Patents by Inventor Thomas Brown

Thomas Brown 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).

  • Axle assembly with twist beam
    Patent number: 10442268
    Abstract: An axle assembly includes a first rail assembly, a second rail assembly and an open-section twist beam connected to the first rail assembly and the second rail assembly. The twist beam includes an upper wall, a lower wall and rear wall wherein the upper wall and the lower wall are connected by the rear wall to define an open portion of the twist beam where the upper wall and the lower wall are separated by a vertical distance. The open portion of the twist beam is forward facing. The axle assembly further includes a torsion bar that extends through and is connected within the open portion of the twist beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: MAHINDRA N.A. TECH CENTER
    Inventors: Vidyadhar Vithal Katkar, Matthew Thomas Brown
  • Personal impact monitoring system
    Patent number: 10420507
    Abstract: A personal impact monitoring system is described herein comprising a monitoring station that receives impact events sent from personal impact monitors, using a monitoring station receiver. The impact events, which specify impact parameters associated with the impact events, are stored in a data storage location associated with the monitoring station. Software operating on the operating station is configured to retrieve the impact events from the data storage location and to perform calculations based on the impact events to identify notable impact events.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Assignee: il Sensortech, Inc.
    Inventors: Lawrence V. Calcano, David Thomas Brown, Christopher C. Genau, David Ernest Snyder, James M. Stearns, Brian Michael Ronald, Jesse David Harper, John F. Harris
  • Suspended inkjet printing system
    Patent number: 10414178
    Abstract: A suspended inkjet printing system includes: a pair of support beams extending across a media path; a mounting frame mounted between the support beams, a print head chassis mounted on the mounting frame, the print head chassis being actuable between at least a printing position and a maintenance position; and a plurality of print heads mounted on the print head chassis, each print head extending across the media path and spaced apart along the media path in a direction of media propagation. A plurality of projections extend from the print head chassis into engagement with the mounting frame, the projections controlling a height of the print head chassis relative to the media path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: Memjet Technology Limited
    Inventors: Mark Profaca, Julian Paul Kolodko, William John Stacey, Stephen John Sleijpen, Craig Donald Strudwicke, Neil Fyfe Edwards, Lance Thomas Brown, Toby Desmond Oste, Eric Patrick O'Donnell, Peter John Morley Sobey, David Bernardi, James Andrew
  • END FACE CLEANING GEL FOR HARDENED MULTI-FIBER OPTICAL CONNECTORS; AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20190258010
    Abstract: Aspects and techniques of the present disclosure relates generally to incorporating an index matching gel within a HMFOC such that as the HMFOC is mated, fiber tips protruding from multi-fiber ferrules of the HMFOC pass through the indexing matching gel to remove contaminates therefrom. The present disclosure also relates to a method of removing contaminates from optical fibers upon mating a hardened multi-fiber optical connector (HMFOC) with another HMFOC.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2017
    Publication date: August 22, 2019
    Inventors: David John ANDERSON, David Thomas BROWN
  • BINDING PROTEINS, INCLUDING ANTIBODIES, ANTIBODY DERIVATIVES AND ANTIBODY FRAGMENTS, THAT SPECIFICALLY BIND CD154 AND USES THEREOF
    Publication number: 20190233530
    Abstract: This invention provides binding proteins, including antibodies, antibody derivatives and antibody fragments, that specifically bind a CD154 (CD40L) protein. This invention also provides a chimeric, humanized or fully human antibody, antibody derivative or antibody fragment that specifically binds to an epitope to which a humanized Fab fragment comprising a variable heavy chain sequence according to SEQ ID NO: 1 and comprising a variable light chain sequence according to SEQ ID NO: 2 specifically binds. CD154 binding proteins of this invention may elicit reduced effector function relative to a second anti-CD154 antibody. CD154 binding proteins of this invention are useful in diagnostic and therapeutic methods, such as in the treatment and prevention of diseases including those that involve undesirable immune responses that are mediated by CD154-CD40 interactions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2019
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Inventors: Linda C. Burkly, Janine L. Ferrant-Orgettas, Ellen A. Garber, Yen-Ming Hsu, Lihe Su, Frederick R. Taylor, Ralph Adams, Derek Thomas Brown, Andrew George Popplewell, Martyn Kim Robinson, Anthony Shock, Kerry Louise Tyson
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MAKING SPENT GRAIN DOUGH PRODUCTS
    Publication number: 20190223457
    Abstract: The invention provides methods for the production of dough and bread products made at least in part of spent brewer's grain. The spent grain is removed from a brewing or distilling process, dried, frozen, and then further processed into a spent grain dough product. More specifically, the invention relates to the systems and methods for making frozen pizza dough balls composed at least in part of grain products that have been used in the process of brewing beer or distilling sprits such as whiskey.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2018
