Patents by Inventor Kurt Thomas

Kurt 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: 6541668
    Abstract: The present invention provides processes for the preparation of 3-aryloxy-3-arylpropylamines and intermediates thereof using an nucleophilic aromatic displacement in 1,3-dimethyl-2-imidazolidinone or N-methylpyrrolidinone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2003
    Assignee: Eli Lilly and Company
    Inventors: Douglas Patton Kjell, Kurt Thomas Lorenz
  • Patent number: 6460570
    Abstract: A faucet assembly having a spray nozzle connected to a spray hose. A weight attached to the spray hose provides a downward force to nest the spray nozzle. The weight includes an open channel extending longitudinally across a length of the weight and two members having external threads extending from the weight and positioned on opposing sides of the open channel. A hex nut including internal threads engages the external threads of the two members, such that the fastener extends over the open channel to secure the weight onto the spray hose.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2002
    Assignee: Masco Corporation
    Inventors: Jacob Jones, Kurt Thomas
  • Patent number: 4273185
    Abstract: A holding device for disc-shaped semiconductor elements on a supporting wheel, particularly a rotating semiconductor device, is disclosed and includes two clamping members between which the semiconductor element is gripped by its end faces. At least one electrical connection is also between the clamping members. The holding device further comprises a resilient member for producing a contact pressure. The clamping members, the semiconductor element and possibly the associated cooling elements are preferably disposed as a fully assembled structural unit in recesses at the outer periphery of the supporting wheel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 1978
    Date of Patent: June 16, 1981
    Assignee: BBC Brown, Boveri & Company, Limited
    Inventors: Kurt Thoma, Urban Ulrich