Patents by Inventor Scott A. Thomas

Scott 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).

  • Publication number: 20240004657
    Abstract: The disclosed system may include a processor configured to encode, using an encoding scheme that reduces a number of bits needed to represent one or more instructions from a set of instructions in an instruction buffer represented by a dependency matrix, a dependency indicating that a child instruction represented in the dependency matrix depends on a parent instruction represented in the dependency matrix. The processor may also be configured to store the encoded dependency in the dependency matrix and dispatch instructions in the instruction buffer based at least on decoding one or more dependencies stored in the dependency matrix for the instructions. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2022
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Applicant: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
    Inventors: Rajesh Kumar Arunachalam, Manivannan Bhoopathy, Hon-Hin Wong, Scott Thomas Bingham
  • Patent number: 11864050
    Abstract: A system includes a user equipment (UE) traveling at least at a predetermined velocity. The UE is in RRC_INACTIVE state since time T. The system further includes at least a first base station and a second base station. The first base station receives an RRC_INACTIVE state message from the UE. The RRC_INACTIVE state message includes a location and a velocity of the UE, and a time-lapse, which is an elapsed duration since T. In response to a paging message from a core network, the first base station predicts a location of the UE. In response to the UE being within range of the first base station, the first base station sends the paging message to the UE. In response to the UE being within range of the second base station, the first base station sends a request to the second base station to send the paging message to the UE.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Venkata Naga Siva Vikas Vemuri, Andrew J. MacDonald, Charles A. Everhart, Scott Thomas Droste, Ashhad Mohammed
  • Publication number: 20230419989
    Abstract: Example methods include receiving training data comprising a plurality of audio clips and a plurality of textual descriptions of audio. The methods include generating a shared representation comprising a joint embedding. An audio embedding of a given audio clip is within a threshold distance of a text embedding of a textual description of the given audio clip. The methods include generating, based on the joint embedding, a conditioning vector and training, based on the conditioning vector, a neural network to: receive (i) an input audio waveform, and (ii) an input comprising one or more of an input textual description of a target audio source in the input audio waveform, or an audio sample of the target audio source, separate audio corresponding to the target audio source from the input audio waveform, and output the separated audio corresponding to the target audio source in response to the receiving of the input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2022
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Inventors: Beat Gfeller, Kevin Ian Kilgour, Marco Tagliasacchi, Aren Jansen, Scott Thomas Wisdom, Qingqing Huang
  • Patent number: 11851136
    Abstract: A foil displacement system includes one or more foils that can be deployed and stowed. When deployed, each foil can exert downforce or uplift depending on its orientation. For example, each foil may be positioned to have an angle of attack that creates a downward force effectively transmitted to the hull to pull the hull deeper within the water to, for example, create a larger wake. Use of the foil displacement system can enhance or replace the use of a ballast tank system, can be integrated into a new boat or retrofitted to existing boats, can be electronically or manually positioned, can enhance activities such as wake surfing, wake boarding, water skiing or other similar or related water sports.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: Malibu Boats, LLC
    Inventors: Cory Wade Dugger, Rachael Marie Green, Jeffrey Lee Predmore, Scott Thomas Ward, Matthew Welton
  • Publication number: 20230410575
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method in a mobile computing device for tracking health and usage of electric vehicle (EV) batteries using Quick Response (QR) codes (or NFC or RFID tags) is provided. The method may include (1) capturing, by a camera associated with a mobile computing device, an image of a tag affixed to an EV; (2) analyzing the image of the tag affixed to the EV; (3) identifying, by the one or more processors of the mobile computing device, the EV based upon analyzing the image of the tag affixed to the EV; (4) determining vehicle battery data associated with a rechargeable battery that powers the identified EV; (5) determining based upon the vehicle battery data associated with the rechargeable battery that powers the identified EV, a battery status indication corresponding to the identified EV; and/or (6) providing, via a user interface, the battery status indication corresponding to the identified EV.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2022
