Patents by Inventor Thomas J. Wade

Thomas J. Wade 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: 20240119753
    Abstract: A method includes transmitting a request for a computer-readable routing diagram, such as a wiring diagram, a pneumatic or hydraulic line diagram, or an optical cable diagram. The method also includes receiving, in response to the request, a routing diagram including a connectable component and at least a portion of a routing set. The connectable component is associated with both a connectable component identifier and the routing set. The routing set contains one or more routable components, such as electrical circuits, pneumatic or hydraulic lines, or optical cables. Further, the method includes displaying, on a display, the routing diagram and at least the portion of the routing set highlighted. Displaying at least the portion of the routing set highlighted occurs in response to an occurrence of the connectable component being selected from the routing diagram displayed on the display or in response to the request including the connectable component identifier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Inventors: Michel B. Alberry, Lester B. Johnson, Michael S. Knize, John P. McGraw, Robert Pilz, Thomas W. Tipps, Eric J. Wade, Patrick S. Merg, Roy Steven Brozovich, Todd Mercer, Thomas A. Southward
  • Patent number: 4003876
    Abstract: A method for combining a curing agent with an epoxide resin which compris (a) heating a normally solid non-adulterated aromatic polyamine to a temperature above its melting point, (b) slowly cooling the melted aromatic polyamine to room temperature to form a stable supercooled liquid and (c) mixing the supercooled liquid with the expoxide resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 1975
    Date of Patent: January 18, 1977
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Robert W. Warfield, Thomas J. Wade, Porter W. Erickson