Patents by Inventor Thomas A. Luce

Thomas A. Luce 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: 8794323
    Abstract: A completion assembly useful to fracture pack, gravel pack or otherwise treat production intervals traversed by an uncased wellbore is presented. The completion assembly may be used to stimulate production and/or prevent production of solid particles from the production intervals. A single trip method to fracture pack, gravel pack or otherwise treat multiple zones in an open-hole wellbore is disclosed where the wellbore has no liner or casing string installed through a production open hole portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: BP Corporation North America Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas A. Luce, Karen Olson
  • Patent number: 7928466
    Abstract: A light-emitting semi-conductor diode comprising a light emitting chip at least partially surrounded by a transparent electronics protecting body on which a composite layer foil is disposed, the composite layer foil includes at its side facing away from the electronics protection body a carrier layer, which has a refraction index that is greater than the refraction index of the electronics protection body and, at the opposite side, an active layer of the same material of which the electronics protecting body consists.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2011
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Hermann Oppermann, Julius Muschaweck, Jochen Kunze, Thomas Luce, Eike Krochmann, Walter Tews, Gundula Roth
  • Publication number: 20100012318
    Abstract: A completion assembly useful to fracture pack, gravel pack or otherwise treat production intervals traversed by an uncased wellbore to stimulate production and/or prevent production of solid particles from the production intervals and a single trip method to fracture pack, gravel pack or otherwise treat multiple zones in an open-hole wellbore having no liner or casing string installed through a production open hole portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2008
    Publication date: January 21, 2010
    Inventors: Thomas A. Luce, Karen Olson
  • Patent number: 7465080
    Abstract: An optical waveguide system has a discharge lamp with a reflector and an asymmetrical burner. The reflector has a reflecting surface and a hollow reflector neck. The asymmetrical burner is partly arranged in the hollow reflector neck, without making contact with it. The shape and the size of the inner contour of the reflecting surface of the reflector corresponds substantially to the contour of the asymmetrical burner, and the asymmetrical burner is centrally located in the reflector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2008
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
    Inventors: Nicasius G. T. Van Gennip, Michael Haacke, Thomas Luce, Petrus J. M. Fransen
  • Patent number: 7441929
    Abstract: The invention relates to a lighting unit having at least one light source and at least one light guide following the source and at least partially surrounding it, said light guide including at least one light exit surface facing away from the source and at least approximately located centrally, surrounded by at least one externally located light exit surface. In addition, at least one externally located light exit surface comprises a plurality of surface elements adjacent to each other with or without offset. These surface elements are surface regions of curved solids. With the present invention, a compact lighting unit is developed that makes possible a uniformly high yield in a preassigned target region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2008
    Assignee: Odelo GmbH
    Inventors: Emil Stefanov, Thomas Luce, Andreas Erber, Jochen Kunze
  • Publication number: 20080179621
    Abstract: A light-emitting semi-conductor diode comprising a light emitting chip at least partially surrounded by a transparent electronics protecting body on which a composite layer foil is disposed, the composite layer foil includes at its side facing away from the electronics protection body a carrier layer, which has a refraction index that is greater than the refraction index of the electronics protection body and, at the opposite side, an active layer of the same material of which the electronics protecting body consists.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2008
    Publication date: July 31, 2008
    Inventors: Hermann Oppermann, Julius Muschaweck, Jochen Kunze, Thomas Luce, Eike Krochmann, Walter Tews, Gundula Roth
  • Publication number: 20060285346
    Abstract: An optical waveguide system has a discharge lamp with a reflector and an asymmetrical burner. The reflector has a reflecting surface and a hollow reflector neck. The asymmetrical burner is partly arranged in the hollow reflector neck, without making contact with it. The shape and the size of the inner contour of the reflecting surface of the reflector corresponds substantially to the contour of the asymmetrical burner, and the asymmetrical burner is centrally located in the reflector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2006
    Publication date: December 21, 2006
    Inventors: Nicasius Van Gennip, Michael Haacke, Thomas Luce, Petrus Fransen
  • Patent number: 7083306
    Abstract: The invention relates to a discharge lamp with a reflector (1) and an asymmetrical burner, which reflector (1) comprises at least a reflecting surface (3) and a hollow reflector neck (4), while the asymmetrical burner is partly arranged in said hollow reflector neck (4) without making contact therewith, wherein the shape and the size of the inner contour (6) of the reflecting surface (3) of the reflector (1) corresponds substantially to the contour of the asymmetrical burner, and the asymmetrical burner is centrally located in the reflector (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2006
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
    Inventors: Nicasius G. T. Van Gennip, Michael Haacke, Thomas Luce, Petrus J. M. Fransen
  • Publication number: 20060050530
    Abstract: The invention relates to a lighting unit having at least one light source and at least one light guide following the source and at least partially surrounding it, said light guide including at least one light exit surface facing away from the source and at least approximately located centrally, surrounded by at least one externally located light exit surface. In addition, at least one externally located light exit surface comprises a plurality of surface elements adjacent to each other with or without offset. These surface elements are surface regions of curved solids. With the present invention, a compact lighting unit is developed that makes possible a uniformly high yield in a preassigned target region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2005
    Publication date: March 9, 2006
    Applicant: Schefenacker Vision Systems Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Emil Stefanov, Thomas Luce, Andreas Erber, Jochen Kunze
  • Publication number: 20050036330
    Abstract: The invention relates to a discharge lamp with a reflector (1) and an asymmetrical burner, which reflector (1) comprises at least a reflecting surface (3) and a hollow reflector neck (4), while the asymmetrical burner is partly arranged in said hollow reflector neck (4) without making contact therewith, wherein the shape and the size of the inner contour (6) of the reflecting surface (3) of the reflector (1) corresponds substantially to the contour of the asymmetrical burner, and the asymmetrical burner is centrally located in the reflector (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2002
    Publication date: February 17, 2005
    Inventors: Nicasius Van Gennip, Michael Haacke, Thomas Luce, Petrus Fransen
  • Patent number: 6499864
    Abstract: A lighting device with a light source and a first reflector which directs light provided by the light source towards at least two focal points in the operational state, is to be constructed such that the light path to one of the focal points can be obstructed without thermal problems arising. A second reflector is provided which diverts away at least partly the light guided by the first reflector to a first of the two focal points towards the second one of the two focal points, directly or indirectly, as desired.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2002
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
    Inventor: Thomas Luce
  • Publication number: 20010040807
    Abstract: A lighting device with a light source and a first reflector which directs light provided by the light source towards at least two focal points in the operational state, is to be constructed such that the light path to one of the focal points can be obstructed without thermal problems arising. A second reflector is provided which diverts away at least partly the light guided by the first reflector to a first of the two focal points towards the second one of the two focal points, directly or indirectly, as desired.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2001
    Publication date: November 15, 2001
    Inventor: Thomas Luce