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Inventors: Ryan Gross, Matthew S. Megyese, Joseph P. Harr, Scott Thomas Christensen, Vicki King, Shawn Harbaugh
  • Publication number: 20230406140
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method in a mobile computing device for tracking health and usage of electric vehicle (EV) batteries using Quick Response (QR) codes (or NFC or RFID tags) is provided. The method may include (1) capturing, by a camera associated with a mobile computing device, an image of a tag affixed to an EV; (2) analyzing the image of the tag affixed to the EV; (3) identifying, by the one or more processors of the mobile computing device, the EV based upon analyzing the image of the tag affixed to the EV; (4) determining vehicle battery data associated with a rechargeable battery that powers the identified EV; (5) determining based upon the vehicle battery data associated with the rechargeable battery that powers the identified EV, a battery status indication corresponding to the identified EV; and/or (6) providing, via a user interface, the battery status indication corresponding to the identified EV.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2022
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Inventors: Ryan Gross, Matthew S. Megyese, Joseph P. Harr, Scott Thomas Christensen, Vicki King, Shawn Harbaugh
  • Patent number: 11847463
    Abstract: A processor includes a load/store unit and an execution pipeline to execute an instruction that represents a single-instruction-multiple-data (SIMD) operation, and which references a memory block storing operand data for one or more lanes of a plurality of lanes and a mask vector indicating which lanes of a plurality of lanes are enabled and which are disabled for the operation. The execution pipeline executes an instruction in a first execution mode unless a memory fault is generated during execution of the instruction in the first execution mode. In response to the memory fault, the execution pipeline re-executes the instruction in a second execution mode. In the first execution mode, a single load operation is attempted to access the memory block via the load/store unit. In the second execution mode, a separate load operation is performed by the load/store unit for each enabled lane of the plurality of lanes prior to executing the SIMD operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
    Inventors: Kai Troester, Scott Thomas Bingham, John M. King, Michael Estlick, Erik Swanson, Robert Weidner
  • Publication number: 20230399024
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method of predicting and providing an efficient driving route for an electric vehicle (EV) based upon battery health impact includes (i) receiving geographical telematics data; (ii) generating one or more driving routes for the electric vehicle based upon at least the geographical telematics data; (iii) predicting a projected battery health impact on a battery of the electric vehicle for each driving route of the one or more driving routes, wherein the projected battery health impact for each driving route is based at least upon geographical characteristics of the driving route; (iv) determining one or more battery-efficient driving route recommendations based upon at least the projected battery health impact for each driving route; and/or (v) providing the one or more battery-efficient driving route recommendations to a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2022
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Inventors: Ryan Michael Gross, Matthew S. Megyese, Joseph P. Harr, Scott Thomas Christensen, Vicki King, Shawn Renee Harbaugh
  • Publication number: 20230398901
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method of monitoring one or more batteries of an electric vehicle (EV) includes (i) detecting an indication of a battery failure event for an electric vehicle; (ii) determining a response to the battery failure event based upon the indication; (iii) determining, based upon the battery failure event, an assistance location for the electric vehicle; (iv) generating a route from a location of an autonomous vehicle to the assistance location for the electric vehicle; and (v) transmitting a command to the autonomous vehicle to drive to the assistance location for the electric vehicle, wherein the command includes the response to the battery failure event and the route from the location of the autonomous vehicle to the assistance location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2022
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Inventors: Ryan Michael Gross, Matthew S. Megyese, Joseph P. Harr, Scott Thomas Christensen, Vicki King, Shawn Renee Harbaugh
  • Patent number: 11837443
    Abstract: A faceplate of a showerhead has a bottom side that faces a plasma generation region and a top side that faces a plenum into which a process gas is supplied during operation of a substrate processing system. The faceplate includes apertures formed through the bottom side and openings formed through the top side. Each of the apertures is formed to extend through a portion of an overall thickness of the faceplate to intersect with at least one of the openings to form a corresponding flow path for process gas through the faceplate. Each of the apertures has a cross-section that has a hollow cathode discharge suppression dimension in at least one direction. Each of the openings has a cross-section that has a smallest cross-sectional dimension that is greater than the hollow cathode discharge suppression dimension.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: Lam Research Corporation
