Patents by Inventor Ray Thompson

Ray 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: 20210131016
    Abstract: A laundry treating appliance, such as a clothes washer, either vertical or horizontal axis, can have a bulk dispenser capable of dispensing multiple doses of treating chemistry from a reservoir of treating chemistry. A housing fluidly couples a supply of water and the treating chemistry for supplying both to a treating chamber within the laundry treating appliance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2021
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventors: ERIC A. GALLAGHER, KURT L. MASCIOVECCHIO, MICHAEL T. MOORE, ROBERT J. PINKOWSKI, BRIAN ROGERS, DAVID SCHARICH, III, GUY STORMO, RAY THOMPSON
  • Patent number: 10914028
    Abstract: A laundry treating appliance, such as a clothes washer, either vertical or horizontal axis, can have a bulk dispenser capable of dispensing multiple doses of treating chemistry from a reservoir of treating chemistry. A housing fluidly couples a supply of water and the treating chemistry for supplying both to a treating chamber within the laundry treating appliance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Eric A. Gallagher, Kurt L. Masciovecchio, Michael T. Moore, Robert J. Pinkowski, Brian Rogers, David Scharich, III, Guy Stormo, Ray Thompson
  • Publication number: 20170037559
    Abstract: A laundry treating appliance, such as a clothes washer, either vertical or horizontal axis, can have a bulk dispenser capable of dispensing multiple doses of treating chemistry from a reservoir of treating chemistry. A housing fluidly couples a supply of water and the treating chemistry for supplying both to a treating chamber within the laundry treating appliance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2016
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Inventors: ERIC A. GALLAGHER, KURT L. MASCIOVECCHIO, MICHAEL T. MOORE, ROBERT J. PINKOWSKI, BRIAN ROGERS, DAVID SCHARICH, III, GUY STORMO, RAY THOMPSON
  • Patent number: 8843566
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and machine-readable media are disclosed for client-based filtering of email content. According to one embodiment, a method for providing client-based filtering of email content can comprise detecting an outbound email with a filter implemented on an email client application. A determination can be made with the filter whether the outbound email is addressed to a recipient outside of an organization. In response to determining the outbound email is addressed to a recipient outside of the organization, a determination can be made with the filter whether to allow the email to be sent. Determining whether to allow the email to be sent can comprise scanning the content of the email, and/or any attachments, and determining whether the content of the email contains protected information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: First Data Corporation
    Inventor: Ray Thompson
  • Patent number: 8286138
    Abstract: An anti-debugging mechanism is implemented into a game application, such that the anti-debugging mechanism is difficult to detect, difficult to bypass, and difficult to remove. The anti-debugging mechanism is implemented in a simulated thread pool. The anti-debugging mechanism executes on a different thread than the thread on which the game application executes and is randomly activated. When a debugger is detected, the performance of the debugger is hindered by halting the game application on a different thread than the game thread. Further, a period of time is allowed to elapse before the game application is halted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Vito Sabella, Aaron Khoo, Johnathon Christopher Henry, Chao Gu, Ray Thompson
  • Publication number: 20100049807
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and machine-readable media are disclosed for client-based filtering of email content. According to one embodiment, a method for providing client-based filtering of email content can comprise detecting an outbound email with a filter implemented on an email client application. A determination can be made with the filter whether the outbound email is addressed to a recipient outside of an organization. In response to determining the outbound email is addressed to a recipient outside of the organization, a determination can be made with the filter whether to allow the email to be sent. Determining whether to allow the email to be sent can comprise scanning the content of the email, and/or any attachments, and determining whether the content of the email contains protected information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2008
    Publication date: February 25, 2010
    Applicant: First Data Corporation
    Inventor: Ray Thompson
  • Publication number: 20080184239
    Abstract: An anti-debugging mechanism is implemented into a game application, such that the anti-debugging mechanism is difficult to detect, difficult to bypass, and difficult to remove. The anti-debugging mechanism is implemented in a simulated thread pool. The anti-debugging mechanism executes on a different thread than the thread on which the game application executes and is randomly activated. When a debugger is detected, the performance of the debugger is hindered by halting the game application on a different thread than the game thread. Further, a period of time is allowed to elapse before the game application is halted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2007
