Patents by Inventor Thomas M. O'Connor

Thomas M. O'Connor 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).

  • Publication number: 20240341517
    Abstract: Provided are kitchen devices for cooking eggs using various cooking methods. For example, kitchen devices provided herein comprise a storage component configured to store a plurality of raw eggs, a cracking component configured receive a raw egg of the plurality of raw eggs from the storage component and crack the raw egg, forming a cracked egg, a cooking component configured to receive the cracked egg from the cracking component and cook the cracked egg, forming a cooked egg, and a warming component configured to receive the cooked egg from the cooking component and warm the cooked egg.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2024
    Publication date: October 17, 2024
    Applicant: Bridge Appliances, Inc.
    Inventors: Lance LENTINI, Ivan GALIC, Keller WALDRON, Connor WHITE, Thomas M. O'BRIEN
  • Patent number: 12092206
    Abstract: Methods and systems for hydraulic actuation of axle system components are provided. A hydraulic system in an electric axle, is provided in one example, which includes a housing with a plurality of sections that enclose an electric motor and a gearbox, the system further includes a hydraulic pump that is coupled to the housing and configured to supply pressurized fluid to a solenoid valve through a plurality of fluid passages. The hydraulic system further includes a clutch in the gearbox configured to receive the pressurized fluid from the solenoid valve through a hydraulic passage internally routed through the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: DANA AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS GROUP, LLC
    Inventor: Thomas M. O'Neil
  • Patent number: 12065076
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for an electrical system of a vehicle. In one example, the system may include a first electrical device and a second electrical device that moves relative to the first electrical device. The second electrical device may be coupled to the first electrical device by an electrical conduit formed of one or more plate conductors connected in series by a coupler configured to enable pivoting of the one or more plate conductors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: DANA AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS GROUP, LLC
    Inventor: Thomas M. O'Neil
  • Patent number: 12049176
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for an electrical harness. In one example, the electrical harness may include a first conductor coupled to a second conductor by a coupler where the conductors may be formed of plates arranged in parallel along a length of the first and the second conductors. The coupler may include electrical bridges of varying dimensions to maintain electrical continuity between the first conductor and the second conductor through the coupler.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2024
    Assignee: DANA AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS GROUP, LLC
    Inventor: Thomas M. O'Neil
  • Patent number: 11992146
    Abstract: Provided are kitchen devices for cooking eggs using various cooking methods. For example, kitchen devices provided herein comprise a storage component configured to store a plurality of raw eggs, a cracking component configured receive a raw egg of the plurality of raw eggs from the storage component and crack the raw egg, forming a cracked egg, a cooking component configured to receive the cracked egg from the cracking component and cook the cracked egg, forming a cooked egg, and a warming component configured to receive the cooked egg from the cooking component and warm the cooked egg.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: Bridge Appliances, Inc.
    Inventors: Lance Lentini, Ivan Galic, Keller Waldron, Connor White, Thomas M. O'Brien
  • Publication number: 20240125719
    Abstract: A defined peak region residing between about 3.2 and 3.4 ppm of a proton NMR spectrum of an in vitro biosample is electronically evaluated to determine a level of trimethylamine-N-oxide (“TMAO”). The biosample may be any suitable biosamples including human serum with a normal biologic range of between about 1-50 ?M or urine with a normal biologic range of between about 0-1000 ?M.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicant: Liposcience, Inc.
    Inventors: James D. Otvos, Elias J. Jeyarajah, Justyna E. Wolak-Dinsmore, Thomas M. O'Connell, Dennis W. Bennett, Steven P. Matyus, Stanley L. Hazen
  • Publication number: 20240096497
    Abstract: Methods, systems and circuits evaluate a subject's risk of developing type 2 diabetes or developing or having prediabetes using at least one defined mathematical model of risk of progression that can stratify risk for patients having the same glucose measurement. The model may include NMR derived measurements of GlycA and a plurality of selected lipoprotein components of at least one biosample of the subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Applicant: LipoScience, Inc.
