Patents by Inventor Thomas Alberts

Thomas Alberts 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: 9470407
    Abstract: Lighting apparatus for airports, in particular flush light, having housing with a housing base and a housing top that includes a recess for receiving a light disc. Light disc facilitates the emission of light from a light source, disposed in the interior of the housing, to the surroundings. A light source carrier on which the light source is mounted is attached to a heat transfer block locked in a recess of the housing top such that edges and/or at least partially flat sides of the heat transfer block are in direct contact with the corresponding sides of the recess.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: Hella KGaA Hueck & Co
    Inventors: Bjorn Abel, Klaus Auras, Thomas Albert Robbecke, Ralf Ruther
  • Publication number: 20160251348
    Abstract: Pyrido[2,3-d]pyrimidin-4-one compounds, formulations containing those compounds, and their use as tankyrase 1 and 2 inhibitors Formula (I).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2014
    Publication date: September 1, 2016
    Inventors: Marcio CHEDID, Hisham Omer EISSA, Thomas Albert ENGLER, Kelly Wayne FURNESS, Kenneth B. RANK, Timothy Andrew WOODS, Aaron D. WROBLESKI
  • Publication number: 20160217211
    Abstract: The Invention's functions and operations for the politicians' compatibility to a voter's political priorities are disclosed. This includes a voter-politician compatibility score relative to each voter's unique ranking of political priorities. It approximates the likely hood that a politician will address the political priorities of a voter. It assumes that a politicians with a higher voter-politician compatibility score are more likely to address the voter's political priorities. It use an adjudication process to insure fairness and accuracy for the determination of the politician's political priority scores. Integrity and clarity of the adjudication process is insured via drop down menus allowing the voter or politician to view and inspect the basis for a voter-politician (a politician's score for each priority and the associated adjudication judgments and the comments entered by adjudicators). A voter's sample election ballot is created listing offices, candidates and voter-politician compatibility scores.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2015
    Publication date: July 28, 2016
    Inventor: Thomas Albert Rabatin
  • Patent number: 9386989
    Abstract: Techniques for sutureless vascular anastomosis are described, including a connector having a tip configured to be inserted into a graft vessel, a body having a tine configured to engage tissue associated with a graft vessel, and a base having a front wing, a rear wing, and a barb, each of the front wing, the rear wing, and the barb being formed integrally with the base using a memory material, wherein the front wing, the rear wing, and the barb deploy at one or more pre-determined angles when a restraining force is removed, the restraining force keeping the front wing, the rear wing, and the barb in substantially axial alignment with the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: ASFORA IP, LLC
    Inventors: Wilson Theophilo Asfora, Thomas Albert Roberts, Duane Lee Middlebusher, Richard Dean Phipps, Michael Edward Villalta, Lee James Carmack
  • Publication number: 20160174605
    Abstract: A method of forming a carbon material from the stalk or roots of a plant of the Nicotiana species is provided herein, wherein the method includes i) receiving a tobacco material comprising at least one of a stalk material and a root material of a harvested plant of the Nicotiana species; and ii) pyrolyzing the tobacco material to remove volatiles and to form a tobacco-derived carbon material. Optionally, the method can further include activating the tobacco-derived carbon material. The tobacco-derived carbon material can be incorporated into a tobacco product. A carbon material derived from pyrolyzing a tobacco material in the form of at least one of a tobacco stalk material and a tobacco root material of a harvested plant of the Nicotiana species is also provided herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2014
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Inventors: Michael Francis Dube, Thomas Albert Perfetti, Rick Lehman, Bob Horvath
  • Publication number: 20160178627
    Abstract: In one aspect, the present disclosure provides a system and method for the identification and characterization of a transglutaminase. Further, the present disclosure provides transglutaminase enzymes for forming isopeptide bonds, methods of forming isopeptide bonds in the presence of transglutaminases, and substrate tags for use with transglutaminases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2015
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Inventors: Thomas Albert, Frank Bergmann, Victor Lyamichev, Jigar Patel, Michael Schraeml, Wojtek Steffen, Thomas Streidl
  • Publication number: 20160143640
    Abstract: A system is described for performing vascular anastomosis without the use of sutures. The system includes a connector comprised of memory material and an incision seal. The connector has one end configured to securely engage a graft vessel and another end with wings and barbs. The wings are configured to securely engage an inner wall of a main vessel and the barbs are configured to lock with the incision seal. Once locked, the incision seal and the connector apply a clamping force that secures the graft vessel with the main vessel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2016
    Publication date: May 26, 2016
    Inventors: Wilson Theophilo Asfora, Thomas Albert Roberts, Duane Lee Middlebusher, Richard Dean Phipps, Michael Edward Villalta, Lee James Carmack
  • Patent number: 9345484
