Patents by Inventor Thomas L. Phillips

Thomas L. Phillips 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: 20220388664
    Abstract: An aircraft interior structure for an aircraft cabin may include a main body with a plurality of walls, where at least one wall of the plurality of walls may be shared with an adjacent passenger suite including an aircraft seat. The passenger suite may be installed at an angle relative to an aisle of the aircraft cabin. The aircraft interior structure may include a cavity defined within the main body. The cavity may be a trapezoidal shape defined at least in part by the angle at which the passenger suite is installed in the aircraft cabin. The cavity may be configured to receive a plurality of galley carts. A length of each of the plurality of galley carts may be dependent on a depth of the cavity at respective locations in the trapezoidal shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2021
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Inventors: David D. Nicolato, Mark B. Dowty, Tracy Pence, Jefferey M. McKee, Thomas L. Phillips
  • Patent number: 10703482
    Abstract: A portable electronic device holder, separate from an aircraft tray table, has a spring biased lower retention portion with lower retention plates for securing a lower edge of a portable electronic device. The lower retention plate acts in concert with either one or more ridges molded into or affixed to a recess in a seat back panel, or with a spring biased, extendable upper retention portion with an upper retention plate to hold the portable electronic device in place.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: Rockwell Collins, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen A. Puglisi, Michael M. Princip, Thomas L. Phillips
  • Patent number: 7823518
    Abstract: A desk for use in supporting a computer and/or computer-related devices includes a base adapted to rest on a support surface such as a floor, in combination with an upwardly extending support that defines a lower end interconnected with the base and an upper end spaced vertically above the lower end. A desk top member is secured to the upper end of the support. The upwardly extending support and the desk top member are configured and arranged such that the desk top member is located forwardly of the rear area of the base, and to define an open area below the desk top member between the desk top member and the base. The base can be moved on the support surface to position the desk top member over a user's lap when the user is in a seated position. The desk may include a base pivot connection between the base and the upwardly extending support, and a desk top pivot connection between the desk top and the upwardly extending support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2010
    Assignee: Conceptual Furniture, LLC
    Inventor: Thomas L. Phillips
  • Publication number: 20090012905
    Abstract: Publisher information, such as information about available advertising space, may be received from publishers. Advertisers may provide requests associated with a print ad and receive a list of publishers with available print ad space. The list of publishers may include at least one publisher having a specified relationship with the advertiser. The advertiser may provide an offer for placing the print ad in a publication of one or more publishers on the list and may be inhibited from placing an offer for the print ad with publishers having a specified relationship with the advertiser.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2008
    Publication date: January 8, 2009
    Inventors: Aleem R. Mawani, Adam L. Leader, Smita Hashim, Thomas L. Phillips, JR., Neha Singh
  • Patent number: 5457449
    Abstract: A portable traffic warning device identifies hazardous traffic conditions at highway construction sites. The device includes an air hose that actuates a monitor switch whenever a vehicle travels over the air hose. A siren is operably coupled to the monitor switch and is capable of generating a high decibel audible alarm. A portable controller is coupled between the siren and the monitor switch and selectively couples power for preprogrammed amounts of time to the siren after the monitor switch is activated. A spool of retractable wire connects the monitor switch to the controller and allows the air hose to be placed at variable distances from the siren. A portable telescoping pole assembly is used for supporting the siren at variable vertical distances above the ground.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 1994
    Date of Patent: October 10, 1995
    Assignee: Top Notch Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Mark J. Kuning, Thomas L. Phillips