Patents by Inventor Thomas Evans

Thomas Evans 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: 10236598
    Abstract: A method of installing an electrical grounding system at a site can comprise the steps of inserting a hollow electrode into a hole formed into native soil at the site, the hollow electrode comprising an electrically conductive tube configured for communication with a fault current source, and a carbon fiber layer in conductive relationship with at least a portion of the electrically conductive tube; positioning the hollow electrode in the hole circumferentially around a ground member driven into native soil at a bottom of the hole; and electrically interconnecting the ground member and the hollow electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: GLxT Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: Thomas Evan LaBarge, Gordon Wysong
  • Patent number: 10230182
    Abstract: An electrical grounding system can include an electrically conductive column configured for communication with a fault current source and a carbon fiber layer in conductive relationship with at least a portion of the electrically conductive column. The system can also include a salt replenishment tube configured for attachment to a ground member, the salt replenishment tube having a tube wall defining a weep hole. The system can further include electrolytic fill disposed within a column chamber at least partially-defined by the electrically-conductive column, the electrolytic fill comprising a material configured to conduct at least a portion of any fault current received by the ground member radially outwardly from the ground member. The system can further include a bus bar comprising electrically-interconnected bus bar connectors, wherein the bus bar electrically communicates with the electrically conductive column and with the fault current source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2019
    Assignee: GLxT Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: Thomas Evan LaBarge, Gordon Wysong
  • Patent number: 10193555
    Abstract: Embodiments relate to systems, methods and computer readable media to enable design and creation of receiver circuitry One embodiment is a receiver apparatus comprising a first resistor connected to a first receiver input, a first N-type metal oxide semiconductor (NMOS) field effect transistor (FET), a second NMOS FET, a trans-impedance amplifier wherein an input terminal of the trans-impedance amplifier is connected to a drain terminal of the second NMOS FET, and a complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) logic gate. Additional embodiments including other circuitry, associated methods, and media comprising instructions associated with generation of circuit design files are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: Cadence Design Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric Harris Naviasky, Thomas Evan Wilson
  • Patent number: 10187634
    Abstract: A near-eye display system comprising a image source, a modulation stack, and an imaging assembly. The modulation stack, in one embodiment, comprises one or more digital light path length modulators.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Assignee: Avegant Corp.
    Inventors: Aaron Matthew Eash, Allan Thomas Evans, Andrew John Gross, D. Scott Dewald, Eamon Han O'Connor, Forrest Foust, Warren Cornelius Welch, III
  • Patent number: 10185153
    Abstract: A system to adjust light path length comprising a digital light path length modulator is described. The digital light path length modulator comprises a polarization modulator to receive polarized light and to modulate a polarization of some or all of the polarized light, and an optical path length extender (OPLE) to direct the light entering the OPLE with a first polarization along a first light path through the OPLE, and to direct the light entering the OPLE with a second polarization along a second light path through the OPLE, the second light path through the OPLE having a light path length longer than the first light path length through the OPLE.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Assignee: Avegant Corp.
