Patents by Inventor Kyle A. Thomas
Kyle 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).
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Patent number: 12144081Abstract: A load control system may include load control devices for controlling power provided to an electrical load. The load control devices may include a control-source device and a control-target device. The control-target device may control the power provided to the electrical load based on digital messages received from the control-source device. A user device may discover load control devices when the load control devices are within an established range associated with the user device. The user device and the load control devices may communicate via a wireless communications module. The established range may be adjusted based on the configurable transmit power of the user device or the wireless communications module associated with the user device. A discovered control-target device may be associated with a control-source device to enable the control-target device to control the power provided to the electrical load based on digital messages received from the control-source device.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2021Date of Patent: November 12, 2024Assignee: Lutron Technology Company LLCInventors: Jordan H. Crafts, William Bryce Fricke, Stephen M. Ludwig, Jr., Jonathan T. Lenz, Bryan Robert Barnes, Kyle Thomas Barco
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Publication number: 20240367915Abstract: A weighing assembly supplies a predetermined amount of food product based on weight using a weighing machine having a plurality of weigh hoppers. A circular dispersion table having a dome shape distributes pieces of the product across the table by gravity to the weigh hoppers. A diverter chute is located above the dispersion table and includes multiple gates, with each gate configured to change a flow of the pieces of product over a portion of the dispersion table. The diverter chute further comprises an actuator for each gate for opening the gate as directed by a controller. Each actuator includes a piston and a lever arm connected to the piston and connected to a respective gate. An input conveyor drops pieces of food through the diversion chute to the dispersion table.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 1, 2023Publication date: November 7, 2024Applicant: General Mills, Inc.Inventors: Kyle Thomas Hart, Alexis Hugunin, David S. Lutz
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Publication number: 20240359312Abstract: A tool carrier rigging is provided. The tool carrier has a base strap and a loop strap joined to the base strap at a plurality of joints. The joints are spaced apart at a first regular interval. The tool carrier has a carrier loop having a section of the base strap and a section of the loop strap joined at two joints spaced apart according to the first regular interval. A tensioning closure is provided to reversibly join a first end of the tool carrier and a second end of the tool carrier.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2024Publication date: October 31, 2024Applicant: SMARTAUGER, LLCInventor: Kyle Thomas Batchelder
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Patent number: 12118187Abstract: Embodiments described herein are directed to simultaneously displaying proxy windows for application windows and/or tabs included in such application windows via a graphical user interface of an operating system. For instance, an application programming interface (API) associated with an application that supports a tabbed document interface (TDI) provides information associated with each tab opened within an application window associated with the application. An API of the operating system receives and utilizes such information to generate and display a proxy window for each tab. The proxy windows for the tabs may be displayed alongside proxy windows of application windows for other applications. The proxy windows may be generated and displayed in response to user invocation of various features of the operating system graphical user interface, including, but not limited to, a task switcher feature, a taskbar feature, or a window snap feature.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2023Date of Patent: October 15, 2024Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Gregory Thomas Mattox, Jr., Ross Nathaniel Luengen, Rose Elizabeth Higgins, William Joseph Devereux, Jessica Mary Hallett-Hook, Laurent Etienne Gilbert Mouton, Kyle Thomas Brady, Kenneth Martin Tubbs, Jr.
