Patents by Inventor Patrick A. Thomas

Patrick 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).

  • SMALL BATCH ROASTER
    Publication number: 20190328026
    Abstract: A small batch roasting device including a base unit and a roasting chamber unit. The base unit includes a housing, a heating element, a fan, and a support surface. The housing defines an upper end, a lower end, and an isolation chamber open to the upper end. The heating element and the fan are within the housing, with the fan being positioned between the heating element and the lower end. The roasting chamber unit defines a roasting chamber, a leading region and a trailing region terminating at a trailing end. In an assembled state, a portion of the roasting chamber unit is disposed within the isolation chamber and the trailing portion is proximate the heating element. The roasting chamber unit is supported relative to the base unit by an interface with the support surface at a location longitudinally spaced from the trailing end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2019
    Publication date: October 31, 2019
    Applicant: IA Collaborative Ventures, LLC - Series Kelvin
    Inventors: Luke A. Westra, Daniel M. Kraemer, Patrick Thomas Jones, Sean J. Sanders, Luis Humberto Velazquez Rascon, Derek Ashley Smith
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AGGREGATION AND COMPARISON OF MULTI-TAB CONTENT
    Publication number: 20190317647
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus for facilitating a comparison of content in a user interface are described. Two or more open browser interfaces of a browser are identified, each of the two or more open browser interfaces containing an item description of one or more items. The browser interfaces include at least one of a tab of the browser or a window of the browser. One or more features related to each of the one or more items from at least two of the item descriptions are extracted or identified. The comparison for a plurality of items is generated based on the extracted or identified one or more features. The comparison of the plurality of items is displayed within at least one of the browser interfaces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2018
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Inventor: Evan Patrick Thomas
  • Active Force/Vibration Feedback Control Method and Apparatus for a Movable Machine
    Publication number: 20190292751
    Abstract: A movable machine including a chassis, a tool coupled to the chassis, an operator control carried by the chassis and a controller. The controller is communicatively coupled to the operator control. The controller being configured to send a force feedback and/or a vibration feedback to the operator control thereby conveying information to the operator. The information is not related to a load encountered by the tool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2019
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Inventors: Gary R. Kassen, Duqiang Wu, Aditya Singh, Uli Melchinger, Navneet Gulati, Patrick Thomas Dean
  • IN-FLIGHT LEVELING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20190270520
    Abstract: The disclosed embodiments relate to an aircraft having an in-flight leveling system for a seat onboard the aircraft that includes a swivel mechanism providing selective rotational movement of the a rear portion of the seat to compensate for an angle of inclination of the aircraft during flight. A locking mechanism is coupled to the swivel mechanism to retain the seat in a first position for use on the ground and a second position for use during flight. An actuator moves the locking mechanism between a locked condition and an unlocked condition permitting the seat to move between the first position to the second position enabling the seat to be substantially level when the aircraft is on the ground and during flight.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2019
    Publication date: September 5, 2019
    Applicant: Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation
    Inventors: Dale Drew, Patrick Thomas Whalen
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SEARCHING BASED ON TEXT BLOCKS AND ASSOCIATED SEARCH OPERATORS
    Publication number: 20190272343
    Abstract: Embodiments as disclosed may provide a search operator that addresses the problems inherent in the searching based on an entire block of text. Specifically, embodiments as disclosed may provide a search operator that may address the problem of complex query construction and efficient and effective implementation for finding objects based on a block of text.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2018
    Publication date: September 5, 2019
    Inventors: Patrick Thomas Sidney Pidduck, Michael James Dent
  • System and method for document version curation with reduced storage requirements
    Patent number: 10402369
    Abstract: A system and method for curation of document versions with significantly reduced storage requirements. In some embodiments, all or substantially all versions of a document are at least initially retained. Based on various criteria, versions of the document are selectively deleted while preserving the versions that are likely to provide the highest value. Advantageously, the teachings of embodiments as described can be used in conjunction with various systems, including document versioning, deduplication, and retention systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: Open Text SA ULC
    Inventor: Patrick Thomas Sidney Pidduck
  • Multi-cavity, shrinkable sleeve and method of construction thereof
    Patent number: 10393307
