Patents by Inventor Thomas Gerard

Thomas Gerard 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).

  • Publication number: 20180021188
    Abstract: A liquid absorbent structure is made by dry laying a fibrous web having incorporated therein a superabsorbent material, and applying an aqueous composite stabilizer to at least one surface of the web. The aqueous composite stabilizer imparts integrity to the resulting structure without substantially impairing the effectiveness of the superabsorbent material to absorb liquid while forming the absorbent structure without removing the water from aqueous composite stabilizer or drying out the absorbent structure. The absorbent composite absorbs the water from the aqueous composite stabilizer. The absorbent composite comprises about 70% by weight of a superabsorbent material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2017
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Inventors: David Arthur Fell, Steven Michael Hurley, Donald LeRoy Smith, Kendell Jean Williams, Nicholas Alan Kraft, Johanna Marie Buss, David John Paulson, Thomas Gerard Vercauteren, Sara Lynn Rosack, James George Van Himbergen
  • Patent number: 9828877
    Abstract: A bypass turbojet engine including a cylindrical cold stream flow path supported by link rods which are attached to a cylindrical outer shell ring of an exhaust case at attachment points. The attachment points for the exhaust case are crevice mounts including lugs that extend radially from the outer shell ring, a bore of the crevice mounts being directed in a direction of generatrices of the outer shell ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: SNECMA
    Inventors: Thomas Gérard Daniel Riviere, François Robert Bellabal, Olivier Renon, Guilhem Seize
  • Patent number: 9808381
    Abstract: A liquid absorbent structure is made by dry laying a fibrous web having incorporated therein a superabsorbent material, and applying an aqueous composite stabilizer to at least one surface of the web. The aqueous composite stabilizer imparts integrity to the resulting structure without substantially impairing the effectiveness of the superabsorbent material to absorb liquid while forming the absorbent structure without removing the water from aqueous composite stabilizer or drying out the absorbent structure. The absorbent composite absorbs the water from the aqueous composite stabilizer. The absorbent composite comprises about 70% by weight of a superabsorbent material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: David Arthur Fell, Steven Michael Hurley, Donald LeRoy Smith, Kendell Jean Williams, Nicholas Alan Kraft, Johanna Marie Buss, David John Paulson, Thomas Gerard Vercauteren, Sara Lynn Rosack, James George Van Himbergen
  • Patent number: 9745636
    Abstract: The invention relates to the SWI5 gene, the corresponding RNA, specific probes, primers and oligonucleotides related thereto and their use in diagnostic assays to detect and/or discriminate between fungal and yeast species.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: National University of Ireland, Galway
    Inventors: Thomas Gerard Barry, Majella Maher, Terry James Smith, Marcin Jankiewicz, Louise O'Connor, Nina Tuite, Sinead Lahiff
  • Publication number: 20170232447
    Abstract: This invention is aimed at a problem arising in the oil and gas industry, namely disposal of tubing after it has reached ‘end-of-life’. Currently, there is no good way of efficiently reclaiming coil tubing which is no longer useful in the oilfield for production or drilling-related purposes. Instead the tubing is typically stored as junk, or shipped on reels to foundries for remanufacturing. This invention aims to assist in the recycling or reclamation of end-of-life coiled tubing by safely and efficiently turning the tubulars into compact chips or shreds, and may be helpful in the recycling and reclamation of other types of tubing, jointed pipe, pipeline and similar conduit materials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2017
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventors: THOMAS GERARD FOLLETT, NIGEL CLAIR PISKO
  • Patent number: 9733482
    Abstract: A wearable display apparatus includes a display for providing viewable images. A display support assembly can support the display. The display support assembly can be self centering and telescoping for adjusting the position of the display for viewing by a user. The display support assembly can include right side and left side arm members spaced apart from each other, and a flexibly resilient support member to which the display is mounted between the arm members. The support member can be telescopically mounted to the arm members. The support member can have flexibly resilient right and left side portions secured to the display. Each side portion can be slidably mounted to a respective arm member for telescoping.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: Kopin Corporation
    Inventors: Adrian Mark Thomas West, Zachary Jarrod Traina, Junggeun Tak, Thomas Gerard Parent
  • Publication number: 20170152930
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a ring gear/differential case assembly includes attaching a ring gear to a differential case. The ring gear and the differential case are fabricated of materials having differing properties. The attaching includes placing a first portion of the ring gear in intimate contact with a first portion of the differential case whereby a predetermined gap is defined between another portion of the ring gear and another portion of the differential case. The ring gear first portion is attached to the differential case first portion by a friction welding process. The predetermined gap defines an outflow channel for receiving an overflow material created by an upset forging step of the friction welding process. Differential assemblies and vehicles including such are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2015
    Publication date: June 1, 2017
    Inventors: Paul John Bojanowski, Andreas Evangelos Perakes, Thomas Gerard Neumann, Mark E. Briscoe
  • Publication number: 20170143562
    Abstract: A liquid absorbent structure is made by dry laying a fibrous web having incorporated therein a superabsorbent material, and applying an aqueous composite stabilizer to at least one surface of the web. The aqueous composite stabilizer imparts integrity to the resulting structure without substantially impairing the effectiveness of the superabsorbent material to absorb liquid while forming the absorbent structure without removing the water from aqueous composite stabilizer or drying out the absorbent structure. The absorbent composite absorbs the water from the aqueous composite stabilizer. The absorbent composite comprises about 70% by weight of a superabsorbent material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2017
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Inventors: David Arthur Fell, Steven Michael Hurley, Donald LeRoy Smith, Kendell Jean Williams, Nicholas Alan Kraft, Johanna Marie Buss, David John Paulson, Thomas Gerard Vercauteren, Sara Lynn Rosack, James George Van Himbergen
  • Publication number: 20170122565
