Patents by Inventor Thomas Ackerman

Thomas Ackerman 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: 12247583
    Abstract: Integrally geared centrifugal compressor systems are described that include eccentric cartridges that house bearings and seals to maintain rotor concentricity for a variety of pinons integrated in a fixed gearbox design to provide multiple impeller speeds with a single gearbox design. In an aspect, a system includes, but is not limited to, a pinion configured to be rotated by a bull gear about a rotational axis; a rotor coupled to the pinion; and an eccentric cartridge configured to house a bearing assembly through which the rotor extends to support rotation of the rotor, the eccentric cartridge having an outer surface and an inner surface, wherein the inner surface is eccentric relative to the outer surface to align the rotational axis with a center axis of the bearing assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2025
    Assignee: Ingersoll-Rand Industrial U.S., Inc.
    Inventors: Dhruv Kumar, Thomas Gerber, Andrew Austin, Chester Swiatek, Scott Ackerman
  • Patent number: 12238153
    Abstract: A computer implemented method for video broadcasting includes receiving, via a graphical user interface (GUI), first information relating to a first shot including one or more first digital media resources and second information relating to a second shot including one or more second digital media resources. A first video feed in accordance with the first information is played on a digital canvas. A second video feed in accordance with the second information is loaded on the digital canvas, such that the second video feed is hidden by the first video feed. A broadcast is generated by capturing a series of video frames of the digital canvas, and the broadcast is transmitted to one or more first remote devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: Brandlive Inc.
    Inventors: Sam Kolbert-Hyle, Thomas Iwasaki, Eli Ackerman, Scott Harrah, Adam Denny
  • Publication number: 20190241982
    Abstract: The invention provides for a system to track the origin of cannabis products and cannabis derivative products without the need for packaging or labeling through the use of nucleic acid tags. The invention further provides for a method of tracking the origin of cannabis products and cannabis derivative products via the application of nucleic acid tags to cannabis plants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2019
    Publication date: August 8, 2019
    Applicant: APDN (B.V.I.) Inc.
    Inventors: Michael E. HOGAN, Gordon HOPE, James A. HAYWARD, John SHERMAN, Thomas ACKERMAN, Brian VISCOUNT
  • Publication number: 20160282886
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for controlling the temperature in a processing chamber for semiconductor processing is disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a processing chamber for semiconductor processing is provided. The processing chamber includes a chamber body and a temperature control system. The temperature control system includes a temperature sensor configured to measure a temperature in an upper dome of the processing chamber, a blower, and a controller configured to control the temperature control system. The temperature control system is configured to carry out the method provided herein for controlling the temperature in a processing chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2015
    Publication date: September 29, 2016
    Inventors: Jamie Stuart LEIGHTON, Carlos CABALLERO, Shin KITAMURA, Thomas ACKERMAN, Mark AUZENNE, Vivek VINIT
  • Patent number: 4238468
    Abstract: In an ammonia manufacturing operation a normally gaseous hydrocarbon or a vaporized naphtha is steam reformed and shift converted, in the presence of air to produce a relatively hot water vapor-containing gaseous stream containing nitrogen and hydrogen in substantially stoichiometric proportion for the production of ammonia along with carbon dioxide and with minor amounts of carbon monoxide. The hot gaseous mixture is then cooled to remove water vapor therefrom as water, and oxygen, usually in the form of air, is added to the resulting cooled gaseous mixture which is contacted with a catalyst for the selective oxidation of the carbon monoxide therein to carbon dioxide in the presence of hydrogen. The oxygen is provided in part by air diverted from the steam reforming and in part by supplemental air.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 1978
    Date of Patent: December 9, 1980
    Assignee: Engelhard Minerals and Chemicals Corporation
    Inventors: John C. Bonacci, Thomas G. Otchy, Thomas Ackerman