Patents by Inventor Thomas A. Fuller
Thomas A. Fuller 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).
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Publication number: 20140094750Abstract: A medical implant system is described for inhibiting infection associated with a joint prosthesis implant. An inventive system includes an implant body made of a biocompatible material which has a metal component disposed on an external surface of the implant body. A current is allowed to flow to the metal component, stimulating release of metal ions toxic to microbes, such as bacteria, protozoa, fungi, and viruses. One detailed system is completely surgically implantable in the patient such that no part of the system is external to the patient while the system is in use. In addition, externally controlled devices are provided which allow for modulation of implanted components.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 26, 2013Publication date: April 3, 2014Applicant: ArgentumCidalElectrics, IncInventors: Thomas A. FULLER, Richard A. WYSK, Wayne J. SEBASTIANELLI
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Patent number: 8620431Abstract: A medical implant system is described for inhibiting infection associated with a joint prosthesis implant. An inventive system includes an implant body made of a biocompatible material which has a metal component disposed on an external surface of the implant body. A current is allowed to flow to the metal component, stimulating release of metal ions toxic to microbes, such as bacteria, protozoa, fungi, and viruses. One detailed system is completely surgically implantable in the patient such that no part of the system is external to the patient while the system is in use. In addition, externally controlled devices are provided which allow for modulation of implanted components.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2012Date of Patent: December 31, 2013Assignee: ArgentumCidalElectrics, Inc.Inventors: Thomas A. Fuller, Richard A. Wysk, Wayne J. Sebastianelli
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Patent number: 8609036Abstract: A method and device for destroying and inhibiting exposure to microbes and infection includes a first element and a second element, and a power source. At least one of the elements includes antimicrobial metal, which, when energized by the power source, produces ions that are lethal to microbes. The device can be incorporated into virtually any useful object. During normal use of the object, electrical communication is established between the two elements, causing current supplied from the power source to flow through the antimicrobial metal. The two elements are configured and arranged to ensure that ions flowing from the antimicrobial metal flow through the region in which it is desired to kill microbes. The antimicrobial metal can be on the surface of the element, incorporated into the material making up the element, or provided in any other way that allows the antimicrobial effect to be achieved.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2007Date of Patent: December 17, 2013Assignee: Agentumcidalelectrics, Inc.Inventors: Thomas A. Fuller, Richard A. Wysk, Wayne J. Sebastianelli, Paul H. Cohen, Robert C. Voigt
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Publication number: 20130225072Abstract: Embodiments described herein provide methods, devices, and systems for a touch sensor, or capacitive sensing device, interact with external objects. One method utilizes a capacitive profile on the external object. Another method involves the use of a capacitive sensor array for wireless communication.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2012Publication date: August 29, 2013Applicant: CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATIONInventors: Thomas FULLER, Cole WILSON, Jon PETERSON, David G. WRIGHT
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Publication number: 20130169519Abstract: A method and apparatus determine a difference value, the determined difference value reflecting a difference between a plurality of presence values. In an embodiment, the method and apparatus perform an operation associated with the plurality of presence values, based on the determined difference value.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 30, 2011Publication date: July 4, 2013Applicant: CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATIONInventors: JONATHAN R. Peterson, Cole Wilson, Thomas Fuller
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Patent number: 8441452Abstract: An apparatus for and method of detecting multiple presences on a touch sensor device are described.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2009Date of Patent: May 14, 2013Assignee: Cypress Semiconductor CorporationInventors: Thomas Fuller, Jon Peterson, Ted Tsui, Seok Pyong Park (Tony Park)
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Publication number: 20130038339Abstract: A method and apparatus determine a plurality of regions, each of the plurality of regions having a detected change in capacitance value that meets or exceeds a threshold value. In an embodiment, the method and apparatus fit a shape to the plurality of regions and determine another region, the other region being within the fitted shape and not having the detected change in capacitance value that meets or exceeds the threshold value. The method and apparatus may assign an assigned change in capacitance value to the other region.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 30, 2011Publication date: February 14, 2013Applicant: CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATIONInventors: Jonathan R. Peterson, Cole Wilson, Thomas Fuller, Derek Valleroy
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Publication number: 20120316655Abstract: A medical implant system is described for inhibiting infection associated with a joint prosthesis implant. An inventive system includes an implant body made of a biocompatible material which has a metal component disposed on an external surface of the implant body. A current is allowed to flow to the metal component, stimulating release of metal ions toxic to microbes, such as bacteria, protozoa, fungi, and viruses. One detailed system is completely surgically implantable in the patient such that no part of the system is external to the patient while the system is in use. In addition, externally controlled devices are provided which allow for modulation of implanted components.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2012Publication date: December 13, 2012Applicant: ARGENTUMCIDALELECTRICS, INC.Inventors: THOMAS A. FULLER, RICHARD A. WYSK, WAYNE J. SEBASTIANELLI
