Patents by Inventor Kyle Thomas

Kyle 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).

  • Publication number: 20180314821
    Abstract: A container comprising an isolated computing session is associated with a project. One or more users associated with the container can access the container across multiple usage sessions as the container keeps data, applications, and so on for the project together. The container can comprise multiple layers that require user authentication to access.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2017
    Publication date: November 1, 2018
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Kyle Thomas Brady, John C. Gordon, Benjamin M. Schultz, Ali Hajy, Morakinyo Korede Olugbade, Hari R. Pulapaka, Paul McAlpin Bozzay, Frederick Justus Smith, Mehmet Iyigun
  • Publication number: 20180301909
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2018
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Applicant: Lutron Electronics Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Jordan H. Crafts, William Bryce Fricke, Stephen M. Ludwig, JR., Johathan T. Lenz, Bryan Robert Barnes, Kyle Thomas Barco
  • Patent number: 10098074
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: LUTRON ELECTRONIC CO., INC.
    Inventors: 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
  • Publication number: 20180285171
    Abstract: A container for one or more scheduled meeting is pre-built for the meeting prior to the meeting occurring. The container can be built in a variety of manners, including using both static and dynamic techniques. Dynamic techniques for building a container allows a pre-build system to include more pertinent data in the container whereas static techniques reduce computing workload and allow for pre-building containers for unscheduled meetings. A combination of static and dynamic building techniques can be applied using a layer repository. Alternately, a static base layer can be used and customized for scheduled meetings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2017
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Kyle Thomas Brady, John C. Gordon, Benjamin M. Schultz, Ali Hajy, Morakinyo Korede Olugbade, Hari R. Pulapaka, Paul McAlpin Bozzay, Frederick Justus Smith, Mehmet Iyigun
  • Publication number: 20180270906
    Abstract: A multi-zone food holding bin has a continuous food supporting surface with multiple food holding zones. Each food holding zone is independently controllable so that different food temperatures may be maintained in adjacent food holding zones.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2018
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Applicant: PRINCE CASTLE LLC
    Inventors: Kyle Thomas Kestner, Christopher B. Lyons, JR., Charles B. Hartfelder, Zachary N. McCoy
  • Publication number: 20180266696
    Abstract: A multi-zone food holding bin has a continuous food supporting surface with multiple food holding zones. Each food holding zone is independently controllable so that different food temperatures may be maintained in adjacent food holding zones.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2018
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Applicant: PRINCE CASTLE LLC
    Inventors: Kyle Thomas Kestner, Christopher B. Lyons, JR., Charles B. Hartfelder, Zachary N. McCoy
  • Patent number: 10027127
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: LUTRON ELECTRONICS CO., INC.
    Inventors: Jordan H. Crafts, William Bryce Fricke, Stephen M. Ludwig, Jr., Jonathan T. Lenz, Bryan Robert Barnes, Kyle Thomas Barco
  • Publication number: 20180194563
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a conveyor belt link and a sprocket driven conveyor belt comprising the same. In particular, it relates to a conveyor belt link with coupling mechanism that provides a conveyor belt surface that can reduce product marking, minimizes costs, and simplifies manufacturing and assembly of a conveyor belt comprising the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2018
    Publication date: July 12, 2018
    Inventors: Matthew Adomaitis, Frank Anthony Agnello, Richard Bauer, Eloy Cerda, Mark Edward Fastabend, Sean Patrick Forrest, Charles B. Hartfelder, Karl Ronald Heinze, Scott R. Hammac, Christine S. Laub, Eugene Stanley Maslana, Laurence A. Schoell, Zoran Ulicevic, Aleksandr Yazvin, Loren J. Veltrop, Brian J. Truesdale, Dennis Malkowski, Calvin States Nelson, Kyle Thomas Kestner
  • Publication number: 20180181245
    Abstract: A computing system includes a capacitive touch-display including a plurality of touch-sensing pixels, a digitizer configured to generate one or more capacitive grid maps, and an operating system. Each capacitive grid map includes a capacitance value for each of the plurality of touch-sensing pixels. The controller may be configured to receive the one or more capacitive grid maps directly from the digitizer, identify one or more touch inputs based on the one or more capacitive grid maps, and determine a dominant hand of a user based on the one or more touch inputs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2018
