Patents by Inventor Thomas Richards

Thomas Richards 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).

  • ROTO MOLDED PALLET
    Publication number: 20200031522
    Abstract: A pallet assembly includes a support assembly and a base assembly. The support assembly has a deck molded from a plastic shell material and male fittings that extend away from a lower surface of said deck. The base assembly includes a stringer that defines a plurality of openings which extend through the entirety of the stringer. A female fitting extends completely through each of the openings in the stringer so that the base of each of the female fittings is flush with or extends beyond the bottom surface of said stringer. Each of the male fittings corresponds to a female fitting, attaching said support assembly to said base assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2019
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Applicant: Paxxal Inc.
    Inventors: Omar Shawaf, Ezzeldin Elmassry, Moustapha Bahsoun, Michael Laible, Ben Stoller, John Charny, Ellwood Phillip Hunt, III, Thomas Richard Hopson, III
  • compositions and methods thereof
    Patent number: 10543267
    Abstract: In one aspect, the invention relates to a composition including a factor H binding protein (fHBP) and a Neisseria meningitidis non-serogroup B capsular polysaccharide. The invention further relates to uses of a composition that includes fHBP, such as, for example, uses to elicit an immune response against N. meningitidis serogroup B strains and non-serogroup B strains. The compositions and methods described herein are directed to administration in humans, including adults, adolescents, toddlers, and infants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: Pfizer Inc.
    Inventors: Kathrin Ute Jansen, Annaliesa Sybil Anderson, Judith Absalon, Jose Miguel Aste-Amezaga, Johannes Frederik Beeslaar, David Cooper, John Erwin Farley, Leah Diane Fletcher, Shannon Lea Harris, Thomas Richard Jones, Isis Kanevsky, Lakshmi Khandke, Paul Liberator, John Lance Perez, Lynn Marie Phelan, Gary Warren Zlotnick
  • COMPOSITE MANUFACTURING SYSTEM AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20200023537
    Abstract: Provided is a material-inspection system for planning a cutting pattern for a composite material sheet based on a detected defect. The system comprises one or more sensors to measure one or more material properties of the composite material sheet; a cutter assembly having a cutter tool to cut the composite material sheet; a control system comprising a processor and a storage medium comprising instructions, that when executed by the processor, configured to: obtain an initial cutting pattern for the composite material sheet, wherein the initial cutting pattern comprises a plurality of shapes to be cut; determine a defect in the composite material based on a sensor; determine a reject region in the composite material around the defect; shift one or more shapes of the plurality of shapes away from the reject region; and provide a revised cutting pattern based on the shifting to be cut by the cutter assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2018
    Publication date: January 23, 2020
    Applicant: Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation
    Inventors: Konstantine A. Fetfatsidis, William Robert Bosworth, Thomas Richard Needham
  • PERFORMANCE MONITORING SYSTEM FOR AN ELECTRIC DRIVE SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20200026269
    Abstract: A performance monitoring system for an electric drive system includes a speed controller configured to operatively couple a power source to an electric motor. The performance monitoring system also includes a plurality of sensors to measure performance metrics associated with the power source, the speed controller and the electric motor. The performance monitoring system additionally includes a health/performance monitoring system comprising a processor and a data storage device. The health/performance monitoring system is configured to determine an efficiency of operation and health of the electric drive system based on the measured performance metrics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2018
    Publication date: January 23, 2020
    Inventors: Thomas Richard Needham, William Robert Bosworth
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR REMOVAL OF IONS
    Publication number: 20190382289
    Abstract: An apparatus to remove ions including a plurality of capacitive electrode stacks. Each capacitive electrode stack may have: a plurality of first electrodes including a plurality of first current collectors; a plurality of second electrodes including a plurality of second current collectors; and a spacer between the first and second electrodes to allow water to flow in between the electrodes. The second current collectors of a first of the plurality of capacitive electrode stacks may be connected to the first current collectors of a second of the plurality of capacitive electrode stacks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2019
    Publication date: December 19, 2019
    Inventors: Albert VAN DER WAL, Hank Robert REINHOUDT, Bart VAN LIMPT, Thomas Richard BEDNAR, George Shoemaker ELLIS, David Jeffrey AVERBECK
  • Repository service for managing digital assets
    Patent number: 10506003
    Abstract: A media universe system may provide digital media content to clients via methods and apparatus that provide interactive and immersive viewing experiences to the clients. A repository service may store digital assets for the media universe and maintain an asset tracking database that may track how the digital assets of the media universe relate to one another over time within a world encompassed by the media universe. The repository service may also maintain mappings between the digital assets and other content of the media universe. The repository service may serve as a centralized continuity database for the world and the media universe. Providing an accessible, scalable, network-based location for the continuity database may enable developers to build interactive experiences for users to explore the world of the media universe, both spatially and temporally.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Christian Robert Cabanero, Matthew James Van Gorder, Thomas Richard Leonard, Eric Stephen Nylund, Adam C. F. MacDonald, Ashraf Alkarmi, Collin Charles Davis, Michael Anthony Frazzini, Gerard Joseph Heinz, II, Michael Schleif Pesce
