Patents by Inventor Thomas A. Wright
Thomas A. Wright 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: 20170080213Abstract: An implantable neurostimulation lead comprises a lead body having a distal end and a proximal end, and a lumen extending along a longitudinal axis between the distal and proximal ends. Multiple electrodes are provided proximate to the distal end of the lead body. The electrodes are configured to at least one of deliver stimulating pulses and sense electrical activity. A multi-layer coil is wound about the lumen and extends at least partially along a length of the lead body. The multi-layer coil includes a first winding formed with multiple winding turn segments wound about the lumen in a first direction about the longitudinal axis. The multilayer coil includes a second winding formed with multiple winding turn segments wound about the first winding in an opposite second direction about the longitudinal axis.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 18, 2015Publication date: March 23, 2017Inventors: Thomas Wright, Eric Eichelberger, Paul Burros, Aaron Raines
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Patent number: 9500179Abstract: Segmented wind turbine blades with truss connection regions, and associated systems and methods are disclosed. A wind turbine system in accordance with a particular embodiment includes a wind turbine with a first segment having a first position along the longitudinal axis and having a first internal load-bearing structure for which non-truss structure elements carry at least 90% of the shear loads in the first segment. The blade further includes a second segment having a second position along the longitudinal axis and having a second internal load-bearing structure for which non-truss structure elements carry at least 90% of the shear loads in the first segment. A connection region between the first and second segments includes an internal load-bearing truss structure connected between the first internal load-bearing structure and the second internal load-bearing structure.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2012Date of Patent: November 22, 2016Assignee: Vestas Wind Systems A/SInventors: Cory P. Arendt, Myles L. Baker, Rick Thomas Wright
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Patent number: 9488317Abstract: A hydraulic system for a hybrid module which is located between an engine and a transmission includes a parallel arrangement of a mechanical pump and an electric pump. Each pump is constructed and arranged to deliver oil from a sump to other portions of the hydraulic system depending on the operational mode. A load on the electric pump corresponds to a current draw on the electric pump motor. This current draw is used to indicate when there is a low oil level in the sump.Type: GrantFiled: January 3, 2013Date of Patent: November 8, 2016Assignee: Allison Transmission, Inc.Inventor: Thomas A. Wright
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Publication number: 20160323332Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for creating shared virtual spaces (“rooms”). A room may be created when a user first shares images with another user. A user may send a request to a content management system to share one or more images with various contacts. In response, a room is created by the content management system in which a copy of each image is stored. Images added to a room are copied to a separate “rooms” database, and “locked,” being saved in the room for a period of time, which may be indefinitely. Changes made by the user to a room via a user device may be displayed as soon as indicated, without waiting for the information to be sent to a system server or its state to be made consistent with that of the user device. Room activity notifications may be sent to members in various ways.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 11, 2016Publication date: November 3, 2016Inventors: Nils Peter Welinder, Thomas Kleinpeter, Thomas Wright, Ramesh Balakrishnan, Tina Wen, Rajeev Nayak
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Publication number: 20160305294Abstract: A hybrid vehicle includes a hybrid module, a transmission and a torque converter. The lubrication system associated with the torque converter includes an oil sump within the torque converter housing which is intended to be managed as a “dry” sump oil lubrication system. There is an oil pump in communication with the sump in order to manage the sump oil level. By monitoring an operational parameter of the oil pump motor (pressure, torque, or current) oil aeration can be detected.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2016Publication date: October 20, 2016Inventors: Charles F. Long, Thomas A. Wright
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Patent number: 9470264Abstract: There is provided a magnetic bearing drive circuit driven from a pair of Direct Current (DC) link voltage rails, said magnetic bearing drive circuit having at least one amplifier providing an output PWM drive signal for driving a magnetic bearing winding, said output PWM drive signal being provided to the magnetic bearing winding through a plurality of drive signal rails, said magnetic bearing drive circuit comprising a pair of voltage offset devices coupled to the DC link voltage rails and arranged to provide a pair of offset catcher voltage rails from the DC link voltage rails, and primary clamping means coupled between each offset catcher voltage rail and a respective one of the drive signal rails.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2011Date of Patent: October 18, 2016Assignee: WAUKESHA BEARINGS LIMITEDInventor: Derek Thomas Wright
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Publication number: 20160255088Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media for authenticating a user account with a synchronized content management system are disclosed. A synchronized online content management system may receive a request from a client device to access content in the content management system via a web browser that is running on the client device. The system may identify that a client-side application for the content management system has been installed on the client device and that the client-side application is already logged into a user account with the content management system. The system can cause the web browser to open a local host connection to the client-side application such that the web browser may be able to obtain from the client application some user account identifying information for the user account. The system can then cause the web browser to log into the user account by using the user account identifying information.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2015Publication date: September 1, 2016Inventors: Josh Kaplan, Adam Cook, Stephen Poletto, Thomas Wright, Luke Faraone
