Patents by Inventor Thomas Allan

Thomas Allan 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: 11971441
    Abstract: Various embodiments may provide systems and methods for determining a distance to a short in a two-conductor wire. Various embodiments may include determining a distance to a short in a two-conductor wire based at least in part on a phase difference between a phase of an injected tone and a phase of a reflected tone. Various embodiments may include determining a distance to a short in a two-conductor wire based at least in part on both a phase difference and an amplitude difference between an injected tone and a reflected tone. Various embodiments may include determining a distance to a short in a two-conductor wire based at least in part on a measured peak voltage of a combined pulse.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Paul Dominic Hiscock, Murray Jarvis, Nicolas Graube, Mafalda Pereira Varela, Thomas Allan
  • Publication number: 20240101533
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods and intermediates useful for preparing a compound of formula I: or a co-crystal, solvate, salt or combination thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Kevin McCormack Allan, Amanda Lynn Vandehey, Gediminas Brizgys, Sachin Dhar, Ian James Doxsee, Alex Goldberg, Lars V. Heumann, Zilin Huang, Nathaniel Thomas Kadunce, Shahrokh Kazerani, Willard Lew, Vinh Xuan Ngo, Brian Michael O`Keefe, Trevor James Rainey, Benjamin James Roberts, Bing Shi, Dietrich P. Steinhuebel, Winston C. Tse, Anna Michelle Wagner, Xianghong Wang, Scott Alan Wolckenhauer, Chloe Yuyi Wong, Jennifer R. Zhang
  • Patent number: 11927086
    Abstract: A method of pumping an oilfield fluid from a well surface to a wellbore is provided that includes providing a clean stream; operating one or more clean pumps to pump the clean stream from the well surface to the wellbore; providing a dirty stream including a solid material disposed in a fluid carrier; and operating one or more dirty pumps to pump the dirty stream from the well surface to the wellbore, wherein the clean stream and the dirty stream together form said oilfield fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: Schlumberger Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Rod Shampine, Paul Dwyer, Ronnie Stover, Mike Lloyd, Jean-Louis Pessin, Edward Kent Leugemors, Larry D. Welch, Joe Hubenschmidt, Philippe Gambier, William Troy Huey, Thomas Allan
  • Publication number: 20240060727
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a fin device for heat exchangers having corrugated fins, which extend along a main direction and comprise fin walls with louvres and fin folds. With respect to the corrugated fins, fin walls that are adjacent in the main direction are each interconnected via a fin fold, while in addition, fin walls that are adjacent in the main direction each delimit between them a fluid channel. Furthermore, the corrugated fins are lined up one behind the other in a transverse direction extending transversely to the main direction, so that the fluid channels of the corrugated fins lead into one another. It is substantial that corrugated fins that are adjacent in the transverse direction are arranged offset to one another in the main direction by a spacing referred to as fin offset and are fixed to one another in that their adjacent fin folds are directly and in particular integrally connected to one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2023
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Inventors: Thomas Allan BOWLER, Scott Edward KENT, Jaroslaw ROZANSKI, Tomasz STELMASINSKI
  • Patent number: 11800176
    Abstract: A mobile device running a mobile application accesses a remote content receiver to request the remote content receiver to retrieve a particular recording timer, and upon receiving the recording timer from the remote content receiver, establishes a radio communication link with a second mobile device and transfers the recording timer to the second mobile device over the established radio communication link. The radio communication link is preferably the Near Field Communication (NFC) link.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: DISH Technologies L.L.C.
    Inventors: Christofer Hardy, Thomas Allan Yarborough
  • Patent number: 11752532
    Abstract: A metal substrate provided with surface textures wherein different texture patterns are provided over predefined surface areas of the metal substrate and wherein the different texture patterns are tailored to predefined surface properties of a product which is to be made out of the metal substrate as well as to a method for applying such surface textures on the metal substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: TATA STEEL NEDERLAND TECHNOLOGY B.V.
    Inventors: Pieter Baart, Jan Bottema, David Thomas Allan Matthews
  • Patent number: 11698901
    Abstract: Embodiments are disclosed for a data analysis tool for facilitating iterative and exploratory analysis of large sets of data. In some embodiments a data analysis tool includes a graphical user interface through which an interactive set of field identifiers is displayed. Each of the listed field identifiers may reference fields associated with a set of events returned in response to a search query, the set of events including machine data produced by components within an information technology (IT) environment that reflects activity in the IT environment. In response to user selections of field identifiers included in the displayed set, a data analysis tool may cause display of manipulable visualizations based on values included in fields referenced by the selected field identifiers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: SPLUNK INC.
    Inventors: Michael Porath, Finlay Cannon, Thomas Allan Haggie
  • Publication number: 20230118013
    Abstract: Various embodiments may provide systems and methods for determining a distance to a short in a two-conductor wire. Various embodiments may include determining a distance to a short in a two-conductor wire based at least in part on a phase difference between a phase of an injected tone and a phase of a reflected tone. Various embodiments may include determining a distance to a short in a two-conductor wire based at least in part on both a phase difference and an amplitude difference between an injected tone and a reflected tone. Various embodiments may include determining a distance to a short in a two-conductor wire based at least in part on a measured peak voltage of a combined pulse.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2021
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Inventors: Paul Dominic HISCOCK, Murray JARVIS, Nicolas GRAUBE, Mafalda Pereira VARELA, Thomas ALLAN
  • Publication number: 20230122161
    Abstract: A resilient self-locking retainer pin comprising a horizontal member with a leading end that fits the through hole of a related part and a trailing end that are spaced to define a part capture area between them. The spaced apart ends are opposed resilient members that spaced apart to abut and secure the related part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2021
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Applicant: RB Distribution, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Allan REIFF, Jonathan Newlin PETRINA
  • Patent number: 11607749
    Abstract: A method and arrangement for the texturing of a moving steel strip wherein a texture is applied to a surface of a moving steel strip by ablation by means of a single laser beam or a plurality of laser beams directed at the surface of the moving steel strip and wherein a liquid is supplied on the moving steel strip over a surface area on the moving steel strip that covers the working area of the single laser beam or the plurality of laser beams on the moving steel strip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: TATA STEEL NEDERLAND TECHNOLOGY B.V.
