Patents by Inventor Thomas Baron
Thomas Baron 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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Patent number: 11716054Abstract: A temperature-controlled RF resonator. The resonator includes an insulating thermal enclosure within which are implemented: at least one resonant element configured to deliver an RF output signal when supplied with an RF input signal; at least one heating element configured to supply thermal energy within the thermal enclosure when the at least one heating element is powered by an LF electric power signal; and at least one temperature sensor configured to deliver an LF electric measurement signal as a function of the temperature inside the thermal enclosure. Such an RF resonator has at least one input/output port crossing the insulating thermal enclosure and propagating at least: one signal from among the RF signals; and another signal from among the LF electric signals.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2020Date of Patent: August 1, 2023Assignees: ECOLE NATIONALE SUPERIEURE DE MECANIQUE ET DES MICROTECHNIQUES—ENSMM, CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE—CNRSInventors: Thomas Baron, Gilles Martin, Valérie Soumann, Yannick Gruson
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Publication number: 20230211300Abstract: A method for generating a stirring in a fluid microdrop, the volume of which is preferably greater than several tens of nanolitres, using an actuator device comprising a high-overtone bulk acoustic resonator HBAR having a quality factor Q of at least 100 in air and including a support which is substantially flat and coated with a layer of dielectric material. The HBAR resonator is associated with a modulatable electronic device capable of generating high-frequency waves. The method envisages depositing, on the support, a fluid microdrop, generating a sinusoidal electrical signal by controlling the modulatable electronic device at a chosen frequency, the frequency being between 100 MHz and 4 GHz, and transformation of the sinusoidal electrical signal having the chosen frequency into high-frequency acoustic waves (OA) by the HBAR resonator.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2021Publication date: July 6, 2023Inventors: Etienne HERTH, Thomas BARON, Philippe BRUNET
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Publication number: 20230192040Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an electrohydraulic brake module for a motor vehicle brake system, comprising a housing, a hydraulic module with a piston/cylinder arrangement for generating a hydraulic brake pressure, an electric motor for driving the piston/cylinder arrangement, and a transmission arrangement for mechanically transmitting a brake pedal deflection. Furthermore, the brake module comprises a sensor cluster. The brake module has a redundantly acting sensor system and mechanism.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 29, 2022Publication date: June 22, 2023Inventors: Karlheinz Schaust, Klaus Ullmer, Thomas Baron, Zul Jalal Arif Ramli, Mario Heim, Georg Adams
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Patent number: 11624029Abstract: Pitch production systems utilizing coal tar or decant oil for coal or petroleum based pitch are disclosed. Total pitch production yields are increased by heat treating distillate fractions from the pitch production process. A heat treatment system and process are disclosed in embodiments. The heaviest distillates having the highest molecular weights are subjected to heat treatment, though other embodiments contemplate heat treating a variety of combined distillate fractions. The heat treatment systems require heat soaking the distillate(s) at elevated temperatures of 459-535° C. at a near-constant temperature with near-uniform flow. A fraction of the heat-treated distillate may be reintroduced to the pitch production system as part of a continuous process.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2021Date of Patent: April 11, 2023Assignee: Koppers Delaware, Inc.Inventors: Michael Bech Malmqvist, Billy Jay Cairns, Carl Camille Mueller, John Thomas Baron, James T Dietz
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Publication number: 20220311384Abstract: A temperature-controlled RF resonator. The resonator includes an insulating thermal enclosure within which are implemented: at least one resonant element configured to deliver an RF output signal when supplied with an RF input signal; at least one heating element configured to supply thermal energy within the thermal enclosure when the at least one heating element is powered by an LF electric power signal; and at least one temperature sensor configured to deliver an LF electric measurement signal as a function of the temperature inside the thermal enclosure. Such an RF resonator has at least one input/output port crossing the insulating thermal enclosure and propagating at least: one signal from among the RF signals; and another signal from among the LF electric signals.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 28, 2020Publication date: September 29, 2022Inventors: Thomas Baron, Gilles Martin, Valérie Soumann, Yannick Gruson
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Publication number: 20220177784Abstract: Pitch production systems utilizing coal tar or decant oil for coal or petroleum based pitch are disclosed. Total pitch production yields are increased by heat treating distillate fractions from the pitch production process. A heat treatment system and process are disclosed in embodiments. The heaviest distillates having the highest molecular weights are subjected to heat treatment, though other embodiments contemplate heat treating a variety of combined distillate fractions. The heat treatment systems require heat soaking the distillate(s) at elevated temperatures of 459-535° C. at a near-constant temperature with near-uniform flow. A fraction of the heat-treated distillate may be reintroduced to the pitch production system as part of a continuous process.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2021Publication date: June 9, 2022Applicant: Koppers Delaware, Inc.Inventors: Michael Bech Malmqvist, Billy Jay Cairns, Carl Camille Mueller, John Thomas Baron, James T. Dietz
