Patents by Inventor Michael D. Thomas
Michael D. 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).
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Publication number: 20240069961Abstract: Disclosed herein are system, method, and computer program product embodiments for individually deploying batch functions in a cluster computing environment. A batch function system may receive a scheduled batch job for execution at a particular timing. Rather than deploying the corresponding batch functions as a bundled monolith, the batch function system may individually deploy corresponding batch functions. To individually deploy the batch functions, the batch function system may use a verticle data structure for defining a batch job. The batch function system may then execute a batch function corresponding to the batch job on a cluster computing platform by deploying the batch function to a pod executing on computing nodes. Upon individual completion of execution, the batch function system may release the pod and/or computing nodes to make the computing resources available. The batch function system may also preserve and pass data between pods executing batch functions.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 23, 2022Publication date: February 29, 2024Applicant: American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.Inventors: Edward K. SAMSON, Anuj GOYAL, Michael D. WIRSIG, Brandon Michael Thomas Bradley
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Publication number: 20170069213Abstract: A method for obtaining flight plan clearance allows a general aviation pilot to negotiate flight plan clearance directly with an air navigation service provider (ANSP), exchanging digital data messages, with the pilot using a wireless communication device, such as a smartphone or a tablet computer. After an initial flight plan has been submitted, the pilot receives a message regarding clearance of the initial flight plan. Proposed changes to the flight plan may be received using the wireless communication device, which may be used to conduct further flight plan change negotiations via digital data messages. The messages may be sent from the wireless communication device may use a format that is suitable for use by the ANSP. There may be security features provided to ensure that flight plan changes are negotiated only by an authorized user, such as the pilot who submitted the original flight plan.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 4, 2015Publication date: March 9, 2017Inventors: Michael D. Thomas, Kaiser Siddiqui
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Patent number: 9273752Abstract: Truck fairings are connected together with a vibration-isolating bracket device. The device includes three parts: two brackets and a strap. The brackets are a lightweight material such as aluminum. The brackets are formed and configured to be coupled together by the strap without the need for further fasteners such as bolts or rivets. The strap is flexible and elastic and provides vibration isolation as well as coupling.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 2014Date of Patent: March 1, 2016Assignee: Hutchinson Aerospace & Industry, Inc.Inventors: Michael D. Thomas, William Hart, Franck Larmande
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Patent number: 8971796Abstract: A signal repeating element for repeating a signal includes a housing, at least one transmit antenna element positioned on one side of the housing and at least one receive antenna element positioned on the same one side of the housing. Receiver and transmitter circuitry is coupled with respective ones of the receive and transmit antenna elements. Phase circuitry for affecting the phase of signals from the at least one receive antenna element and at least one transmit antenna element is coupled between the respective receive or transmit antenna element and the receiver or transmitter circuitry.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2014Date of Patent: March 3, 2015Assignee: Andrew LLCInventors: Mano D. Judd, Breck W. Lovinggood, David T. Tennant, Gregory A. Maca, William P. Kuiper, James L. Alford, Michael D. Thomas, Jonathon C. Veihl
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Publication number: 20140127989Abstract: A signal repeating element for repeating a signal includes a housing, at least one transmit antenna element positioned on one side of the housing and at least one receive antenna element positioned on the same one side of the housing. Receiver and transmitter circuitry is coupled with respective ones of the receive and transmit antenna elements. Phase circuitry for affecting the phase of signals from the at least one receive antenna element and at least one transmit antenna element is coupled between the respective receive or transmit antenna element and the receiver or transmitter circuitry.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 13, 2014Publication date: May 8, 2014Applicant: ANDREW LLCInventors: Mano D. Judd, Breck W. Lovinggood, David T. Tennant, Gregory A. Maca, William P. Kuiper, James L. Alford, Michael D. Thomas, Jonathon C. Veihl
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Patent number: 8630581Abstract: A repeater and associated method of use includes at least one antenna element for communicating in one direction and at least one antenna element for communicating in another direction. A radio frequency uplink path and a radio frequency downlink path are coupled between the antennas. At least one of the radio frequency uplink path or the radio frequency downlink path includes an adaptive cancellation circuit. The adaptive cancellation circuit is configured to generate a cancellation signal without requiring an injected signal. The cancellation signal, when added to a radio frequency signal in the respective uplink and downlink paths, substantially reduces feedback signals present in the radio frequency signal.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2013Date of Patent: January 14, 2014Assignee: Andrew LLCInventors: Mano D. Judd, Breck W. Lovinggood, David T. Tennant, Gregory A. Maca, William P. Kuiper, James L. Alford, Michael D. Thomas, Jonathan C. Veihl
