Patents by Inventor Thomas J. Edwards
Thomas J. Edwards 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).
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Publication number: 20240115449Abstract: An embodiment of a storage device for medical products includes a cabinet defining an enclosure having a plurality of compartments. In addition, the storage device includes a plurality of storage containers, each storage container configured to be inserted into a corresponding one of the plurality of compartments. Further, the storage device includes an actuation assembly including a plurality of arms that are configured to engage the plurality of storage containers so as to secure the plurality of storage containers in the plurality of compartments. Still further, the storage device includes a release mechanism that is configured to simultaneously actuate each of the plurality of arms to release the plurality of storage containers from the plurality of compartments.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2023Publication date: April 11, 2024Inventors: Thomas J. Larkner, David A. Ferrer, Jesse M. Smith, Dennis H. Smith, Adam A. Cloud, Mark D. Lockwood, Mark G. Loeffelholz, James R. Edwards
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Publication number: 20240109031Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: April 19, 2023Publication date: April 4, 2024Inventors: 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
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Patent number: 10896745Abstract: A smart placement module determines components of received medical data, such as medical reports and image montages, to forward to one or more secondary location, such as an EMR system, based on smart placement rules that are established by a user that receives the medical data, such as a referring doctor. Thus, the smart placement module decreases or removes the need for the receiving user to manually select and transfer certain medical data for storage at the EMR system. Accordingly, the receiving user, and other authorized EMR system users, may have prompt access to the medical data via their respective connections to the EMR system. In one embodiment, the smart placement module transmits a patient identification file that is usable by the receiving EMR system to allow the EMR system to associate received medical data with other data regarding a respective patient.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2017Date of Patent: January 19, 2021Assignee: MERGE HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS INC.Inventors: Murray A. Reicher, Cole A. Genovese, Carol G. Sloyer, Thomas J. Edwards
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Publication number: 20180374647Abstract: A novel metallized film capacitor is contemplated. The capacitor includes a first film and a second film. Each of the first film and second film have a metallized layer added. Each of the metallized layers includes alternating metallized sections and margin sections. The outermost sections on one film are metallized sections, while the outermost sections on the other film are margin sections. This pattern and proper sizing of the sections creates overlap regions where a metallized section from one film overlaps a metallized section from the other film. These overlap regions create sub-capacitors that give the capacitor low inductance while allowing for high current and high voltage.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2018Publication date: December 27, 2018Applicant: SCIENTIFIC APPLICATIONS & RESEARCH ASSOCIATES, INC.Inventors: CAMERON HETTLER, SCOTT A. ELDRIDGE, NATHAN ZAMEROSKI, THOMAS J. EDWARDS, MICHAEL S. SPENCER
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Publication number: 20170308647Abstract: A smart placement module determines components of received medical data, such as medical reports and image montages, to forward to one or more secondary location, such as an EMR system, based on smart placement rules that are established by a user that receives the medical data, such as a referring doctor. Thus, the smart placement module decreases or removes the need for the receiving user to manually select and transfer certain medical data for storage at the EMR system. Accordingly, the receiving user, and other authorized EMR system users, may have prompt access to the medical data via their respective connections to the EMR system. In one embodiment, the smart placement module transmits a patient identification file that is usable by the receiving EMR system to allow the EMR system to associate received medical data with other data regarding a respective patient.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 11, 2017Publication date: October 26, 2017Inventors: Murray A. Reicher, Cole A. Genovese, Carol G. Sloyer, Thomas J. Edwards
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Patent number: 9754074Abstract: A smart placement module determines components of received medical data, such as medical reports and image montages, to forward to one or more secondary location, such as an EMR system, based on smart placement rules that are established by a user that receives the medical data, such as a referring doctor. Thus, the smart placement module decreases or removes the need for the receiving user to manually select and transfer certain medical data for storage at the EMR system. Accordingly, the receiving user, and other authorized EMR system users, may have prompt access to the medical data via their respective connections to the EMR system. In one embodiment, the smart placement module transmits a patient identification file that is usable by the receiving EMR system to allow the EMR system to associate received medical data with other data regarding a respective patient.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2014Date of Patent: September 5, 2017Assignee: D.R. Systems, Inc.Inventors: Murray A. Reicher, Cole A. Genovese, Carol G. Sloyer, Thomas J. Edwards
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Patent number: 9102180Abstract: A cartridge assembly is disclosed. The cartridge assembly includes a cartridge housing defining an internal chamber. At least one rotatable spool is housed in the internal chamber. In the wall of the cartridge housing, a ribbon lock is formed. The ribbon lock has an engaged position and a disengaged position. In the engaged position, the ribbon lock is biased into engagement with the rotatable spool(s) to inhibit rotation of the rotatable spool(s). In the disengaged position, the ribbon lock is urged away from the rotatable spool(s) to disengage the ribbon lock from the rotatable spool(s) to permit rotation of the spool(s).Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2010Date of Patent: August 11, 2015Assignee: Brady Worldwide, Inc.Inventors: Alan J. Suva, Thomas J. Edwards, Christopher J. Rohde
