Patents by Inventor Thomas J. Walsh

Thomas J. Walsh 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: 20240070618
    Abstract: Workers often forget to enter clockings indicating when they have arrived or left work or transferred between work activities. Various embodiments provide a system that predicts the risk of potential missed worker clockings and delivers alerts to the workers and/or their managers when that risk is high. The system analyzes historical data to find previous instances of missed clockings at an organization, extracts feature information regarding the context of the missed clockings, and calibrates a missing clocking risk model. The model is then used in either an online or batch mode to predict the risk of workers missing upcoming scheduled clockings. Based on these risk scores and system configurations, alerts are generated for employees and managers reminding them about the upcoming clockings and lowering the amount of missed clockings and subsequent remedies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Michael A. Scarpati, Thomas J. Walsh, Gregory Lamarre Anderson
  • Patent number: 11715070
    Abstract: Workers often forget to enter clockings indicating when they have arrived or left work or transferred between work activities. Various embodiments provide a system that predicts the risk of potential missed worker clockings and delivers alerts to the workers and/or their managers when that risk is high. The system analyzes historical data to find previous instances of missed clockings at an organization, extracts feature information regarding the context of the missed clockings, and calibrates a missing clocking risk model. The model is then used in either an online or batch mode to predict the risk of workers missing upcoming scheduled clockings. Based on these risk scores and system configurations, alerts are generated for employees and managers reminding them about the upcoming clockings and lowering the amount of missed clockings and subsequent remedies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: Kronos Technology Systems Limited Partnership
    Inventors: Michael A. Scarpati, Thomas J. Walsh, Gregory Lamarre Anderson
  • Publication number: 20230237370
    Abstract: A method for training an agent uses a mixture of scenarios designed to teach specific skills helpful in a larger domain, such as mixing general racing and very specific tactical racing scenarios. Aspects of the methods can include one or more of the following: (1) training the agent to be very good at time trials by having one or more cars spread out on the track; (2) running the agent in various racing scenarios with a variable number of opponents starting in different configurations around the track; (3) varying the opponents by using game-provided agents, agents trained according to aspects of the present invention, or agents controlled to follow specific driving lines; (4) setting up specific short scenarios with opponents in various racing situations with specific success criteria; and (5) having a dynamic curriculum based on how the agent performs on a variety of evaluation scenarios.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2022
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Inventors: Thomas J. Walsh, Varun Kompella, Samuel Barrett, Michael D. Thomure, Patrick MacAlpine, Peter Wurman
  • Publication number: 20190318320
    Abstract: Workers often forget to enter clockings indicating when they have arrived or left work or transferred between work activities. Various embodiments provide a system that predicts the risk of potential missed worker clockings and delivers alerts to the workers and/or their managers when that risk is high. The system analyzes historical data to find previous instances of missed clockings at an organization, extracts feature information regarding the context of the missed clockings, and calibrates a missing clocking risk model. The model is then used in either an online or batch mode to predict the risk of workers missing upcoming scheduled clockings. Based on these risk scores and system configurations, alerts are generated for employees and managers reminding them about the upcoming clockings and lowering the amount of missed clockings and subsequent remedies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2019
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Inventors: Michael A. Scarpati, Thomas J. Walsh, Gregory Lamarre Anderson
  • Publication number: 20160237885
    Abstract: A supercharger constructed in accordance to one example of the present disclosure can include a shaft portion connected to a pulley. A pair of supercharger rotors can be arranged for concurrent rotation with respective rotor shafts. A clutch rotor can be mounted to the shaft portion. The clutch rotor can rotate around a longitudinal axis. A clutch armature can be mounted to a drive shaft and unconnected to the shaft portion. The clutch armature can be configured to rotate around the longitudinal axis. The clutch rotor and the clutch armature can selectively cooperate in an engaged position and a disengaged position. In the engaged position, the clutch rotor and the clutch armature rotate together. An electric motor can have an output that provides a rotational input to one of the rotor shafts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2016
    Publication date: August 18, 2016
    Inventors: Matthew J. Fortini, Thomas J. Walsh, Bryn T. Dixon, Michael E. Coates
  • Patent number: 8617331
    Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein relate to one or more embodiments of and methods to repair a flexible pipe. A method to repair damaged flexible fiber-reinforced pipe which includes a plurality of helically-wrapped stacks of laminated strips of material is disclosed. The method includes removing a portion of existing stacks from a damage location, applying an adhesive to a surface of replacement stacks, installing the replacement stacks to the damage location, binding the replacement stacks to remaining existing stacks with the applied adhesive, and installing a replacement jacket over the replacement stacks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: DeepFlex Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas J. Walsh, Richard Matthew Lutz, Michael J. Bryant, Ali Bryant, Michael Alan Seymour
  • Publication number: 20120000596
    Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein relate to one or more embodiments of and methods to repair a flexible pipe. A method to repair damaged flexible fiber-reinforced pipe which includes a plurality of helically-wrapped stacks of laminated strips of material is disclosed. The method includes removing a portion of existing stacks from a damage location, applying an adhesive to a surface of replacement stacks, installing the replacement stacks to the damage location, binding the replacement stacks to remaining existing stacks with the applied adhesive, and installing a replacement jacket over the replacement stacks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2010
    Publication date: January 5, 2012
    Applicant: DEEPFLEX INC.
