Patents by Inventor Jeffrey A. Thomas

Jeffrey A. 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).

  • Publication number: 20220381251
    Abstract: A blower includes a housing including an inlet and an outlet, a bearing-housing structure provided to the housing and adapted to rotatably support a rotor, a motor provided to the bearing-housing structure and adapted to drive the rotor, and an impeller provided to the rotor. The bearing-housing structure includes a bearing shaft having a bearing surface that rotatably supports the rotor. The bearing shaft provides only a single bearing of the non-ball bearing type for the rotor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2022
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Inventors: Samuel Aziz MEBASSER, Peter Jeffrey THOMAS, Roman VINOKUR, Kevin Gene McCULLOH, William S. LANE, Yeu-chuan HSIA, Michael David BEDNAR, John Paul FREESE, Karl Yutaka IWAHASHI, David Brent SEARS, Barton John KENYON, Richard G. KRUM, Par Egron DANNAS, Hiroshi SUZUKI, Malcolm Edward LEADER
  • Publication number: 20220371294
    Abstract: Skin-bonded threaded inserts may be installed within a sandwich panel by curing the insert in place as the sandwich panel is cured. Skin-bonded threaded inserts may include a collar that is transitioned between a raised position and a compressed position during installation of the skin-bonded threaded insert in the sandwich panel, due to compression of the sandwich panel during curing. Skin-bonded threaded inserts may include one or more flanges that engage one or more skins of the sandwich panel. Such flanges may be positioned between two skins, or between the core and a skin of the sandwich panel to secure the sandwich panel in place within the sandwich panel. Skin-bonded threaded inserts may be positioned within a sandwich panel without the use of potting compound and may engage with the skins of the sandwich panel, rather than relying on adherence to the core for sufficient pull-out and shear strength.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2022
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Inventor: Jeffrey Thomas Ikaika Wirrick
  • Patent number: 11503865
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides generally for a particle guard system and apparatus. The system may comprise temples, shield, and nose bridge. A particle guard may prevent or limit aspiration from entering the user's external environment via shield that covers the nose and mouth. The particle guard may comprise interchangeable components for personalization and various utility. The temples and the nose bridge may be available in various colors and styles for customization of the particle guard. The particle guard may possess attachments for various utility. Temples may comprise integrated attachments. For example, temples may contain a wireless signal device for external communication. The particle guard may comprise a sanitation system. Where the system includes external covering, shield may interface with the external covering via opening in the external covering.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Inventor: Jeffrey Thomas Meyer
  • Patent number: 11509643
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure provide various methods relating to enclaves. For instance, a method of authentication for an enclave entity with a second entity may include receiving, by one or more processors of a host computing device of the enclave entity, a request and an assertion of identity for the second entity, the assertion including identity information for the second identity; using an assertion verifier of the enclave entity to determine whether the assertion is valid; when the assertion is valid, extracting the identity information; authenticating the second entity using an access control list for the enclave entity to determine whether the identity information meets expectations of the access control list; when the identity information meets the expectations of the access control list, completing the request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Anna Sapek, Uday Savagaonkar, Jeffrey Thomas Andersen, Thomas Michael Roeder
  • Patent number: 11500866
    Abstract: A method includes causing display of events that correspond to search results of a search query in a table. The table includes rows representing events comprising data items of event attributes, columns forming cells with the row, the columns representing respective event attributes, and interactive regions corresponding to one or more data items of the displayed data items. The method also includes in response to the user selecting a designated interactive region, causing display of a list of options, each displayed option corresponding to an interface template for composing query commands, and based on the user selecting an option in the displayed list of options, causing one or more commands to be added to the search query, the one or more commands composed based on the one or more data items that corresponds to the designated interactive region according to instructions of the interface template of the selected option.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: Splunk Inc.
