Patents by Inventor Thomas Lyons
Thomas Lyons 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).
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Publication number: 20240094873Abstract: A mobile computing device runs multiple activities concurrently and provides at least two modes for interacting with the activities. The user may toggle between the modes as desired. In a full-screen mode, one activity occupies substantially an entire display screen. In a windowed mode, the activity is visible within a window, and a portion of at least one other window is also visible. In the windowed mode, the user can cause windows to move, thereby changing focus from one activity to another. For example, the window having focus can be moved off the screen, to be replaced by a new window that is then given focus. The windows are ordered in a sequence and move in concert with one another; pushing one window off one edge of the screen causes a new window to appear at the opposite edge. A persistent positional relationship can be established among windows.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 28, 2023Publication date: March 21, 2024Inventors: Matias Gonzalo DUARTE, Daniel Marc Gatan SHIPLACOFF, Jeremy Godfrey LYON, Paul MERCER, Ralph THOMAS
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Publication number: 20240091477Abstract: An apparatus for acoustically detecting the location of a distal end of a tube relative to a body conduit into which the tube is being inserted is provided. The apparatus including a speaker positioned to generate a sound pulse in the tube and a sensor for detecting a sound pulse in the tube at a distal position relative to the speaker, and for generating a signal corresponding to the detected sound pulse.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2023Publication date: March 21, 2024Applicant: Covidien LPInventors: Jeffrey MANSFIELD, Laura LYONS, Sven SCHREIBER, David GUNN, Thomas BUMGARDNER
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Patent number: 11925510Abstract: A distributed patient monitoring system comprises at least one standalone portable ultrasound imaging unit configured to be fixed to a stable position against the skin on a patient's body and capable of prolonged ultrasound data acquisition, including an ultrasound imaging array, transmit-receive circuitry, a beamformer, backend signal and image processing subsystem, power and communication subsystems, and a monitoring workstation connected to each standalone portable ultrasound imaging unit configured to request and receive ultrasound imaging information from each standalone portable ultrasound imaging unit, and configured to analyze and display acquired ultrasound information.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2022Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignee: URSUS MEDICAL DESIGNS LLCInventors: Sergei Koptenko, Thomas Hayes, Matthew Lyon
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Publication number: 20230254135Abstract: A quantum key distribution system comprises: a transmitter (10) arranged to transmit a coded photon stream over a free space quantum channel (14), wherein the transmitter comprises a single photon source (30) arranged to generate a coded photon stream comprising photons representing QKD bit values, and attenuation means (32) arranged to attenuate the coded photon stream, the attenuation means being variable so as to provide a variable attenuation of the coded photon stream; a receiver (12) arranged to receive the coded photon stream from the quantum channel; and control means (34, 46) arranged to control the attenuation means so as to vary the attenuation.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 7, 2023Publication date: August 10, 2023Inventors: Thomas Lyons, Scott Dufferwiel, Maksym Sich
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Patent number: 11696730Abstract: An apparatus for detecting sleep disorders, such as obstructive sleep apnea, includes a housing insertable into an ear canal of a subject. A sensor disposed within the housing measures a position of the subject's head relative to an axis of gravity. A transducer is responsive to the sensor and is capable of creating a stimulus detectable by the subject under certain conditions. In various embodiments, a controller receives signals corresponding to a pitch angle and a roll angle of the subject's head measured by the sensor, determines if the pitch and roll angles correspond to a sleep apnea inducing position, and causes the transducer to generate a stimulus upon determining that the subject's head is in the sleep apnea inducing position more than a predetermined threshold number of times. Various parameters of the stimulus may be modified with successive stimulus generation until a non-sleep apnea inducing position is detected.Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 2019Date of Patent: July 11, 2023Inventors: Christopher Thomas Lyons, Ellen M. Lyons, Stephen Thomas Lyons
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Patent number: 11598578Abstract: A plant and process are used to liquefy and purify a high pressure ethane feed stream. The plant includes a cascaded refrigeration system that refrigerates the ethane feed stream. The refrigeration system includes a propylene circuit, an ethylene circuit and a mixed refrigerant circuit. The mixed refrigerant circuit includes a refrigerant that includes ethane and methane. The plant includes a demethanizer that is configured to remove methane and other natural gas liquids from the refrigerated ethane stream.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2014Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: Baker Hughes Energy Services LLCInventors: David Allen Kennedy, Thomas Lyons, Christopher Yount
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Patent number: 11433171Abstract: A lid for closing an open ended blood chamber is provided. The lid is a one piece device forming an inlet to the blood chamber. The one piece device includes a filter media spaced apart from the inlet and wherein blood passing through the inlet passes through the filter media upon entry into the blood chamber. The filter media filters gross particulate from the blood passing therethrough. The one piece device further includes a vent port with an associated vent port cover to allow air separated to vent from the blood chamber.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2020Date of Patent: September 6, 2022Assignee: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.Inventors: Gregory Thomas Lyons, Michael Grant Leonhard, Robert Warren Cameron, III, Yash Siddhartha
