Patents by Inventor Stephen Thomas

Stephen 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).

  • Patent number: 10730428
    Abstract: A camera light assembly includes a camera assembly and a marker light assembly. The camera assembly includes a body and a lens positioned at a forward portion of the body. The marker light assembly includes a light housing having an aperture extending therethrough. The body of the camera assembly is elongated and is received within the aperture of the light housing of the marker light assembly. Camera lock rings are utilized to releasably secure the camera assembly to the marker light assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: Pro-Vision Solutions, LLC
    Inventors: Stephen Thomas Peacock, Elizabeth Jane Peacock
  • Publication number: 20200237027
    Abstract: Examples of a breast support garment are disclosed. The breast support garment comprises a front panel with a chest area configured to support a wearer's breasts and dampen an accelerating movement of the breast tissue, and a hydration system that comprises a hydration reservoir and a dispensing tube connected to the reservoir. The breast support garment further comprises a holder that is dimensioned to receive the reservoir of the hydration system and one or more guides to support the dispensing tube. The breast support garment of the present invention integrates the functions of a high support sports bra and a hydration vest or backpack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2020
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Inventors: Stephen Thomas Caulton MORRIS, Jessica Lee CROLL, Rebecca GLAZIER, Emilie RASTOLL
  • Patent number: 10726428
    Abstract: Cloud-aware industrial devices feed robust sets of data to a cloud-based data analyzer that executes as a service in a cloud platform. In addition to industrial data generated or collected by the industrial devices, the devices can provide device profile information to the cloud-based analyzer that identifies the device and relevant configuration information. The industrial devices can also provide customer data identifying an owner of the industrial devices, contact information for the owner, active service contracts, etc. The cloud-based data analyzer leverages this information to perform a variety of custom analytics on the data and generate reports or notifications catered to the particular industrial assets' optimal performance and business goals of the owner's industrial enterprise, as well as perform real-time decision making and control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Juan L. Asenjo, John Strohmenger, Stephen Thomas Nawalaniec, Bradford Henry Hegrat, Joseph A. Harkulich, Jessica Lin Korpela, Jenifer Rydberg Wright, Rainer Hessmer, John Dyck, Edward Alan Hill, Salvatore T. Conti
  • Patent number: 10706704
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to utilizing a high generation cellular network for identifying devices associated with unauthorized activities and notifying enterprise facilities. A computing platform may detect a plurality of user devices at a first enterprise facility. Then, the computing platform may collect device information for the plurality of user devices. Then, the computing platform may receive, from an enterprise device, a message related to a first activity at the first enterprise facility. Then, the computing platform may identify a sub-plurality of the plurality of user devices located at the first enterprise facility at a time of occurrence of the first activity. Then, the computing platform may generate an alert notification comprising information related to the first activity and device information for the sub-plurality of user devices. Subsequently, the computing platform may send the alert notification to a collection of enterprise devices at a plurality of enterprise facilities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: Bank of America Corporation
    Inventors: Stephen Thomas Shannon, Brian Joseph Smith, James Alexander
  • Patent number: 10689036
    Abstract: A vehicle assembly including a vehicle body and a roof assembly is provided. The vehicle body may include a mid-pillar having a receiving region. The roof assembly may include a mid-pillar segment having an attachment end. The receiving region may be defined by a cutout having a base portion spaced from an adjacent vehicle body surface. The attachment end may be sized for disposal within the cutout for one or more fasteners to removably secure the mid-pillar segment to the mid-pillar. The receiving region and the attachment end may be arranged with one another such that the roof assembly is removably attachable adjacent a belt line of the vehicle body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Dragan B. Stojkovic, Stephen Thomas Kozak, Edward Andrew Pleet, Colleen Marie Hoffman
  • Patent number: 10677285
    Abstract: In an example, a device hinge may include a hinge member to rotatably engage a device feature to a device. The device hinge may further include a cam element having a cam ramp and a cam face. The cam face may engage with the device feature in a stowed position. The device feature may further include a bias member and an ejector. The ejector may move the device feature from the stowed position to an ejected position, and the bias member may move the device feature to the ejected position such that a clearance gap is created in between a surface of the device feature and a surface of the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventor: Stephen Thomas Rohman