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Patent number: 11248172Abstract: Pitch production systems utilizing coal tar or decant oil for coal or petroleum based pitch are disclosed. Total pitch production yields are increased by heat treating distillate fractions from the pitch production process. A heat treatment system and process are disclosed in embodiments. The heaviest distillates having the highest molecular weights are subjected to heat treatment, though other embodiments contemplate heat treating a variety of combined distillate fractions. The heat treatment systems require heat soaking the distillate(s) at elevated temperatures of 459-535° C. at a near-constant temperature with near-uniform flow. A fraction of the heat-treated distillate may be reintroduced to the pitch production system as part of a continuous process.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2019Date of Patent: February 15, 2022Assignee: Koppers Delaware, Inc.Inventors: Michael Bech Malmqvist, Billy Jay Cairns, Carl Camille Mueller, John Thomas Baron, James T Dietz
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Publication number: 20210024830Abstract: Pitch production systems utilizing coal tar or decant oil for coal. or petroleum based pitch are disclosed. Total pitch production yields are increased by heat treating distillate fractions from the pitch production process. A heat treatment system and process are disclosed in embodiments. The heaviest distillates having the highest molecular weights are subjected to heat treatment, though other embodiments contemplate heat treating a variety of combined distillate fractions. The heat treatment systems require heat soaking the distillate(s) at elevated temperatures of 459-535° C. at a near-constant temperature with near-uniform flow. A fraction of the heat-treated distillate may be reintroduced to the pitch production system as part of a continuous process.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 23, 2019Publication date: January 28, 2021Applicant: Koppers Delaware, Inc.Inventors: Michael Bech Malmqvist, Billy Jay Cairns, Carl Camille Mueller, John Thomas Baron, James T. Dietz
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Patent number: 10514312Abstract: A hydraulic pressure sensor for a vehicle comprises a sensor housing which comprises a fluid chamber, a sensor element for detecting the pressure of a fluid in the fluid chamber, and an electronic signal processing component which is electrically connected to the sensor element, for processing an electric signal characterizing the fluid pressure. Electrically conductive contacts for forwarding the electric signals processed by the electronic signal processing components are formed on an external main surface of the sensor housing.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2016Date of Patent: December 24, 2019Assignee: Lucas Automotive GmbHInventors: Sven Michels, Thomas Baron, Karlheinz Schaust
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Patent number: 10151980Abstract: A novel method for the manufacturing of fine line circuitry on a transparent substrates is provided, the method comprises the following steps in the given order providing a transparent substrate, depositing a pattern of light-shielding activation layer on at least a portion of the front side of said substrate, placing a photosensitive composition on the front side of the substrate and on the pattern of light-shielding activation layer, photo-curing the photosensitive composition from the back side of the substrate with a source of electromagnetic radiation, removing any uncured remnants of the photosensitive composition; and thereby exposing recessed structures and deposition of at least one metal into the thus formed recessed structures whereby a transparent substrate with fine line circuitry thereon is formed. The method allows for very uniform and fine line circuitry with a line and space dimension of 0.5 to 10 ?m.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2015Date of Patent: December 11, 2018Assignee: Atotech Deutschland GmbHInventors: David Thomas Baron, Sven Lamprecht
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Publication number: 20180017457Abstract: A hydraulic pressure sensor for a vehicle comprises a sensor housing which comprises a fluid chamber, a sensor element for detecting the pressure of a fluid in the fluid chamber, and an electronic signal processing component which is electrically connected to the sensor element, for processing an electric signal characterizing the fluid pressure. Electrically conductive contacts for forwarding the electric signals processed by the electronic signal processing components are formed on an external main surface of the sensor housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 18, 2016Publication date: January 18, 2018Applicant: Lucas Automotive GmbHInventors: Sven Michels, Thomas Baron, Karlheinz Schaust
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Publication number: 20170336710Abstract: A novel method for the manufacturing of fine line circuitry on a transparent substrates is provided, the method comprises the following steps in the given order providing a transparent substrate, depositing a pattern of light-shielding activation layer on at least a portion of the front side of said substrate, placing a photosensitive composition on the front side of the substrate and on the pattern of light-shielding activation layer, photo-curing the photosensitive composition from the back side of the substrate with a source of electromagnetic radiation, removing any uncured remnants of the photosensitive composition; and thereby exposing recessed structures and deposition of at least one metal into the thus formed recessed structures whereby a transparent substrate with fine line circuitry thereon is formed. The method allows for very uniform and fine line circuitry with a line and space dimension of 0.5 to 10 ?m.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2015Publication date: November 23, 2017Inventors: David Thomas BARON, Sven LAMPRECHT
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Patent number: 9794886Abstract: In embodiments of wireless radios managed based on proximity, a mobile device, such as a mobile phone, tablet computer, or other portable device can be implemented for multiple, different wireless communications. A mobile device can include a first radio system for a first wireless communications technology, and a second radio system for a second wireless communications technology. A connection manager determines, based on the first wireless communications technology, whether the mobile device is in an area that is proximate an endpoint implemented for the second wireless communications technology. The connection manager can turn-on the second radio system to enable wireless communication with the endpoint when the mobile device is in the area proximate the endpoint. Alternatively, the connection manager can turn-off the second radio system and conserve power that would otherwise be utilized to scan for the endpoint when the mobile device is not in the area proximate the endpoint.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2014Date of Patent: October 17, 2017Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Andrew Thomas Baron, Eliot John Flannery, Noel Anderson, Mitesh K. Desai, Gianluigi Nusca
