Patents by Inventor Robert Thomas

Robert 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: 20220038654
    Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and techniques to generate interpolated video frames. In at least one embodiment, an interpolated video frame is generated based, at least in part, on a first set of pixel data sampled from a first video frame, and a second set of pixel data sampled from a second video frame based, at least in part, on a set of forward pointing motion vectors from the first video frame to the second video frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2020
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Inventors: Fitsum Reda, Karan Sapra, Robert Thomas Pottorff, Shiqiu Liu, Andrew Tao, Bryan Christopher Catanzaro
  • Publication number: 20220012406
    Abstract: In some aspects, a method for converting legacy electronic forms and static electronic documents to web-fillable electronic forms includes receiving data corresponding to an electronic document. The electronic document has an input file format. The method includes detecting one or more elements of the electronic document from the data based on a predetermined element interpretation rule set. The method includes generating an intermediate file representing an electronic form based on the data. The intermediate file includes metadata indicating the one or more elements and has an intermediate file format. The method includes displaying a user interface configured to enable user selection of a target output file format. The method also includes converting the intermediate file to an output file having the target output file format. The output file represents the electronic form configured to support user entry of information. The method further includes outputting the output file.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2020
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Inventors: Robert Thomas D'Oria, Eric Eichler, Ron Douglass
  • Publication number: 20220012414
    Abstract: In some aspects, a method includes receiving data corresponding to a source document. The source document has an input file format. The method includes generating an intermediate file representing an electronic form based on the data. The intermediate file includes metadata indicating one or more elements of the source document, the intermediate file having an intermediate file format. The method includes providing an interactive tool configured to enable display and modification of the electronic form based on user input. The modification includes adding an additional element, deleting at least one of the one or more elements, modifying at least one of the one or more elements, or a combination thereof. The method includes converting the modified intermediate file to an output file having a target output file format. The output file represents the electronic form configured to support user entry of input information. The method includes outputting the output file.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2020
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Inventors: Robert Thomas D'Oria, Eric Eichler, Ron Douglass
  • Publication number: 20220001558
    Abstract: A grooming device. The grooming device includes a handle having a housing portion with proximal and distal ends. A displacement sensor is positioned within the handle. A power source is positioned within the handle and provides power to the displacement sensor. A neck portion of the handle has proximal and distal ends and the distal end of the neck portion is connected to the proximal end of the housing portion. An implement connecting structure is positioned at the proximal end of the neck portion and includes a connection element. An eject element is moveable within the handle, and a location element is connected to the eject element. A grooming implement is connected to the connection element. As the eject element moves to eject the grooming implement from the connection element the displacement sensor detects displacement of the location element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2020
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Inventors: Ian Anthony Good, Balasundram Periasamy Amavasai, Faiz Feisal Sherman, Werner Friedrich Johann Bonifer, Robert Thomas Hinkle
  • Publication number: 20220001556
    Abstract: Sensor-based shaving systems and methods of analyzing a user's shave event are described for determining a unique threshold value of the user. A grooming device comprises a handle having a connecting structure connected to a hair cutting implement. A shave event sensor associated with the grooming device measures a user behavior, which includes collecting a first dataset comprising shave data defining a shave event. The first dataset is transmitted via a communication device and is analyzed to determine baseline behavior data of the user, and a unique threshold value of the user is determined from the baseline behavior data. One or more subsequent datasets, each comprising shave data of one or more corresponding shave events, is compared to the unique threshold value to determine comparison data. An indication is provided, based on the comparison data, to indicate a deviation from the threshold value and to influence the user behavior.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2020
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Inventors: Ian Anthony Good, Balasundram Periasamy Amavasai, Christopher Francis Rawlings, Amanda Washington, Susan Clare Robinson, Claus Hittmeyer, Werner Friedrich Johann Bonifer, Weiyan Yang, Angela Louise Richardson, Alexander James Hinchliffe Friend, Nicola Dawn Dixon, Shirley Namubiru, Joshua Thomas Kissel, Michael Thomas Roller, Venugopal Vasudevan, Robert Thomas Hinkle
  • Publication number: 20210404930
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided to detect a density and/or a concentration of a brine solution or any other solution flowing in a conduit. A diverted portion of the brine solution may be received from the conduit at a vertical pipe. The vertical pipe has a top and a bottom, where the diverted portion of the brine solution is received at the bottom of the vertical pipe and the top of the vertical pipe is at atmospheric pressure. A pressure sensor may detect a pressure of the brine solution in the vertical pipe. A processor may determine the density and/or the concentration of the brine solution based on the detected pressure of the brine solution and a property of a reference solution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2021
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Applicant: Brine Masters, LLC
    Inventors: Clay Hildreth, Christopher Robert Thomas
  • Patent number: 11207291
    Abstract: The invention relates is directed to antimicrobial compositions comprising cannabinoid compounds and methods of utilizing the antimicrobial compositions to inhibit the growth of microorganisms, to treat and/or prevent microbial infections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: Graphium Biosciences, Inc.