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Patent number: 9423922Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for creating shared virtual spaces (“rooms”). A room may be created when a user first shares images with another user. A user may send a request to a content management system to share one or more images with various contacts. In response, a room is created by the content management system in which a copy of each image is stored. Images added to a room are copied to a separate “rooms” database, and “locked,” being saved in the room for a period of time, which may be indefinitely. Changes made by the user to a room via a user device may be displayed as soon as indicated, without waiting for the information to be sent to a system server or its state to be made consistent with that of the user device. Room activity notifications may be sent to members in various ways.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2014Date of Patent: August 23, 2016Assignee: DROPBOX, INC.Inventors: Nils Peter Welinder, Thomas Kleinpeter, Thomas Wright, Ramesh Balakrishnan, Tina Wen, Rajeev Nayak
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Publication number: 20160219027Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media for authenticating a user account with a content management system are disclosed. A synchronized content management system may receive an identifier via a first access platform. The identifier may be associated with a device. The content management system can generate a link based on the identifier and the device. The link may be then send to the device by using the identifier. When accessed by the device, the link may authenticate a user account associated with the device at a second access platform.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 28, 2015Publication date: July 28, 2016Inventors: Josh Kaplan, Adam Cook, Stephen Poletto, Thomas Wright, Luke Faraone
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Publication number: 20160182479Abstract: Various embodiments of the present technology enable users to sign in to an account without a password. For example, when receiving a request to register a device with an account, a user can be prompted to enter their email address. In response, two tokens are generated. A first token is sent to the a client application on the device and the second token is sent to the user's email. The user can then only login to their account with the device if the device has both tokens. Thus, if someone intercepts the email, they will be unable to login from another device since they don't have the first token. If the client token and email token cannot be automatically joined on the same device, a web page showing a code can be displayed on a first device, which can be entered on the second device to finish login process.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2014Publication date: June 23, 2016Inventors: Josh Kaplan, Adam Cook, Stephen Poletto, Thomas Wright, Luke Faraone
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Publication number: 20160155110Abstract: A system and method for booking peer-to-peer asset transactions, dynamically assessing risk associated with the transactions, and generating custom insurance policies for the transactions. A risk profile is created for the asset, an owner of the asset, and a potential renter of the asset based on data about the asset, data about the owner, and data about the potential renter, respectively. A risk analysis is performed based the risk profiles of the asset, asset owner, and potential renter, and other information, such as a duration and a location associated with the transaction. This risk analysis is used to provide an insurance premium for the transaction and generate a custom insurance policy when the transaction is booked. Payment may also be taken to complete the transaction.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2013Publication date: June 2, 2016Inventors: Thomas Wright, Vinay Gupta
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Publication number: 20160065380Abstract: Measures, including methods, systems and non-transitory computer-readable storage mediums, for use in processing multicast group membership discovery protocol messages in a data centre network including a plurality of compute servers. Each compute server in the plurality is capable of running one or more virtual machines. At a multicast group membership discovery protocol proxy located on a compute server in the plurality, a multicast group membership discovery protocol report message is received requesting delivery of data associated with a specified multicast group from a specified multicast data source. It is determined whether the specified multicast data source is hosted by a virtual machine running on the compute server. In response to a positive determination, a request corresponding to the received multicast group membership discovery protocol report message is forwarded to the virtual machine hosting the specified multicast data source on the compute server.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2015Publication date: March 3, 2016Inventor: Benjamin Thomas WRIGHT
