Patents by Inventor Louis Thomas

Louis 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: 11961334
    Abstract: The disclosure herein describes systems and methods for object data storage. In some examples, the method includes generating a profile for an object in a directory, the profile including a first feature vector corresponding to the object and a global unique identifier (GUID) corresponding to the first feature vector in the profile; generating a search scope, the search scope including at least the GUID corresponding to the profile; generating a second feature vector from a live image scan; matching the generated second feature vector from the live image scan to the first feature vector using the generated search scope; identifying the GUID corresponding to the first feature vector that matches the second feature vector; and outputting information corresponding to the object of the profile identified by the GUID corresponding to the first feature vector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC.
    Inventors: William Louis Thomas, Jinyu Li, Yang Chen, Youyou Han Oppenlander, Steven John Bowles, Qingfen Lin
  • Publication number: 20240067068
    Abstract: A vehicle interior panel having a substrate, a foam layer, and a decorative layer, particularly for a vehicle armrest. The panel includes a foam pad having an inner side, an outer side, and a foam pin located on the outer side. The panel has a substrate having an inner side, an outer side, and an integrated clip. The integrated clip defines an insertion aperture and a flex aperture. The insertion aperture houses the foam pin such that the outer side of the foam pad is held against the inner side of the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2022
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Roque VALENZUELA PEREZ, Louis THOMAS
  • Patent number: 11848283
    Abstract: Integrated circuit package (ICP) with: (i) stored information pertaining to an amount and/or value of precious material present in the ICP; and (ii) sensor for detecting an amount of precious material present in the ICP. In some embodiments the ICP is embedded in a smart card for use with a smart card reader system that can communicate data to and/or from the ICP.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Louis Thomas Fuka, Robert John Nonnenkamp, Charles Patrick Brown
  • Publication number: 20230330362
    Abstract: A dry powder aerosol delivery device and related methods for delivering precise and repeatable dosages to a subject for pulmonary use is disclosed. The dry powder aerosol delivery device includes a housing, a cartridge, and a dry powder dispersion mechanism, and at least one differential pressure sensor. The dry powder delivery device is automatically breath actuated by the user when the differential pressure sensor senses a predetermined pressure change within housing. The dry powder aerosol delivery device is then actuated to generate a plume of particles having an average ejected particle diameter within the respirable size range, e.g., less than about 5-6 ?m, so as to target the pulmonary system of the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2022
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Applicant: PNEUMA RESPIRATORY, INC.
    Inventors: Charles Eric Hunter, John H. Hebrank, Louis Thomas Germinario
  • Patent number: 11771852
    Abstract: A droplet delivery device with a small volume drug ampoule and related methods for delivering precise and repeatable dosages to a subject for pulmonary use is disclosed. The droplet delivery device is configured to facilitate the ejection of small, e.g., single use, volumes of a therapeutic agent. The droplet delivery device includes a housing, a mouthpiece, a small volume drug ampoule, an ejector mechanism, and at least one differential pressure sensor. The delivery device is automatically breath actuated by the user when the differential pressure sensor senses a predetermined pressure change within housing. The droplet delivery device is then actuated to generate a plume of droplets having an average ejected particle diameter within the respirable size range, e.g, less than about 5-6 ?m, so as to target the pulmonary system of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: PNEUMA RESPIRATORY, INC.
    Inventors: John H. Hebrank, Christopher W. Maurer, Charles Eric Hunter, Chengjie Li, Louis Thomas Germinario
  • Publication number: 20230298729
    Abstract: Embodiments of the inventive subject matter are directed to meal planning systems and methods. Meal planning services that implement the inventive subject matter use a platform server (e.g., cloud services) that makes it possible for users to access the service via user device (e.g., mobile phone). Users can input an array of different parameters including meal preferences, dietary restrictions, body attributes, and so on. The platform server uses information collected from a user to provide meal suggestions to the user. Additionally, users can specify that certain meals should be set up as placeholders at the time of meal plan creation. In some embodiments, a user can replace one or more existing meals in a meal plan with a placeholder meal. Placeholder meals have nutritional attributes (e.g., calories, fat, protein, carbohydrates) and can allow flexibility for users to stick to a diet without sticking to specifically selected meals at all times.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2022
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Inventor: Louis Thomas DeMenthon
  • Publication number: 20230277781
    Abstract: A device and method for delivering a fluid as an ejected stream of droplets during inhalation uses inertial filtering to cause a first plurality of droplet particles generated by an ejector mechanism to pass through an airflow exit while a second plurality of droplet particles having a greater mass mean aerodynamic diameter than the first plurality of droplet particles fails to pass through the airflow exit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2023
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Applicant: PNEUMA RESPIRATORY, INC.
