Patents by Inventor John Thomas

John 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: 12364616
    Abstract: An implantable device having an adjustable passage therethrough. The passage may be adjustable to occlude or otherwise to regulate access or flow of materials therethrough. An elongated element may be inserted into the passage when in a closed configuration to selectively open the passage. For instance, the implantable device may be a tubular device with a twisted region closing the passage therethrough, and the elongated device may be configured to engage such twisted region and to be rotated to untwist the closed region. An additional tubular device with a passage therethrough may be inserted into the passage of the implantable device to hold open the passage for a selected period of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2025
    Assignee: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
    Inventors: John Thomas Favreau, Andrew Pic, Joseph W King, Lauren Sfakis Lydecker, Travis Henchie
  • Publication number: 20250228746
    Abstract: A device for administering a fluid to a patient anatomy includes a flexible catheter. The catheter includes a lumen extending therethrough. The catheter is sized and shaped to extend from a proximal end outside a human body to a distal end that can be guided to a target location. A distal portion of the catheter includes one or more exit ports communicating with a first lumen for administering the fluid. A deformable portion of the catheter is formed so that, in a first state, the deformable portion assumes a first shape suitable for guiding the catheter to the target location and, in a second state, the deformable portion assumes a second shape in which the deformable portion curves to extend in at least one radial direction for engaging an inner wall of the target location to anchor the catheter in the target location while administering the fluid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2025
    Publication date: July 17, 2025
    Inventors: John B. GOLDEN, Jeff GRAY, John Thomas FAVREAU, Peter L. DAYTON, Ryan V. WALES, Paul SMITH, Kapil GUPTA, Laura Elizabeth CHRISTAKIS, Rosangel Aimee RAMOS ESPINOZA, Nathan Thomas CUMMINGS
  • Publication number: 20250228748
    Abstract: A device includes a flexible catheter and a material. The catheter includes at least a first channel extending therethrough and is sized and shaped to extend from a proximal end outside a human body to a distal end that can be guided to a target location within a gastrointestinal (GI) system. A first distal portion of the catheter includes at least one exit port communicating with the first channel for administering a fluid to a patient anatomy. The material is fixed to an exterior of the catheter or ejectable from an interior of the catheter into the location that, in a first state or shape, is suitable for guiding the catheter to the location and, in a second state or shape, is suitable for engaging an inner wall of the location to anchor the catheter in the location while administering the fluid via the first channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2025
    Publication date: July 17, 2025
    Inventors: Rosangel Aimee RAMOS ESPINOZA, Nathan Thomas CUMMINGS, Laura Elizabeth CHRISTAKIS, Ryan V. WALES, John B. GOLDEN, Jeff GRAY, John Thomas FAVREAU, Paul SMITH
  • Publication number: 20250228747
    Abstract: A device includes a flexible catheter and at least one wirefrom. The catheter includes a first lumen extending therethrough and is sized and shaped to extend to a target location within a gastrointestinal (GI) system. A first distal portion of the catheter includes one or more exit ports communicating with the first lumen for administering a fluid to the location. The wireform is attached around the catheter or deployable from within the catheter, the wireform being formed so that, in a first state, the wireform assumes a first shape suitable for guiding the catheter to the location and, in a second state, the wireform assumes a second shape in which the wire extends away from the catheter in at least one radial direction for contacting a wall of the location to anchor the catheter in the location while administering the fluid via the first lumen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2025
    Publication date: July 17, 2025
    Inventors: Nathan Thomas CUMMINGS, Peter L. DAYTON, Laura Elizabeth CHRISTAKIS, John B. GOLDEN, Paul SMITH, Ryan V. WALES, Kapil GUPTA, John Thomas FAVREAU, Rosangel Aimee RAMOS ESPINOZA, Jeff GRAY
  • Publication number: 20250216488
    Abstract: System, apparatus, method and computer-accessible medium according to exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure which facilitate accessible, data-driven neuroimaging. Exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure provides for a magnet, a gradient, and spectrometer technology that can be contained in an imaging suite that can be affordably manufactured, delivered, and operated anywhere in the world by a trained field nurse. Exemplary networks of these field-deployed MR suites can be tethered to a remote resource base such as a hospital through satellite links to a cloud platform. In exemplary embodiments, massive amounts of heterogeneous data can be collected from diverse populations in a standardized way and archived for machine learning approaches to permit model-based inference generation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2024
