Patents by Inventor Thomas Mathers
Thomas Mathers 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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Patent number: 11519078Abstract: Zinc ribbon anodes and methods of making the same are provided herein. In some embodiments, the zinc ribbon anode includes a hollow elongated zinc ribbon having a first end, a second end opposite the first end, an outer surface, and an inner surface defining a hollow space extending from the first end to the second end; and an elongated metal core disposed within the hollow space and in contact with the inner surface, wherein a cross-section of the hollow elongated zinc ribbon taken between the first end and the second end and perpendicular to the outer surface is polygonal in shape, and wherein the cross-section has an aspect ratio of at least 1.5:1.Type: GrantFiled: July 5, 2019Date of Patent: December 6, 2022Assignee: ARTAZN LLCInventors: Michael Thomas Mather, Vinay Ramankutty Menon
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Publication number: 20220070365Abstract: A mixed reality image capture system performs actions to guide a user toward a predefined vantage point to ensure image capture from a consistent vantage point. The system includes a mixed reality frame alignment tool that controls projection optics to project a first virtual target and a second virtual target within a camera field-of view. The first virtual target is projected at a first location within the camera field-of-view that is fixed relative to an identified real-world anchor object and the second virtual target is projected at a second location within the camera field-of-view that is fixed relative to a position of the camera. As the user moves the camera relative to the real-world anchor object, the mixed reality frame alignment tool dynamically updates a position of the second virtual target to mirror movements of the camera.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2020Publication date: March 3, 2022Inventors: Maya A. MILLER-VEDAM, Colin GARVEN, Kjartan OLAFSSON, Kevin Thomas MATHER
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Patent number: 11137875Abstract: The disclosed technology is generally directed to mixed reality devices. In one example of the technology, a mixed-reality view is caused to be provided to an operator. The mixed-reality view includes both a real-world environment of the operator and holographic aspects. The mixed-reality view is caused to include a visual tether to a tether location. The tether location is a real-world location at which work is to be performed. A gaze determination associated with a gaze of the operator is made. Responsive to a positive gaze determination, the visual tether is caused to pulse.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2019Date of Patent: October 5, 2021Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Kevin Thomas Mather, Sean Robert Puller, Tsz Fung Wan
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Patent number: 11137874Abstract: The disclosed technology is generally directed to mixed reality devices. In one example of the technology, a mixed-reality view is caused to be provided to an operator. The mixed-reality view includes both a real-world environment of the operator and holographic aspects. While the operator is navigated to a step of the task, the mixed-reality view is caused to include a step card, such that the step card includes at least one instruction associated with the step. The operator is enabled to adjust a state associated with the step card. While the state associated with the step card is a first state: a gaze determination associated with a gaze of the operator is made; and responsive to a positive gaze determination, the step card is caused to move to a location that is associated with a real-world location of the gaze of the operator.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2019Date of Patent: October 5, 2021Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Andrew Jackson Klein, Ethan Harris Arnowitz, Kevin Thomas Mather, Kyle Mouritsen
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Patent number: 11010016Abstract: The disclosed technology is generally directed to mixed reality devices. In one example of the technology, a mixed-reality view is provided to an operator. The mixed-reality view includes both a real-world environment of the operator and holographic aspects. The holographic aspects include at least a first hologram. The first hologram is displayed with a first hologram menu, such that the first hologram menu includes visible selectable menu options associated with the first hologram. In the mixed-reality view, the first hologram menu, including the visible selectable menu options of the first hologram menu, is rotated to face the operator as the operator moves, such that the first hologram menu rotates in a curved manner about the first hologram as the first hologram menu rotates. Responsive to the operator making a selection on the first hologram menu, the first hologram in the mixed-reality view is altered based on the selection.Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 2020Date of Patent: May 18, 2021Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Victor Jia, Kevin Thomas Mather, Robert István Butterworth, Kyle Mouritsen
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Patent number: 10936146Abstract: The disclosed technology is generally directed to mixed reality devices. In one example of the technology, a mixed-reality view is caused to be provided to an operator, wherein the mixed-reality view includes both a real-world environment of the operator and holographic aspects. The operator is enabled to navigate among a plurality of steps of a task, such that for at least one step of the plurality of steps of the task, while the operator is navigated to the step of the task: the mixed-reality view is caused to include at least one instruction associated with the step. The mixed-reality view is caused to include a hologram at a real-world location in the real-world environment at which work associated with the step is to be performed. The mixed-reality view is caused to continually include a visual tether from the instruction to the real-world location.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2019Date of Patent: March 2, 2021Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Darren Alexander Bennett, Charla Marie Pereira, Andrew Jackson Klein, Robert István Butterworth, Sean Robert Puller, Tsz Fung Wan, Kevin Thomas Mather, Dean Alan Wadsworth