    Inventors: Louis Thomas Germinario, John H. Hebrank, Charles Eric Hunter, Jack C. Hunter, Chengjie Li, Christopher W. Maurer
  • Patent number: 11738158
    Abstract: An in-line droplet delivery device and related methods for delivering precise and repeatable dosages to a subject for pulmonary use is disclosed. The in-line droplet delivery device includes a housing, a mouthpiece, a reservoir, an ejector mechanism, and at least one differential pressure sensor. The in-line droplet delivery device is automatically breath actuated by the user when the differential pressure sensor senses a predetermined pressure change within housing. The in-line droplet delivery device is then actuated to generate a plume of droplets having an average ejected particle diameter within the respirable size range, e.g, less than about 5-6 ?m, so as to target the pulmonary system of the user. the droplet delivery device is configured in an in-line orientation in that the housing, its internal components, and various device components (e.g., the mouthpiece, air inlet flow element, etc.) are orientated in a substantially in-line or parallel configuration (e.g.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: Pneuma Respiratory, Inc.
    Inventors: John H. Hebrank, Charles Eric Hunter, Christopher W. Maurer, Chengjie Li, Louis Thomas Germinario
  • Publication number: 20230142147
    Abstract: Technology that permits two computing systems to communicate with each other with high confidence that a particular entity is present at the other computing system. As an example, when a first computing system communicates with a second computing system, the first computing system may regularly verify that a particular entity is present at the second computing system. The first computing system is actually in control of a proof capture component on the second computing system. The first computing system causes the second computing system to automatically generate proof of presence, the proof evidencing that the particular entity is present at the second computing system. The first computing system also causes the second computing system to include the generated presence proof when communicating from the second computing system to the first computing system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2021
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Inventors: Ankur PATEL, Brandon MURDOCH, Preeti Rastogi, Pieter Retief KASSELMAN, William Louis THOMAS
  • Publication number: 20230127529
    Abstract: A nasal droplet delivery device and related methods for delivering precise and repeatable dosages to a subject via the nasal passageways and sinus cavities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2022
    Publication date: April 27, 2023
    Applicant: PNEUMA RESPRIATORY, INC
    Inventors: John H. Hebrank, Christopher W. Maurer, Charles Eric Hunter, Chengjie Li, Louis Thomas Germinario
  • Publication number: 20230119470
    Abstract: Provided herein are Heteroaryl Compounds having the following structure: wherein R1-R4 are as defined herein, compositions comprising an effective amount of a Heteroaryl Compound and methods for treating or preventing cancer, inflammatory conditions, immunological conditions, neurodegenerative diseases, diabetes, obesity, neurological disorders, age-related diseases, or cardiovascular conditions, comprising administering an effective amount of a Heteroaryl Compound to a patient in need thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2022
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Inventors: Jan ELSNER, Kimberly E. Fultz, Roy L. HARRIS, III, Branden Gingsee LEE, Loui Thomas Madakamutil, Deborah S. Mortensen, Rama Krishna Narla, Garrick K. PACKARD, Patrick PAPA, Jason PARNES, Sophie Perrin-Ninkovic, Jennifer RIGGS, Sabita SANKAR, John J. Sapienza, Graziella I. Shevlin, Lida Tehrani, Weiming XU, Jingjing ZHAO
  • Publication number: 20230021489
    Abstract: Electroacoustic device (5) for generating at least one acoustic wave (Fv,Vx), the device comprising a piezoelectric substrate (10) and first (15) and second (20) groups of electrodes (60,65,70,75) arranged on the substrate, each electrode of the first and second groups comprising a track (80a-f,85a-f,90a-d,95a-d), the tracks (90a-d,95a-d) of the electrodes of the first group spiralling around a same spiral axis (Z) along a first winding direction (W1), and the tracks (80a-f,85a-f) of the electrodes of the second group spiralling around said spiral axis along a second winding direction (W2) opposite to the first winding direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2020
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Inventors: Michaƫl BOUDOIN, Jean-Louis THOMAS, Antoine RIAUD, Olivier BOUMATAR
  • Patent number: 11538648
    Abstract: A circuit breaker is provided that may be plugged onto an electrical panel. The circuit breaker is preferably a low voltage circuit breaker in the range of 120-240 volts. The circuit breaker has an electrical clip with a curved inner surface that contacts a curved outer surface of an electrical connector on the electrical panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: ABB SCHWEIZ AG
    Inventors: Andrew Candelora, Timothy Louis Thomas, Jason Edward Harmon, Nagesh Venkata Tumu, Brad Parlee, Cecil Rivers
  • Patent number: 11529476
