Patents by Inventor Thomas A. David

Thomas A. David 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: 20240141711
    Abstract: In one aspect, a system includes a movable barrier operator configured to open and close a movable barrier; at least one ultra-wideband device associated with the movable barrier operator and electrically configured to receive ultra-wideband radio frequency signals; and a processor operatively connected to the at least one ultra-wideband device and configured to use the ultra-wideband radio signals to determine a status of the movable barrier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Casparus Cate, Michael Joseph Davies, Benjamin David Hunt, Thomas Jason Jankovsky, Paul Anthony Kuzich, Michael Joseph Phillips, Maged Riad
  • Publication number: 20240140182
    Abstract: A truck that includes a bed section located rear of a cab section where the bed section is bounded on each side by opposing first and second upward-extending side walls, respectively. The truck includes a tonneau cover which has a first panel section pivotable with respect to the opposing first and second upward-extending side walls. A latching assembly is attached to the first panel section that selectively secures and releases the first panel section with respect to the first and second upward-extending side walls of the truck. The latching assembly includes at least one adjustable pinch latch assembly. The pinch latch assembly includes a latch handle portion and a latch base located on the first panel section adjacent the latch handle portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2024
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Eugene A. Dylewski, II, Christopher David Mattison, John William Bevis, III, Thomas Augustine Hubbard
  • Publication number: 20240139045
    Abstract: A patient transport apparatus with a support structure having a base, a support frame, and a patient support deck defining a support surface. An inertial sensor is coupled to the support structure and generates a signal representing a change in velocity of the support structure. A controller in communication with the inertial sensor has a processor and a non-transitory storage medium having stored thereon a program that monitors the signal generated by the inertial sensor for changes relative to a predetermined threshold. In response to an event in which the signal exceeds the predetermined threshold, the program is further configured to: generate a waveform based on the signal received from the inertial sensor; store the waveform at an overwritable address in the non-transitory storage medium; and generate an entry in an event log stored in the non-transitory storage medium, the entry comprising one or more parameters associated with the waveform.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: Stryker Corporation
    Inventors: Neeraj Singla, Aaron Douglas Furman, Bhavin Rajeshkumar Kapadia, Brandon David Naber, Thomas Alan Puvogel
  • Publication number: 20240132467
    Abstract: Compounds of general formula (I): (I) wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, Y and Z are as defined herein are useful for treating respiratory disease and other diseases and conditions modulated by TMEM16A.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2023
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Applicant: TMEM16A Limited
    Inventors: Stephen COLLINGWOOD, Jonathan David Hargrave, Duncan Alexander Hay, Clive McCarthy, Thomas Beauregard Schofield, Edward Walker, Naomi Went
  • Publication number: 20240136211
    Abstract: The invention relates to a system for manufacturing a plurality of integrated circuits, IC, mounted on a common support, the system comprising: an input station configured (adapted, arranged) to receive at least one common support; an output station configured (adapted, arranged) to receive at least one common support having a plurality of integrated circuits formed thereon; a plurality of processing modules each module being operable (configured, arranged, adapted) to perform at least one of the processing steps (e.g. deposition, patterning, etching) for forming an integrated circuit on the common support; a transfer means operable (configured, arranged, adapted) to transfer the at least one common support from the input station to the output station and to one or more of the processing modules therebetween; control means (e.g.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2023
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Inventors: Richard David PRICE, Neil DAVIES, Scott WHITE, Thomas Stanley VAN DEN HEEVER, Kenneth David WILLIAMSON, Nathaniel James GREEN
  • Patent number: 11964422
    Abstract: Described herein are various embodiments of a valve that may be opened and closed using a thixotropic or “stress yield” material, or other material that temporarily changes phase upon application of energy to the material. More particularly, some embodiments may include a valve that is opened and closed using a granular gel that is a temporary phase change material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Joshua Muse, Meghan Hughes, Carl David Crane, Thomas Ettor Angelini, Kyle D. Schulze, Tapomoy Bhattacharjee, Wallace Gregory Sawyer, Curtis Taylor
  • Patent number: 11961509