    Inventors: James D. Otvos, Irina Y. Shalaurova, Dennis W. Bennett, Justyna E. Wolak-Dinsmore, Thomas M. O'Connell, Kelly Mercier
  • Publication number: 20240063622
    Abstract: A cable support assembly comprising a grommet, a clamp, and a single or a plurality of fasteners. Wherein, the grommet is an elastic grommet comprising clamp section and strain-relief section, and the clamp is a rigid clamp comprising an upper clamp half and a lower clamp half. Wherein, the at least one fastener may tighten the clamp halves together and affix the cable support assembly to a surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2022
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Inventors: Samuel Wesley COX, Ernest OXENKNECHT, Jason WIMBERLEY, Dakota FOSTER, Thomas M. O'NEIL
  • Publication number: 20230375084
    Abstract: Methods and systems for hydraulic actuation of axle system components are provided. A hydraulic system in an electric axle, is provided in one example, which includes a housing with a plurality of sections that enclose an electric motor and a gearbox, the system further includes a hydraulic pump that is coupled to the housing and configured to supply pressurized fluid to a solenoid valve through a plurality of fluid passages. The hydraulic system further includes a clutch in the gearbox configured to receive the pressurized fluid from the solenoid valve through a hydraulic passage internally routed through the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2023
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Inventor: Thomas M. O'NEIL
  • Patent number: 11805965
    Abstract: A dish rack is supported for both selective movement into and out of a washing chamber of a dishwasher tub and vertically relative to the tub, with the vertical adjustment being made by manually grasping and shifting at least one frontal cross bar extending about a front wall of the dish rack to cause pivoting of first and second lever members extending along sides of the dish rack. The side lever members cooperate with latching mechanisms to lift and retain the dish rack in a select raised position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Harshal J. Bhajak, Joseph T. Ferencevich, Gerald J. McNerney, Thomas M. O'Brien, Mihir Ponkshe, Amit K. Sharma
  • Patent number: 11782002
    Abstract: A defined peak region residing between about 3.2 and 3.4 ppm of a proton NMR spectrum of an in vitro biosample is electronically evaluated to determine a level of trimethylamine-N-oxide (“TMAO”). The biosamples may be any suitable biosamples including human serum with a normal biologic range of between about 1-50 ?M or urine with a normal biologic range of between about 0-1000 ?M.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: LipoScience, Inc.
    Inventors: James D. Otvos, Elias J. Jeyarajah, Justyna E. Wolak-Dinsmore, Thomas M. O'Connell, Dennis W. Bennett, Steven P. Matyus, Stanley L. Hazen
  • Patent number: 11781647
    Abstract: Methods and systems for hydraulic actuation of axle system components are provided. A hydraulic system in an electric axle, is provided in one example, which includes a housing with a plurality of sections that enclose an electric motor and a gearbox, the system further includes a hydraulic pump that is coupled to the housing and configured to supply pressurized fluid to a solenoid valve through a plurality of fluid passages. The hydraulic system further includes a clutch in the gearbox configured to receive the pressurized fluid from the solenoid valve through a hydraulic passage internally routed through the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: Dana Automotive Systems Group, LLC
    Inventor: Thomas M. O'Neil
  • Patent number: 11710568
    Abstract: Methods, systems and circuits evaluate a subject's risk of developing type 2 diabetes or developing or having prediabetes using at least one defined mathematical model of risk of progression that can stratify risk for patients having the same glucose measurement. The model may include NMR derived measurements of GlycA and a plurality of selected lipoprotein components of at least one biosample of the subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: LipoScience, Inc.
