Patents by Inventor Thomas M. Walker

Thomas M. Walker 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: 11953953
    Abstract: An avionics unit assembly for an aircraft can include an avionics unit (e.g., an underwater locator device, “ULD”), and a battery to power the avionics unit. The avionics unit assembly can further include a housing that encases the avionics unit and the battery. The housing includes a vent port for exhausting an emission from the housing during a failure of the avionics unit. The avionics unit assembly can further include one or more of a suppressor that filters the emission, a shield element that is resistant to chemical and/or thermal effects of the emission, and a bracket for mounting the avionics unit to a surface. A method integrating the avionics unit assembly onto a forward aircraft bulkhead at a mount location under an aircraft radome and for manufacturing the avionics unit, and an aircraft including the avionics unit are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Ramon L. Cuenca, Shellini P. Dowell, Thomas A. Jessett, Fadl I. Khalil, Warren S. Ng, Scott B. Vacknitz, Collis M. Walker, Archibald A. Gray, James C. Russell, Charles O. Adler
  • Publication number: 20240071593
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed that provide smart alerts to users, e.g., alerts to users about diabetic states that are only provided when it makes sense to do so, e.g., when the system can predict or estimate that the user is not already cognitively aware of their current condition, e.g., particularly where the current condition is a diabetic state warranting attention. In this way, the alert or alarm is personalized and made particularly effective for that user. Such systems and methods still alert the user when action is necessary, e.g., a bolus or temporary basal rate change, or provide a response to a missed bolus or a need for correction, but do not alert when action is unnecessary, e.g., if the user is already estimated or predicted to be cognitively aware of the diabetic state warranting attention, or if corrective action was already taken.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Anna Leigh DAVIS, Scott M. BELLIVEAU, Naresh C. BHAVARAJU, Leif N. BOWMAN, Rita M. CASTILLO, Alexandra Elena CONSTANTIN, Rian W. DRAEGER, Laura J. DUNN, Gary Brian GABLE, Arturo GARCIA, Thomas HALL, Hari HAMPAPURAM, Christopher Robert HANNEMANN, Anna Claire HARLEY-TROCHIMCZYK, Nathaniel David HEINTZMAN, Andrea Jean JACKSON, Lauren Hruby JEPSON, Apurv Ullas KAMATH, Katherine Yerre KOEHLER, Aditya Sagar MANDAPAKA, Samuel Jere MARSH, Gary A. MORRIS, Subrai Girish PAI, Andrew Attila PAL, Nicholas POLYTARIDIS, Philip Thomas PUPA, Eli REIHMAN, Ashley Anne RINDFLEISCH, Sofie Wells SCHUNK, Peter C. SIMPSON, Daniel S. SMITH, Stephen J. VANSLYKE, Matthew T. VOGEL, Tomas C. WALKER, Benjamin Elrod WEST, Atiim Joseph WILEY
  • Patent number: 7461079
    Abstract: A patient encounter electronic medical record system, method, and computer product includes pre-populated, diagnosis specific templates, selective, specialty-specific master databases, and anatomic specific databases and templates to achieve comprehensive, accurate and compliant medical documentation that captures patient data concurrently with the clinical patient encounter session. The system is enabled for a distributed computing environment including graphical user interfaces and voice, text, and digital image and x-ray input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2008
    Inventors: Thomas M. Walker, Mark Madden
  • Publication number: 20040128323
    Abstract: A patient encounter electronic medical record system, method, and computer product includes pre-populated, diagnosis specific templates, selective, specialty-specific master databases, and anatomic specific databases and templates to achieve comprehensive, accurate and compliant medical documentation that captures patient data concurrently with the clinical patient encounter session. The system is enabled for a distributed computing environment including graphical user interfaces and voice, text, and digital image and x-ray input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2003
    Publication date: July 1, 2004
    Inventors: Thomas M. Walker, Mark Madden
  • Patent number: 6684276
    Abstract: A patient encounter electronic medical record system, method, and computer product includes pre-populated, diagnosis specific templates, selective, specialty-specific master databases, and anatomic specific databases and templates to achieve comprehensive, accurate and compliant medical documentation that captures patient data concurrently with the clinical patient encounter session. The system is enabled for a distributed computing environment including graphical user interfaces and voice, text, and digital image and x-ray input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2004
    Inventors: Thomas M. Walker, Mark Madden
  • Publication number: 20030101087
