Patents by Inventor Neil Thomas

Neil 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).

  • Publication number: 20260071504
    Abstract: Metal-based ceramic composite coatings and related devices, assemblies, and methods include monocrystalline superhard particles dispersed in a metal matrix disposed on at least one wear surface of a component of an oil and gas well assembly, system, or device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2025
    Publication date: March 12, 2026
    Inventors: Ramamurthy Narasimhan, Riyadh Salloom, Justin Green, Neil Thomas, James Rowan
  • Patent number: 12546172
    Abstract: Metal-based ceramic composite coatings and related devices, assemblies, and methods include monocrystalline superhard particles dispersed in a metal matrix disposed on at least one wear surface of a component of an oil and gas well assembly, system, or device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2026
    Assignee: CHAMPIONX LLC
    Inventors: Riyadh Salloom, Ramamurthy Narasimhan, Justin Green, Neil Thomas, James Rowan
  • Publication number: 20230304363
    Abstract: Metal-based ceramic composite coatings and related devices, assemblies, and methods include monocrystalline superhard particles dispersed in a metal matrix disposed on at least one wear surface of a component of an oil and gas well assembly, system, or device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2022
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Inventors: Riyadh Salloom, Ramamurthy Narasimhan, Justin Green, Neil Thomas, James Rowan
  • Patent number: 11393059
    Abstract: In some embodiments, a comprehensive computer system and method (See FIGS. 1, 1a, 2) for automating and facilitating the performing and processing of tasks, information transfer, and information storage associated with the home sale (See FIG. 3a), mortgage origination (See FIG. 3b), and settlement process (See FIG. 3c), and the home mortgage refinancing origination and settlement process (See FIGS. 1b, 1c, 2a) (or performing other business processes), over a distributed computing network are disclosed. One aspect of the invention is a greatly simplified process for a home buyer to search for a home and simultaneously receive accurate and competitive bids for mortgages and services from multiple lenders and service providers. The process includes an automated underwriting process which generates complete, accurate information on the costs of buying and owning a home at very beginning of the home buying process. Another aspect of the invention is greatly automating the entire sale, loan and settlement process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Inventor: Neil Thomas
  • Patent number: 11379897
    Abstract: A computer system and method for automating and facilitating the home sale, mortgage origination, and settlement process, and the home mortgage refinancing origination and settlement process, over a geographically distributed computing network are disclosed. The system and method also allows a home buyer to search for homes offered for sale by a plurality of sellers and, using the home data conforming to the buyer purchase criteria and buyer data, search for loan pricing information for loans from a plurality of lenders, loan pricing information for a plurality of loan types, or both. The system and method then uses this information to process the sale transaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Inventor: Neil Thomas
  • Patent number: 10810692
    Abstract: A comprehensive computer system and method (See FIGS. 1, 1a, 2) for automating and facilitating the performing and processing of tasks, information transfer, and information storage associated with the home sale (See FIG. 3a), mortgage origination (See FIG. 3b), and settlement process (See FIG. 3c), and the home mortgage refinancing origination and settlement process (See FIGS. 1b, 1c, 2a), over a distributed computing network are disclosed. One aspect of the invention is a greatly simplified process for a home buyer to search for a home and simultaneously receive accurate and competitive bids for mortgages and services from multiple lenders and service providers. The process includes an automated underwriting process which generates complete, accurate information on the costs of buying and owning a home at very beginning of the home buying process. Another aspect of the invention is greatly automating the entire sale, loan and settlement process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Inventor: Neil Thomas
  • Patent number: 10731088