    Inventors: Michael John Selep, Patrick G. Breiling, Karl Frederick Leeser, Timothy Scott Thomas, David William Kamp, Sean M. Donnelly
  • Patent number: 11839047
    Abstract: A design for the electrical infrastructure of a data center enables two different configurations to be utilized, including a distributed, redundant configuration that provides higher reliability and a non-redundant configuration that provides higher capacity. In the distributed, redundant configuration, each server in the data center draws power from at least two different power supply systems. This enables load shifting when a power supply system becomes unavailable, which can have the effect of increasing server reliability. In the non-redundant configuration, each server in the data center draws power from only one power supply system. Load shifting is not utilized in the non-redundant configuration, which eliminates the need to maintain reserve capacity and thereby increases capacity. Advantageously, it is possible to switch between these two configurations without making any internal changes to the data center other than modifying connections between sets of server racks and power buses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Scott Thomas Seaton, Ryan Douglas Carver, Osvaldo P. Morales, Keith Allen Krueger, Lalu Vannankandy Kunnath, Peter Odongo Wangia, Kris Sean Redding, Eric Matthew Beal, Jose Seah Delapaz, Steve Todd Solomon
  • Publication number: 20230388597
    Abstract: An embodiment of the invention provides a process performed by a media streaming network, wherein the network is operable to stream media data from transmission modules to viewing interfaces and wherein the process comprises: requesting that the media server instantiate a media streaming service from which media can be streamed to one or more viewer interfaces; receiving input connection data from the media server, the input connection data carrying information to allow a transmission module to provide media to be streamed from the media streaming service; and transmitting to a transmission module input connection data to allow the transmission module to connect to the media service instantiated, wherein a transmission module is a module is operable to transmit media to the network to provide the transmission module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2021
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Applicant: BESTSEAT 360 LIMITED
    Inventors: Craig Alexander MEEK, David John BLAIR, Fergus Hamilton MILNER, Mark Alistair BARLOW, Scott Thomas JUDSON
  • Publication number: 20230387480
    Abstract: Computer-implemented methods of monitoring one or more batteries of an electric vehicle (EV) include (i) receiving, from an electronic device associated with the EV, telematics data generated by one or more sensors associated with the electronic device that is indicative of operation of the EV; (ii) determining a battery status of the one or more batteries based upon the telematics data; and (iii) mapping the battery status of the one more batteries to a digital record corresponding to the EV in a database.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2022
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Inventors: Ryan Michael Gross, Matthew S. Megyese, Joseph P. Harr, Scott Thomas Christensen, Vicki King, Shawn Renee Harbaugh
  • Patent number: 11827555
    Abstract: An optical fiber forming apparatus comprises: a draw furnace comprising: (i) a muffle with an inner surface, (ii) an axial opening below the muffle, the inner surface of the muffle defining a passageway extending through the axial opening, and (iii) an upper inlet into the passageway; and a tube that extends into the passageway of the draw furnace above the axial opening, the tube having (i) an outer surface and the inner surface of the muffle surrounds the outer surface of the tube with a space separating the outer surface of the tube from the inner surface of the muffle, (ii) an inner surface that defines a second passageway extending through the tube, (iii) an inlet into the second passageway of the tube, (iii) an outlet out of the second passageway of the tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: CORNING INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Erling Richard Anderson, Tammy Michelle Hoffmann, Nikolaos Pantelis Kladias, Robert Clark Moore, Christopher Scott Thomas
  • Publication number: 20230372756
    Abstract: A sprinkler includes a frame, a deflector member, a sealing assembly, and a releasing mechanism for a controlled actuation. The releasing mechanism includes a hook member, a strut member, a load member, a link member, and an actuator. The link member surrounds or frames the strut and hook members and holds the members in a static relationship of an unactuated configuration. A preferred link member includes a single central slot through which each of the hook member and the strut member extend. The actuator is arranged with respect to the link member to separate the hook and strut members and break the link member upon operation of the actuator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2023
