Patents by Inventor Thomas Pereira

Thomas Pereira 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).

  • Method for measuring distance to a short in a two-conductor wire
    Patent number: 11971441
    Abstract: Various embodiments may provide systems and methods for determining a distance to a short in a two-conductor wire. Various embodiments may include determining a distance to a short in a two-conductor wire based at least in part on a phase difference between a phase of an injected tone and a phase of a reflected tone. Various embodiments may include determining a distance to a short in a two-conductor wire based at least in part on both a phase difference and an amplitude difference between an injected tone and a reflected tone. Various embodiments may include determining a distance to a short in a two-conductor wire based at least in part on a measured peak voltage of a combined pulse.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Paul Dominic Hiscock, Murray Jarvis, Nicolas Graube, Mafalda Pereira Varela, Thomas Allan
  • Tunable viscoelastic neutralizer with oscillating mass on shaft for control of vibrations in pipes in general
    Patent number: 11965580
    Abstract: A dynamic viscoelastic vibration neutralizer for industrial pipes includes a metallic housing, to which the shaft supports are fixed, by screws. The supports of the viscoelastic pieces and the supports of the housing itself, allow the junction of the device with the system to be controlled. An oscillating mass, fixed in the center of a metallic shaft, is supported by the shaft supports. two sets of viscoelastic pieces, are fixed by one of their ends to the supports of the viscoelastic pieces and by the other to the oscillating mass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignees: Universidade Federal Do Parana, Petróleo Brasileiro S.A.—Petrobras
    Inventors: Milena Watanabe Bavaresco, Thiago Da Silva, Gabriel De Almeida Pereira, Alex Geraldo Rodrigues Do Pilar, José Eduardo Gubaua, Jucélio Tomás Pereira, Eduardo Márcio De Oliveira Lopes, Carlos Alberto Bavastri, Jorivaldo Medeiros, Rodrigo Andre Hoppe, Joilson De Souza Rangel Junior, Claudio De Oliveira Mendonça, Carlos Akio Soki, Andre Albuquerque Thomas E Brandão
  • Methods for removing impurities from hydrocarbons
    Patent number: 9896631
    Abstract: Methods are provided for producing hydrocarbons. A method for producing hydrocarbons may include a method of removing impurities from a hydrocarbon stream using a strong base resin. The strong base resin absorbs at least a portion of the impurities from the hydrocarbon stream to provide a purified hydrocarbon stream. Further, the method for producing hydrocarbons may include feeding the purified hydrocarbon stream to a reaction zone comprising a catalyst to form a reaction zone effluent stream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: UOP LLC
    Inventors: Gregory J. Gajda, Bart Dziabala, Belma Demirel, Thomas Pereira
  • METHODS FOR REMOVING IMPURITIES FROM HYDROCARBONS
    Publication number: 20160168057
    Abstract: Methods are provided for producing hydrocarbons. A method for producing hydrocarbons may include a method of removing impurities from a hydrocarbon stream using a strong base resin. The strong base resin absorbs at least a portion of the impurities from the hydrocarbon stream to provide a purified hydrocarbon stream. Further, the method for producing hydrocarbons may include feeding the purified hydrocarbon stream to a reaction zone comprising a catalyst to form a reaction zone effluent stream.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2014
    Publication date: June 16, 2016
    Inventors: Gregory J. Gajda, Bart Dziabala, Belma Demirel, Thomas Pereira
  • UV curable coating composition
    Patent number: 7594718
    Abstract: Disclosed is method of coating an inkjet print head using a UV curable coating composition containing a (methyl)acryloxy or vinyl functionalized silane, silica and polyurethane acrylate oligomer containing at least two acrylate groups.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2009
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Andrew McIntosh Soutar, Min Qian, Guangjin Li, Ivan Thomas Pereira
  • UV curable coating composition
    Patent number: 7306315
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method of coating an inkjet print head using a UV curable coating composition containing a (methyl)acryloxy or vinyl functionalized silane, silica and acrylate oligomer containing at least two acrylate groups.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2007
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Andrew McIntosh Soutar, Min Qian, Kok Mun Hew, Ivan Thomas Pereira, Guangjin Li
  • UV curable coating composition
    Patent number: 7196136
    Abstract: Disclosed is a UV curable coating composition comprising a (methyl)acryloxy or vinyl functionalized silane, silica and acrylate oligomer containing at least two acrylate groups.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2007
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Andrew McIntosh Soutar, Min Qian, Guangjin Li, Ivan Thomas Pereira
  • UV curable coating composition
    Patent number: 7183353
    Abstract: Disclosed is a UV curable coating composition comprising a (methyl)acryloxy or vinyl functionalized silane, silica and acrylate oligomer containing at least two acrylate groups.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2007
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Andrew McIntosh Soutar, Min Qian, Kok Mun Hew, Ivan Thomas Pereira, Guangjin Li