Patents by Inventor Thomas C. Hayes

Thomas C. Hayes 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: 9933298
    Abstract: Light exposure from at least one light source is received with a light detector of a light monitor that includes at least one of (a) an output device and (b) a communication device transported by a user. The light detector converts the light exposure into an electrical signal, and the current time of day at which the light exposure is received is recorded. An instantaneous light exposure value is generated from the electrical signal, and a weighting function is applied to the instantaneous light exposure value as a function of the recorded time of day associated with the light exposure to produce a weighted instantaneous light exposure value. The weighted instantaneous light exposure value is integrated to produce a weighted cumulative luminous exposure value; and the weighted cumulative luminous exposure value is compared with an established luminous-exposure target.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: SunSprite
    Inventors: Edward Likovich, Kasey J. Russell, Thomas C. Hayes, Jacqueline Olds, Richard Schwartz
  • Patent number: 9802060
    Abstract: A light-monitoring apparatus includes a power source, a light detector, a computer processor coupled with the power source and in communication with the light detector and configured to receive and record light exposure detected by the light detector, an output device coupled with the computer processor, and a computer-readable medium coupled with the computer processor and storing instruction code for summing the recorded light exposure from the computer processor over time and communicating a signal to the output device to generate and communicate a signal indicating that a cumulative threshold light exposure for achieving a health benefit has been reached. The apparatus can accordingly be used by an individual to monitor cumulative light exposure from both natural and artificial sources, e.g., in the treatment of seasonal or non-seasonal depression.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: SunSprite
    Inventors: Jacqueline Olds, Richard S. Schwartz, Thomas C. Hayes, Kasey J. Russell
  • Publication number: 20160123802
    Abstract: Light exposure from at least one light source is received with a light detector of a light monitor that includes at least one of (a) an output device and (b) a communication device transported by a user. The light detector converts the light exposure into an electrical signal, and the current time of day at which the light exposure is received is recorded. An instantaneous light exposure value is generated from the electrical signal, and a weighting function is applied to the instantaneous light exposure value as a function of the recorded time of day associated with the light exposure to produce a weighted instantaneous light exposure value. The weighted instantaneous light exposure value is integrated to produce a weighted cumulative luminous exposure value; and the weighted cumulative luminous exposure value is compared with an established luminous-exposure target.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2016
    Publication date: May 5, 2016
    Applicant: GoodLux Technology, LLC
    Inventors: Edward Likovich, Kasey J. Russell, Thomas C. Hayes, Jacqueline Olds, Richard Schwartz
  • Publication number: 20160016005
    Abstract: A light-monitoring apparatus includes a power source, a light detector, a computer processor coupled with the power source and in communication with the light detector and configured to receive and record light exposure detected by the light detector, an output device coupled with the computer processor, and a computer-readable medium coupled with the computer processor and storing instruction code for summing the recorded light exposure from the computer processor over time and communicating a signal to the output device to generate and communicate a signal indicating that a cumulative threshold light exposure for achieving a health benefit has been reached. The apparatus can accordingly be used by an individual to monitor cumulative light exposure from both natural and artificial sources, e.g., in the treatment of seasonal or non-seasonal depression.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2015
    Publication date: January 21, 2016
    Applicant: GOODLUX TECHNOLOGY, LLC
    Inventors: Jacqueline Olds, Richard S. Schwartz, Thomas C. Hayes, Kasey J. Russell
  • Patent number: 9163983
    Abstract: A light-monitoring apparatus includes a power source, a light detector, a computer processor coupled with the power source and in communication with the light detector and configured to receive and record light exposure detected by the light detector, an output device coupled with the computer processor, and a computer-readable medium coupled with the computer processor and storing instruction code for summing the recorded light exposure from the computer processor over time and communicating a signal to the output device to generate and communicate a signal indicating that a cumulative threshold light exposure for achieving a health benefit has been reached. The apparatus can accordingly be used by an individual to monitor cumulative light exposure from both natural and artificial sources, e.g., in the treatment of seasonal or non-seasonal depression.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2015
    Assignee: Goodlux Technology, LLC
    Inventors: Jacqueline Olds, Richard S. Schwartz, Thomas C. Hayes, Kasey J. Russell
  • Publication number: 20130301034
    Abstract: A light-monitoring apparatus includes a power source, a light detector, a computer processor coupled with the power source and in communication with the light detector and configured to receive and record light exposure detected by the light detector, an output device coupled with the computer processor, and a computer-readable medium coupled with the computer processor and storing instruction code for summing the recorded light exposure from the computer processor over time and communicating a signal to the output device to generate and communicate a signal indicating that a cumulative threshold light exposure for achieving a health benefit has been reached. The apparatus can accordingly be used by an individual to monitor cumulative light exposure from both natural and artificial sources, e.g., in the treatment of seasonal or non-seasonal depression.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2013
    Publication date: November 14, 2013
    Inventors: Jacqueline Olds, Richard S. Schwartz, Thomas C. Hayes, Kasey J. Russell
  • Patent number: 5855133
    Abstract: The present invention provides means for automatically adjusting rollforming equipment to accommodate a range of different gauges of material such as sheet metal being formed. One rollforming roller (34) on each rollforming head (4A) is mounted on an eccentric so that a force supplied in the direction of material feed through the tooling rollers (33,34) will increase the tooling gap therebetween. An automatic gauge adjustor includes applying a source of substantially constant pressure sufficient to achieve the rollforming action against rotation about the eccentric while allowing movement of the rollforming roller also about the eccentric so that the roll will move against the pressure being provided in the direction of the material feed to accommodate the gauge of material within the working range set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 5, 1999
    Assignee: Hayes Corporation
    Inventor: Thomas C. Hayes
  • Patent number: 4787232
    Abstract: A roll former comprises a bed and at least one roll forming member mounted on the bed, each roll forming member comprising a stand, a support member pivotally mounted on the stand for rotation relative to the stand about a selected axis, a pair of shaping elements mounted on the support member shaped to modify the shape of a member such as a purlin passed in use therebetween, and locating means to locate the support member in a selected one of a plurality of available positions relative to the stand.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 1987
    Date of Patent: November 29, 1988
    Assignee: Hayes Engineering Limited
    Inventor: Thomas C. Hayes
  • Patent number: RE42417
    Abstract: The present invention provides means for automatically adjusting rollforming equipment to accommodate a range of different gauges of material such as sheet metal being formed. One rollforming roller (34) on each rollforming head (4A) is mounted on an eccentric so that a force supplied in the direction of material feed through the tooling rollers (33,34) will increase the tooling gap therebetween. An automatic gauge adjustor includes applying a source of substantially constant pressure sufficient to achieve the rollforming action against rotation about the eccentric while allowing movement of the rollforming roller also about the eccentric so that the roll will move against the pressure being provided in the direction of the material feed to accommodate the gauge of material within the working range set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 1995
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2011
    Assignee: Hayes International
    Inventor: Thomas C. Hayes