    Inventors: Marc V. Robichaud, Jesse Miller, Cory Burke, Alexander James, Jeffrey Thomas Lloyd
  • Patent number: 11495039
    Abstract: A handwritten text processing system processes a digitized document including handwritten text input to generate an output version of the digitized document that allows users to execute text processing functions on the textual content of the digitized document. Each word of the digitized data is extracted by converting the digitized document into images, binarizing the images, and segmenting the images into binary image patches. Each binary image patch is further processed to identify if the word is machine-generated or if the word is handwritten. The output version is generated by combining underlying images of the pages of the digitized document with words from the pages superimposed in a transparent font at positions that coincide with the positions of the words in the underlying images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: ACCENTURE GLOBAL SOLUTIONS LIMITED
    Inventors: Tara Lynn O'Gara, Sarat Chandra Gurram, Jeffrey Thomas Turner, Piper Tucker, James Robert Priestas
  • Publication number: 20220349120
    Abstract: A moisture resistant carpet exhibiting exceptional delamination strength and methods of making same are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2022
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Inventor: Jeffrey Thomas Coon
  • Publication number: 20220339847
    Abstract: Article having a body portion including one or more walls surrounding an interior space. The one or more walls have an inner surface, an outer surface, a wall thickness, a transparent portion, and one or more aesthetic regions having oblong voids provided between the inner surface and the outer surface within an outermost 70% of the wall, and the one or more aesthetic regions are provided in a predetermined pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2022
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Inventors: Joseph Craig Lester, Nicole Ashley Rizzo, Marc Andrew Mamak, Joseph Henry Nurre, Philip A. Sawin, Jeffrey Thomas Grothaus
  • Publication number: 20220332599
    Abstract: An improved system and method for extracting volatile organic compounds (VOCs) such as ammonia from leachate water. Uses specialized pressurization of leachate water to extract VOCs which may then be recaptured in more highly concentrated water to reduce overall volume of contaminated water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2022
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Inventor: JEFFREY THOMAS OLSON
  • Publication number: 20220324592
    Abstract: A method for filling a pod is provided. A pod is provided and has a housing defining a plurality of serving chambers arranged in an annular array and surrounding a drive hub. Data is received that is indicative of a customized nutritional supplement for the pod to a controller of an automated filling station. The customized nutritional supplement is filled into at least one of the plurality of serving chambers of the pod via the automated filling station by controlling a plurality of hoppers of the filling station to dispense the customized supplement into the plurality of serving chambers of the pod. Each hopper contains a corresponding ingredient available for the customized supplement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2020
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Applicant: TESPO IP, LLC
    Inventors: Ted Matthew MILLS, Jeffrey Thomas LINTON, Chase Ryan LINTON, Justin Michael GAUVIN
  • Patent number: 11447616
    Abstract: Disclosed is a blowing agent composition comprising a hydrofluoroolefins (HFO) and a branched hydrocarbon, and a foamable polymer composition comprising the blowing agent composition. Also disclosed is a method of making a polymer foam utilizing a blowing agent composition comprising an HFO and a branched hydrocarbon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: Owens Coming Intellectual Capital, LLC
    Inventors: Yadollah Delaviz, Chase Boudreaux, Xiangmin Han, S. Thomas Brammer, Barbara Ann Fabian, Mitchell Zane Weekley, Jeffrey Thomas
  • Patent number: 11447330
    Abstract: A granulated nutritional supplement dispensing machine extracts single-serving doses from a multi-serving supplements cartridge for delivery as a drinkable solution. A lead serving chamber is pierced so that its powered contents drain into a mixing cup together with a metered quantity of water from an integrated water tank. A vibrator unit assists drainage of the granulated materials from the lead serving chamber. The mixing cup is rotated at high speed to blend the water and supplements into a slurry. The supplements cartridge is indexed after (or before) use so that an unopened serving chamber is presented each time for extracting its supplements. This enables partially-used supplements cartridges to be used in the machine, as is conducive in multiple-user households. The supplements cartridge is configured with read-write data capability to indicate whether or not the contents of each serving chamber have been emptied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: Tespo IP, LLC
    Inventors: Ted Matthew Mills, Jeffrey Thomas Linton, Chase Ryan Linton
  • Patent number: 11442924
    Abstract: In some embodiments, a method may include display of a data summary view of a set of events that correspond to query results of a query. Each event of the set of events may include data items of a plurality of event attributes. In embodiments, the data summary view can include various summary reports. Each summary report can include summary entries and a summary graph that each present a summary of data items of a selected event attribute, of the plurality of event attributes. At least one summary report can include summary entries that are selectable by a user. The method may further include filtering the set of event, in response to, and based on, selection of one or more of the selectable summary entries by the user and updating of at least the first and second summary graphs to correspond to the filtered set of events.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: Splunk Inc.