    Abstract: A combustion chamber assembly includes a combustion chamber casing, a combustion chamber, a plurality of fuel injectors and respective seals. The axis of each fuel injector head is arranged at an angle to the axis of the combustion chamber casing and parallel to the centre line of the combustion chamber. Each seal is positioned between a fuel injector head and an aperture in an upstream wall of the combustion chamber. Each seal has an aperture extending through the seal which is arranged parallel to the axis of the combustion chamber casing or the flange of the fuel injector. Each fuel injector head has a part spherical surface located in a seal. The assembly provides a clearance required to engage, or disengage, a fuel injector head whilst minimising the amount of material removed from the between the apertures in the upstream wall of the combustion chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2016
    Publication date: May 4, 2017
    Applicant: ROLLS-ROYCE plc
    Inventor: Thomas Gerard MULCAIRE
  • Patent number: 9626693
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed towards selective disclosure of user or computing environment attributes to facilitate generation and/or provision of targeted content. In various embodiments, a likelihood that disclosure of an attribute of a user or of a computing environment associated with the user will enable identification of the user may be determined based on an associated population count of users or computing environments sharing the same attribute. In various embodiments, the attribute may be selectively disclosed to a content provider configured to provide targeted content, or a recommendation may be selectively provided to the user as to whether the user should disclose the attribute to the content provider, based on the determination and a risk tolerance associated with the user. In various embodiments, a dimension authority may track and make available population counts of users or computing environments having various attributes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Ned M. Smith, Thomas Gerard Willis
  • Publication number: 20170101739
    Abstract: The present invention generally relates to tissue webs and products, which generally have a basis weight less than about 80 grams per square meter (gsm) and a sheet bulk greater than about 5 cubic centimeters per gram (cc/g) comprising a blend of conventional papermaking fibers and high carbohydrate fillers. Surprisingly, the fillers may displace a relatively large amount of conventional papermaking fibers, such as hardwood kraft pulp, without negatively affecting important tissue properties such as caliper, bulk, slough, absorbent capacity and softness. In fact, in certain instances the use of fillers actually improves tissue properties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2015
    Publication date: April 13, 2017
    Inventors: Thomas Gerard Shannon, Bo Shi
  • Patent number: 9572729
    Abstract: A liquid absorbent structure is made by dry laying a fibrous web having incorporated therein a superabsorbent material, and applying an aqueous composite stabilizer to at least one surface of the web. The aqueous composite stabilizer imparts integrity to the resulting structure without substantially impairing the effectiveness of the superabsorbent material to absorb liquid while forming the absorbent structure without removing the water from aqueous composite stabilizer or drying out the absorbent structure. The absorbent composite absorbs the water from the aqueous composite stabilizer. The absorbent composite comprises about 70% by weight of a superabsorbent material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: David Arthur Fell, Steven Michael Hurley, Donald LeRoy Smith, Kendell Jean Williams, Nicholas Alan Kraft, Johanna Marie Buss, David John Paulson, Thomas Gerard Vercauteren, Sara Lynn Rosack, James George Van Himbergen
  • Patent number: 9499941
    Abstract: Novel pulps comprising conventional papermaking and macroalgae fibers are provided. By combining conventional papermaking fibers with never-dried macroalgae fibers, rather than dried macroalgae fibers, the disclosure provides pulp sheets having improved characteristics such as tensile and burst strength, with minimal deterioration in freeness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Bo Shi, Michael William Veith, Candace Dyan Krautkramer, Thomas Gerard Shannon
  • Patent number: 9458514
    Abstract: The present invention use of to a portion of the RPS7 gene or its corresponding mRNA in a diagnostic assay for fungal and yeast species and sequences for use in such assays and methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Assignee: National University of Ireland, Galway
    Inventors: Thomas Gerard Barry, Terence James Smith, Majella Maher
  • Patent number: 9410291
    Abstract: The disclosure provides tissue webs, and products incorporating the same, where the webs comprise wood and bamboo fibers. More specifically the disclosure provides soft and durable through-air dried tissue webs comprising at least about 10 percent bamboo fiber by weight of the web. In the through-air dried tissue webs of the present disclosure, bamboo typically replaces high average fiber length wood fibers, which increases the bulk of the through-air dried web without negatively effecting softness or durability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Assignee: KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC.
    Inventor: Thomas Gerard Shannon
  • Publication number: 20160198821
    Abstract: Briefly, embodiments of a collar, which may be suitable for removably securing a portable communications device to a user, are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2015
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Inventor: Thomas Gerard Carpenter
  • Publication number: 20160194688
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a multiplex in vitro nucleic acid amplification method for identifying a species of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex present in a sample. The method includes detecting the presence or absence of a plurality of nucleic acid molecule targets in the sample in one reaction, wherein at least one of the nucleic acid molecule targets is present in the genome of one or more, but not all, of the species of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex. The invention also includes kits containing primers or probes for conducting this method, nucleic acids useful for performing this method and diagnostic techniques using these nucleic acids.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2015
    Publication date: July 7, 2016
    Inventors: Kate Mary Reddington, Thomas Gerard Barry, Justin Joseph O'Grady, Terence James Smith
  • Patent number: D759012
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignee: Lennox Industries Inc.
    Inventors: Kyle Golden, Steve Vendt, Steve Lazar, Thomas Gerard Pavlak
  • Patent number: D768481
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2016
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Thomas Gerard Gagliardo, Amy Marie Kletz, Danielle Lee Abel
  • Patent number: D779327
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Kathryn Irene Fraser, Thomas Gerard Gagliardo, Catherine Suzanne Sonnett