    Publication date: June 28, 2018
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Kyle Thomas Beck, Connor Weins, Fei Su, David Abzarian, Austin Bradley Hodges, Andrew Pyon Mittereder
  • Publication number: 20180162646
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a conveyor belt comprising a plurality of spaced rods and a plurality of slats, the slats comprising a base portion for carrying an item, the base portion having a perpendicular leading edge of the base relative to a direction of conveyance travel of the conveyor belt and a perpendicular trailing edge of the base relative to the direction of conveyance travel of the conveyor belt, wherein at least one of the leading edge and the trailing edge is coupled to one of the plurality of rods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2018
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Inventors: Matthew Adomaitis, Frank Anthony Agnello, Richard Bauer, Eloy Cerda, Mark Edward Fastabend, Sean Patrick Forrest, Charles B. Hartfelder, Karl Ronald Heinze, Scott R. Hammac, Kyle Thomas Kestner, Christine S. Laub, Eugene Stanley Maslana, Calvin States Nelson, Laurence A. Schoell, Zoran Ulicevic, Aleksandr Yazvin, Loren J. Veltrop, Brian J. Truesdale, Dennis Malkowski
  • Publication number: 20180155015
    Abstract: The present invention includes an apparatus and method for automatically adjusting the tracking of one or more blades comprising: a blade tracking adjustment mechanism connected to one or more blades of an aircraft; a blade tracking measurement system that measures the tracking of the one or more blades; and a computer that receives an output from the blade tracking measurement system with tracking information for each of the one or more blades; wherein the computer outputs instructions for the blade tracking adjustment mechanism to change a pitch of one or more of the blades to correct blade tracking.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2016
    Publication date: June 7, 2018
    Inventors: Terry K. Thompson, Kyle Thomas Cravener
  • Patent number: 9980322
    Abstract: A multi-zone food holding bin has a continuous food supporting surface with multiple food holding zones. Each food holding zone is independently controllable so that different food temperatures may be maintained in adjacent food holding zones.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: PRINCE CASTLE LLC
    Inventors: Kyle Thomas Kestner, Christopher B. Lyons, Jr., Charles B. Hartfelder, Zachary N. McCoy
  • Patent number: 9976750
    Abstract: A multi-zone food holding bin has a continuous food supporting surface with multiple food holding zones. Each food holding zone is independently controllable so that different food temperatures may be maintained in adjacent food holding zones.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: PRINCE CASTLE LLC
    Inventors: Kyle Thomas Kestner, Christopher B. Lyons, Jr., Charles B. Hartfelder, Zachary N. McCoy
  • Publication number: 20180122111
    Abstract: Non-limiting examples of the present disclosure describe examples of data visualization, where data visualization representations may be generated to visually represent aggregated data for a service from the perspective of a user. The data visualization representation aggregates data of the service into points of interest that provide user-centric perspectives of the service data. Points of interest may comprise but not limited to: individual data streams, channels pertaining to groups and/or teams that a user is associated with, messages, postings, mentions, chats/conversations, emails, meetings/events, social networking connections, documents, task items, reminders, data storage and media content, among other examples. An exemplary data visualization representation is designed to organize a large volume of service data for the user, direct attention of the user to content that may be of importance to the user as well as enable a user to initiate an action through the data visualization representation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2016
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Inventors: Jose Lara Silva, Kyle Thomas Blevens
  • Publication number: 20180114034
