Patents by Inventor Michael P Thompson

Michael P 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).

  • Patent number: 11342731
    Abstract: An electrical control panel including an enclosure box being sealed other than at an inlet opening and an outlet opening, a primary electrical component inside the enclosure box and having a first heat exchanger that transfers heat from the primary electrical component, one or more secondary electrical components inside the enclosure box that generate less heat than the primary electrical component, a second heat exchanger attached to the enclosure box and having an internal air passageway that includes an inlet opening and an outlet opening in fluid communication with the respective outlet and inlet openings of the enclosure box and defining therewith a sealed compartment, and one or more diverter elements direct a majority of the heated air from the first heat exchanger to enter the internal air passageway of the second heat exchanger without flowing over at least one of the secondary electrical components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: PEOPLEFLO MANUFACTURING, INC.
    Inventors: Michael P. Thompson, Daniel T. Turner, Clark J. Shafer, William R. Blankemeier
  • Patent number: 11286925
    Abstract: An apparatus and method to be implemented with a control loop system that includes machine set, wherein the machine set includes a working machine, an electric motor driving the working machine, and a final control element, and wherein the apparatus and method optimize the state of the machine set to minimize power consumption of the motor and maximize reliability of the machine set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: PEOPLEFLO MANUFACTURING, INC.
    Inventors: William R. Blankemeier, Michael P. Thompson
  • Publication number: 20200340472
    Abstract: An apparatus and method to be implemented with a control loop system that includes machine set, wherein the machine set includes a working machine, an electric motor driving the working machine, and a final control element, and wherein the apparatus and method optimize the state of the machine set to minimize power consumption of the motor and maximize reliability of the machine set.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2019
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Inventors: William R. Blankemeier, Michael P. Thompson
  • Patent number: 10436200
    Abstract: A rotor assembly for a rotary fluid device that includes a first body at least partially exposed to a process fluid, a second body at least partially exposed to the process fluid, a connecting apparatus that includes at least one connector and at least one seal that connects the first body to the second body and seals the at least one connector from exposure to the process fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: PeopleFlo Manufacturing, Inc.
    Inventors: William R. Blankemeier, Clark J. Shafer, Michael P. Thompson
  • Patent number: 10400765
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a gear pump rotor assembly that includes a rotor body, a rotor head having a plurality of gear teeth and being connected to the rotor body, at least one connector extending between the rotor body and the rotor head, at least one radial deformation control member that extends into at least one gear tooth of the rotor head and reduces the radial deformation of the rotor head relative to the rotor body when a change in temperature causes radial deformation of the rotor body and rotor head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: PeopleFlo Manufacturing, Inc.
    Inventors: William R. Blankemeier, Jorge G. Murphy, Clark J. Shafer, Michael P. Thompson, Daniel T. Turner
  • Publication number: 20180231015
    Abstract: A rotor assembly for a rotary fluid device that includes a first body at least partially exposed to a process fluid, a second body at least partially exposed to the process fluid, a connecting apparatus that includes at least one connector and at least one seal that connects the first body to the second body and seals the at least one connector from exposure to the process fluid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2017
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Applicant: PEOPLEFLO MANUFACTURING, INC.
    Inventors: William R. Blankemeier, Clark J. Shafer, Michael P. Thompson
  • Publication number: 20180230994
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a gear pump rotor assembly that includes a rotor body, a rotor head having a plurality of gear teeth and being connected to the rotor body, at least one connector extending between the rotor body and the rotor head, at least one radial deformation control member that extends into at least one gear tooth of the rotor head and reduces the radial deformation of the rotor head relative to the rotor body when a change in temperature causes radial deformation of the rotor body and rotor head.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2017
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Applicant: PEOPLEFLO MANUFACTURING, INC.
    Inventors: William R. Blankemeier, Jorge G. Murphy, Clark J. Shafer, Michael P. Thompson, Daniel T. Turner
  • Patent number: 9895848
    Abstract: Disclosed systems and tooling for manufacturing flanged ducts may improve upon prior art manufacturing techniques, such as by increasing ease of manufacturing and/or quality of resulting parts formed by the systems and tooling. One example of tooling includes a first tool piece that may be coupled to a base, and a second tool piece that is selectively coupled to and removable from the first tool piece. When positioned together in a closed position, the first tool piece and second tool piece form a composite material-receiving surface and a flange surface on which composite material may be placed and cured in order to form a composite part, such as a flanged duct. Such tooling may allow for placement of composite material over a male radius of the tooling, thereby improving ergonomics of the manufacturing process, as compared to attempting to place composite material into a female radius of prior art tooling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Michael P. Thompson, Otis Franklin Layton
  • Patent number: 9778919
    Abstract: A software module is presented that enables a user to efficiently switch between interacting with a content object in a first context and a second context. Information from the first context is used when switching to the second context and vice versa, thereby decreasing the overhead associated with switching contexts. In one embodiment, the content object is an HTML file, the first context is the file as it appears in a web browser, and the second context is the file in editable format. In one embodiment, when the web browser is directed to a “context-switch URL,” a modified web server extracts information from the context-switch URL and switches the context from the first context to the second. In one embodiment, a person initiates a context-switch by pushing a button on the web browser. This causes a context-switch URL to be generated and directs the web browser to the context-switch URL.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: Adobe Systems Incorporated
    Inventors: Steven R. Kusmer, King Rhoton, Hal R. Schectman, Dietrich W. Schultz, Michael P. Thompson, Kevin G. Wallace, Brian D. Herring
  • Patent number: 9738764