    Publication date: July 3, 2025
    Inventors: John Thomas VAUGHAN, JR., Sairam GEETHANATH
  • Patent number: 12344037
    Abstract: Implementations disclosed and claimed herein provide a wheel cover system. In one implementation, an inward force exerted against a wheel cover of the wheel cover assembly in an inward direction towards the hub is received. The inward force overcomes a spring bias of a spring of the receiver and translates the wheel cover assembly in the inward direction. A first rotational force rotating the wheel cover assembly in a first direction is received. The first post guides and engages the first hook, and the second post guides and engages the second hook during rotation. A first positive feedback is generated in response to the inward force and the first rotational force. The wheel cover assembly is releasably locked to the receiver by translating the wheel cover assembly in the outward direction using an outward force generated by the spring bias. The outward force provides a second positive feedback.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2025
    Assignee: Moochout LLC
    Inventors: Jonathan E. Fleck, John Thomas Calhoun
  • Patent number: 12331733
    Abstract: An air compressor system includes a compressor having an intake end and a discharge end, the compressor operable to draw in atmospheric air at the intake end and to discharge a flow of compressed air from the discharge end, the flow of compressed air including a flow of entrained water vapor and oil, a separator operable to remove a portion of the entrained water vapor and oil from the flow of compressed air, the separator discharging a flow of dry compressed air and a flow of effluent, the effluent including at least the separated water vapor and the oil, and an electric heater configured to receive the effluent from the separator and to vaporize the effluent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2025
    Assignee: Doosan Bobcat North America, Inc.
    Inventors: John Thomas Gunn, Richard Louis Kouzel
  • Patent number: 12328604
    Abstract: A device may receive real mobile radio data identifying measurements of radio transmissions of base stations and user devices of a mobile radio environment in a geographical area, and may receive network topology data associated with the geographical area. The device may utilize, based on the network topology data, a machine learning feature extraction approach to generate a representation of invariant aspects of spatiotemporal predictable components of the real mobile radio data, and may generate, based on the representation of invariant aspects, stochastic data that includes a probability that a radio signal will be obstructed. The device may utilize the stochastic data to identify a realistic discoverable spatiotemporal signature, and may train or evaluate a system to manage performance of a mobile radio network based on the realistic discoverable spatiotemporal signature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2025
    Assignee: VIAVI Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Howard John Thomas, Christopher Michael Murphy, Kexuan Sun, Agustin Pozuelo, Baruch Friedman, Takai Eddine Kennouche
  • Publication number: 20250179836
    Abstract: Locking mechanisms and methods of operating the locking mechanisms are disclosed. In one example, a locking mechanism may include a main hub assembly coupleable with a deadbolt, a clutch assembly coupled to the main hub assembly, and an actuator assembly coupled to the clutch assembly. The actuator assembly may include an actuator operable to bias a carriage along a first direction to bring the clutch assembly and the main hub assembly closer to one another along a second direction, wherein the second direction is perpendicular to the first direction. The locking mechanism may further include a thumbturn assembly coupled to the clutch assembly, the thumbturn assembly comprising a thumbturn positionable on an exterior side of a door.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2024
    Publication date: June 5, 2025
    Applicant: Latch Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Brian JONES, Luke Andrew SCHOENFELDER, Sarah Margaret PLIS, John Thomas JACOBSEN, Euan Scott Foster ABRAHAM, Sage WRIGHT, Michael Farid JAJA
  • Publication number: 20250177185
