Patents by Inventor Michael J. Thompson

Michael J. 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: 20250133896
    Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosed subject matter provide a device including a plasmonic phosphorescent organic light emitting device (PHOLED) having an anode and a cathode having a thickness of about 5-100 nm. An emissive stack is disposed between the anode and the cathode and configured to produce excitons, and having a phosphorescent first emissive layer comprising an organic phosphorescent first emissive material. The device includes an enhancement layer comprising a plasmonic material exhibiting a surface plasmon resonance that non-radiatively couples to at least the organic phosphorescent first emissive material and transfers excited state energy from the first emissive material to non-radiative modes of the plasmonic material. The device is configured to generate less than 1° C. rise in Temp for every 2.26 mW/cm2 of operating power applied to the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2024
    Publication date: April 24, 2025
    Inventors: Michael HACK, Michael Stuart WEAVER, Nicholas J. THOMPSON
  • Publication number: 20250098465
    Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosed subject matter provide a full-color pixel arrangement for a device, the full-color pixel arrangement including a plurality of sub-pixels, each having an emissive region of a first color, where the full-color pixel arrangement comprises emissive regions having exactly one emissive color that is a red-shifted color of a deep blue sub-pixel of the plurality of sub-pixels. Embodiments of the disclosed subject matter may also provide a full-color pixel arrangement for a device, the full-color pixel arrangement including a plurality of sub-pixels, each having an emissive region of a first color, where the full-color pixel arrangement comprises emissive regions having exactly one emissive color, and where the plurality of sub-pixels comprise a light blue sub-pixel, a deep blue sub-pixel, a red sub-pixel, and a green sub-pixel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2024
    Publication date: March 20, 2025
    Inventors: Michael Hack, Michael Stuart Weaver, Nicholas J. Thompson, Julia J. Brown
  • Patent number: 12239542
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to orthopaedic implants and methods for restoring functionality to a joint. The implants described herein may be utilized during orthopaedic procedures and may be incorporated into a shoulder prosthesis for restoring functionality to shoulders having advanced cartilage disease. The disclosed implants may incorporate one or more fasteners formed together with a main body of the respective implant at a breakable connection. The fastener may be deployed during a surgical procedure, which may improve fixation of the implant at the surgical site.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: ARTHREX, INC.
    Inventors: Nick Metcalfe, Steven Jim DeLeon, Steven P. Schewe, Timothy J. Thompson, Kevin John Gallen, Scott William Doody, Michael Moreland
  • Publication number: 20250069551
    Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosed subject matter provide a device that includes an organic light emitting device (OLED), and a drive circuit to control the operation of the OLED, comprising a response time accelerator thin film transistor (TFT) configured to short or reverse bias the OLED for a predetermined period of time during a frame time. Other embodiments include an OLED having a plurality of sub-pixels, where one or more of sub-pixels configured to emit light of at least a first color comprises a first emissive area and a second emissive area that are independently controllable, where the first emissive area is larger than the second emissive area. The controller is configured to control the second emissive area to have (i) a higher brightness, and/or (ii) a higher current density than the first emissive area for a first sub-pixel luminance level that is less than a maximum luminance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2024
    Publication date: February 27, 2025
    Inventors: Michael HACK, Michael Stuart WEAVER, Nicholas J. THOMPSON, Michael O'CONNOR
  • Patent number: 12234808
    Abstract: A method for operating and maintaining a wind farm comprising a plurality of wind turbines includes determining an odometer for one or more components of at least one of the pluralities of wind turbines in the wind farm, the odometer representing operational usage of the component(s). The method also includes tracking the operational usage for the component(s) using the odometer and a usage threshold. Further, the method includes predicting an expected time frame for one or more preventative maintenance actions based on a comparison of the tracked operational usage and the usage threshold. Moreover, the method includes triggering scheduling of the one or more preventative maintenance actions when the prediction indicates that the tracked operational usage will exceed the usage threshold. In addition, the method includes shutting down the wind turbine or idling the wind turbine once the one or more preventative maintenance actions are scheduled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: GE Infrastructure Technology LLC