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Patent number: 8135466Abstract: A medical implant system is described for inhibiting infection associated with a joint prosthesis implant. An inventive system includes an implant body made of a biocompatible material which has a metal component disposed on an external surface of the implant body. A current is allowed to flow to the metal component, stimulating release of metal ions toxic to microbes, such as bacteria, protozoa, fungi, and viruses. One detailed system is completely surgically implantable in the patient such that no part of the system is external to the patient while the system is in use. In addition, externally controlled devices are provided which allow for modulation of implanted components.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2006Date of Patent: March 13, 2012Assignee: ArgentumCidalElectrics, Inc.Inventors: Thomas A. Fuller, Richard A. Wysk, Wayne J. Sebastianelli
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Publication number: 20110276377Abstract: A communication system with client devices in communication with at least one communication network. User data stores are also in communication with the communications network and store user data of users using respective ones of the client devices. Offer data stores also in communication with the communications network store offers from merchants. A narrowcasting engine includes an active data gathering module to collect the user data, and an active learning module to generate a user profile based on the user data. The communication engine selects dynamically offers from the offer data store based on the profile, and communicates the selected offers in the offer data store to the users.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 17, 2007Publication date: November 10, 2011Applicant: NEXT JUMP, Inc.Inventors: Yong-Chul C. Kim, Isabella Chung, Thomas Fuller, Nettana Samroengraja
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Publication number: 20100198357Abstract: A medical implant system is described for inhibiting infection associated with a joint prosthesis implant. An inventive system includes an implant body made of a biocompatible material which has a metal component disposed on an external surface of the implant body. A current is allowed to flow to the metal component, stimulating release of metal ions toxic to microbes, such as bacteria, protozoa, fungi, and viruses. One detailed system is completely surgically implantable in the patient such that no part of the system is external to the patient while the system is in use. In addition, externally controlled devices are provided which allow for modulation of implanted components.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 13, 2010Publication date: August 5, 2010Inventors: Thomas A. Fuller, Richard A. Wysk, Wayne J. Sebastianelli
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Publication number: 20100100188Abstract: A medical implant system is described for inhibiting infection associated with a joint prosthesis implant. An inventive system includes an implant body made of a biocompatible material which has a metal component disposed on an external surface of the implant body. A current is allowed to flow to the metal component, stimulating release of metal ions toxic to microbes, such as bacteria, protozoa, fungi, and viruses. One detailed system is completely surgically implantable in the patient such that no part of the system is external to the patient while the system is in use. In addition, externally controlled devices are provided which allow for modulation of implanted components.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2006Publication date: April 22, 2010Applicant: Argentumcidalelectrics, Inc.Inventors: Thomas A. Fuller, Richard A. Wysk, Wayne J. Sebastianelli
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Publication number: 20080262925Abstract: A system includes an offer datastores including one or more offers from one or more merchants, a registered card module to register one or more payment cards to be used for a purchase transaction, a transaction matching module to identify the one or more merchants from a collection of purchase transaction data and to match the purchase transaction of the identified one or more merchants with one or more offers in the offer datastore from the identified one or more merchants, and a rewards module to determine an incentive to be applied to the one or more payment cards based on any offer associated with the matched merchant and generate a qualified transaction data to be transmitted to an issuer of the one or more payment cards.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 15, 2008Publication date: October 23, 2008Inventors: Yong-chul C. Kim, Isabella Chung, Thomas Fuller, Nettana Samroengraja, John Duncan
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Publication number: 20080199352Abstract: A method and device for destroying and inhibiting exposure to microbes and infection includes a first element and a second element, and a power source. At least one of the elements includes antimicrobial metal, which, when energized by the power source, produces ions that are lethal to microbes. The device can be incorporated into virtually any useful object. During normal use of the object, electrical communication is established between the two elements, causing current supplied from the power source to flow through the antimicrobial metal. The two elements are configured and arranged to ensure that ions flowing from the antimicrobial metal flow through the region in which it is desired to kill microbes. The antimicrobial metal can be on the surface of the element, incorporated into the material making up the element, or provided in any other way that allows the antimicrobial effect to be achieved.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 27, 2007Publication date: August 21, 2008Inventors: Thomas A. Fuller, Richard A. Wysk, Wayne J. Sebastianelli, Paul H. Cohen, Robert C. Voigt
