sensor state of the sensor circuit, determine a predicted sensor state for the sensor circuit based at least in part on a power-down position recorded at a first time and a final position recorded at a second time, compare the predicted sensor state with the present sensor state, and determine a present position of the covering material based on the comparison of the predicted sensor state and the present sensor state. Methods of adjusting a position of a covering material of a motorized window treatment also are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2023
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Applicant: Lutron Technology Company LLC
    Inventors: Thomas F. Rebbert, Robert J. Thompson
  • Publication number: 20230293711
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods for enhancing T cell activation and expansion, and methods for stimulating a T cell immune response in a subject. The methods of the invention involve the use of a targeting agent-enzyme conjugate that contains (a) a targeting moiety that specifically binds a cell surface molecule on T cells, and (b) a sialidase or enzymatically active fragment thereof. Also provided in the invention are targeting agent-enzyme conjugates that can be used in the therapeutic methods, including antibody conjugates that are formed of a sialidase and a T cell targeting antibody (e.g., an anti-PD1 antibody).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2021
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Inventors: James C. PAULSON, Landon J. EDGAR, Andrew J. THOMPSON, Chika KIKUCHI, Brett GARABEDIAN, Xiaoshuang WANG, Eleanor BASHIAN
  • Patent number: 11759808
    Abstract: A fluid dispensing device includes a housing and a reciprocating piston fluid pump coupled to the housing. The reciprocating piston fluid pump includes a piston. The piston is configured to pressurize at least one pumping chamber. A motor is connected to the reciprocating piston fluid pump to actuate the piston. A spray tip connected to an outlet of the at least one pumping chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: Graco Minnesota Inc.
    Inventors: David J. Thompson, Jerry D. Horning, William M. Blenkush, Eric J. Finstad, Bradley H. Hines, Marius J. Luczak, Diane Olson, Philip K. Snider, Harold D. Johnson, Jimmy Wing Sum Tam
  • Patent number: 11765970
    Abstract: An OLED is disclosed whose emissive layer has a first host and an emitter, where the emitter is a phosphorescent metal complex that is a Pt(II) or Pd(II) complex having a square planar coordinating geometry or has the formula of M(L1)x(L2)y(L3)z, where EH1T, the T1 triplet energy of the first host, is higher than EET, the T1 triplet energy of the emitter, where EET is at least 2.50 eV, where the LUMO energy of the first host is higher than the HOMO energy of the emitter, where the absolute value of the difference between the HOMO energy of the emitter and the LUMO energy of the first host is ?E1, where a??E1?EET?b; and where a?0.05 eV, and b?0.60 eV.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: UNIVERSAL DISPLAY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chun Lin, Nicholas J. Thompson, Jerald Feldman
  • Publication number: 20230288655
    Abstract: A fiber optic telecommunications device includes a frame and a fiber optic module including a rack mount portion, a center portion, and a main housing portion. The rack mount portion is stationarily coupled to the frame, the center portion is slidably coupled to the rack mount portion along a sliding direction, and the main housing portion is slidably coupled to the center portion along the sliding direction. The main housing portion of the fiber optic module includes fiber optic connection locations for connecting cables to be routed through the frame. The center portion of the fiber optic module includes a radius limiter for guiding cables between the main housing portion and the frame, the center portion also including a latch for unlatching the center portion for slidable movement. Slidable movement of the center portion with respect to the rack mount portion moves the main housing portion with respect to the frame along the sliding direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2023
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Inventors: James J. Solheid, Thomas Marcouiller, Oscar Fernando Bran de León, Matthew Holmberg, Timothy Jon Haataja, Daniel Ray Mertesdorf, Soutsada Vongseng, Darren Chen, Patrick J. Thompson, John T. Pfarr, Kristofer Bolster, Brent Campbell, Raul Mario Saucedo, Gustavo Cano, Scott C. Sievers
  • Publication number: 20230292586
    Abstract: Provided is an OLED that includes: a first electrode; a second electrode; a first layer, and an emissive layer disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode, where the first layer is selected from the group consisting of a hole injecting layer, a hole transporting layer, an electron blocking layer, a hole blocking layer, an electron transporting layer, and an electron injecting layer; and the first layer includes a first compound that includes a first element selected from the group that only includes D, F, CN, Si, Ge, P, B, and Se.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2023
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Applicant: UNIVERSAL DISPLAY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nicholas J. THOMPSON, Tyler FLEETHAM, Fadi M. JRADI, Chun LIN
  • Publication number: 20230292593
    Abstract: Provided is an organic light emitting device including a light emitting stack that includes: a first electrode; a second electrode; a first layer disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode. The first layer can be a hole injecting layer, a hole transporting layer, an electron blocking layer, an emissive layer, a hole blocking layer, an electron transporting layer, or an electron injecting layer. The first layer includes a first compound and a second compound mixed together. The first compound includes a first element (F1) that can be D, F, CN, Si, Ge, P, B, or Se. The second compound includes a first element (S1) that can be D, F, CN, Si, Ge, P, B, or Se. The first element of the first compound can be same or different from the first element (S1) of the second compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2023
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Applicant: UNIVERSAL DISPLAY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nicholas J. THOMPSON, Chun LIN, Tyler FLEETHAM, Fadi M. JRADI
  • Publication number: 20230292605
