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).

  • Patent number: 11961859
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC
    Inventors: Jeffrey Peter Gambino, Kyle Thomas, David T. Price, Rusty Winzenread, Bruce Greenwood
  • Patent number: 11943876
    Abstract: Pre-connected analyte sensors are provided. A pre-connected analyte sensor includes a sensor carrier attached to an analyte sensor. The sensor carrier includes a substrate configured for mechanical coupling of the sensor to testing, calibration, or wearable equipment. The sensor carrier also includes conductive contacts for electrically coupling sensor electrodes to the testing, calibration, or wearable equipment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: DexCom, Inc.
    Inventors: Jason Halac, John Charles Barry, Becky L. Clark, Chris W. Dring, John Michael Gray, Kris Elliot Higley, Jeff Jackson, David A. Keller, Ted Tang Lee, Jason Mitchell, Kenneth Pirondini, David Rego, Ryan Everett Schoonmaker, Peter C. Simpson, Craig Thomas Gadd, Kyle Thomas Stewart, John Stanley Hayes
  • Patent number: 11932186
    Abstract: A pack-agnostic high voltage distribution apparatus can include an electrical component. The electrical component can be configured to control a first battery pack and a second battery pack different than the first battery pack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Rivian IP Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: Jonathan Verghese, Sunoj Cherian George, Kyle Thomas O'Neil, Daniel Kurt Mehr
  • Patent number: 11891168
    Abstract: A gimbal joint may employ a plurality of wear sleeves, each disposed between a pin or pin receptive bore of a first structure and a corresponding bore or pin of a second structure and between another pin or bore of the second structure and a corresponding bore or pin of a third structure. Each of these structures may be adapted to rotate in a single plane, with one structure adapted to also tilt about a first axis, and one other structure adapted to tilt about a second axis. Each integral flanged wear sleeve may comprise a right circular hollow cylindrical body portion, which may be interiorly sized to be retained on one of the pins and externally sized to be retained in one of the pin receptive bores, and a flange portion may radiate from one end of the cylindrical body portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: Textron Innovations Inc.
    Inventors: Tyler Wayne Baldwin, Kyle Thomas Cravener
  • Patent number: 11891167
    Abstract: A teeter flap lock for an aircraft may include at least one pair of diametrically positioned teeter flap lock plates extending from a rotor teetering hinge, spaced apart from a rotor mast of the aircraft. A teeter flap lock block is positioned about the rotor mast and is configured to fit between the teeter flap lock plates and the rotor mast. The teeter flap lock block fits between and contacts the teeter flap lock plates in an engaged position, and is movable between the engaged position and a disengaged position relative to the teeter flap lock plates. The teeter flap lock enables flapping of rotors coupled to the rotor mast via the teetering hinge when the teeter flap lock block is in the disengaged position and disables flapping of the rotors when the teeter flap lock block is in the engaged position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: Textron Innovations Inc.
    Inventors: Bryan Kenneth Baskin, Kyle Thomas Cravener, Andrew Ryan Maresh
  • Publication number: 20240020684
    Abstract: An MFA smart contract wallet provides security for blockchain transactions by enforcing MFA rules, for example a rule requiring that a user confirm a blockchain transaction by submitting separate requests containing the transaction's recipient, call data, and value to the MFA smart contract wallet from multiple different externally owned accounts, with each request being signed by a separate corresponding private key.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2023
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Inventor: Kyle Thomas Mistele
  • Publication number: 20230406492
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2022
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Applicant: Textron Innovations Inc.
    Inventors: Grant Michael Beall, Kyle Thomas Cravener, Brady Garrett Atkins, Gilberto Morales
  • Patent number: 11814153
    Abstract: A system for retaining a folded proprotor blade in flight. The system includes a mounting plate, a first arm coupled to the mounting plate at an acute angle relative to the mounting plate, and a first deformable pad affixed to the first arm and adapted to contact the folded proprotor blade.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: Textron Innovations Inc.
    Inventors: Kyle Thomas Cravener, Andrew Maresh, Jonathan Andrew Knoll
  • Publication number: 20230326331
    Abstract: A load control system may include devices for performing communications for controlling an amount of power provided to an electrical load. The devices may include load control devices that may communicate by transmitting digital messages. A user device having an adjustable wireless communication range may be used for discovering devices, configuring devices, and/or diagnosing devices in the load control system. The user device may detect whether devices are within an established wireless communication range of one another for performing communications. The user device may detect digital messages transmitted from a device and/or digital messages received at a device to determine whether the digital messages are correctly communicated in the load control system. The user device may provide an indication to a user indicating whether a digital message is correctly transmitted or received by a device in the load control system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2023
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Applicant: Lutron Technology Company LLC
    Inventors: Jordan H. Crafts, Kyle Thomas Barco, Bryan Robert Barnes, David J. Dolan, William Bryce Fricke, Joel Hnatow, Jonathan T. Lenz
  • Publication number: 20230328893
    Abstract: Pre-connected analyte sensors are provided. A pre-connected analyte sensor includes a sensor carrier attached to an analyte sensor. The sensor carrier includes a substrate configured for mechanical coupling of the sensor to testing, calibration, or wearable equipment. The sensor carrier also includes conductive contacts for electrically coupling sensor electrodes to the testing, calibration, or wearable equipment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2023
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Inventors: Jason M. Halac, John Charles Barry, Becky L. Clark, Chris W. Dring, John Michael Gray, Kris Elliot Higley, Jeff Jackson, David A. Keller, Ted Tang Lee, Jason Mitchell, Kenneth Pirondini, David Rego, Ryan Everett Schoonmaker, Peter C. Simpson, Craig Thomas Gadd, Kyle Thomas Stewart, John Stanley Hayes
  • Patent number: 11783077
    Abstract: Systems and methods obtain a database query, modify the database query into a modified database query incorporating a privacy mechanism configured for randomizing an attribute value of data in an answer to the modified database query, and output the modified database query. In some embodiments, the modified database query is forwarded to a database.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: IMMUTA, INC.
