Patents by Inventor Matthew A. Thompson

Matthew A. Thompson 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: 20220348309
    Abstract: A fitting for securing a rotor blade in pivotable engagement with a yoke that is coupled to a mast of an aircraft for rotation therewith about a mast axis has a body that extends from an inboard end to an outboard end. The body of the fitting has an opening that extends into the body from the outboard end and that is adapted to receive a root end of the blade. The body further has a first bearing race that is defined along an outer surface of the body and is located between the inboard and outboard ends. The body further has an array of apertures that is located between the inboard end and the first bearing race, each aperture adapted to receive a respective fastener for retaining the blade within the opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2021
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Applicant: Bell Textron Inc.
    Inventors: George Matthew Thompson, Jonathan Andrew Knoll, Nicholas Ralph Carlson, Joseph Richard Carpenter, JR.
  • Patent number: 11487616
    Abstract: In described examples, a processor system includes a processor core that generates memory write requests, and a cache memory with a memory controller having a memory pipeline. The cache memory has cache lines of length L. The cache memory has a minimum write length that is less than a cache line length of the cache memory. The memory pipeline determines whether the data payload includes a first chunk and ECC syndrome that correspond to a partial write and are writable by a first cache write operation, and a second chunk and ECC syndrome that correspond to a full write operation that can be performed separately from the first cache write operation. The memory pipeline performs an RMW operation to store the first chunk and ECC syndrome in the cache memory, and performs the full write operation to store the second chunk and ECC syndrome in the cache memory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Abhijeet Ashok Chachad, Timothy David Anderson, David Matthew Thompson, Daniel Brad Wu
  • Patent number: 11479350
    Abstract: A tip gap monitoring system for a ducted aircraft having a proprotor system including a duct and a plurality of proprotor blades includes sensors coupled to the proprotor system. The sensors are configured to detect one or more parameters of the proprotor system to form a plurality of sensor measurements. The tip gap monitoring system also includes a flight control computer in data communication with the sensors. The flight control computer includes a tip gap measurement module configured to determine a tip gap distance between the duct and the proprotor blades based on the sensor measurements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: Textron Innovations Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan Andrew Knoll, George Matthew Thompson, Nicholas Ralph Carlson
  • Patent number: 11478362
    Abstract: A system for facilitating arthroplasty procedures includes a robotic device, a reaming tool configured to interface with the robotic device, and a processing circuit communicable with the robotic device. The processing circuit is configured to obtain a surgical plan comprising a first planned position of an implant cup and a second planned position of an implant augment relative to a bone of a patient, determine a planned bone modification configured to prepare the bone to receive the implant cup in the first planned position and the implant augment in the second planned position, generate one or more virtual objects based on the planned bone modification, control the robotic device to constrain the cutting tool with the one or more virtual objects while the cutting tool interfaces with the robotic device and is operated to modify the bone in accordance with the planned bone modification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: MAKO Surgical Corp.
    Inventors: Matthew Thompson, Varun Chandra, Mark Nadzadi, Christine Perrone, Garrett Joyal
  • Patent number: 11477143
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for performing operations including: retrieving, by one or more processors, a first content item; obtaining a first view count for the first content item; determining that the first view count corresponds to trending content; and presenting the first content item to a user in a presentation arrangement of a graphical user interface with a first indication of the first view count, the first indication having a first visual attribute representing trending content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: Newar Husam Al Majid, Nathan Kenneth Boyd, Laurent Desserrey, Matthew Thompson, Jeremy Voss
  • Patent number: 11471226
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for robotic assisted surgery. A robotic system includes a localizer, at least one controller, and a surgical robotic manipulator which separately and detachably receives an energy applicator and an implant insertion tool that detachably receives an implant specifically for knee, hip or shoulder replacement surgery. The at least one controller determines a location within a portion of a patient's anatomy in which to form a cavity for the implant. The surgical robotic manipulator is controlled to form the cavity with the energy applicator. The surgical robotic manipulator is then controlled to insert the implant into the cavity with the implant insertion tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: MAKO Surgical Corp.
