Patents by Inventor Thomas A. Alexander

Thomas A. Alexander 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: 20210090038
    Abstract: A method for generating a virtual currency depending on a use of a motor vehicle in which a piece of driving behavior information of a user of the motor vehicle is determined depending on at least one driving dynamic parameter of the motor vehicle and is transmitted to an electronic computing device. The virtual currency is generated by the electronic computing device depending on the transmitted piece of driving behavior information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2018
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Applicant: Daimler AG
    Inventors: Thomas SAUER, Thomas Alexander HORAKH
  • Publication number: 20210056170
    Abstract: The technology disclosed herein summarizes a document using a dictionary derived from tokens within the document itself. In a particular implementation, a method provides identifying a first document for summarization and inputting the first document into a natural language model. The natural language model is configured to summarize the first document using words from a first dictionary compiled based on tokens from the first document. The method further provides receiving a first summary output by the natural language model after the natural language model summarizes the first document.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2019
    Publication date: February 25, 2021
    Inventors: John Bohannon, Oleg Vasilyev, Thomas Alexander Grek
  • Patent number: 10912312
    Abstract: A method of preparing a less sodium food product involves forming a reaction mixture of one or more of liquid sodium potassium hydrogen phosphate and liquid sodium dipotassium phosphate and combining a food ingredient with the emulsifying salt mixture. A reduced sodium process cheese product is formed of a sol to gel conversion fat stabilized via a hydrated protein matrix by a combination of potassium caseinate and sodium caseinate in which the caseinates are derived from an emulsifying salt mixture of liquid sodium potassium hydrogen phosphate and liquid sodium dipotassium phosphate, which, prior to reaction, accounts for at least about 2.5 and up to about 8.32 percent by weight of a total weight of the process cheese product. The emulsifying salt mixture formed of the reaction mixture remains in solution at ambient conditions for at least two weeks prior to incorporation with a food ingredient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: LAND O'LAKES, INC.
    Inventor: Thomas Alexander Glenn, III
  • Publication number: 20210037228
    Abstract: An optical imaging system for imaging a target during a medical procedure is disclosed. The optical imaging system includes: a first camera for capturing a first image of the target; a second wide-field camera for capturing a second image of the target; at least one path folding mirror disposed in an optical path between the target and a lens of the second camera; and a processing unit for receiving the first image and the second image, the processor being configured to: apply an image transform to one of the first image and the second wide-field image; and combine the transformed image with the other one of the images to produce a stereoscopic image of the target.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Inventors: Thomas Alexander MEDAL, Gal Sela
  • Patent number: 10890301
    Abstract: A lamp assembly includes a base, a hermetically sealed outer jacket mounted on the base, and a driver circuit disposed within the hermetically sealed outer jacket and electrically coupled to the base. The lamp assembly may also include a safety circuit configured to interrupt electrical power to the lamp assembly if the hermetically sealed outer jacket is compromised.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: SAVANT TECHNOLOGIES LLC
    Inventors: Thomas Alexander Knapp, Glenn Howard Kuenzler, Jon Bennett Jansma, Bruce Richard Roberts, Gary Robert Allen
  • Publication number: 20200394094
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer readable media are provided for presenting a user interface for fault analysis. Fault information may be accessed. The fault information may identify faults for one or more machines. A fault analysis interface may be provided. The fault analysis interface may include an organization view, an instance view, a subsystem view, or a map view. The fault analysis interface may enable presentation of the organization view, the instance view, the subsystem view, and the map view. The fault analysis interface may display correlations of the faults using visuals and spatial locations of the visuals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2020
    Publication date: December 17, 2020
    Inventors: Trevor Fountain, Jiawei Marvin Sum, Rebecca Egger, Siddharth Rajgarhia, Thomas Alexander, Tyler Uhlenkamp
  • Patent number: 10860085
    Abstract: A modified sleep state graphics processing system includes a graphics processing system coupled to a central processing system that is configured to enter different sleep states. A power management engine coupled to the graphics processing system and the central processing system determines that the graphics processing system is operating above a graphics processing activity threshold and, in response, prevents the central processing system from entering a first subset of the different sleep states. The central processing system is configured to communicate with the graphics processing system to cause the graphics processing system to render graphics while prevented from entering the first subset of the different sleep states. The power management engine may then determine that the graphics processing system is operating below the graphics processing activity threshold and, in response, allow the central processing system to enter the first subset of the different sleep states.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Thomas Alexander Shows, Chung Shou Wu
