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: 10461607
    Abstract: A system for liquid cooling for a motor for a pump is provided. The system includes a motor configured to be coupled to a pump to move a liquid from an inlet side of the pump associated with a first pressure to an outlet side of the pump associated with a second pressure that is greater than the first pressure. The system additionally includes a heat transfer tube adjacent to at least a portion of the motor. The heat transfer tube is configured to receive at least a portion of the liquid from the outlet side of the pump and transfer heat away from said motor using the liquid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: Regal Beloit America, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen Thomas English, Marc C. McKinzie, Steven Michael Kruzel
  • Publication number: 20190325372
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention are directed to a system, method, or computer program product for a wearable device coded for entity processing. In this way, the invention comprises system integration and locking of a wearable device for a user for location based operations and access of entity processing via a wearable device. Upon authentication for user and location, the wearable device may be manipulated for regulatory compliance integration and functionality. In this way, the system may log the duration, co-location, movement, and the like of the users while performing the employment obligation requiring regulatory compliance. The system may generate and store a log of the actions performed by the users for regulatory or logging purposes in the appropriate format.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2018
    Publication date: October 24, 2019
    Inventors: Stephen Thomas Shannon, James Alexander, Scott Thomas Bonomo, Joseph Justin Chuba, Anthony Pang Fang, Brian Joseph Smith, Jacquelin Smith, Kimberly Anne Stittsworth, Penelope York
  • Publication number: 20190325365
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention are directed to a system, method, or computer program product for a wearable device coded for user operational compliance. In this way, the invention comprises system integration of a wearable device for user performance and compliance of operational requirements within user obligations. The wearable device logs time of user initiation of obligations for timekeeping and is programmed for gatekeeping for physical and digital access to user authorized locations and data points. The wearable device codes for generating requests for access to non-authorized locations and data points for temporary needs of the user for obligation fulfillment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2018
    Publication date: October 24, 2019
    Inventors: Stephen Thomas Shannon, James Alexander, Scott Thomas Bonomo, Joseph Justin Chuba, Anthony Pang Fang, Brian Joseph Smith, Jacquelin Smith, Kimberly Anne Stittsworth, Penelope York
  • Publication number: 20190325494
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention are directed to a system, method, or computer program product for a wearable device coded for customer application and transitioning. In this way, the invention comprises system integration of a wearable device for a user customer interaction. Coordinating wearable devices across users, the system provides user coordination, in real-time, for customer applications and interactions. Upon authentication for user and location, the wearable devices for each user may be cross linked and may be manipulated for coordinating user interactions with customers, user placement for customers, and user credit for customer interactions across an entity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2018
    Publication date: October 24, 2019
    Inventors: Stephen Thomas Shannon, James Alexander, Scott Thomas Bonomo, Joseph Justin Chuba, Anthony Pang Fang, Brian Joseph Smith, Jacquelin Smith, Kimberly Anne Stittsworth, Penelope York
  • Publication number: 20190318438
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention are directed to systems, methods, and computer program products for a real-time inter-entity associate decision and relay. In this way, the invention provides a decision engine for decision making for uniform associate decisioning across an entity. The system comprises a platform agnostic decision and relay system for an entity that integrates across entity platforms, wherein integrating across entity platforms comprises reading and transmitting, compatibly, in one or more platform. The invention extracts data points from one or more platforms within an entity about an associate along with learning resources to generate a decision and relay system for the particular associate. The invention tailors decisions to identify specific functions or actions an associate should perform along with pinpointed direction for identification of how those functions are formulated and performed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2018
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Applicant: BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Alan K. Bobbit, JR., Jolaine Pearson Blankenship, Teron Wayne Douglas, John T. Jordan, Jeff Lojko, Greg P. Niosi, Stephen Thomas Shannon
  • Publication number: 20190315309
    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: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2018
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Inventors: Dragan B. STOJKOVIC, Stephen Thomas KOZAK
  • Patent number: 10448195
