Patents by Inventor Thomas Bryan
Thomas Bryan 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: 11957465Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for accelerated ergonomic collection of capillary blood. An apparatus and system include a blood collection module with a proximal portion including a vacuum generation chamber, a distal portion including a blood collection chamber, a concave mid portion including a pressure equalization channel configured to equalize reduced air pressure. The apparatus further includes a sealing surface to stably seal the blood collection module to the skin around a collection site and a slide latch actuated by a lengthwise sliding motion. Also included is a lancet carrier with linearly-arranged lancet strips to puncture rows of blood extraction slits in the collection site. The apparatus also includes an angled transfer port with a low-resistance non-microfluidic blood flow channel to a transfer module, then to a plasma separation module with a multilayer laminate and plasma separation membrane. Methods for accelerated ergonomic collection of capillary blood are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 2023Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: RedDrop Dx, Inc.Inventors: Kristopher Scott Buchanan, William Kristopher Buchanan, Dirk van den Boom, Thomas Michael Johannsen, Wesley Joseph Hager, Matthew Bryan Huntingdon, Christopher Andrew Frankson, Landon Bruggeman
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Publication number: 20240065589Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for accelerated ergonomic collection of capillary blood. An apparatus and system include a blood collection module with a proximal portion including a vacuum generation chamber, a distal portion including a blood collection chamber, a concave mid portion including a pressure equalization channel configured to equalize reduced air pressure. The apparatus further includes a sealing surface to stably seal the blood collection module to the skin around a collection site and a slide latch actuated by a lengthwise sliding motion. Also included is a lancet carrier with linearly-arranged lancet strips to puncture rows of blood extraction slits in the collection site. The apparatus also includes an angled transfer port with a low-resistance non-microfluidic blood flow channel to a transfer module, then to a plasma separation module with a multilayer laminate and plasma separation membrane. Methods for accelerated ergonomic collection of capillary blood are disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 16, 2023Publication date: February 29, 2024Inventors: Kristopher Scott Buchanan, William Kristopher Buchanan, Dirk van den Boom, Thomas Michael Johannsen, Wesley Joseph Hager, Matthew Bryan Huntingdon, Christopher Andrew Frankson, Landon Bruggeman
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Publication number: 20220229640Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for selecting parameters for use by a system. The parameters can describe a behavior of the system, which can be represented by a model having an input and an output. The model can include an operation representable by a matrix. The parameters can include the input and output ranges of the operation, the dimensions of the matrix, a noise value for the system, an overflow probability, a regularization parameter, and a desired number of accurate digits. A design environment can be configured to determine values or ranges of values for one or more of the parameters based on values or ranges of values of the remaining parameters. In some embodiments, the design environment can select, recommend, or validate a choice of datatype, minimum system noise, or the dimensions of the matrix. The model can be used to generate code, which can be used to configure the system to perform the operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 5, 2022Publication date: July 21, 2022Inventors: Thomas A. BRYAN, Jenna L. WARREN, Shixin ZHUANG, Jessica CLAYTON
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Publication number: 20220019915Abstract: Systems and methods as disclosed for selecting parameters for use by a system. The parameters can describe a behavior of the system, which can be represented by a model having an input and an output. The model can include an operation representable by a matrix. The parameters can include the input and output ranges of the operation, the dimensions of the matrix, a noise value for the system, and an overflow probability. A design environment can be configured to determine values or ranges of values for one or more of the parameters based on values or ranges of values of the remaining parameters. In some embodiments, the design environment can select, recommend, or validate a choice of datatype, minimum system noise, or the dimensions of the matrix. The model can be used to generate code, which can be used to configure the system to perform the operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 20, 2020Publication date: January 20, 2022Applicant: The MathWorks, Inc.Inventors: Thomas A. BRYAN, Jenna L. WARREN
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Patent number: 10924365Abstract: A method for generating a directed graph for a transaction in an application, comprising: receiving event information for events included in the transaction at a processor, each event having a link directed from a first endpoint to a second endpoint in the application; assigning an identification (“ID”) number to each event and including the ID number in the event information for each event; based on endpoint, correlating the event information to produce dyadic event information representative of dyadic events, each dyadic event including a first event and a second event associated with the endpoint, the dyadic event information for each dyadic event including a first ID number and a second ID number for the first event and the second event, respectively; based on ID number, combining the dyadic event information to produce correlation fragments associated with the ID number; and, combining the correlation fragments to produce the directed graph for the transaction.Type: GrantFiled: May 3, 2013Date of Patent: February 16, 2021Assignee: INETCO SYSTEMS LIMITEDInventors: Angus Richard Telfer, Thomas Bryan Rushworth
