Patents by Inventor Thomas Byrnes

Thomas Byrnes 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: 11983688
    Abstract: A point of sale (POS) device includes an output device such as a speaker, a display screen, or a network interface. The POS device also includes a secure enclosure housing a secure processor and tamper detection circuitry for detecting attempts to tamper with the secure enclosure. Use of the output device is shared between the secure processor and a main processor via a switch that is controlled by the secure processor. The secure processor can switch control of the output device from the main processor to itself and can output an output dataset via the output device in a number of scenarios. These scenarios include the secure processor detecting an attempt to tamper with the secure enclosure, the secure processor recognizing that the main processor is behaving suspiciously, or the secure processor wanting to output sensitive information. The output dataset may include visual data, audio data, or network data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: Block, Inc.
    Inventors: Cory Douthat, Jason Binder, Matthew Maibach, Thomas Byrne
  • Publication number: 20240142373
    Abstract: A sensing layer composition is provided. The sensing layer composition is particularly suited to be adhered to at least one side of one or more waveguide channels in/on a waveguide chip of an interferometric system. The sensing layer composition is particularly suited to bind or be selectively disturbed by peracetic acid via optical interferometric analysis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Jie XU, Walker Thomas Byrnes
  • Publication number: 20240075770
    Abstract: Systems are provided for an axle housing for a vehicle. In one example, system includes a differential housing comprising a modular Salisbury style center section comprising tube mounts configured to receive tube assemblies via a press fit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2022
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Inventors: Scott L. STEWARD JR., Steven Thomas BYRNE, Ryan W. LASKEY, David G. MOSES, Benjamin J. PASSINO
  • Patent number: 11884768
    Abstract: Methods for forming elastomeric polyurethane articles are provided in which an isocyanate component including an isocyanate prepolymer is mixed with an isocyanate-reactive component having a viscosity ranging from 50,000 to 200,000 centipoise as measured by ASTM standard D2196, and wherein is applied as one or more layers onto a surface of a carrier substrate at an application rate ranging from 0.5 to 20 g/sec, with each one of said applied one or more layers independently having a thickness ranging from 0.2 and 10 millimeters and having a total thickness ranging from ranging from 0.2 to 60 millimeters. The applied layers are cured in the absence of added heat via an exothermic reaction to form the elastomeric polyurethane article having an abrasion resistance ranging from 20 to 250 mm3, a hardness ranging from 60 Asker C to 90 Asker C, and a density ranging from 330 and 1000 kg/m3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Liying Wang, Irina Ternyayeva, Gregory Turco, Zachary Thomas Byrne
  • Publication number: 20230410077
    Abstract: Wireless communication and proximity-based feedback technologies are disclosed. In some examples, a system identifies, based on analysis of signal(s) (e.g., conveying transaction object information) received by a reader interface from a transaction object in response to physical proximity between the transaction object and the reader interface, an indication of a movement of the transaction object relative to the reader interface. The system generates, based on the indication, feedback indicating a recommended change to the movement to improve an ability of the reader interface to read the transaction object. The system sends the feedback to an output device that to output the feedback to indicate the recommended change. The system reads the transaction object information from the transaction object using the reader interface in response to an improvement in the ability of the reader interface to read the transaction object and in response to the output of the feedback.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2023
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Inventors: Jason Binder, Matthew Maibach, Cory Douthat, Thomas Byrne
  • Patent number: 11808342
    Abstract: An article of manufacture is provided having a differential carrier, the differential carrier including a forward surface having an input, the forward surface including a plurality of vertical ribs. In an example, the differential carrier may be used in a vehicle system for a rear differential of a drivetrain of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: DANA AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS GROUP, LLC
    Inventors: Dakota Rene Dawson, Steven Thomas Byrne
  • Patent number: 11797965
    Abstract: Wireless communication and proximity-based feedback technologies are disclosed. In some examples, a system identifies that a wireless communication interface has received wireless signal(s) for conveying information from a transaction object in response to proximity between the transaction object and the interface. The system identifies, based on relative signal strength of the signal(s) as received at each of a plurality of antennae of the interface, an indication of a relative position of the transaction object relative to the interface. The system generates, based on the indication of the relative position, feedback indicating a recommended movement of the transaction object relative to the interface to increase signal strength, and sends the feedback to an output device to output the feedback to indicate the recommended movement. The system reads the information from the transaction object using the interface in response to an increase in signal strength and to the outputting of the feedback.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: Block, Inc.
