Patents by Inventor Thomas A. Manuel
Thomas A. Manuel 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: 20240113815Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for user equipment behavior with respect to hybrid automatic repeat request retransmission in new radio sidelink co-existence scenarios with another technology are provided. For example, a method can include enabling, for a receiving user equipment, hybrid automatic repeat request negative acknowledgement only feedback. The method can also include first determining whether to condition negative feedback on at least one first condition, or second determining whether negative feedback is conditioned on at least one second condition. The method can further include third determining whether to retransmit a message according to hybrid automatic repeat request according to results of the first determining or the second determining. The method can additionally include communicating with the receiving user equipment based on a result of the third determining.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2022Publication date: April 4, 2024Inventors: Ling YU, Nuno Manuel KIILERICH PRATAS, Daniel MEDINA, Torsten WILDSCHEK, Vinh VAN PHAN, Faranaz SABOURI-SICHANI, Jari Olavi LINDHOLM, Thomas Haaning JACOBSEN
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Patent number: 11274796Abstract: A system for optimally controlling gas flows in a pipeline network having gas import points, gas export points, and pipelines connected therebetween. The pipelines are interconnected by at least one junction. Each gas import point, gas export point and junction has a sensor and a flow control device, both of which correspond to a unique smart meter. Each smart meter includes a communication network interface and a flow control device controller. Each smart meter is capable of repeatedly: (1) receiving system gas data and first local gas request parameters from at least one other smart meter; (2) controlling the flow control device via the flow control device controller; (3) generating local gas values based on an output from the corresponding sensor; (4) calculating second local gas request parameters based on the local gas values and the system gas data; and (5) transmitting the system gas data.Type: GrantFiled: October 6, 2015Date of Patent: March 15, 2022Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventor: Thomas Manuel Ortiz
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Publication number: 20210229098Abstract: A medical system for determining an analyte quantity in a blood sample via a cartridge that spins around a rotational axis. The cartridge may include: a separation chamber that separates blood plasma from the sample; a processing chamber containing a reagent with a specific binding partner which binds to the analyte to form an analyte specific binding partner complex; a first valve structure connecting the separation chamber to the processing chamber; a measurement structure to measure the quantity of the analyte, wherein the measurement structure includes a chromatographic membrane with an immobilized binding partner for direct or indirect binding of the analyte or the analyte specific binding partner complex, and an absorbent structure that is nearer to the axis than the membrane; a second valve structure connecting the processing chamber to the measurement structure; and a fluid chamber filled with a washing buffer and fluidically connected to the measurement structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 13, 2021Publication date: July 29, 2021Inventors: Christoph Boehm, Thorsten Brueckner, Thomas Fischer, Eloisa Lopez-Calle, Sascha Lutz, Josef Roedl, Juergen Spinke, Pamela Espindola, Thomas Manuel Keller, Thomas Dolbinow, Sabrina Adler, Erik Beiersdorf, Domenik Wensorra
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Patent number: 11000848Abstract: A medical system for determining an analyte quantity in a blood sample via a cartridge that spins around a rotational axis. The cartridge may include: a separation chamber that separates blood plasma from the sample; a processing chamber containing a reagent with a specific binding partner which binds to the analyte to form an analyte specific binding partner complex; a first valve structure connecting the separation chamber to the processing chamber; a measurement structure to measure the quantity of the analyte, wherein the measurement structure includes a chromatographic membrane with an immobilized binding partner for direct or indirect binding of the analyte or the analyte specific binding partner complex, and an absorbent structure that is nearer to the axis than the membrane; a second valve structure connecting the processing chamber to the measurement structure; and a fluid chamber filled with a washing buffer and fluidically connected to the measurement structure.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2018Date of Patent: May 11, 2021Assignee: Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc.Inventors: Christoph Boehm, Thomas Dolbinow, Sabrina Adler, Erik Beiersdorf, Domenik Wensorra, Thorsten Brueckner, Thomas Fischer, Eloisa Lopez-Calle, Sascha Lutz, Josef Roedl, Juergen Spinke, Pamela Espindola, Thomas Manuel Keller
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Publication number: 20200240590Abstract: A system for optimally controlling gas flows in a pipeline network having gas import points, gas export points, and pipelines connected therebetween. The pipelines are interconnected by at least one junction. Each gas import point, gas export point and junction has a sensor and a flow control device, both of which correspond to a unique smart meter. Each smart meter includes a communication network interface and a flow control device controller. Each smart meter is capable of repeatedly: (1) receiving system gas data and first local gas request parameters from at least one other smart meter; (2) controlling the flow control device via the flow control device controller; (3) generating local gas values based on an output from the corresponding sensor; (4) calculating second local gas request parameters based on the local gas values and the system gas data; and (5) transmitting the system gas data.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 6, 2015Publication date: July 30, 2020Inventor: Thomas Manuel Ortiz
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Publication number: 20180293438Abstract: An example method of providing a digital representation of a well schematic includes storing a set of text strings and a set of image regions into a coordinate map. The method includes associating one or more text strings with one or more image regions. A text string is associated with an image region based on a context of the text string in the coordinate map. The method further includes linking one or more image regions with a corresponding catalogued image stored in a component database. The catalogued image represents a well schematic component. The method also includes generating a well schematic topology in accordance with the coordinate map and the one or more catalogued images linked with the one or more image regions. The method further includes updating the well schematic topology in accordance with one or more business rules.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 2, 2015Publication date: October 11, 2018Inventors: Thomas Manuel Ortiz, Olivier Roger Germain