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Patent number: 9666786Abstract: A bulk wave piezoelectric resonator operating at a predetermined frequency includes a substrate block, having a plane face, a first thickness and consisting of a first material, a resonant plate having a length, width and second thickness, and consisting of a second piezoelectric material, first and second metal electrodes at least partly covering the resonant plate on each side and partly facing each other. The resonant plate is fixed perpendicularly in the vicinity of the plane face of the substrate block so that the width of the resonant plate and the first thickness of the substrate block have the same direction, and the first material, the second material, the first thickness of the block of substrate, the length, the width, the second thickness of the resonant plate are configured for trapping bulk waves at the operating frequency of the resonator and for producing a plane-plane type bulk wave piezoelectric resonator.Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 2012Date of Patent: May 30, 2017Assignees: CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE, UNIVERSITE DE FRANCHE-COMTE, ECOLE NATIONALE SUPERIEURE DE MECANIQUE ET DES MICROTECHNIQUESInventors: Sylvain Ballandras, Gwenn Ulliac, Blandine Edouard-Guichardaz, Thomas Baron, Jean-Yves Rauch
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Publication number: 20170089906Abstract: The present invention provides protein-based biomarkers and biomarker combinations that am useful in qualifying ovarian cancer status in a patient. In particular, the biomarkers of this invention are useful to classify a subject sample as ovarian cancer, ovarian cancer of low malignant potential, benign ovarian disease or other malignant condition. The biomarkers can be detected by SELDI mass spectrometry.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2016Publication date: March 30, 2017Applicants: VERMILLION, INC., THE UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY RESEARCH FOUNDATIONInventors: ERIC THOMAS FUNG, FREDERICK RAND UELAND, J.R. VAN NAGELL, PAUL DUANE DEPRIEST, ANDRE THOMAS BARON
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Patent number: 9591554Abstract: This document describes management capabilities for a wireless docking experience. A wireless dock is configured to connect to multiple peripheral devices, such as a monitor, a keyboard, and a mouse. Mobile devices can connect to the wireless dock, via a short-range wireless connection, to utilize the multiple peripheral devices. When deployed with other wireless docks, the wireless dock can be configured to provide management information with a broadcast signal that is usable by the mobile devices to manage the wireless connection to, and experience with, the wireless dock. The management information can include one or more of a do-not-automatically-connect indicator, an in-use indicator, an Internet-available indicator, or a group identifier.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2014Date of Patent: March 7, 2017Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Andrew Thomas Baron, Chih-Chung Chang, Eliot John Flannery, Gianluigi Nusca, Vineet Venugopal
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Publication number: 20160073352Abstract: In embodiments of wireless radios managed based on proximity, a mobile device, such as a mobile phone, tablet computer, or other portable device can be implemented for multiple, different wireless communications. A mobile device can include a first radio system for a first wireless communications technology, and a second radio system for a second wireless communications technology. A connection manager determines, based on the first wireless communications technology, whether the mobile device is in an area that is proximate an endpoint implemented for the second wireless communications technology. The connection manager can turn-on the second radio system to enable wireless communication with the endpoint when the mobile device is in the area proximate the endpoint. Alternatively, the connection manager can turn-off the second radio system and conserve power that would otherwise be utilized to scan for the endpoint when the mobile device is not in the area proximate the endpoint.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 8, 2014Publication date: March 10, 2016Inventors: Andrew Thomas Baron, Eliot John Flannery, Noel Anderson, Mitesh K. Desai, Gianluigi Nusca
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Publication number: 20160073435Abstract: This document describes management capabilities for a wireless docking experience. A wireless dock is configured to connect to multiple peripheral devices, such as a monitor, a keyboard, and a mouse. Mobile devices can connect to the wireless dock, via a short-range wireless connection, to utilize the multiple peripheral devices. When deployed with other wireless docks, the wireless dock can be configured to provide management information with a broadcast signal that is usable by the mobile devices to manage the wireless connection to, and experience with, the wireless dock. The management information can include one or more of a do-not-automatically-connect indicator, an in-use indicator, an Internet-available indicator, or a group identifier.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2014Publication date: March 10, 2016Inventors: Andrew Thomas Baron, Chih-Chung Chang, Eliot John Flannery, Gianluigi Nusca, Vineet Venugopal
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Patent number: 9266517Abstract: A sensor assembly for use with a master cylinder is described. The master cylinder comprises an input-side activation element to which a signal transmitter element is coupled. The sensor module comprises a travel sensor for sensing travel carried out by the activation element, and a position sensor for sensing when a predefined position of the activation element is reached.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2011Date of Patent: February 23, 2016Assignee: Lucas Automotive GmbHInventors: Josef Knechtges, Niko Naether, Thomas Baron, Karl-Heinz Schaust, Klaus Ullmer
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Patent number: D784072Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2015Date of Patent: April 18, 2017Assignee: MAGECUP LIMITEDInventors: Thomas Baron, Darren Parsons