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Publication number: 20200272303Abstract: The disclosed technology is generally directed to mixed reality devices. In one example of the technology, a mixed-reality view is provided to an operator. The mixed-reality view includes both a real-world environment of the operator and holographic aspects. The holographic aspects include at least a first hologram. The first hologram is displayed with a first hologram menu, such that the first hologram menu includes visible selectable menu options associated with the first hologram. In the mixed-reality view, the first hologram menu, including the visible selectable menu options of the first hologram menu, is rotated to face the operator as the operator moves, such that the first hologram menu rotates in a curved manner about the first hologram as the first hologram menu rotates. Responsive to the operator making a selection on the first hologram menu, the first hologram in the mixed-reality view is altered based on the selection.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 7, 2020Publication date: August 27, 2020Inventors: Victor JIA, Kevin Thomas MATHER, Robert István BUTTERWORTH, Kyle MOURITSEN
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Publication number: 20200272227Abstract: The disclosed technology is generally directed to mixed reality devices. In one example of the technology, a mixed-reality view is caused to be provided to an operator. The mixed-reality view includes both a real-world environment of the operator and holographic aspects. The mixed-reality view is caused to include a visual tether to a tether location. The tether location is a real-world location at which work is to be performed. A gaze determination associated with a gaze of the operator is made. Responsive to a positive gaze determination, the visual tether is caused to pulse.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 28, 2019Publication date: August 27, 2020Inventors: Kevin Thomas MATHER, Sean Robert PULLER, Tsz Fung WAN
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Publication number: 20200273252Abstract: The disclosed technology is generally directed to mixed reality devices. In one example of the technology, a mixed-reality view is caused to be provided to an operator. The mixed-reality view includes both a real-world environment of the operator and holographic aspects. While the operator is navigated to a step of the task, the mixed-reality view is caused to include a step card, such that the step card includes at least one instruction associated with the step. The operator is enabled to adjust a state associated with the step card. While the state associated with the step card is a first state: a gaze determination associated with a gaze of the operator is made; and responsive to a positive gaze determination, the step card is caused to move to a location that is associated with a real-world location of the gaze of the operator.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 28, 2019Publication date: August 27, 2020Inventors: Andrew Jackson KLEIN, Ethan Harris ARNOWITZ, Kevin Thomas MATHER, Kyle MOURITSEN
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Publication number: 20200273254Abstract: The disclosed technology is generally directed to mixed reality devices. In one example of the technology, a mixed-reality view is caused to be provided to an operator, wherein the mixed-reality view includes both a real-world environment of the operator and holographic aspects. The operator is enabled to navigate among a plurality of steps of a task, such that for at least one step of the plurality of steps of the task, while the operator is navigated to the step of the task: the mixed-reality view is caused to include at least one instruction associated with the step. The mixed-reality view is caused to include a hologram at a real-world location in the real-world environment at which work associated with the step is to be performed. The mixed-reality view is caused to continually include a visual tether from the instruction to the real-world location.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 30, 2019Publication date: August 27, 2020Inventors: Darren Alexander BENNETT, Charla Marie PEREIRA, Andrew Jackson KLEIN, Robert István BUTTERWORTH, Sean Robert PULLER, Tsz Fung WAN, Kevin Thomas MATHER, Dean Alan WADSWORTH
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Patent number: 10671241Abstract: The disclosed technology is generally directed to mixed reality devices. In one example of the technology, a mixed-reality view is provided to an operator. The mixed-reality view includes both a real-world environment of the operator and holographic aspects. The holographic aspects include at least a first hologram. The first hologram is displayed with a first hologram menu, such that the first hologram menu includes visible selectable menu options associated with the first hologram. In the mixed-reality view, the first hologram menu, including the visible selectable menu options of the first hologram menu, is rotated to face the operator as the operator moves, such that the first hologram menu rotates in a curved manner about the first hologram as the first hologram menu rotates. Responsive to the operator making a selection on the first hologram menu, the first hologram in the mixed-reality view is altered based on the selection.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2019Date of Patent: June 2, 2020Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Victor Jia, Kevin Thomas Mather, Robert István Butterworth, Kyle Mouritsen
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Publication number: 20200010960Abstract: Zinc ribbon anodes and methods of making the same are provided herein. In some embodiments, the zinc ribbon anode includes a hollow elongated zinc ribbon having a first end, a second end opposite the first end, an outer surface, and an inner surface defining a hollow space extending from the first end to the second end; and an elongated metal core disposed within the hollow space and in contact with the inner surface, wherein a cross-section of the hollow elongated zinc ribbon taken between the first end and the second end and perpendicular to the outer surface is polygonal in shape, and wherein the cross-section has an aspect ratio of at least 1.5:1.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 5, 2019Publication date: January 9, 2020Inventors: Michael Thomas Mather, Vinay Ramankutty Menon
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Patent number: 9533037Abstract: The instant invention comprises a process of preparing a composition comprising directed sequence polymer (DSP) mixtures that act as epitopes and useful as vaccines, such DSP synthesized according to a set of rules regarding the identity and the frequency of occurrence of amino acids that substitute a base or native amino acid of a known epitope. The resulting composition is a mixture of related peptides for therapeutic use as a vaccine, preferably for infectious agents that are immune evasive.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2008Date of Patent: January 3, 2017Assignee: Declion Holdings LLCInventors: Dustan Bonnin, Eric Zanelli, Jeff Krieger, Thomas Mathers
