Patents by Inventor Joel Thomas
Joel 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: 20130302585Abstract: A structural body component, such as a rocker panel or rear spoiler, and a method of manufacture. The method may include heating a mixture having a polymer and a blowing agent, pressurizing a cavity of a mold, injecting the mixture into the cavity in a single shot such while exerting backpressure against the mixture as it is injected, and cooling the mixture in the mold to form the component.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 11, 2012Publication date: November 14, 2013Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Harry Lobo, Joel Thomas Pierce, Paul Kenneth Dellock
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Publication number: 20130260172Abstract: In one aspect, composite articles are described herein comprising a lightweight, high strength metal substrate and an abrasion resistant coating adhered to the substrate. In some embodiments, a composite article described herein comprises a titanium or titanium alloy substrate and a coating adhered to the substrate, the coating comprising particles disposed in a metal or alloy matrix.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 2, 2012Publication date: October 3, 2013Applicant: Kennametal Inc.Inventors: Paul Dehnhardt Prichard, Joel Thomas Dawson, Mark Rowe
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Publication number: 20130260166Abstract: In one aspect, composite articles are described herein comprising a lightweight, high strength metal substrate and an abrasion resistant coating adhered to the substrate. In some embodiments, a composite article described herein comprises a titanium or titanium alloy substrate and a coating adhered to the substrate, the coating comprising particles disposed in a metal or alloy matrix.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2013Publication date: October 3, 2013Applicant: Kennametal Inc.Inventors: Paul Dehnhardt Prichard, Joel Thomas Dawson, Mark Rowe
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Publication number: 20130145613Abstract: A method of making battery plates for lead-acid batteries includes providing a strip of material comprising lead; and punching material out of the strip to form a grid comprising wires having a non-rectangular cross-sectional shape by utilizing a die set comprising a plurality of male die components and female die components, wherein each of the male die components comprises a first portion having a first cross-sectional shape and a second portion having a second-cross sectional shape. A single punch of the material creates a hole in the material and also forms the periphery of the hole.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 10, 2012Publication date: June 13, 2013Applicant: Exide TechnologiesInventors: Xiangjun Wang, Hongbo Zhang, David Robert Mihara, John Harold Miller, Joel Thomas Charlton, Jimmy Lee Stewart
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Patent number: 8381423Abstract: A vehicle showcase display badge is provided which includes a bezel, a substantially transparent front lens, and a rear lens comprising a light transparent front surface and a colored reflective rear surface. The badge also includes a graphic assembly disposed between the front lens and the rear lens, wherein the rear lens provides a three-dimensional appearance of the graphic assembly. The badge further includes an attachment for attaching the badge to a vehicle such that the graphic assembly is viewable. One or more curved surfaces may be employed on the rear lens to provide a shadow effect. One or more of the lenses may be overmolded.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2012Date of Patent: February 26, 2013Assignees: Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Tribar Manufacturing, LLC, Granby Mold, Inc.Inventors: Joel Thomas Pierce, Michael A. Musleh, Bob Bretz, John Turcotte, Andrew Murray, Paul Kenneth Dellock, Will Farrelly
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Patent number: 8373486Abstract: The present invention provides an apparatus and method for a frequency adaptive level shifter circuit. The frequency adaptive level shifter circuit includes a first inverter, a second inverter coupled to the output of the first inverter, a capacitor coupled to the output of the second inverter, and a resistor coupled to the output of the capacitor. The frequency adaptive level shifter circuit further includes a transistor coupled to the output of the resistor, wherein the transistor has a gate connected to a reference voltage, a third inverter coupled to the output of the capacitor, and a fourth inverter coupled to the output of the third inverter and the transistor and outputting the signal.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2012Date of Patent: February 12, 2013Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Joel Thomas Ficke, David Michael Friend, Grant Paul Kesselring, James David Strom, Jianguo Yao
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Patent number: 8266833Abstract: A vehicle showcase display badge is provided which includes a bezel, a substantially transparent front lens, and a rear lens comprising a light transparent front surface and a colored reflective rear surface. The badge also includes a graphic assembly disposed between the front lens and the rear lens, wherein the rear lens provides a three-dimensional appearance of the graphic assembly. The badge further includes an attachment for attaching the badge to a vehicle such that the graphic assembly is viewable. One or more curved surfaces may be employed on the rear lens to provide a shadow effect. One or more of the lenses may be overmolded.Type: GrantFiled: September 3, 2009Date of Patent: September 18, 2012Assignees: Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Granby Mold, Inc., Tribar Manufacturing, LLCInventors: Joel Thomas Pierce, Michael A. Musleh, Bob Bretz, John Turcotte, Andrew Murray, Paul Kenneth Dellock, Will Farrelly