    Abstract: Provided are OLEDs whose EML has a figure of merit (FOM) value of equal to or larger than 2.50 that have enhanced efficiency and lifetimes. FOM can be determined according to the methods disclosed herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2023
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Applicant: UNIVERSAL DISPLAY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Fadi M. JRADI, Nicholas J. THOMPSON, Tyler FLEETHAM
  • Publication number: 20230290544
    Abstract: Provided herein are systems and methods for manufacturing a cable. In some embodiments, a system for manufacturing a cable includes a joining mechanism configured to join the upper conducting foil and the lower conducting foil; and a linear actuator configured to control motion of the joining mechanism with respect to the upper conducting foil and the lower conducting foil. In some embodiments, a system for manufacturing a cable includes: an electrode configured to join the upper conducting foil and the lower conducting foil in a region between insulated conductors of the plurality of insulated conductors; and a plurality of rollers configured to position the upper conducting foil, the lower conducting foil, and the plurality of insulated conductors relative to the electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2023
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Applicant: Maybell Quantum Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Corban I. Tillemann-Dick, Kyle J. Thompson, Bryan J. Choo, Johanna Zultak, Jonathan Michael Byars
  • Publication number: 20230292606
    Abstract: Disclosed is an organic light emitting device having an anode; a hole transporting layer; an emissive region; an electron transporting layer; and a cathode. In such devices, the emissive region includes a first compound, H1; a second compound, H2; and a third compound, D1. The first compound H1 is a first host that includes a hole transporting moiety, HT1, and an electron transporting moiety, ET1; the second compound H2 is a second host that includes an electron transporting moiety, ET2; and the third compound D1 is an emitter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2023
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Applicant: UNIVERSAL DISPLAY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tyler FLEETHAM, Nicholas J. THOMPSON, Alfiya SULEYMANOVA, Jerald FELDMAN
  • Publication number: 20230292539
    Abstract: High performance OLED that includes deuterated compounds in the emissive layer are disclosed. The OLED includes an anode; a cathode; and an emissive layer, disposed between the anode and the cathode. In the OLED, the emissive layer includes a first phosphorescent emitter and a first host; the first phosphorescent emitter is a metal complex; the first host is partially or fully deuterated; and at least one additional condition is true.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2023
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Applicant: Universal Display Corporation
    Inventors: Tyler FLEETHAM, Nicholas J. THOMPSON, Jason BROOKS, Ivan MILAS, Jerald FELDMAN, Siva Kumar TALLURI, Mahesh PAUDYAL, Douglas WILLIAMS, Eric A. MARGULIES, Chun LIN, Bin MA
  • Publication number: 20230279029
    Abstract: Provided are compounds consisting of a first group and a second group; and the first group does not overlap with the second group; the compounds have a HOMO and a LUMO; the second group consists of at least 70% of the electron densities of the HOMO and the LUMO; and the first group is at least 30% deuterated. Also provided are their uses in OLED related electronic devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2023
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Applicant: Universal Display Corporation
    Inventors: Tyler FLEETHAM, Nicholas J. THOMPSON
  • Publication number: 20230284498
    Abstract: Device structures are provided that include one or more plasmonic OLEDs and zero or more non-plasmonic OLEDs. Each plasmonic OLED includes an enhancement layer that includes a plasmonic material which exhibits surface plasmon resonance that non-radiatively couples to an organic emissive material and transfers excited state energy from the emissive material to a non-radiative mode of surface plasmon polaritons in the plasmonic OLED.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2023
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Inventors: Nicholas J. THOMPSON, Michael Stuart WEAVER, Michael FUSELLA
  • Patent number: 11744819
    Abstract: Pharmaceutical formulations are provided that include at least two antibiotically active ingredients: a cannabinoid that is one or more of cannabichromene (CBC), cannabidiol (CBD) and/or cannabigerol (CBG); a sesquiterpene that is one or both of a-humulene and/or ?-caryophyllene; and a lipopeptide antibiotic that is daptomycin or an analogue thereof. The antibiotically active ingredients may be provided in relative amounts that amplify their individual activities, including amounts that are synergistically effective in an assay to inhibit growth and/or reproduction of an Enterococcus faecium or an Enterococcus faecalis. Therapies are provided that utilize these formulations as anti-microbials, and provide for the combined use of two or more of the antibiotically active compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: The University of British Columbia
    Inventors: Charles J. Thompson, Mark C. Pryjma, Dana M. Lambert, Manisha Dosanjh
  • Publication number: 20230276697
    Abstract: Disclosed is an OLED configuration that although comprises an exciplex that has an emission spectrum that is redder than the emission spectrum of the emitter, the emission from the exciplex is suppressed so that the overall OLED emission spectrum is still dominated by the emission of the emitter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2023
    Publication date: August 31, 2023
    Applicant: Universal Display Corporation
    Inventors: Nicholas J. THOMPSON, Chun LIN, Hsiao-Fan CHEN
  • Publication number: 20230271205
    Abstract: A fluid dispensing device includes a housing and a reciprocating piston fluid pump coupled to the housing. The reciprocating piston fluid pump includes a piston. The piston is configured to pressurize at least one pumping chamber. A motor is connected to the reciprocating piston fluid pump to actuate the piston. A spray tip connected to an outlet of the at least one pumping chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2023
    Publication date: August 31, 2023
    Inventors: David J. Thompson, Jerry D. Horning, William M. Blenkush, Eric J. Finstad, Bradley H. Hines, Marius J. Luczak, Diane Olson, Philip K. Snider, Harold D. Johnson, Jimmy Wing Sum Tam