Patents by Inventor Thomas A. Ross
Thomas A. Ross 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: 20240099849Abstract: A surgical implant device, including: an implant body; a porous layer disposed adjacent to the implant body, wherein the porous layer includes a lattice of intersecting struts; and a plurality of needle structures protruding from the porous layer opposite the implant body, wherein at least some of the plurality of needle structures traverse the porous layer and are anchored to the implant body. The plurality of needle structures that traverse the porous layer and are anchored to the implant body are coupled to one or more intersecting struts of the lattice. Optionally, some of the plurality of needle structures are spaced apart from the implant body and are anchored only to the porous layer. Preferably, one or more of the implant body, the porous layer, and the plurality of needle structures are formed by an additive manufacturing technique.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2023Publication date: March 28, 2024Inventors: John C. STEINMANN, Scott RUCKER, Tim RASMUSSEN, John P. STEINMANN, Trace CAWLEY, Thomas ROSS, Ernesto RIOS, Andrew OLCESE
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Publication number: 20240090778Abstract: System and method for monitoring vital signs of a subject, such as a sleeping patient. A health monitoring device includes a thermal camera such as an uncooled microbolometer array, to monitor breathing, pulse, core temperature, and other vital signs. An audio sensor, e.g., microphone, may be used for monitoring patient respiratory sounds and other sounds. Further information such as pulse rate, PRV, blood pressure, breathing rate and oxygenation level are derived from these signals. The health monitoring device utilizes acquired signals and higher order data in analyzing patient conditions and behaviors. Higher order data include visual data based upon thermal camera signals and audio data based upon audio sensor signals. A processor is configured to output a health determination relating to one or more health parameters of the patient by inputting one or both of the visual data and the audio data into one or more machine learning models.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 1, 2023Publication date: March 21, 2024Applicant: Roc8Sci Co.Inventors: Frank Thomas HARTLEY, Charles Henry ROSS
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Publication number: 20240082749Abstract: An interactive toy comprising a function device for performing user-perceptible, controllable functions. The interactive toy also includes a rechargeable power source and a charging circuit for contactless receipt of electrical energy and for charging the rechargeable power source when the interactive toy is positioned in a charging zone of a contactless charging device. The interactive toy is adapted to determine a charging rate at respective positions relative to the charging device and to generate a user-perceptible output indicative of the determined charging rate.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2023Publication date: March 14, 2024Applicant: LEGO A/SInventors: Thomas Alan DONALDSON, Mark Ross CHAMPKINS, Radost Radoslavova KEREFEYNA, Rasmus Bissenbakker KÆRSGAARD, Yufan Wei WANG, Arun VENKATASUBRAMANIAN, Simon Mark JORDAN, Andrew James KNIGHTS, Isobel Jane ASHBEY, Martin Edward BROCK, Rosanna Elizabeth PARRISH, Silviu TOMA, Robert George MILNER
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Patent number: 11892696Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a sealed closure having modular components, enhanced cable sealing, modular connection interfaces, enhanced cable anchoring and enhanced fiber management.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2022Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: CommScope Technologies LLCInventors: Johan Geens, Philippe Coenegracht, Pieter Doultremont, William B. Bryan, William Alan Carrico, Eddy Luc Cams, Erik David Bishop, Thomas Ross Marmon, Bart Mattie Claessens, Alan Armando Garcia Gonzalez, Roel Modest Willy Bryon, Roger Alaerts, Conny Van De Velde, Jos Brants, El Moïz Mohammed Michel Ghammam, Jozef Christiaan Mathieu Versleegers, Marc Eugène Willem Bervoets, Barry Wayne Allen, Maarten Aerts
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Patent number: 11872136Abstract: A surgical implant device, including: an implant body; a porous layer disposed adjacent to the implant body, wherein the porous layer includes a lattice of intersecting struts; and a plurality of needle structures protruding from the porous layer opposite the implant body, wherein at least some of the plurality of needle structures traverse the porous layer and are anchored to the implant body. The plurality of needle structures that traverse the porous layer and are anchored to the implant body are coupled to one or more intersecting struts of the lattice. Optionally, some of the plurality of needle structures are spaced apart from the implant body and are anchored only to the porous layer. Preferably, one or more of the implant body, the porous layer, and the plurality of needle structures are formed by an additive manufacturing technique.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2022Date of Patent: January 16, 2024Assignee: Kyocera Medical Technologies, Inc.Inventors: John C. Steinmann, Scott Rucker, Tim Rasmussen, John P. Steinmann, Trace Cawley, Thomas Ross, Ernesto Rios, Andrew Olcese
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Patent number: 11822141Abstract: The present disclosure relates to grounding assemblies for cables entering telecommunications enclosures. The grounding assemblies include a grounding attachment interface, a strength member fixation mount, and first and second cable fixation mounts that are electrically coupled together to ground strength members and a conductive shield of a cable.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2021Date of Patent: November 21, 2023Assignee: CommScope Technologies LLCInventors: Barry Wayne Allen, Thomas Ross Marmon