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Patent number: 8751268Abstract: A smart placement module determines components of received medial data, such as medical reports and image montages, to forward to one or more secondary location, such as an EMR system, based on smart placement rules that are established by a user that receives the medical data, such as a referring doctor. Thus, the smart placement module decreases or removes the need for the receiving user to manually select and transfer certain medical data for storage at the EMR system. Accordingly, the receiving user, and other authorized EMR system users, may have prompt access to the medical data via their respective connections to the EMR system. In one embodiment, the smart placement module transmits a patient identification file that is usable by the receiving EMR system to allow the EMR system to associate received medical data with other data regarding a respective patient.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2013Date of Patent: June 10, 2014Assignee: DR Systems, Inc.Inventors: Murray A. Reicher, Cole A. Genovese, Carol G. Sloyer, Thomas J. Edwards
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Patent number: 8499301Abstract: A facility for adjusting a number of servers assigned to server pools for performing certain work types on the basis of unmet service needs in a work processing facility. Servers may include service agents, both human and robotic. A server assignor and a corresponding server assignment method may each be employed in a work distributor or an automatic call distributor (“ACD”) to conditionally adjust server availability in server pools. The server assignor compares a composite preference value for a work type against each server's threshold value for the work type. When the server assignor determines that the composite preference value is greater than or equal to a server's threshold value, then the server assignor indicates that the server may be included in the server pool for that work type. Each server has preference values and threshold values for different kinds of work. The magnitude of a preference value represents an affinity for the work type.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 2006Date of Patent: July 30, 2013Assignee: Avaya Inc.Inventors: Thomas J. Edwards, David C. Mullen
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Patent number: 8457990Abstract: A smart placement module determines components of received medial data, such as medical reports and image montages, to forward to one or more secondary location, such as an EMR system, based on smart placement rules that are established by a user that receives the medical data, such as a referring doctor. Thus, the smart placement module decreases or removes the need for the receiving user to manually select and transfer certain medical data for storage at the EMR system. Accordingly, the receiving user, and other authorized EMR system users, may have prompt access to the medical data via their respective connections to the EMR system. In one embodiment, the smart placement module transmits a patient identification file that is usable by the receiving EMR system to allow the EMR system to associate received medical data with other data regarding a respective patient.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2011Date of Patent: June 4, 2013Assignee: DR Systems, Inc.Inventors: Murray A. Reicher, Cole A. Genovese, Carol G. Sloyer, Thomas J. Edwards
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Publication number: 20120027486Abstract: A cartridge assembly is disclosed. The cartridge assembly includes a cartridge housing defining an internal chamber. At least one rotatable spool is housed in the internal chamber. In the wall of the cartridge housing, a ribbon lock is formed. The ribbon lock has an engaged position and a disengaged position. In the engaged position, the ribbon lock is biased into engagement with the rotatable spool(s) to inhibit rotation of the rotatable spool(s). In the disengaged position, the ribbon lock is urged away from the rotatable spool(s) to disengage the ribbon lock from the rotatable spool(s) to permit rotation of the spool(s).Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2010Publication date: February 2, 2012Inventors: Alan J. Suva, Thomas J. Edwards, Christopher J. Rohde
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Patent number: 8074960Abstract: A method and system for restricting access to a valve stem of a valve by employing a valve locking assembly is disclosed. The locking assembly comprises a first means for receiving a valve stem of a valve and an engaging member. The locking assembly additionally comprises a second means for receiving the valve stem of the valve and comprising a slide for engaging the engaging member of the first means, the slide having a first length along an outer periphery of the second means and a second length intersecting the first length such that the second length is shorter than the first length. The locking assembly additionally comprises a third means for releasably securing the second means in position about the valve stem of the valve, wherein the first means is capable of being positioned over the second and the third means about the valve stem.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2008Date of Patent: December 13, 2011Assignee: Brady Worldwide, Inc.Inventors: Katherine T. Milbeck, Thomas J. Edwards, Christopher J. Rohde, Kenneth W. Phillips, Steven J. Lockwood