    Abstract: The disclosed subject matter provides for traffic analysis employing timed fingerprint location information. In an aspect, TFL information can be associated with location characteristics for a UE. These location characteristics can describe the motion of the UE. As such, with proper analysis, the motion of the UE can be correlated to traffic patterns. Transportation analytics can employ TFL information to provide real time or near real time traffic information, forecast traffic conditions, or automate response to traffic conditions based on TFL information. Whereas TFL can provide advantages over other types of location information systems, leveraging TFL information in traffic analysis can reflect these advantages. Further, whereas TFL information can be gathered from nearly all modern and many legacy mobile devices, large volumes of TFL information can be employed in related transportation analytics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: AT&T MOBILITY II LLC
    Inventors: Stephen Thomas Hardin, Thomas Rodger Becker, Charles A. Carey, Zachary Orlynn Morsbach, Johnathan Bradley Webb
  • Patent number: 10446043
    Abstract: A method includes receiving, from an aerial vehicle, information related to a plurality of radio-frequency signals detected by the aerial vehicle, and identifying access points that transmitted at least one of the plurality of radio-frequency signals based on at least the information. The method also includes determining a first geographical location of the aerial vehicle based on at least the information and locations associated with the access points and identifying a second geographical location, the second geographical location associated with at least one of an obstacle or a restricted zone. The method also includes controlling a navigation of the aerial vehicle based on at least the first geographical location and the second geographical location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignees: AT&T Mobility II LLC, AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Erie Lai Har Lau, Sangar Dowlatkhah, Brian Greaves, Stephen Thomas Hardin, Robert Osterwise
  • Patent number: 10433794
    Abstract: An apparatus for detecting sleep disorders, such as obstructive sleep apnea, includes a housing insertable into an ear canal of a subject. A sensor disposed within the housing measures a position of the subject's head relative to an axis of gravity. A transducer is responsive to the sensor and is capable of creating a stimulus detectable by the subject under certain conditions. In various embodiments, a controller receives signals corresponding to a pitch angle and a roll angle of the subject's head measured by the sensor, determines if the pitch and roll angles correspond to a sleep apnea inducing position, and causes the transducer to generate a stimulus upon determining that the subject's head is in the sleep apnea inducing position more than a predetermined threshold number of times. Various parameters of the stimulus may be modified with successive stimulus generation until a non-sleep apnea inducing position is detected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Inventors: Christopher Thomas Lyons, Ellen M. Lyons, Stephen Thomas Lyons
  • Publication number: 20190301679
    Abstract: Disclosed embodiments include apparatuses for compressing dry ice. In an illustrative embodiment, an apparatus for compressing dry ice includes: a hollow cylinder; a post disposed coaxially in the cylinder; a piston defining an opening therein and being slidably disposed in the cylinder, the opening slidably receiving the post therein; a biasing device operatively coupled to the piston; an inlet port connectable to a source of liquid carbon dioxide and configured to introduce liquid carbon dioxide into the cylinder, the inlet port being further configured to expand liquid carbon dioxide to dry ice and to gaseous carbon dioxide; and an openably closable lid positionable among a first closed position configured to vent gaseous carbon dioxide from the cylinder, a second closed position configured to leakably close the cylinder to permit carbon dioxide flakes to be compressed in the cylinder, and an open position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2018
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Inventors: Stephen Thomas Graves Burkot, 3ric Johanson, Mark K. Kuiper, Daniel Howard Lieberman, Lucas Wagner
  • Patent number: 10428411
    Abstract: Methods of processing an air-quenchable aluminum alloy component are provided. The method may include solution heat treating the component, air-quenching the component, and artificially aging the component to a yield strength of at least 200 MPa. The air-quenching may include cooling at a rate of 6° C./s to 25° C./s. The solution heat treatment may include heat treating the component at a temperature of 520° C. to 540° C. and the artificial aging step may include heat treating the component at 235° C. to 255° C. for 0.5 to 2 hours. The disclosed methods may produce a high strength (e.g., over 200 MPa) and high bendability (e.g., r/t ratio up to 0.3) component that does not significantly distort during the quenching process. The disclosed methods may be used to produce structural components having complex shapes, such as multiple, non-coplanar mating surface, while staying within predetermined tolerances.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: S. George Luckey, Jr., Stephen Thomas Kozak, Mark Keller, Suranjeeta Dhar
  • Publication number: 20190284564
    Abstract: Nonnaturally occurring host cells altered to increase their ability to transfer genetic molecules into the host cells as compared to an unaltered host cell are provided. Also provided are methods for identifying endogenous loci of a host cell which inhibit transformation efficiency and/or electroporation of genetic molecules into the cell as well as methods for producing nonnaturally occurring host cells with enhanced transformation efficiency and/or the modified ability to allow for genomic integration of an exogenous DNA sequence via electroporation. Methods for producing biochemicals and products produced with the nonnaturally occurring host cells are also provided. In particular, a host Cupriavidus necator cell is provided in which a chromosomal gene encoding a restriction endonuclease has been disrupted, leading to an increase in transformation efficiency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2017