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Patent number: 11671080Abstract: An integrated circuit (IC) includes a level shifter coupled to receive a first supply voltage and a second supply voltage and configured to generate a first output signal and a second output signal in response to an input command signal and an edge detector configured to detect an edge on the second supply voltage and to sink a current from the level shifter in response to detection of the edge in order to prevent a change in logic state of the first output signal or the second output signal. The edge detector can include a positive edge detector configured to generate a positive edge signal in response to detection of a positive going edge of greater than a first predetermined slew rate and a negative edge detector configured to generate a negative edge signal in response to detection of a negative going edge of greater than a second predetermined slew rate.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2022Date of Patent: June 6, 2023Assignee: Allegro MicroSystems, LLCInventors: Thomas Ross, James McIntosh
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Publication number: 20230050734Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a sealed closure having modular components, enhanced cable sealing, modular connection interfaces, enhanced cable anchoring and enhanced fiber management.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 22, 2022Publication date: February 16, 2023Applicant: COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLCInventors: Johan GEENS, Philippe COENEGRACHT, Pieter DOULTREMONT, William B. BRYAN, William Alan CARRICO, Eddy Luc CAMS, Erik David BISHOP, Thomas Ross MARMON, Bart Mattie CLAESSENS, Alan Armando GARCIA GONZALEZ, Roel Modest Willy BRYON, Roger ALAERTS, Conny VAN DE VELDE, Jos BRANTS, El Moïz Mohammed Michel GHAMMAM, Jozef Christiaan Mathieu VERSLEEGERS, Marc Eugène Willem BERVOETS, Barry Wayne ALLEN, Maarten AERTS
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Patent number: 11422327Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a sealed closure having modular components, enhanced cable sealing, modular connection interfaces, enhanced cable anchoring and enhanced fiber management.Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 2019Date of Patent: August 23, 2022Assignee: COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLCInventors: Johan Geens, Philippe Coenegracht, Pieter Doultremont, William B. Bryan, William Alan Carrico, Eddy Luc Cams, Erik David Bishop, Thomas Ross Marmon, Bart Mattie Claessens, Alan Armando Garcia Gonzalez, Roel Modest Willy Bryon, Roger Alaerts, Conny Van De Velde, Jos Brants, El Moïz Mohammed Michel Ghammam, Jozef Christiaan Mathieu Versleegers, Marc Eugène Willem Bervoets, Barry Wayne Allen, Maarten Aerts
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Publication number: 20220218487Abstract: A surgical implant device, including: an implant body; a porous layer disposed adjacent to the implant body, wherein the porous layer includes a lattice of intersecting struts; and a plurality of needle structures protruding from the porous layer opposite the implant body, wherein at least some of the plurality of needle structures traverse the porous layer and are anchored to the implant body. The plurality of needle structures that traverse the porous layer and are anchored to the implant body are coupled to one or more intersecting struts of the lattice. Optionally, some of the plurality of needle structures are spaced apart from the implant body and are anchored only to the porous layer. Preferably, one or more of the implant body, the porous layer, and the plurality of needle structures are formed by an additive manufacturing technique.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2022Publication date: July 14, 2022Inventors: John C. STEINMANN, Scott RUCKER, Tim RASMUSSEN, John P. STEINMANN, Trace CAWLEY, Thomas ROSS, Ernesto RIOS, Andrew OLCESE
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Publication number: 20220120975Abstract: Devices, assemblies and methods for fixing a telecommunications cable. In certain embodiments, a cable fixation unit that can clamp a cable jacket also includes legs having feet that are mountable to a slotted support structure by inserting the feet into the support structure's slots in a sequence of motions.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 22, 2020Publication date: April 21, 2022Inventors: Johan GEENS, Eddy Luc CAMS, Chien-An CHEN, Olivier C. ROCHE, Barry Wayne ALLEN, Ward DECLERCQ, Matthew CAMPSTEYN, Roel Modest Willy BRYON, Philippe COENEGRACHT, Thomas Ross MARMON
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Patent number: 11304811Abstract: A surgical implant device, including: an implant body; a porous layer disposed adjacent to the implant body, wherein the porous layer includes a lattice of intersecting struts; and a plurality of needle structures protruding from the porous layer opposite the implant body, wherein at least some of the plurality of needle structures traverse the porous layer and are anchored to the implant body. The plurality of needle structures that traverse the porous layer and are anchored to the implant body are coupled to one or more intersecting struts of the lattice. Optionally, some of the plurality of needle structures are spaced apart from the implant body and are anchored only to the porous layer. Preferably, one or more of the implant body, the porous layer, and the plurality of needle structures are formed by an additive manufacturing technique.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 2020Date of Patent: April 19, 2022Assignee: Kyocera Medical Technologies, Inc.Inventors: John C. Steinmann, Scott Rucker, Tim Rasmussen, John P. Steinmann, Trace Cawley, Thomas Ross, Ernesto Rios, Andrew Olcese