    Abstract: Methods and systems are disclosed for improving dialog management for task-oriented dialog systems. The disclosed dialog builder leverages machine teaching processing to improve development of dialog managers. In this way, the dialog builder combines the strengths of both rule-based and machine-learned approaches to allow dialog authors to: (1) import a dialog graph developed using popular dialog composers, (2) convert the dialog graph to text-based training dialogs, (3) continuously improve the trained dialogs based on log dialogs, and (4) generate a corrected dialog for retraining the machine learning.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Swadheen Kumar Shukla, Lars Hasso Liden, Thomas Park, Matthew David Mazzola, Shahin Shayandeh, Jianfeng Gao, Eslam Kamal Abdelreheem
  • Publication number: 20240115829
    Abstract: There is disclosed system for oxygenating a patient in relation to anaesthesia using high flow gas delivery. The system has a flow source, and a controller for determining oxygenation requirements of the patient before or during anaesthesia. A method of oxygenating a patient in relation to anaesthesia using high flow gas delivery is also disclosed. The method determines oxygenation requirements of the patient before or during anaesthesia.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Inventors: Matthew Jon Payton, Alicia Jerram Hunter Evans, Thomas Henrich Barnes, Dexter Chi Lun Cheung, Craig Karl White, Anthony Brendan Williams, Laurence Gulliver, Michael Barraclough, Jonathan Mark Church, Jonathan David Harwood, Samantha Dale Oldfield, Callum James Thomas Spence, Milanjot Singh Assi
  • Publication number: 20240118593
    Abstract: Media hub systems and methods for providing content for display on a device provided. The media system may include a hub and a mount configured to secure the hub to a plurality of structures. The hub may include a camera and be configured to provide content for display on a device. The mount may be configured to couple to the hub via a magnetic connection. The magnetic connection may be configured to allow the hub to tilt relative to the mount to adjust a field-of-view of the camera.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2022
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Inventors: Richard JAKUBOWSKI, Juan Ernesto JIMENEZ, Heidi Serene FARRELL, Benjamin G. SCHULTZ, Hsiao-yu YU, Kevin Wayin KAN, Trevor John TIMSON, Thomas CORTESE, Blake David CHASEN
  • Patent number: 11952673
    Abstract: Certain systems comprise a reactor (e.g., a reduction cell such as an electrolytic cell comprising an anode, a cathode, and an electrolyte) comprising molten metal within a container; and a collection vessel at least partially contained within the container of the reactor, the collection vessel comprising an opening fluidically connected to the container of the reactor. Some systems comprise a reactor; and a collection vessel comprising a first opening fluidically connected to the reactor and a second opening fluidically connected to a source of gas (e.g., inert gas) and to a source of negative pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Phoenix Tailings, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Anthony Villalon, Jr., Benjamin David Brakenwagen, Richard Robert Salvucci
  • Patent number: 11952674
    Abstract: Systems and methods for recovery of molten metal are generally described. Certain systems comprise a reactor (e.g., a reduction cell such as an electrolytic cell comprising an anode, a cathode, and an electrolyte) comprising molten metal within a container; and a collection vessel at least partially contained within the container of the reactor, the collection vessel comprising an opening fluidically connected to the container of the reactor. Some systems comprise a reactor; and a collection vessel comprising a first opening fluidically connected to the reactor and a second opening fluidically connected to a source of gas (e.g., inert gas) and to a source of negative pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Phoenix Tailings, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Anthony Villalon, Jr., Benjamin David Brakenwagen, Richard Robert Salvucci
  • Patent number: 11952912
    Abstract: A turbine engine includes a compressor section, a combustion section, and a turbine section, and an airfoil with an outer wall defining a pressure side and a suction side and extending between a leading edge and a trailing edge to define a mean camber line. A first thickness is defined between the pressure side and the suction side at a first location along the mean camber line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Thomas William Vandeputte, Paul Hadley Vitt, Daniel Endecott Osgood, Brian David Keith
  • Publication number: 20240110199
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods and compositions for identifying, selecting and/or producing a pathogen resistant plant or germplasm (e.g., soybean plant or germplasm) using genes derived from Glycine tomentella. Candidate genes capable of conferring pathogen resistance (e.g., to Asian Soy Rust) are provided. A plant or germplasm that has been identified, selected and/or produced by any of the methods of the present invention is also provided. Pathogen resistant seeds, plants and germplasms are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2022
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Applicant: Syngenta Crop Protection AG
    Inventors: Qingli Liu, Thomas Joseph Curley, Jr., Becky Welsh Breitinger, Andrew David Farmer, Xiaoping Tan, Yinping Lucy Qin
  • Publication number: 20240107689
    Abstract: Various implementations include electronic devices with internal joints cured by a light source. In a particular implementation, an electronic device includes: a casing defining an enclosure; a joint between components in the electronic device; a light curable adhesive bonding the components at the joint; and at least one light source internal to the casing and configured to output light for at least partially curing the light curable adhesive in the casing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Alexander Irwin, Thomas David Chambers, Todd William MacFadden, Ricardo Federico Carreras