  • Patent number: 10669683
    Abstract: A traveling water screen comprises a basket having a frame including an upper portion, a lower portion, and side portions, a coarse screen secured to the frame, a fine screen overlay attachable to the coarse screen, and a bucket portion secured to a lower portion of the frame, comprising an inner wall surface, and at least one deflector secured to the inner wall surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: Evoqua Water Technologies Corp
    Inventors: Bruce Herman, Stephen Thomas, Sean McGaughran
  • Patent number: 10647242
    Abstract: A vehicle roof structure including a plurality of roof support pillars that include a plurality of receptacles on an outer surface of the pillars. The receptacles are adapted to receive a connector for securing an article to a vehicle either directly or by means of a tie down strap. A spider roof structure or conventional roof structure are disclosed that may include either X-shaped receptacle openings or a T-track slot. Articles may be directly secured to the receptacles or slots on the outer surface of the pillars or may be connected to the roof or side outer walls of the pillar by tie down straps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Dragan B. Stojkovic, Colleen Marie Hoffman, Stephen Thomas Kozak
  • Patent number: 10637068
    Abstract: A gas diffusion electrode for an electro-synthetic or electro-energy cell, for example a fuel cell, including one or more gas permeable layers, a first conductive layer provided on a first side of the gas diffusion electrode, and a second layer, which may be a second conductive layer, provided on a second side of the gas diffusion electrode. The one or more gas permeable layers are positioned between the first conductive layer and the second layer, which may be a second conductive layer, and the one or more gas permeable layers provide a gas channel. The one or more gas permeable layers are gas permeable and substantially impermeable to the liquid electrolyte. The porous conductive material is gas permeable and liquid electrolyte permeable. The gas diffusion electrode can be one of a plurality of alternating anode/cathode sets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: AquaHydrex, Inc.
    Inventors: Gerhard Frederick Swiegers, Stephen Thomas Beirne, Jun Chen, Caiyun Wang
  • Publication number: 20200106602
    Abstract: A blockchain system shared by a plurality of computing nodes includes a first blockchain subdivided into a first blockchain first layer and a first blockchain second layer and a second blockchain subdivided into a second blockchain first layer and a second blockchain second layer. The blockchain system stores an input dataset that is divided into a plurality of input dataset pieces that are stored on at least one of the first blockchain second layer and second blockchain second layer. The input dataset pieces are assigned an address reporting their respective location in the blockchain system. The blockchain system may be used to store personal identification information and may be used in identity verification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2019
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Inventors: Lucas Avelino Sodre Santos, Lupercio Amaral Junior, Stephen Thomas Harkey
  • Patent number: 10576235
    Abstract: Described embodiments include a therapeutic oxygen supply apparatus. The apparatus includes at least two components, including an intake manifold component configured to receive concentrated oxygen, a compressor component configured to compress concentrated oxygen, an oxygen tank component configured to store concentrated oxygen, a patient manifold component configured to supply concentrated oxygen, or a control structure component configured to route a flow of concentrated oxygen. A sensor circuit acquires data indicative of a respective operational state of the at least two components. A rule-based engine selects a next operational state of a component in response to (i) the acquired data indicative of the respective operational states of the at least two components and (ii) a rule database having at least one rule responsive to an objective providing a therapeutic flow of oxygen to the patient. A configuration manager circuit generates a control signal implementing the selected next operational state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: TOKITAE LLC
    Inventors: Stephen Thomas Graves Burkot, Ryan Calderon, Mark K. Kuiper, Daniel Howard Lieberman, Chin Hei Ng
  • Publication number: 20200067356
    Abstract: A stator assembly for use in an axial flux electric motor includes a plurality of tooth assemblies and a plurality of circumferentially-spaced stator bases that are each coupled to at least one tooth assembly. The stator assembly also includes a plurality of circumferentially-spaced bridge members. Each bridge member is configured to engage a pair of circumferentially adjacent stator bases to apply an axial pre-load force to the pair of stator bases and to create a flux path between the adjacent stator bases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2018