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Publication number: 20240336345Abstract: An airframe design may include a frame or assembly, and one or more components that may be removably attached to the frame. The frame may include struts, central bulkheads, a tail section, a plurality of wing sections, and motor mounts that are attached together. The one or more attachable components may include a forward fuselage, motors, propellers, motor pod fairings, stabilizer fins, and landing gear that are attached using fasteners. The frame may reduce the number of parts of the airframe design and may also reduce complexity, cost, and weight, while also increasing stiffness and strength. Further, the various attachable components may facilitate fabrication, assembly, and maintenance of an aerial vehicle having the airframe design.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 18, 2024Publication date: October 10, 2024Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Jon T. Braam, Kyle Thomas Miller, Bradley David Urban, Raffaele Cipolletta, Rahul Bhardwaj, Dominic Shiosaki
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Publication number: 20240334578Abstract: A load control system may include control devices capable of being associated with each other at one or more locations for performing load control. Control devices may include control-source devices and/or control-target devices. A location beacon may be discovered and a unique identifier in the location beacon may be associated with a unique identifier of one or more control devices. Upon subsequent discovery of the location beacon, the associated load control devices may be controlled. The beacons may be communicated via radio frequency signals, visible light communication, and/or audio signals. The visible light communication may be used to communicate other types of information to devices in the load control system. The visible light communication may be used to identify link addresses for communicating with load control devices, load control instructions, load control configuration instructions, network communication information, and/or the like.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 10, 2024Publication date: October 3, 2024Applicant: Lutron Technology Company LLCInventors: Rhodes B. Baker, Kyle Thomas Barco, Bryan Robert Barnes, John H. Bull, Richard S. Camden, Jordan H. Crafts, David J. Dolan, Jason Groller, Sanjeev Kumar, Jonathan T. Lenz, Miguel Aguado Pelaez, Daniel L. Twaddell
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Publication number: 20240315714Abstract: An intravascular apparatus includes an electrical circuit configured to generate a series of electrical pulses. An intravascular catheter includes an elongate catheter body having a distal end portion and a distal end at a distal terminus of the distal end portion. A solenoid-type reciprocating device is located at the distal end portion of the elongate catheter body. The solenoid-type reciprocating device has a coil and a distal tip member. The coil is electrically coupled to the electrical circuit. The distal tip member has a proximal armature section and a distal working end section. The coil defines a coil aperture that is configured to slidably receive the proximal armature section. The proximal armature section is configured to axially reciprocate relative to the coil when the coil is energized.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2021Publication date: September 26, 2024Applicant: Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc.Inventors: Kyle A. Thomas, Genevieve Messina, Amanda Young, Keith S. Harris, Clint Solomon
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Publication number: 20240286741Abstract: A universal-joint cross assembly includes a cross. Four compression rings are mounted at terminal positions of the cross. Each of the four compression rings is positioned at a 90° interval relative to adjacent ones of the four compression rings. The universal-joint cross assembly includes four inner balls. Each of the four inner balls is fixed to one of the four compression rings and forms a portion of a spherical bearing.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2023Publication date: August 29, 2024Applicant: Textron Innovations Inc.Inventors: Kyle Thomas Cravener, Andrew Harloff, Andrew Maresh
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Patent number: 12073433Abstract: Systems and methods for retrieving, in a first application using one or more processors, a user profile in which the user profile includes a user ID, and the first application includes a first application interface. The systems and methods further include detecting user selection, in the first application interface, of a sync command to a second application, in which the second application includes an executable script associated with the user ID, retrieving the executable script in response to the detecting the user selection of the sync command, integrating the executable script into an HTML interface associated with the user profile, and generating a two-dimensional graphical component in response to the integration of the executable script.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2023Date of Patent: August 27, 2024Assignee: SNAP INC.Inventors: Kyle Thomas Brooks, Ashish Wahi
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Publication number: 20240281119Abstract: Embodiments described herein are directed to simultaneously displaying proxy windows for application windows and/or tabs included in such application windows via a graphical user interface of an operating system. For instance, an application programming interface (API) associated with an application that supports a tabbed document interface (TDI) provides information associated with each tab opened within an application window associated with the application. An API of the operating system receives and utilizes such information to generate and display a proxy window for each tab. The proxy windows for the tabs may be displayed alongside proxy windows of application windows for other applications. The proxy windows may be generated and displayed in response to user invocation of various features of the operating system graphical user interface, including, but not limited to, a task switcher feature, a taskbar feature, or a window snap feature.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 21, 2023Publication date: August 22, 2024Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Gregory Thomas Mattox, JR., Ross Nathaniel Luengen, Rose Elizabeth Higgins, William Joseph Devereux, Jessica Mary Hallett-Hook, Laurent Etienne Gilbert Mouton, Kyle Thomas Brady, Kenneth Martin Tubbs, JR.
