Patents by Inventor Thomas Murphy

Thomas Murphy 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: 20060259550
    Abstract: A system and method for supporting character interactive input/output operation in a half-duplex block-mode environment including a workstation and a server. Keystrokes at the workstation received into an auto enter, non-display entity on the workstation display are automatically transferred as entered from the workstation to a server application which processes the keystroke and responds in a manner appropriate to the context of the application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2006
    Publication date: November 16, 2006
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Richard Hartmann, Daniel Krissell, Thomas Murphy, Francine Orzel, Paul Rieth, Jeffrey Stevens
  • Publication number: 20060154546
    Abstract: A vapor permeable article includes a porous backing substrate and an open fabric applied to one surface of the backing substrate. The open fabric has a greater porosity than that of the backing substrate. The open fabric may be a woven fabric comprising warp (MD) yarns and weft (CD) yarns, and the warp yarns may be of a lower denier than the weft yarns, so as to facilitate hand-tear of the assembled article. The open fabric is coated with an adhesive in such a manner that the open fabric remains porous and vapor permeable. The backing substrate can be a woven, knit or non-woven fabric, or a porous film, such as an apertured plastic film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2005
    Publication date: July 13, 2006
    Inventors: Thomas Murphy, Stanley Piaseczynski
  • Publication number: 20060116610
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for an ultrasonic medical device with a variable frequency drive for ablating a biological material comprises an ultrasonic probe having a proximal end, a distal end and a longitudinal axis therebetween; a transducer that drives the ultrasonic probe over a variable frequency range, creating a transverse ultrasonic vibration along at least a portion of the longitudinal axis of the ultrasonic probe; a coupling engaging the proximal end of the ultrasonic probe to a distal end of the transducer; and an ultrasonic energy source engaged to the transducer that produces an ultrasonic energy, wherein driving the ultrasonic probe over the variable frequency range allows for the ultrasonic energy to propagate around a bend of the ultrasonic probe to ablate the biological material in communication with the ultrasonic probe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2004
    Publication date: June 1, 2006
    Inventors: Bradley Hare, Kyle Jarger, Charles Vadala, Anthony O'Leary, Thomas Murphy, Roy Robertson
  • Publication number: 20060096929
    Abstract: A strainer has a flexile, elastomeric, perforated membrane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2005
    Publication date: May 11, 2006
    Inventors: Timothy Repp, Thomas Murphy
  • Publication number: 20060073328
    Abstract: A strapping system for securing a human or animal body part is provided that includes an elastic cohesive layer of underwrap and a non-elastic cohesive layer of overwrap. A strapping system kit including the components of the strapping system, and a method of applying the strapping system to a human or animal body part is further provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2005
    Publication date: April 6, 2006
    Inventors: Thomas Murphy, Ron O'Neil
  • Publication number: 20060063455
    Abstract: A laminated non-elastic tape is provided. The laminated tape may include two layers of material, each layer having warp yarns extending longitudinally of the tape and weft yarns extending transversely of the tape. The warp yarns may be non-elastic. The two layers of material having warp yarns and weft yarns may be, for example, warp-knitted weft-insertion fabrics, scrim woven fabrics, or any other suitable material that facilitates hand-tearing of the tape. The tape may include a layer of nonwoven material positioned, for example, between the two layers of material. The layers of material may be bonded together with a binder. In some embodiments, the binder may be a latex- or non-latex-based cohesive agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2004
    Publication date: March 23, 2006
    Applicant: Andover Coated Products, Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas Murphy
  • Patent number: 7001511
    Abstract: In the field of biomass extraction, there is a need for effective removal of solvent from spent biomass material. An apparatus for removing solvent residues includes a vessel (11) for containing biomass; a steam source (19) for supplying steam to contact the biomass; and a separator (24) for separating solvent from steam that has contacted the biomass. The disclosure also includes a method of use of the apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2006
    Assignee: Ineous Fluor Holdings Limited
    Inventors: Stuart Corr, Paul A. Dowdle, Robert E. Low, James David Morrison, Frederick Thomas Murphy
  • Patent number: 6999661
