Patents by Inventor Thomas Lees

Thomas Lees 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: 12366111
    Abstract: A trunk line for providing a communication path to a network of optically switchable windows is described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2025
    Assignee: View Operating Corporation
    Inventors: Dhairya Shrivastava, Sonny Jurgen Ducote, Kevin Kazuo Kaneshiro, Thomas Lee Harrell, Scott Michael Schmidt, Jacob Voth, Edward Joseph Parvizian
  • Publication number: 20250228841
    Abstract: Provided herein are compounds, derivatives thereof, composition comprising one or more of said compounds and derivatives, and methods for prevention and/or treatment of microbial infections and/or related diseases or conditions. The present compounds and/or derivatives thereof can be represented by Formula (II): The present methods include administering to a subject an effective amount of one or more compounds of Formula (II). In one embodiment, said microbial infections are bacterial infections. More specifically, the bacterial infections are staphylococcal infections. Compositions are provided that include compounds of formula II in combination with one or more antibiotics or one or more staphyloxanthin-synthesis-inhibiting compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2025
    Publication date: July 17, 2025
    Inventors: Wai Yip Thomas LEE, Kai Yip George LO
  • Publication number: 20250228849
    Abstract: The present invention provides a manufacturing method of rilpivirine oral suspension with a specific loading of rilpivirine of 30-35 mg/mL. The oral suspension produced have a controlled pH and thixotropy, which are essential to facilitate the dissolution of rilpivirine hydrochloride into and even distribution and stability maintenance of the rilpivirine in the suspension, optimizing shelf life and efficacy of the suspension while also enabling convenient and palatable administration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2025
    Publication date: July 17, 2025
    Inventor: Wai Yip Thomas LEE
  • Publication number: 20250203371
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to providing secure shortened URLs in character-limited messages. A computing platform may receive one or more character-limited messages sent to a user device. The computing platform may detect a URL within the one or more character-limited messages for replacement and generate a shortened URL corresponding to the detected URL, wherein a domain of the shortened URL is hosted by the message security system. The computing platform may then modify the one or more character-limited messages by replacing the URL with the shortened URL, and then cause transmission of the modified one or more character-limited messages to the user device. Next, the computing platform may receive, from the user device, a request to access the shortened URL, and redirect the user device to the detected URL corresponding to the shortened URL.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2025
    Publication date: June 19, 2025
    Inventor: Thomas Lee
  • Publication number: 20250199090
    Abstract: A series arc detection system is configured to detect series arcs in an input current waveform includes a power input circuit configured to receive an input current waveform and a controller. The controller includes a power monitoring module and is configured detect series arc currents in the input current waveform by performing feature recognition on the input current waveform using a neural network to detect one or more features that may be indicative of arcing. The controller is also configured to produce a score for the input current waveform based on the detected features and report the score to a user based on a comparison of the score to a programmable threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2025
    Publication date: June 19, 2025
    Inventors: Scott David Brown, Curtis Whitmore Crittenden, Richard B. Martyn, JR., Thomas Lee McDougall, Lewis Fink, Charles Andrew Waters
  • Publication number: 20250182611
    Abstract: A load control system may include control devices for controlling electrical loads. The control devices may include load control devices, such as a lighting device for controlling an amount of power provided to a lighting load, and controller devices, such as a remote control device configured to transmit digital messages for controlling the lighting load via the load control device. The remote control device may communicate with the lighting devices via a hub device. The remote control device may detect a user interface event, such as a button press or a rotation of the remote control device. The remote control device or the hub device may determine whether to transmit digital messages as unicast messages or multicast messages based on the type of user interface event detected. The remote control device, or other master device, may synchronize and/or toggle an on/off state of lighting devices in the load control system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2025
    Publication date: June 5, 2025
    Applicant: Lutron Technology Company LLC
    Inventors: Timothy Mann, Robert C. Newman, JR., Thomas Lee Olson, Jaykrishna A. Shukla
  • Patent number: 12322281