    Abstract: A textile sleeve for routing and protecting a plurality of elongate members in spaced relation from one another is provided. The sleeve includes a single piece, monolithic wall of interlaced yarn extending lengthwise between opposite ends of the sleeve. The wall includes a plurality of circumferentially continuous, tubular wall sections extending lengthwise between the opposite ends, with adjacent tubular wall sections being fixed in laterally spaced relation from another by an intervening single layer section. At least some of the yarn within each tubular wall section is provided as heat-shrinkable yarn, thereby providing each tubular wall section as being heat-shrinkable from a first, diametrically enlarged assembly state to a second, diametrically constricted state about a corresponding elongate member contained therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: Federal-Mogul Powertrain LLC
    Inventors: Benoit Laurent, Patrick Thomas, Jean-Michel Munaro
  • Modular fuse holder and arrangement and connection thereof
    Patent number: 10395878
    Abstract: A fuse holder includes a holder base comprising a plurality of protrusions each having a mounting hole formed therein to provide for mounting of the holder base to an external component and one or more mating protrusions and one or more mating slots formed on each of opposing side surfaces. The fuse holder also includes an input stud coupled to or formed on the holder base and a cover configured to attach to the holder base to at least partially enclose one or more fuses positionable on the fuse holder. The one or more mating protrusions and the one or more mating slots formed on each of the opposing side surfaces of the holder base comprise dovetailed protrusions and slots of a matching profile capable of receiving such a dovetailed protrusion, so as to enable a side-by-side stacking and interlocking of fuse holders with such mating protrusions and mating slots.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: Eaton Intelligent Power Limited
    Inventors: Rushabh Dhanesh Shah, Patrick Thomas McKinney, Aswini N, Brandon William Fisher
  • Bicycloheteroaryl-heteroaryl-benzoic acid compounds as retinoic acid receptor beta (RAR?) agonists
    Patent number: 10385044
    Abstract: The present invention pertains generally to the field of therapeutic compounds, and more specifically to certain bicycloheteroaryl-heteroaryl-benzoic acid compounds of the following formula (for convenience, collectively referred to herein as “BHBA compounds”), which, inter alia, are (selective) retinoic acid receptor beta (RAR?) (e.g., RAR?2) agonists. The present invention also pertains to pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds, and the use of such compounds and compositions, both in vitro and in vivo, to (selectively) activate RAR? (e.g., RARP?2), to cause or promote neurite development, neurite outgrowth, and/or neurite regeneration, and in the treatment of diseases and conditions that are mediated by RAR? (e.g., RAR?2), that are ameliorated by the activation of RAR? (e.g., RAR?2), etc., including, e.g., neurological injuries such as spinal cord injuries.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: King's College London
    Inventors: Alan David Borthwick, Mark Trevor Mills, Jane Theresa Brown, Jonathan Patrick Thomas Corcoran, Maria Beatriz De Castro Vasconcelos Goncalves, Sarkis Barret Kalindjian
  • Braille chording accessory for a game controller
    Patent number: 10384137
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes a braille chording accessory for a game controller that includes a housing sized to be removably received by a handheld game controller, a plurality of paddles arranged as a braille cell on the housing, and a control circuit to translate a touch force applied to at least a portion of the plurality of paddles into individual braille characters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Jessica Julie Tran, Patrick Thomas Gaule, John Richard Porter, III, Dillon Taylor Baker, Catherine Marie Baker, Harrison Tu
  • Work vehicle with improved loader/implement return position control
    Patent number: 10385541
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a control method for controlling the operation of a lift assembly of a work vehicle, wherein the lift assembly includes an implement and at least one loader arm coupled to the implement. As such, the method may generally include transmitting at least one first command signal in order to simultaneously move the loader arm and the implement towards a return position. The first command signal(s) are associated with moving the loader arms at a movement velocity. The method also includes monitoring a height of the implement relative to a driving surface of the work vehicle during simultaneous movement of the loader arm and the implement. As such, the method may also include reducing the movement velocity of the loader arm when the height is below a predetermined threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventor: Patrick Thomas Dean
  • Salicylic acid derivatives, pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, composition thereof and method of use thereof
    Patent number: 10377780
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel compounds, compositions containing same and methods for inhibiting STAT3 and/or STAT5 activity or for the treatment of a STAT3 or STAT5-dependent cancer using said compounds; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate or prodrug thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignees: The Governing Council of the University of Toronto, UTI Limited Partnership, Indiana University Research and Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Patrick Thomas Gunning, Sina Haftchenary, Brent David George Page, Samuel Weiss, Hema Artee Luchman, Melissa L. Fishel
  • Location application program interface
    Patent number: 10375515
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and program products for determining a location of a mobile device using a location application programming interface (API) are described. A mobile device can receive an input requesting the mobile device to monitor entry into and exit from a significant location. The mobile device can call a start-monitoring instance function of an object of a location manager class as declared in the API to start monitoring, and call a stop-monitoring instance function of the object as declared in the API to stop monitoring. The mobile device can store the entry and exit, or provide a record of the entry or exit to a function that is conformant to the API for performing various tasks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Bradley Joel Jensen, Ronald K. Huang, Stephen J. Rhee, Jay N. Bruins, Adam M. Driscoll, Lukas M. Marti, Michael P. Dal Santo, Patrick Thomas Dillon