    Abstract: A tool is described for deploying a sutureless vascular anastomosis connection, including a body, a sheath configured to house a connector, the connector being configured to couple a graft vessel to a main vessel, the sheath being removably coupled to a distal end of the body, a dial disposed on a proximal end of the body, a spring disposed within the body and coupled to the dial, a shaft extending from the distal end of the body into the sheath, the shaft having a shaft cannula, a plunger having a plunger head configured to be coupled with the spring at one end, the plunger coupled to the shaft at an opposite end, and a retractable needle coupled to the dial using a retraction mechanism, the retractable needle configured to fit within the shaft cannula, the retractable needle having a sharp end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignee: ASFORA IP, LLC
    Inventors: Wilson Theophilo Asfora, Thomas Albert Roberts, Duane Lee Middlebusher, Michael Edward Villalta, Lee James Carmack
  • Patent number: 9294197
    Abstract: This invention relates to an optoelectronic component which has the following: an optical component which emits optical signals to an input/output end face of a light guide and/or receives optical signals and converts them into electronic signals, a component carrier located on the optical component, and a housing part which surrounds the optical component and which has coupling means which form optical coupling means and mechanical coupling means (alignment means), the optical coupling means routing the optical signals coming from the optical component to the input end face of the light guide and/or routing the optical beams emerging from the input/output end face of the light guide to the optical component, the mechanical alignment means aligning the light guide with respect to the optical component for efficient signal transmission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Assignee: Amphenol Corporation
    Inventors: Wojciech Piotr Giziewicz, Thomas Albert Hall
  • Patent number: 9271733
    Abstract: A system is described for performing vascular anastomosis without the use of sutures. The system includes a connector comprised of memory material and an incision seal. The connector has one end configured to securely engage a graft vessel and another end with wings and barbs. The wings are configured to securely engage an inner wall of a main vessel and the barbs are configured to lock with the incision seal. Once locked, the incision seal and the connector apply a clamping force that secures the graft vessel with the main vessel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Inventors: Wilson Theophilo Asfora, Thomas Albert Roberts, Duane Lee Middlebusher, Richard Dean Phipps, Michael Edward Villalta, Lee James Carmack
  • Patent number: 9244667
    Abstract: A system obtains first code that includes one or more lines of code, the lines of code including first information associated with one or more data types or one or more routine types. The system removes the first information from the lines of code; and generates one or more instructions that, when executed, enable the system to obtain the first information or second information. The second information is associated with at least one data type that is different than the one or more data types or at least one routine type that is different than the one or more routine types. The system modifies the lines of code based on the one or more instructions; generates second code based on the first code and the modified lines of code; and outputs the second code.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignee: The MathWorks, Inc.
    Inventors: Julia Palmateer Wall, Thomas Albert Bryan
  • Publication number: 20150309202
    Abstract: Various embodiments are described that relate to a loop with a constant phase. The loop can function as an antenna and be used in object detection. A current source can be used to power the loop such that the loop produces a magnetic field and electric field. The magnetic field can be powerful enough to detect a dielectric while the electric field is so small that it does not interfere with nearby communication equipment. Thus, detection can occur without disruption of other important devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2014
    Publication date: October 29, 2015
    Applicant: The Government of the United States, as represented by the Secretary of the Army
    Inventors: Daniel Charles Heinz, Adam William Melber, Thomas Albert Burst, Michael Leonard Brennan, Michael Steer
  • Patent number: 9146750
    Abstract: A system obtains code that includes sequences of code; identifies, within a first sequence of code and based on obtaining the code, a first routine that, when executed, enables an array of values to be generated. The array of values is associated with a variable included within the first routine. The system determines whether the routine includes a particular term, and identifies, within the routine, a first identifier when the routine includes the particular term. The first identifier corresponds to a second sequence of code that identifies a first data structure that stores information that identifies one or more second routines. The system identifies, within the data structure, a second routine based on the particular term and a second identifier corresponding to the first routine; executes, using the variable, the second routine to generate a result; and outputs the result based on executing the second routine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2015
    Assignee: The MathWorks, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Albert Bryan, Julia Palmateer Wall, David A. Foti
  • Patent number: 9038885