    Publication date: July 31, 2008
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Vito Sabella, Aaron Khoo, Johnathon Christopher Henry, Chao Gu, Ray Thompson
  • Publication number: 20070295802
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and machine-readable media are disclosed for managing financial data associated with a plurality of financial service providers. According to one embodiment, a method of managing financial data associated with a plurality of financial service providers can comprise receiving a set of criteria for identifying one or more accounts for one of the financial service providers. The criteria can specify an environment in which the financial data is stored, the environment comprising a plurality of categories for storing the financial data. The criteria can also include a date criterion. The one or more accounts can be identified based on the set of criteria in the environment specified by the criteria. The identified accounts can be evaluated based on the set of criteria. In some cases, the method can further comprise updating the accounts based on the evaluation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2006
    Publication date: December 27, 2007
    Applicant: First Data Corporation
    Inventor: Ray Thompson
  • Publication number: 20070294189
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and machine-readable media are disclosed for managing financial data associated with a plurality of financial service providers. Generally speaking, embodiments of the present invention provide tools for use in accessing a variety of financial and/or account information a large corpus of account information that may be divided among multiple database and/or systems. These tools can include, but are not limited to, a tool for providing a set of account statistics, a tool for providing a set of product control files, and/or a tool for providing a set of batch adjustment codes. In these, as well as in cooperation with other tools for searching and/or managing the information, a negative condition can be used to identify accounts or information to be excluded from a process or results.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2006
    Publication date: December 20, 2007
    Applicant: First Data Corporation
    Inventor: Ray Thompson
  • Publication number: 20070203726
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and machine-readable media are disclosed for managing financial data associated with a plurality of financial service providers. According to one embodiment, a method of managing financial account information associated with one or more financial service providers can comprise receiving one or more selections defining a report to be generated and identifying the financial account information to be included in the report. The financial account information to be included in the report can be read from one or more data stores based on the selections. The report of the financial account information can be generated based on the selections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2006
    Publication date: August 30, 2007
    Applicant: First Data Corporation
    Inventor: Ray Thompson
  • Patent number: 5413506
    Abstract: An electrical connector assembly has a plug (1) and socket (2) which are engageable along axis (3) for a plug body (34) to be received within a socket body (4) as a tubular core (5) of the socket receives a core (35) of the plug. Spring terminals (13) are located within an annular cavity (7) and blade terminals (31) are located within an annular cavity (36) of the respective socket and plug bodies. Terminals (13) have cantilevered contact faces (18) inclined relative to the axis (3) and the terminals (31) have contact edges (52) which slide over the contact faces (18) to provide electrical contact and a cleaning/wiping action therebetween. Contact faces (18) are displaced inwardly against their resilient biasing by engagement with the contact edges (52) while the terminals (31) are restrained from outward displacement by seatings (42) in the wall (34).The spring terminals (13) and blade terminals (31) are fitted axially to their respective bodies through slots 11 and (38) respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 1993
    Date of Patent: May 9, 1995
    Assignee: Cliff Electronic Components Limited
    Inventor: Ray Thompson
  • Patent number: 5316503
    Abstract: An electrical connector has an insulating body 30 with longitudinal chambers 45, 46 and 47 running through it. Electrical contact elements 81, 82 and 83 are received one each in the chambers. Each chamber has projections .alpha. and .beta. and each contact element has a rebate 86. Rotation of the contact element in the chamber relative to the body from an initial orientation to a second orientation engages the rebate 86 with the projections .alpha. and .beta. to restrain the elements from longitudinal displacement relative to the body. Projections 50 on the external face of the body 30 can engage an external portion of the contact element when that element is rotated to its second orientation to retain the element from rotating relative to the body. The connector can be a plug or a socket. A corresponding method of assembling an electrical connector is described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 1992
    Date of Patent: May 31, 1994
    Assignee: Cliff Electronic Components Limited
    Inventors: Ray Thompson, Robert W. Taylor