Patents by Inventor Thomas Osborne

Thomas Osborne 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: 12043352
    Abstract: A drag-inducing mat includes a main body configured to accommodate a rider. The main body includes a rider surface configured to face the rider and an opposing surface configured to face a slide surface. The drag-inducing mat also includes a sipe array defined within the opposing surface. The sipe array includes a plurality of sipes that extends from a first lateral edge of the main body to a second lateral edge of the main body to selectively induce friction between the main body and the slide surface based on force applied to the sipe array by the rider.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: Universal City Studios LLC
    Inventors: Byron Thomas Osborn, Eric Alan Vance, Pedro Lopez, Ryan Dale Walton, David Gerard Majdali
  • Patent number: 11847729
    Abstract: Implementations described herein relate to methods, systems, and computer-readable media for remote production collaboration tools. The remote production collaboration tools can include one or more client devices, a server providing a single connection point, and an animation server configured to produce an animated production. The one or more client devices may provide motion capture data, audio data, control data, and/or associated timestamps. The animation server is configured to process the motion capture data, audio data, control data, and/or the associated timestamps and create the animated production. The animated production may be transmitted as a video stream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: Evil Eye Pictures LLC
    Inventors: Alastair Macleod, Andrew Michael Angulo, Matthew Keith McDonald, Patrick Thomas Osborne, Arnold Joseph Riebli, III, James Paul Ritts, Daniel P Rosen, Justin Schubert, Yovel Schwartz, Brian William Smith
  • Publication number: 20230366020
    Abstract: Described herein is a system and process for long read sequencing using PCR primers with incorporated Unique Molecular Identifiers (UMIs) for generating a single molecule consensus for each starting molecule in the sample population. This method reduces the sequencing error rate by generating a consensus from the individual reads in each UMI group, averaging out sequencing errors to give better confidence in the actual sequence, to allow for increased accuracy of quantifying the precise knock-in event, and reporting perfect HDR integration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2023
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Inventors: Mollie Schubert, Thomas Osborne, Matthew McNeill, Garrett Rettig
  • Patent number: 11754239
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a light unit and a controller for providing a controlled humanly visible illumination. A solar converter unit and an energy storage device supply an energy output to enable the light unit to provide the controlled illumination. The solar converter unit is configured to charge the energy storage device during a substantial shade charging condition. The controller includes a processor coupled to manage the controlled illumination, a memory accessible to the processor, and a program stored in the memory for execution by the processor to manage the controlled illumination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Inventor: Gary Thomas Osborne
  • Patent number: 11707071
    Abstract: A taco shell mold for cooking tortillas may include a tortilla cage sized and shaped to accommodate a tortilla. The tortilla cage may include an outer frame with a substantially U-shaped cross section and an inner frame nested within the outer frame, the inner frame having a substantially U-shaped cross section, wherein the inner frame is spaced from the outer frame, defining a tortilla slot between the inner frame and the outer frame. A handle attachment may be attached to the cage. Some versions of the taco shell mold may include a plurality of taco cages nested within one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Inventor: Joshua Thomas Osborn
  • Publication number: 20230119330
    Abstract: Implementations described herein relate to methods, systems, and computer-readable media for remote production collaboration tools. The remote production collaboration tools can include one or more client devices, a server providing a single connection point, and an animation server configured to produce an animated production. The one or more client devices may provide motion capture data, audio data, control data, and/or associated timestamps. The animation server is configured to process the motion capture data, audio data, control data, and/or the associated timestamps and create the animated production. The animated production may be transmitted as a video stream.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2021
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Applicant: Evil Eye Pictures, LLC
    Inventors: Alastair Macleod, Andrew Michael Angulo, Matthew Keith McDonald, Patrick Thomas Osborne, Arnold Joseph Riebli, III, James Paul Ritts, Daniel P. Rosen, Justin Schubert, Yovel Schwartz, Brian William Smith
  • Publication number: 20220325860
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a light unit and a controller for providing a controlled humanly visible illumination. A solar converter unit and an energy storage device supply an energy output to enable the light unit to provide the controlled illumination. The solar converter unit is configured to charge the energy storage device during a substantial shade charging condition. The controller includes a processor coupled to manage the controlled illumination, a memory accessible to the processor, and a program stored in the memory for execution by the processor to manage the controlled illumination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2021
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Inventor: Gary Thomas Osborne
  • Publication number: 20220281563