    Inventors: Jason Binder, Matthew Maibach, Cory Douthat, Thomas Byrne
  • Publication number: 20230250868
    Abstract: An article of manufacture is provided having a differential carrier, the differential carrier including a forward surface having an input, the forward surface including a plurality of vertical ribs. In an example, the differential carrier may be used in a vehicle system for a rear differential of a drivetrain of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2022
    Publication date: August 10, 2023
    Inventors: Dakota Rene DAWSON, Steven Thomas BYRNE
  • Publication number: 20230181509
    Abstract: The subject invention relates to novel methods for the treatment of viral or bacterial induced respiratory disease with hypoxemia.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2021
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Inventors: Thomas BYRNE, David G. KALERGIS
  • Patent number: 11500906
    Abstract: A subgraph storage memory stores subgraphs populated with data classified into features based on data title; each of the subgraphs has a plurality of elements; each of the elements has a features with different values. For each subfeature of a plurality of subfeatures, the different values assigned to a combination of one of the elements and one or more features are used to create a method to evaluate the subgraphs on the one or more features, as a subfeature which provides scoring information on a subgraph. For each metafeature, plural subfeatures among the plurality of subfeatures are selected to be composited into the metafeature; and for each subgraph, the plural subfeatures of each metafeature are composited to provide metafeature scores. Selected subgraphs in a universe of subgraphs with metafeature scores are presented as context for comparing the selected subgraphs; each of the selected subgraphs has different selections of elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: Decision Lens Inc.
    Inventors: William James Louis Adams, Kevin John Connor, Gavin Thomas Byrnes
  • Publication number: 20220313722
    Abstract: A method of restoring lysosomal function of retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) cells and a method of preventing and/or treating age-related macular degeneration (AMD), Stargardt's macular retinal degeneration, neurodegenerative disease, or diabetic retinopathy in a subject are provided. The methods comprise administering (i) a nucleic acid encoding a polypeptide comprising a constitutively active form of transcription factor EB (TFEB) or (ii) the polypeptide to a subject in need thereof. Associated polypeptides, nucleic acids, vectors, and compositions thereof also are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2020
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Applicant: University of Pittsburgh - Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education
    Inventors: Debasish Sinha, Leah Caroline Thomas Byrne, Nadezda Anatolyena Stepicheva, Sayan Ghosh, Stacey Hose
  • Publication number: 20220164782
    Abstract: A point of sale (POS) device includes an output device such as a speaker, a display screen, or a network interface. The POS device also includes a secure enclosure housing a secure processor and tamper detection circuitry for detecting attempts to tamper with the secure enclosure. Use of the output device is shared between the secure processor and a main processor via a switch that is controlled by the secure processor. The secure processor can switch control of the output device from the main processor to itself and can output an output dataset via the output device in a number of scenarios. These scenarios include the secure processor detecting an attempt to tamper with the secure enclosure, the secure processor recognizing that the main processor is behaving suspiciously, or the secure processor wanting to output sensitive information. The output dataset may include visual data, audio data, or network data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2022
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Inventors: Cory Douthat, Jason Binder, Matthew Maibach, Thomas Byrne
  • Patent number: 11257058
    Abstract: A point of sale (POS) device includes an output device such as a speaker, a display screen, or a network interface. The POS device also includes a secure enclosure housing a secure processor and tamper detection circuitry for detecting attempts to tamper with the secure enclosure. Use of the output device is shared between the secure processor and a main processor via a switch that is controlled by the secure processor. The secure processor can switch control of the output device from the main processor to itself and can output an output dataset via the output device in a number of scenarios. These scenarios include the secure processor detecting an attempt to tamper with the secure enclosure, the secure processor recognizing that the main processor is behaving suspiciously, or the secure processor wanting to output sensitive information. The output dataset may include visual data, audio data, or network data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: Square, Inc.
