Patents by Inventor Patrick J. Thomas

Patrick J. 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).

  • SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES FOR MONITORING A GASEOUS OXIDIZING AGENT IN A DATA STORAGE DEVICE, AND RELATED SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES
    Publication number: 20240110901
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to devices, circuits, and methods of determining power consumption in an electronic device (e.g., HDD) so that the determined power consumption can be used to determine a concentration of the gaseous oxidizing agent component in an interior gas space of the sealed enclosure and/or actively supply gaseous oxidizing agent component to the interior gas space of the electronic device if the determined power consumption is below a threshold value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Patrick M. Thomas, Bijoyendra Nath, Roger J. Kassab, Scott R. Warmka, Mark A. Gaertner, Abbas Ali
  • Optical adjustable mounts with absolute position feedback
    Patent number: 8755133
    Abstract: Adjustable mounts for optical elements or the like that may include absolute position information feedback. For some embodiments, position data may be generated independent of displacement measurement. Position data feedback may be provided to driver embodiments, such as piezoelectric inertia drivers, by a controller and used to achieve a desired position setting for an adjustable mount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2014
    Assignee: Newport Corporation
    Inventors: Patrick J. Thomas, Daniel Gvero, Roger Desailly
  • OPTICAL ADJUSTABLE MOUNTS WITH ABSOLUTE POSITION FEEDBACK
    Publication number: 20130271855
    Abstract: Adjustable mounts for optical elements or the like that may include absolute position information feedback. For some embodiments, position data may be generated independent of displacement measurement. Position data feedback may be provided to driver embodiments, such as piezoelectric inertia drivers, by a controller and used to achieve a desired position setting for an adjustable mount.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2013
    Publication date: October 17, 2013
    Inventors: Patrick J. THOMAS, Daniel GVERO, Roger DESAILLY
  • Optical adjustable mounts with absolute position feedback
    Patent number: 8482868
    Abstract: Adjustable mounts for optical elements or the like that may include absolute position information feedback. For some embodiments, position data may be generated independent of displacement measurement. Position data feedback may be provided to driver embodiments, such as piezoelectric inertia drivers, by a controller and used to achieve a desired position setting for an adjustable mount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2013
    Assignee: Newport Corporation
    Inventors: Patrick J. Thomas, Daniel Gvero, Roger Desailly
  • OPTICAL ADJUSTABLE MOUNTS WITH ABSOLUTE POSITION FEEDBACK
    Publication number: 20120013999
    Abstract: Adjustable mounts for optical elements or the like that may include absolute position information feedback. For some embodiments, position data may be generated independent of displacement measurement. Position data feedback may be provided to driver embodiments, such as piezoelectric inertia drivers, by a controller and used to achieve a desired position setting for an adjustable mount.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2011
    Publication date: January 19, 2012
    Inventors: Patrick J. Thomas, Daniel Gvero, Roger Desailly