Patents by Inventor John A. Thomas

John 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).

  • Patent number: 11864863
    Abstract: An exemplary system, method, and computer-accessible medium for generating a particular image which can be a quantitative image(s) of at least one section(s) of a patient(s) or (ii) a non-synthetic contrast image(s) of the section(s) of the patient(s), can include, for example, generating a first magnetic resonance (MR) signal and detecting the first MR signal to patient(s), receiving a second MR signal from the patient(s) that can be based on the first MR signal, and generating the particular image(s) based on the second MR signal. The first MR signal can be a configured MR signal. The configured MR signal can be configured for a particular contrast. The first MR signal can have a constant signal intensity. The first MR signal can be generated based on a degree of a plurality of flip angles that maintains the constant signal intensity. A degree of flip angles can be selected for the first MR signal based on the particular contrast.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK
    Inventors: John Thomas Vaughan, Jr., Sairam Geethanath, Sachin Jambawalikar, Pavan Poojar, Enlin Qian
  • Publication number: 20230411100
    Abstract: A fuse element assembly has been disclosed. The fuse element assembly includes a fuse element having a pair of side edges and at least one weak spot between the side edges. The fuse element assembly also includes an arc-quenching material attached locally to the fuse element adjacent the weak spot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2023
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Inventors: John Thomas Samuels, Michael Craig Henricks
  • Publication number: 20230409461
    Abstract: A method, computer program, and computer system is provided for testing a user interface. A previously trained machine learning model trained with traces of interactions between one or more users and a user interface is accessed. The interactions include one or more timestamps of user interactions with the user interface, actions by each user associated with the user interface, and metadata associated with user interactions. A simulated interaction of a simulated agent utilizing the user interface is generated using the previously trained machine learning model. The simulated interaction is encoded as an input trace to a user interface. The encoded simulated interaction is input into the user interface for automated testing of the user interface. Results of the automated testing of the user interface are received.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2022
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Inventors: Justin David Weisz, Mayank Agarwal, Michael Muller, John Thomas Richards, Steven I. Ross, Kartik Talamadupula
  • Patent number: 11846410
    Abstract: A support accessory is provided for an LED lamp, and the support accessory includes a frame and a supporting leg. The frame is configured to be detachably coupled to the LED lamp, and the supporting leg is configured for supporting the frame on at least one certain support surface when the LED lamp is installed. Wherein, in a first state, the supporting leg is fixed to the frame, and in a second state, the supporting leg is slidably coupled to the frame and can slide relative to the frame to adjust length of the supporting leg between the frame and the at least one certain support surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: HLI SOLUTIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Yong Li, Edward John Thomas, Shuyi Qin, Min Fang, Honghao Wu
  • Patent number: 11839367
    Abstract: A method of attaching target tissue to a pilot hole in a bone that utilizes a suture assembly having an anchor sleeve; a sliding suture, having a first end and a second end, and passing through the anchor sleeve; and a shuttle having a shuttle loop and a free end, opposed to the shuttle loop, and passing through the anchor sleeve, with the free end and the shuttle outside of the anchor sleeve. In the method, the sliding suture is passed about the target tissue and the first end is engaged to the shuttle loop. Then, the anchor sleeve is pushed into the pilot hole, and the free end is pulled to pull the shuttle into the anchor sleeve in the pilot hole, thereby setting the anchor sleeve into the pilot hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: Riverpoint Medical, LLC
    Inventors: Elliot Bixby, Edwin Anderson, Nathan Daniel Cook, John Thomas Ferguson
  • Publication number: 20230383562
    Abstract: A pool cover assembly includes a first encapsulation member defining a first side of a pool cover encapsulation, the first encapsulation member comprising a first mating feature. The pool cover assembly further includes a second encapsulation member defining a second side of the pool cover encapsulation, the second encapsulation member comprising a second mating feature. And the pool cover assembly further includes a corner endcap member comprising a third mating feature and a fourth mating feature. The first encapsulation member is coupleable to the corner endcap by the first mating feature and the third mating feature, and the second encapsulation member is coupleable to the corner endcap by the second mating feature and the fourth mating feature. The corner endcap member couples with the first encapsulation member and the second encapsulation member to form a corner of the pool cover encapsulation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2023
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Inventors: John Thomas Carl Peterson, Mathew Dalton
  • Patent number: 11828679
    Abstract: A viscometer includes first and second capillaries and a valve. In a first state, the valve connects the second capillary to a first fluid injector via the first capillary. In a second state, the valve connects the second capillary to a second fluid injector. A controller receives data indicative of respective pressure drops within the first and second capillaries, and generates a pressure ratio signal therefrom. The controller analyzes the pressure ratio signal to determine an end of a transition between a first equilibrium when the valve is in the first state, and a second equilibrium when the valve is in the second state. The controller defines a measurement window based on the transition end, and therein determines a viscosity of the second fluid based on the pressure ratio signal. The first fluid is a solvent, and the second fluid is a solution of a same solvent and a solute.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Inventor: John Thomas Erne
  • Patent number: 11828152
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods and systems for hydrofracturing processes utilizing native drilling cuttings to enhance wellbore permeability. The native drilling cuttings are obtained during drilling operations and may be used in hydrofracturing applications without further grinding or processing. The native drilling cuttings can be combined into a slurry and injected into a well for the hydrofracturing application. In some cases, the native drilling cuttings are dried before combining them with the slurry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: CHEVRON U.S.A. INC.