  • Publication number: 20200378564
    Abstract: A HID solid state retrofit lamp includes a circumferential array of solid state light sources mounted on circuit boards, a heat sink located in the lamp's interior volume, and a fan positioned in the interior volume to force airflow across the heat sink. A capper assembly includes at least one aperture to vent the interior volume, and an intermediate circuit board within the capper assembly. The intermediate circuit board distributes electrical power to the circuit boards by tabs and contacts extending from the boards that are mechanically bonded together. An optical transmissive shield is positioned exterior to the circumferential array, and can include prismatic structures to direct light emitted from the LED sources in an off axis direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2020
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Inventors: Raghu RAMAIAH, Thomas Alexander KNAPP, Benjamin Lee YODER, James William FIRIS
  • Publication number: 20200369548
    Abstract: The invention refers to a glass forming machine which includes a blank station for forming a parison (14) from a gob of molten glass (9) and a blow station for forming the parison (14) into a container (26) and an invert mechanism (16) which can move a neck ring (5) from the blank station to the blow station by a rotary motion and which further includes a swab robot and a control device for the swab robot, wherein the control device is set up so that the swab robot can swab and thus swab the neck ring (5) when the neck ring (5) is in an intermediate position between the blank station and the blow station. Defects in the production of bottles can thus be avoided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2020
    Publication date: November 26, 2020
    Inventors: Thomas Alexander Bewer, Leo Diehm, Inge Ulf Friberg, Martin Gronblad
  • Patent number: 10846469
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and software for data calculation frameworks for user applications are provided herein. An exemplary method includes registering dynamic functions for use by a calculation engine of the user application, coupling calls made by the calculation engine for the dynamic functions to services that host the dynamic functions, and monitoring availability status for the dynamic functions related to availability of the dynamic functions to process expressions associated with the calculation engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Ehab Sobhy Deraz, Thomas Alexander Morrison
  • Publication number: 20200352188
    Abstract: Food products and systems and methods for their production involve subjecting pasteurized milk to a concentration process thereby forming liquid concentrated milk, then fermenting the liquid concentrated milk to form a fermented concentrated milk product. The fermented concentrated milk product is combined with a liquid emulsifying agent, thereby forming a food product. The food product is formed without the fermented concentrated milk product and the food product reaching a temperature of 145° F.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2019
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Inventors: Thomas Alexander Glenn, III, Christina Maria Di Pietro
  • Patent number: 10827162
    Abstract: An optical imaging system for imaging a target during a medical procedure is disclosed. The optical imaging system includes: a first camera for capturing a first image of the target; a second wide-field camera for capturing a second image of the target; at least one path folding mirror disposed in an optical path between the target and a lens of the second camera; and a processing unit for receiving the first image and the second image, the processor being configured to: apply an image transform to one of the first image and the second wide-field image; and combine the transformed image with the other one of the images to produce a stereoscopic image of the target.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: Synaptive Medical (Barbados) Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Alexander Medal, Gal Sela
  • Publication number: 20200341282
    Abstract: A wearable head-up display which allows for convenient and safe stowage when not in use. A hinge component is positioned within the optical path from an image projector to a display component which ensures optical alignment for projection. A detection means is provided to signal when the wearable device is in a folded position in order to deactivate the projector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2018
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Applicant: BAE SYSTEMS plc
    Inventors: Rory Thomas Alexander MILLS, Samuel William HARRIS
  • Publication number: 20200341269