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Inventors: Steven W. Post, Jay Matthew Cupps, Stephen Thomas English
  • Patent number: 10562485
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a body, a removable roof, and a removable seatbelt post. The body has a pillar that includes a pillar receptacle. The removable roof has a roof pillar adapted to be received within the pillar receptacle and removably fastened to the pillar in a first configuration. The removable seatbelt post includes a first portion having a seatbelt ring. The removable seatbelt post further includes a second portion adapted to be received within the pillar receptacle and removably fastened to the pillar in a second configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Dragan B. Stojkovic, Stephen Thomas Kozak
  • Publication number: 20200031512
    Abstract: A system for contained sterile/aseptic transfer of materials comprises a coupler assembly (6) including an active valve assembly (9) having an active valve and docking part and a passive valve assembly (7) which comprises a passive valve and a complimentary docking part, the two docking parts enabling the two valve assemblies to be secured together in a first position with a void formed between the two facing surfaces of the closed valves. A sterilisation device (20) including a UV emitter assembly is arranged to emit UV light into the void such that the exposed outer surfaces of at least the passive valve and active valve are exposed to UV light emitted by the emitter assembly after the two docking parts are secured together in the first position, and prior to moving of the passive/active valve to a second position where material may transfer through the opened valves.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2018
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Applicant: Ezi-Dock Systems Limited
    Inventors: Stephen Thomas McAleavy, Michael Ronald Brimson
  • Patent number: 10538788
    Abstract: Methods and compositions for synthesizing dienes and derivative thereof, such as isoprene, in Cupriavidus necator are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: INVISTA NORTH AMERICA S.A.R.L.
    Inventors: Stephen Thomas Cartman, Alexander Brett Foster, Ana Teresa dos Santos Brito Mendes Roberts, Mark Paul Taylor
  • Publication number: 20190366819
    Abstract: A vehicle assembly including a vehicle body and a roof assembly is provided. The vehicle body may include a mid-pillar having a receiving region. The roof assembly may include a mid-pillar segment having an attachment end. The receiving region may be defined by a cutout having a base portion spaced from an adjacent vehicle body surface. The attachment end may be sized for disposal within the cutout for one or more fasteners to removably secure the mid-pillar segment to the mid-pillar. The receiving region and the attachment end may be arranged with one another such that the roof assembly is removably attachable adjacent a belt line of the vehicle body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2018
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Dragan B. Stojkovic, Stephen Thomas Kozak, Edward Andrew Pleet, Colleen Marie Hoffman
  • Publication number: 20190351815
    Abstract: A camera light assembly includes a camera assembly and a marker light assembly. The camera assembly includes a body and a lens positioned at a forward portion of the body. The marker light assembly includes a light housing having an aperture extending therethrough. The body of the camera assembly is elongated and is received within the aperture of the light housing of the marker light assembly. Camera lock rings are utilized to releasably secure the camera assembly to the marker light assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2019
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Applicant: Pro-Vision, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen Thomas Peacock, Elizabeth Jane Peacock
  • Patent number: 10473107
    Abstract: The ideal design for a fan with variable performance that can replace a family of current axial flow ducted, un-ducted, and centrifugal fan designs by meeting air flow and pressure requirements while drawing less electric current to rotate and thus produce the required flow not only would reduce cost of operation over the life of the fan but opens new possibilities for direct connection to solar collection systems by greatly extending the life of the battery charge employed by the designer of the collection system. In addition the entry of flying machines using pairs of lifting fans such as hover bikes and quadcopters, manned or unmanned is driving a need to re-examine the application of force applied to rotate these fans to achieve a reduction in aircraft weight and increase flying time for a given battery charge or load of fuel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Inventors: Stephen Thomas Newton, Stephen Thomas Newton, II
  • Patent number: D870549
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: KOST USA, INC.
    Inventors: Russell Michael Logue, Stephen Thomas Overdeck, Allan Matthew Smith, David Robert Zint, Matthew Todd Hupp
  • Patent number: D886314
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: LULULEMON ATHLETICA CANADA INC.
    Inventors: Stephen Thomas Caulton Morris, Colton Kai Yu, Warren Christopher Howren Cheng