    Inventors: Robert Neil Trotter, Caleb Kimbrell Carroll, Harold Gordon Riordan, Leonardo F. Chaves Leal, Matthew David Sonnier, Jonathon Donald Fisher, Harry Martin Fernau, John Thomas Lattal, Amos Sunghyun Kim
  • Patent number: 11824728
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for emulating a state of a network environment for purposes of re-executing a network assurance appliance in the emulated state of the network environment. In some embodiments, a method can include receiving snapshot data for a network environment corresponding to a specific time in the network environment and including network events occurring in the network environment generated by a network assurance appliance. A state of the network environment at the specific time can be emulated using the snapshot data to create an emulated state of the network environment. Subsequently, the network assurance appliance can be re-executed in the emulated state of the network environment corresponding to the specific time and the network assurance appliance can be debugged outside of the network environment based on re-execution of the network assurance appliance in the emulated state of the network environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Divjyot Sethi, Chandra Nagarajan, Advait Dixit, John Thomas Monk, Gabriel Cheukbun Ng, Ramana Rao Kompella, Sundar Iyer
  • Patent number: 11825070
    Abstract: A measurement system for measuring intrinsic parameters of a camera includes an arrangement of inclined mirrored surfaces to extend the field of view of the camera.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: ASMPT AEI, INC.
    Inventor: John Thomas
  • Publication number: 20230365567
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula (I) that have the ability to inhibit CD151.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2021
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Inventors: John Thomas FEUTRILL, Jean-Marc GARNIER, Albert George FRAUMAN
  • Patent number: 11813799
    Abstract: An additive manufacturing apparatus includes a first print module includes a first stage configured to hold a first component and a first radiant energy device. The resin support is configured to be positioned between the first stage and the first radiant energy device. A second print module includes a second stage configured to hold a second component and a second radiant energy device. The resin support is configured to be positioned between the second stage and the second radiant energy device. A control system is configured to translate the resin support based on a condition of the first print module and the second print module through the first print module and the second print module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Christopher David Barnhill, Robert Edgar Estes, William Joseph Steele, Trent William Muhlenkamp, Zhen Liu, John Thomas Sterle, Victor Wayne Fulton
  • Patent number: 11818639
    Abstract: Described herein are systems, servers, devices, methods, and media for validating, improving, and predicting emergency locations. In some embodiments, disclosed herein is a method for validating a reported location associated with an emergency request comprises: detecting an emergency request from a first device; identifying a reported location associated with the emergency request; identifying one or more attributes associated with the emergency request; determining a location accuracy metric for the emergency request using the one or more attributes; comparing the location accuracy metric to a first accuracy threshold, wherein the reported location is converted to a validated location when the location accuracy metric meets the first accuracy threshold; and, in response to the location accuracy metric meeting the first accuracy threshold, providing the validated location to one or more recipients comprising a public safety answering point (PSAP).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: RapidSOS, Inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas Edward Horelik, Henry Katz, Gabriel Charles Mahoney, John Thomas Hinton, Michael John Martin
  • Patent number: 11818518
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure provide systems and devices for providing power to one or more remote radio heads used in telecommunications. Some aspects provide a power supply system comprising a first power supply and a plurality of second power supplies configured to be installed in a rack shelf. Each of the plurality of second power supplies is configured to receive a first power signal from the first power supply and provide a second power signal to a respective remote radio head from a plurality of remote radio heads, and at least first inputs to each of the plurality of second power supplies may be ganged together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: CommScope Technologies LLC
    Inventors: John Thomas Hanley, Charles John Mann
  • Publication number: 20230360535
    Abstract: According to one aspect, a vehicle includes a chassis, a propulsion system carried on the chassis and configured to propel the vehicle; a control system supported by the chassis, at least one compartment supported by the chassis, and at least one configurable divider arrangement contained within the at least one compartment. The control system is configured to enable the vehicle to operate autonomously. The at least one configurable divider arrangement is arranged to define at least a first location, wherein the at least one configurable divider arrangement includes a sensor system and a notification system, the sensor system being arranged to detect a presence of an item at the first location, the notification system being arranged to provide an indication relating to the first location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2023
