Patents by Inventor Lee Thomas

Lee 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: 20200368115
    Abstract: A connector for rotatably coupling an enteral feeding solution supply tube to a circular port of a gastrostomy device wherein the connector comprises a fluid conduit having a first end configured for connection with an orifice defined in the circular port to supply the enteral feeding solution to the gastrostomy device, and a second end configured for connection to the enteral feeding solution supply tube, a pair of arms circumferentially arranged around an outer wall of the first end of the fluid conduit, each arm including a first free end and a second free end, wherein the second free end includes a catch configured to releasably engage with a circumferential rim on the circular port, and a flexible bridge connecting each arm to the first end of the fluid conduit and about which the first and second ends of each arm can be pivoted, wherein the connector is couplable to and decouplable from the circular port by pivoting the first and second ends of each arm at the flexible bridge such that the catch on the
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2020
    Publication date: November 26, 2020
    Applicant: Metis Design BV
    Inventors: Mark David Heynes, Phil Anthony SAMPEY, William Charles MORRIS, Lee Thomas SMITH
  • Publication number: 20200358861
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer-readable media for creating and managing a multi-tiered service messaging architecture within a cloud service provider or computing environment. In one or more embodiments, the multi-tiered service messaging architecture may comprise a primary topic configured to receive and manage particular service messages. Services of the cloud are allocated a service topic to receive the service messages managed by the primary topic and may itself subscribe to the primary topic to receive the service messages. Through the subscription to the service topic, the service may receive the service messages provided by the primary topic. Still other sub-topics may subscribe to the service topics for additional subscriptions by services to receive the service messages provided by the primary topic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2020
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Applicant: Citrix Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Ayush Jain, Jason-Lee Thomas, Alexandr Smelov
  • Publication number: 20200316311
    Abstract: An apparatus for use with a syringe to provide a safety syringe, the apparatus including: a sheath deployable for at least partially covering a needle of the syringe; a sheath actuator for deploying the sheath; and a ratioed mechanism linking the sheath and the sheath actuator and configured such that a magnitude of movement of the sheath is greater than a magnitude of movement of the sheath actuator during deployment of the sheath.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2017
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Inventors: Damian Alexander HOLLAND, Clive NICHOLLS, Dale Marc COMLEY, Lee Thomas SMITH, Joseph David COWAN
  • Patent number: 10771570
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer-readable media for creating and managing a multi-tiered service messaging architecture within a cloud service provider or computing environment. In one or more embodiments, the multi-tiered service messaging architecture may comprise a primary topic configured to receive and manage particular service messages. Services of the cloud are allocated a service topic to receive the service messages managed by the primary topic and may itself subscribe to the primary topic to receive the service messages. Through the subscription to the service topic, the service may receive the service messages provided by the primary topic. Still other sub-topics may subscribe to the service topics for additional subscriptions by services to receive the service messages provided by the primary topic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: Citrix Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Ayush Jain, Jason-Lee Thomas, Alexandr Smelov
  • Patent number: 10729144
    Abstract: A multi-compartment oven providing steam assisted cooking employs active venting to provide improved humidity control and reduced humidity leakage between closely adjacent compartments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: Alto-Shaam, Inc.
    Inventors: Philip R. McKee, Lee Thomas VanLanen, Jeff Maddox
  • Patent number: 10684022
    Abstract: A multi-compartment oven provides separate humidity controlled zones using separately controlled steam generators and humidity resistant partitions between cavities. A removable humidity wall may allow resizing of the cavities while providing the necessary humidity sealing and may be augmented by venting control based on neighboring cavity usage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: Alto-Shaam, Inc.
