Patents by Inventor Thomas Richard

Thomas Richard 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: 20220226219
    Abstract: A personal care composition comprising a cleansing phase comprising one or more cleansing surfactants comprising: i. a piroctone compound; ii. sodium benzoate; iii. a fragrance comprising a fragrance component selected from benzyl acetate, hexyl acetate, phenethyl alcohol, ethyl butyrate, eucalyptol, limonene, undecalactone, eugenol and mixtures thereof, in which the ratio of piroctone to sodium benzoate to the defined fragrance components iii) is from 1:1:1 to 1:130:130.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2020
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Inventors: Stuart Campbell-Lee, Thomas Richard Pointon
  • Publication number: 20220202156
    Abstract: An attachment for a hair dryer that is intended to curl the user's hair during the drying process. The attachment includes a tubular first body, a tubular second body, a hair curling post, and a baffle. The tubular first body extends between a hair curling entrance and an attachment outlet, the first body also including an airflow entrance. The tubular second body that extends between an attachment entrance and a second body outlet, the second body outlet being coupled to the airflow entrance of the first body. The hair curling post extends through at least the inside of the first body. The baffle is operable to direct airflow through the first body in a generally circular manner about the hair curling post in a first direction at times the baffle is in a first position and in a second direction at times the baffle is in a second position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2020
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Inventor: Joshua Thomas Richards
  • Publication number: 20220202158
    Abstract: An attachment for a hair dryer that is movable between a first position and a second position in order to alter one or more characteristics of the airflow therethrough. In one embodiment, an internal sliding element is movable within an outer housing in order to alter the internal flow paths inside the housing. In a second embodiment, movable arms cause changes to the shape of an outer housing made of a flexible and resilient material. Motion of the arms between positions causes a change in the shape of the attachment outlet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2021
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Inventors: James Richard Potter, Joshua Thomas Richards, Steven Luke Bailey
  • Publication number: 20220202157
    Abstract: An attachment for a hair dryer that is movable between a first position and a second position in order to alter one or more characteristics of the airflow therethrough. In one embodiment, an attachment having multiple facets and types of projections with varying stiffness are provided on an outer housing that can be rotated relative to a base by the user. In a second embodiment, an attachment having a concave surface with prongs extending therethrough that can be moved such that the exposed portion of the prongs are lengthened or shortened, as desired.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2020
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Inventors: Joshua Thomas RICHARDS, Thomas Edward Kingsborough CODY, Steven Luke BAILEY, Shannon Marie MCSWEENEY, Daniel John INNES
  • Publication number: 20220189129
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method and a system are provided for visualising colocalised fluorescence signals. The method accesses signal intensity data obtained from a first fluorescence channel and a second fluorescence channel in which the signal intensity data is associated with voxels in an image. A regression factor on the signal intensity data is calculated to generate a regression parameter corresponding to a degree of correlation between the signal intensity data obtained from the first and second fluorescence channels The signal intensity data is mapped to the regression parameter and colourmap values are assigned to each voxel based on the mapped signal intensity data in which colourmap values of voxels embodying poorly correlated signal intensity data are reduced. The method renders the voxels in the image in colours according to their colourmap values to visualise colocalisation in the image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2020
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Inventors: Benjamin LOOS, Thomas Richard NIESLER, Rensu Petrus THEART
  • Patent number: 11361773
    Abstract: Embodiments included herein generally relate to using non-audio data embedded in an audio signal. More particularly, embodiments relate to using non-audio data embedded into the audio signal to control an audio configuration of a plurality of speakers and/or to measure a delay of a playback device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: Roku, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Richard Henry Dewey, Robert Caston Curtis
  • Patent number: 11352886
    Abstract: A component includes an outer wall that includes an exterior surface, and at least one plenum defined interiorly to the outer wall and configured to receive a cooling fluid therein. The component also includes a coating system disposed on the exterior surface. The coating system has a thickness. The component further includes a plurality of adaptive cooling openings defined in the outer wall. Each of the adaptive cooling openings extends from a first end inflow communication with the at least one plenum, outward through the exterior surface and to a second end covered underneath at least a portion of the thickness of the coating system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: James Albert Tallman, Andrew Philip Shapiro, Gary Michael Itzel, Curtis Alan Johnson, Victor John Morgan, Jacob John Kittleson, Bradley Thomas Richards
  • Patent number: 11348168
