Patents by Inventor Michael A. Thomas

Michael A. 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: 11890287
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are compounds, compositions and methods for the treatment of neurological, psychiatric disorders which are characterized by a fundamental disruption of social behaviour, and substance use disorders. In particular, disclosed herein are compounds of Formula (I), or salts or prodrugs thereof. Methods of treating or preventing neurological, psychiatric disorders and substance use disorders, using compounds of Formula (I), or salts and prodrugs are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: Kinoxis Therapeutics Pty Ltd
    Inventors: Iain Stewart McGregor, Michael Kassiou, Michael Thomas Bowen, Callum Hicks, William Jorgensen
  • Patent number: 11893096
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described herein for computer user authentication using machine learning. Authentication for a user is initiated based on an identification confidence score of the user. The identification confidence score is based on one or more characteristics of the user. Using a machine learning model for the user, user activity of the user is monitored for anomalous activity to generate first data. Based on the monitoring, differences between the first data and historical utilization data for the user determine whether the user's utilization of the one or more resources is anomalous. When the user's utilization of the one or more resource is anomalous, the user's access to the one or more resource is removed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: Cylance Inc.
    Inventors: Garret Florian Grajek, Jeffrey Lo, Michael Thomas Wojnowicz, Dinh Huu Nguyen, Michael Alan Slawinski
  • Patent number: 11893520
    Abstract: Provided is a process that includes sharing information among two or more parties or systems for modeling and decision-making purposes, while limiting the exposure of details either too sensitive to share, or whose sharing is controlled by laws, regulations, or business needs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: Cerebri AI Inc.
    Inventors: Gabriel Mauricio Silberman, Alain Charles Briancon, Lee David Harper, Luke Philip Reding, David Alexander Curry, Jean Joseph Belanger, Michael Thomas Wegan, Thejas Narayana Prasad
  • Publication number: 20240036620
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described in which the location of a tap on the body of a handheld device is determined in real time using data streams from an embedded inertial measurement unit (IMU). Taps may be generated by striking the handheld device with an object (e.g., a finger), or by moving the handheld device in a manner that causes it to strike another object. IMU accelerometer, gyroscopic and/or orientation (relative to the magnetic and/or gravitational pull of the earth) measurements are examined for signatures that distinguish a tap at a location on the body of the device compared with signal characteristics produced by taps at other locations. Neural network and/or numerical methods may be used to perform such classifications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2023
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Inventors: Nelson George Publicover, Alexander Paul Barangan, Lewis James Marggraff, Marc Michael Thomas
  • Publication number: 20240033994
    Abstract: Material mixing for an additive manufacturing apparatus is provided. A further aspect employs multiple material inlets for simultaneously feeding a polymer and/or nanocomposite material in at least a first inlet, and ceramic or other particles in at least a second inlet, to a single additive manufacturing outlet nozzle. In another aspect, a three dimensional printing machine varies a chemical or compounding characteristic, such as a loading percentage, of printing material during printing. In another aspect, in situ mixing of a polymer and/or nanocomposite with variable amounts of ceramic, magnetic or other particles therein in an additive manufacturing apparatus, such as a multi-material aerosol jet printing machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2023
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Applicant: Board of Trustees of Michigan State University
    Inventors: Michael Thomas CRATON, Ioannis PAPAPOLYMEROU, Premjeet CHAHAL, John D. ALBRECHT
  • Publication number: 20240024638
    Abstract: A guidewire for backloading and inserting a percutaneous pump affixed to a cannula includes a proximal section made of a first material, with a first diameter, a rounded proximal end, and a distal end. The guidewire also includes a distal section made of a second material, with a second diameter which is greater than the first diameter, a distal end, and a proximal end abutting the distal end of the proximal section. The first material of the proximal section is selected to be softer than a material of the percutaneous pump to reduce damage to the pump during backloading. The distal section of the guidewire is configured to be stiffer than the proximal section to insert the percutaneous pump in a desired location without damaging the guidewire.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Applicant: ABIOMED, Inc.