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Patent number: 12043364Abstract: An airframe design may include a bonded frame or assembly, and one or more components that may be removably attached to the bonded frame. The bonded frame may include struts, central bulkheads, a tail section, a plurality of wing sections, and motor mounts that are adhered together using adhesive. The one or more attachable components may include a forward fuselage, motors, propellers, motor pod fairings, stabilizer fins, and landing gear that are attached using fasteners. The bonded frame may reduce the number of parts of the airframe design and may also reduce complexity, cost, and weight, while also increasing stiffness and strength. Further, the various attachable components may facilitate fabrication, assembly, and maintenance of an aerial vehicle having the airframe design.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2023Date of Patent: July 23, 2024Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Jon T. Braam, Kyle Thomas Miller, Bradley David Urban, Raffaele Cipolletta, Rahul Bhardwaj, Dominic Shiosaki
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Publication number: 20240191455Abstract: A manhole lock system includes a frame positioned over an access opening, a cover movable between a closed position in which the cover extends over the access opening, and an open position in which the access opening is exposed; and a lock mechanism for locking the cover in the closed position. The lock mechanism includes a lock member that is movable along a path between a unlocked position and a locked position, wherein in the locked position the lock member prevents the cover from moving to the open position, wherein in the unlocked position the lock member is retracted to enable movement of the cover to the open position.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2022Publication date: June 13, 2024Inventors: James R. Allen, Collin S. Farmer, Kyle Thomas Peters, Scott B. Beal, Jeremy I. Johnson, Kevin J. Wright
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Publication number: 20240194710Abstract: Implementations of semiconductor packages may include: a digital signal processor having a first side and a second side and an image sensor array, having a first side and a second side. The first side of the image sensor array may be coupled to the second side of the digital signal processor through a plurality of hybrid bond interconnect (HBI) bond pads and an edge seal. One or more openings may extend from the second side of the image sensor array into the second side of the digital signal processor to an etch stop layer in the second side of the digital signal processor. The one or more openings may form a second edge seal between the plurality of HBI bond pads and the edge of the digital signal processor.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 26, 2024Publication date: June 13, 2024Applicant: SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLCInventors: Jeffrey Peter GAMBINO, Kyle THOMAS, David T. PRICE, Rusty WINZENREAD, Bruce GREENWOOD
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Patent number: 12010780Abstract: A load control system may include control devices capable of being associated with each other at one or more locations for performing load control. Control devices may include control-source devices and/or control-target devices. A location beacon may be discovered and a unique identifier in the location beacon may be associated with a unique identifier of one or more control devices. Upon subsequent discovery of the location beacon, the associated load control devices may be controlled. The beacons may be communicated via radio frequency signals, visible light communication, and/or audio signals. The visible light communication may be used to communicate other types of information to devices in the load control system. The visible light communication may be used to identify link addresses for communicating with load control devices, load control instructions, load control configuration instructions, network communication information, and/or the like.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2023Date of Patent: June 11, 2024Assignee: Lutron Technology Company LLCInventors: Rhodes B. Baker, Kyle Thomas Barco, Bryan Robert Barnes, John H. Bull, Richard S. Camden, Jordan H. Crafts, David J. Dolan, Jason Groller, Sanjeev Kumar, Jonathan T. Lenz, Miguel Aguado Pelaez, Daniel L. Twaddell
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Publication number: 20240182468Abstract: Described herein are compounds of Formula I, wherein the variables are defined herein, their use as activators from AMPK, pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds and their use to treat, for example, heart failure or peripheral vascular disease.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 11, 2023Publication date: June 6, 2024Inventors: GARY ERIK ASPNES, CHRISTOPHER RYAN BUTLER, MATTHEW FRANK PAUL CALABRESE, KIMBERLY O'KEEFE CAMERON, JOHN MARION CURTO, MICHAEL ERIC GREEN, XINJUN HOU, SHENPING LIU, CHRISTOPHER LEE MCCLENDON, JOHN CHARLES MURRAY, ADVAITA PANCHAGNULA, COLIN RICHARD ROSE, KYLE THOMAS TARANTINO, MEIHUA MIKE TU, RAYOMAND JAL UNWALLA, JOSEPH SCOTT WARMUS, JUN XIAO, QINGYI YANG, LEI ZHANG