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Publication number: 20070211443Abstract: A method and product produced includes a power layer board that is manufactured by providing a printed circuit board having an input configured to receive an input power and an output configured to deliver an output power conditioned to power a motor. The method also includes soldering a first component to the printed circuit board. Thereafter, a request to manufacture the power layer board is received that includes parameters of the input power and/or the output power. Therefrom, characteristics of a second component including a resistor, a capacitor, and/or an inductor is identified based on the parameters of the input power and/or the output power. Accordingly, the identified second component is mounted to the printed circuit board through a solder-less cold-weld connector to complete the power layer board.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2006Publication date: September 13, 2007Inventors: David Wechter, Richard Lukaszewski, Sharon Renard, Jon Simons, David Danek, Michael Kreiter, Thomas Fuller
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Publication number: 20060246326Abstract: A cascaded fuel cell stack (9a) includes a plurality of groups (10-12) of fuel cells (13) connected electrically in series by means of conductive separator plates (58, 59) and current collecting pressure plates (56, 57). Each group has an inlet fuel distributing fuel inlet manifold (17a, 19c, 20c), a fuel exit manifold (19a, 20a) of each group except the last feeding the inlet manifold of each subsequent group. A microcontroller responds to signals from a plurality of voltage sensing devices (48a-48c) to cause corresponding switches (50a-50c) (a) to connect each group, and all preceding groups in the sequence, to a voltage limiting device (VLD) (45), or (b) to connect each group to its own (VLD (45a-45c), in response to sensing a predetermined average cell voltage across the corresponding group. When normal operation occurs, the microcontroller connects the main load and disconnects the voltage limiting device (53) (25).Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2006Publication date: November 2, 2006Inventors: Thomas Fuller, Ryan Balliet
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Publication number: 20060004431Abstract: A medical implant system is described for inhibiting infection associated with a joint prosthesis implant. An inventive system includes an implant body made of a biocompatible material which has a metal component disposed on an external surface of the implant body. A current is allowed to flow to the metal component, stimulating release of metal ions toxic to microbes, such as bacteria, protozoa, fungi, and viruses. One detailed system is completely surgically implantable in the patient such that no part of the system is external to the patient while the system is in use. In addition, externally controlled devices are provided which allow for modulation of implanted components.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2005Publication date: January 5, 2006Inventors: Thomas Fuller, Richard Wysk, Wayne Sebastianelli
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Publication number: 20050142407Abstract: A cascaded fuel cell stack (9a) includes a plurality of groups (10-12) of fuel cells (13) connected electrically in series by means of conductive separator plates (58, 59) and current collecting pressure plates (56, 57). Each group has an inlet fuel distributing fuel inlet manifold (17a, 19c, 20c), a fuel exit manifold (19a, 20a) of each group except the last feeding the inlet manifold of each subsequent group. A microcontroller responds to signals from a plurality of voltage sensing devices (48a-48c) to cause corresponding switches (50a-50c) (a) to connect each group, and all preceding groups in the sequence, to a voltage limiting device (VLD) (45), or (b) to connect each group to its own (VLD (45a-45c), in response to sensing a predetermined average cell voltage across the corresponding group. When normal operation occurs, the microcontroller connects the main load and disconnects the voltage limiting device (53) (25).Type: ApplicationFiled: December 26, 2003Publication date: June 30, 2005Inventors: Thomas Fuller, Ryan Balliet
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Publication number: 20050043145Abstract: In an elliptical step exercise apparatus where stride length can be varied the various user programs can take advantage of this feature to provide for an enhanced workout. A control system can be used to implement a preprogrammed exercise routine such as a hill program where stride is shortened as the user goes up a simulated hill and lengthened as the user goes down the hill. In an interval training program, stride length can be increased and decreased at periodic intervals. In a cross training program, stride length can be decreased when the user is pedaling backwards and increased when the user is pedaling forwards.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 7, 2004Publication date: February 24, 2005Inventors: Timothy Anderson, Gregory Bahnfleth, Rachel Buckley, Juliette Daly, Thomas Fuller, Ming Jiang, Gregory Joseph, Karen Knauf, Elena Martynenko, Craig Norman, Lisa Nowak
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Patent number: 6439226Abstract: A front surround or enclosure for overlying the open front of a fireplace box is disclosed. The enclosure has a relatively narrow peripheral frame that carries one or a plurality of glass panels that substantially fill the enclosed area defined by the outer frame. The glass panels may be rigidly secured to the frame or can be configured as operable doors. Patterns configured by silk screening or other application techniques are selectively applied, preferably to the inner surface(s), of the glass panel(s) to enhance visual appeal of the glass and/or to selectively mask the viewer's vision through the glass. Quick release brackets are provided for detachably securing the enclosure to the front of a fireplace box.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2000Date of Patent: August 27, 2002Assignee: HON Technology Inc.Inventors: Timothy Wayne Johnson, Marc Thomas Fuller, Dan Curtis Shimek