    Abstract: Methods and systems and components made according to the methods and systems, are disclosed relating to improved curing methods for epoxy resin-containing composite prepreg materials, wherein the composite prepreg materials are exposed to a flow of ammonia-containing compounds to fully cure the composite prepreg materials at substantially ambient temperatures and pressures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Gwen M Gross, Michael P Thompson
  • Publication number: 20170190855
    Abstract: Methods and systems and components made according to the methods and systems, are disclosed relating to improved curing methods for epoxy resin-containing composite prepreg materials, wherein the composite prepreg materials are exposed to a flow of ammonia-containing compounds to fully cure the composite prepreg materials at substantially ambient temperatures and pressures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2016
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Inventors: Gwen M. Gross, Michael P. Thompson
  • Publication number: 20160311176
    Abstract: Disclosed systems and tooling for manufacturing flanged ducts may improve upon prior art manufacturing techniques, such as by increasing ease of manufacturing and/or quality of resulting parts formed by the systems and tooling. One example of tooling includes a first tool piece that may be coupled to a base, and a second tool piece that is selectively coupled to and removable from the first tool piece. When positioned together in a closed position, the first tool piece and second tool piece form a composite material-receiving surface and a flange surface on which composite material may be placed and cured in order to form a composite part, such as a flanged duct. Such tooling may allow for placement of composite material over a male radius of the tooling, thereby improving ergonomics of the manufacturing process, as compared to attempting to place composite material into a female radius of prior art tooling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2015
    Publication date: October 27, 2016
    Applicant: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Michael P. Thompson, Otis Franklin Layton
  • Patent number: 9152728
    Abstract: A document publishing system. Users create document templates using a first user interface. Users generate content files related to the templates. The templates and document files are combined to create documents. A second user interface has functionality defined by high-level users.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2015
    Assignee: Adobe Systems Incorporated
    Inventors: Dietrich W. Schultz, Hal R. Schectman, Judith A. Hay, Michael P. Thompson, Kevin G. Wallace, Steven R. Kusmer
  • Patent number: 8887036
    Abstract: A document publishing system. Documents can be automatically linked. Links are automatically created within a first document to other documents, or to locations within the first document and then modified as necessary depending on a destination location to which the first document is moved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: Adobe Systems Incorporated
    Inventors: Dietrich W. Schultz, Hal R. Schectman, Judith A. Hay, Michael P. Thompson, Kevin G. Wallace, Steven R. Kusmer
  • Publication number: 20140245132
    Abstract: A document publishing system. Users create document templates using a first user interface. Users generate content files related to the templates. The templates and document files are combined to create documents. A second user interface has functionality defined by high-level users.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2010
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Inventors: Dietrich W. Schultz, Hal R. Schectman, Judith A. Hay, Michael P. Thompson, Kevin G. Wallace, Steven R. Kusmer
  • Publication number: 20140245257
    Abstract: A software module is presented that enables a user to efficiently switch between interacting with a content object in a first context and a second context. Information from the first context is used when switching to the second context and vice versa, thereby decreasing the overhead associated with switching contexts. In one embodiment, the content object is an HTML file, the first context is the file as it appears in a web browser, and the second context is the file in editable format. In one embodiment, when the web browser is directed to a “context-switch URL,” a modified web server extracts information from the context-switch URL and switches the context from the first context to the second. In one embodiment, a person initiates a context-switch by pushing a button on the web browser. This causes a context-switch URL to be generated and directs the web browser to the context-switch URL.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2004
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Inventors: Steven R. Kusmer, King Rhoton, Hal R. Schectman, Dietrich W. Schultz, Michael P. Thompson, Kevin G. Wallace
  • Patent number: 8628639
    Abstract: Apparatus for processing a workpiece comprises a base adapted to have a workpiece placed thereon. A vacuum bag is placed over the workpiece, and the bag is sealed to the base using inner and outer seals. The inner and outer seals are spaced apart from each other to form a channel therebetween. A vacuum port coupled with a vacuum source is used to evacuate air from the channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2014
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Michael P. Thompson, Michael R. Anderson
  • Patent number: 8589226
    Abstract: The invention involves facilitating retail transactions between participating enrolled members and participating merchants funding awards to said members. Incentive offers may be advertised to members, including targeted offers to specific members. Account purchase transaction information of participating merchants is a) tracked by processor(s) belonging to a tracking entity, b) monitored by processor(s) and correlated with stored enrolled member information, and c) processor(s) determine whether a purchase transaction is between an enrolled member and participating merchant and if such transaction entitles the member to a merchant funded award; with such processor(s) being located other than at the participating merchant's location. The remote monitoring and determining gives the program transparency; no special purpose cards/accounts need to be presented by the member and no additional checkout procedures need to be performed by participating merchants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: Tuitionfund, LLC.
    Inventor: Michael P. Thompson
  • Publication number: 20120298296
    Abstract: Apparatus for processing a workpiece comprises a base adapted to have a workpiece placed thereon. A vacuum bag is placed over the workpiece, and the bag is sealed to the base using inner and outer seals. The inner and outer seals are spaced apart from each other to form a channel therebetween. A vacuum port coupled with a vacuum source is used to evacuate air from the channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2011
    Publication date: November 29, 2012
    Inventors: Michael P. Thompson, Michael R. Anderson
  • Patent number: 8286919
    Abstract: An impact resistant composite sandwich structure includes least one laminate face sheet joined to a stiffening element. The stiffening element includes a plurality of fibers and a resin for binding the fibers. The resin has a strain-to-failure greater than approximately 6%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Noel T Gerken, Michael P. Thompson