    Inventors: Philip R. McKee, Lee Thomas VanLanen, Jeff Maddox
  • Publication number: 20200164150
    Abstract: An assembly (47) for a medication delivery device (1) has a body (2), a dose setting part (8) configured to be operated by a user for selecting a size of a dose, a piston rod (13) configured to be moved axially without rotating for dispensing a medication, and a drive member (12) being directly coupled to the piston rod (13) for driving the piston rod (13) in a dose dispensing operation, wherein the drive member (12) moves in a proximal direction in the dose setting operation. The medication delivery device (1) into which the assembly is incorporated may be a single-shot, variable-dose injection device, e.g., a syringe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2018
    Publication date: May 28, 2020
    Applicant: NORTON HEALTHCARE LIMITED
    Inventors: Christopher James SMITH, Dale Marc COMLEY, Lee Thomas SMITH
  • Publication number: 20200164153
    Abstract: An assembly for a medication delivery device includes a body, a piston rod, rotatable with respect to the body, for setting a dose of a medication, and axially movable in a distal direction for delivering the set dose, wherein, in cross-section, the piston rod includes a plurality of ratchet teeth to enable rotation of the piston rod during setting of a dose, and a stop member secured against axial and rotational movement, wherein the stop member mechanically cooperates with the piston rod, wherein, when setting the dose, the piston rod becomes aligned with the stop member, and wherein, when delivering the set dose, the piston rod is moved in the distal direction towards the stop member such that the piston rod and the stop member abut at the end of the dose delivery operation and further distal movement of the piston rod is prevented after dose delivery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2018
    Publication date: May 28, 2020
    Applicant: NORTON HEALTHCARE LIMITED
    Inventors: Christopher James SMITH, Dale Marc COMLEY, Lee Thomas SMITH
  • Patent number: 10664247
    Abstract: Various examples are directed to systems and methods for generating a user interface. The user interface may be based at least in part on an account returns data structure that is generated based on a benchmark returns for a set of benchmark asset classes and on returns for a first account. The user interface comprises a set of columns. A first column comprises a first tile for a first benchmark asset class of the plurality of benchmark asset classes, a second tile corresponding to a second benchmark asset class of the plurality of benchmark asset classes, and a third tile corresponding to the first account. The first tile, the second tile, and the third tile may be ordered in the first column based at least in part on returns for the first account, the first benchmark asset class, and the second benchmark asset class in the first time period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
    Inventors: Stephen G. Hubbard, Ian Keith MacEachern, Lee Thomas Lindley, Jason Matthew Couture, Andrew Cary Hall, Kurt Loreck
  • Publication number: 20200141050
    Abstract: A cutting guide having a seam allowance recess and methods of cutting a piece of material with such cutting guide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2020
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Applicant: USAUS Holdings LLC
    Inventors: Janna Lee Thomas, Paul Roger Thomas
  • Publication number: 20200120169
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer-readable media for creating and managing a multi-tiered service messaging architecture within a cloud service provider or computing environment. In one or more embodiments, the multi-tiered service messaging architecture may comprise a primary topic configured to receive and manage particular service messages. Services of the cloud are allocated a service topic to receive the service messages managed by the primary topic and may itself subscribe to the primary topic to receive the service messages. Through the subscription to the service topic, the service may receive the service messages provided by the primary topic. Still other sub-topics may subscribe to the service topics for additional subscriptions by services to receive the service messages provided by the primary topic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2018
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Inventors: Ayush Jain, Jason-Lee Thomas, Alexandr Smelov
  • Patent number: 10544846
    Abstract: A suspension assembly for a machine is provided. The suspension assembly includes a first suspension structure and a second suspension structure. The first suspension structure includes a first suspension pad and a first support plate coupled to the first suspension pad. The first support plate has a first interlock component formed therein. The second suspension structure includes a second suspension pad and a second support plate coupled to the second suspension pad. The second support plate has a second interlock component formed therein. The second interlock component is complimentary to the first interlock component and configured to engage with the first interlock component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Scott Laban, Jeffrey Lee Thomas, Dennis Earl Roberts
  • Patent number: 10526747
    Abstract: A cutting guide having a seam allowance recess and methods of cutting a piece of material with such cutting guide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: USAUS Holdings LLC