    Inventors: Cory Douthat, Jason Binder, Matthew Maibach, Thomas Byrne
  • Publication number: 20210244698
    Abstract: The subject invention relates to novel methods for the rapid treatment of disorders resulting from thrombosis or embolism such as a myocardial infraction or stroke. Specifically, the invention relates to diffusion enhancing compounds and their use with embolectomy and thrombectomy, or other procedures for the treatment of ischemia.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2019
    Publication date: August 12, 2021
    Applicant: DIFFUSION PHARMACEUTICALS LLC
    Inventors: David G. KALERGIS, Thomas BYRNE
  • Publication number: 20210216988
    Abstract: A transaction object reader receives a signal from a user's transaction object when the user's transaction object is in proximity with the transaction object reader. This signal is conveyed from the transaction object reader to a secure processor that reads transaction information from the signal, generates a processed dataset by encrypting or otherwise processing the transaction information, and outputs the processed dataset to a main processor, which uses the processed dataset to conduct a transaction. The signal from the transaction object reader is also conveyed along a second path that bypasses the secure processor, instead going to a filter that filters the signal to attenuate the transaction information and then going to the main processor, which uses the filtered signal to provide feedback to the user identifying how close the transaction object is to the transaction object reader.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2021
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Inventors: Jason Binder, Matthew Maibach, Cory Douthat, Thomas Byrne
  • Patent number: 10970698
    Abstract: A transaction object reader receives a signal from a user's transaction object when the user's transaction object is in proximity with the transaction object reader. This signal is conveyed from the transaction object reader to a secure processor that reads transaction information from the signal, generates a processed dataset by encrypting or otherwise processing the transaction information, and outputs the processed dataset to a main processor, which uses the processed dataset to conduct a transaction. The signal from the transaction object reader is also conveyed along a second path that bypasses the secure processor, instead going to a filter that filters the signal to attenuate the transaction information and then going to the main processor, which uses the filtered signal to provide feedback to the user identifying how close the transaction object is to the transaction object reader.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: Square, Inc.
    Inventors: Jason Binder, Matthew Maibach, Cory Douthat, Thomas Byrne
  • Publication number: 20200359627
    Abstract: An aqueous liquid herbicide composition comprising a water-insoluble pesticide, for example flumioxazin, and one or more water-soluble pesticides, for example one or more of dicamba, 2,4-D, metribuzin, and imazethapyr, is provided. The water-soluble pesticide is dissolved in a continuous aqueous phase of the composition and solid particles of the water-insoluble pesticide are suspended in the aqueous phase. These compositions exhibit enhanced resistance to settling of the solid particles and/or enhanced resistance to chemical degradation of the water-insoluble pesticide by comparison with otherwise similar compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2020
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Inventors: Thomas BYRNE, Robert BRUSS, Brian PIKE, Jerome KOVAR
  • Publication number: 20200332049
    Abstract: Methods for forming elastomeric polyurethane articles are provided in which an isocyanate component including an isocyanate pre-polymer is mixed with an isocyanate-reactive component having a viscosity ranging from 50,000 to 200,000 centipoise as measured by ASTM standard D2196, and wherein is applied as one or more layers onto a surface of a carrier substrate at an application rate ranging from 0.5 to 20 g/sec, with each one of said applied one or more layers independently having a thickness ranging from 0.2 and 10 millimeters and having a total thickness ranging from ranging from 0.2 to 60 millimeters. The applied layers are cured in the absence of added heat via an exothermic reaction to form the elastomeric polyurethane article having an abrasion resistance ranging from 20 to 250 mm3, a hardness ranging from 60 Asker C to 90 Asker C, and a density ranging from 330 and 1000 kg/m3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2018
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    Inventors: Liying Wang, Irina Ternyayeva, Gregory Turco, Zachary Thomas Byrne
  • Publication number: 20190234560
    Abstract: Aspects of the present invention provide a cryogenic fluid delivery system configured to provide a predetermined amount of liquid cryogenic fluid from a reservoir to an apparatus (e.g., a vapor ring of a cryogenic chiller system). A controlled high pressure gas burst is applied to the reservoir to push a predetermined amount of cryogenic fluid from the reservoir to the apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2017
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Inventor: Thomas Byrne
  • Publication number: 20190191701
    Abstract: An aqueous liquid herbicide composition comprising a water-insoluble pesticide, for example flumioxazin, and one or more water-soluble pesticides, for example one or more of dicamba, 2,4-D, metribuzin, and imazethapyr, is provided. The water-soluble pesticide is dissolved in a continuous aqueous phase of the composition and solid particles of the water-insoluble pesticide are suspended in the aqueous phase. These compositions exhibit enhanced resistance to settling of the solid particles and/or enhanced resistance to chemical degradation of the water-insoluble pesticide by comparison with otherwise similar compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2016
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Inventors: Thomas Byrne, Robert Bruss, Brian Pike, Jerome Kovar