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Publication number: 20220054232Abstract: Smile treatment planning systems and methods are described herein. One method for adjusting an image of a smile may generally comprise receiving a three-dimensional (3D) digital model of a dental arch of a patient, receiving a digital facial image of the patient which includes an image of one or more teeth of the patient when smiling, registering the 3D digital model to the one or more teeth of the patient from the digital facial image, correcting the 3D digital model for scale and distortion to create a corrected 3D digital model, and overlaying the corrected 3D digital model onto the digital facial image.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 17, 2021Publication date: February 24, 2022Applicant: uLab Systems, Inc.Inventors: Huafeng WEN, Thomas Ross PITTS, Duncan Yardley BROWN, Eric WU, Venkata S, SARVA, Gang LIU, Ruize MA, Junru ZHAO
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Patent number: 11254660Abstract: The combination of (S)-2-(5-((3-ethoxypyridin-2-yl)oxy)pyridin-3-yl)-N-(tetrahydrofuran-3-yl)pyrimidine-5-carboxamide or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and 4-(4-(1-Isopropyl-7-oxo-1,4,6,7-tetrahydrospiro[indazole-5,4?-piperidine]-1?-carbonyl)-6-methoxypyridin-2-yl)benzoic acid or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, for treatment of diseases, including non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), in mammals are described herein.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2019Date of Patent: February 22, 2022Assignee: Pfizer Inc.Inventors: William Paul Esler, Trenton Thomas Ross
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Publication number: 20220023299Abstract: The combination of (S)-2-(5-((3-ethoxypyridin-2-yl)oxy)pyridin-3-yl)-N-(tetrahydrofuran-3-yl)pyrimidine-5-carboxamide or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and 4-(4-(1-Isopropyl-7-oxo-1,4,6,7-tetrahydrospiro[indazole-5,4?-piperidine]-1?-carbonyl)-6-methoxypyridin-2-yl)benzoic acid or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, for treatment of diseases, including non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), in mammals are described herein.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 11, 2021Publication date: January 27, 2022Applicant: Pfizer Inc.Inventors: William Paul Esler, Trenton Thomas Ross
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Patent number: 11149420Abstract: A splashless sink assembly includes a bottom, an open top located above the bottom, a first side wall extending upwardly from the bottom to the open top at an angle oblique relative to the bottom, and a second side wall disposed opposite the first side wall. The second side wall extends upwardly from the bottom to the open top at an angle oblique relative to the bottom.Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 2019Date of Patent: October 19, 2021Inventors: Daniel Keith Grant, Randon Brooks Bennett, Thomas Ross Alexander Nichol, Zachary Douglas Engle
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Patent number: 11082038Abstract: In one aspect, a circuit includes a gate driver having a first input connected to a first node and a second input connected to a second node; an epi diode connected to the first node; a switch connected to the first node; a capacitor having a top plate connected to the switch and a bottom plate connected to the second node; and a first clamp connected the first node and to the second node. The switch being open isolates the first node from negative transient effects from the top plate of the capacitor.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2020Date of Patent: August 3, 2021Assignee: Allegro MicroSystems, LLCInventors: Thomas Ross, James McIntosh, Gianluca Allegrini
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Publication number: 20210231901Abstract: The present disclosure relates to grounding assemblies for cables entering telecommunications enclosures. The grounding assemblies include a grounding attachment interface, a strength member fixation mount, and first and second cable fixation mounts that are electrically coupled together to ground strength members and a conductive shield of a cable.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 12, 2021Publication date: July 29, 2021Inventors: Barry Wayne Allen, Thomas Ross Marmon
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Patent number: 11075622Abstract: In one aspect, a gate driver circuit includes a gate driver having a first input connected to a first node and a second input connected to a second node. The gate driver circuit also includes a current source circuit that includes a first transistor and a capacitor having a top plate connected to the source of the first transistor and a bottom plate connected to ground. The gate driver circuit further includes a switch that includes a second transistor. A gate of the second transistor is connected to a drain of the first transistor and a source of the second transistor is connected to the first node.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2020Date of Patent: July 27, 2021Assignee: Allegro MicroSystems, LLCInventors: Thomas Ross, Michael Munroe, James McIntosh
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Patent number: 11025247Abstract: In one aspect, a gate driver circuit includes a clamp circuit connecting a first node to a second node. The clamp circuit is configured to provide a clamp voltage. The gate driver circuit also includes a first driver connected to the first node and to the second node. The first driver comprising a first input configured to receive the clamp voltage from the clamp circuit. The gate driver circuit further includes a first transistor having a drain connected to the first node, a source connected to a circuit output and a gate connected to an output of the first driver. The first transistor has a gate-to-source voltage and an output voltage of the circuit output does not exceed the clamp voltage less the gate-to-source voltage of the first transistor.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2020Date of Patent: June 1, 2021Assignee: Allegro MicroSystems, LLCInventors: Thomas Ross, Michael Munroe