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Inventors: Thomas Brown, Mark Allgeier
  • ANISOTROPIC CABLE SEALING GELS; AND METHODS FOR FABRICATING CABLE SEALING GELS
    Publication number: 20190219785
    Abstract: Aspects and techniques of the present disclosure relate to a cable sealing structure comprising a cable sealing body including a gel and methods of making anisotropic behavior in cable sealing structures made with a dry silicone gel. In one aspect, various three-dimensional printing techniques are used to make a cable sealing structure that includes a gel. The cable sealing body has a construction that elastically deforms to apply an elastic spring load to the gel. The cable sealing body has a construction with anisotropic deformation characteristics that allows the cable sealing body to be less deformable in one direction than in others. The cable sealing structure can be utilized to seal fiber optic cables more uniformly while limiting the potential of leakage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2017
    Publication date: July 18, 2019
    Inventors: Christiaan RADELET, Thierry Mike DECLERCK, Gary Williams ADAMS, Matthew Peter GALLA, Roel Modest Willy BRYON, Dirk KEMPENEERS, Robert VANHENTENRIJK, Danny Willy August VERHEYDEN, David Thomas BROWN, Michael MARIS, Julian S. MULLANEY, Valja EVERAERT, Hans BOLS
  • Delivering parsed content items
    Patent number: 10296580
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described that relate to processing content, such as web pages, to be rendered and displayed on client computing devices. In one embodiment, a content parsing system may retrieve a content item on behalf of a client computing device, and parse markup language within the content item to generate a binary representation of objects within the content item. The content parsing system may then serialize the binary representation, and transmit the binary representation to the client computing device. The client computing device can then utilize the binary representation to output the content item, without parsing at least a portion of the content item.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Venkata Sri Krishnakanth Pulla, Andrew Kenneth Milton, Kenneth Thomas Brown, Patrick Joseph Armstrong, Yasaswi Vempati
  • Display case for collectables
    Patent number: 10227801
    Abstract: Apparatus for displaying packaged collectables in a supportive and protective case. A rear frame member is secured to a front frame member with a latch. The front frame member and rear frame member form a display case when latched together. In one embodiment the latch relies upon magnetic coupling between the front and rear frame members. The front and rear frame members have transparent panes or portions. The collectable is visible from the front, back, top and sides of the case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2019
    Inventor: James Thomas Brown, III
  • STEERING RACK WEAR COMPENSATOR
    Publication number: 20190063581
    Abstract: A wear compensator to compensate wear between a rack and a pinion including a yoke plug, a pin affixed to the yoke plug, jaws that surrounds the pin, a disc spring sandwiched between the yoke plug and the jaws, a stage compensator that receives and slides along the jaws to provide a frictional force, a rack guide in contact with the rack, a spring extending between the stage compensator and the rack guide, wherein when the rack guide transfers to the stage compensator a first load above a predetermined threshold, the frictional force overcomes prevents the spring disc to push the stage compensator towards the rack, and when the rack guide transfers to the stage compensator a second load below the predetermined threshold, the frictional force allows the spring disc to push the stage compensator towards the rack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2017
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Applicant: JTEKT AUTOMOTIVE NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventor: Thomas BROWN
  • MECHANISM FOR PROVIDING MULTIPLE VIEWS IN A MULTI-TENANT DATA STRUCTURE
    Publication number: 20190042660
    Abstract: Techniques and structures to generate tables in a database environment. Data to be included in a data structure is received from an owner tenant. A first table is generated that includes rows of one or more data fields having the received data. Additionally, a second table is generated that includes a plurality of rows having data fields extracted from the first table that are to be shared by one or more non-tenant owners.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2017
    Publication date: February 7, 2019
    Inventors: Thomas A. Brown, Li Xie
  • Modular raised floor system
    Patent number: 10196825
    Abstract: A modular floor system including webbing formed by a plurality of interconnected web sections. The web sections include attachment portions that are aligned in the grid layout. The support members are attachable to attachment sections of the web sections so that attached support members are properly aligned and positioned with respect to one another along the grid layout. The modular floor system includes tiles positioned upon and secured to the support members to be supported above the ground surface by the support members. A utility space is defined by and disposed between the ground surface and the supported tiles. Utility cables can be routed through the utility space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: DIRTT Enviromental Solutions, Ltd.