  • IMPACT RESISTANT, TUBULAR TEXTILE SLEEVE AND METHOD OF CONSTRUCTION THEREOF
    Publication number: 20190211482
    Abstract: A protective textile sleeve for routing and protecting elongate members against impact and method of constructed thereof are provided. The sleeve includes a plurality of yarns interlaced with one another, with the interlaced yarns forming an elongate, circumferentially continuous, tubular wall extending lengthwise along a longitudinal axis between opposite open ends. At least some of the plurality of yarns include tubular yarn having a central cavity extending along the length of the tubular yarn, thereby providing an impact resistant, dual layered wall to the tubular yarn. The sleeve can be constructed in a weaving, braiding or knitting process, wherein the tubular yarn can be interlaced as a woven yarn, braided yarn, or knit yarn, and further, the tubular yarn can be interlaced as an inserted yarn.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2019
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Inventors: Alice Kaing, Melanie Veronneau, Patrick Thomas, Tianqi Gao, Xiaodan Qiu, Alexa Woodruff, Emma Adamski
  • In-flight leveling system
    Patent number: 10322810
    Abstract: The disclosed embodiments relate to an aircraft having an in-flight leveling system for a seat onboard the aircraft that includes a swivel mechanism providing selective rotational movement of the a rear portion of the seat to compensate for an angle of inclination of the aircraft during flight. A locking mechanism is coupled to the swivel mechanism to retain the seat in a first position for use on the ground and a second position for use during flight. An actuator moves the locking mechanism between a locked condition and an unlocked condition permitting the seat to move between the first position to the second position enabling the seat to be substantially level when the aircraft is on the ground and during flight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2019
    Assignee: Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation
    Inventors: Dale Drew, Patrick Thomas Whalen
  • AUTOMATIC SAFETY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR A STOVE
    Publication number: 20190178502
    Abstract: Device and method are described for operational control of a knob on a stove or range. In some examples, a safety device, a sensor relay device, and method are described for automatically positioning an operational shaft of a burner to an Off position such that the power supplied to the burner is terminated upon the occurrence of a safety event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2019
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Inventors: Ranjith Babu, Akshita Iyer, Patrick Thomas Bailey, Raeshon McNeil, Jeremy Losaw
  • PRODUCT TAGS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR CROWDSOURCING AND ELECTRONIC ARTICLE SURVEILLANCE IN RETAIL INVENTORY MANAGEMENT
    Publication number: 20190180225
    Abstract: Methods and systems for inventory management are disclosed. In one aspect, a method includes receiving, from a first device, product information associated with an article, receiving, from the first device, location information of the first device; identifying a merchant based on the location information, generating an online listing for the article in an online marketplace of the identified merchant, the online listing including the product information; and making the online listing accessible to a plurality of consumers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2019
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Inventor: Evan Patrick Thomas
  • Aseptic Coupling Devices
    Publication number: 20190167970
    Abstract: An aseptic coupling device includes: a main body defining a front face; a membrane coupled to the front face, the membrane including a first portion coupled to the front face and a second portion folded over on the first portion; and a low friction member positioned between the first and second portions of the membrane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2019
    Publication date: June 6, 2019
    Inventors: Patrick Thomas Gerst, Randall Scott Williams
  • BLOWN AND STRIPPED BLEND OF SOYBEAN OIL AND CORN STILLAGE OIL
    Publication number: 20190085262
    Abstract: A method for producing a high viscosity, low volatiles blown stripped oil blend is provided. The method may include the steps of: (i) obtaining an oil blend of corn stillage oil and soybean oil having a weight ratio of corn stillage oil to soybean oil of from about 1:2 to 3:1; (ii) heating the oil blend to at least 90° C.; (iii) passing air through the heated oil blend to produce a blown oil having a viscosity of at least 50 cSt at 40° C.; and (iv) stripping the blown oil from step (iii) to reduce an acid value of the blown oil to less than 5.0 mg KOH/gram.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2018
    Publication date: March 21, 2019
    Inventors: Michael John Hora, Patrick Thomas Murphy, John Carl Tolfa
  • TREATMENT OF NEUROINFLAMMATION IN NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS
    Publication number: 20190085334
    Abstract: A method of decreasing the production of a pro-inflammatory cytokine in an activated cell of myeloid lineage in a subject in need thereof is provided. The method includes increasing at least one of signaling lymphocytic activation molecule F7 (SLAMF7) expression, SLAMF7 activity, and SLAMF7 signaling in the activated cell of myeloid lineage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2018
    Publication date: March 21, 2019
    Applicant: Board of Trustees of Michigan State University
    Inventors: Yasser A. Aldhamen, Patrick Thomas O'Connell