Patents by Inventor Thomas M. Albert

Thomas M. Albert 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).

  • Sensory inducement strategies for vehicle systems
    Patent number: 12260687
    Abstract: A method for inducing a vehicle occupant to bring a vehicle to a stop includes receiving malfunction data. The malfunction data is indicative of an impending vehicular malfunction will occur in a vehicle; determining that the impending vehicular malfunction will occur using the malfunction data. The method also includes determining that the vehicle is capable of operating without hazards for a predetermined amount of time in response to determining that the impending vehicular malfunction will occur. Further, the method includes commanding an actuator of the vehicle to provide a sensory feedback to the vehicle occupant to induce the vehicle occupant to stop the vehicle in response to determining that the impending vehicular malfunction will occur and determining that the vehicle is capable of operating without hazards for a predetermined amount of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Karl Bo Albert Mikkelsen, Lynn Varghese, Thomas M. Sherman, Justin Bunnell
  • Expansion joint for gas turbines
    Patent number: 7793507
    Abstract: An expansion joint for use between a turbine duct and an exhaust duct. The expansion joint may include a flange attached to the turbine duct and a number of plates attached to the exhaust duct that extend towards the flange. The plates and the flange may include a gap therebetween, the gap being narrower when the turbine duct is hot than when the turbine duct is cold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2010
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Nicholas Philip Poccia, Carlos Serafim Albuquerque Fernandes, Matthew John Canham, Ian James Morton, Thomas M. Albert
  • Expansion Joint for Gas Turbines
    Publication number: 20080060362
    Abstract: An expansion joint for use between a turbine duct and an exhaust duct. The expansion joint may include a flange attached to the turbine duct and a number of plates attached to the exhaust duct that extend towards the flange. The plates and the flange may include a gap therebetween, the gap being narrower when the turbine duct is hot than when the turbine duct is cold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2006
    Publication date: March 13, 2008
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Nicholas Philip Poccia, Carlos Serafim Albuquerque Fernandes, Matthew John Canham, Ian James Morton, Thomas M. Albert