Patents by Inventor Thomas M. English

Thomas M. English 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: 6658802
    Abstract: A seal for a fixed window in a motor vehicle, including a pane-holding channel to receive and grip the opposite faces of a margin of a window pane. A sealing lip extending parallel with the pane-holding channel has a root located a small distance apart from the top edge of the pane-holding channel, and an outer margin of the lip extends to and presses sealingly against an outer surface of the window pane. In a preferred embodiment of the invention an outer margin of the main member of the seal defines a channel to receive and grip the opposite faces of a margin of the structure defining a window opening in the motor vehicle. A locking strip engaged in a locking strip groove keeps the seal in place after installation. Where two seal members meet, the respective sealing lips meet to form a curved concave corner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2003
    Assignee: Northwest Rubber Extruders, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph Lucas, Jr., Thomas M. English
  • Publication number: 20030036374
    Abstract: A wireless local area network is provided that uses impulse radio technology to improve communications between a mobile node and access point. In one embodiment of the present invention, a wireless network, a mobile node and a method are provided that use the communication capabilities of impulse radio technology to overcome the problematical “dead zones” and “multipath interference” associated with a traditional wireless LAN. In another embodiment of the present invention, a wireless network, a mobile node and a method are provided that have an improved roaming scheme due to the use of the positioning and tracking capabilities of impulse radio technology. These embodiments and several other embodiments of the present invention are described herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2001
    Publication date: February 20, 2003
    Applicant: Time Domain Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas M. English, S. Scott O'Hanian, Matthew S. Nelson, Lee V. Watson
  • Publication number: 20020104276
    Abstract: A seal for a fixed window in a motor vehicle, including a pane-holding channel to receive and grip the opposite faces of a margin of a window pane. A sealing lip extending parallel with the pane-holding channel has a root located a small distance apart from the top edge of the pane-holding channel, and an outer margin of the lip extends to and presses sealingly against an outer surface of the window pane. In a preferred embodiment of the invention an outer margin of the main member of the seal defines a channel to receive and grip the opposite faces of a margin of the structure defining a window opening in the motor vehicle. A locking strip engaged in a locking strip groove keeps the seal in place after installation. Where two seal members meet, the respective sealing lips meet to form a curved concave corner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2002
    Publication date: August 8, 2002
    Inventors: Joseph Lucas, Thomas M. English
  • Patent number: 6405500
    Abstract: A seal for a fixed window in a motor vehicle, including a pane-holding channel to receive and grip the opposite faces of a margin of a window pane. A sealing lip extending parallel with the pane-holding channel has a root located a small distance apart from the top edge of the pane-holding channel, and an outer margin of the lip extends to and presses sealingly against an outer surface of the window pane. In a preferred embodiment of the invention an outer margin of the main member of the seal defines a channel to receive and grip the opposite faces of a margin of the structure defining a window opening in the motor vehicle. A locking strip engaged in a locking strip groove keeps the seal in place after installation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2002
    Assignee: Northwest RubbersExtruders, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph Lucas, Jr., Thomas M. English