    Inventors: Jesse Miller, Marc V. Robichaud, Cory Burke, Jeffrey Thomas Lloyd, Alexander James, Andrew Robbins
  • Patent number: 11428232
    Abstract: A blower includes a housing including an inlet and an outlet, a bearing-housing structure provided to the housing and adapted to rotatably support a rotor, a motor provided to the bearing-housing structure and adapted to drive the rotor, and an impeller provided to the rotor. The bearing-housing structure includes a bearing shaft having a bearing surface that rotatably supports the rotor. The bearing shaft provides only a single bearing of the non-ball bearing type for the rotor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: ResMed Motor Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Samuel Aziz Mebasser, Peter Jeffrey Thomas, Roman Vinokur, Kevin Gene McCulloh, William S Lane, Yeu-chuan Hsia, Michael David Bednar, John Paul Freese, Karl Yutaka Iwahashi, David Brent Sears, Barton John Kenyon, Richard G Krum, Par Egron Dannas, Hiroshi Suzuki, Malcolm Edward Leader
  • Publication number: 20220252988
    Abstract: A method for determining a correction for an apparatus used in a process of patterning substrates, the method including: obtaining a group structure associated with a processing history and/or similarity in fingerprint of to be processed substrates; obtaining metrology data associated with a plurality of groups within the group structure, wherein the metrology data is correlated between the groups; and determining the correction for a group out of the plurality of groups by applying a model to the metrology data, the model including at least a group-specific correction component and a common correction component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2020
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Applicant: ASML NETHERLANDS B.V.
    Inventors: Roy WERKMAN, David Frans Simon DECKERS, Simon Philip Spencer HASTINGS, Jeffrey Thomas ZIEBARTH, Samee Ur REHMAN, Davit HARUTYUNYAN, Chenxi LIN, Yana CHENG
  • Publication number: 20220231919
    Abstract: A set of first candidate topologies of first candidate roadside infrastructure nodes at respective mounting locations in a geographic area is randomly generated. For each of the first candidate topologies, first simulations, including detection of objects according to selected sensor parameters, installation parameters, and environment parameters for the candidate nodes at the respective mounting locations, are executed. First fitness scores are determined for each of the first candidate topologies by comparing results of the first simulations to ground truth data. Upon identifying one of the first fitness scores as exceeding a threshold, the candidate topology associated with the identified first fitness score is identified for deployment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2021
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Gaurav Pandey, Jeffrey Thomas Remillard, Mostafa Parchami, Helen E. Kourous-Harrigan, John Anthony Lockwood
  • Publication number: 20220230130
    Abstract: A remote monitoring system for monitoring inventory, process, and product life-cycle data is disclosed. Data may be collected from the remote monitoring system. The data can include information on raw material components, source information, production or storage location and movement, production or storage temperature, production or storage barometric pressure, packaging, distribution, sales, or combinations thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2022
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Inventors: David Durand, Todd Pritts, Jeffrey Thomas Cesnik
  • Publication number: 20220225885
    Abstract: A blood pressure monitoring device includes a wrist strap, a case, and a display. The strap portion is adapted to fasten the device to the wrist without occluding blood flow. At least one doppler probe is arranged within the case for obtaining doppler signals from an artery in the wrist. A processor within the case is operable to compute mean arterial pressure, and optionally diastolic and systolic blood pressure based on the doppler signals. Related methods are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2021
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Inventor: Jeffrey Thomas Loh
  • Patent number: 11379297
    Abstract: An automotive control system includes a safety processor and a system-on-a-chip. The SoC includes a primary processor, a safety monitor, first and second GPIO banks, and a debug interface. The safety monitor is configured to detect a fault condition of the primary processor and to provide an indication of the fault condition to the safety processor. The first GPIO bank is coupled to the primary processor to provide input/output operations to a non-critical function of an automobile, while the second GPIO bank is coupled for a critical function of the automobile. The debug interface is coupled to the second GPIO bank to form a scan chain with input and output registers of the second GPIO bank, and is coupled to the safety processor to receive control information for the scan chain to provide input/output operations to the critical function of the automobile when the safety monitor provides the indication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: NXP USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey Thomas Loeliger, Derek Beattie, Gordon Campbell
  • Publication number: 20220193818
    Abstract: An assembly that may include a press that may form an indentation within a tab, a roller assembly including a rolling element that may compress a first tab portion of the tab that extends from the indentation against a busbar, and a welding device that may weld the first tab portion of the tab to the busbar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2021
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Inventors: Jeffrey Thomas, James Pfendler, Gregory Badders