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Inventors: Daniel Bawdon, Stephen Thomas Cartman, Jonathan Kennedy
  • Patent number: 10414324
    Abstract: A camera light assembly (100) includes a camera assembly (102) and a marker light assembly (111). The camera assembly (102) includes a body (104) and a lens (108) positioned at a forward portion of the body (104). The marker light assembly (111) includes a light housing (112) having an aperture (118) extending therethrough. The body (104) of the camera assembly (102) is elongated and is received within the aperture (118) of the light housing (112) of the marker light assembly (111). Camera lock rings (126, 128) are utilized to releasably secure the camera assembly (102) to the marker light assembly (111).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: Pro-Vision, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen Thomas Peacock, Elizabeth Jane Peacock
  • Publication number: 20190275929
    Abstract: A motor vehicle according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a rear bumper including a section configured to support a license plate, a spare tire carrier, and a light assembly mounted to the spare tire carrier. The light assembly is configured to illuminate the section of the rear bumper. A method is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2018
    Publication date: September 12, 2019
    Inventors: David Brian Glickman, Ryan Nicholas Garvey, Stuart C. Salter, Paul Kenneth Dellock, Stephen Thomas Kozak
  • Patent number: 10402493
    Abstract: Systems comprising a user interface configured to receive text input by a user and a text prediction engine configured to receive the input text and generate text predictions. The text prediction engine may comprise a general language model and a context-specific language model. The text prediction engine is configured to generate text predictions from the general language model and the context-specific language model and combine the text predictions. The text prediction engine may comprise first and second language models and a first context-specific weighting factor associated with the first language model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: Touchtype Ltd
    Inventors: Stephen Thomas Spencer, Páidí Creed, Benjamin William Medlock, Douglas Alexander Harper Orr
  • Patent number: 10400303
    Abstract: An apparatus (102) for processing a metal ribbon (116) comprising a main portion (118) and a sacrificial portion (120) adjoining the main portion (118) of the metal ribbon (116), is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: John Richard Porter, Stephen Thomas Johnson, Mark Frederick Gabriel, Lisa Ann Cardon
  • Publication number: 20190256991
    Abstract: An electrode for a water splitting device, the electrode comprising a gas permeable material, a second material, for example a further gas permeable material, a spacer layer positioned between the gas permeable material and the second material, the spacer layer providing a gas collection layer and a conducting layer. The conducting layer can be provided adjacent to or at least partially within the gas permeable material. The gas collection layer is able to transport gas internally in the electrode. The gas permeable materials can be gas permeable membranes. Also disclosed are electrochemical cells using such an electrode as the cathode and/or anode, and methods for bringing about gas-to-liquid or liquid-to-gas transformations, for example for producing hydrogen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2018
    Publication date: August 22, 2019
    Inventors: Gerhard Frederick SWIEGERS, Jun CHEN, Stephen Thomas BEIRNE, Caiyun WANG
  • Publication number: 20190256877
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are aqueous compositions comprising fructose and methods of production thereof. A method for producing an aqueous composition comprising fructose can comprise, for example, conducting an enzymatic reaction by contacting water, sucrose, and a glucosyltransferase enzyme that synthesizes poly alpha-1,3-glucan having at least 30% alpha-1,3-linkages. A soluble fraction produced by such a reaction comprises at least about 55% fructose on a dry weight basis, and can be separated from insoluble poly alpha-1,3-glucan product(s), thereby providing an aqueous composition comprising fructose.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2019
    Publication date: August 22, 2019
    Inventors: KEVIN D NAGY, Susan Marie Hennessey, Mark S. Payne, Charles R. Powley, Bogdan Szostek, Hannu Koivikko, Juho Jarvinen, Daniel Elcholtz, Jyrki Kuusisto, Tapio Timo Viljava, Stephen Thomas Breske
  • Patent number: 10383244
    Abstract: An electronics enclosure assembly includes a housing comprising a first chamber, a second chamber, and a first wall coupled between the first chamber and the second chamber. The electronics enclosure assembly also includes at least one plate coupled to the housing. The first wall and the plate combine to define a first channel extending through the first wall. The first channel couples the first chamber in communication with the second chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: REGAL BELOIT AMERICA, INC.
    Inventor: Stephen Thomas English
  • Publication number: 20190232766
    Abstract: A vehicle door assembly includes a door housing configured for covering a vehicle access opening. A frame member is disposed within the door housing. A module includes an intrusion beam coupled to the frame member and removable from the door housing. The module is configured to accept attachment of a module hinge and a module latch to provide a secondary door assembly. A modular vehicle door assembly and a method of assembling a door assembly to a vehicle are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2018
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Inventors: Ranil Patel, Timothy Bearup, Stephen Thomas Kozak, Colleen Hoffman