    Abstract: A catalytic composition and process for using same. The catalyst may be utilized for an oxidation reaction, for example, for the conversion of mercaptans to disulfides. The catalyst includes a metal component, for example, cobalt phthalocyanine structure. The organic component may comprise any number of different oxidation promoters that are capable of promoting the reduction of oxygen, preferably in a caustic, environment. The organic component may comprise an unsaturated six member ring having at least five carbon atoms, and wherein the sixth member of the six member ring is either C or N, and in which at least two substituent groups are present on the six membered ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: UOP LLC
    Inventors: Yili Shi, Neil Thomas
  • Publication number: 20200198704
    Abstract: A protective system for a high voltage module of an electrified vehicle arranged at least partially in a crush zone of the vehicle comprises a housing defining a front end and a rear end and having the high voltage module disposed therein, wherein the front end is securely connected to a frame of the vehicle and the rear end is disconnected from or loosely connected to the frame, the front end including high voltage wiring for the high voltage module, and a displacement device connected to the frame behind the rear end of the housing, wherein in response to a vehicle impact event that compresses the frame in the crush zone, the displacement is configured to vertically displace the rear end of the housing and the high voltage module therein, thereby protecting the high voltage module and the high voltage wiring from damage during compression of the crush zone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2018
    Publication date: June 25, 2020
    Inventors: Justin Smith, Neil Thomas, Christopher R. Reynolds, Mark R. Fistler, Robert J. Soroka, William E. Hughes
  • Patent number: 10272197
    Abstract: A therapeutic product delivery device is described, which comprises a circuit layer, an actuator layer carrying an actuator, an occlusion detection layer (118), and a valve layer, through which a therapeutic product is conveyed by the action of the actuator. A plurality of conductive pins (155) extend from the circuit layer through or to each of the actuator layer, the occlusion detection layer and the valve layer, the conductive pins aligning the layers with each other. The occlusion detection layer comprises a plurality of contacts, each electrically connected to a respective one of the conductive pins, the contacts being provided at a detection region at which the therapeutic product is deposited in the event of a blockage. A blockage inhibiting the therapeutic product from being conveyed to the patient is detected when therapeutic product deposited in the detection region provides an electrical connection between the contacts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: Cellnovo Limited
    Inventors: Julian Shapley, Matthew Powell, Nici Gittens, Neil Thomas
  • Patent number: 10269054
    Abstract: A computer system and method for automating and facilitating the home sale, mortgage origination, and settlement process, and the home mortgage refinancing origination and settlement process, over a geographically distributed computing network are disclosed. The system and method also allows a home buyer to search for homes offered for sale by a plurality of sellers and, using the home data conforming to the buyer purchase criteria and buyer data, search for loan pricing information for loans from a plurality of lenders, loan pricing information for a plurality of loan types, or both. The system and method then uses this information to process the sale transaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Inventor: Neil Thomas
  • Patent number: 10037558
    Abstract: A computer system and method for automating and facilitating the home sale, mortgage origination, and settlement process, and the home mortgage refinancing origination and settlement process, over a geographically distributed computing network are disclosed. The system and method also allows a home buyer to search for homes offered for sale by a plurality of sellers and, using the home data conforming to the buyer purchase criteria and buyer data, search for loan pricing information for loans from a plurality of lenders, loan pricing information for a plurality of loan types, or both. The system and method then uses this information to process the sale transaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2018
    Inventor: Neil Thomas
  • Publication number: 20180134969
    Abstract: A catalytic composition and process for using same. The catalyst may be utilized for an oxidation reaction, for example, for the conversion of mercaptans to disulfides. The catalyst includes a metal component, for example, cobalt phthalocyanine structure. The organic component may comprise any number of different oxidation promoters that are capable of promoting the reduction of oxygen, preferably in a caustic, environment. The organic component may comprise an unsaturated six member ring having at least five carbon atoms, and wherein the sixth member of the six member ring is either C or N, and in which at least two substituent groups are present on the six membered ring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2018
