Patents by Inventor Thomas Lee

Thomas Lee 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: 9855868
    Abstract: A seat adjuster assembly including a handle, a first track assembly and a second track assembly. The first track assembly includes a first track defining an interior and a second track moveably mounted relative to the first track. A first trigger is pivotally mounted on a first trigger housing and connects to the handle. The first trigger is movable between an unlocked position permitting movement between the first and second tracks, and a locked position. The second track assembly includes a third track defining an interior and a fourth track moveably mounted relative to the third track. A second trigger is pivotally mounted on a second trigger housing and connects to the handle. The second trigger is movable between an unlocked position permitting movement between the third and fourth tracks, and a locked position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: Lear Corporation
    Inventors: Jeffrey K. Harvey, Thomas Lee Rorabacher
  • Patent number: 9855248
    Abstract: The present invention provides a new crystalline form of itraconazole as well as the method of making same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: The Chinese University of Hong Kong
    Inventors: Shuai Zhang, Hee Lum Albert Chow, Wai Yip Thomas Lee
  • Patent number: 9849834
    Abstract: Systems and methods for improving vehicle wrong-way detection including systems, sensors or features, such as those for system/network clocks, ambient light, driver impairment, automatic cruise control, blind spot warning or configurable vehicle security, either singly or in any combination therewith, may refine and/or modify the confidence level of detecting particular or potential wrong-way incidents. By modifying the confidence level, the system may change the system sensitivity by moving the cutoff point at which an alert activation takes place. The systems described above can modify the wrong-way detection sensitivity. Greater confidence, or system sensitivity, may also help enable the system to take further actions beyond a simple warning. At greater confidence levels, the system could intervene, by way of a non-limiting example, with throttle limiting, turning on the hazard lights or even bringing the vehicle to a stop.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: Ford Gloabl Technologies, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Eric L. Reed, Brian Bennie, Thomas Lee Miller
  • Patent number: 9850856
    Abstract: A power system including a variable volume combustion chamber for a two-stroke engine having a controlled exhaust port, a fuel injector to the combustion chamber and an oxygen injector to the combustion chamber. The oxygen injector provides repeated oxygen injection pulses to complete a charge. The controlled exhaust port includes an oscillating rotatably mounted valve. A source of pressurized concentrated oxygen to the oxygen injector is in a closed case having a ceramic fiber membrane. An air inlet and a waste outlet are in communication with a first side of the ceramic fiber membrane. An oxygen outlet is in communication with a second side of the ceramic fiber Ionic transport membrane. The case has a heat transfer surface in communication with the controlled exhaust port from the combustion chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: NEXT GENERATION ENGINES LLC
    Inventors: Alfred A. Turner, Jr., Edmond Eugene McCrickard, Thomas Lee Roberts, III
  • Publication number: 20170363047
    Abstract: A power system including a variable volume combustion chamber for a two-stroke engine having a controlled exhaust port, a fuel injector to the combustion chamber and an oxygen injector to the combustion chamber. The oxygen injector provides repeated oxygen injection pulses to complete a charge. The controlled exhaust port includes an oscillating rotatably mounted valve. A source of pressurized concentrated oxygen to the oxygen injector is in a closed case having a ceramic fiber membrane. An air inlet and a waste outlet are in communication with a first side of the ceramic fiber membrane. An oxygen outlet is in communication with a second side of the ceramic fiber Ionic transport membrane. The case has a heat transfer surface in communication with the controlled exhaust port from the combustion chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2017
    Publication date: December 21, 2017
    Applicant: NEXT GENERATION ENGINES LLC
    Inventors: ALFRED A. TURNER, JR., EDMOND EUGENE McCRICKARD, THOMAS LEE ROBERTS, III
  • Patent number: 9840230
    Abstract: An apparatus for controlling a restricted mode is provided. The apparatus includes a controller that is configured to receive a first input from a primary driver corresponding to a request to change a vehicle from a fully operational mode to a restricted mode for a secondary driver. The controller is further configured to initiate a first timer for preventing the vehicle from exiting from the restricted mode to the fully operational mode if an occupant communication device belonging to the primary driver is detected by the vehicle prior to the first timer expiring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Thomas Lee Miller, Brian Bennie, Eric L. Reed
  • Patent number: 9836362
    Abstract: A machine-implemented method includes automatically determining that a host device is restarting from a disruptive stoppage of operations and that in-process write transactions by the host device to respective pages of non-volatile storage may have been interrupted. The method includes, in response to the determination, automatically scanning the non-volatile storage for all metadata-containing storage pages with respective identifications S(i) and having corresponding metadata relating each respective storage page S(i) to a corresponding data page P(j) and a corresponding version number V(k). The method includes automatically identifying scanned storage pages S(i) that have for their corresponding data page P(j) a most recent version number HV(k) and, in some cases, a secondmost recent version number.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Vijayan Prabhakaran, Lidong Zhou, Thomas Lee Rodeheffer