    Inventors: James D. Otvos, Irina Y. Shalaurova, Dennis W. Bennett, Justyna E. Wolak-Dinsmore, Thomas M. O'Connell, Kelly Mercier
  • Publication number: 20220410822
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for an electrical harness. In one example, the electrical harness may include a first conductor coupled to a second conductor by a coupler where the conductors may be formed of plates arranged in parallel along a length of the first and the second conductors. The coupler may include electrical bridges of varying dimensions to maintain electrical continuity between the first conductor and the second conductor through the coupler.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2021
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Inventor: Thomas M. O'NEIL
  • Publication number: 20220410823
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for an electrical system of a vehicle. In one example, the system may include a first electrical device and a second electrical device that moves relative to the first electrical device. The second electrical device may be coupled to the first electrical device by an electrical conduit formed of one or more plate conductors connected in series by a coupler configured to enable pivoting of the one or more plate conductors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2021
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Inventor: Thomas M. O'NEIL
  • Publication number: 20220192410
    Abstract: Provided are kitchen devices for cooking eggs using various cooking methods. For example, kitchen devices provided herein comprise a storage component configured to store a plurality of raw eggs, a cracking component configured receive a raw egg of the plurality of raw eggs from the storage component and crack the raw egg, forming a cracked egg, a cooking component configured to receive the cracked egg from the cracking component and cook the cracked egg, forming a cooked egg, and a warming component configured to receive the cooked egg from the cooking component and warm the cooked egg.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2021
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Inventors: Lance LENTINI, Ivan GALIC, Keller WALDRON, Connor WHITE, Thomas M. O'BRIEN
  • Publication number: 20220065345
    Abstract: Methods and systems for hydraulic actuation of axle system components are provided. A hydraulic system in an electric axle, is provided in one example, which includes a housing with a plurality of sections that enclose an electric motor and a gearbox, the system further includes a hydraulic pump that is coupled to the housing and configured to supply pressurized fluid to a solenoid valve through a plurality of fluid passages. The hydraulic system further includes a clutch in the gearbox configured to receive the pressurized fluid from the solenoid valve through a hydraulic passage internally routed through the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Inventor: Thomas M. O'NEIL
  • Patent number: 11160434
    Abstract: A dish rack is supported for both selective movement into and out of a washing chamber of a dishwasher tub and vertically relative to the tub, with the vertical adjustment being made by manually grasping and shifting at least one frontal cross bar extending about a front wall of the dish rack to cause pivoting of first and second lever members extending along sides of the dish rack. The side lever members cooperate with latching mechanisms to lift and retain the dish rack in a select raised position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Harshal J. Bhajak, Joseph T. Ferencevich, Gerald J. McNerney, Thomas M. O'Brien, Mihir Ponkshe, Amit K. Sharma
  • Patent number: 10986976
    Abstract: A dishwasher includes a tub at least partially defining a treating chamber with an access opening and having a top wall. A door is movable between opened and closed positions to selectively close the access opening. A receiving collar is coupled to one of the tub or the door and has an opening and a deflecting surface accessible through the opening. A strike plate is coupled to the other of the tub or the door and received within the opening in the receiving collar in an insertion direction. The strike plate has at least one biasing element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Charles E. Nearpass, Michael E. Gatt, Thomas M. O'Brien, Jason A. Cackley
  • Patent number: 10891692
    Abstract: An electronic exchange system network includes a trader site having an automated trading system capable of submitting orders to an exchange site. The automated trading system determines whether an order should be submitted based on, for example, the current market price of an option and theoretical buy and sell prices. The theoretical buy and sell prices are derived from, among other things, the current market price of the security underlying the option. A look-up table stores a range of theoretical buy and sell prices for a given range of current market price of the underlying security. As the price of the underlying security changes, a new theoretical price may be indexed in the look-up table, thereby avoiding calculations that would otherwise slow automated trading decisions. In addition, a system of checks may be conducted to ensure accurate and safe automated trading.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: DCFB LLC
    Inventors: John M. Marynowski, Catalin D. Voinescu, Stefan Puscasu, Thomas M. O'Donnell