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Publication number: 20120187987Abstract: The present invention provides an apparatus and method for a frequency adaptive level shifter circuit. The frequency adaptive level shifter circuit includes a first inverter, a second inverter coupled to the output of the first inverter, a capacitor coupled to the output of the second inverter, and a resistor coupled to the output of the capacitor. The frequency adaptive level shifter circuit further includes a transistor coupled to the output of the resistor, wherein the transistor has a gate connected to a reference voltage, a third inverter coupled to the output of the capacitor, and a fourth inverter coupled to the output of the third inverter and the transistor and outputting the signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2012Publication date: July 26, 2012Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Joel Thomas Ficke, David Michael Friend, Grant Paul Kesselring, James David Strom, Jianguo Yao
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Publication number: 20120144705Abstract: A vehicle showcase display badge is provided which includes a bezel, a substantially transparent front lens, and a rear lens comprising a light transparent front surface and a colored reflective rear surface. The badge also includes a graphic assembly disposed between the front lens and the rear lens, wherein the rear lens provides a three-dimensional appearance of the graphic assembly. The badge further includes an attachment for attaching the badge to a vehicle such that the graphic assembly is viewable. One or more curved surfaces may be employed on the rear lens to provide a shadow effect. One or more of the lenses may be overmolded.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2012Publication date: June 14, 2012Applicants: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, TRIBAR MANUFACTURING, LLC, GRANBY MOLD, INC.Inventors: Joel Thomas Pierce, Michael A. Musleh, Bob Bretz, John Turcotte, Andrew Murray, Paul Kenneth Dellock, Will Farrelly
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Publication number: 20120133413Abstract: The present invention provides an apparatus and method for a frequency adaptive level shifter circuit. The frequency adaptive level shifter circuit includes a first inverter, a second inverter coupled to the output of the first inverter, a capacitor coupled to the output of the second inverter, and a resistor coupled to the output of the capacitor. The frequency adaptive level shifter circuit further includes a transistor coupled to the output of the resistor, wherein the transistor has a gate connected to a reference voltage, a third inverter coupled to the output of the capacitor, and a fourth inverter coupled to the output of the third inverter and the transistor and outputting the signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2010Publication date: May 31, 2012Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Joel Thomas Ficke, David Michael Friend, Grant Paul Kesselring, James David Strom, Jianguo Yao
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Publication number: 20120095654Abstract: In one aspect, the disclosure describes an apparatus that harvests crops as the apparatus moves in a direction of travel across a field. The apparatus includes a crop harvesting assembly configured as a line of implements, the line being transverse to the direction of travel. First and second devices for adjusting a vertical position of left and right sides of the apparatus, respectively, are independently operable. Adjustment of a vertical position of at least one of the left and right sides of the apparatus results in tilting the line of implements relative to a horizontal plane defined at a ground surface under left and right ground contacting elements. In other aspects, a method and system are disclosed for automatically positioning a line of implements of an apparatus to follow a ground surface proximate the line of implements.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 14, 2011Publication date: April 19, 2012Applicant: AMITY TECHNOLOGY, LLCInventors: Collin David Miller, Blair Robert Stoltman, Joel Thomas Aslakson
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Publication number: 20110162607Abstract: A cylinder head assembly for an internal combustion engine having an intake cycle and an exhaust cycle is provided. The cylinder head assembly includes a single valve, a cylinder head body, and a venturi tube. The cylinder head body has an intake port, an exhaust port, and a combustion chamber port configured to intermittently seat the single valve. The venturi tube is disposed within the cylinder head body and has a high pressure portion operably coupled to the cylinder head body proximate the intake port and a distal end spaced apart from the combustion chamber port. The venturi tube permits the intake port to remain in fluid communication with the exhaust port during both the intake cycle and the exhaust cycle of the internal combustion engine.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 24, 2010Publication date: July 7, 2011Applicant: WESTROM, LLCInventors: Joel Seth Rickenbach, Michael Dean Leraas, Joel Thomas Rickenbach
