Patents by Inventor Kevin Thompson
Kevin Thompson 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: 20250050537Abstract: An apparatus and method for manufacturing precast concrete pipe couplings used in municipal and infrastructure systems includes a mold apparatus particularly configured for the formation of monolithic, unitarily formed concrete pipe couplings that facilitate the joining of intersecting and/or bending sections of straight concrete pipes. The mold apparatus comprises a base, adjustable mold walls, and primary and secondary mold cores that shape the internal flow channels of the couplings and that allow for the creation of complex geometries without the need for scoring, cutting, or rejoining pipe sections, resulting in couplings with smooth internal surfaces that enhance fluid flow and reduce maintenance requirements. A monolithic concrete pipe coupling formed by the foregoing method and apparatus exhibits flat external surfaces, facilitating easy stacking, storage, and installation.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 1, 2024Publication date: February 13, 2025Inventors: Kevin Thompson, Rocky Lorenz, Dylan Lorenz, Donald Ray Gokey, II, Christopher Lee Gokey
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Publication number: 20240271794Abstract: A combustor section support structure can include a fuel manifold and one or more radial stud assemblies connected to the fuel manifold and configured to allow the fuel manifold to move radially relative to an engine case and to fix the fuel manifold axially relative to the engine case. Each of the one or more radial stud assemblies can include a first portion mounted to the fuel manifold and a second portion configured to mount to an engine case. The first portion and the second portion can be configured to slide relative to each other to allow relative radial movement, but to prevent substantial axial relative movement. The first portion and the second portion form a ball joint assembly configured to allow misalignment induced rotation at the ball joint assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 28, 2023Publication date: August 15, 2024Applicant: Collins Engine Nozzles, Inc.Inventors: Kevin Thompson, Jason A. Ryon
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Patent number: 11773937Abstract: An anti-lock sensor ring may have a flattened exciting portion having a retention mechanism projecting from a ring radial edge. The retention mechanism may have cantilever spring retention clips elastically deformable to snap on a disc brake band retention seat. The mechanism may also have a cantilever support portion disposed side by side to and spaced apart from the cantilever spring retention clips. Each of the cantilever spring retention clips may have a retention surface and the cantilever support portion with a support surface. When the anti-lock sensor ring is dismounted from a disc brake band, the plane defined by the retention surface and the plane defined by the support surface are facing each other in order to create opposing gripping elements.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2021Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: Brembo North America, Inc.Inventors: Colin Martin, Christopher Stoick, Sheldon Wylie, Kevin Thompson, Mark Olson
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Patent number: 11624417Abstract: A braking band of a disk brake disk has a first plate and a second plate arranged joined to each other by connecting elements. The first and second plates have first and second plate outer surfaces, opposite portions of the first and second outer surfaces forming opposite braking surfaces. The braking band has a plurality of attachment portions for connecting the braking band to a vehicle hub or a bell. Each attachment portion has a connection seat. The attachment portions are spaced by recesses. Each attachment portion has an attachment portion wall having opposite side wall portions, two bottom wall portions and an inner end wall portion, and opposite first and second attachment portion surfaces. Each recess extends radially beyond the connection seat. Each side wall portion is joined to the adjoining bottom wall portion by a cylindrical bottom arch avoiding edges. Each side wall portion is joined to the adjoining inner end wall portion by a cylindrical end arch avoiding edges.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 2021Date of Patent: April 11, 2023Assignee: Brembo North America, Inc.Inventors: Colin Martin, Christopher Stoick, Sheldon Wylie, Kevin Thompson, Mark Olson, Fabiano Carminati
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Publication number: 20230043908Abstract: An anti-lock sensor ring may have a flattened exciting portion having a retention mechanism projecting from a ring radial edge. The retention mechanism may have cantilever spring retention clips elastically deformable to snap on a disc brake band retention seat. The mechanism may also have a cantilever support portion disposed side by side to and spaced apart from the cantilever spring retention clips. Each of the cantilever spring retention clips may have a retention surface and the cantilever support portion with a support surface. When the anti-lock sensor ring is dismounted from a disc brake band, the plane defined by the retention surface and the plane defined by the support surface are facing each other in order to create opposing gripping elements.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2021Publication date: February 9, 2023Inventors: Colin MARTIN, Christopher STOICK, Sheldon WYLIE, Kevin THOMPSON, Mark OLSON
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Publication number: 20220260123Abstract: A braking band of a disk brake disk has a first plate and a second plate arranged joined to each other by connecting elements. The first and second plates have first and second plate outer surfaces, opposite portions of the first and second outer surfaces forming opposite braking surfaces. The braking band has a plurality of attachment portions for connecting the braking band to a vehicle hub or a bell. Each attachment portion has a connection seat. The attachment portions are spaced by recesses. Each attachment portion has an attachment portion wall having opposite side wall portions, two bottom wall portions and an inner end wall portion, and opposite first and second attachment portion surfaces. Each recess extends radially beyond the connection seat. Each side wall portion is joined to the adjoining bottom wall portion by a cylindrical bottom arch avoiding edges. Each side wall portion is joined to the adjoining inner end wall portion by a cylindrical end arch avoiding edges.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 12, 2021Publication date: August 18, 2022Inventors: Colin MARTIN, Christopher STOICK, Sheldon WYLIE, Kevin THOMPSON, Mark OLSON, Fabiano CARMINATI