    Abstract: Different containers are used for different usage sessions, a container referring to a virtualization layer for a computing device and used for isolation as well as hardware resource partitioning. A usage session refers to the time span beginning when one or more users begin to use the computing device, and ending when the one or more users cease using the computing device. During a particular usage session that uses a container, all interaction with the computing device is maintained in the container. The container is deleted when the usage session ends, leaving no data from the usage session behind after the usage session ends. Additionally, some usage sessions need not be run in containers, so data generated during such usage sessions is maintained after usage session ends. The host operating system automatically determines which usage sessions to run in containers and which usage sessions to run separate from any containers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2016
    Publication date: April 26, 2018
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Kyle Thomas Brady, John C. Gordon, Benjamin M. Schultz, Ali Hajy, Morakinyo Korede Olugbade, Hari R. Pulapaka, Paul Bozzay, Frederick J. Smith, Mehmet Iyigun
  • Publication number: 20180095005
    Abstract: The present invention includes an apparatus and method for measuring hysteretic heating or stress of one or more bearings of a craft comprising: one or more non-contact temperature sensors attached to the craft and directed toward the one or more bearings; and a computer connected to the one or more non-contact temperature sensors that measure the temperature, the stress, or both of the one or more bearings before, during, or after operation of the craft, wherein the one or more non-contact temperature sensors measure a change in temperature in the one or more bearings to monitor for heating or stress of the bearings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2016
    Publication date: April 5, 2018
    Inventors: Michael Christopher Burnett, Kyle Thomas Cravener
  • Publication number: 20180088786
    Abstract: A computing system includes a capacitive touch-display including a plurality of touch-sensing pixels, a digitizer configured to generate a capacitive grid map including a capacitance value for each of the plurality of touch-sensing pixels, and an operating system configured to receive the capacitive grid map directly from the digitizer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2017
    Publication date: March 29, 2018
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: David ABZARIAN, Fei SU, Austin Bradley HODGES, Silvano BONACINA, Andrew Pyon MITTEREDER, Reed Lincoln TOWNSEND, Kyle Thomas BECK
  • Patent number: 9908708
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a conveyor belt link and a sprocket driven conveyor belt comprising the same. In particular, it relates to a conveyor belt link with coupling mechanism that provides a conveyor belt surface that can reduce product marking, minimizes costs, and simplifies manufacturing and assembly of a conveyor belt comprising the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2018
    Assignee: PRINCE CASTLE LLC
    Inventors: Matthew Adomaitis, Frank Anthony Agnello, Richard Bauer, Eloy Cerda, Mark Edward Fastabend, Sean Patrick Forrest, Charles B. Hartfelder, Karl Ronald Heinze, Scott R. Hammac, Kyle Thomas Kestner, Christine S. Laub, Eugene Stanley Maslana, Calvin States Nelson, Laurence A. Schoell, Zoran Ulicevic, Aleksandr Yazvin, Loren J. Veltrop, Brian J. Truesdale, Dennis Malkowski
  • Patent number: 9889992
    Abstract: A conveyor belt includes a plurality of spaced rods and a plurality of slats. Each of the plurality of slats includes a base portion for carrying an item. The base portion has a perpendicular leading edge of the base portion relative to a direction of conveyance travel of the conveyor belt and a perpendicular trailing edge of the base portion relative to the direction of conveyance travel of the conveyor belt. At least one of the leading edge and the trailing edge is coupled to one of the plurality of rods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: PRINCE CASTLE LLC
    Inventors: Matthew Adomaitis, Frank Anthony Agnello, Richard Bauer, Eloy Cerda, Mark Edward Fastabend, Sean Patrick Forrest, Charles B. Hartfelder, Karl Ronald Heinze, Scott R. Hammac, Kyle Thomas Kestner, Christine S. Laub, Eugene Stanley Maslana, Calvin States Nelson, Laurence A. Schoell, Zoran Ulicevic, Aleksandr Yazvin, Loren J. Veltrop, Brian J. Truesdale, Dennis Malkowski
  • Publication number: 20180036994
    Abstract: The present application provides devices and methods of making and using these devices. The devices comprise a sintered porous polymeric material, a porous membrane attached to at least a portion of the sintered porous polymeric material, and optionally a housing which surrounds at least a portion of the sintered porous polymeric material. The devices can be used for sample collection, purification and transfer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2016
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Inventors: Guoqiang Mao, Kyle Thomas Harris, Katlin Marie Lumme, Jeffrey John Williams