    Inventors: Brandon Joel Zipp, Robert Thomas Brooke
  • Publication number: 20210397611
    Abstract: Various embodiments relate generally to data science and data analysis, computer software and systems, network communications to interface among repositories of disparate datasets and computing machine-based entities that seek access to the datasets, and, more specifically, to a computing and data storage platform configured to provide one or more computerized tools that facilitate data projects by providing an interactive, project-centric workspace interface that may include, for example, a unified view in which to identify data sources, generate transformative datasets, and/or disseminate insights to collaborative computing devices and user accounts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2021
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Applicant: data.world, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph Boutros, Sharon Brener, Alexander John Zelenak, Robert Thomas Grochowicz, Mark Joseph DiMarco, Bryon Kristen Jacob, David Lee Griffith, Shad William Reynolds
  • Publication number: 20210393802
    Abstract: Provided herein are methods and compositions for treatment of Batten disease. Such compositions include a recombinant adeno-associated virus (rAAV), said rAAV comprising an AAV capsid, and a vector genome packaged therein, said vector genome comprising (a) an AAV 5? inverted terminal repeat (ITR) sequence; (b) a promoter; (c) a CLN2 coding sequence encoding a human TPP1; (d) an AAV 3? ITR. Also provided herein are methods of treating Batten disease comprising administering to a subject in need thereof the rAAV described herein via more than one route. Also provide herein are pharmaceutical compositions comprising the rAAV described herein and related methods of treating Batten disease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2019
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Inventors: Bhargavi Kondragunta, Subha Karumuthil Melethil, Matthieu Pierre Guibert, Andrew Christopher Mercer, Micheal James Carrell, Robert Thomas Stadelman, Franz Michael Gerner, Nicholas Alexander Piers Sascha Buss, Jared Bee, Tristan James Marshall, Roberto DePaz
  • Publication number: 20210383706
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods for more effectively providing pilots with optimal suggested route or trajectory changes during flight. This is achieved by at least two primary improvements: (1) expanding the set of available aircraft performance “models” used in the TASAR system's generation of recommended flight trajectory changes to account for the characteristics of a larger set of aircraft; and (2) modifying a baseline model for a type of aircraft to take into account the operating characteristics and condition of an individual aircraft. The baseline model may be generated by collecting data regarding the characteristics of a set of aircraft having a common manufacturer, type (e.g., airframe or class), and specific features. The collected operational and performance data may be used as input data or “features” for a machine learning algorithm to generate a parameter of a performance model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2021
    Publication date: December 9, 2021
    Inventors: Robert Thomas Gibbons, II, Thomas Jay Horsager, Eric Sabbaton Merrifield, JR.
  • Publication number: 20210380508
    Abstract: An efficient process useful for the self-condensation of aliphatic aldehydes is provided, catalyzed by dialkylammonium carboxylate salts. In particular, the invention provides a facile method for the preparation of 2-ethyl hexenal via the self-condensation of butyraldehyde using various dialkylammonium carboxylates, e.g., diisopropylammonium acetate or dimethylammonium acetate, as catalyst. Additionally, residual nitrogen arising from the catalyst can be reduced to ?100 ppm levels in the product via a simple washing procedure. The invention provides a process for preparing alkenals under conditions which limit the formation of undesired impurities and high-boiling oligomeric substances.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2019
    Publication date: December 9, 2021
    Applicant: EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY
    Inventors: ROBERT JACKS SHARPE, SCOTT DONALD BARNICKI, MANIK LAL SAHA, KENNETH WAYNE HAMPTON, Jr., DAMON RAY BILLODEAUX, ROBERT THOMAS HEMBRE
  • Publication number: 20210383708
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods for acquiring information regarding weather conditions along a flightpath from other aircraft and incorporating that information into a flight path optimization and planning system. The system and methods may acquire substantially real-time information from pilots or other crew who have encountered a weather system or event (e.g., a wind direction or speed measurement, an observation of a storm or lightning, an observation of a difficulty in controlling an aircraft, unexpected excessive turbulence, etc.) and share that information with other airborne pilots or crew, either directly or using a ground-based server. The server may receive and process the acquired information and determine which aircraft may be likely to encounter or be impacted by a weather system or event for which it has received additional weather-related data and information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2021
    Publication date: December 9, 2021
    Inventors: Robert Thomas Gibbons, II, Thomas Jay Horsager, Eric Sabbaton Merrifield, JR.