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Publication number: 20200390957Abstract: A lid for closing an open ended blood chamber is provided. The lid is a one piece device forming an inlet to the blood chamber. The one piece device includes a filter media spaced apart from the inlet and wherein blood passing through the inlet passes through the filter media upon entry into the blood chamber. The filter media filters gross particulate from the blood passing therethrough. The one piece device further includes a vent port with an associated vent port cover to allow air separated to vent from the blood chamber.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 11, 2020Publication date: December 17, 2020Applicant: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.Inventors: Gregory Thomas LYONS, Michael Grant LEONHARD, Robert Warren CAMERON, III, Yash SIDDHARTHA
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Publication number: 20200245955Abstract: An apparatus for detecting sleep disorders, such as obstructive sleep apnea, includes a housing insertable into an ear canal of a subject. A sensor disposed within the housing measures a position of the subject's head relative to an axis of gravity. A transducer is responsive to the sensor and is capable of creating a stimulus detectable by the subject under certain conditions. In various embodiments, a controller receives signals corresponding to a pitch angle and a roll angle of the subject's head measured by the sensor, determines if the pitch and roll angles correspond to a sleep apnea inducing position, and causes the transducer to generate a stimulus upon determining that the subject's head is in the sleep apnea inducing position more than a predetermined threshold number of times. Various parameters of the stimulus may be modified with successive stimulus generation until a non-sleep apnea inducing position is detected.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 3, 2019Publication date: August 6, 2020Inventors: Christopher Thomas Lyons, Ellen M. Lyons, Stephen Thomas Lyons
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Patent number: 10433794Abstract: An apparatus for detecting sleep disorders, such as obstructive sleep apnea, includes a housing insertable into an ear canal of a subject. A sensor disposed within the housing measures a position of the subject's head relative to an axis of gravity. A transducer is responsive to the sensor and is capable of creating a stimulus detectable by the subject under certain conditions. In various embodiments, a controller receives signals corresponding to a pitch angle and a roll angle of the subject's head measured by the sensor, determines if the pitch and roll angles correspond to a sleep apnea inducing position, and causes the transducer to generate a stimulus upon determining that the subject's head is in the sleep apnea inducing position more than a predetermined threshold number of times. Various parameters of the stimulus may be modified with successive stimulus generation until a non-sleep apnea inducing position is detected.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2016Date of Patent: October 8, 2019Inventors: Christopher Thomas Lyons, Ellen M. Lyons, Stephen Thomas Lyons
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Patent number: 10227211Abstract: A stairway (1) comprising a plurality of steps (2) each defining a top surface or tread (3) is converted into a lift platform by employing a mechanism concealed beneath an envelope defined by the treads of all of the steps to guide each step of the plurality vertically from a stairway configuration in which the steps form a stairway enabling access from a lower (7) level to an upper level (8) to a flat configuration in which the top edge of each step is substantially in a horizontal plane level with one of the lower and upper levels from which a wheelchair user may wish to travel to the other of the lower and upper levels. As a result, a wheelchair user may move horizontally from the said one of the lower and upper levels on to a platform defined by the top edges of the plurality of steps in the flat configuration. The stairway and flat configurations occupy the same footprint.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2013Date of Patent: March 12, 2019Inventors: Steven James Lyons, Charles Thomas Lyons
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Publication number: 20170307291Abstract: A plant and process are used to liquefy and purify a high pressure ethane feed stream. The plant includes a cascaded refrigeration system that refrigerates the ethane feed stream. The refrigeration system includes a propylene circuit, an ethylene circuit and a mixed refrigerant circuit. The mixed refrigerant circuit includes a refrigerant that includes ethane and methane. The plant includes a demethanizer that is configured to remove methane and other natural gas liquids from the refrigerated ethane stream.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 2, 2014Publication date: October 26, 2017Inventors: David Allen KENNEDY, Thomas LYONS, Christopher YOUNT
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Publication number: 20160367203Abstract: An apparatus for detecting sleep disorders, such as obstructive sleep apnea, includes a housing insertable into an ear canal of a subject. A sensor disposed within the housing measures a position of the subject's head relative to an axis of gravity. A transducer is responsive to the sensor and is capable of creating a stimulus detectable by the subject under certain conditions. In various embodiments, a controller receives signals corresponding to a pitch angle and a roll angle of the subject's head measured by the sensor, determines if the pitch and roll angles correspond to a sleep apnea inducing position, and causes the transducer to generate a stimulus upon determining that the subject's head is in the sleep apnea inducing position more than a predetermined threshold number of times. Various parameters of the stimulus may be modified with successive stimulus generation until a non-sleep apnea inducing position is detected.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 13, 2016Publication date: December 22, 2016Inventors: Christopher Thomas Lyons, Ellen M. Lyons, Stephen Thomas Lyons