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Patent number: 7953614Abstract: A smart placement module determines components of received medial data, such as medical reports and image montages, to forward to one or more secondary location, such as an EMR system, based on smart placement rules that are established by a user that receives the medical data, such as a referring doctor. Thus, the smart placement module decreases or removes the need for the receiving user to manually select and transfer certain medical data for storage at the EMR system. Accordingly, the receiving user, and other authorized EMR system users, may have prompt access to the medical data via their respective connections to the EMR system. In one embodiment, the smart placement module transmits a patient identification file that is usable by the receiving EMR system to allow the EMR system to associate received medical data with other data regarding a respective patient.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2007Date of Patent: May 31, 2011Assignee: DR Systems, Inc.Inventors: Murray A. Reicher, Cole A. Genovese, Carol G. Sloyer, Thomas J. Edwards
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Publication number: 20100108921Abstract: A method and system for restricting access to a valve stern of a valve by employing a valve locking assembly is disclosed. The locking assembly comprises a first means for receiving a valve stem of a valve and an engaging member. The locking assembly additionally comprises a second means for receiving the valve stem of the valve and comprising a slide for engaging the engaging member of the first means, the slide having a first length along an outer periphery of the second means and a second length intersecting the first length such that the second length is shorter than the first length. The locking assembly additionally comprises a third means for releasably securing the second means in position about the valve stem of the valve, wherein the first means is capable of being positioned over the second and the third means about the valve stem.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 4, 2008Publication date: May 6, 2010Inventors: Katherine T. Milbeck, Thomas J. Edwards, Christopher J. Rohde
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Patent number: 7200219Abstract: A facility for adjusting a number of servers assigned to server pools for performing certain work types on the basis of unmet service needs in a work processing facility. Servers may include service agents, both human and robotic. A server assignor and corresponding server assignment method may each be employed in a work distributor or an automatic call distributor (“ACD”) to conditionally adjust server availability in server pools. The server assignor compares a composite preference value for a work type against each server's threshold value for the work type. When the server assignor determines that the composite preference value is greater than or equal to a server's threshold value, then the server assignor indicates that the server may be included in the server pool for that work type. Each server has preference values and threshold values for different kinds of work. The magnitude of a preference value represents an affinity for the work type.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 1999Date of Patent: April 3, 2007Assignee: Avaya Technology Corp.Inventors: Thomas J. Edwards, David C. Mullen
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Patent number: 6744877Abstract: A method and system for processing an enterprise's incoming customer communications on the basis of the enterprise's business objectives. An enterprise service balancer distributes work based upon enterprise resources and immediate resource availability. The enterprise service balancer provides an instantaneous best possible service for a customer communication (e.g., a call) by matching the customer communication with the most appropriate available resource in the enterprise, as a whole, in accordance with the enterprise's definition of best service. The enterprise service balancer may refrain from moving media for a customer communication to an identified resource until after determining that the identified resource accepts the customer communication for further processing. The enterprise service balancer looks for an enterprise resource having a specific skills set when the enterprise receives a customer communication requiring the specific skills set.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 1999Date of Patent: June 1, 2004Assignee: Avaya Technology Corp.Inventor: Thomas J. Edwards
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Patent number: 6650748Abstract: The invention provides a method and system for indefinitely queuing telephone calls in a call center independent of the telephone instrument deployed in the call center. The system includes a plurality of call center telephones, an Automatic Call Distributor (ACD) connected to the call center agent telephones and a Computer-Telephony Integration (CTI) link connected with a multi-call handling (MCH) server having multiple call handling (MCH) application and a data repository. Call center technicians create a first new route point and a second new route point in the ACD using the ACD's configuration program. A client application running on the MCH server monitors telephone calls to the plurality of call center agent telephones through the CTI link.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 1998Date of Patent: November 18, 2003Assignee: Avaya Technology Corp.Inventors: Thomas J. Edwards, Norman J. Donaghue, Jr., Denny Y. Fung, Steven J. Goldsmith
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Patent number: 4556546Abstract: A process is set forth for the selective removal of acid gases such as H.sub.2 S, COS and CO.sub.2 from a gas stream by contacting the stream with a bis tertiary amino alkyl solvent compound such as 4,4'-(oxydi-2,1-ethanediyl) bismorpholine. When used in an aqueous solution, the compounds catalytically hydrolyze COS to H.sub.2 S and CO.sub.2.Type: GrantFiled: August 14, 1984Date of Patent: December 3, 1985Assignee: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.Inventors: William F. Burgoyne, Jr., Michael S. Chen, Dale D. Dixon, Thomas J. Edwards
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Patent number: D558670Type: GrantFiled: January 9, 2006Date of Patent: January 1, 2008Assignee: Milwaukee Electric Tool CorporationInventors: Douglas K. Ritterling, Taku Ohi, Kenneth M. Brazell, Scott D. Bublitz, Michael W. Phillips, Thomas J. Edwards, Michael L. Welliver, Todd M. Gehring
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Patent number: D663604Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 2011Date of Patent: July 17, 2012Assignee: Brady Worldwide, Inc.Inventors: Christopher J. Rohde, Katherine T. Milbeck, Thomas J. Edwards