    Inventors: Zhenghong Tao, Michael Thomas Finnegan
  • Publication number: 20240023492
    Abstract: An LED growth light and method for providing light to plants incorporating a reflector housing, LED driver, and dimmable rows of LED chips on the LED growth light. The reflector housings couple to a wiring compartment that includes wiring coupled to each row of LED chips on each reflector housing. The LED driver is coupled to an exterior groove in between two adjacent reflector housings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Applicant: ABUNDANT LIGHTING TECHNOLOGY, LLC
    Inventors: John M. Walsh, Joel T. Pyper, Nathan A. Fortier, Luke Fritz, Michael Thomas, Mark Gage
  • Publication number: 20240019313
    Abstract: A method for monitoring temperature includes receiving, via at least one connector of a slotted assembly disposed in an electrical panel, data from at least one of a wire temperature probe and a one ambient temperature probe associated with the slotted assembly, the wire temperature probe being configured to sense a temperature of a corresponding load wire associated with at least one electrical breaker of the electrical panel, and the ambient temperature probe being configured to sense an ambient temperature associated with the slotted assembly. The method also includes determining, based on the data from at least one of the wire temperature probe and the ambient temperature probe, a condition of one of the at least one electrical breaker and the electrical panel. The method also includes generating an output indicating the condition of the at least one of the at least one electrical breaker and the electrical panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2023
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Inventors: Philip Robert Aldag, Kevin R. Ferguson, Todd Christopher Marchal, Michael Thomas Oller
  • Publication number: 20240010930
    Abstract: A system for crude oil desalting and dehydration includes a separation vessel defining a cavity extending along a central axis having a substantially-vertical orientation. The separation vessel comprises a first distributor configured to distribute a mixture within the cavity of the separation vessel, and a second distributor configured to distribute a wash fluid within the cavity of the separation vessel. The mixture comprises crude oil, water, dissolved salts, free salts, or combinations thereof, and the wash fluid comprises an aqueous fluid. The first distributor is disposed within the cavity below the second distributor, and an interface level controller is configured to detect an interface between an oil phase and an aqueous phase and to maintain the interface within a predetermined range within the cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2023
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Inventors: Terrance John Larry TROFIMUK, Fiona MCGREGOR, Michael THOMAS
  • Publication number: 20240012411
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to vehicle teleoperation and systems and methods for an autonomous-ready vehicle. As an example, the described aspects may provide a variety of functionality, including the use of a teleoperation assembly to provide a third-person perspective for vehicle teleoperation, vehicle width fit checking for a set of obstacles and an associated clearance, semi-autonomous clearance navigation, dynamic vehicle standoff adjustment according to a communication latency associated with teleoperation, vehicle contents change detection and notification generation, path navigation with increased granularity based on ground-engaging member paths, autonomous anchoring for increased traction, vehicle configuration according to a determined three-dimensional center of mass, automatic rocking for improved terrain traversal, audio-aware path generation and vehicle routing, and annunciation of vehicle modes to nearby individuals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2023
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Inventors: Forrest W. Johnson, Jacob P. Horky, Austin R. Bartz, Bradley A. Bracht, Christopher Brown, David E. Foster, Jacob H. Gerten, Curtis DJ Johnson, Eric L. Ross, Patrick D. Weldon, Jonathan Little, Michael A. Thomas, Aidan B. Shaughnessy, Kevin Dunn
  • Publication number: 20240012628
    Abstract: Systems and methods for inviting an external user to join a shared collaborative channel are provided. In particular, a computing device may generate a common channel invitation for one or more users and cause the common channel invitation to be transmitted to the one or more users. The common channel invitation may include an invitation link to a shared collaborative channel and a selectable option to redeem the common channel invitation to the shared collaboration channel. The computing device is further monitor whether the one or more users access the shared collaborative channel via the invitation link, and in response to detecting that at least one of the one or more users is accessing the shared collaborative channel via the invitation link, allow the at least one user to view at least some content of the shared collaborative channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2023
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Rafael Bussioli Alves CORREA, Arjun Kumar KALLURI, Michael Thomas MCLEAN
  • Patent number: 11870159
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for a digital beamformed phased array feed. The system may include a radome configured to allow electromagnetic waves to propagate; a multi-band software defined antenna array tile; a power and clock management subsystem configured to manage power and time of operation; a thermal management subsystem configured to dissipate heat generated by the multi-band software defined antenna array tile; and an enclosure assembly. The multi-band software defined antenna array tile may include a plurality of coupled dipole array antenna elements; a plurality of frequency converters; and a plurality of digital beamformers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: BlueHalo, LLC
    Inventors: Michael Thomas Pace, David Gregory Baur, Theodore Lyman Schuler-Sandy, William Kennedy, Jeffrey Gerard Micono, William Louis Walker, Garrett James Newell
  • Publication number: 20240003587
    Abstract: Examples of the present disclosure include an enclosure. The enclosure includes a floor. The floor includes a first surface, a second surface opposite the first surface, and floor apertures. The enclosure includes a ceiling having ceiling apertures. The enclosure includes interior walls extending, along a length of the interior walls, from the ceiling to at least the floor. The enclosure includes an exterior wall. The exterior wall includes a first portion extending from at least the ceiling of the enclosure to at least the first surface, a second portion extending below the first surface at least one exterior wall aperture. The at least one exterior wall aperture extends through a thickness of the exterior wall and is located no more than a distance, from at least one of the first surface and the second surface of the floor, equal to twenty percent of a total length of the exterior wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2023
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Inventor: Michael Thomas Pike
  • Publication number: 20240006766
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for a digital beamformed phased array feed. The system may include a radome configured to allow electromagnetic waves to propagate; a multi-band software defined antenna array tile; a power and clock management subsystem configured to manage power and time of operation; a thermal management subsystem configured to dissipate heat generated by the multi-band software defined antenna array tile; and an enclosure assembly. The multi-band software defined antenna array tile may include a plurality of coupled dipole array antenna elements; a plurality of frequency converters; and a plurality of digital beamformers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2023
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Inventors: Michael Thomas Pace, David Gregory Baur, Theodore Lyman Schuler-Sandy, William Kennedy, Jeffrey Gerard Micono, William Louis Walker, Garrett James Newell
  • Patent number: D1011192
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: Turn 3 Holdings LLC
    Inventors: Andrew Stephen Burns, Jr., Mary Alice Tomerlin Brittain, Michael Thomas Benson
  • Patent number: D1011895
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: Turn 3 Holdings LLC
    Inventors: Andrew Stephen Burns, Jr., Mary Alice Tomerlin Brittain, Michael Thomas Benson
  • Patent number: D1012695
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: Turn 3 Holdings LLC
    Inventors: Andrew Stephen Burns, Jr., Michael Thomas Benson
  • Patent number: D1012710
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: Turn 3 Holdings LLC
    Inventors: Andrew Stephen Burns, Jr., Michael Thomas Benson
  • Patent number: D1012711
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: Turn 3 Holdings LLC
    Inventors: Andrew Stephen Burns, Jr., Michael Thomas Benson
  • Patent number: D1013518
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: Turn 3 Holdings LLC
    Inventors: Andrew Stephen Burns, Jr., Mary Alice Tomerlin Brittain, Michael Thomas Benson