Patents by Inventor Thomas Blease

Thomas Blease 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).

  • Publication number: 20060217087
    Abstract: A radio frequency power amplifier and corresponding method is arranged and configured to drive a resonant load. The radio frequency power amplifier includes a radio frequency switching stage with an output that is coupled to a resonant circuit. The switching stage is configured to provide an output signal with amplitude modulation corresponding to amplitude modulation of an input signal when powered from a fixed voltage power supply. The amplifier further includes a feedback control system coupled to the input signal and the output signal, where the feedback control system includes a sequencer configured to provide a sequencer output that is used to drive the radio frequency switching stage. The amplifier also includes an amplitude control system coupled to the output of the radio frequency switching stage and configured to limit an amplitude of the output signal and in some embodiments a power recovery system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2006
    Publication date: September 28, 2006
    Inventors: William Snelgrove, David Lovelace, Richard Wilson, Kelly Mekechuk, Thomas Blease
  • Patent number: 6840274
    Abstract: A vent apparatus (10) includes a tank mount (12) made of a weldable plastics material and a fuel system component such as a valve assembly (13). Valve a assembly (13) includes a valve housing (14) made of a nonweldable plastics material and a valve (21) movable in a valve chamber (24) formed in valve housing (14) to open and close an aperture (23) leading to a venting outlet (22). Tank mount (12) supports valve housing (14) in a position in a mounting aperture (16) formed in a fuel tank (18). Valve housing (14) is made by injecting on-weldable plastics material into a mold containing the pre-molded tank mount (12).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2005
    Assignee: Stant Manufacturing Inc.
    Inventors: Nancy Williamson, Thomas Blease, Jeffrey Devall, Dwight Smith
  • Patent number: 6623682
    Abstract: A vent apparatus includes a tank mount made of a weldable plastics material and a fuel systems component such as a valve assembly. The valve assembly includes a valve housing made of a non-weldable plastics material and a valve movable in a valve chamber formed in the valve housing to open and close an aperture leading to a venting outlet. The tank mount supports the valve housing in a position in a mounting aperture formed in a fuel tank. The valve housing is made by injecting non-weldable plastics material into a mold containing the pre-molded tank mount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2003
    Assignee: Stant Manufacturing Inc.
    Inventors: Nancy Amburgey, Thomas Blease, Jeff Devall, Dwight Smith
  • Publication number: 20030047835
    Abstract: A vent apparatus includes a tank mount made of a weldable plastics material and a fuel systems component such as a valve assembly. The valve assembly includes a valve housing made of a non-weldable plastics material and a valve movable in a valve chamber formed in the valve housing to open and close an aperture leading to a venting outlet. The tank mount supports the valve housing in a position in a mounting aperture formed in a fuel tank. The valve housing is made by injecting non-weldable plastics material into a mold containing the pre-molded tank mount.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2002
    Publication date: March 13, 2003
    Inventors: Nancy Amburgey, Thomas Blease, Jeff Devall, Dwight Smith
  • Patent number: 6488877
    Abstract: A vent apparatus includes a tank mount made of a weldable plastics material and a fuel systems component such as a valve assembly. The valve assembly includes a valve housing made of a non-weldable plastics material and a valve movable in a valve chamber formed in the valve housing to open and close an aperture leading to a venting outlet. The tank mount supports the valve housing in a position in a mounting aperture formed in a fuel tank. The valve housing is made by injecting non-weldable plastics material into a mold containing the pre-molded tank mount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2002
    Assignee: Stant Manufacturing Inc.
    Inventors: Nancy Amburgey, Thomas Blease, Jeff Devall, Dwight Smith