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Publication number: 20110052839Abstract: A vehicle showcase display badge is provided which includes a bezel, a substantially transparent front lens, and a rear lens comprising a light transparent front surface and a colored reflective rear surface. The badge also includes a graphic assembly disposed between the front lens and the rear lens, wherein the rear lens provides a three-dimensional appearance of the graphic assembly. The badge further includes an attachment for attaching the badge to a vehicle such that the graphic assembly is viewable. One or more curved surfaces may be employed on the rear lens to provide a shadow effect. One or more of the lenses may be overmolded.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 3, 2009Publication date: March 3, 2011Inventors: Joel Thomas Pierce, Michael A. Musleh, Bob Bretz, John Turcotte, Andrew Murray, Paul Kenneth Dellock, Will Farrelly
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Patent number: 7882951Abstract: A gift wrap package and packaging assembly is configured to receive and enclose a gift in a decorative enclosure and which has the appearance of a conventionally wrapped box gift package. The gift package is made of a folded sheet material that is decorated on one side, and which has sufficient material strength to serve as both a box and a decorative package which has a comparable appearance to a box wrapped with decorative paper. The gift package is preformed and packaged in a folded box configuration with a protective retail display header for hanging display. One end of the gift package is configured to be opened to receive gift contents and additional packaging such as tissue, and then securely closed to complete the gift package.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2008Date of Patent: February 8, 2011Assignee: American Greetings CorporationInventors: Karen Marie Zelina, Joel Thomas Hageman
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Patent number: 7820648Abstract: The present invention relates to a compound of the formula 1 or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein Ar is a group of formula and R1, R2, R13, A, K, M, L1, L2, X, Y1, Y2, Q, salt thereof, wherein R1, R2, R13, A, K, L1, L2, W, X, Z1, Z2, Y1, Y2, Z1, Z2, M, Q, W, X, m, p and q are as defined herein. Such novel pyrimidine derivatives are useful in the treatment of abnormal cell growth, such as cancer, in mammals. The invention also relates to a method of using such compounds in the treatment of abnormal cell growth in mammals, especially humans, and to pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2006Date of Patent: October 26, 2010Assignees: Pfizer Inc, Pfizer Products IncInventors: Samit Kumar Bhattacharya, Michael Joseph Luzzio, Donn Gregory Wishka, Gonghua Pan, Arthur Douglas Brosius, Joel Thomas Arcari, James Alfred Southers, Jr., Kendra Louise Nelson, Jun Xiao
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Publication number: 20100154188Abstract: A method for attaching a bracket to a heat exchanger comprises providing a heat exchanger having a mounting surface. A bracket having an edge portion that conforms to the mounting surface is located in contact with the mounting surface. A portion of the mounting surface is then skived with the bracket in place so that a sufficient amount of skived material is deformed against the edge portion of the bracket to retain the bracket to the heat exchanger. The retained bracket is then brazed to the heat exchanger.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2008Publication date: June 24, 2010Applicant: Delphi Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Don Clair Corser, Joel Thomas Hambruch
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Publication number: 20100127055Abstract: A gift wrap package and packaging assembly is configured to receive and enclose a gift in a decorative enclosure and which has the appearance of a conventionally wrapped box gift package. The gift package is made of a folded sheet material that is decorated on one side, and which has sufficient material strength to serve as both a box and a decorative package which has a comparable appearance to a box wrapped with decorative paper. The gift package is preformed and packaged in a folded box configuration with a protective retail display header for hanging display. One end of the gift package is configured to be opened to receive gift contents and additional packaging such as tissue, and then securely closed to complete the gift package.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 25, 2008Publication date: May 27, 2010Inventors: Karen Marie Zelina, Joel Thomas Hageman
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Patent number: 7395853Abstract: A heat exchanger assembly includes a core having first and second header tanks covered by tank caps. A pair of core reinforcing members presenting terminal ends extend between the first and second header tanks. A least one tab and an opening for receiving the tab are used for connecting the core reinforcing members to the tank caps.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2004Date of Patent: July 8, 2008Assignee: Delphi Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Karl Paul Kroetsch, Steve C. Brick, Christopher Alfred Fuller, David Matthew Smith, Joel Thomas Hambruch
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Publication number: 20070137245Abstract: A portable cooler has a vertical rectangular insulated box. The vertical insulated box has a number of front doors and a lid. Inside the vertical insulated box are a number of distinct chambers and within the chambers are shelves. The vertical insulating box is attached to a dolly by a pair of stabilizing bars. The dolly has a pair of inflatable wheels offset from the vertical insulating box. A drain pipe connects a ice holding chamber with a drip pan.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2006Publication date: June 21, 2007Inventor: Joel Thomas Ward
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Patent number: D655537Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 2011Date of Patent: March 13, 2012Assignee: Steelcase Inc.Inventors: Joel Thomas Ruiter, Alan Ernest Rheault