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Patent number: 8980057Abstract: A fibrous structure. The fibrous structure can be a paper product treated with a waterborne shape memory polymer. The waterborne shape memory polymer can include structural units, wherein each structural unit comprises: a) a switching segment comprising a semicrystalline or amorphous polymer; b) a chargeable unit comprising a cationically or anionically chargeable group; and c) a cross-linkable unit comprising a monomer, wherein the cross-linkable unit connects the switchable segment to the chargeable unit, wherein the waterborne shape memory polymer is dispersible in water.Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2014Date of Patent: March 17, 2015Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Ward William Ostendorf, Patrick Thomas Mather, Pamela Tiffany Wilson, Kazuki Ishida
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Publication number: 20140255655Abstract: A fibrous structure. The fibrous structure can be a paper product treated with a waterborne shape memory polymer. The waterborne shape memory polymer can include structural units, wherein each structural unit comprises: a) a switching segment comprising a semicrystalline or amorphous polymer; b) a chargeable unit comprising a cationically or anionically chargeable group; and c) a cross-linkable unit comprising a monomer, wherein the cross-linkable unit connects the switchable segment to the chargeable unit, wherein the waterborne shape memory polymer is dispersible in water.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 4, 2014Publication date: September 11, 2014Applicant: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Ward William OSTENDORF, Patrick Thomas MATHER, Pamela Tiffany WILSON, Kazuki ISHIDA
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Patent number: 8815054Abstract: The invention relates to the making of a cellulosic fibrous structure by adding a waterborne shape memory polymer to cellulosic papermaking slurry and forming a web from the waterborne shape memory polymer containing slurry. The web can be optionally foreshortened.Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 2012Date of Patent: August 26, 2014Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Ward William Ostendorf, Patrick Thomas Mather, Pamela Tiffany Wilson, Kazuki Ishida
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Publication number: 20140096926Abstract: A method for making fibrous structures. The method includes the steps of: (a) providing a fibrous furnish comprising papermaking fibers, the fibrous furnish containing, in addition to water and cellulosic fibers, from about 0.1% to about 15% waterborne shape memory polymer; (b) depositing the fibrous furnish onto a foraminous member such that an embryonic fibrous web is formed; (c) associating the embryonic web with a molding member comprising discrete deflection cells or substantially continuous deflection conduits; (d) deflecting the fibers in the embryonic fibrous web into the discrete deflection cells or substantially continuous deflection conduit and removing water from the embryonic web through the discrete deflection cells or substantially continuous deflection conduit so as to form an intermediate fibrous web; (e) optionally, drying the intermediate fibrous web; and (f) optionally, foreshortening the intermediate fibrous web.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 5, 2012Publication date: April 10, 2014Inventors: Ward William OSTENDORF, Patrick Thomas MATHER, Pamela Tiffany WILSON, Kazuki ISHIDA
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Patent number: 8546532Abstract: The instant invention comprises a process for the solid phase synthesis of directed epitope peptide mixtures useful in the treatment and diagnosis of protein conformational disorders, such process defined by a set of rules regarding the identity and the frequency of occurrence of amino acids that substitute a base or native amino acid of a known epitope. The resulting composition is a mixture of related peptides for therapeutic use. The invention also pertains to the process of generating antibodies using the directed epitope peptide mixtures as the antigens, and antibodies generated by such process, useful in the treatment and diagnostics of the said protein conformational disorder.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2009Date of Patent: October 1, 2013Assignee: Declion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Inventors: Dustan Bonnin, Eric Zanelli, Thomas Mathers
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Publication number: 20120290279Abstract: A tick encounter and tick-borne disease prevention decision support system is disclosed for permitting a user to obtain a risk calculation of encountering disease-causing ticks. The tick encounter and tick-borne disease prevention decision support system includes several components. A location component is for receiving data from a user regarding a user's geographic location. A landscape component is for receiving data from the user regarding a type of landscape that exists where the user lives. An animals component is for receiving data from the user regarding any of wildlife or pets that exist where the user lives. A human activity component is for receiving data from the user regarding the user's activities in their yard. The score computation module is for generating a tick risk calculation number based on output data from each of the components.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 18, 2012Publication date: November 15, 2012Applicant: Board of Governors for Higher Education, State of Rhode Island and Providence PlantationsInventors: Thomas Mather, Jean-Yves Hervé, Brian Mullen
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Publication number: 20110129497Abstract: The instant invention comprises a process of preparing a composition comprising directed sequence polymer (DSP) mixtures that act as epitopes and useful as vaccines, such DSP synthesized according to a set of rules regarding the identity and the frequency of occurrence of amino acids that substitute a base or native amino acid of a known epitope. The resulting composition is a mixture of related peptides for therapeutic use as a vaccine, preferably for infectious agents that are immune evasive.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 16, 2008Publication date: June 2, 2011Applicant: Peptimmune, Inc.Inventors: Dustan Bonnin, Eric Zanelli, Jeff Krieger, Thomas Mathers