  • Patent number: 11195198
    Abstract: A payment card benefit assessment system and method includes a computing device accepting payment card benefit catalog information from a payment card issuer and payment card transaction data from a payment card processing network. The payment card transaction data is analyzed to group cardholders into one demographic clusters and to determine an estimated benefit value for each of the demographic clusters. Individualized payment card benefit options are presented to an individual cardholder based on the individual cardholder's payment card transactions and the determined estimated benefit value for a corresponding one of the plurality of demographic clusters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: MASTERCARD INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Brian Woodrick, Travis Michael Carpenter, Robert Thomas Grothe
  • Publication number: 20210365045
    Abstract: A vehicle control system includes a controller that detects a communication loss between a first vehicle and a second vehicle and/or a monitoring device in a vehicle system. The controller operationally restricts movement of the vehicle system based on the communication loss. The controller obtains or generates a transitional plan that designates operational settings for the first vehicle and/or the second vehicle based at least in part on a location of the first vehicle and/or the second vehicle. The controller selectively changes movement of the first vehicle and/or the second vehicle via the transitional plan to reduce a speed of the first vehicle and/or the second vehicle responsive to the communication loss being detected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2021
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Inventors: Scott William Dulmage, Robert Thomas Oliveira, Jared Klineman Cooper
  • Patent number: 11166828
    Abstract: A trial acetabular cup having a signal generating device located thereon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: Finsbury (Development) Limited
    Inventors: Andrew Clive Taylor, Jonathan Robert Thomas Jeffers
  • Publication number: 20210316256
    Abstract: A system for making a brine solution is provided comprising: a single conveyor; and a hopper assembly configured to receive a salt and a solvent, the hopper assembly comprising a lower hopper having a shape in which sides of the lower hopper direct any solid contents of the lower hopper, under a force of gravity, towards an entry point of the single conveyor, the hopper assembly further comprising a solvent inlet arranged to spray the salt, wherein the solvent inlet is configured to create a brine solution from a spray of the solvent combined with the salt in the hopper assembly, and wherein the single conveyor is configured to remove debris from the hopper assembly at the entry point of the single conveyor. A novel sediment tank is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2021
    Publication date: October 14, 2021
    Applicant: Brine Masters, LLC
    Inventors: Clay Hildreth, Christopher Robert Thomas, Andrew John Humke
  • Publication number: 20210316260
    Abstract: Systems and methods for blending fluids are provided. A blended fluid may be obtained by mixing a first fluid from a first fluid source with a second fluid from a second fluid source. The blended fluid may be pumped by a pump arranged downstream of a point at which the first and second fluids are mixed, wherein no other pumps are upstream of the pump. First and second flow control valves that control the flow rate of the first and second fluids, respectively, are adjusted so as to reach a target flow rate of the blended fluid, the blended fluid having a target blend of the first fluid and the second fluid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2021
    Publication date: October 14, 2021
    Applicant: Brine Masters, LLC
    Inventors: Clay Hildreth, Christopher Robert Thomas, Andrew John Humke
  • Patent number: 11142224
    Abstract: A railroad car including a plurality of penetration resistant and protective structures including a penetration resistant and protective underframe, penetration resistant and protective first end, second end, and center bulkheads, penetration resistant and protective first, second, third, and fourth side walls, and protective first and second roof hatches, all configured to protect internal cylinder assemblies, the pipes that communicate the gas from the cylinders of the cylinder assemblies, and the safety critical valves, regulators, and other equipment connected to such cylinders and pipes of the railroad car in an accident (such as a derailment, crash and/or roll-over).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: CNGMotive, Inc.
    Inventors: David I. Scott, Pedro T. Santos, Robert Thomas Scott
  • Patent number: D940169
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: data.world, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph Boutros, Sharon Brener, Alexander John Zelenak, Robert Thomas Grochowicz, Mark Joseph DiMarco
  • Patent number: D940732
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: data.world, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph Boutros, Sharon Brener, Alexander John Zelenak, Robert Thomas Grochowicz, Mark Joseph DiMarco