    Abstract: A configuration for coupling optical signals of at least one optical data channel into and/or out of an optical waveguide carrying optical signals of at least two optical data channels includes at least two optical waveguide sections forming the optical waveguide, the sections positioned axially one behind the other, at least core regions of two optical waveguide sections being positioned one behind the other separated from one another by a free-radiating region, an end face of at least one waveguide section running obliquely with respect to an optical axis (7) of the waveguide and being coated with a wavelength-selective filter, and, for a specific optical data channel, light being coupled into or out of the optical waveguide by reflecting light of the optical data channel, before or after traversing the free-radiating region, at the end face of the optical waveguide section running obliquely with respect to the optical axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2006
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Volker Plickert, Lutz Melchior, Thomas Murphy, Herwig Stange
  • Publication number: 20050240131
    Abstract: A cervical immobilizing device includes a pair of arms that can be folded to an upright position to engage and support a patient's head, an actuating device for folding the arms to the supporting position, and a locking device for locking the position of the arms in the folded supporting position. The actuating device is coupled to the outer ends of the arms for folding the arms to an upright position symmetrically and uniformly. In one embodiment, the actuator device is flexible member that passes around a guide to a position which can be gripped by the user. The locking device can be a cinching, ratcheting or clamping device, or a combination thereof, on the actuator device. In one embodiment, the folding arms include a coupling device for coupling the arms to a base in a sliding arrangement to enable the arms to slide along the base to a folded position. A blank is also disclosed that can be folded to form the cervical immobilizing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2005
    Publication date: October 27, 2005
    Inventors: Ronald Rudy, Freddy Lee, Thomas Murphy
  • Publication number: 20050240130
    Abstract: A cervical immobilizing device includes a pair of arms that can be folded to an upright position to engage and support a patient's head, an actuating device for folding the arms to the supporting position, and a locking device for locking the position of the arms in the folded supporting position. The actuating device is coupled to the outer ends of the arms for folding the arms to an upright position symmetrically and uniformly. In one embodiment, the actuator device is flexible member that passes around a guide to a position which can be gripped by the user. The locking device can be a cinching, ratcheting or clamping device, or a combination thereof, on the actuator device. In one embodiment, the folding arms include a coupling device for coupling the arms to a base in a sliding arrangement to enable the arms to slide along the base to a folded position. A blank is also disclosed that can be folded to form the cervical immobilizing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2005
    Publication date: October 27, 2005
    Inventors: Ronald Rudy, Freddy Lee, Thomas Murphy
  • Publication number: 20050239036
    Abstract: A training system that provides web-based distribution, centralized control of pedagogy consistency and content customization, and efficient and economical resource utilization via group oriented training in which a plurality of trainees can be trained without the overhead of providing each trainee with an individual PC. Because the proven education delivery method includes entertaining situational modeling videos, game playing, and a high degree of interactivity, it assures high trainee comprehension with a minimum investment in hardware and instructor overhead.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2005
    Publication date: October 27, 2005
    Inventors: Michael McGar, Jeffrey Eastman, Sean Ramsey, Vince Kemperman, Robert Prock, Thomas Murphy, David Perl, Archie Barrett, Paul Maine
  • Publication number: 20050223809
    Abstract: An inspection system, in an exemplary embodiment, includes at least two base members spaced apart from each other, a support arm mounted to each base member, a linear track extending between and supported by the support arms, and a transport member coupled to the linear track. The transport member is movable along the linear track. The system further includes a transducer support arm pivotably coupled to the transport member, and a transducer assembly coupled to the transducer support arm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2004
    Publication date: October 13, 2005
    Inventors: Thomas Murphy, Robert Roney
  • Publication number: 20050206374
    Abstract: An apparatus for inspecting a metallic post contoured in a single dimension for defects. The apparatus has a clamp having at least one jaw with a surface conforming to the contour to the metallic post. The conforming jaw or jaws also have a plurality of eddy current coils and the probe has at least one sensor configured to sense at least one of position or motion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2004
