Patents by Inventor Jacob Thomas

Jacob 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).

  • System and method for repairing a gearbox of a wind turbine uptower
    Patent number: 10982655
    Abstract: A repair system for a gearbox of a wind turbine includes for removably coupling to the first portion of the gearbox housing of the gearbox. The lifting apparatus is adapted for lifting the first portion of the gearbox housing relative to the second portion gearbox housing. The repair system also includes at least one gearbox housing support member for mounting to the second portion of the gearbox housing. The at least one gearbox housing support member provides a support surface for the first portion of the gearbox housing during a repair procedure of the gearbox. The support surface is offset from the second portion of the gearbox housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Brian William Manikas, Paul Howard Davidson, Michael Frederick Sander, Jacob Thomas Hoyt, Jason James Welsh, Kevin L. Holmes
  • WIRELESS TERMINAL ROAMING
    Publication number: 20210099928
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods and systems for improved wireless terminal roaming. In some embodiments, a management module determines access point density metrics for a plurality of centrally managed access points of a communications site. The density metric considers an average RSSI of access point signals received by other access points of the site, and each access point's contribution to the average. A determination of whether a particular wireless terminal roams is based on the density metrics of the source and target access point, as well as statistics relating to a current capacity of each of the access points. The disclosed embodiments may determine that a wireless terminal should transition/roam away from an access point even when that access point's RSSI value at the wireless terminal is above a threshold that would cause traditional methods to inhibit roaming.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2020
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Inventors: Wenfeng Wang, Jacob Thomas
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FULLY AUTOMATED PROTEIN ENGINEERING
    Publication number: 20210074377
    Abstract: Systems and methods for protein engineering. The systems include a sequence testing subsystem and a machine learning subsystem. The sequence testing subsystem is configured to express proteins and test the expressed proteins for a given property. The machine learning subsystem is configured to model the activities of a set of possible proteins in light of the properties of the tested proteins and provide one or more untested proteins in the set to the sequence testing subsystem for subsequent testing. The system can be run in an iterative fashion and be fully automated. Methods of using the systems are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2020
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Applicant: Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
    Inventors: Philip Anthony Romero, Bennett James Bremer, Jacob Thomas Rapp
  • HANDGUN SLIDE WITH EMBEDDED SIGHT ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20210033369
    Abstract: A handgun slide has a slide body extending longitudinally and includes sides extending down from a top surface. A proximal end portion of the slide body defines a recess configured to receive a sight assembly. A sight assembly can be installed in the recess of the slide by placing the sight assembly in the recess, followed by securing the assembly to the slide. In its installed configuration, at least part of the sight assembly's point-of-aim indicator is recessed below the top surface of the slide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2020
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Applicant: Sig Sauer, Inc.
    Inventors: Jacob Thomas Shawley, Phillip H. Strader, JR., Trevor Eaton, Jesse Cole
  • Finger flying hover toy
    Patent number: 10894219
    Abstract: A flying toy system capable of independently hovering at a programmable height and respond to the manipulations and/or actions of one or more users through their fingers or similar digit extensions, all while continuing an autonomous flight regime.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Inventors: David Thomas Parker, Jacob Thomas Parker, Joshua David Parker
  • AIRFLOW INHIBITOR APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20210000639
    Abstract: An airflow inhibitor apparatus for use in the mouth has an airflow inhibitor body and a tongue shelf. The tongue shelf positions the forward part of the tongue upward, improving the oral posture of the wearer and promoting proper nasal breathing. The airflow inhibitor body helps block the user from mouth breathing. The body is adjacent to the lips and the teeth when in the mouth. The tongue shelf extends laterally from the body. A bite pad may be shaped to fit the teeth of the wearer, having been made with reference to a custom mold or the like, or may have a combination of protrusions that permit the teeth to grip the pad. In an alternative configuration, the body has thinned wall sections that facilitate trimming of the airflow inhibitor apparatus with scissors or the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 4, 2020
    Publication date: January 7, 2021
    Applicant: OptiO2 Labs LLC
    Inventors: Jacob Thomas SHULER, Joseph Austin MALLETTE
  • Aerosol Deposition of Thermographic Phosphor Coatings
    Publication number: 20200398305
    Abstract: Aerosol-deposited thermographic phosphors can be used for non-contact, two-dimensional temperature sensing in extreme environments. The fast response time and thermal/environmental stability of doped ceramic powders allow for temperature measurements up to the melting point of the phosphor on hot surfaces, such as rapidly rotating turbine components and combustors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2020
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Inventors: Jacob Thomas Mahaffey, Kathryn N. Gabet Hoffmeister, Andrew Vackel, Wendy Flores-Brito, Deidre Hirschfeld
  • Gaming system and method for providing different bonus awards based on different types of triggered events
    Patent number: 10867477
    Abstract: A gaming system including a central server linked to a plurality of gaming devices. The central server tracks the occurrences of one or more suitable events occurring at or in association with one or more gaming devices in the gaming system. Upon the central server determining that the quantity of occurred events tracked has reached a designated quantity or threshold, (i.e., a triggering event has occurred), the gaming system provides a progressive award to one of the players at one of the gaming devices in the gaming system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: IGT
    Inventors: Jacob Thomas Graham, Gregory A. Schlottmann
  • Wireless terminal roaming
    Patent number: 10863400
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods and systems for improved wireless terminal roaming. In some embodiments, a management module determines access point density metrics for a plurality of centrally managed access points of a communications site. The density metric considers an average RSSI of access point signals received by other access points of the site, and each access point's contribution to the average. A determination of whether a particular wireless terminal roams is based on the density metrics of the source and target access point, as well as statistics relating to a current capacity of each of the access points. The disclosed embodiments may determine that a wireless terminal should transition/roam away from an access point even when that access point's RSSI value at the wireless terminal is above a threshold that would cause traditional methods to inhibit roaming.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: Juniper Networks, Inc.
