Patents by Inventor Robert K. Thomson

Robert K. Thomson 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).

  • Shifter detent plate for automatic transmission
    Patent number: 8459136
    Abstract: An improved shifter detent plate to replace the stock shifter detent plate used in certain automatic transmissions equipped with horseshoe shifters to provide positive stops between gears during forward shifts, thereby allowing the user to manually shift through the gears of the automatic transmission without accidentally skipping a gear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2013
    Inventor: Robert K. Thomson
  • Preparation of uranium compounds
    Patent number: 8377404
    Abstract: UI3(1,4-dioxane)1.5 and UI4(1,4-dioxane)2, were synthesized in high yield by reacting turnings of elemental uranium with iodine dissolved in 1,4-dioxane under mild conditions. These molecular compounds of uranium are thermally stable and excellent precursor materials for synthesizing other molecular compounds of uranium including alkoxide, amide, organometallic, and halide compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: Los Alamos National Security, LLC
    Inventors: Jaqueline L. Kiplinger, Marisa J. Monreal, Robert K. Thomson, Thibault Cantat, Nicholas E. Travia
  • PREPARATION OF URANIUM COMPOUNDS
    Publication number: 20120184723
    Abstract: UI3(1,4-dioxane)1.5 and UI4(1,4-dioxane)2, were synthesized in high yield by reacting turnings of elemental uranium with iodine dissolved in 1,4-dioxane under mild conditions. These molecular compounds of uranium are thermally stable and excellent precursor materials for synthesizing other molecular compounds of uranium including alkoxide, amide, organometallic, and halide compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2012
    Publication date: July 19, 2012
    Applicant: LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL SECURITY, LLC
    Inventors: Jaqueline L. Kiplinger, Marisa J. Monreal, Robert K. Thomson, Thibault Cantat, Nicholas E. Travia
  • Optical scale
    Publication number: 20040256163
    Abstract: The present invention is a scale to be mounted onto a load-bearing member of a vehicle, structure or other entity supporting a load to be measured. The invention uses optics to measure the flexure of the loaded structural member. The flexure is proportional to the weight of the load. Associated electronics amplify the optical output signals, feed back one to compensate for temperature variations, convert the other to digital to drive a readout device that displays the resultant weight figure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2003
    Publication date: December 23, 2004
    Inventor: Robert K. Thomson