    Abstract: A load control system may include control devices for controlling electrical loads. The control devices may include load control devices, such as a lighting device for controlling an amount of power provided to a lighting load, and controller devices, such as a remote control device configured to transmit digital messages for controlling the lighting load via the load control device. The remote control device may communicate with the lighting devices via a hub device. The remote control device may detect a user interface event, such as a button press or a rotation of the remote control device. The remote control device or the hub device may determine whether to transmit digital messages as unicast messages or multicast messages based on the type of user interface event detected. The remote control device, or other master device, may synchronize and/or toggle an on/off state of lighting devices in the load control system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2025
    Assignee: Lutron Technology Company LLC
    Inventors: Timothy Mann, Robert C. Newman, Jr., Thomas Lee Olson, Jaykrishna A. Shukla
  • Publication number: 20250164600
    Abstract: A system includes a plurality of wireless transmitters and a processor configured to: receive, from a mobile device, signal strengths of signals from the wireless transmitters as detected by the mobile device. The processor is also configured to determine a location of the mobile device in a vehicle, based on a distance from the mobile device to each of the wireless transmitters, as indicated by the received signal strengths and store the location of the mobile device as an occupant location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2025
    Publication date: May 22, 2025
    Inventors: Mark A. CUDDIHY, Eric L. REED, Manoharprasad K RAO, Thomas Lee MILLER
  • Patent number: 12289484
    Abstract: A method of communicating an alert includes: encoding data received from a plurality of sources by a central content controller (CCC) and determining existence of one or more alerts. If no alerts exist, the encoded data is assigned as streams to subchannels. For existing alerts, a market area (MA) is determined and the alert is assigned as a stream to a data subchannel and the encoded data is assigned as streams to remaining subchannels. For each MA without an applicable alert, the encoded data is assigned as streams to the subchannels. The assigned data is transmitted to regional controllers (RCs) for broadcasting to the associated MAs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Inventors: Imran Arif Maskatia, Benjamin James Kauffman, Thomas Lee Rich, Nicholas James Hottinger, Michael J. Chase, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20250116690
    Abstract: An electrical meter including a housing including a socket interface operable to connect to a facility. The meter further including a sensor configured to sense a characteristic of the electrical meter. The meter further including a controller having an electronic processor and a memory. The electronic processor is configured to receive, from the sensor, a signal indicative of the electrical characteristic, determine, based on the signal, presence of a hot socket, and output an alert based on determining presence of the hot socket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2024
    Publication date: April 10, 2025
    Inventors: Thomas Lee McDougall, JR., Curtis Whitmore Crittenden, Charles Andrew Waters
  • Publication number: 20250115373
    Abstract: A lighting device for foreign object debris (FOD) detection is included. The lighting device includes a light source configured to emit light onto a surface, and a diffuser coupled to the light source and configured to cause the emitted light to impinge the surface in at least a partially planar pattern, so as to create a darkfield lighting effect with respect to the surface. The lighting device further includes a cylindrical rod including a first end portion and a second end portion, in which the first end portion is configured to couple to the light source and the diffuser and the second end portion is configured to be manually held by a user of the portable lighting device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2023
    Publication date: April 10, 2025
    Inventors: Virgil R. Watson, Christian David Gerhardt, David B. Tabak, Andrew J. Burke, Anthony Dicocco, William Grayson Richmond, Thomas Lee Merrill
  • Publication number: 20250118194
    Abstract: A method of communicating an emergency alert includes receiving, by a central content controller (CCC), audiovisual (AV) content from a plurality of sources, encoding the content, transmitting the encoded content to regional controllers (RCs) associated with respective market areas (MAs) for broadcasting over the air (OTA), determining existence of one or more alerts, for each existing alert, identifying recipients designated for receiving the alert and transmitting the alert to devices associated with the identified recipients over a network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2024
    Publication date: April 10, 2025
    Inventors: Imran Arif Maskatia, Benjamin James Kauffman, Thomas Lee Rich, Nicholas James Hottinger, Michael J. Chase, JR.