    Inventors: Janna Lee Thomas, Paul Roger Thomas
  • Publication number: 20200001017
    Abstract: An assembly for a medication delivery device having a body, a piston rod and a setting nut. The piston rod is rotatable relative to the body in a dose setting state and is axially movable in a distal direction with respect to the body in a dose delivering state. The setting nut is secured against rotational movement with respect to the body, but is axially movable relative to the body, being helically coupled with the piston rod to axially travel in the proximal direction for setting a dose of a medication due to a helical movement of the setting nut with respect to the piston rod when the piston rod is rotated in the dose setting state, and is able to axially travel in the distal direction for delivering the set dose of the medication when the piston rod is axially moved in the dose delivering state of the assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2018
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Applicant: NORTON HEALTHCARE LIMITED
    Inventors: Christopher James SMITH, Dale Marc COMLEY, Lee Thomas SMITH
  • Publication number: 20190374721
    Abstract: An assembly for a medication delivery device, wherein the assembly is configured to perform a dose setting operation, the assembly having a dose setting sleeve and a drive sleeve, wherein the dose setting sleeve has a first dosing track having a first length and defining a first size of a dose and a second dosing track having a second length and defining a second size of a dose, wherein the first length is different from the second length and the first size is different from the second size. The drive sleeve has an engagement feature configured to engage with one of the dosing tracks. The assembly is configured such the dose setting operation has a first step wherein the engagement feature is aligned with one of the dosing tracks and a second step wherein the engagement feature is moved along the dosing track.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2018
    Publication date: December 12, 2019
    Applicant: NORTON HEALTHCARE LIMITED
    Inventors: Christopher James SMITH, Dale Marc COMLEY, Lee Thomas SMITH
  • Patent number: 10504307
    Abstract: A method for wire connectivity testing includes receiving wiring data indicating at least a length of a wire segment of a vehicle from a design database. The method further includes receiving spread-spectrum time-domain reflectometry (SSTDR) data associated with the wire segment from an SSTDR device coupled to an endpoint of the wire segment. The method also includes calculating a distance-to-fault based on the SSTDR data. The method includes comparing the distance-to-fault to the length of the wire segment. The method further includes, in response to the distance-to-fault being less than the length of the wire segment, generating fault data indicating a failure within the wire segment. The method also includes sending the fault data to a user output device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Brandon M. Courter, Nam V. Ngo, Scott C. Farner, Joseph M. Dray, Terrance Lee Thomas
  • Patent number: 10444661
    Abstract: A toner cartridge according to one example embodiment includes a housing having a reservoir for holding toner and an outlet in fluid communication with the reservoir for exiting toner from the toner cartridge. A resiliently deflectable cam is positioned on an exterior portion of the housing to contact a media feed roll assembly when the toner cartridge is installed in the image forming device for biasing the media feed roll assembly into contact with a corresponding media feed roll in the image forming device to form a media feed nip in the image forming device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: Lexmark International, Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory Alan Cavill, Jason Paul Hale, James Richard Leemhuis, David Lee Merrifield, Matthew Lee Rogers, Daniel Lee Thomas, Randal Scott Williamson
  • Publication number: 20190242586
    Abstract: A multi-compartment oven provides separate humidity controlled zones using separately controlled steam generators and humidity resistant partitions between cavities. A removable humidity wall may allow resizing of the cavities while providing the necessary humidity sealing and may be augmented by venting control based on neighboring cavity usage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2018
    Publication date: August 8, 2019
    Inventors: Philip R. McKee, Lee Thomas VanLanen, Jeff Maddox
  • Publication number: 20190242587
    Abstract: A multi-compartment oven provides “in-place” cleaning through the use of distributed spray nozzles possibly augmented by steam, fan blowing, and heat from other components of the oven. A centralized draining system allows recycling of the water without breaching the separation between the cooking compartments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2018
    Publication date: August 8, 2019
    Inventors: Philip R. McKee, Lee Thomas VanLanen, Jeff Maddox
  • Publication number: 20190239517
    Abstract: A multi-compartment oven provides a side directed drainage system permitting moisture removal from the cavities without interference with the integrity of lower cavity volumes and permitting removability of cavity dividers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2018
    Publication date: August 8, 2019
    Inventors: Philip R. McKee, Lee Thomas VanLanen, Jeff Maddox