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Applicant: Tyco Fire Products LP
    Inventor: Scott Thomas Macomber
  • Patent number: 11819970
    Abstract: A tool for driving a component with a knurling pattern around an outer surface of the component is provided. A shaft, with a first end, is in the form of at least a partial cylinder, where the at least partial cylinder has a first inner diameter that is less than an outer diameter of the knurling pattern. Serrations in the shaft have a pattern that matches the knurling pattern, which allow the serration in the shaft to engage with the knurling pattern so that when the shaft is rotated, the component is rotated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: Lam Research Corporation
    Inventors: Terrence George Bernier, Timothy Scott Thomas, Allan Jones, Jeffrey Simpson
  • Publication number: 20230369091
    Abstract: A substrate support configured to support a substrate having a diameter D comprises a first inner electrode and a second inner electrode that are each D-shaped, define a first outer diameter that is less than D, and are configured to be connected to an electrostatic chuck voltage to clamp the substrate to the substrate support. An outer electrode comprises a ring-shaped outer portion that surrounds the first inner electrode and the second inner electrode and a center portion that pass between the first inner electrode and the second inner electrode to connect to opposite sides of an inner diameter of the ring-shaped outer portion. The inner diameter of the ring-shaped outer portion is greater than the diameter D such that the inner diameter of the ring-shaped outer portion and intersections between the center portion and the ring-shaped outer portion are located radially outside of the diameter D of the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2021
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Inventors: Feng BI, Yukinori SAKIYAMA, Niraj RANA, Pengyi ZHANG, Simran SHAH, Timothy Scott THOMAS, David FRENCH, Vincent BURKHART
  • Patent number: 11802037
    Abstract: A liquid dispensing system having a handheld liquid dispense device with a body portion and a dispensing head. The dispensing system includes an ingredient system located remotely from the handheld liquid dispense device, piping extending from the ingredient system to the handheld liquid dispense device, the ingredient system having a plurality of beverage ingredient sources and configured to supply beverage ingredients to the piping for the dispensing of a beverage from the handheld liquid dispense device. The dispensing system may also include a user interface device configured to receive a first user selection for a beverage and a second user selection for an ingredient modifying the beverage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: PepsiCo, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert William Balstad, Scott Thomas Loomis
  • Publication number: 20230339670
    Abstract: A carton for holding and dispensing at least one article, the carton including a plurality of panels extending at least partially around an interior of the carton and including a top panel, a bottom panel, a front panel, and at least one back panel, a plurality of end flaps foldably connected to a respective panel of the plurality of panels and forming at least one closed end of the carton, and a dispenser for accessing the interior of the carton, the dispenser including a plurality of dispenser flaps at least partially separably connected to the top panel such that the dispenser is reconfigurable between a first configuration, in which the plurality of dispenser flaps is foldably connected to the top panel, and a second configuration, in which one or more of the dispenser flaps is separated from the top panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2023
    Publication date: October 26, 2023
    Inventors: Thomas Brink, Scott Thomas Strand, Matthew R. Kearns
  • Patent number: 11799117
    Abstract: Flow batteries can include a first half-cell containing a first aqueous electrolyte solution. a second half-cell containing a second aqueous electrolyte solution, and a separator disposed between the first half-cell and the second half-cell. The first aqueous electrolyte solution contains a first redox-active material, and the second aqueous electrolyte solution contains a second redox-active material. At least one of the first redox-active material and the second redox-active material is a nitroxide compound or a salt thereof. Particular nitroxide compounds can include a doubly bonded oxygen contained in a ring bearing the nitroxide group, a doubly bonded oxygen appended to a ring bearing the nitroxide group, sulfate or phosphate groups appended to a ring bearing the nitroxide group, various heterocyclic rings bearing the nitroxide group, or acyclic nitroxide compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: Lockheed Martin Energy, LLC
    Inventors: Zachariah M. Norman, Matthew Millard, Emily Grace Nelson, Scott Thomas Humbarger