    Abstract: A dry powder aerosol delivery device and related methods for delivering precise and repeatable dosages to a subject for pulmonary use is disclosed. The dry powder aerosol delivery device includes a housing, a cartridge, and a dry powder dispersion mechanism, and at least one differential pressure sensor. The dry powder delivery device is automatically breath actuated by the user when the differential pressure sensor senses a predetermined pressure change within housing. The dry powder aerosol delivery device is then actuated to generate a plume of particles having an average ejected particle diameter within the respirable size range, e.g., less than about 5-6 ?m, so as to target the pulmonary system of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: Pneuma Respiratory, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles Eric Hunter, John H. Hebrank, Louis Thomas Germinario
  • Publication number: 20220355329
    Abstract: An ejector device for ejecting droplets of fluid onto a surface includes an ejector mechanism attached to a fluid reservoir through a fluid loading plate that is configured to pierce the reservoir and channel the fluid to a rear surface of the ejector mechanism by capillary action. The ejector mechanism may have a centro-symmetric configuration with a lead free piezo actuator and may be covered by an auto-closing cover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2022
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Inventors: Jonathan Ryan Wilkerson, Iyam Lynch, Charles Eric Hunter, Joshua Richard Brown, Louis Thomas Germinario, James Thornhill Leath, Nathan R. Faulks, Kris Grube, Matthew Ditrolio, J. Sid Clements
  • Publication number: 20220336378
    Abstract: Integrated circuit package (ICP) with: (i) stored information pertaining to an amount and/or value of precious material present in the ICP; and (ii) sensor for detecting an amount of precious material present in the ICP. In some embodiments the ICP is embedded in a smart card for use with a smart card reader system that can communicate data to and/or from the ICP.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2022
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Inventors: Louis Thomas Fuka, Robert John Nonnenkamp, Charles Patrick Brown
  • Publication number: 20220335249
    Abstract: The disclosure herein describes systems and methods for object data storage. In some examples, the method includes generating a profile for an object in a directory, the profile including a first feature vector corresponding to the object and a global unique identifier (GUID) corresponding to the first feature vector in the profile; generating a search scope, the search scope including at least the GUID corresponding to the profile; generating a second feature vector from a live image scan; matching the generated second feature vector from the live image scan to the first feature vector using the generated search scope; identifying the GUID corresponding to the first feature vector that matches the second feature vector; and outputting information corresponding to the object of the profile identified by the GUID corresponding to the first feature vector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2021
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Inventors: William Louis THOMAS, Jinyu LI, Yang CHEN, Youyou HAN OPPENLANDER, Steven John BOWLES, Qingfen LIN
  • Patent number: 11458267
    Abstract: A nasal droplet delivery device and related methods for delivering precise and repeatable dosages to a subject via the nasal passageways and sinus cavities is disclosed. The droplet delivery device includes a housing, a nosepiece, a reservoir, an ejector mechanism, and at least one differential pressure sensor. The droplet delivery device is automatically actuated by the user when the differential pressure sensor senses a predetermined pressure change within the nosepiece. The droplet delivery device is then actuated to generate a plume of droplets having an average ejected particle diameter of greater than about 6 microns, preferably greater than about 10 micron, so as to target the nasal passageways and sinus cavities of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: PNEUMA RESPIRATORY, INC.
    Inventors: John H. Hebrank, Christopher W. Maurer, Charles Eric Hunter, Chengjie Li, Louis Thomas Germinario
  • Patent number: 11380630
    Abstract: Integrated circuit package (ICP) with: (i) stored information pertaining to an amount and/or value of precious material present in the ICP; and (ii) sensor for detecting an amount of precious material present in the ICP. In some embodiments the ICP is embedded in a smart card for use with a smart card reader system that can communicate data to and/or from the ICP.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Louis Thomas Fuka, Robert John Nonnenkamp, Charles Patrick Brown
  • Patent number: 11351945
    Abstract: A knee airbag cover for a vehicle includes a covering body configured to shield an airbag module from a passenger cabin. The covering body has an outer perimeter with an instrument panel facing side and a footwell facing side. The covering body also has an inner surface configured to face away from the passenger cabin and an outer surface configured to face toward the passenger cabin. The knee airbag cover further includes a footwell fastener. The footwell fastener is configured to attach a footwell so as to conceal the footwell fastener and an attachment of the covering body from the passenger cabin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: Faurecia Interior Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Louis Thomas, Harshad Potdar, Chetan Jain