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Patent number: 8358970Abstract: A repeater and associated method of use includes at least one antenna element for communicating in one direction and at least one antenna element for communicating in another direction. A radio frequency uplink path and a radio frequency downlink path are coupled between the antennas. At least one of the radio frequency uplink path or the radio frequency downlink path includes an adaptive cancellation circuit. The adaptive cancellation circuit is configured to generate a cancellation signal without requiring an injected signal. The cancellation signal, when added to a radio frequency signal in the respective uplink and downlink paths, substantially reduces feedback signals present in the radio frequency signal.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2011Date of Patent: January 22, 2013Assignee: Andrew CorporationInventors: Mano D. Judd, Breck W. Lovinggood, David T. Tennant, Gregory A. Maca, William P. Kuiper, James L. Alford, Michael D. Thomas, Jonathon C. Veihl
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Publication number: 20110312269Abstract: A repeater and associated method of use includes at least one antenna element for communicating in one direction and at least one antenna element for communicating in another direction. A radio frequency uplink path and a radio frequency downlink path are coupled between the antennas. At least one of the radio frequency uplink path or the radio frequency downlink path includes an adaptive cancellation circuit. The adaptive cancellation circuit is configured to generate a cancellation signal without requiring an injected signal. The cancellation signal, when added to a radio frequency signal in the respective uplink and downlink paths, substantially reduces feedback signals present in the radio frequency signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2011Publication date: December 22, 2011Inventors: Mano D. Judd, Breck W. Lovinggood, David T. Tennant, Gregory A. Maca, William P. Kuiper, James L. Alford, Michael D. Thomas, Jonathon C. Veihl
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Patent number: 8010042Abstract: A repeater and associated method of use includes at least one antenna element for communicating in one direction and at least one antenna element for communicating in another direction. A radio frequency uplink path and a radio frequency downlink path are coupled between the antennas. At least one of the radio frequency uplink path or the radio frequency downlink path includes an adaptive cancellation circuit. The adaptive cancellation circuit is configured to generate a cancellation signal without requiring an injected signal. The cancellation signal, when added to a radio frequency signal in the respective uplink and downlink paths, substantially reduces feedback signals present in the radio frequency signal.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2009Date of Patent: August 30, 2011Assignee: Andrew LLCInventors: Mano D. Judd, Breck W. Lovinggood, David T. Tennant, Gregory A. Maca, William P. Kuiper, James L. Alford, Michael D. Thomas, Jonathon C. Veihl
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Publication number: 20100029197Abstract: A repeater and associated method of use includes at least one antenna element for communicating in one direction and at least one antenna element for communicating in another direction. A radio frequency uplink path and a radio frequency downlink path are coupled between the antennas. At least one of the radio frequency uplink path or the radio frequency downlink path includes an adaptive cancellation circuit. The adaptive cancellation circuit is configured to generate a cancellation signal without requiring an injected signal. The cancellation signal, when added to a radio frequency signal in the respective uplink and downlink paths, substantially reduces feedback signals present in the radio frequency signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 10, 2009Publication date: February 4, 2010Applicant: ANDREW LLCInventors: Mano D. Judd, Breck W. Lovinggood, David T. Tennant, Gregory A. Maca, William P. Kuiper, James L. Alford, Michael D. Thomas, Jonathon C. Veihl
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Patent number: 7577398Abstract: A flat-panel repeater includes a housing having a pair of oppositely facing surfaces, at least one antenna element mounted to each of the surfaces for radiating energy in a direction opposite to that of an antenna element mounted to the other of the surfaces, and an electronic circuit mounted within the housing and operatively coupling signals between at least one antenna element on each of the oppositely facing surfaces of the module. Isolation between the antennas on opposite sides of the repeater is improved by various techniques, such as use of adaptive cancellation which removes a significant portion of the feedback signal power, therefore increasing the total system isolation by the same amount. This additional isolation can be used to achieve greater system gain, and therefore significantly extend the range of the system.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2001Date of Patent: August 18, 2009Assignee: Andrew LLCInventors: Mano D. Judd, Breck W. Lovinggood, David T. Tennant, Gregory A. Maca, William P. Kuiper, James L. Alford, Michael D. Thomas, Jonathon C. Veihl
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Patent number: 7179634Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for producing a polypeptide, comprising: (a) cultivating a Bacillus host cell in a medium conducive for the production of the polypeptide, wherein the Bacillus cell comprises a nucleic acid construct comprising (i) a tandem promoter in which each promoter sequence of the tandem promoter is operably linked to a single copy of a nucleic acid sequence encoding the polypeptide and alternatively also (ii) an mRNA processing/stabilizing sequence located downstream of the tandem promoter and upstream of the nucleic acid sequence encoding the polypeptide; and (b) isolating the polypeptide from the cultivation medium.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2001Date of Patent: February 20, 2007Assignee: Novozymes, Inc.Inventors: William Widner, Alan Sloma, Michael D. Thomas
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Patent number: 6963314Abstract: A dynamically variable beamwidth and/or variable azimuth scanning antenna includes a plurality of active radiating columns and a plurality of continuously adjustable mechanical phase shifters. The columns define a beam having a beamwidth and an azimuth scan angle. Each phase shifter has an independent remotely controlled drive and is directly electrically connected to a respective radiating column. The phase shifters are independently operated to vary the beamwidth and/or azimuth scan angle of the beam defined by the plurality of active radiating columns.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2002Date of Patent: November 8, 2005Assignee: Andrew CorporationInventors: David B. Webb, Jonathon Veihl, Michael D. Thomas, Mano D. Judd