    Inventors: Wenfeng Wang, Jacob Thomas
  • INTEGRATED HEAVY HYDROCARBON AND BTEX REMOVAL IN LNG LIQUEFACTION FOR LEAN GASES
    Publication number: 20200370824
    Abstract: A method for removing heavy hydrocarbons from a feed gas by: feeding, into an absorber, a top reflux stream and a second reflux stream below the top reflux stream, wherein the absorber produces an absorber bottom product stream and an absorber overhead product stream; depressurizing and feeding the absorber bottom product stream to a stripper to produce a stripper bottom product stream and a stripper overhead product stream; cooling and feeding a portion of the absorber overhead product stream back to the absorber as the top reflux stream; and pressurizing and feeding the stripper overhead product stream back to the absorber as the second reflux stream. Systems for carrying out the method are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2019
    Publication date: November 26, 2020
    Applicant: Fluor Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: John MAK, Jacob THOMAS, Dhirav PATEL, Curt GRAHAM, Irene ZHANG
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GAS REUSE IN TESTING OF HAZARDOUS GAS DETECTING INSTRUMENTS
    Publication number: 20200355659
    Abstract: Embodiments relate generally to a gas detector test fixture (102) that recycles test gas, which can then be reused. A portable gas detector test fixture (102), comprises a test chamber (104), a processor (134), a docking connector (132) communicatively coupled to the processor (134), an output device (138) communicatively coupled to the processor (134), a memory (136) communicatively coupled to the processor (134), and an application (137) stored in the memory (136) that, when executed by the processor (134), is configured to conduct a bump test on a portable gas detector (106) plugged into the docking connector (132) and to output the bump test result to the output device (138).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2018
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Inventors: Shane Lee MCEWEN, Jacob Thomas SPECTOR, Andrew NILSSON, Chris PRESS
  • System and Method for Repairing a Gearbox of a Wind Turbine Uptower
    Publication number: 20200340454
    Abstract: A repair system for a gearbox of a wind turbine includes for removably coupling to the first portion of the gearbox housing of the gearbox. The lifting apparatus is adapted for lifting the first portion of the gearbox housing relative to the second portion gearbox housing. The repair system also includes at least one gearbox housing support member for mounting to the second portion of the gearbox housing. The at least one gearbox housing support member provides a support surface for the first portion of the gearbox housing during a repair procedure of the gearbox. The support surface is offset from the second portion of the gearbox housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2019
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Inventors: Brian William Manikas, Paul Howard Davidson, Michael Frederick Sander, Jacob Thomas Hoyt, Jason James Welsh, Kevin L. Holmes
  • VAPORIZATION VESSEL AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20200340110
    Abstract: A tray for a vaporization vessel that includes a tray having a side wall, a bottom plate, one or more apertures that extend through the bottom plate, and a duct that extends through and from the bottom plate. The tray configured to support a solid reagent to be vaporized. A method of assembling the tray that includes forming a first tray that has the side wall and the bottom plate. A vaporization vessel that includes one or more of the trays.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2020
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Inventors: Bryan C. HENDRIX, Scott L. BATTLE, David J. ELDRIDGE, John N. GREGG, Jacob THOMAS, Manuel F. GONZALES, Kenney R. JORDAN, Benjamin H. OLSON
  • Hub crane assembly for a wind turbine
    Patent number: 10801473
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a hub crane assembly for a wind turbine. The hub crane assembly includes an adjustable articulating arm mountable at a first height on a hub of the wind turbine at a hinge point, a first hoist mountable at a second height of the wind turbine, the second height being greater than the first height, and a support component secured to the first hoist and a first attachment point of the articulating arm. Further, the first hoist is configured to rotate the articulating arm about the hinge point via the support component such that, as the articulating arm rotates, a clearance distance between the wind turbine and the articulating arm changes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Daniel Gomez Mora, Jacob Thomas Hoyt, Michael Royce Johnson
  • 3D metal printing device and process
    Patent number: 10688581