    Abstract: A system and a method are disclosed for generating financial goal packages. Personal and financial information is received from a user. Multiple budgeting strategies are generated based on the received personal and financial information. The budgeting strategies specify an amount of money to be saved by the user every set time period. A selection of a budgeting strategy is received from the user. Multiple goal packages specifying an allocation for the money saved by the user are generated. The multiple goal packages are scored based on the selected budgeting strategy. A goal package is selected based on the scores of each of the goal packages. The selected goal package is displayed to the user via a graphical user interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company
    Inventors: Audrey Ji-eun Kim, Benjamin Michael Bartholomew, Stephany Yerger Kirkpatrick, Thomas Richard Gilmour
  • Patent number: 11324661
    Abstract: A pharmaceutical container includes a cylindrical hollow container body defining a hollow chamber to receive a pharmaceutical liquid, the container body including a portion on a sidewall) of the container body, wherein the portion has a longitudinal extension along the longitudinal axis of the container body and a circumferential extension along the circumference of the container body, thereby forming a window through the sidewall of the container body into the hollow chamber. In embodiments of the invention, the window comprises two long edges and two short edges, and a Near Field Communication (NFC) antenna. In embodiments of the invention, the antenna comprises one or a plurality of nested antenna windings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: Novartis AG
    Inventors: Andrew Bryant, Alain Schmidlin, Daniel Latham, Gabriel Iobbi, Arun Venkatasubramanian, Thomas Richard Redman, Timothy Duncan Wooller, Franck Rubiconi, Robert George Milner, Richard Andrew Hall, Symon Cotton, Simon Peter Attard
  • Patent number: 11318408
    Abstract: An air cleaner arrangement or assembly is provided. The air cleaner arrangement includes a serviceable filter cartridge. The air cleaner assembly also includes an arrangement for positioning the filter cartridge into a preferred, sealing, orientation and for securing the filter cartridge in that location. Preferred serviceable filter cartridges are provided, as well as methods of assembly and use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: Donaldson Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Randall Allen Engelland, Thomas Richard Olson, Gary Ray Gillingham, Jim C. Rothman, Richard Lawrence Suydam
  • Patent number: 11319794
    Abstract: A pumpjack monitor includes a processor and memory, a communicator for communicating with other monitors and a server, a sensor module having at least one strain gauge, and accelerometers for determining vibration and position of the monitor. Other sensors may be internal, including sensors for polished-rod rotation, and linked to the monitoring device wirelessly. Some embodiments serve as network hubs or bridges for other monitors. The server is configured to generate surface cards. A method for monitoring of pumpjacks uses the monitor to sense changes in pumpjack parameters, and communicate the changes to a server when changes exceed configurable thresholds. Some embodiments include determining location with GPS and/or relaying signals from other monitoring devices, smart power management, gas sensing, and relaying of signals from external wireless-equipped sensors such as valve position sensors, oil level sensors, and pressure sensors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: 4IIII INNOVATIONS INC.
    Inventors: Kelly Fyfe, Kipling William Fyfe, Thomas Richard Williams
  • Patent number: 11316980
    Abstract: A method, a computer program product, and a computer system determine when to transfer a communication session from an agent to a bot. The method includes monitoring the communication session between the agent and a user. The method includes determining a continuing utility value indicating a predicted continuing cost to maintaining the communication session with the agent. The continuing utility value is indicative of a predicted continuing benefit to maintaining the communication with the agent. The method includes determining a transferring utility value indicating a predicted transferring cost to transferring the communication session from the agent to the bot. The transferring utility value is indicative of a predicted transferring benefit to transferring the communication session from the agent to the bot. The method includes, as a result of the predicted transferring benefit being greater than the predicted continuing benefit, transferring the communication session from the agent to the bot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: John Thomas Richards, Rachel Katherine Emma Bellamy, Robert G. Farrell, Qingzi Liao, David John Piorkowski
  • Publication number: 20220118072
    Abstract: In one aspect, the invention relates to use of a composition including a first polypeptide and a second polypeptide, wherein the composition elicits an immune response against Neisseria meningitis serogroup B strains expressing, for example, variants A02, A28, A42, A63, A76, B05, B07, B08, B13, B52 and B107.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2020
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Inventors: Annaliesa Sybil Anderson, Paul Liberator, Thomas Richard Jones, Kathrin Ute Jansen, John Lance Perez, Shannon Lea Harris
  • Publication number: 20220083881
    Abstract: An automated analytic tool (AAT) apparatus analyzes a machine learning system (MLS). The tool comprises a processor configured to receive experiment parameters associated with an experiment performed on the MLS, and captures information from a plurality of stages of the experiment. The information comprises information regarding MLS results and choices made during the experiment. The tool automatically revise the captured information into revised information utilizing a knowledge base comprising information from prior experiments. The tool then presents the revised information to a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2020