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Patent number: 9368016Abstract: An apparatus for detecting sleep disorders, such as obstructive sleep apnea, includes a housing insertable into an ear canal of a subject. A sensor disposed within the housing measures a position of the subject's head relative to an axis of gravity. A transducer is responsive to the sensor and is capable of creating a stimulus detectable by the subject under certain conditions. In various embodiments, a controller receives signals corresponding to a pitch angle and a roll angle of the subject's head measured by the sensor, determines if the pitch and roll angles correspond to a sleep apnea inducing position, and causes the transducer to generate a stimulus upon determining that the subject's head is in the sleep apnea inducing position more than a predetermined threshold number of times. Various parameters of the stimulus may be modified with successive stimulus generation until a non-sleep apnea inducing position is detected.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2013Date of Patent: June 14, 2016Inventors: Christopher Thomas Lyons, Ellen M. Lyons, Stephen Thomas Lyons
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Patent number: 9092965Abstract: An apparatus for detecting sleep disorders, such as obstructive sleep apnea, includes a housing insertable into an ear canal of a subject. A sensor disposed within the housing measures a position of the subject's head relative to an axis of gravity. A transducer is responsive to the sensor and is capable of creating a stimulus detectable by the subject under certain conditions. In various embodiments, a controller receives signals corresponding to a pitch angle and a roll angle of the subject's head measured by the sensor, determines if the pitch and roll angles correspond to a sleep apnea inducing position, and causes the transducer to generate a stimulus upon determining that the subject's head is in the sleep apnea inducing position more than a predetermined threshold number of times. Various parameters of the stimulus may be modified with successive stimulus generation until a non-sleep apnea inducing position is detected.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2011Date of Patent: July 28, 2015Inventors: Christopher Thomas Lyons, Ellen M. Lyons, Stephen Thomas Lyons
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Publication number: 20150068846Abstract: A stairway (1) comprising a plurality of steps (2) each defining a top surface or tread (3) is converted into a lift platform by employing a mechanism concealed beneath an envelope defined by the treads of all of the steps to guide each step of the plurality vertically from a stairway configuration in which the steps form a stairway enabling access from a lower (7) level to an upper level (8) to a flat configuration in which the top edge of each step is substantially in a horizontal plane level with one of the lower and upper levels from which a wheelchair user may wish to travel to the other of the lower and upper levels. As a result, a wheelchair user may move horizontally from the said one of the lower and upper levels on to a platform defined by the top edges of the plurality of steps in the flat configuration. The stairway and flat configurations occupy the same footprint.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 12, 2013Publication date: March 12, 2015Inventors: Steven J. Lyons, Charles Thomas Lyons
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Patent number: 8954800Abstract: Systems, methods, and machine-readable media for initiating a recovery mode to execute a recovery mode procedure is discussed. The system may include a main processor, an embedded controller, timer circuitry, and recovery circuitry. The recovery circuitry may be configured to receive an indication to execute a recovery mode procedure and, in response to receiving the indication to execute the recovery mode procedure, to trigger a first time period and a second time period. The timer circuitry may be configured to shut off the embedded controller for the first time period, wherein when the first time period expires, the embedded controller is further configured to boot from embedded controller recovery code and shut off the main processor for the second time period, wherein when the second time period expires, the main processor may be configured to boot from main processor recovery code and execute the recovery mode procedure.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2012Date of Patent: February 10, 2015Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: Randall R. Spangler, Christopher Thomas Lyon
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Patent number: 8809001Abstract: The subject invention provides methods of screening compounds or ligands that interact with human and/or non-human PAQR receptors or fungal osmotin receptors. These methods utilize a colorimetric assay to ascertain whether a compound binds to and activates a PAQR receptor or the osmotin receptor.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2008Date of Patent: August 19, 2014Assignee: University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc.Inventors: Thomas Lyons, Brian R. Kupchak, Jessica L. Smith, Ibon Garitaonandia
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Publication number: 20140225736Abstract: An apparatus for detecting sleep disorders, such as obstructive sleep apnea, includes a housing insertable into an ear canal of a subject. A sensor disposed within the housing measures a position of the subject's head relative to an axis of gravity. A transducer is responsive to the sensor and is capable of creating a stimulus detectable by the subject under certain conditions. In various embodiments, a controller receives signals corresponding to a pitch angle and a roll angle of the subject's head measured by the sensor, determines if the pitch and roll angles correspond to a sleep apnea inducing position, and causes the transducer to generate a stimulus upon determining that the subjects head is in the sleep apnea inducing position more than a predetermined threshold number of times. Various parameters of the stimulus may be modified with successive stimulus generation until a non-sleep apnea inducing position is detected.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2013Publication date: August 14, 2014Inventors: Christopher Thomas Lyons, Ellen M. Lyons, Stephen Thomas Lyons
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Patent number: D1020455Type: GrantFiled: November 27, 2019Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: Marmon Foodservice Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Kyle Thomas Kestner, Christopher B. Lyons, Charles B. Hartfelder, Zachary N. McCoy