    Abstract: A drag-inducing mat includes a main body configured to accommodate a rider. The main body includes a rider surface configured to face the rider and an opposing surface configured to face a slide surface. The drag-inducing mat also includes a sipe array defined within the opposing surface. The sipe array includes a plurality of sipes that extends from a first lateral edge of the main body to a second lateral edge of the main body to selectively induce friction between the main body and the slide surface based on force applied to the sipe array by the rider.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2022
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Inventors: Byron Thomas Osborn, Eric Alan Vance, Pedro Lopez, Ryan Dale Walton, David Gerard Majdali
  • Patent number: 11352101
    Abstract: A drag-inducing mat includes a main body configured to accommodate a rider. The main body includes a rider surface configured to face the rider and an opposing surface configured to face a slide surface. The drag-inducing mat also includes a sipe array defined within the opposing surface. The sipe array includes a plurality of sipes that extends from a first lateral edge of the main body to a second lateral edge of the main body to selectively induce friction between the main body and the slide surface based on force applied to the sipe array by the rider.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: Universal City Studios LLC
    Inventors: Byron Thomas Osborn, Eric Alan Vance, Pedro Lopez, Ryan Dale Walton, David Gerard Majdali
  • Publication number: 20210046578
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a welding electrode and a holder with a primary electrical connection for carrying a welding current. The electrode and the holder may separate easily due to a weak interference fit of the primary electrical connection. Bare hands may provide sufficient force for separation. The electrode and the holder may be configured for self-alignment. A quick-release mechanism may prevent unintentional dislodgement of the electrode from the holder and include a rotation-resistant device for preventing electrode rotation. A secondary electrical connection may be included to supplement or replace the primary electrical connection. A workpiece clamping force, traditionally intended for clamping the electrode to a workpiece, may also be utilized to enable the secondary electrical connection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2020
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Inventors: Gary Thomas Osborne, Tobias Maxwell Walsman
  • Publication number: 20210022350
    Abstract: A taco shell mold for cooking tortillas may include a tortilla cage sized and shaped to accommodate a tortilla. The tortilla cage may include an outer frame with a substantially U-shaped cross section and an inner frame nested within the outer frame, the inner frame having a substantially U-shaped cross section, wherein the inner frame is spaced from the outer frame, defining a tortilla slot between the inner frame and the outer frame. A handle attachment may be attached to the cage. Some versions of the taco shell mold may include a plurality of taco cages nested within one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2020
    Publication date: January 28, 2021
    Inventor: Joshua Thomas Osborn
  • Publication number: 20200354028
    Abstract: A drag-inducing mat includes a main body configured to accommodate a rider. The main body includes a rider surface configured to face the rider and an opposing surface configured to face a slide surface. The drag-inducing mat also includes a sipe array defined within the opposing surface. The sipe array includes a plurality of sipes that extends from a first lateral edge of the main body to a second lateral edge of the main body to selectively induce friction between the main body and the slide surface based on force applied to the sipe array by the rider.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2020
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Inventors: Byron Thomas Osborn, Eric Alan Vance, Pedro Lopez, Ryan Dale Walton, David Gerard Majdali
  • Patent number: 9702609
    Abstract: A vessel cooling system may include a beverage holding device, having a bottom with a slit having a length. The system may also include a cooling device, having a convex top configured to be received by a concave bottom of a beverage vessel. The cooling device may have a top sheet of thermoplastic polyurethane, a bottom sheet of thermoplastic polyurethane affixed to the top sheet of thermoplastic polyurethane forming a cavity therebetween, and a shaped depression in the center of the convex top. The cooling device may further include a rigid portion, having a circumference, disposed on the bottom of the cooling device, a lip, having an upper surface with a plurality of raised ridges, formed on the circumference of the rigid portion and configured to contact the perimeter of the concave bottom of the beverage vessel, and coolant, that contracts as its temperature raises, contained within the cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: COLD CAN INNOVATIONS, LLC
    Inventors: Michael P. Robb, Thomas Osborne
  • Patent number: 9619467
    Abstract: A dynamic classification dictionary is built for use in profiling and targeting users for additional relevant content. Behavioral data is gathered from user activity, and user documents and actions are categorized. Author-generated document classification information is analyzed and assigned a first taxonomic noun to characterize the document. User-generated tags characterizing a portion of the document are assigned a second taxonomic noun. Search terms that resulted in the user accessing the document are identified and assigned a third taxonomic noun. Attributes related to the manner in which the document was accessed are evaluated and assigned a fourth taxonomic noun. The document is processed using pattern rules to extract a fifth taxonomic noun. The taxonomic nouns are aggregated into a composite set of taxonomic nouns, and the dynamic classification dictionary is built by storing the composite set of taxonomic nouns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: CBS INTERACTIVE INC.