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Publication number: 20240173601Abstract: Disclosed is a system and method for managing the flow and play rates of multiple groups on a golf course. Specifically, the system and method utilize a digital platform to facilitate communication between groups and manage gameplay. In particular, the invention provides a system to standardize requests for playthroughs. Groups are incentivized into accepting such requests through a “karma” system, refreshments from the requesting group, and other reward systems. Additionally, the system allows for other features which aid in managing the pace of play across the course.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 28, 2023Publication date: May 30, 2024Inventor: Kyle Thomas Carver
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Patent number: 11975831Abstract: An exemplary blade lock for a tiltrotor aircraft to enable and disable a folding degree of freedom and a pitching degree of freedom of a rotor blade assembly includes a link pivotally connected to a lever and a bellcrank, where the link is in a center position when the lever is in a locked position disabling the folding degree of freedom and the lever is secured in the locked position when the link is positioned in an over-center position.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2022Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: Textron Innovations Inc.Inventors: Kyle Thomas Cravener, Andrew Maresh
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Publication number: 20240144188Abstract: A system is configured to track and provide objective behavioral data of employees based upon an employee's engagement with communications, resources, tools, and other content distributed via an organization's information systems and software. This behavioral data may be combined into an employee profile that includes employee demographic and employment information and may be analyzed by an artificial intelligence or expert function to provide a quantitative metric that describes the likelihood that the employee will depart an organization during an upcoming time period. A dashboard is provided that summarizes and visualizes quantitative metrics and other employee information and provides tools for creating a retention plan for particular employees. When selecting actions for a retention plan, an employee profile is updated to reflect the action and re-analyzed to provide a quantitative metric describing the net effect of the action on employee retention.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 7, 2023Publication date: May 2, 2024Inventors: Rachel Ann Folz, Samuel Jarrett Huber, Tarek Kamil, Madeline Rose Rieman, Scott David Eble, Kyle Thomas Johnson, Anthony Joseph Conte
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Patent number: 11971277Abstract: A rotor-hub-flap anisotropic-sensor system includes a rotor hub, a plurality of anisotropic-sensor arrangements interoperably coupled to the rotor hub and operable to measure flapping of the rotor hub, a plurality of rotor blades connected to the rotor hub, and at least one flight control computer interoperably coupled to the plurality of anisotropic-sensor arrangements.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2021Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Assignee: Textron Innovations Inc.Inventors: Kyle Thomas Cravener, Patrick Smith, Troy Cyril Schank, Brady Garrett Atkins, Kynn Jerald Schulte
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Patent number: 11964757Abstract: A lockout system for an aircraft having a rotor assembly. The lockout system includes a drive shaft coupled to and rotatable with the rotor assembly, a nonrotating airframe structure disposed proximate the drive shaft and a lock assembly having first and second lock members. The first lock member is rotatable with the drive shaft and includes a plurality of bearing assemblies. The second lock member is coupled to the nonrotating airframe structure and includes a cradle having a plurality of asymmetric slots each with a leading ramp and a trailing stop. The lock assembly has a disengaged position in which rotation of the drive shaft is allowed and an engaged position in which each of the bearing assemblies is seated within one of the asymmetric slots to prevent rotation of the drive shaft. The lock assembly is actuatable between the engaged and disengaged positions.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2022Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: Textron Innovations Inc.Inventors: Grant Michael Beall, Kyle Thomas Cravener, Brady Garrett Atkins, Gilberto Morales