    Inventors: Kyle Thomas Lilly, Joseph Regensburger, Alfred V. Rossi, III, Mason Sharp
  • Patent number: 11771264
    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: November 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Marmon Foodservice Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Kyle Thomas Kestner, Christopher B. Lyons, Jr., Charles B. Hartfelder, Zachary N. McCoy
  • Publication number: 20230308311
    Abstract: A load control system may include control devices for controlling power provided to an electrical load. The 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. The control devices may include a load control discovery device capable of sending discovery messages configured to discover control devices within a location. The discovered control devices may be organized by signal strength and may be provided to a network device to enable association of the discovered control devices within a location. The discovery messages may be transmitted within an established discovery range. The discovery range may be adjusted to discover different control devices. Different control devices may be identified as the load control discovery device for discovering different control devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2023
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Applicant: Lutron Technology Company LLC
    Inventors: Kyle Thomas Barco, Bryan Robert Barnes, Erica L. Clymer, Brian Michael Courtney, Jordan H. Crafts, William Bryce Fricke, Galen Edgar Knode, Sanjeev Kumar, Jonathan T. Lenz, Stephen M. Ludwig, JR., Sandeep Mudabail Raghuram, Richard M. Walsh, III
  • Publication number: 20230289127
    Abstract: System and methods for network communication mute management are provided. In one embodiment, a method for operating system level mute services comprises: registering activation of a first network communication call by a first communication application with an operating system; subscribing the first communication application to operating system level mute services; with the operating system level mute services, monitoring a mute state of the first communication application based on one or more messages from the first communication application, and displaying a mute state indication via a mute user interface; and with the operating system level mute services, monitoring for a mute state change request based on user interaction with the mute user interface, and selectively forwarding the mute state change request to the first communication application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2022
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Inventors: Ravi GUPTA, Martin A. MCCLEAN, Adam Taylor WAYMENT, Tyler WHITE, Michael Michael AJAX, Kyle Thomas BRADY, Srinivas CHAKRAVARTHULA, Hanna L. MCLAUGHLIN, Gabriel S. MARTINEZ, Mark J. MCNULTY
  • Publication number: 20230284363
    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: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2023
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Applicant: Lutron Technology Company LLC
    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
  • Patent number: 11745853
    Abstract: Embodiments are directed to a rotor hub assembly comprising a yoke configured to attach rotor blades thereto, a single Hooke's joint configured to attach to, and transmit forces between, a mast and the yoke, and a spherical bearing coupled between the yoke and the mast. Two pillow blocks couple the single Hooke's joint to the yoke. An adapter sleeve is attached to the pillow blocks and is positioned to surround the spherical bearing. The adapter sleeve extends between the single Hooke's joint and the mast. A hub lock extension is attached to the yoke. The hub lock extension is configured to receive a hub lock that prevents gimballing of the yoke when engaged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: Textron Innovations Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew Ryan Maresh, Kyle Thomas Cravener
  • Patent number: 11732831
    Abstract: Apparatuses, devices, systems, and methods are described that provide fluid flow connectors. An example fluid flow connector includes a first connector body that defines a first inner bore and a first plurality of outer bores. The example connector further includes a second connector body that defines a second inner bore and a second plurality of outer bores. In an operational configuration in which the first connector body is attached to the second connector body, the first inner bore mates with the second inner bore to form a first fluid channel, and each of the first plurality of outer bores mate with a respective one of the second plurality of outer bores to form a second fluid channel. The example connector further includes a sealing mechanism that, in the operational configuration, seals the first fluid channel from the second fluid channel and seal the second fluid channel from an external environment of the fluid flow connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventor: Kyle Thomas Zilic
  • Publication number: 20230261015
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2023
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Applicant: SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC
    Inventors: Jeffrey Peter GAMBINO, Kyle THOMAS, David T. PRICE, Rusty WINZENREAD, Bruce GREENWOOD
  • Publication number: 20230245102
    Abstract: NFTs are used to provide software licensing and DRM in a manner that is transferrable, allowing licensees to swap and resell licensed software according to terms specified by the licensor. NFTs are used to prove ownership of software and other digital assets on a blockchain. The blockchain provides a distributed public ledger that enables the tracking of ownership of the assets, without the use of a centralized server. Since software and other digital content licenses concern digital assets, they can be granted, tracked, and revoked on the blockchain via the use of NFTs. NFTs and the blockchain therefore provide a mechanism which is used to verify and authenticate software licenses, digital content licenses, and other types of licenses for digital assets. Smart contracts may be used to define and enforce the terms of the licenses, at any level of granularity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2023
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Inventor: Kyle Thomas Mistele
  • Patent number: D1020455
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Marmon Foodservice Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Kyle Thomas Kestner, Christopher B. Lyons, Charles B. Hartfelder, Zachary N. McCoy