    Inventors: John Timperley, Ross William Crawford, Jonathan Howell, Matthew Hubble, Matthew Wilson, Matthew Thompson, Graham Gie
  • Publication number: 20220327055
    Abstract: An apparatus includes first CPU and second CPU cores, a L1 cache subsystem coupled to the first CPU core and comprising a L1 controller, and a L2 cache subsystem coupled to the L1 cache subsystem and to the second CPU core. The L2 cache subsystem includes a L2 memory and a L2 controller configured to operate in an aliased mode in response to a value in a memory map control register being asserted. In the aliased mode, the L2 controller receives a first request from the first CPU core directed to a virtual address in the L2 memory, receives a second request from the second CPU core directed to the virtual address in the L2 memory, directs the first request to a physical address A in the L2 memory, and directs the second request to a physical address B in the L2 memory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2022
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Inventors: Abhijeet Ashok CHACHAD, Timothy David ANDERSON, Pramod Kumar SWAMI, Naveen BHORIA, David Matthew THOMPSON, Neelima MURALIDHARAN
  • Patent number: 11459088
    Abstract: A rotor assembly configured to increase the stiffness of a rotor mast. The rotor assembly includes the rotor mast, a rotor hub, a mast nut, a mast bearing, and a cuff disposed between the mast nut and the mast bearing. The cuff is captured and compressed between the mast nut and the inner race of the mast bearing along an uninterrupted load path that extends between the mast nut and the mast bearing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: Textron Innovations Inc.
    Inventors: George Matthew Thompson, Charles Hubert Speller, Jonathan Knoll
  • Patent number: 11461127
    Abstract: A method includes receiving, by a first stage in a pipeline, a first transaction from a previous stage in pipeline; in response to first transaction comprising a high priority transaction, processing high priority transaction by sending high priority transaction to a buffer; receiving a second transaction from previous stage; in response to second transaction comprising a low priority transaction, processing low priority transaction by monitoring a full signal from buffer while sending low priority transaction to buffer; in response to full signal asserted and no high priority transaction being available from previous stage, pausing processing of low priority transaction; in response to full signal asserted and a high priority transaction being available from previous stage, stopping processing of low priority transaction and processing high priority transaction; and in response to full signal being de-asserted, processing low priority transaction by sending low priority transaction to buffer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventors: Abhijeet Ashok Chachad, David Matthew Thompson
  • Patent number: 11453491
    Abstract: One embodiment is a rotor system comprising a duct ring; a hub disposed centrally to the duct ring; first and second stators each connected between the duct ring and the hub; first and second control vanes rotatably connected to the first and second stators, respectively; a structural hoop having a first end connected to the first control vane and a second end connected to the second control vane, the structural hoop for translating rotation of the first control vane about a vane axis to the second control vane; and a mechanism for restricting at least one of forward-aft movement and side-to-side movement of the structural hoop relative to the duct ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: Textron Innovations inc.
    Inventors: Elizabeth Feeley, Karl H. Schroeder, George Matthew Thompson, Michael Mark Attaway, Joseph Richard Carpenter, Jr.
  • Patent number: 11454280
    Abstract: A bearing system includes an inboard bearing assembly and an outboard bearing assembly. The inboard bearing assembly includes an inboard fitting and an inboard race. The inboard fitting includes a plate with a convex mating surface and a first aperture formed through the plate for receiving a blade root of a rotor blade. The inboard race comprising a concave mating surface configured to receive the convex mating surface a second aperture formed the inboard race. The outboard bearing assembly includes an outboard bearing assembly comprising an outboard fitting having an aperture formed therethrough for receiving the blade root of the rotor blade.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: Textron Innovations Inc.