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Applicant: Nuro, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter John Thomas Johnson, Robin Nicholas Hubbard, Allen Weihua Liu, Jon Lau
  • Publication number: 20230351514
    Abstract: An apparatus and methods for automatically searching for, and claiming, unclaimed property. In some example embodiments, a computing device obtains tax data from a database. The computing device applies one or more processes, such as an artificial intelligence or machine learning process, to the tax data to generate search data for an unclaimed property digital interface provided by an unclaimed property processing device. Further, the computing device transmits the property search data to the unclaimed property processing device, causing the unclaimed property processing device to perform a search of unclaimed property based on the property search data. The computing device also receives, from the unclaimed property processing device, unclaimed property data. The computing device further transmits the unclaimed property data for display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2023
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Inventor: John Thomas Eagan, III
  • Patent number: 11803860
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to a method for reporting or graphically representing communications in a computer system including at least one processor and at least one electronic storage device coupled to the at least one processor. The method includes storing computer readable electronic files of the communications in the at least one electronic storage device. The method further includes grouping a plurality of communication addresses by mapping the plurality of communication addresses associated with one or more communicators of the communications to a single communication party. The grouped plurality of communication addresses associated with the one or more communicators is represented as the single communication party. The method further includes reporting or graphically displaying the communications. The communications involving the grouped plurality of communication addresses are treated as involving the single communication party.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: UNITEDLEX CORP.
    Inventors: John Thomas Gabriel, Baroon Anand
  • Patent number: 11805117
    Abstract: In some examples, a cloud-based management system receives information identifying electronic devices to be onboarded for cloud-based management by the cloud-based management system, receives, from a first electronic device, a request to establish a secure connection between the cloud-based management system and the first electronic device, and receives, from the first electronic device, a certificate. The cloud-based management system confirms, based on information in the certificate and the information identifying the electronic devices to be onboarded for cloud-based management, that the cloud-based management system is to perform the cloud-based management of the first electronic device over the secure connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
    Inventors: Syama Sundararao Nadiminti, Blaine R. Southam, Dominic Fernandes, Sunil Malhotra, Daniel Edward Frank, Niharika Mateti, Matthew Lewis Fischer, John Thomas Weidenfeller
  • Patent number: 11798327
    Abstract: A smart module configured to control electronic locking devices may include a plurality of wireless interfaces configured to operate in accordance with at least one of a plurality of wireless protocols. The smart module may include a communications interface having a plurality of pins to couple to an electronic locking device. The smart module may include a memory coupled with the plurality of wireless interfaces, processing circuitry, the communications interface, and a touch display. The memory may include instructions, that when executed by the processing circuitry, cause the processing circuitry to receive, via the touch display, a request to cause an action on the electronic locking device, and transmit a command to the electronic locking device via the communications interface to cause the action on the electronic locking device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: Latch Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Brian Jones, Luke Andrew Schoenfelder, Sarah Margaret Plis, John Thomas Jacobsen, Euan Scott Foster Abraham, Sage Wright, Tracy Van Dyk, Tim Stonelake, Anna Petruczynik
  • Publication number: 20230326102
    Abstract: An exemplary system, method, and computer-accessible medium for reconstructing a portion(s) of an image(s) of a patient(s) can include, for example, receiving magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) information for the patient(s), generating a plurality of coil sensitivity weighted projections based on the MRI information, inverting a column in the coil sensitivity weighted projections to generate inverted column information, and reconstructing the portion(s) of the image(s) based on the inverted column information. The portion(s) of the image(s) can be deblurred, for example, using a deep learning procedure(s). A reference scan of a part(s) of the patient(s) can be received, and deep learning procedure(s) can be trained based on the reference scan.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2023
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Inventors: John Thomas VAUGHAN, Sairam GREETHANATH