Patents by Inventor Thomas J. Cole

Thomas J. Cole 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: 20240109031
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a system for processing ultramafic material. The system may comprise a reactor for accelerating weathering of said ultramafic material. The reactor may comprise one or more chambers comprising one or more microbes, biological medicators, or enzymatic accelerants to facilitate the weathering of the ultramafic material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Stephen J. ROMANIELLO, Brian D. LEY, Douglas O. EDWARDS, Margaret G. ANDREWS, Nathan G. WALWORTH, Thomas ISHOEY, Tom C. GREEN, Francesc MONTSERRAT, Martin VAN DEN BERGHE, Kenneth NEALSON, Devon Barnes COLE, Kelly ERHART
  • Patent number: 6149433
    Abstract: An impression coping device for customized implant restorative systems comprises a head having an end for mating with a dental implant fixture. The mating end of the head has a plurality of axially extending, radially resilient fingers for a radial friction fit onto an implanted dental fixture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2000
    Assignee: Atlantis Components, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew Ziegler, Thomas J. Cole
  • Patent number: 5275030
    Abstract: An anti-theft device for vehicles having a steering wheel mounted on a steering column and having a hub, a plurality of spokes, and a rim, for securing onto the steering wheel of the vehicle to interfere with or prevent steering the vehicle. The device includes a jacket adapted to be mounted over the hub of the steering wheel; and a locking bar that interfits with the jacket to surround the steering column and secure the device on the steering wheel with the shaft on the locking bar extending between two spokes. The jacket and the locking bar are secured with a lock on the end of the locking bar shaft that extends between two spokes. The locking bar includes an arm that extends beyond the periphery of the steering wheel when the device is secured on the steering wheel to interfere with or prevent turning the steering wheel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 1992
    Date of Patent: January 4, 1994
    Inventor: Thomas J. Cole
  • Patent number: D370606
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 1994
    Date of Patent: June 11, 1996
    Assignee: Consolidated Natural Gas Service Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas J. Cole, Timothy F. Merriman