    Abstract: The Dollar Coin Converter is an annular attachment to a United States dollar coin, which semi-permanently converts the coin into a size that is tactilely and visually, more easily distinguished from the United States quarter coin. It allows advertising and marketing on the faces of the annular attachment to provide incentives to circulate the coin, saving billions of dollars. The Dollar Coin Converter is made of inexpensive, one-piece or two-piece construction. It holds a dollar coin securely, and will tolerate normal handling, cash transactions, flipping, or jostling in a coin purse, pocket or money bag without unintentional release of the coin. The coin may be easily removed or replaced even by a child or a person with long finger nails for use in a vending machine. The converted dollar coin retains the inherent magnetic and electrical, anti-counterfeiting characteristics of the dollar coin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Inventor: Thomas Albert Warm
  • Publication number: 20150141257
    Abstract: The present invention is a novel protocol for the massively parallel production of improved MIPs. The molecular improvements to the MIP cover the manufacturing of the probes, the workflow, the addition of unique sequence elements which connote sample specificity, and a sequence tag which uniquely identifies a specific molecule present in the initial sample population. Lastly, this invention also is combined with an empirical optimization strategy that overcomes issues of both locus representation and allelic bias. This improved technique is scalable and can be utilized to amplify targets comprised of a single locus' amplicon up to targeting more than 1 million loci.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2014
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Inventors: Thomas Albert, Michael Brockman, Daniel Lee Burgess, Victor Lyamichev, Jason Norton, Jigar Patel
  • Publication number: 20140343582
    Abstract: A tool is described for deploying a sutureless vascular anastomosis connection, including a body, a sheath configured to house a connector, the connector being configured to couple a graft vessel to a main vessel, the sheath being removably coupled to a distal end of the body, a dial disposed on a proximal end of the body, a spring disposed within the body and coupled to the dial, a shaft extending from the distal end of the body into the sheath, the shaft having a shaft cannula, a plunger having a plunger head configured to be coupled with the spring at one end, the plunger coupled to the shaft at an opposite end, and a retractable needle coupled to the dial using a retraction mechanism, the retractable needle configured to fit within the shaft cannula, the retractable needle having a sharp end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2014
    Publication date: November 20, 2014
    Inventors: Wilson Theophilo Asfora, Thomas Albert Roberts, Duane Lee Middlebusher, Richard Dean Phipps, Michael Edward Villalta, Lee James Carmack
  • Publication number: 20140246485
    Abstract: The Dollar Coin Converter is an annular attachment to a United States dollar coin, which semi-permanently converts the coin into a size that is tactilely and visually, more easily distinguished from the United States quarter coin. It allows advertising and marketing on the faces of the annular attachment to provide incentives to circulate the coin, saving billions of dollars. The Dollar Coin Converter is made of inexpensive, one-piece or two-piece construction. It holds a dollar coin securely, and will tolerate normal handling, cash transactions, flipping, or jostling in a coin purse, pocket or money bag without unintentional release of the coin. The coin may be easily removed or replaced even by a child or a person with long finger nails for use in a vending machine. The converted dollar coin retains the inherent magnetic and electrical, anti-counterfeiting characteristics of the dollar coin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2014
    Publication date: September 4, 2014
    Inventor: Thomas Albert Warm
  • Publication number: 20140188005
    Abstract: A wire guide and methods for making the same is provided. The method includes joining a proximal core wire comprised of a stiff material to a distal core wire comprised of a highly elastic wire material. The proximal core wire may have a recess at a distal face and the distal core wire is secured within the recess. The recess may be machined into the distal face of the proximal core wire. The distal core wire may be a coaxial wire having a sleeve of material that is easily weldable to the proximal core wire. The sleeve is welded to the proximal core wire and a distal portion of the sleeve is then removed to expose the distal core wire.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2013
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Inventor: Thomas Albert Kay
  • Patent number: 8749899
    Abstract: An environment viewing enabling system for enabling viewing of an environment through a partition. The system enables clear and magnified viewing of the environment therethrough at controllably moveable locations thereof about the partition. The system may constitute a single hand-held exterior housing, for convenience of maneuverability and viewing. The system may include the exterior housing and an interior housing, one of which may be comprised of magnetic material, while the other is comprised of a metallic material, enabling magnetic attraction between the housings. The interior housing may be buoyant, enabling it to float to the top of a liquid environment if it becomes separated during use. The interior housing may include a lens, for enabling a longer field of view of the specimens within the environment. The system may include lighting, for illuminating the specimens within the environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Inventor: Thomas Albert Peachee
  • Patent number: D767757
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2016
    Assignee: CELL PROJECTS LTD.
    Inventor: Thomas Albert Hole