Patents by Inventor Terry Thomas

Terry 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: 6645727
    Abstract: The present invention relates to antibody composition that are useful in preparing enriched mesenchymal progenitor cell preparations. The invention also relates to kits for carrying out the processes and to the cell preparations prepared by the processes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2003
    Assignee: StemCell Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Terry Thomas, Emer Clarke
  • Patent number: 6639569
    Abstract: An integrated heads-up display (HUD) and cluster projection panel assembly for a motor vehicle includes a housing and a display unit contained within the housing. The display unit has first and second pixel arrays which turn on and off for forming first and second image light beams in response to receiving light. A HUD unit is contained within the housing. The HUD unit has a first converter for transmitting light to the first pixel array of the display unit. The HUD unit further has a first projection optic for projecting the first image light beam from the first pixel array of the display unit onto a windscreen of the motor vehicle. A cluster projection panel unit is contained within the housing. The cluster projection panel has a second converter for transmitting light to the second pixel array of the display unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2003
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Jerry Gray Kearns, Mahendra Somasara Dassanayake, Terry Thomas Cwik
  • Publication number: 20030147886
    Abstract: The present invention relates to antibody composition that are useful in preparing enriched cell preparations such as human hematopoietic progenitor cells and stem cells and non-hematopoietic tumor cells. The invention also relates to kits for carrying out the processes and to the cell preparations prepared by the processes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2002
    Publication date: August 7, 2003
    Applicant: StemCell Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Terry Thomas, Peter Lansdorp
  • Publication number: 20030115953
    Abstract: A system for determining a level of a liquid present in a storage container in an automobile is disclosed. The system has a liquid level sensor for determining a preliminary liquid level of the liquid stored in the storage container, an ignition key position sensor for determining an ignition position, a vehicle speed sensor for determining the automobile's speed, a transmission gear selection sensor for determining a transmission gear position of a transmission of the automobile, and a processor. The processor receives input signals from the liquid level sensor, ignition key position sensor, the vehicle speed sensor and the transmission gear selection sensor for calculating the level of the liquid in the storage container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2001
    Publication date: June 26, 2003
    Inventors: Terry Thomas Cwik, Bradley Jerome Corbin, Jeffery Todd Kanoza, Thomas Gerald Burke
  • Patent number: 6530743
    Abstract: Herein presented is a unique device for energy recovery. The centrifugal fan blades assembly of the device provides both the counter flow of air streams and the transfer of energy between the air streams. All the components of the device, the fan blades assembly, flow stream channels and air seals are housed together in a single economical unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2003
    Inventor: Terry Thomas Barrett
  • Patent number: 6491918
    Abstract: The present invention relates to antibody composition that are useful in preparing enriched cell preparations such as human hematopoietic progenitor cells and stem cells and non-hematopoietic tumor cells. The invention also relates to kits for carrying out the processes and to the cell preparations prepared by the processes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2002
    Assignee: StemCell Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Terry Thomas, Peter Lansdorp
  • Patent number: 6482926
    Abstract: The present invention relates to antibody composition that are useful in preparing enriched cell preparations such as human hematopoietic progenitor cells and stem cells and non-hematopoietic tumor cells. The invention also relates to kits for carrying out the processes and to the cell preparations prepared by the processes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2002
    Assignee: StemCell Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Terry Thomas, Peter Lansdorp
  • Publication number: 20020075200
    Abstract: An integrated heads-up display (HUD) and cluster projection panel assembly for a motor vehicle includes a housing and a display unit contained within the housing. The display unit has first and second pixel arrays which turn on and off for forming first and second image light beams in response to receiving light. A HUD unit is contained within the housing. The HUD unit has a first converter for transmitting light to the first pixel array of the display unit. The HUD unit further has a first projection optic for projecting the first image light beam from the first pixel array of the display unit onto a windscreen of the motor vehicle. A cluster projection panel unit is contained within the housing. The cluster projection panel has a second converter for transmitting light to the second pixel array of the display unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2000
    Publication date: June 20, 2002
    Inventors: Jerry Gary Kearns, Mahendra Somasara Dassanayake, Terry Thomas Cwik
  • Publication number: 20020009440
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for separating cells using immunorosettes. The method involves contacting a sample containing nucleated cells and red blood cells with an antibody composition which allows immunorosettes of the nucleated cells and the red blood cells to form. The antibody composition preferably contains bifunctional antibodies or tetrameric antibody complexes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2001
    Publication date: January 24, 2002
    Inventors: Terry Thomas, Carrie Peters, Peter Lansdorp
  • Patent number: 6306575
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an antibody composition which contains antibodies specific for glycophorin A, CD3, CD24, CD16, CD14, and optionally CD45RA, CD38, CD36, CD38, CD56, CD2, CD19, CD66e, CD66b, and/or antibodies specific for antigens expressed on non-hematopoietic tumor cells. A process is also provided for enriching and recovering human hematopoietic progenitor cells and stem cells in a sample containing human hematopoietic differentiated, progenitor, and stem cells, and optionally tumor cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 1995
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2001
    Assignee: StemCell Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Terry Thomas, Peter Lansdorp
  • Patent number: 6216062