    Abstract: A 3D metal printing machine or apparatus includes a welder that deposits one or more layers of metal, and a powered cutting tool that may be utilized to remove a portion of the metal deposited by the welder after the metal has solidified. Numerous layers of metal can be deposited and machined to form complex 3D metal parts. During fabrication, a part may be formed on a support whereby the part can be fabricated by welding and machining operations without removing the part from the support. A 3D CAD model of a part may be utilized to generate code that controls the 3D metal printing apparatus. A measuring device such as a probe or laser scanner may be utilized to measure the shape/size of parts in the 3D metal printing machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: The Board of Trustees of Western Michigan University
    Inventors: James McQueen, Daniel T. Ziemer, Matthew W. Ziemer, Jacob Thomas Ives, Pavel Ikonomov
  • Stators for electrical machines
    Patent number: 10693352
    Abstract: A stator for an electrical machine is described. The stator includes a plurality of axially adjacent generally annular laminations. An axially extending coolant passageway through which a coolant fluid flows in use, extends through the stator. A plurality of axially spaced sealing recesses are provided. Each sealing recess is located between a pair of laminations and is in open communication with the surface of the axially extending coolant passageway. Each sealing recess has an axial width greater than the gap between the facing planar surfaces of axially adjacent laminations and is at least partially filled with a cured resin material to define a plurality of axially spaced seals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: GE Energy Power Conversion Technology LTD.
    Inventor: Jacob Thomas Nies
  • HEAVY HYDROCARBON AND BTEX REMOVAL FROM PIPELINE GAS TO LNG LIQUEFACTION
    Publication number: 20200191477
    Abstract: A method for removing heavy hydrocarbons from a feed gas by: feeding, into an absorber, a top reflux stream and a second reflux stream below the top reflux stream, wherein the absorber produces an absorber bottom product stream and an absorber overhead product stream; depressurizing and feeding the absorber bottom product stream to a stripper to produce a stripper bottom product stream and a stripper overhead product stream; cooling and feeding a portion of the absorber overhead product stream back to the absorber as the top reflux stream; and pressurizing and feeding the stripper overhead stream back to the absorber as the second reflux stream. A system for carrying out the method is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2018
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventors: John MAK, Jacob THOMAS, David SCHULTE
  • Antler wall mount assembly
    Patent number: 10682881
    Abstract: An assembly for mounting deer antlers is provided, the assembly generally comprising an enclosure, the enclosure generally shaped like a long neck bottle or liquor bottle, and comprising a front portion and a rear portion, the enclosure being adapted to couple end portions of main beams of the antlers to an inside surface of the enclosure rear portion such that portions of the antlers extend through lateral holes, to an area outside the enclosure, the enclosure front and rear portions being removably coupled to one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: GAME RIDGE, LLC
    Inventors: Royce Taylor, Sheryl Taylor, Jacob Thomas, Geneva Thomas
  • Handgun sear with multiple engagement surfaces
    Patent number: 10684087
    Abstract: A handgun sear has a sear body extending between a proximal end portion to a distal end portion. The sear defines a first engagement surface adjacent the proximal end portion and a second engagement surface positioned distally of the first engagement surface. The sear can pivot about the distal end portion between a cocked position and a displaced position. The second engagement surface can be used to arrest forward movement of the striker in the event of an impulse that causes the striker to disengage from the first engagement surface. The sear may be incorporated into a fire control assembly of a semiautomatic handgun or other firearm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: Sig Sauer, Inc.
    Inventors: Adrian Thomele, Sean P. Toner, Albert Richard Larochelle, Keith Andrew Cornish, Mark Kimball, Andrew Phillip Loriot, Matthew Thomas Barker, Derek A. Oaks, Tyler Robert Thibodeau, Joshua Robert Shoemaker, Eric Raymond Guillemette, Michael D. Couture, Zachary Messier, Jacob Thomas Shawley, David Steimke
  • Process for preparing DTEA HCl
    Patent number: 10662151
    Abstract: The present invention provides an improved process for preparing DTEA HCl from decene and cysteamine HCl by using a catalyst, solvent and a co-solvent to aid the reaction and provide low temperature stabilization of the resulting product solution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: AMSA, Inc.
    Inventors: Anthony P Haag, Pulikkottil Jacob Thomas