    Inventors: Edward Lee McGrath, Brian J. Theilemann, Michael James Rizzo, Robert Randall Waara, Brian Scott Geist, Kyle Edward Thompson
  • Patent number: 12239013
    Abstract: Provided is an OLED structure includes an organic layer having a primary phosphorescent emitter and a first host; where one of the following conditions is true: (1) the organic layer further includes a secondary emitter; or (2) the OLED further includes a second organic layer where the second organic layer includes a secondary emitter. The primary phosphorescent emitter has a peak emission wavelength ?max that is ?600 nm and ?750 nm; the secondary emitter has a peak emission wavelength ?max that is ?750 nm; the primary phosphorescent emitter is capable of transferring energy to the secondary emitter; the first host has a lowest excited state triplet energy T1 that is at least 0.1 eV higher than that of the primary phosphorescent emitter; the primary phosphorescent emitter has the formula Pt(L1)m; L1 can represent one or more ligands that are the same or different; each L1 is independently monodentate or multidentate; and m represents a maximum possible number of ligands L1 that can coordinate to Pt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: UNIVERSAL DISPLAY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Eric A. Margulies, Zhiqiang Ji, Nicholas J. Thompson, Geza Szigethy, Michael S. Weaver, Jerald Feldman
  • Patent number: 12232348
    Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosed subject matter provide an emissive layer, a first electrode layer, a plurality of nanoparticles and a material disposed between the first electrode layer and the plurality of nanoparticles. In some embodiments, the device may include a second electrode layer and a substrate, where the second electrode layer is disposed on the substrate, and the emissive layer is disposed on the second electrode layer. In some embodiments, a second electrode layer may be disposed on the substrate, the emissive layer may be disposed on the second electrode layer, the first electrode layer may be disposed on the emissive layer, a first dielectric layer of the material may be disposed on the first electrode layer, the plurality of nanoparticles may be disposed on the first dielectric layer, and a second dielectric layer may be disposed on the plurality of nanoparticles and the first dielectric layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2024
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: Universal Display Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Fusella, Nicholas J. Thompson
  • Patent number: 12225760
    Abstract: Provided are compounds, formulations comprising compounds, and devices that utilize compounds, where the devices include a substrate, a first electrode, an organic emissive layer comprising an organic emissive material disposed over the first electrode. The device includes an enhancement layer, comprising a plasmonic material exhibiting surface plasmon resonance that non-radiatively couples to the organic emissive material and transfers excited state energy from the organic emissive material to the non-radiative mode of surface plasmon polaritons. The enhancement layer is provided no more than a threshold distance away from the organic emissive layer, where the organic emissive material has a total non-radiative decay rate constant and a total radiative decay rate constant due to the presence of the enhancement layer. At least one of the organic emissive material and the organic emissive layer has a vertical dipole ratio (VDR) value of equal or greater than 0.33.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2024
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignee: Universal Display Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Fusella, Nicholas J. Thompson
  • Publication number: 20250043961
    Abstract: A modular hydronic system core system and method includes a hydronic fluid flow conduit with closely spaced tees and distribution supply and return portions on a substrate. A supply manifold is coupled to branch feeders that support a circulator pump or zone valve. An ECM circulator along the conduit includes a Bluetooth transmitter to capture and transmit fluid flow rate and pressure. A return manifold includes branch returns with purge/shutoff valves. The branch feeders and returns are connectable to a distribution system having heating elements. Air and dirt separators, and an iron remover remove air, dirt and iron from the fluid. An expansion tank bracket supports a pressure gauge and expansion tank. A zone relay is coupled to the ECM circulator and zone valves on the branch feeders, and includes thermostat terminals. The zone relay captures inputs from the thermostats to control operation of the ECM circulator and zone valves.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2024
    Publication date: February 6, 2025
    Applicant: F.W. Webb Company
    Inventors: Michael Weaver DelConte, Eric J. Duguay, Todd S. Hallock, Nicholas James Pelletier, Gregory Samuel Thompson, Patrick A. Reilly