    Inventors: Geoff W. Gosling, Mogens F. Smed, Thomas A. Brown
  • Axle Assembly With Twist Beam
    Publication number: 20180361817
    Abstract: An axle assembly includes a first rail assembly, a second rail assembly and an open-section twist beam connected to the first rail assembly and the second rail assembly. The twist beam includes an upper wall, a lower wall and rear wall wherein the upper wall and the lower wall are connected by the rear wall to define an open portion of the twist beam where the upper wall and the lower wall are separated by a vertical distance. The open portion of the twist beam is forward facing. The axle assembly further includes a torsion bar that extends through and is connected within the open portion of the twist beam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2017
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Inventors: Vidyadhar Vithal KATKAR, Matthew Thomas BROWN
  • IMPERSONATING TARGET ACCOUNT VIA ACCOUNT REDIRECTION
    Publication number: 20180337906
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure relate to systems and methods for impersonating target user accounts via account redirection. In one aspect, a request may be received at a service issued from a temporary account of the service accessed by a client application. It may be determined whether the temporary account is stored in a mapping table comprising one or more temporary accounts mapped to a corresponding impersonation token. When it is determined that the temporary account is stored in the mapping table, the corresponding impersonation token mapped to the temporary account may be identified. The request may be processed in an impersonation mode based on the identified impersonation token.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2017
    Publication date: November 22, 2018
    Inventors: Daron Spektor, Nicola Greene Alfeo, Kevin Thomas Brown, Harry Phillip Ferguson, IV, Jeffrey Earl Steinbok
  • Modular furniture system with wire management
    Patent number: 10117511
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to modular and reconfigurable architectural assemblies such as modular walls and modular furniture, including modular and reconfigurable desk systems, with features and components that provide wire management functionality. A modular desk system includes a horizontal work surface and a lower vertical section extending vertically downward and/or upward from the work surface. At least a portion of the lower vertical section houses one or more resource trays having power and data receptacles for user wires to plug into. An access component such as a cover encloses the resource tray to provide a functional and aesthetically pleasing assembly while allowing management and organization of user wires and/or supply wires.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: DIRTT ENVIRONMENTAL SOLUTIONS, LTD
    Inventors: Geoff Gosling, Mogens F. Smed, Thomas A. Brown
  • Systems and methods for making spent grain dough products
    Patent number: 10104897
    Abstract: The invention provides methods for the production of dough and bread products made at least in part of spent brewer's grain. The spent grain is removed from a brewing or distilling process, dried, frozen, and then further processed into a spent grain dough product. More specifically, the invention relates to the systems and methods for making frozen pizza dough balls composed at least in part of grain products that have been used in the process of brewing beer or distilling sprits such as whiskey.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Inventors: Thomas Brown, Mark Allgeier
  • Alerting users of CPR feedback device of detected magnetic interference
    Patent number: 10098573
    Abstract: A medical device and/or a method are used by a rescuer who is caring for a patient. The depth of CPR chest compressions is determined, by detecting magnetic fields. An interference is sensed, which is not associated with the CPR chest compressions, but which is superimposed on the detected magnetic fields. Appropriate countermeasures may be taken, if the sensed interference is larger than a threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: PHYSIO-CONTROL, INC.
    Inventors: Isabelle L. Banville, Robert Peter Marx, Jr., David Thomas Brown, Richard C. Nova
  • INSECT CONTROL DEVICE AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20180263234
    Abstract: An environmentally friendly method and device to eliminate insect pests utilizing lighting, sound, pheromones or scents, alone or in combination. This present invention to remove pests avoids the expense of biocide technologies that have not been developed fully, the damage to people and the environment from the use of dangerous chemical pesticides, and add to sustainable agriculture efforts including integrated pest management.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2016
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Applicant: IPM PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING, INC.
    Inventors: Randy J. SASAKI, Thomas BROWN, Alexandra Elyse HARTMAN
  • POLYESTER POLYOLS FROM RECYCLED POLYMERS AND WASTE STREAMS
    Publication number: 20180237573
    Abstract: The present invention relates to polyester polyols made from aromatic polyacid sources such as thermoplastic polyesters. The polyols can be made by heating a thermoplastic polyester such as virgin polyethylene terephthalate, recycled polyethylene terephthalate, or mixtures thereof, with a glycol to give a digested intermediate which is then reacted with a digestible polymer, which can be obtained from various recycle waste streams. The polyester polyols comprise a glycol-digested polyacid source and a further digestible polymer. The polyester polyols provide a sustainable alternative to petrochemical or biochemical based polyester polyols.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2018
    Publication date: August 23, 2018
    Inventors: Rick Tabor, Eric David Vrabel, Matthew J. Beatty, Gary E. Spilman, Kevin Anthony Rogers, Michael Robert Christy, Matthew Thomas Brown, Jack Rogers Kovsky, Woo-Sung Bae, Shakti L. Mukerjee
  • ROBOTIC GRIPPER CAMERA
    Publication number: 20180236666
    Abstract: An unmanned ground vehicle includes a main body, a drive system supported by the main body, and a manipulator arm pivotally coupled to the main body. The drive system comprising right and left driven track assemblies mounted on right and left sides of the main body. The manipulator arm includes a gripper, a wrist motor configured for rotating the gripper, and an inline camera in a palm of the gripper. The inline camera is mechanically configured to remain stationary with respect to the manipulator arm while the wrist motor rotates the gripper.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2018
    Publication date: August 23, 2018
    Inventors: Annan Michael Mozeika, Timothy R. Ohm, Christopher Thomas Brown