    Inventors: Thomas J. Walsh, Richard Matthew Lutz, Michael J. Bryant, Ali Bryant, Michael Alan Seymour
  • Publication number: 20110279839
    Abstract: A system and method for arranging and printing characters, words, or other textual information that is typically printed in a series of rows or columns. A first row is printed to be read in a standard fashion, while a second row is printed in the opposite direction, with the direction of reading being in the opposite direction. Likewise, the letters and words in the second row are inverted about a vertical axis. Each successive row is presented in the opposite direction from the preceding row.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2010
    Publication date: November 17, 2011
    Inventor: Thomas J. Walsh
  • Patent number: 7766308
    Abstract: A theater rigging assembly having a beam, which is attached to structural support members of a theater or other performing arts venue. The assembly further includes a winch assembly and head block that can be positioned at any point along the beam and selectively fixed in position. The winch portion includes cables for raising and lowering battens or other loads. The head block includes head sheaves, which redirect the cables to loft sheaves that are selectively attached to the beam. The head sheaves are diagonally displaced to separate the cables. The winch portion includes a motor, a gear box, a drum and a brake. The brake includes a ratchet and two brake disks. It uses at least one friction surface that contacts at least one of the brake disks to cause a pawl to engage or disengage from the ratchet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2010
    Assignee: J. R. Clancy, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen J. Kochan, Peter V. Svitavsky, Thomas J. Walsh, III, Thomas S. Young
  • Publication number: 20100092142
    Abstract: A light-transmission assembly includes a hermetic optical connection having a housing with a housing side wall extending between opposed first and second housing ends. The housing is configured for sealable securement within a bulkhead bore through a bulkhead separating regions of relatively low and high fluid pressure and includes an interior surface defining a housing bore that extends between and through the first and second housing ends. Sealably bonded within the housing bore is a light-transmissive, rigid optical component having opposed first and second optical-component faces and an optical-component side wall extending between the optical-component faces. The assembly further includes at least a first flexible light conduit having opposed first and second light-conduit faces through which light can enter and exit the first flexible light conduit. The first light-conduit face of the first light conduit is retained in optical alignment with the first optical-component face.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2009
    Publication date: April 15, 2010
    Inventors: Thomas J. Walsh, III, Scott A. Raszka
  • Patent number: 7562863
    Abstract: A theater rigging assembly having a beam, which is attached to structural support members of a theater or other performing arts venue. The assembly further includes a winch assembly and head block that can be positioned at any point along the beam and selectively fixed in position. The winch portion includes cables for raising and lowering battens or other loads. The head block includes head sheaves, which redirect the cables to loft sheaves that are selectively attached to the beam. The head sheaves are diagonally displaced to separate the cables. The winch portion includes a motor, a gear box, a drum and a brake. The brake includes a ratchet and two brake disks. It uses at least one friction surface that contacts at least one of the brake disks to cause a pawl to engage or disengage from the ratchet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2009
    Assignee: J.R. Clancy, Incorporated
    Inventors: Stephen J. Kochan, Peter V. Svitavsky, Thomas J. Walsh, III, Thomas S. Young
  • Publication number: 20090140221
    Abstract: A theater rigging assembly having a beam, which is attached to structural support members of a theater or other performing arts venue. The assembly further includes a winch assembly and head block that can be positioned at any point along the beam and selectively fixed in position. The winch portion includes cables for raising and lowering battens or other loads. The head block includes head sheaves, which redirect the cables to loft sheaves that are selectively attached to the beam. The head sheaves are diagonally displaced to separate the cables. The winch portion includes a motor, a gear box, a drum and a brake. The brake includes a ratchet and two brake disks. It uses at least one friction surface that contacts at least one of the brake disks to cause a pawl to engage or disengage from the ratchet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2009
    Publication date: June 4, 2009
    Applicant: J. R. Clancy, Incorporated
    Inventors: Stephen J. Kochan, Peter V. Svitavsky, Thomas J. Walsh, III, Thomas S. Young
  • Patent number: 7364683
    Abstract: Methods and assemblies related to a rotary automatic transfer rail for injection molding are disclosed. In one aspect, the invention includes a mold assembly. The mold assembly may include first, second, and third mold plates. The mold plates may be positioned generally parallel to one another. The mold assembly may include an automatic transfer rail assembly. The automatic transfer rail assembly may include a rail. The automatic transfer rail assembly may include a carrier. The carrier may have first and second members. The carrier may be translatable along the rail between a first closed position and an open position. The carrier may be rotatable about the rail. In some embodiments, molded articles need not be transferred from mold components to a robot and then back to different mold components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2008
    Assignee: Advance Tool, Inc.