  • Patent number: 12273719
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to providing secure shortened URLs in character-limited messages. A computing platform may receive one or more character-limited messages sent to a user device. The computing platform may detect a URL within the one or more character-limited messages for replacement and generate a shortened URL corresponding to the detected URL, wherein a domain of the shortened URL is hosted by the message security system. The computing platform may then modify the one or more character-limited messages by replacing the URL with the shortened URL, and then cause transmission of the modified one or more character-limited messages to the user device. Next, the computing platform may receive, from the user device, a request to access the shortened URL, and redirect the user device to the detected URL corresponding to the shortened URL.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: Proofpoint, Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas Lee
  • Publication number: 20250106179
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to providing commercial and/or spam messaging detection and enforcement. A computing platform may receive a plurality of text messages from a sender. It may then tokenize the plurality of text messages to yield a plurality of tokens. The computing platform may then match one or more tokens of the plurality of tokens in the plurality of text messages to one or more bulk string tokens. Next, it may detect one or more homoglyphs in the plurality of text messages, and then detect one or more URLs in the plurality of text messages. The computing platform may flag the sender based at least on the one or more matching tokens, the one or more detected homoglyphs, and the one or more detected URLs. Based on flagging the sender, the computing platform may block one or more messages from the sender.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2024
    Publication date: March 27, 2025
    Inventors: Thomas Lee, Sarah Solieman
  • Publication number: 20250105136
    Abstract: Capacitors for use with integrated circuit packages are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a semiconductor substrate, a metal layer coupled to the semiconductor substrate, a dielectric layer coupled to the metal layer, the dielectric layer including a capacitor disposed therein, and an interface layer positioned between the metal layer and the dielectric layer, the interface layer in contact with the dielectric layer and in contact with the metal layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2023
    Publication date: March 27, 2025
    Inventors: Kimin Jun, Adel A. Elsherbini, Chia-Ching Lin, Sou-Chi Chang, Thomas Lee Sounart, Tushar Kanti Talukdar, Johanna Marie Swan, Uygar Avci
  • Publication number: 20250083877
    Abstract: A container includes a base and a lid. The base includes a lock channel. The lid includes a rim. The rim of the lid is configured to engage with the lock channel in the base to retain the base and the lid in a closed position. The container also includes a first tab on the base and a second tab on the lid. The first tab extends outward approximately perpendicular to a vertical direction. A portion of the second tab may be deflected upward at an oblique angle when the lid and the base are in the closed position. A first portion of the second tab may be received within the first tab and a second portion of the second tab may extend upward and out of the first tab at an oblique angle when the lid and the base are in the closed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2023
    Publication date: March 13, 2025
    Inventors: Christopher Lee McBride, Thomas Lee Lape
  • Patent number: 12248034
    Abstract: A faulty meter socket detection system configured to detect faulty sockets as evidenced by series arcs in an input current waveform or an increased temperature of the meter is disclosed. The system includes a metering circuit configured to receive an input current waveform, and a controller including a power monitoring module. The meter may also include a temperature sensor. The power monitoring module is configured detect series arc currents input current waveform data by filtering the input current waveform data to produce filtered data, performing feature recognition on the filtered data, classifying the features of the filtered data, performing temporal processing on the filtered data, (optionally) scaling the temporal processing of the filtered data, and, scoring the input current waveform based on the temporal processing of the filtered data. The temperature sensor may detect an increased temperature of the meter, which may indicate a faulty socket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2025
    Assignee: Aclara Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Scott David Brown, Curtis Whitmore Crittenden, Richard B. Martyn, Jr., Thomas Lee McDougall, Lewis Fink, Charles Andrew Waters
  • Publication number: 20250080354
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to message verification. A computing platform may generate a cryptographic key pair comprising a public key and a private key. The computing platform may publish, to a server, the public key. The computing platform may generate a short message service (SMS) message. The computing platform may sign, using the private key, the SMS message, which may include computing a cryptographic hash of the SMS message using the private key and embedding the cryptographic hash in an SMPP field of the SMS message. The computing platform may send, to a downstream computing system, the signed SMS message, where the downstream computing system may be configured to validate the signed SMS message using the cryptographic hash embedded in the SMPP field of the SMS message and by accessing the public key.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2024
    Publication date: March 6, 2025
    Inventors: Thomas Lee, Kevin San Diego
  • Patent number: 12241983
    Abstract: Systems and methods for determining elevation based on structural modeling and light detection and ranging (LIDAR) data are disclosure. LIDAR bare earth data corresponding to an area within a parcel boundary is obtained as preliminary elevation data. A basis of structure boundary is determined for a structure within the parcel boundary based on an absence of the LIDAR bare earth data within a region in the area. Three-dimensional models are generated based on photographic data, to represent portions of the structure that affect LIDAR signals. A structure boundary for the structure is determined based on the basis of structure boundary in combination with supplemental elevation data generated using the three-dimensional models. Adjacent grade values are determined based on a portion of the preliminary elevation data and supplemental elevation data corresponding to an area between the structure boundary and a buffer boundary.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2024
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: QRISQ ANALYTICS, LLC
    Inventors: Thomas Lee Koger, Elizabeth Lia Valenti
  • Publication number: 20250063020
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to detecting and preventing transmission of spam messages using modified source numbers. A computing platform may detect that a first message, sent to a recipient device from a sender device, includes suspicious content. Subsequently, the computing platform may receive, from the recipient device, user interaction information indicating that a user of the recipient device has sent a reply message in response to the first message. Then, the computing platform may generate a modified message by modifying a first source number corresponding to the reply message. Next, the computing platform may cause transmission of the modified message with the modified first source number to the sender device. Thereafter, the computing platform may intercept one or more additional messages between the sender device and the modified first source number and redirect the one or more additional messages.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2024
    Publication date: February 20, 2025
    Inventor: Thomas Lee