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Inventors: Arunima Chaudhary, Dakuo Wang, David John Piorkowski, Daniel M. Gruen, Chuang Gan, Peter Daniel Kirchner, Gregory Bramble, Bei Chen, Abel Valente, Carolina Maria Spina, John Thomas Richards, Abhishek Bhandwaldar
  • Publication number: 20220073088
    Abstract: A control system for a vehicle may include a plurality of vehicle subsystems associated with respective different dynamic vehicle control functions and a plurality of subsystem controllers associated with respective ones of the vehicle subsystems. The subsystem controllers may be configured to control actuators associated with the respective different dynamic vehicle control functions to change an operational state of components of the vehicle subsystems based on respective configuration settings. The system further includes an attribute configuration module operably coupled to the subsystem controllers. The attribute configuration module may include processing circuitry configured to save current configuration settings as a saved configuration responsive to a first actuation of a configuration mode actuator and, after an on/off cycle of the vehicle, instruct the subsystem controllers to implement the saved configuration responsive to a second actuation of the configuration mode actuator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2020
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Inventors: Craig Edward Esler, Ehab Aleid, Ahmed Awadi, Matheus Bianchi Dambros, Helmuth Bosch, Thomas Richard Wroblewski
  • Publication number: 20220051499
    Abstract: An example system can include a battery-powered trash compactor or storage device that performs operations including receiving identification information via an external entity from a reader component. The reader component is connected to a control module that manages sensor components or other functions of the battery-powered storage device. The control module also controls a locking mechanism and reader component. Based on the identification information, via the control module, the battery-powered storage device unlocks the locking mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2021
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Inventors: Ethan Matthew Schwartz, Thomas Richard Olsen, Nisha Khand, Jeffrey Thomas Satwicz, David John Skocypec
  • Publication number: 20220051500
    Abstract: A system can include a processor and a computer-readable storage device storing instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations. The operations can include receiving an identification of a local device having a control module that manages a reader component and a locking mechanism and transmitting an authorized list to the local device that identifies authorized users that can gain access to the local device via the locking mechanism through interacting with the reader component. The control module on the local device can manage multiple functions of the local device including management of the reader component and the locking mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2021
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Inventors: Ethan Matthew Schwartz, Thomas Richard Olsen, Nisha Khand, Jeffrey Thomas Satwicz, David John Skocypec
  • Publication number: 20220051502
    Abstract: A pair of devices includes a first device and a second device that communicate lock control signals. The first device can have both a reader component and a control module that controls both (1) a first operation of the first device (such as a sensor control) and (2) a first locking component of the first device for accessing a first door of the first device. A second device can be in communication with the first device. The second device can have a second locking component for the second device for accessing a second door of the second device. The second device in one aspect does not having a reader component or a control module that independently controls the second locking component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2021
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Inventors: Ethan Matthew Schwartz, Thomas Richard Olsen, Nisha Khand, Jeffrey Thomas Satwicz, David John Skocypec
  • Publication number: 20220033734
    Abstract: A fabric conditioner composition comprising: a. fabric softening active; b. a short chain (C1 to C6), unsaturated, organic acid or salt thereof having at least two carboxyl groups; and c. perfume composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2019
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Inventors: Nigel Peter BIRD, Thomas Richard POINTON
  • Publication number: 20220012297
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for retrieving image search results using embedding neural network models. In one aspect, an image search query is received. A respective pair numeric embedding for each of a plurality of image-landing page pairs is determined. Each pair numeric embedding is a numeric representation in an embedding space. An image search query embedding neural network processes features of the image search query and generates a query numeric embedding. The query numeric embedding is a numeric representation of the image search query in the same embedding space. A subset of the image-landing page pairs having pair numeric embeddings that are closest to the query numeric embedding of the image search query in the embedding space are identified as first candidate image search results.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2020
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Inventors: Suddha Kalyan Basu, Wei Fan, Daniel Glasner, Sushrut Suresh Karanjkar, Thomas Richard Strohmann, Shubhang Verma, Manas Ashok Pathak, Wenyuan Yin, Sundeep Tirumalareddy