Patents by Inventor Thomas J. Walker

Thomas J. Walker 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).

  • Patent number: 12532933
    Abstract: A hat brim technology for framing one or more brim opening in a hat brim. A brim clip which engages at least a portion of a brim opening and which can optionally secure a number of brim material layers when in an installed state. A method for creating a framed brim opening in a hat brim. A cap including at least one panel and a brim having an opening in a shape of at least one of an advertisement, a logo, a design, a statement, a phrase, an emblem of a sports team, company, or organization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2024
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2026
    Assignee: Cover 22 LLC
    Inventors: Cassandra D. Montgomery, Kenny A. Houston, Thomas J. Walker
  • Patent number: 12458195
    Abstract: Provided herein are systems, methods, apparatus, and computer program products relating to a dynamic dispensing system. Embodiments may include a dishwasher including a washing chamber, a water supply, an additive supply, and a plurality of fluid supply lines that provide fluid communication between the water supply and the washing chamber and the additive supply and the washing chamber. The dishwasher includes one or more pumps that direct additives stored in the additive supply to the washing chamber and water from the water supply to the washing chamber. The dishwasher further includes a tank sensor within the washing chamber and a controller communicably coupled to the controller. The controller may receive and analyze signals from the tank sensor to determine an additive concentration within the washing chamber and cause additive or water to be added to the washing chamber in response to the signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2024
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2025
    Assignee: Champion Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Nick Walker, Thomas J. Walker
  • Publication number: 20240398201
    Abstract: Provided herein are systems, methods, apparatus, and computer program products relating to a dynamic dispensing system. Embodiments may include a dishwasher including a washing chamber, a water supply, an additive supply, and a plurality of fluid supply lines that provide fluid communication between the water supply and the washing chamber and the additive supply and the washing chamber. The dishwasher includes one or more pumps that direct additives stored in the additive supply to the washing chamber and water from the water supply to the washing chamber. The dishwasher further includes a tank sensor within the washing chamber and a controller communicably coupled to the controller. The controller may receive and analyze signals from the tank sensor to determine an additive concentration within the washing chamber and cause additive or water to be added to the washing chamber in response to the signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2024
    Publication date: December 5, 2024
    Inventors: Nick Walker, Thomas J. Walker
  • Publication number: 20240298730
    Abstract: A hat brim technology for framing one or more brim opening in a hat brim. A brim clip which engages at least a portion of a brim opening and which can optionally secure a number of brim material layers when in an installed state. A method for creating a framed brim opening in a hat brim. A cap including at least one panel and a brim having an opening in a shape of at least one of an advertisement, a logo, a design, a statement, a phrase, an emblem of a sports team, company, or organization.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2024
    Publication date: September 12, 2024
    Applicant: Cover 22 LLC
    Inventors: Cassandra D. Montgomery, Kenny A. Houston, Thomas J. Walker
  • Patent number: 12004583
    Abstract: A hat brim technology for framing one or more brim opening in a hat brim. A brim clip which engages at least a portion of a brim opening and which can optionally secure a number of brim material layers when in an installed state. A method for creating a framed brim opening in a hat brim. A cap including at least one panel and a brim having an opening in a shape of at least one of an advertisement, a logo, a design, a statement, a phrase, an emblem of a sports team, company, or organization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: Cover 22 LLC
    Inventors: Cassandra D. Montgomery, Kenny A. Houston, Thomas J. Walker
  • Patent number: 12004696
    Abstract: Provided herein are systems, methods, apparatus, and computer program products relating to a dynamic dispensing system. Embodiments may include a dishwasher including a washing chamber, a water supply, an additive supply, and a plurality of fluid supply lines that provide fluid communication between the water supply and the washing chamber and the additive supply and the washing chamber. The dishwasher includes one or more pumps that direct additives stored in the additive supply to the washing chamber and water from the water supply to the washing chamber. The dishwasher further includes a tank sensor within the washing chamber and a controller communicably coupled to the controller. The controller may receive and analyze signals from the tank sensor to determine an additive concentration within the washing chamber and cause additive or water to be added to the washing chamber in response to the signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: CHAMPION INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventors: Nick Walker, Thomas J. Walker
  • Publication number: 20210289871
    Abstract: A hat brim technology for framing one or more brim opening in a hat brim. A brim clip which engages at least a portion of a brim opening and which can optionally secure a number of brim material layers when in an installed state. A method for creating a framed brim opening in a hat brim. A cap including at least one panel and a brim having an opening in a shape of at least one of an advertisement, a logo, a design, a statement, a phrase, an emblem of a sports team, company, or organization.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2021
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Inventors: Cassandra D. Montgomery, Kenny A. Houston, Thomas J. Walker
  • Patent number: 11026463
    Abstract: A hat brim technology for framing one or more brim opening in a hat brim. A brim clip which engages at least a portion of a brim opening and which can optionally secure a number of brim material layers when in an installed state. A method for creating a framed brim opening in a hat brim. A cap including at least one panel and a brim having an opening in a shape of at least one of an advertisement, a logo, a design, a statement, a phrase, an emblem of a sports team, company, or organization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: Cover 22 LLC
    Inventors: Cassandra D. Montgomery, Kenny A. Houston, Thomas J. Walker
  • Publication number: 20210059497
    Abstract: Provided herein are systems, methods, apparatus, and computer program products relating to a dynamic dispensing system. Embodiments may include a dishwasher including a washing chamber, a water supply, an additive supply, and a plurality of fluid supply lines that provide fluid communication between the water supply and the washing chamber and the additive supply and the washing chamber. The dishwasher includes one or more pumps that direct additives stored in the additive supply to the washing chamber and water from the water supply to the washing chamber. The dishwasher further includes a tank sensor within the washing chamber and a controller communicably coupled to the controller. The controller may receive and analyze signals from the tank sensor to determine an additive concentration within the washing chamber and cause additive or water to be added to the washing chamber in response to the signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2020
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Inventors: Nick Walker, Thomas J. Walker
  • Publication number: 20190059493
    Abstract: A hat brim technology for framing one or more brim opening in a hat brim. A brim clip which engages at least a portion of a brim opening and which can optionally secure a number of brim material layers when in an installed state. A method for creating a framed brim opening in a hat brim. A cap including at least one panel and a brim having an opening in a shape of at least one of an advertisement, a logo, a design, a statement, a phrase, an emblem of a sports team, company, or organization.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2018
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Inventors: Cassandra D. Montgomery, Kenny A. Houston, Thomas J. Walker
  • Patent number: 5263850
    Abstract: A system for the for the control of exhaust gas emissions, such as NO.sub.x and SO.sub.x, from an oil-fired burner is disclosed. In the system, a heavier, less expensive grade of fuel oil, such as #6 oil, is burned, and the emissions from the burner are continuously monitored. If the concentration of NO.sub.x and/or SO.sub.x in the exhaust gas is greater than a predetermined threshold concentration, a lighter, more expensive grade of fuel oil, such as #2 oil, is blended with the heavier oil to reduce the concentration of NO.sub.x and/or SO.sub.x. A control valve in the lighter grade fuel oil line is controlled automatically in response to the measured concentration of NO.sub.x and/or SO.sub.x to blend into the heavier oil only the necessary amount of lighter oil. Thus, if the concentration of NO.sub.x and/or SO.sub.x in the exhaust gases from the blended oils is less than the predetermined threshold concentration, less of the lighter oil is blended with the heavier oil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 1992
    Date of Patent: November 23, 1993
    Assignee: Boston Thermal Energy Corporation
    Inventor: Thomas J. Walker