Patents by Inventor Thomas HUNS

Thomas HUNS 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).

  • Self-fueled particles for propulsion through flowing aqueous fluids
    Patent number: 12226520
    Abstract: A simple, self-propelling particle system is disclosed that can deliver a cargo through flowing aqueous solutions. This disclosure provides a non-aqueous composition comprising: (i) particles formed of a carbonate salt and having an average diameter of about 100 ?m or less; and (ii) an acid in solid form. The particles may be associated with a cargo molecule or particle. In mouse models of severe hemorrhage, the propelled particles are able to deliver a procoagulant enzyme and halt bleeding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignees: The University of British Columbia, The General Hospital Corporation
    Inventors: Christian Kastrup, Ju Hun Yeon, James Baylis, Thomas Frederick Burke
  • De-interlacing video
    Patent number: 8421918
    Abstract: A video de-interlacer forms a first new-pixel value from motion compensation of a pixel of a previous field with a first motion vector and forms a second new-pixel value from motion compensation of a pixel of a next field with a second motion vector. These two new-pixel values are then summed with a weighting which depends upon the respective confidence values associated with the two motion vectors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignee: Snell Limited
    Inventors: Thomas Huns, Dan Eley
  • DE-INTERLACING VIDEO
    Publication number: 20080252779
    Abstract: A video de-interlacer forms a first new-pixel value from motion compensation of a pixel of a previous field with a first motion vector and forms a second new-pixel value from motion compensation of a pixel of a next field with a second motion vector. These two new-pixel values are then summed with a weighting which depends upon the respective confidence values associated with the two motion vectors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2008
    Publication date: October 16, 2008
    Inventors: Thomas HUNS, Dan ELEY