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Publication number: 20180283148Abstract: A system for automatically and optimally balancing lift gas in a pipeline network for lift-gas wells of an oil field. The system includes peer-to-peer sensors for (1) generating local gas values, (2) receiving system data including local gas target values for each of the sensors and first local gas request parameters from at least one other sensor, (3) controlling a corresponding flow control device based on the local gas values and target local gas values for the sensor, and the first local gas request parameters, (4) calculating second local gas request parameters for the sensor based on the local gas values, the local target values, and the system data; and (5) transmitting the system data including the second local gas request parameters to at least one other sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 30, 2015Publication date: October 4, 2018Inventor: Thomas Manuel Ortiz
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Publication number: 20180264471Abstract: A medical system for determining an analyte quantity in a blood sample via a cartridge that spins around a rotational axis. The cartridge may include: a separation chamber that separates blood plasma from the sample; a processing chamber containing a reagent with a specific binding partner which binds to the analyte to form an analyte specific binding partner complex; a first valve structure connecting the separation chamber to the processing chamber; a measurement structure to measure the quantity of the analyte, wherein the measurement structure includes a chromatographic membrane with an immobilized binding partner for direct or indirect binding of the analyte or the analyte specific binding partner complex, and an absorbent structure that is nearer to the axis than the membrane; a second valve structure connecting the processing chamber to the measurement structure; and a fluid chamber filled with a washing buffer and fluidically connected to the measurement structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 17, 2018Publication date: September 20, 2018Inventors: Christoph Boehm, Thorsten Brueckner, Thomas Fischer, Eloisa Lopez-Calle, Sascha Lutz, Josef Roedl, Juergen Spinke, Pamela Espindola, Thomas Manuel Keller, Thomas Dolbinow, Sabrina Adler, Erik Beiersdorf, Domenik Wensorra
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Publication number: 20180112517Abstract: A pressure-volume-temperature (PVT) modeling system includes a sensing device configured to obtain a fluid measurement of a production fluid in a downhole portion of a well system or in a surface portion of the well system, and a processor comprising a PVT model builder, the processor configured to receive the fluid measurement from the sensing device, apply the fluid measurement as an input into the PVT model builder, and generate a PVT model.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 17, 2015Publication date: April 26, 2018Applicant: Landmark Graphics CorporationInventor: Thomas Manuel OrtÃz
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Publication number: 20180089704Abstract: A method includes obtaining an available supply of a commodity using information provided by one or more commodity producers included in a network that also includes one or more commodity consumers, obtaining a demand for the commodity using information provided by the one or more commodity consumers, controlling the available supply of the commodity from the one or more commodity producers using information provided by the one or more commodity consumers, and supplying the commodity to the one or more commodity consumers based on the demand for the commodity.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2015Publication date: March 29, 2018Inventor: Thomas Manuel ORTIZ
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Publication number: 20160358271Abstract: Systems and methods for total asset modeling by updating a preexisting integrated asset model in the form of a unique type model during different stages of an asset lifecycle to identify and evaluate a new asset during the asset lifecycle.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2014Publication date: December 8, 2016Inventors: Thomas Manuel Ortiz, Ronald Gordon Cude, Oliver Roger Germain, Laurence Reid
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Patent number: 5369184Abstract: Resins which comprise polymers which contain multiple acetal groups have been developed which are useful for crosslinking and adhesion promotion in coating and adhesive applications. The polymers which make up these resins are prepared by the addition of aminoacetals to polymers containing anhydride functionality. The polymers are modified by titration with ammonia or a primary or secondary amine which solubilizes the polymer in aqueous systems.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 1993Date of Patent: November 29, 1994Assignee: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.Inventors: William F. Burgoyne, Jr., Jeremiah P. Casey, Thomas A. Manuel
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Patent number: 5369185Abstract: Resins which comprise polymers which contain multiple acetal groups have been developed which are useful for crosslinking and adhesion promotion in coating and adhesive applications. The polymers which make up these resins are prepared by the addition of aminoacetals to polymers containing anhydride functionality. The polymers are modified by titration with a tertiary amine or alkali base.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 1993Date of Patent: November 29, 1994Assignee: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.Inventors: William F. Burgoyne, Jr., Jeremiah P. Casey, Thomas A. Manuel, Joel E. Goldstein
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Patent number: 5298567Abstract: Resins which comprise polymers which contain multiple acetal groups have been developed which are useful for crosslinking and adhesion promotion in coating and adhesive applications. The polymers which make up these resins are prepared by the addition of aminoacetals to polymers containing anhydride functionality. Optionally, these polymers may be modified by titration with a tertiary amine or alkali base which solubilizes the polymer in aqueous systems.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 1993Date of Patent: March 29, 1994Assignee: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.Inventors: William F. Burgoyne, Jr., Jeremiah P. Casey, Thomas A. Manuel
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Patent number: 5120598Abstract: A novel product is disclosed for cleaning up oil spills. The product comprises ultra-fine polymeric fibers which are produced from various polymeric materials by mixing with thermoplastic poly(vinyl alcohol) and extruding the mixture through a die followed by further orientation. The poly(vinyl alcohol) is extracted to yield liberated ultra-fine polymeric fibers. The fibers are ultimately processed into said product, such as a mat, which is placed directly on the oil spill to absorb the oil.Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 1991Date of Patent: June 9, 1992Assignee: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.Inventors: Lloyd M. Robeson, Robert J. Axelrod, Thomas A. Manuel