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Patent number: 10765196Abstract: A storage system is configured to store material on a mountable surface. The storage system includes a mounting panel with a pouch attachment ladder system grid of webbing slots, a plurality of rigid stay protrusion slots and a plurality of mounting hardware holes. A modular lightweight load-carrying equipment holster that has a pouch attachment ladder system grid of webbing. The pouch attachment ladder system grid of webbing fits through the pouch attachment ladder system grid of webbing slots which is then held in place with a rigid stay. The rigid stay further comprises a protrusion in order to prevent the rigid stay from sliding out of the pouch attachment ladder system grid of webbing.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2019Date of Patent: September 8, 2020Inventor: Charles Kevin Thompson
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Patent number: 10648664Abstract: A high-efficiency modulating gas furnace (herein ‘gas furnace’) includes a furnace controller. The gas furnace further includes a gas valve and at least one pressure switch that is coupled to the furnace controller. The electrical contacts of the at least one pressure switch are removed from a series electrical circuit with the gas valve such that the gas furnace operates without de-energizing the gas valve as soon as the electrical contacts of the at least one pressure switch are opened. Further, the furnace controller operates the induced draft blower at or close to a lowest RPM at which the electrical contacts of the at least one pressure switch can be kept closed, which is between a make point RPM at which the electrical contacts of the at least one pressure switch close and a break point RPM at which the electrical contacts of the at least one pressure switch open.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2017Date of Patent: May 12, 2020Assignee: Rheem Manufacturing CompanyInventors: Shawn A Reed, Scott Willbanks, Robert S. Neihouse, Robert Kepesky, Kevin Thompson, Joey Huffaker, Daniel Schmalz
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Publication number: 20190186737Abstract: A high-efficiency modulating gas furnace (herein ‘gas furnace’) includes a furnace controller. The gas furnace further includes a gas valve and at least one pressure switch that is coupled to the furnace controller. The electrical contacts of the at least one pressure switch are removed from a series electrical circuit with the gas valve such that the gas furnace operates without de-energizing the gas valve as soon as the electrical contacts of the at least one pressure switch are opened. Further, the furnace controller operates the induced draft blower at or close to a lowest RPM at which the electrical contacts of the at least one pressure switch can be kept closed, which is between a make point RPM at which the electrical contacts of the at least one pressure switch close and a break point RPM at which the electrical contacts of the at least one pressure switch open.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2017Publication date: June 20, 2019Inventors: Shawn A. Reed, Scott Willbanks, Robert S. Neihouse, Robert Kepesky, Kevin Thompson, Joey Huffaker, Daniel Schmalz
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Patent number: 10250201Abstract: Systems and methods for thermal management for telecommunications enclosures are provided. In one embodiment, a method for thermal management for modular radio frequency (RF) electronics housed within an electronics enclosure comprises: distributing heat generated from an RF electronics component installed on a first thermal region of an electronics module base plate across the first thermal region using at least one primary heat pipe that laterally traverses the first thermal region; distributing heat generated from the RF electronics component to a second thermal region using at least one secondary heat pipe not parallel with the at least one primary heat pipe; conductively transferring heat across a thermal interface between the electronics module back-plate and a backplane of an electronics enclosure that houses the electronics module, wherein the backplane comprises a plurality heat sink fins aligned with the at least one primary heat pipe and the at least one secondary heat pipe.Type: GrantFiled: October 6, 2016Date of Patent: April 2, 2019Assignee: CommScope Technologies LLCInventors: Michael J. Nelson, Kevin Thompson
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Patent number: 10113008Abstract: This invention describes the equipment and a method to recover starch from a dilute starch stream produced by manufacturing facilities which process the starch-containing materials, such as potato and corn.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2016Date of Patent: October 30, 2018Inventors: Larry Ferro, Christopher Mann, Kevin Thompson
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Publication number: 20170081426Abstract: This invention describes the equipment and a method to recover starch from a dilute starch stream produced by manufacturing facilities which process the starch-containing materials, such as potato and corn.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 21, 2016Publication date: March 23, 2017Inventors: Ferro Larry, Christopher Mann, Kevin Thompson
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Publication number: 20170026003Abstract: Systems and methods for thermal management for telecommunications enclosures are provided. In one embodiment, a method for thermal management for modular radio frequency (RF) electronics housed within an electronics enclosure comprises: distributing heat generated from an RF electronics component installed on a first thermal region of an electronics module base plate across the first thermal region using at least one primary heat pipe that laterally traverses the first thermal region; distributing heat generated from the RF electronics component to a second thermal region using at least one secondary heat pipe not parallel with the at least one primary heat pipe; conductively transferring heat across a thermal interface between the electronics module back-plate and a backplane of an electronics enclosure that houses the electronics module, wherein the backplane comprises a plurality heat sink fins aligned with the at least one primary heat pipe and the at least one secondary heat pipe.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 6, 2016Publication date: January 26, 2017Inventors: Michael J. Nelson, Kevin Thompson