    Inventors: Aaron Matthew Eash, Allan Thomas Evans, Andrew John Gross, D. Scott Dewald, Warren Cornelius Welch, III
  • Publication number: 20190013600
    Abstract: A method of installing an electrical grounding system at a site can comprise the steps of inserting a hollow electrode into a hole formed into native soil at the site, the hollow electrode comprising an electrically conductive tube configured for communication with a fault current source, and a carbon fiber layer in conductive relationship with at least a portion of the electrically conductive tube; positioning the hollow electrode in the hole circumferentially around a ground member driven into native soil at a bottom of the hole; and electrically interconnecting the ground member and the hollow electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2018
    Publication date: January 10, 2019
    Inventors: Thomas Evan LaBarge, Gordon Wysong
  • Publication number: 20190007610
    Abstract: An image capture system comprising an optical path length extender (OPLE) to direct the light having a first polarization through a first light path through the OPLE, and to direct the light having a second polarization through a second light path through the OPLE, the first and second light paths having different light path lengths. The image capture system further comprising an image sensor to capture a plurality of image portions at a plurality of focal distances.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2018
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Inventors: Allan Thomas Evans, D. Scott Dewald, Andrew John Gross
  • Patent number: 10161974
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure include a frequency-to-current (F2I) circuit and systems, methods, devices, and other circuits related thereto. The F2I circuit is implemented with a delta-modulator-based control loop to settle and maintain an operating point on a bias node. The control loop provides an integral of an output of a comparator, and the comparator compares it to a self-built voltage reference. Upon powering on the circuit, an integrator in the control loop starts to integrate the charge on both a bias voltage and an internal voltage to provide a settling process for the internal voltage to approximate the reference voltage and for the bias voltage to approximate a predetermined operating point of the bias node. After the circuit has settled, the comparator's output charge toggles and the internal voltage and bias voltage become sawtooth-like waveforms at the reference voltage and operating points, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: Cadence Design Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Ling Chen, Fuyue Wang, Thomas Evan Wilson, Jianyun Zhang, Eric Harris Naviasky
  • Publication number: 20180353716
    Abstract: A flow generator for delivering breathable gas to a patient includes a processor coupled with operation sensors and a user interface. The processor is programmed to generate at least one of time-based or event-based messages relating to at least one of flow generator operation, flow generator service, flow generator use, patient health, peripheral devices and services, patient treatment, and reminders. Time-based messages are generated at predetermined time intervals based on either time of use or elapsed time. The event-based messages are generated based on signals from the operation sensors. The user interface is configured to deliver the messages to at least one of a display, a flow generator service provider, the patient and a physician. By this system, operation of the flow generator is facilitated and enhanced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2018
    Publication date: December 13, 2018
    Inventors: John David OATES, Mark David BUCKLEY, Philip Rodney KWOK, Mark Alexander ABOURIZK, Thomas Evan MILLER, Simone Marie JEHA, Mark John PAYNE, Muditha Pradeep DANTANARAYANA
  • Patent number: 10148523
    Abstract: Functionality is disclosed for resetting the operation of computing resources, such as computing resources provided by a service provider network. In one implementation an interface is exposed for receiving requests to reset the operation of computing resources in a service provider network. Such a request may specify one or more constraints on the manner in which the computing resources are to be reset, such as constraints that define a limit on the computing resources that can be simultaneously out of service as a result of a reset operation. In response to receiving such a request, the operation of the computing resources is reset in a manner that satisfies the specified constraints.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Aaron Thomas Evans
  • Patent number: 10076617
    Abstract: A flow generator for delivering breathable gas to a patient includes a processor coupled with operation sensors and a user interface. The processor is programmed to generate at least one of time-based or event-based messages relating to at least one of flow generator operation, flow generator service, flow generator use, patient health, peripheral devices and services, patient treatment, and reminders. Time-based messages are generated at predetermined time intervals based on either time of use or elapsed time. The event-based messages are generated based on signals from the operation sensors. The user interface is configured to deliver the messages to at least one of a display, a flow generator service provider, the patient and a physician. By this system, operation of the flow generator is facilitated and enhanced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2018
    Assignee: ResMed Limited
    Inventors: John David Oates, Mark David Buckley, Philip Rodney Kwok, Mark Alexander Abourizk, Thomas Evan Miller, Simone Marie Jeha, Mark John Payne, Muditha Pradeep Dantanarayana
  • Publication number: 20180254569
    Abstract: An electrical grounding system can include an electrically conductive column configured for communication with a fault current source and a carbon fiber layer in conductive relationship with at least a portion of the electrically conductive column. The system can also include a salt replenishment tube configured for attachment to a ground member, the salt replenishment tube having a tube wall defining a weep hole. The system can further include electrolytic fill disposed within a column chamber at least partially-defined by the electrically-conductive column, the electrolytic fill comprising a material configured to conduct at least a portion of any fault current received by the ground member radially outwardly from the ground member. The system can further include a bus bar comprising electrically-interconnected bus bar connectors, wherein the bus bar electrically communicates with the electrically conductive column and with the fault current source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2017
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Inventors: Thomas Evan LaBarge, Gordon Wysong
  • Publication number: 20180253773
    Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for customizing component configurations used in utility computing. A selection of a subset of a set of hardware components is received from a customer. A request is received from the customer to allocate a customized computing device within a networked plurality of computing devices. The customized computing device includes the subset of the set of hardware components. Responsive to the request, the customized computing device is assembled and then installed on a network in a data center.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2018
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Inventor: AARON THOMAS EVANS
  • Patent number: 10057488
    Abstract: An image capture system comprising an optical path length extender (OPLE) to direct the light having a first polarization through a first light path through the OPLE, and to direct the light having a second polarization through a second light path through the OPLE, the first and second light paths having different light path lengths. The image capture system further comprising an image sensor to capture a plurality of image portions at a plurality of focal distances.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: Avegant Corp.