    Inventors: Wayne A. Shakal, Thomas J. Walsh
  • Patent number: 7247213
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a connection for composite tubing is disclosed. The method includes maintaining tension on the composite fibers while “winding in” the connector to the composite tubing. The tension on the fibers results in the fibers bridging across traps of the connector as they are being wound. The bridging results in improved load bearing characteristics of the connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2007
    Assignee: Future Pipe Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Harris A. Reynolds, Jr., Thomas J. Walsh, Chris A. Lundberg, Joel D. Shaw
  • Patent number: 7160409
    Abstract: A fiber reinforced plastic article is disclosed which include a liner, at least one single material fiber layer wound on the liner, and at least one composite fiber layer wound on the single material fiber layer. The at least one single material fiber layer and the at least one hybrid fiber layer are impregnated with resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2007
    Assignee: Future Pipe Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Harris A. Reynolds, Jr., Joel D. Shaw, Thomas J. Walsh, Chris A. Lundberg
  • Patent number: 6875204
    Abstract: A connector suitable for connection of at least three different types of containers to administration sets, preferably enteral administration sets, and feeding tubes. The containers contain nutritional feed for administration thereof to various types of patients who require enteral nutrition. In one aspect, the connector comprises three different segments: (a) a first segment for connecting containers having mouths having a relatively large diameter, such as, for example, plastic and glass bottles having mouths having diameters of approximately 40 mm; (b) a second segment for connecting containers having mouths having a relatively intermediate diameter, such as, for example, crown cap bottles having mouths having diameters of approximately 26 mm; and (c) a third segment for connecting containers having mouths having relatively small diameters, such as, for example, flexible pouches having mouths having diameters of approximately 12.5 mm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2005
    Assignee: Abbott Laboratories
    Inventors: Brian J. Hopkins, Paul Barron, Thomas J. Walsh, Bernard Anthony Cotter
  • Patent number: 6782932
    Abstract: A system and method for winding fibers onto an article is disclosed. The system includes a winding station having a controllable speed of rotation. The winding station has at least one fiber bobbin mounted on it. A rotation sensor is rotationally coupled to the winding station. The system includes a conveyor having a controllable speed and which is adapted to move the article axially through the winding station. A speed sensor, adapted to measure an axial speed of motion of the article through the winding station is positioned near the winding station. The system includes a controller adapted to operate the winding station at a rotational speed corresponding to the axial speed of motion, so as to apply the fibers to the article in a predetermined helical pattern. In one example, the helical pattern is held to a lay angle having a tolerance within one-half degree.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2004
    Assignee: Hydril Company L.P.
    Inventors: Harris A. Reynolds, Jr., Chris A. Lundberg, Joel D. Shaw, Thomas J. Walsh
  • Publication number: 20040105947
    Abstract: A fiber reinforced plastic article is disclosed which include a liner, at least one single material fiber layer wound on the liner, and at least one composite fiber layer wound on the single material fiber layer. The at least one single material fiber layer and the at least one hybrid fiber layer are impregnated with resin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2003
    Publication date: June 3, 2004
    Inventors: Harris A. Reynolds, Joel D. Shaw, Thomas J. Walsh, Chris A. Lundberg
  • Patent number: D617121
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2010
    Assignee: Endgrain, LLC
    Inventor: Thomas J. Walsh
  • Patent number: D631680
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2011
    Assignee: Endgrain, LLC
    Inventor: Thomas J. Walsh