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Patent number: 6809694Abstract: An antenna system includes a plurality of cascading power dividers that work in conjunction with a plurality of mechanical phase shifters to vary a beamwidth and/or an azimuth scan angle of a beam that radiates from active columns. Each phase shifter has an independent remotely controlled drive and is directly electrically connected to a respective radiating column. The radiating columns include cross dipole antenna elements.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2003Date of Patent: October 26, 2004Assignee: Andrew CorporationInventors: David B. Webb, Jonathon C. Veihl, Michael D. Thomas
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Publication number: 20040110469Abstract: A flat-panel repeater includes a housing having a pair of oppositely facing surfaces, at least one antenna element mounted to each of the surfaces for radiating energy in a direction opposite to that of an antenna element mounted to the other of the surfaces, and an electronic circuit mounted within the housing and operatively coupling signals between at least one antenna element on each of the oppositely facing surfaces of the module. Isolation between the antennas on opposite sides of the repeater is improved by various techniques, such as use of adaptive cancellation which removes a significant portion of the feedback signal power, therefore increasing the total system isolation by the same amount. This additional isolation can be used to achieve greater system gain, and therefore significantly extend the range of the system.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2003Publication date: June 10, 2004Inventors: Mano D. Judd, Breck W. Lovinggood, David T. Tennant, Gregory A. Maca, William P. Kuiper, James L. Alford, Michael D. Thomas, Jonathon C. Veihl
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Publication number: 20040061654Abstract: An antenna system includes a plurality of cascading power dividers that work in conjunction with a plurality of mechanical phase shifters to vary a beamwidth and/or an azimuth scan angle of a beam that radiates from active columns. Each phase shifter has an independent remotely controlled drive and is directly electrically connected to a respective radiating column. The radiating columns include cross dipole antenna elements.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2003Publication date: April 1, 2004Applicant: Andrew CorporationInventors: David B. Webb, Jonathon C. Veihl, Michael D. Thomas
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Publication number: 20040061653Abstract: A dynamically variable beamwidth and/or variable azimuth scanning antenna includes a plurality of active radiating columns and a plurality of continuously adjustable mechanical phase shifters. The columns define a beam having a beamwidth and an azimuth scan angle. Each phase shifter has an independent remotely controlled drive and is directly electrically connected to a respective radiating column. The phase shifters are independently operated to vary the beamwidth and/or azimuth scan angle of the beam defined by the plurality of active radiating columns.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2002Publication date: April 1, 2004Applicant: Andrew CorporationInventors: David B. Webb, Jonathon Veihl, Michael D. Thomas, Mano D. Judd
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Publication number: 20030227420Abstract: An antenna includes a substrate to which a plurality of dual polarized radiators, each including first and second radiators, are coupled and arranged into a plurality of rows and columns. The substrate has a stripline distribution network coupled to the plurality of dual polarized radiators, with the stripline distribution network including first and second corporate feed networks coupled to a first column of dual polarized radiators among the plurality of columns. The first corporate feed network is coupled to the first radiating elements of the dual polarized radiators in the first column and extends along a first side of the first column, and the second corporate feed network is coupled to the second radiating elements of the dual polarized radiators in the first column and extends generally along a second side of the first column. The substrate has a stripline calibration feed network coupled to the first and second corporate feed networks.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 5, 2002Publication date: December 11, 2003Applicant: Andrew CorporationInventors: Joel C. Roper, Michael D. Thomas
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Publication number: 20030186380Abstract: The present invention relates to recombinant methods for producing a secreted polypeptide having L-asparaginase activity, comprising (a) cultivating under conditions conducive for production of the polypeptide a host cell comprising a nucleic acid construct comprising a first nucleic acid sequence encoding a secretory signal peptide operably linked to second nucleic acid sequence encoding the polypeptide having L-asparaginase activity, wherein the signal peptide directs the polypeptide into the cell's secretory pathway; and (b) recovering the secreted polypeptide. The present invention also relates to isolated polypeptides having L-asparaginase activity and nucleic acids thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 1, 2003Publication date: October 2, 2003Applicant: Novozymes Biotech, Inc.Inventors: Michael D. Thomas, Alan Sloma
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Publication number: 20030170876Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for producing a polypeptide, comprising: (a) cultivating a Bacillus host cell in a medium conducive for the production of the polypeptide, wherein the Bacillus cell comprises a nucleic acid construct comprising (i) a tandem promoter in which each promoter sequence of the tandem promoter is operably linked to a single copy of a nucleic acid sequence encoding the polypeptide and alternatively also (ii) an mRNA processing/stabilizing sequence located downstream of the tandem promoter and upstream of the nucleic acid sequence encoding the polypeptide; and (b) isolating the polypeptide from the cultivation medium.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 12, 2001Publication date: September 11, 2003Applicant: Novozymes Biotech, Inc.Inventors: William Widner, Alan Sloma, Michael D. Thomas