  • Publication number: 20170345017
    Abstract: An automation assisted elevation certificate production system includes a user computer device, an electronic elevation certificate database storing electronic elevation certificate records associated with respective real property structures and an elevation certificate application. The elevation certificate application is configured to receive address information associated with a real property, determine a parcel boundary associated with the received address information, receive elevation data corresponding to an area within the parcel boundary, determine a boundary for a structure within the parcel boundary, and determine a buffer boundary.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2017
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Inventors: Thomas Lee Koger, Elizabeth Lia Valenti
  • Patent number: 9827243
    Abstract: Provided herein are formulations, processes, solid forms and methods of use relating to 1-ethyl-7-(2-methyl-6-(1H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)pyridin-3-yl)-3,4-dihydropyrazino[2,3-b]pyrazin-2(1H)-one.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: Signal Pharmaceuticals, LLC
    Inventors: Matthew Michael Kreilein, Thomas Lee, Ying Li, Jean Xu, William Wei-Hwa Leong, Benjamin Cohen
  • Patent number: 9821917
    Abstract: A propulsion system for an aircraft is provided having an aft engine configured to be mounted to the aircraft at an aft end of the aircraft. The aft engine includes a fan rotatable about a central axis of the aft engine having a plurality of fan blades. The aft engine also includes a nacelle encircling the plurality of fan blades with one or more structural members extending between the nacelle and the mean line of the aircraft at a location forward of the plurality of fan blades when the aft engine is mounted to the aircraft. The aft engine may increase a net thrust of the aircraft when mounted to the aircraft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Thomas Lee Becker, Kurt David Murrow, Patrick Michael Marrinan, Brandon Wayne Miller
  • Patent number: 9815560
    Abstract: An aircraft including a fuselage and an aft engine is provided. The fuselage extends from a forward end of the aircraft towards an aft end of the aircraft. The aft engine is mounted to the fuselage proximate the aft end of the aircraft and includes a fan and a nacelle. The fan is rotatable about a central axis of the aft engine and includes a plurality of fan blades. The nacelle of the aft engine surrounds the plurality of fan blades and defines a bottom portion having a forward end. Additionally, the nacelle defines a curved surface at the forward end of the bottom portion, the curved surface including a reference point where the curved surface defines the smallest radius of curvature. The nacelle further defines a normal reference line extending normal from the reference point. The normal reference line defines an angle with the central axis of the aft engine greater than zero to, e.g., allow for a maximum amount of airflow into the aft engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Patrick Michael Marrinan, Thomas Lee Becker, Kurt David Murrow, Jixian Yao
  • Publication number: 20170319553
    Abstract: The present invention provides a new crystalline form of itraconazole as well as the method of making same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2017
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Inventors: Shuai Zhang, Hee Lum Albert Chow, Wai Yip Thomas Lee
  • Publication number: 20170312399
    Abstract: Antimicrobial metal ion coatings. In particular, described herein are coatings including an anodic metal (e.g., silver and/or zinc and/or copper) that is co-deposited with a cathodic metal (e.g., palladium, platinum, gold, molybdenum, titanium, iridium, osmium, niobium or rhenium) on a substrate (including, but not limited to absorbable/resorbable substrates) so that the anodic metal is galvanically released as antimicrobial ions when the apparatus is exposed to a bodily fluid. The anodic metal may be at least about 25 percent by volume of the coating, resulting in a network of anodic metal with less than 20% of the anodic metal in the coating fully encapsulated by cathodic metal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2015
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Inventors: Houdin DEHNAD, Julie LUCERO, Paul E. CHIRICO, Jason A. JEGGE, Thomas Lee GUTSHALL
  • Patent number: 9801479
    Abstract: The railing suspension apparatus allows a user to detachably attach a variety of items while suspending an item from a railing. The apparatus includes a brace, an offset arm, a cantilever, and a hanger. The brace includes a main body and a post-receiving slot. The post-receiving slot traverses into the main body. The brace prevents the present invention from sliding along the railing. The offset arm is positioned perpendicular to the post-receiving slot and terminally connected to the offset arm opposite to the body. The offset arm positions the cantilever and hanger about the brace. The cantilever and the post-receiving slot is oriented opposite to each other, allowing the cantilever to rest on the railing while being pushed by the weight of the item engaged with the hanger. The hanger is terminally connected to the cantilever, opposite to the offset arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Inventor: Thomas Lee Belt
  • Patent number: 9804154
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an immunochromatographic system for measuring albumin and creatinine in a urine sample and a reader that detects signals from the test cassette, calculates, and displays the results for albumin concentration, creatinine concentration, and albumin-creatinine ratio.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: Epinex Diagnostics, Inc.