    Inventors: Allan Thomas Evans, D. Scott Dewald, Andrew John Gross
  • Patent number: 9995857
    Abstract: A system (100), apparatus (110), and method (900) for displaying an image (880). The light (800) in the image (880) is modified by a tuning assembly (700) to possess more than one focal point (870). Thus a single image (880) can include multiple depth regions (860). Each depth region (860) can be comprised of light (800) possessing a distinct focal point (870). The tuning assembly (700) can be implemented in the form a tunable lens (710), a tunable lens array (720), a movable lens (730), or a deformable mirror (740).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: Avegant Corp.
    Inventors: Allan Thomas Evans, Andrew John Gross
  • Patent number: 9965745
    Abstract: System and method for promoting enterprise adoption of a web-based collaboration environment are disclosed. In one aspect, embodiments of the present disclosure include a method, which may be implemented on a system, for detecting eligibility of a user having an account in the web-based collaboration environment, for the user to invite additional users to join the web-based collaboration environment, providing the user with a mechanism to invite the additional users to join the web-based collaboration environment to create accounts with enhanced features, and/or sending, to those of the additional users who qualify, an invitation to create new accounts in the web-based collaboration environment, those of the additional users who qualify are affiliated with the enterprise of the user having the account. The new accounts that are created include the enhanced features.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: Box, Inc.
    Inventors: John Brandon Savage, Thomas Evans-Pratt
  • Patent number: 9967356
    Abstract: A computer implemented method, computer program product, and system for performing create, read, update, or delete operations on a plurality of resources in a client-server environment. In an embodiment, the computer implemented method includes the steps of identifying individual resources requiring operations to be performed, assigning local references for any resources to which a URI (Uniform Resource Identifier) has not been provided by the server, generating metadata describing the local references and operations to be performed, wrapping each individual resource with the metadata to provide a plurality of wrapped resources arranging the wrapped resources into a single payload, and transmitting the single payload to the server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventor: Thomas A. Evans
  • Publication number: 20180107980
    Abstract: System and method for promoting enterprise adoption of a web-based collaboration environment are disclosed. In one aspect, embodiments of the present disclosure include a method, which may be implemented on a system, for detecting eligibility of a user having an account in the web-based collaboration environment, for the user to invite additional users to join the web-based collaboration environment, providing the user with a mechanism to invite the additional users to join the web-based collaboration environment to create accounts with enhanced features, and/or sending, to those of the additional users who qualify, an invitation to create new accounts in the web-based collaboration environment, those of the additional users who qualify are affiliated with the enterprise of the user having the account. The new accounts that are created include the enhanced features.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2017
    Publication date: April 19, 2018
    Inventors: John Brandon Savage, Thomas Evans-Pratt
  • Patent number: D824757
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Inventors: Jeremy Neal Johnson, Robert Thomas Evans, Jr., Terry William Bock
  • Patent number: D828990
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2018
    Assignee: AIRWAIR INTL. LTD.
    Inventor: Thomas Evans