    Inventors: Tushar Pradhan, Thomas Osborne, John Potter
  • Patent number: 9501476
    Abstract: A dynamic classification dictionary is built for use in profiling and targeting users for additional relevant content. Behavioral data is gathered from user activity, and user documents and actions are categorized. Author-generated document classification information is analyzed and assigned a first taxonomic noun to characterize the document. User-generated tags characterizing a portion of the document are assigned a second taxonomic noun. Search terms that resulted in the user accessing the document are identified and assigned a third taxonomic noun. Attributes related to the manner in which the document was accessed are evaluated and assigned a fourth taxonomic noun. The document is processed using pattern rules to extract a fifth taxonomic noun. The taxonomic nouns are aggregated into a composite set of taxonomic nouns, and the dynamic classification dictionary is build by storing the composite set of taxonomic nouns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: CBS Interactive Inc.
    Inventors: Tushar Pradhan, Thomas Osborne, John Potter
  • Patent number: 9430471
    Abstract: A dynamic classification dictionary is built for use in profiling and targeting users for additional relevant content. Behavioral data is gathered from user activity, and user documents and actions are categorized. Author-generated document classification information is analyzed and assigned a first taxonomic noun to characterize the document. User-generated tags characterizing a portion of the document are assigned a second taxonomic noun. Search terms that resulted in the user accessing the document are identified and assigned a third taxonomic noun. Attributes related to the manner in which the document was accessed are evaluated and assigned a fourth taxonomic noun. The document is processed using pattern rules to extract a fifth taxonomic noun. The taxonomic nouns are aggregated into a composite set of taxonomic nouns, and the dynamic classification dictionary is build by storing the composite set of taxonomic nouns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Assignee: CBS Interactive Inc.
    Inventors: Tushar Pradhan, Thomas Osborne, John Potter
  • Patent number: 9414843
    Abstract: Described are devices, methods and systems useful for achieving occlusion of vascular vessels. Percutaneous procedures are used to occlude and obliterate the greater saphenous vein, for example in the treatment of varicose vein condition caused by venous reflux. Certain embodiments encompass the deployment of one or more vascular occlusion devices via a through-and-through percutaneous procedure that leaves the vascular occlusion device or devices in a through-and-through condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignees: Cook Medical Technologies LLC, Cook Biotech Incorporated, Oregon Health & Science University
    Inventors: Dusan Pavcnik, John A. Kaufman, Thomas Osborne, Brian Bates, Umesh Patel, Likang Chin, Chad S. McAlexander, Bhavin Shah
  • Publication number: 20150362248
    Abstract: A vessel cooling system may include a beverage holding device, having a bottom with a slit having a length. The system may also include a cooling device, having a convex top configured to be received by a concave bottom of a beverage vessel. The cooling device may have a top sheet of thermoplastic polyurethane, a bottom sheet of thermoplastic polyurethane affixed to the top sheet of thermoplastic polyurethane forming a cavity therebetween, and a shaped depression in the center of the convex top. The cooling device may further include a rigid portion, having a circumference, disposed on the bottom of the cooling device, a lip, having an upper surface with a plurality of raised ridges, formed on the circumference of the rigid portion and configured to contact the perimeter of the concave bottom of the beverage vessel, and coolant, that contracts as its temperature raises, contained within the cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2015
    Publication date: December 17, 2015
    Applicant: COLD CAN INNOVATIONS, LLC
    Inventors: Michael P. Robb, Thomas Osborne
  • Publication number: 20150213015
    Abstract: A dynamic classification dictionary is built for use in profiling and targeting users for additional relevant content. Behavioral data is gathered from user activity, and user documents and actions are categorized. Author-generated document classification information is analyzed and assigned a first taxonomic noun to characterize the document. User-generated tags characterizing a portion of the document are assigned a second taxonomic noun. Search terms that resulted in the user accessing the document are identified and assigned a third taxonomic noun. Attributes related to the manner in which the document was accessed are evaluated and assigned a fourth taxonomic noun. The document is processed using pattern rules to extract a fifth taxonomic noun. The taxonomic nouns are aggregated into a composite set of taxonomic nouns, and the dynamic classification dictionary is build by storing the composite set of taxonomic nouns.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2015
    Publication date: July 30, 2015
    Inventors: Tushar Pradhan, Thomas Osborne, John Potter
  • Patent number: D744787
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Assignee: Cold Can Innovations, LLC
    Inventors: Michael P. Robb, Thomas Osborne