    Inventors: David Thomas Allan Matthews, Hasib Mustafa, Rob Hagmeijer, Gerardus Richardus Bernardus Engelina Römer
  • Patent number: 11558763
    Abstract: According to various aspects and techniques to enable methods and systems for a first communication device to determine an approximate number of other communication devices that have lost contact with a host communication device. This includes determining a common future time window using a last known global time stamp and determining a transmit time within the common future time window. This also includes receiving samples that are captured during the common future time window on a predefined communication channel, as well as analyzing the received samples to estimate the total number of other communication devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Paul Dominic Hiscock, Robin Heydon, Thomas Allan, Nicolas Graube
  • Patent number: 11555932
    Abstract: Secure range estimates as described herein may include determining a range estimate between two Bluetooth enabled devices based, at least in part, on round trip phase measurements of wireless signals transmitted between the devices. In one example, a range estimate may include determining a first set of relative carrier measurements at a first set of frequencies, determining a second set of relative carrier measurements based on the first set at the second set of frequencies; and combining the first set and the second set to estimate a distance between the devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Paul Dominic Hiscock, Thomas Allan
  • Publication number: 20220414284
    Abstract: Methods and systems for developing a product using a model that satisfies a region constraint. Data is received. A region constraint is identified. A model that fits the data and satisfies the region constraint is identified using a quadratic objective function and a set of point constraints derived iteratively from the region constraint.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2022
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Inventors: Jeffrey David POSKIN, Thomas A. HOGAN-SCHMIDT, Joerg Maximilian Xaver GABLONSKY, Thomas Allan GRANDINE
  • Patent number: 11524540
    Abstract: A boot that protects a moveable joint and retains lubricant associated with the joint. The wall of the boot includes a venting aperture that is protected by a surrounding barrier structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: RB Distribution, Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas Allan Reiff
  • Publication number: 20220369548
    Abstract: This specification describes improvements to cutting blades and a cutting blade assembly. In some forms the cutting blade includes an upturn with an upturn radial angle which is non-parallel to a reference axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2020
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Inventors: Jason John CHEETHAM, Jason Deans Cansfield LOW, James Iain MCEWEN, Thomas Allan ARCHBOLD, Kieran Gerard O'MAHONY
  • Patent number: 11482344
    Abstract: Disclosed embodiments include nuclear fission reactor cores, nuclear fission reactors, methods of operating a nuclear fission reactor, and methods of managing excess reactivity in a nuclear fission reactor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: TERRAPOWER, LLC
    Inventors: Charles E. Ahlfeld, Thomas M. Burke, Tyler S. Ellis, John Rogers Gilleland, Jonatan Hejzlar, Pavel Hejzlar, Roderick A. Hyde, David G. McAlees, Jon D. McWhirter, Ashok Odedra, Robert C. Petroski, Nicholas W. Touran, Joshua C. Walter, Kevan D. Weaver, Thomas Allan Weaver, Charles Whitmer, Lowell L. Wood, Jr., George B. Zimmerman
  • Patent number: 11314759
    Abstract: The disclosed embodiments include a method performed by a data intake and query system. The method includes populating each metric including a measure value, cataloging metadata in an in-memory metrics catalog, where the metadata is related to the metrics. The method further includes receiving a search query including search criteria, evaluating the search query by applying the search criteria to the metadata of the metrics catalog to obtain results that satisfy the search criteria, and causing display, on a display device, of the results or data indicative of the results.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: SPLUNK INC.
    Inventors: Thomas Allan Haggie, Clint Sharp, Alexander Douglas James, David Ryan Marquardt
  • Publication number: 20220051310
    Abstract: Various embodiments include store picker systems that include a store management entity server, user mobile device(s), electronic shelf labels (ESL), and access points, in which the system perform methods for supporting in-store product picking. Some embodiment may include receiving/sending location information indicating a location in a store of a user mobile device operated by a store picker; receiving/sending a shopping list of the user mobile device, determining an initial route to travel through the store for picking one or more products on the shopping list based on the location, and sending/receiving the initial route to travel through the store for picking the one or more products on the shopping list to the user mobile device and from the store management entity server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2021
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Inventors: Nicolas Graube, Ketal Gandhi, Arthur Miller, Murray Jarvis, Benjamin Tarlow, Ramji Srinivasan, Paul Dominic Hiscock, Thomas Allan, Mafalda Pereira Varela, Abhishek Prasad, Stephen Burt, Mauro Scagnol, Robin Heydon, Aline Coelho De Souza
  • Patent number: D993755
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: RB Distribution, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Allan Reiff, Jonathan Newlin Petrina
  • Patent number: D1008317
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: TRIMAX MOWING SYSTEMS NZ LIMITED
    Inventors: James Iain McEwen, Jason Deans Cansfield Low, Jason John Cheetham, Kieran Gerard O'Mahony, Thomas Allan Archbold