    Abstract: A display system for vehicle data provides a smooth and responsive display of vehicle data even when the data is transmitted on an irregular basis by extrapolating from the previously received data when data is not received in a given interval. The invention allows display data to be preempted by higher priority data in a shared communications system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2001
    Assignee: Visteon Global Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Terry Thomas Cwik, Jeffrey Todd Kanoza, John Edward Schnoes, Richard Stanley Smith
  • Patent number: 6145369
    Abstract: A gauge assembly 10 having improved accuracy due to its correction of certain errors. The assembly 10 includes a controller 12 which is communicatively coupled to at least one sensor 14 and a gauge driver 16 by use of a communications path or bus 28. Gauge driver 16 selectively and rotatably moves a staff 18 and pointer 26 within a gauge display 22 in response to the certain error compensated data received from controller 12.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2000
    Inventors: Bradley Jerome Corbin, Gregory Douglas Bober, Gregory Blaise Dahlin, John Edward Schnoes, Robert William Hinzmann, Stephen Lee Betts, Terry Thomas Cwik
  • Patent number: 6117985
    Abstract: The present invention relates to antibody composition that are useful in preparing enriched cell preparations such as human hematopoietic progenitor cells and stem cells and non-hematopoietic tumor cells. The invention also relates to kits for carrying out the processes and to the cell preparations prepared by the processes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2000
    Assignee: Stemcell Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Terry Thomas, Peter Lansdorp
  • Patent number: 5905186
    Abstract: Helianthinin is an 11S seed storage protein of sunflower embryos. The present invention is directed to the 5' regulatory regions of helianthinin genes. More particularly, the present invention is directed to specific cis-regulatory elements of this regulatory region which direct tissue-specific gene expression. The present invention provides chimeric genes comprising the cis-regulatory elements linked to a coding sequence from a heterologous gene to control expression of these genes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1995
    Date of Patent: May 18, 1999
    Assignee: Rhone-Poulenc Agrochemie
    Inventors: Terry Thomas, Georges Freyssinet, Michel Lebrun, Molly Bogue
  • Patent number: 5877299
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an antibody composition which contains antibodies specific for glycophorin A, CD3, CD24, CD16, CD14, and optionally CD45RA, CD36, CD56, CD2, CD19, CD66a and/or CD66b. A process is also provided for enriching and recovering human hematopoietic progenitor cells and stem cells in a sample containing human hematopoietic differentiated, progenitor, and stem cells. The process involves reacting the sample with an antibody composition containing antibodies capable of binding to the antigens glycophorin A, CD3, CD24, CD16, and CD14, and optionally CD45RA, CD36, CD56, CD2, CD19, CD66a and/or CD66b under conditions so that cell conjugates are formed between the antibodies and differentiated cells having the antigens glycophorin A, CD3, CD24, CD16, and CD14, and optionally CD45RA, CD36, CD56, CD2, CD19, CD66a and/or CD66b on their surfaces. The cell conjugates are removed and a cell preparation is obtained which is enriched in human hematopoietic progenitor cells and stem cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 1995
    Date of Patent: March 2, 1999
    Assignee: Stemcell Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Terry Thomas, Peter Lansdorp
  • Patent number: 5859325
    Abstract: Helianthinin is an 11S seed storage protein of sunflower embryos. The present invention is directed to the 5' regulatory regions of helianthinin genes. More particularly, the present invention is directed to specific cis-regulatory elements of this regulatory region which direct tissue-specific, temporally-regulated, or abscisic acid-responsive gene expression. The present invention provides chimeric genes comprising the cis-regulatory elements linked to a coding sequence from a heterologous gene to control expression of these genes. The chimeric genes provided by the instant invention are useful in conferring herbicide resistance and improved seed lipid quality to transgenic plants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 1994
    Date of Patent: January 12, 1999
    Assignee: Rhone-Poulenc Agrochimie
    Inventors: Terry Thomas, Georges Freyssinet, Michel Lebrun, Molly Bogue
  • Patent number: 5824865
    Abstract: Helianthinin is an 11S seed storage protein of sunflower embryos. The present invention is directed to the 5' regulatory regions of helianthinin genes. More particularly, the present invention is directed to specific cis-regulatory elements of this regulatory region which direct abscisic acid-responsive gene expression. The present invention provides chimeric genes comprising the cis-regulatory elements linked to a coding sequence from a heterologous gene to control expression of these genes. The chimeric genes provided by the instant invention are useful in conferring herbicide resistance and improved seed lipid quality to transgenic plants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1995
    Date of Patent: October 20, 1998
    Assignee: Rhone Poulenc Agrochimie
    Inventors: Terry Thomas, Georges Freyssinet, Michel Lebrun, Molly Bogue
  • Patent number: 5514340
    Abstract: A device for separating magnetically labelled cells in a sample using an applied magnetic field having a housing; an inlet element at the top portion of the housing having an input end and an output end; a filter chamber adjacent to the output end of the inlet element for filtering the magnetically labelled cells from the fluid while allowing unlabelled cells to pass through when a magnetic field is applied thereto, and containing a multiplicity of magnetic matrix elements extending transversely across the filter chamber; and an outlet element for collecting the fluid which passes through the filter chamber having an input end coupled to the filter chamber and an output end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 1994
    Date of Patent: May 7, 1996
    Assignee: Magnetix Biotechnology, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter Lansdorp, Terry Thomas
  • Patent number: 5499919
    Abstract: An aircraft throttle simulator comprises throttle levers which extend upwly from spheres frictionally clamped between plates. The levers are constrained for movement in a pattern allowing for forward movement from an idle position to a full throttle position, a lateral shift from the full throttle position, and forward movement to an afterburner position. A linkage is provided to connect each lever to a linear transducer to provide a position signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 1993
    Date of Patent: March 19, 1996
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventor: G. Terry Thomas