    Abstract: A display assembly (105) for mounting on a head-worn device such as a helmet, and having a partially reflective surface located in a field of view of a user, a display projector (40, 50, 200) for projecting light towards the user via the partially reflective surface, a sensor (60, 210) for use in tracking an eye of the user, and a partially reflective imaging surface (120, 220, 225) located in the field of view. The sensor is aligned to receive light forming an image of an eye reflected by the partially reflective imaging surface, the image being for use in the eye-tracking. By using a reflected image, the camera location can be arranged to improve the potentially conflicting needs of keeping the field of view clear, and of having an image from directly in front of the eye, and of limiting the weight and size and imbalance of the helmet. The visor may be used as the partially reflective surface. IR Illumination may be provided by the display projector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2018
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Applicant: BAE SYSTEMS plc
    Inventors: Rory Thomas Alexander MILLS, Michael David SIMMONDS
  • Publication number: 20200323230
    Abstract: Dairy products are produced by subjecting a starting dairy material to nanofiltration to remove monovalent ions to produce an ion-depleted dairy permeate; passing the ion-depleted dairy permeate through an ion exchange column and subsequently with a sodium-containing eluting solution to produce sodium phosphate and sodium citrate derived from the starting material; concentrating the sodium phosphate and sodium citrate; and combining the concentrated sodium phosphate and sodium citrate with dairy components. The dairy product contains an amount of the concentrated sodium phosphate and sodium citrate sufficient to cause fat in the dairy product to be emulsified and protein in the dairy product to be hydrated. In addition or alternatively, a dairy by-product stream may be subjected to ion exchange to remove calcium therefrom; concentrated, and combined with dairy materials naturally containing phosphate and citrate in order to adjust the citrate+phosphate-to-calcium ratio to reach an emulsified dairy product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2019
    Publication date: October 15, 2020
    Inventors: Thomas Alexander Glenn, III, Richard Dinesen
  • Publication number: 20200327032
    Abstract: Identifying latency-sensitive computing workloads of an information handling system (IHS), including identifying one or more computing parameters of the IHS; monitoring a value of the respective computing parameters; identifying patterns, the patterns indicative of a latency-sensitivity of computing workloads; comparing respective values of the computing parameters with the patterns that are indicative of latency-sensitivity of computing workloads; based on the comparing, calculating a match between a particular pattern and values of respective computing parameters; in response to calculating the match, determining that the workload is latency-sensitive, and disabling a link state power management of the IHS; and after disabling the link state power management of the IHS, performing the computing workload.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2019
    Publication date: October 15, 2020
    Inventors: Chung Shou Wu, Thomas Alexander Shows
  • Publication number: 20200329226
    Abstract: An optical imaging system for imaging a target during a medical procedure is disclosed. The optical imaging system includes: a first camera for capturing a first image of the target; a second wide-field camera for capturing a second image of the target; at least one path folding mirror disposed in an optical path between the target and a lens of the second camera; and a processing unit for receiving the first image and the second image, the processor being configured to: apply an image transform to one of the first image and the second wide-field image; and combine the transformed image with the other one of the images to produce a stereoscopic image of the target.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2019
    Publication date: October 15, 2020
    Inventors: Thomas Alexander MEDAL, Gal SELA
  • Patent number: 10795165
    Abstract: An optical system for a colour head up display, the optical system being for guiding image light from an image projection system to an exit pupil. First and second waveguides are utilised, each waveguide guiding a predetermined set of wavelengths.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: BAE SYSTEMS plc
    Inventors: Michael David Simmonds, Rory Thomas Alexander Mills
  • Patent number: 10795749
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer readable media are provided for presenting a user interface for fault analysis. Fault information may be accessed. The fault information may identify faults for one or more machines. A fault analysis interface may be provided. The fault analysis interface may include an organization view, an instance view, a subsystem view, or a map view. The fault analysis interface may enable presentation of the organization view, the instance view, the subsystem view, and the map view. The fault analysis interface may display correlations of the faults using visuals and spatial locations of the visuals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: Palantir Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Trevor Fountain, Jiawei Marvin Sum, Rebecca Egger, Siddharth Rajgarhia, Thomas Alexander, Tyler Uhlenkamp
  • Patent number: D902752
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: Ubicquia IQ LLC
    Inventors: Thomas Clynne, Thomas Alexander Knapp, Jonathan Robert Meyer, Koushik Babi Saha, Anirudha R. Deshpande