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Publication number: 20200023401Abstract: A device for coating footwear including a frame and a coating compartment engaged to the frame, wherein the coating compartment includes a cavity therein. A hingedly connected access door is engaged to the coating compartment for providing access to the cavity and closing off the cavity. A reservoir contains a coating agent and a supply line is engaged to the reservoir and facilitates the flow of coating agent from the reservoir to at least one nozzle disposed within the cavity of the coating compartment for expelling the coating agent within the cavity of the coating compartment. A turntable is positioned within the cavity of the coating compartment for placement of the footwear that is rotatable.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 18, 2019Publication date: January 23, 2020Inventor: Thomas Bryan PICKWORTH
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Patent number: 10424921Abstract: A semiconductor die including: a die-to-die interface including an input/output (I/O) circuitry area and an electrical contact area; wherein the electrical contact area includes an array of electrical contacts disposed on a side of the semiconductor die; and wherein the I/O circuitry area includes a plurality of drivers, each of the drivers coupled to at least one electrical contact in the electrical contact area, and a plurality of electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection devices, each of the ESD protection devices coupled to a respective driver, further wherein the I/O circuitry area and the electrical contact area are separated in a top-down view of the semiconductor die.Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 2017Date of Patent: September 24, 2019Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Kenneth Dubowski, Luverne Ray Peterson, Thomas Bryan, Stephen Knol, Sreeker Dundigal, Alvin Loke
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Patent number: 10411585Abstract: An inverter system includes an inverter apparatus and a smoothing capacitor charging-power apparatus. The inverter apparatus includes a transformer and an inverter cell. The transformer includes primary windings and secondary windings. Each of the inverter cells includes a converter circuit, a smoothing capacitor, and an inverter circuit. The converter circuit is configured to convert an intermediate alternating-current voltage to a direct-current voltage. The smoothing capacitor is configured to smooth the direct-current voltage. The inverter circuit is configured to at least partially generate a phase voltage of a variable alternating-current voltage from the direct-current voltage smoothed by the smoothing capacitor. Electric power is to be supplied from a second power supply different from a first power supply to the smoothing capacitor charging-power apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2014Date of Patent: September 10, 2019Assignees: KABUSHIKI KAISHA YASKAWA DENKI, YASKAWA AMERICA, INC.Inventors: Taisuke Katayama, Eiji Yamamoto, Kenji Mitsuda, Hiroshi Takagi, Thomas Bryan Sasada
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Patent number: 10095487Abstract: A device may obtain program code, determine variables based on the program code, execute or analyze the program code, and determine values of the variables based on the executing or analyzing. The device may determine a range for each variable based on positions of at least one significant digit for the values. The range may be determined based on a count of a quantity of occurrences of the at least one significant digit for the values. The device may determine relationships between the variables based on the executing or analyzing, and may determine one or more effects on the range for the variables based on the relationships between the variables. The device may generate a visualization that presents the range for the variables, the relationships between the variables, and the one or more effects on the range for the variables, and may provide the visualization for display.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2016Date of Patent: October 9, 2018Assignee: The MathWorks, Inc.Inventors: Vaidehi Venkatesan, Thomas A. Bryan, Julia P. Wall
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Publication number: 20180233907Abstract: A semiconductor die including: a die-to-die interface including an input/output (I/O) circuitry area and an electrical contact area; wherein the electrical contact area includes an array of electrical contacts disposed on a side of the semiconductor die; and wherein the I/O circuitry area includes a plurality of drivers, each of the drivers coupled to at least one electrical contact in the electrical contact area, and a plurality of electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection devices, each of the ESD protection devices coupled to a respective driver, further wherein the I/O circuitry area and the electrical contact area are separated in a top-down view of the semiconductor die.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 16, 2017Publication date: August 16, 2018Inventors: Kenneth Dubowski, Luverne Ray Peterson, Thomas Bryan, Stephen Knol, Sreeker Dundigal, Alvin Loke
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Patent number: 10044342Abstract: A die-to-die data transmitter is disclosed with a pull-up one-shot circuit and a pull-down one-shot circuit, each forming a delay circuit that determines a variable preemphasis period.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2016Date of Patent: August 7, 2018Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: LuVerne Ray Peterson, Thomas Bryan, Tin Tin Wee