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Publication number: 20160065450Abstract: Traffic is transferred between a first consumer network node and a second consumer network node via a local connection established at a first service provider network node. The first service provider network node is connected to the first consumer network node via a first attachment circuit, and to the second network consumer node via a second attachment circuit. A loss in connectivity is detected between the first consumer network node and the second consumer network node via the local connection, and in response, traffic is transferred between the first consumer network node and the second consumer network node via a remote connection. The remote connection includes a pseudowire established between the first service provider network node and a second service provider network node. The second consumer network node is connected to the second service provider network node via a third attachment circuit.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2015Publication date: March 3, 2016Inventors: James Peter MCALLISTER, Benjamin Thomas WRIGHT, Jonathan Eric HARDWICK
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Patent number: 9233003Abstract: Various embodiments of the present invention relate to an apparatus and method for reverse shoulder arthroplasty (e.g., reverse total shoulder arthroplasty). In one specific example, a glenoid component used to resurface the scapula may be provided. Of note, unlike traditional total shoulder arthroplasty the glenoid component in a reverse shoulder is convex rather than concave; it acts as a physical stop to prevent the superior migration of the humeral head—a typical occurrence in patients suffering from rotator cuff tear arthropathy (CTA).Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2007Date of Patent: January 12, 2016Assignee: Exactech Inc.Inventors: Christopher P. Roche, Cary M. Mauldin, Pierre Flurin, Thomas Wright, Joseph Zuckerman
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Publication number: 20150358224Abstract: Embodiments are provided for ephemeral eventing. Ephemeral eventing may involve sending metadata portions associated with content items from a user device to a content management system prior to uploading the content portions of the content items. The content management system may then assign the content items to one or more events. The event assignments may then be sent back to the user device, allowing the content items to be locally displayed according to their events as if the content items had already been uploaded to the content management system.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 16, 2015Publication date: December 10, 2015Inventors: Stephen Poletto, Thomas Wright, Nils Peter Welinder, Thomas Kleinpeter, Andrew Haven
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Publication number: 20150244836Abstract: Embodiments are provided for ephemeral eventing. Ephemeral eventing may involve sending metadata portions associated with content items from a user device to a content management system prior to uploading the content portions of the content items. The content management system may then assign the content items to one or more events. The event assignments may then be sent back to the user device, allowing the content items to be locally displayed according to their events as if the content items had already been uploaded to the content management system.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 8, 2014Publication date: August 27, 2015Applicant: Dropbox, Inc.Inventors: Stephen Poletto, Thomas Wright, Nils Peter Welinder, Thomas Kleinpeter, Andrew Haven
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Patent number: 9112936Abstract: Embodiments are provided for ephemeral eventing. Ephemeral eventing may involve sending metadata portions associated with content items from a user device to a content management system prior to uploading the content portions of the content items. The content management system may then assign the content items to one or more events. The event assignments may then be sent back to the user device, allowing the content items to be locally displayed according to their events as if the content items had already been uploaded to the content management system.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2014Date of Patent: August 18, 2015Assignee: DROPBOX, INC.Inventors: Stephen Poletto, Thomas Wright, Nils Peter Welinder, Thomas Kleinpeter, Andrew Haven
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Publication number: 20150180914Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for creating shared virtual spaces (“rooms”). A room may be created when a user first shares images with another user. A user may send a request to a content management system to share one or more images with various contacts. In response, a room is created by the content management system in which a copy of each image is stored. Images added to a room are copied to a separate “rooms” database, and “locked,” being saved in the room for a period of time, which may be indefinitely. Changes made by the user to a room via a user device may be displayed as soon as indicated, without waiting for the information to be sent to a system server or its state to be made consistent with that of the user device. Room activity notifications may be sent to members in various ways.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 8, 2014Publication date: June 25, 2015Applicant: Dropbox, Inc.Inventors: Nils Peter Welinder, Thomas Kleinpeter, Thomas Wright, Ramesh Balakrishnan, Tina Wen, Rajeev Nayak
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Publication number: 20150180980Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for creating shared virtual spaces (“rooms”). In some embodiments, a share request to share a content item from a sharer to at least one sharee may be received. In response, a first virtual space may be created on the sharer's user account and each of the at least one sharee's user accounts on the content management system. A first identifier may be assigned to the content item, where the first identifier associates the sharer and each sharee as a member of the first virtual space. The first shared virtual space may then be preserved in a second shared virtual space stored on the content management system.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 8, 2014Publication date: June 25, 2015Applicant: Dropbox, Inc.Inventors: Nils Peter Welinder, Thomas Kleinpeter, Thomas Wright, Ramesh Balakrishnan, Tina Wen, Rajeev Nayak
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Patent number: D776521Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2014Date of Patent: January 17, 2017Assignee: PCDB, LLCInventors: Carl Thomas Hardy, Thomas Wright Thayer