    Abstract: An ostomy bag device includes an expandable reservoir extending from a first end to a second end and defining a space therewithin. The device also includes first and second connectors. The first connector is connected to the first end and engages an opening extending through a wall at an end of an intestine so that intestinal contents flowing from the end of the intestine are received and collected within the reservoir. The second connector is connected to the second end and engages an exit location via which contents collected within the reservoir are to be drained to an exterior of a patient body. The second connector includes a control element movable between a closed configuration, in which contents of the reservoir are prevented from 10 flowing therepast, and an open configuration, in which contents of the reservoir are permitted to flow therepast to drain the reservoir.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2024
    Publication date: June 5, 2025
    Inventors: Gonzalo Jose SAENZ VILLALOBOS, John Thomas FAVREAU, Seamus Finbarr O’SHAUGHNESSY, Gian Franco LOO FUCHS, Kevin WOOD
  • Publication number: 20250184807
    Abstract: This disclosure provides methods, devices and systems for provisioning resources for wireless communication. Some implementations more specifically relate to provisioning resources based on link state discriminants (LSDs). In some aspects, an LSD may indicate an average amount of time a respective station (STA) is in an awake state. In such aspects, an access point (AP) may prioritize communication with specific STAs, or over specific links, based on the LSDs. In some other aspects, an LSD may indicate an average amount of time all STAs associated with an AP are in an awake state. In such aspects, the AP may dynamically reduce power consumption based on the LSDs. Still further, in some aspects, an LSD may indicate an average amount of time two or more STAs are concurrently in an awake state on a given link. In such aspects, an AP may assign STAs to multi-user groups based on the LSDs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2023
    Publication date: June 5, 2025
    Inventors: Sandip HOMCHAUDHURI, Ahmed Ragab ELSHERIF, Aaditya RAI, Nicholas KUCHAREWSKI, Srinivas KATAR, Xiaolong HUANG, Harinder SINGH, Douglas DAHLBY, John Thomas HARRSEN, Mughilan RAMAJAYAM, Anuradha CHANDRAMOULI, Anand NAGARAJAN, Shanmuganathan PALANISAMY
  • Publication number: 20250171502
    Abstract: Embodiments herein report compositions, methods, uses and manufacturing procedures for rotavirus constructs and immunogenic compositions thereof. Some embodiments concern compositions that include, but are not limited to, chimeric rotaviruses of use in immunogenic compositions against rotavirus infection as well as against other pathogenic virus infection in a subject. In certain embodiments, constructs of use herein can be generated and used where a rotavirus expression system further includes one or more nucleic acid molecules encoding one or more polypeptides of another pathogen (e.g. another enteric or mucosal pathogen).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2024
    Publication date: May 29, 2025
    Inventors: John Thomas Patton, Asha Ann Philip
  • Publication number: 20250166018
    Abstract: A method and system for controlling advertisement-exposure monitoring. An example method includes (i) a computing system receiving digital query signature data representing media presented at a given time at a panelist site, (ii) the computing system determining, based on network-monitoring at the panelist site, that, at the given time, the panelist site was receiving a non-zero packet-data flow that had a bit rate too low to be program-content streaming, and (iii) responsive to at least the determining, the computing system searching through advertisement reference signature data for a match, between the advertisement reference signature data and the digital query signature data, that would establish that the media presented at the given time was a given advertisement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2023
    Publication date: May 22, 2025
    Inventors: Stanley Wellington Woodruff, III, John Thomas LiVoti
  • Publication number: 20250166091
    Abstract: Systems, devices and methods for managing a herd are described herein. The systems include a processor configured to receive livestock data from a herd management software system. The herd management system is configured to receive source data from each data source of a plurality of data sources. The source data includes health data for the herd of livestock. The herd management system is also configured to normalize the source data received from each data source of the plurality of data sources to link the source data from each of the data sources for a specified livestock of the herd and generate the livestock data. The processor is also configured to create a data model based on the livestock data. The data model identifies a trend in the health data of the herd of livestock. The processor is also configured to, based on the data model and the identified trend, generate a task for managing the herd of livestock.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2024
    Publication date: May 22, 2025
    Inventors: Sharon Louise van de Pol, John Thomas Clark
  • Publication number: 20250151683