  • Patent number: 11856703
    Abstract: Systems, apparatus, methods, and techniques of assembly of discrete modules of a control panel are disclosed. The modules can be independently wired, tested, and installed into a control panel. Module definitions are defined specifying components to perform the electrical function, a mechanical arrangement of the components, electrical connections, and logical interactions of the module. A bill of materials can be generated based on a designation of a set of modules for a control panel and the module definitions. Modularly assembled control panels are disclosed. An assembly frame is described herein for temporarily mounting components of a module for independent assembly of a control module and for eventual removal and installation into a control panel frame. The assembly frame may include a faceplate frame and side frames and temporary mounting features.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Barber, Michael J. Thompson, Beth Larae Corwin, Julian M. Alzate, Robert I. Jayne
  • Patent number: 11576298
    Abstract: A machine control system includes an agricultural work machine having an ECU coupled via a system bus to control engine functions, a GPS receiver, data collector, and specialized guidance system including a stored program. The data collector captures agricultural geospatial data including location data for the work machine and data from the ECU, and executes the stored program to: (a) capture geometries of the farm; (b) capture agricultural geospatial data; (c) automatically classify the agricultural geospatial data using the geometries of the farm, into activity/event categories including operational, travel, and ancillary events; (d) aggregate the classified data to create geospatial data events; (e) match the geospatial data events to a model to generate matched events; (f) use the matched events to generate actionable information for the working machine in real time or near real-time; and (g) send operational directives to the agricultural work machine based on the actionable information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: CropZilla Software, Inc.
    Inventors: Dustin J. Wolters, Brian H. Watkins, Michael J. Thompson
  • Patent number: 11536633
    Abstract: A system is capable of detecting substrates and can differentiate between zero, one, or multiple transparent or semi-transparent substrates in a stack. The system can include an optical sensor, an optically anti-reflective element, and a detector. The optical sensor outputs light towards the optically anti-reflective element. The light detector is positioned to detect light from the light source that is reflected by substrates, if any, positioned within a detection zone between the optically anti-reflective element and the detector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: Ventana Medical Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael J. Thompson, Charles Nathan Hassen
  • Publication number: 20220145486
    Abstract: A product includes an aluminum alloy having an anodized layer. The alloy has a bulk composition including at least 1 wt. % of one or more rare earth elements (REEs). A product includes microstructures extending across a boundary defined between an anodized layer and an unoxidized alloy. Each microstructure includes an intermetallic phase transitioning to an oxidized intermetallic phase across the boundary. A product includes an anodized layer where up to 90% of a thickness of the layer includes voids resulting at least in part from dissolution of a rare earth element oxidized intermetallic phase. The voids are in a morphology of the dissolved oxidized intermetallic phase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2021
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Inventors: Scott K. McCall, David Weiss, Michael S. Kesler, Michael J. Thompson, Orlando Rios, Hunter B. Henderson, Zachary Cole Sims, Ryan T. Ott
  • Publication number: 20210360845
    Abstract: A machine control system includes an agricultural work machine having an ECU coupled via a system bus to control engine functions, a GPS receiver, data collector, and specialized guidance system including a stored program. The data collector captures agricultural geospatial data including location data for the work machine and data from the ECU, and executes the stored program to: (a) capture geometries of the farm; (b) capture agricultural geospatial data; (c) automatically classify the agricultural geospatial data using the geometries of the farm, into activity/event categories including operational, travel, and ancillary events; (d) aggregate the classified data to create geospatial data events; (e) match the geospatial data events to a model to generate matched events; (f) use the matched events to generate actionable information for the working machine in real time or near real-time; and (g) send operational directives to the agricultural work machine based on the actionable information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2021
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Applicant: CropZilla Software, Inc.