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Patent number: 9474187Abstract: Systems and methods for thermal management for telecommunications enclosures are provided. In one embodiment, a method for thermal management for modular radio frequency (RF) electronics housed within an electronics enclosure comprises: distributing heat generated from an RF electronics component installed on a first thermal region of an electronics module base plate across the first thermal region using at least one primary heat pipe that laterally traverses the first thermal region; distributing heat generated from the RF electronics component to a second thermal region using at least one secondary heat pipe not parallel with the at least one primary heat pipe; conductively transferring heat across a thermal interface between the electronics module back-plate and a backplane of an electronics enclosure that houses the electronics module, wherein the backplane comprises a plurality heat sink fins aligned with the at least one primary heat pipe and the at least one secondary heat pipe.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2013Date of Patent: October 18, 2016Assignee: CommScope Technologies LLCInventors: Michael J. Nelson, Kevin Thompson
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Patent number: 9395940Abstract: Some of the embodiments of the present disclosure provide method comprising receiving a request at a device for a device driver associated with the device, the request for the device driver being received at the device through a network, the device having a network configuration in the network; and transmitting the device driver from the device in response to the request, including transmitting the network configuration of the device.Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 2009Date of Patent: July 19, 2016Assignee: Marvell International Ltd.Inventors: David Watkins, Lyman Leonard Hall, Scott Rowberry, Kevin Thompson, Mark Montierth
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Patent number: 9354898Abstract: A method that includes coupling a first device to a client device using a universal serial bus (USB) link, and detecting, by the first device, a USB operating system (OS) descriptor request made by the client device. The method further includes reporting, by the first device, a mass storage interface to the client device in response to a detected USB OS descriptor request, and using the mass storage interface to install, in the client device, a device driver associated with the first device.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2009Date of Patent: May 31, 2016Assignee: Marvell International Ltd.Inventors: Eric J. Luttmann, Kevin Thompson, David Watkins
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Patent number: 9199975Abstract: The present application provides novel imidazole compounds and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. Also provided are methods for preparing these compounds. These compounds are useful in inhibiting CYP17 activity by administering a therapeutically effective amount of one or more of the compounds to a patient. By doing so, these compounds are effective in treating conditions associated with CPY17 activity. A variety of conditions can be treated using these compounds and include diseases which are characterized by abnormal cellular proliferation. In one embodiment, the disease is cancer, such as prostate cancer.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2012Date of Patent: December 1, 2015Assignee: Asana Biosciences, LLCInventors: Roger Astbury Smith, Nicholas James Laping, Scott Kevin Thompson, Raghava Reddy Kethiri, Dhanalakshmi Sivanandhan, Chandregowda Venkateshappa, Bheemashankar Kulkarni, Purushottam Dewang, Rajendra Kristam, Srinivas Kasibhatla, Rajesh Devraj
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Patent number: 9180115Abstract: The present application provides novel compounds and methods for preparing and using these compounds. These compounds are useful in treating pain, itch, overactive bladder and/or interstitial cystitis in patients by administering one or more of the compounds to a patient. The methods include administering a compound of formula (I) and a TRPV1 receptor activator. In one embodiment, the TRPV1 receptor activator is lidocaine.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2014Date of Patent: November 10, 2015Assignee: Asana Biosciences, LLCInventors: Scott Kevin Thompson, Roger Astbury Smith, Sandeep Gupta, Tony Priestley, Nicholas James Laping, Ashis K. Saha, Sonali Rudra
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Multiple Degree of Freedom Portable Rehabilitation System Having DC Motor-Based, Multi-Mode Actuator
Publication number: 20150290071Abstract: The Navigator is multiple degree of freedom neuro rehabilitation system. The Navigator simultaneously exercises both pronation and supination of the wrist (rotation) and flexion and extension of the fingers (grasp and release) for rehabilitation and monitoring of patients with motor control deficits due to a neurological ailment, such as stroke. In addition, the Navigator provides a visual, interactive environment for performing therapeutic exercises. The interactive environment provides motivation to the patient and can provide real-time feedback to the patient about the quality of the movements being performed.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 2, 2013Publication date: October 15, 2015Inventors: Patrick Joseph Murphy, Ray Adler, Katherine Bausemer, Joseph Gonsalves, Kevin Thompson, Qingchao Kong, Mark L. Sivak, Constantinos Mavroidis -
Patent number: D1046152Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2022Date of Patent: October 8, 2024Assignee: DEPUY IRELAND UNLIMITED COMPANYInventors: Jamie Atkin, Lukas Wagner, Stephen Robinson, Graeme Dutton, Kevin Thompson