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Patent number: 9984011Abstract: A multi-rank memory bus architecture is provided in which an active DRAM is unterminated and an inactive DRAM terminates to increase the data eye width at the active DRAM.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2016Date of Patent: May 29, 2018Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Tin Tin Wee, Thomas Bryan
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Patent number: 9859888Abstract: A transmitter is disclosed with a pull-up feedback circuit and a feedback circuit. The transmitter includes an output driver for driving an output terminal.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2016Date of Patent: January 2, 2018Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: LuVerne Ray Peterson, Thomas Bryan, Stephen Thilenius
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Publication number: 20170359053Abstract: A die-to-die data transmitter is disclosed with a pull-up one-shot circuit and a pull-down one-shot circuit, each forming a delay circuit that determines a variable preemphasis period.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 9, 2016Publication date: December 14, 2017Inventors: LuVerne Ray Peterson, Thomas Bryan, Tin Tin Wee
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Publication number: 20170351625Abstract: A multi-rank memory bus architecture is provided in which an active DRAM is unterminated and an inactive DRAM terminates to increase the data eye width at the active DRAM.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 2, 2016Publication date: December 7, 2017Inventors: Tin Tin Wee, Thomas Bryan
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Publication number: 20170353185Abstract: A transmitter is disclosed with a pull-up feedback circuit and a feedback circuit. The transmitter includes an output driver for driving an output terminal.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 6, 2016Publication date: December 7, 2017Inventors: LuVerne Ray Peterson, Thomas Bryan, Stephen Thilenius
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Patent number: 9767889Abstract: A die is provided having an unterminated endpoint that capacitively loads its input impedance with a capacitance from capacitor while acting as a receiving endpoint and that isolates its output impedance from the capacitance while acting as a transmitting endpoint.Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 2017Date of Patent: September 19, 2017Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Scott Powers, Thomas Bryan, Andrew Tohmc, Subrahmanya Pradeep Morusupalli, Tin Tin Wee, Kenneth Dubowski
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Patent number: 9698782Abstract: A circuit includes a data input in communication with a first transistor stack; a first capacitor having a first capacitance and in communication with a power supply via a first transistor of the first transistor stack, wherein the first transistor is configured to charge the first capacitor in response to the data input receiving a signal corresponding to a first binary value; a data output node coupled between the first transistor stack and a transmission line having a second capacitance; and wherein the first capacitor is coupled between the data output node and a second transistor of the first transistor stack, further wherein the second transistor is configured to discharge the first capacitor to the data output node in response to the data input receiving a signal corresponding to a second binary value.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2016Date of Patent: July 4, 2017Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Luverne Ray Peterson, Thomas Bryan, Stephen Thilenius
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Patent number: 9604582Abstract: A storage rack provides convenient and secure storage of vehicle roof panels or “T-tops”. The storage rack can be used both in a rear compartment of the vehicle during travel or outside the vehicle such as in a garage. The storage rack has two sets of arms to store the T-tops at an angle in the rear compartment of the vehicle to give the driver full visibility out the rear window. The storage rack arms can be put into a flat stow position to reduce the space taken by the storage rack when not being used for storage of the T-tops. The storage rack may be secured to the vehicle to prevent movement during operation of the vehicle. A hook may be incorporated into the storage rack to secure a hatch or glove box lid in the open position.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2016Date of Patent: March 28, 2017Assignee: Highly Driven Products LLCInventors: Eugene Phillip Mayfield, Thomas Bryan Todd
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Patent number: 9582469Abstract: The present application is directed to determining attributes for results of arithmetic operations with fixed-point numbers. An indication is received of possible word lengths to store digits representing a result of an arithmetic operation with fixed-point numbers. An indication is received of how a placement of a radix point will be determined in the digits representing the result of the arithmetic operation with fixed-point numbers. When calculating the fixed-point arithmetic operation, one of the possible word lengths is employed for storing the digits representing the result of the fixed-point arithmetic operation. A placement of a radix point in the digits is based on the received indication of how the radix point is to be determined. Growth rate for a number of digits in a result of a series of arithmetic calculations is less than N, where N is equal to the number of arithmetic operations performed.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2013Date of Patent: February 28, 2017Assignee: The MathWorks, Inc.Inventor: Thomas A. Bryan