    Abstract: Modular systems for propagating plants in at least one of a hydroponic environment and an aquaponics environment may include at least one tank configured to hold liquid. A modular drive assembly may be carried by the at least one tank. At least one propagation module may be drivingly engaged for rotation by the modular drive assembly. The at least one propagation module may be configured to support and propagate at least one plant. At least one pump may be disposed in fluid communication with the at least one tank. The at least one pump configured to pump the liquid from the at least one tank through the at least one propagation module. Modular methods for propagating plants in at least one of a hydroponic environment and an aquaponics environment are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2024
    Publication date: May 15, 2025
    Inventor: John Thomas Cross
  • Publication number: 20250143911
    Abstract: An ostomy device includes a base portion and an inflatable member. The portion includes a tubular body extending from a first end to a second end. The portion is sized, shaped, and configured to be received within an opening of an abdominal wall to connect an end of an intestine to the opening of the abdominal wall to form a stoma. The member is coupled to the portion. The member defines a hole extending therethrough. The hole is configured to receive a portion of an intestine proximate the stoma therethrough. In an operative configuration, the member movable between a deflated configuration, in which the stoma is maintained in an open position, and an inflated configuration, in which the member expands to decrease a size of the hole such that a radial inward pressure is applied to a portion of the intestine received therein to close the stoma.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2024
    Publication date: May 8, 2025
    Inventors: John Thomas FAVREAU, Seamus Finbarr O’SHAUGHNESSY, Gonzalo Jose SAENZ VILLALOBOS, Gian Franco LOO FUCHS, Kevin WOOD, Wayner ACUNA BALLESTERO, Ignacio ALPIZAR MALAVASI
  • Publication number: 20250137332
    Abstract: A gas lift mandrel with centralizing rings. The centralizing rings are integral the exterior of a tubular gas lift mandrel. The centralizing rings minimize the gas lit mandrel from being offset from the central axis of the wellbore. The centralizing rings also aid in torsional rotation and alignment to tools or the string below.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2024
    Publication date: May 1, 2025
    Inventors: John Thomas, Reed Goodman, William Muscroft, Kevin Rogers
  • Patent number: 12285556
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides systems for controlling infusion of one or more supplements into blood received from a patient. The systems include at least one an extracorporeal circulatory support system including a pump, fluid conduits, and at least one a sensor configured to measure one or more parameters of the blood. The system also may include a fluid flow regulator coupled to the extracorporeal circulatory support system. The system receives measurement signals corresponding to parameters of blood from the at least one sensor and determines one or more target values for the parameters of blood based on a patient profile and/or the measurements. The system may control the fluid flow regulator to cause an infusion of at least one supplemental fluid from a supplemental fluid source into the blood.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignee: Zoll Circulation, Inc.
    Inventors: George L. Walls, Richard A. Helkowski, John Thomas Buckley
  • Patent number: 12281362
    Abstract: A method of diagnosing the likelihood of recurrence of clear cell renal cell carcinoma is provided. The method involves a) detecting the gene expression signatures of mitochondrial electron transport chain subunits, mitochondrial ribosomal proteins, major histocompatibility complex class II (MHC-II) proteins or combinations thereof in a kidney tumor tissue sample; and b) determining that the subject has an elevated risk of recurrence of clear cell renal cell carcinoma if the gene expression signatures include certain sequences. In another embodiment, the method uses copper levels to diagnose the likelihood of recurrence of clear cell renal cell carcinoma.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignee: University of Cincinnati
    Inventors: Maria Franciszka Czyzyk-Krzeska, Julio Alberto Landero Figueroa, Jarek Meller, David Plas, Shuchi Gulati, Bhargav Vemuri, John Thomas Cunningham, IV
  • Publication number: 20250120741
    Abstract: An access needle includes a hollow shaft having a lumen sized and shaped to slidably receive a guidewire therein and having a distal end including an angled surface extending proximally and transversely from a sharpened distal-most tip of the shaft to a beveled smoothed area of the shaft proximal and transverse to the sharpened tip. The beveled smoothed area is positioned to slidably engage a guidewire extended distally out the distal end of the needle so that, as the guidewire is retracted proximally into the needle, the beveled smoothed area slidably engages the guidewire to minimize abrasion to the guidewire.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2024
    Publication date: April 17, 2025
    Inventor: John Thomas FAVREAU