    Inventors: Dustin J. Wolters, Brian H. Watkins, Michael J. Thompson
  • Publication number: 20210265823
    Abstract: Systems, apparatus, methods, and techniques of assembly of discrete modules of a control panel are disclosed. The modules can be independently wired, tested, and installed into a control panel. Module definitions are defined specifying components to perform the electrical function, a mechanical arrangement of the components, electrical connections, and logical interactions of the module. A bill of materials can be generated based on a designation of a set of modules for a control panel and the module definitions. Modularly assembled control panels are disclosed. An assembly frame is described herein for temporarily mounting components of a module for independent assembly of a control module and for eventual removal and installation into a control panel frame. The assembly frame may include a faceplate frame and side frames and temporary mounting features.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2021
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Applicant: Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Barber, Michael J. Thompson, Beth LaRae Corwin, Julian M. Alzate, Robert I. Jayne
  • Patent number: 11096323
    Abstract: A machine control system includes an agricultural work machine having an ECU coupled via a system bus to control engine functions, a GPS receiver, data collector, and specialized guidance system including a stored program. The data collector captures agricultural geospatial data including location data for the work machine and data from the ECU, and executes the stored program to: (a) capture geometries of the farm; (b) capture agricultural geospatial data; (c) automatically classify the agricultural geospatial data using the geometries of the farm, into activity/event categories including operational, travel, and ancillary events; (d) aggregate the classified data to create geospatial data events; (e) match the geospatial data events to a model to generate matched events; (f) use the matched events to generate actionable information for the working machine in real time or near real-time; and (g) send operational directives to the agricultural work machine based on the actionable information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: CropZilla Software, Inc.
    Inventors: Dustin J. Wolters, Brian H. Watkins, Michael J. Thompson
  • Publication number: 20210146492
    Abstract: Techniques are disclosed implementing a lighted guard system, which changes from one color (e.g. white) when the guard is down (i.e. closed) and/or a machine associated with the guard is operational, to another color (e.g. red) when the guard is up (i.e. open) and/or the machine associated with the guard is not operational. The triggering of the change in state of the guard may be facilitated by a switch that changes state based upon a position of the guard.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2020
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Inventors: Paul V. Schneider, James Shepard, JR., Michael J. Thompson
  • Patent number: 10912247
    Abstract: A system and method for determining the optimal machine working direction(s) of travel for a field boundary to be used in a guidance/navigation system for machine control includes, using specific field boundary information and machine specific information to spatially simulate travel path estimates over a plurality of splayed working directions of travel to determine the optimal working direction(s) of travel for the field boundary. Optimizing the spatial field efficiency by simulating travel path estimates to select an optimal working direction(s) of travel may then be used in accordance with a machine's guidance and/or navigation system, via an information transfer system, as the reference working direction(s) of travel for the machine to guide and control itself while performing fieldwork.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: CropZilla Software, Inc.
    Inventors: Dustin J. Wolters, Brian H. Watkins, Michael J. Thompson
  • Publication number: 20200248837
    Abstract: A valve box assembly includes a pipe within the valve box assembly, a valve coupled to the pipe and a radio-frequency identification tag within the valve box assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2020
    Publication date: August 6, 2020
    Inventors: David S. Hart, Michael J. Thompson, Timothy Pierzynski
  • Publication number: 20200045873
    Abstract: A machine control system includes an agricultural work machine having an ECU coupled via a system bus to control engine functions, a GPS receiver, data collector, and specialized guidance system including a stored program. The data collector captures agricultural geospatial data including location data for the work machine and data from the ECU, and executes the stored program to: (a) capture geometries of the farm; (b) capture agricultural geospatial data; (c) automatically classify the agricultural geospatial data using the geometries of the farm, into activity/event categories including operational, travel, and ancillary events; (d) aggregate the classified data to create geospatial data events; (e) match the geospatial data events to a model to generate matched events; (f) use the matched events to generate actionable information for the working machine in real time or near real-time; and (g) send operational directives to the agricultural work machine based on the actionable information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2019
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Applicant: CropZilla Software, Inc.
    Inventors: Dustin J. Wolters, Brian H. Watkins, Michael J. Thompson