    Inventors: George Matthew Thompson, Joseph Richard Carpenter, Jr., Paul Sherrill, Jonathan Andrew Knoll
  • Patent number: 11440651
    Abstract: A spherical bearing centrifugal force retention link includes an inboard spherical bearing to attach to a rotor hub and an outboard spherical bearing to attach to a rotor blade. In use, the inboard spherical bearing and the outboard spherical bearing react centrifugal force radially and a torsional moment of the centrifugal force link is substantially constant throughout the rotor blade pitch range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: Textron Innovations Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew Paul Haldeman, Paul Wayne Woolbright, Timothy McClellan Mosig, George Matthew Thompson
  • Patent number: 11437805
    Abstract: In a method of warning of a hazardous electrical condition at a dock with wiring coupled to a voltage source via a dock breaker, an electric voltage between a ground and at least one of the dock frame or the water is detected. A plurality of voltage values of the electric voltage is stored. When at least two successive voltage values of the plurality voltage values exceeds a baseline safe voltage by a preset margin, then a shock warning signal is asserted, a dock breaker is opened and a shock warning indication is transmitted to a remote unit via a communication chipset. When at a voltage is sensed in the dock wiring system after the dock breaker has been opened, then a faulty dock breaker warning indication is transmitted to the remote unit via the communication chipset.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: DockIQ, LLC
    Inventors: Albert Matthews Thompson, Jr., Brandon Loyal Turner, Mark Joseph Gordon, Daniel Steven Haligas, Tom Cullinan
  • Publication number: 20220278976
    Abstract: In certain embodiments, a distance threshold may be adjusted, and authentication may be performed based on the adjusted distance threshold. In some embodiments, an authentication request from a first user device associated with a user may be received. First location information of the first user device and second location information of a second user device may be obtained. A distance between the first and second user devices may be determined based on the first and second location information. A distance threshold may be adjusted based on whether such location information is obtained over the same wireless network, whether such information is obtained over a public wireless network, whether an IP address from which such location information is obtained matches a stored IP address, or other criteria. The user may be authenticated based on a comparison of the distance to the adjusted distance threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2022
    Publication date: September 1, 2022
    Applicant: Capital One Services, LLC
    Inventors: Paul Y. MORETON, Ryan FOX, Matthew THOMPSON
  • Publication number: 20220274692
    Abstract: A spherical bearing centrifugal force retention link includes an inboard spherical bearing to attach to a rotor hub and an outboard spherical bearing to attach to a rotor blade. In use, the inboard spherical bearing and the outboard spherical bearing react centrifugal force radially and a torsional moment of the centrifugal force link is substantially constant throughout the rotor blade pitch range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2021
    Publication date: September 1, 2022
    Applicant: Bell Textron Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew Paul HALDEMAN, Paul Wayne WOOLBRIGHT, Timothy McClellan MOSIG, George Matthew THOMPSON
  • Patent number: 11420760
    Abstract: A seal system for coaxially aligned shafts includes an input shaft and an output shaft coaxially aligned with the input shaft. The seal system includes a seal adapter support housing coupled to the output shaft and a seal positioned between an end of the input shaft and an end of the seal adapter support housing. The input shaft is configured to rotate at a speed that is different than a speed of the output shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: Textron Innovations Inc.
    Inventors: Charles Hubert Speller, George Matthew Thompson
  • Patent number: 11420762
    Abstract: A rotor assembly including a rotor mast, a rotor hub coupled to the rotor mast, a plurality of rotor blades coupled to the rotor hub, a control tube extending through the rotor mast, a crosshead coupled to the control tube, and a mechanism configured to drive the rotor mast in rotation. Wherein the mechanism is longitudinally positioned between a top portion and a bottom portion of the control tube and translation of the control tube relative to the rotor mast causes rotation of the rotor blades about their pitch-change axes. While the crosshead is installed, the crosshead is prevented from angular rotation about the mast axis. A pin of a rotor blade assembly is captured between opposing tabs of the crosshead and movable relative to the opposing tabs in response to translation of the crosshead along the mast axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: Textron Innovations Inc.
    Inventors: George Matthew Thompson, Paul Sherrill, Jonathan Knoll
  • Patent number: 11425062
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for performing operations including: retrieving, by one or more processors, a plurality of content items; identifying a list of friends of a user on a messaging application; obtaining viewership data for a first friend in the list of friends, the viewership data identifying a set of content items which the first friend has viewed; selecting, based on the viewership data, a first content item in the plurality of content items that is included in the set of content items which the first friend has viewed; and presenting the first content item to the user in a presentation arrangement of a graphical user interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: Newar Husam Al Majid, Nathan Kenneth Boyd, Laurent Desserrey, Matthew Thompson, Jeremy Voss
  • Publication number: 20220261360
    Abstract: In described examples, a coherent memory system includes a central processing unit (CPU) and first and second level caches. The memory system can include a pipeline for accessing data stored in one of the caches. Requestors can access the data stored in one of the caches by sending requests at a same time that can be arbitrated by the pipeline.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2022
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Inventors: Abhijeet Ashok Chachad, David Matthew Thompson
  • Patent number: 11416334
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a central processing unit (CPU) core and a cache subsystem coupled to the CPU core. The cache subsystem includes a first memory, a second memory, and a controller coupled to the first and second memories. The controller is configured to receive a transaction from a master, the transaction directed to the first memory and comprising an address; re-calculate an error correcting code (ECC) for a line of data in the second memory associated with the address; determine that a non-correctable error is present in the line of data in the second memory based on a comparison of the re-calculated ECC and a stored ECC for the line of data; and in response to the determination that a non-correctable error is present in the line of data in the second memory, terminate the transaction without accessing the first memory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: Texas Instmments Incorporated
    Inventors: David Matthew Thompson, Abhijeet Ashok Chachad