    Inventors: Wing T. Liu, Thien-Toan Tran, John Scott, Thomas Lee, Srishti Prasad, Azra Zaidi
  • Publication number: 20170308817
    Abstract: In at least one embodiment, an apparatus for reserving and accessing a vehicle is provided. The apparatus includes a transceiver and a controller. The controller is positioned in the vehicle and is configured to receive a first signal indicative of a reservation time for a user to gain access of the vehicle from a vehicle share server. The controller is further configured to activate the transceiver at a predetermined time prior to the reservation time to monitor for the presence of a mobile device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2016
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Inventors: Thomas Lee MILLER, Eric L. REED, Brian BENNIE, Jacob LUCERO, Cameron SMYTH
  • Patent number: 9790899
    Abstract: An exhaust gas cooler and method of cooling are provided. The exhaust gas cooler includes an inlet and outlet manifold and respectively including inlet and outlet openings and respectively positioned at a first and second end of the cooler. The exhaust gas cooler includes a plurality of conduits coupled to the inlet and outlet manifold and also includes at least one side wall coupled to the inlet and outlet manifold around the plurality of conduits, such that the plurality of conduits are disposed in a region between the at least one side wall and the inlet and outlet manifold. The at least one sidewall includes a first coolant inlet opening and a first coolant outlet opening each adjacent a first end of the exhaust gas cooler, a second coolant inlet opening, and a second coolant outlet opening. The exhaust gas cooler includes a bypass conduit positioned outside of the region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: Cummins Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Lee Mack, Long K. Hwang
  • Patent number: 9775689
    Abstract: An adjustable dental implant comprises an implant body, a connecting structure, and two wings. The implant body comprises a fixture and an abutment. The fixture comprises a top, a bottom, a peripheral surface connected between the top and the bottom, and a joining portion formed on the peripheral surface. The abutment is set on the top of the fixture. The connecting structure is set between the fixture and the abutment. The wings are pivotally connected with two opposite sides of the connecting structure. Or, one of the wings is pivotally connected with the connecting structure, and the other wing is fixed with the connecting structure. The wing or the wings may be adjusted to fit the surface of the cortical bone. Dental posts are allowed to penetrate the alveolar bone entirely to secure the fixture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: GEO-PROTECTOR TECH. CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ping Yun, Tobey Tsai, Benson Yun, Thomas Lee
  • Publication number: 20170273338
    Abstract: Beverage products are provided, e.g., a ready to drink cola beverage or a cola beverage concentrate or syrup, including water or carbonated water, acidulant comprising at least one acid, rebaudioside D present in a sweetening amount, and flavoring comprising cola flavoring. Rebaudioside D may be the only sweetener, or alternatively the beverage product further contains one or more additional sweeteners, for example rebaudioside A and/or other high intensity sweetener(s). Rebaudioside D optionally provides at least 10% of the total sweetening of the beverage product according to certain embodiments. Also, a natural carbonated cola beverage product and a beverage product are each provided containing a sweetening amount of rebaudioside D. The rebaudioside D ingredient used in certain methods of making the beverage products disclosed here optionally has a purity, i.e., a rebaudioside D concentration, of 93% or greater, such as 95% or greater, by weight.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2017
    Publication date: September 28, 2017
    Inventors: Thomas Lee, Laura Ann Nattress, William Riha
  • Publication number: 20170278399
    Abstract: Systems and methods provide for tracking objects around a vehicle, analyzing the potential threat of the tracked objects, and implementing a threat response based on the analysis in order to keep occupants of the vehicle safe. Embodiments include a boundary detection system comprising a memory configured to store threat identification information, and a sensor unit configured to sense the object outside the vehicle and obtain sensor information based on the sensed object. The boundary detection system further includes a processor in communication with the memory and sensor unit, the controller configured to receive the sensor information, and control a threat response based on the sensor information and the threat identification information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2017
    Publication date: September 28, 2017
    Inventors: Brad Ignaczak, Cynthia M. Neubecker, Brian Bennie, Thomas Lee Miller, Randy Michael Freiburger, Eric L. Reed, Scott Alan Watkins