    Publication date: May 17, 2018
    Inventors: Yili Shi, Neil Thomas
  • Patent number: 9802812
    Abstract: This invention relates to a kit of parts that can include top plates, gable cover plates, gable structures each comprising a nozzle boot, side cover plates, and side structures each comprising a nozzle boot. The kit of parts is suitable for assembling a nozzle module according to any one of three configurations. The invention also relates to a fuel dispensing unit for refueling vehicles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: Wayne Fueling Systems Sweden AB
    Inventors: Bengt I. Larsson, Hanna Helgesson, Kevin C. Burnett, Scott R. Negley, III, Neil Thomas, Paul De La Port, Annika Birkler
  • Publication number: 20160339174
    Abstract: A therapeutic product delivery device is described, which comprises a circuit layer, an actuator layer carrying an actuator, an occlusion detection layer (118), and a valve layer, through which a therapeutic product is conveyed by the action of the actuator. A plurality of conductive pins (155) extend from the circuit layer through or to each of the actuator layer, the occlusion detection layer and the valve layer, the conductive pins aligning the layers with each other. The occlusion detection layer comprises a plurality of contacts, each electrically connected to a respective one of the conductive pins, the contacts being provided at a detection region at which the therapeutic product is deposited in the event of a blockage. A blockage inhibiting the therapeutic product from being conveyed to the patient is detected when therapeutic product deposited in the detection region provides an electrical connection between the contacts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2015
    Publication date: November 24, 2016
    Inventors: Julian Shapley, Matthew Powell, Nici Gittens, Neil Thomas
  • Patent number: D768726
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2016
    Assignee: Wayne Fueling Systems Sweden AB
    Inventors: Hanna Helgesson, Annika Birkler, Bengt I. Larsson, Scott R. Negley, III, Neil Thomas, Kevin C. Burnett, Gian Pangaro, Gen Suzuki, Jason Robinson, Timothy R. Proulx
  • Patent number: D775237
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: Wayne Fueling Systems Sweden AB
    Inventors: Hanna Helgesson, Annika Birkler, Bengt I. Larsson, Carl Forslund, Camilla Lundstrom, Scott R. Negley, III, Neil Thomas, Kevin C. Burnett, Gian Pangaro, Gen Suzuki, Jason Robinson, Timothy R. Proulx
  • Patent number: D780809
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: Wayne Fueling Systems Sweden AB
    Inventors: Hanna Helgesson, Annika Birkler, Bengt I. Larsson, Scott R. Negley, III, Neil Thomas, Kevin C. Burnett, Gian Pangaro, Gen Suzuki, Jason Robinson, Timothy R. Proulx
  • Patent number: D824961
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: Wayne Fueling Systems Sweden AB
    Inventors: Hanna Helgesson, Annika Birkler, Bengt I. Larsson, Carl Forslund, Camilla Lundstrom, Scott R. Negley, III, Neil Thomas, Kevin Burnett, Gian Pangaro, Gen Suzuki, Jason Robinson, Timothy R. Proulx
  • Patent number: D866607
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: Wayne Fueling Systems Sweden AB
    Inventors: Hanna Helgesson, Annika Birkler, Bengt I. Larsson, Scott R. Negley, III, Neil Thomas, Kevin C. Burnett, Gian Pangaro, Gen Suzuki, Jason Robinson, Timothy R. Proulx
  • Patent number: RE47762
    Abstract: In some embodiments, a comprehensive computer system and method (See FIGS. 1, 1a, 2) for automating and facilitating the performing and processing of tasks, information transfer, and information storage associated with the home sale (See FIG. 3a), mortgage origination (See FIG. 3b), and settlement process (See FIG. 3c), and the home mortgage refinancing origination and settlement process (See FIGS. 1b, 1c, 2a) (or performing other business processes), over a distributed computing network are disclosed. One aspect of the invention is a greatly simplified process for a home buyer to search for a home and simultaneously receive accurate and competitive bids for mortgages and services from multiple lenders and service providers. The process includes an automated under-writing process which generates complete, accurate information on the costs of buying and owning a home at very beginning of the home buying process. Another aspect of the invention is greatly automating the entire sale, loan and settlement process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Inventor: Neil Thomas