  • Patent number: 11937735
    Abstract: A food station includes a base configured to support a food product, a frame coupled to the base and including a longitudinal member having a length extending in a longitudinal direction, and a heat strip module coupled to the longitudinal member. The heat strip module includes a housing, a heating element coupled to the housing, and a reflector coupled to the housing. The heat strip module is at least one of (a) selectively rotatable relative to the longitudinal member between a first orientation and a second orientation and configured to emit the energy in both the first orientation and the second orientation or (b) selectively repositionable along the length of the longitudinal member between a first position and a second position and configured to emit the energy in both the first position and the second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: The Vollrath Company, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Jill Hundley, Thomas David VanDerPuy, Jeffrey T. Zank, Kirk Michael Komendat, Kristin Blada, Ian Robert Ecclestone
  • Patent number: 11939880
    Abstract: A turbine engine stage includes a plurality of airfoils extending between an inner band and an outer band. Each airfoil in the plurality of airfoils can have an outer wall defining a pressure side and a suction side, with the outer wall extending between a leading edge and a trailing edge. An intervening flow passage is defined between two adjacent airfoils in the plurality of airfoils.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Paul Hadley Vitt, Matthew Brian Surprenant, Brian David Keith, Prem Venugopal, Thomas William Vandeputte
  • Patent number: 11943406
    Abstract: A method for printing defect detection includes processing and analyzing a difference image obtained by comparing an image scanned with a verifier to a reference image. The detected defects are grouped, and the grouping is refined. Confidence level values are then assigned to the refined groups, and analysis is performed to determine if one or more servicing actions should be taken.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Hand Held Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Sebastien d'Armancourt, Thomas Axel Jonas Celinder, H Sprague Ackley, Glenn David Aspenns
  • Publication number: 20240091864
    Abstract: A guide for cutting a dowel pin of a rotor assembly is provided. The guide includes a catch basin, including a first catch basin portion and a second catch basin portion, and a shim. The first catch basin portion and the second catch basin portion form a cutting tool receiver. The shim extends from a first edge having a cross-section that is complementary to a surface of the rotor assembly. The first catch basin portion and the second catch basin portion form a receptacle that accommodates and retains portions of a dowel pin during and after removal of the dowel pin from the rotor assembly. The cutting tool receiver is defined by a receiver edge configured to guide a cutting surface of a cutting tool through a cross-section of a dowel pin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2022
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Applicants: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, ATLANTIC PLANT MAINTENANCE, INC.
    Inventors: CHRISTOPHER DAVID RUNKEL, THOMAS ALAN MOGLE, II, MARCUS NOLAN ADAMS, MARK ANDREW HALEY, SANDRA BEVERLY KOLVICK
  • Patent number: 11936112
    Abstract: Provided herein are various enhancements for antenna systems and directed radio frequency energy structures. In one example, an apparatus includes an antenna array comprising a plurality of antenna elements formed by waveguide structures embedded within a substrate and positioned about a longitudinal axis of the substrate to form at least two concentric ring arrangements of antenna elements. Apertures of the waveguide structures are configured to emit or receive radio frequency (RF) energy generally along the longitudinal axis. Feed elements are coupled to each of the waveguide structures on an end opposite of the apertures, and configured to couple the RF energy for the antenna array.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas Henry Hand, Joshua David Gustafson, Adam Blair Hess, Thomas Patrick Cencich, Braiden T. Olds, Joseph M. Torres, Erik Lier
  • Patent number: 11931510
    Abstract: An interfacing structure for a mask system includes a cushion component adapted to contact the patient's face in use and a cushion-to-frame component provided to the cushion component. The cushion-to-frame component is structured to secure the cushion component to a mask frame of the mask system. The cushion-to-frame component includes a cushion side adapted to interface with the cushion component and a frame side adapted to interface with the mask frame. The cushion side includes a platform to engage and support the cushion component. The platform provides an engagement surface to engage the cushion component and inner and outer flanges provided to opposing ends of the platform to guide, support and/or retain the cushion component on the platform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: ResMed Pty Ltd
    Inventors: Melanie Lucia Cariola, Andrew Hung, Alicia Kristianne Wells, Thomas Kirby, Memduh Guney, Craig David Edwards, Lee James Veliss