    Abstract: The present invention provides a Lease/Rent Optimizer (LRO) for helping property management companies to forecast and analyze market demand and unit availability, as well as to set leasing agreements based on dynamically measured consumer demand. The LRO takes into account customer preferences, market conditions, and competitive behavior. The system optimally applies user-defined business rules to provide market-specific flexibility in combining base rents and concessions to consumers. By forecasting demand for different unit types and lease terms, then using those forecasts to ensure that inventory is optimally positioned to satisfy demand, the LRO is designed to enhance overall revenue contribution from new and renewing leases. Conversely, these features benefit customers by helping them find the unit types and lease terms they need when they need them by better matching rental unit supplies to demand.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2001
    Publication date: May 29, 2003
    Applicant: Manugistics Atlanta, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas M. Walker, Donald Davidoff, Ahmet Kuyumeu, Nancy Pyron, Jeff Horak
  • Publication number: 20020170565
    Abstract: A patient encounter electronic medical record system, method, and computer product includes pre-populated, diagnosis specific templates, selective, specialty-specific master databases, and anatomic specific databases and templates to achieve comprehensive, accurate and compliant medical documentation that captures patient data concurrently with the clinical patient encounter session. The system is enabled for a distributed computing environment including graphical user interfaces and voice, text, and digital image and x-ray input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2001
    Publication date: November 21, 2002
    Inventors: Thomas M. Walker, Mark Madden
  • Patent number: 5448722
    Abstract: A method and system in a data processing system for managing a hierarchical error diagnostic system having a plurality of diagnostic modules for diagnosing a component failure within a target system having a predetermined group of components within each of a plurality of hierarchical levels. After the identification of selected hierarchical levels within the target system, and identification of the components within each hierarchical level, a first blackboard data storage area is initialized for utilization during a diagnostic session. Thereafter, a diagnostic analysis of a first predetermined group of components within a first selected hierarchical level is initiated. The diagnostic analysis utilizes the first blackboard data storage area and multiple diagnostic modules assigned to diagnose the components within the first selected hierarchical level. Upon conclusion of the diagnostic analysis, a diagnostic result is determined from selected information learned during the first diagnostic analysis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 1993
    Date of Patent: September 5, 1995
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Kenton J. Lynne, Nicholas Samra, Thomas M. Walker
  • Patent number: 5235592
    Abstract: Dynamic switch protocols are implemented on a token bus protocol in a shared medium network to improve the basic token bus functional capabilities and link utilization, and to produce a uniform transaction protocol that supports both token bus and dynamic switch networks. Frame formats common to both token bus and dynamic switch protocols are utilized, and circuit switched protocols are superimposed on a token bus protocol in interlocked and data transmissions to establish a circuit switched path between a token holder sender node and a destination node. An initial frame transmission uses a normal link header and establishes the circuit switched path between the sender node and the destination node. Subsequent data frames contain no link header information, thereby improving transmission efficiency, and the last frame in such a transmission disconnects the switched circuit path, thereby allowing other transmissions to resume.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 1991
    Date of Patent: August 10, 1993
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Ting D. Cheng, Peter A. Franaszek, Christos J. Georgiou, Gregory M. Nordstrom, Thomas K. Philips, Martin W. Sachs, Anujan M. Varma, Thomas M. Walker
  • Patent number: 4574351
    Abstract: Apparatus for compressing and buffering large amounts of data, transferring the buffered data to a slower speed storage device and controlling the stopping and starting of the central processing unit (CPU) is provided for a virtual storage computer system where the data is collected in real time; the data being collected are all storage addresses to facilitate address tracing. Each real main storage address is collected to the external interface between the central processing unit (CPU) and main storage and converted to a virtual address. The virtual address is compressed and entered into a large buffer via buffer control logic. The buffer control logic sends a signal to stop the CPU when the buffer becomes full and restarts it at the exact point it had stopped after the buffer has been emptied by the transfer of data from it to a slower speed storage device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 1983
    Date of Patent: March 4, 1986
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Lam Q. Dang, Charles P. Geer, Merle E. Houdek, Eugene R. Jones, Frank G. Soltis, John A. Soyring, Thomas M. Walker