    Publication date: September 22, 2005
    Inventors: Robert Roney, Thomas Murphy
  • Patent number: 6939106
    Abstract: A steam turbine includes a stator supporting a plurality of turbine nozzles. The stator has shaped grooves for receiving a complementary-shaped nozzle hook formed on an end of each of the turbine nozzles. A rope seal is disposed in each interface between the nozzle hooks and the shaped grooves, respectively. The rope seal serves to seal a leakage path that may exist over the nozzle hooks between the nozzles and respective stator grooves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2005
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: John Thomas Murphy, Steven Sebastian Burdgick
  • Publication number: 20050176981
    Abstract: The present invention provides a catalyst that may be used to facilitate the formation of dimethylchlorosilanes. A catalyst in which copper oxide and zinc oxide are in intimate contact and form agglomerated particles allows for the increased selectively of the production of dimethylchlorosilanes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2005
    Publication date: August 11, 2005
    Applicant: SCM Metal Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Barr, Thomas Murphy, Michael Williams
  • Publication number: 20050158539
    Abstract: A vapor permeable article includes a porous backing substrate and an open fabric applied to one surface of the backing substrate. The open fabric has a greater porosity than that of the backing substrate. The open fabric is coated with an adhesive in such a manner that the open fabric remains porous and vapor permeable. The coated article can have a greater tensile strength in the cross direction than in the machine direction, and the adhesive can penetrate into at least a portion of a thickness of the porous backing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2003
    Publication date: July 21, 2005
    Applicant: Andover Coated Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Murphy, Stanley Piaseczynski
  • Patent number: 6918950
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods for reducing residual solvent levels in extracted biomass that is contaminated with HFC solvent that includes sparging the biomass extract with a solvent stripping gas such as air or nitrogen are disclosed. Apparatus for carrying out the method include a vessel (12;25) containing extract (26) and a source of the gas. The source may be in the form of a moveable, hollow wand (27) having a sparging gas outlet; or a fixed gas inlet (30) for bubbling the gas through the extract (26).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2005
    Assignee: Ineos Fluor Holdings Limited
    Inventors: Stuart Corr, Paul A. Dowdle, Robert E. Low, Frederick Thomas Murphy, James David Morrison
  • Publication number: 20050154775
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, system, and signal-bearing medium that in an embodiment determine a server and a preferred delivery technique for a recipient based on information encoded in a page. In various embodiments, an identification of the server may be encoded in the page. The recipient is selected via the page, and a message is sent to the recipient via the server and the preferred delivery technique.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2004
    Publication date: July 14, 2005
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: John McGinn, Thomas Murphy, Paul Rieth, Jeffrey Stevens
  • Patent number: 6913584
    Abstract: A cervical immobilizing device includes a pair of arms that can be folded to an upright position to engage and support a patient's head, an actuating device for folding the arms to the supporting position, and a locking device for locking the position of the arms in the folded supporting position. The actuating device is coupled to the outer ends of the arms for folding the arms to an upright position symmetrically and uniformly. In one embodiment, the actuator device is flexible member that passes around a guide to a position which can be gripped by the user. The locking device can be a cinching, ratcheting or clamping device, or a combination thereof, on the actuator device. In one embodiment, the folding arms include a coupling device for coupling the arms to a base in a sliding arrangement to enable the arms to slide along the base to a folded position. A blank is also disclosed that can be folded to form the cervical immobilizing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2005
    Assignee: Ambu Inc.
    Inventors: Ronald M. Rudy, Jr., Freddy T. Lee, Thomas Murphy
  • Patent number: 6893224
    Abstract: A method of assembling a turbine comprises coupling at least one bucket assembly. The bucket assembly including an upstream side, a downstream side, a blade extending therebetween and a dovetail extending radially inwardly from the blade to a rotor. The method further comprises fixedly securing the at least one bucket assembly to the rotor with a shear pin that extends from the bucket assembly upstream side to the bucket assembly downstream side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2005
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventor: John Thomas Murphy