  • Shift control
    Patent number: 10486705
    Abstract: A shift control is provided. The shift control includes an operator input, a memory and a controller. The memory is used to store a plurality of shifting maps. Each shifting map is associated with a select input signal received from the operator input. At least some of the shifting maps include launch aggressiveness parameters based on anticipated vehicle use. The controller is in communication with the operator input and the memory. The controller is configured to control shifting of a transmission based at least in part on a shifting map stored in the memory associated with an input signal received from the operator input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: TEAM Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey Joseph Haack, Thomas Richard Rosenbush, Brandon P. Lenk
  • Matrix split rotary seal
    Patent number: 10473221
    Abstract: The present invention provides a rotary seal assembly for providing sealing on a rotating shaft or other suitable device. The seal assembly seals against a rotating shaft or other piece of moving equipment to prevent the leakage of fluids. In some embodiments, a split rotary seal assembly employing an energizer, housing, and a rotational seal element such as a matrix is provided. The energizer energizes the matrix to enhance the sealing properties of the assembly. Furthermore, the matrix conforms to the surface of the shaft, and moves radially with the shaft to provide an effective seal in high wear or runout applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: A.W. CHESTERTON COMPANY
    Inventors: Michael P. Grimanis, Joseph K. Kaleshian, Thomas Richard
  • Shuttle Valve for Water Softener System and Method
    Publication number: 20190308887
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide a piston assembly for a control valve in a water softener system. The control valve includes a drive mechanism, one or more fluid passageways, and a seal assembly. The piston assembly includes a main piston moveably received within the seal assembly and including a first end and a second end opposite to the first end, and a shuttle piston moveably received within the seal assembly. The shuttle piston includes a first end and a second end opposite to the first end, and is configured to selectively engage the second end of the main piston to form a seal therebetween and to selectively move relative to the second end of the main piston to form an opening between the second end of the main piston and the first end of the shuttle piston, in response to movement of the main piston.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2019
    Publication date: October 10, 2019
    Inventors: Scott Thomas Mueller, Thomas Richard Bednar, Peter W. Shefte
  • USE OF BIOMARKERS FOR ASSESSING TREATMENT OF GASTROINTESTINAL INFLAMMATORY DISORDERS WITH BETA7 INTEGRIN ANTAGONISTS
    Publication number: 20190310266
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to methods of using biomarkers to assess treatment of gastrointestinal inflammatory disorders with beta7 antagonists. More particularly, the present invention relates to methods of using the level of gut-homing lymphocytes in peripheral blood, the level of drug occupancy on gut-homing lymphocytes, and/or the level of beta7 integrin receptors on gut-homing lymphocytes as indicators (or biomarkers) of the effect, efficacy, safety, prognosis, and/or dosing of therapeutic agents, such as beta7 integrin antagonists, for the treatment of gastrointestinal inflammatory disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2018
    Publication date: October 10, 2019
    Applicant: GENENTECH, INC.
    Inventors: Thomas Richard Gelzleichter, Hajime Hiraragi, Eric Gary Stefanich, Hong Wang, Marna Bromberg Williams
  • FLUIDIC CONTROL VALVE WITH SMALL DISPLACEMENT ACTUATORS
    Publication number: 20190301628
    Abstract: A fluidic control valve configured to control a flow of fluid through a conduit includes a piezostack actuator, a seal plate having a sealing face, an orifice plate including a plurality of orifices, and a suspension connected to the seal plate. The piezostack actuator is configured to displace the seal plate along a longitudinal axis of the conduit between a closed position, in which the sealing face engages the orifice plate, seals the orifices of the orifice plate and closes the valve, and an open position, in which the seal plate is displaced from the orifice plate to open the valve. The suspension is configured to flex and adjust an orientation of the sealing face relative to the orifice plate during movement of the seal plate from the open position to the closed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2019
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Inventors: Nathan Paul Hagstrom, Thomas Richard Chase
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REPAIR OF UNDERGROUND PIPES USING WATER INFILTRATION
    Publication number: 20190293225
    Abstract: A system and method for repair of underground pipes using water infiltration are disclosed. An example embodiment includes: a probe with a hollow interior, the probe having a receiving end and a probe tip; a pressurized infiltration liquid provider to source infiltration liquid; a viscous sealant supply to provide viscous sealant; a manifold coupled to the receiving end of the probe, the manifold also being coupled to the pressurized infiltration liquid provider and the a viscous sealant supply; the pressurized infiltration liquid provider being configured to eject infiltration liquid through the manifold, into the hollow interior of the probe, and out of the probe tip; and the viscous sealant supply being configured to eject viscous sealant through the manifold, into the hollow interior of the probe, and out of the probe tip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2018
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Inventor: Edward Thomas Richards, JR.
  • Apparatus and method for removal of ions
    Patent number: 10399872
    Abstract: An apparatus to remove ions including a plurality of capacitive electrode stacks. Each capacitive electrode stack may have: a plurality of first electrodes including a plurality of first current collectors; a plurality of second electrodes including a plurality of second current collectors; and a spacer between the first and second electrodes to allow water to flow in between the electrodes. The second current collectors of a first of the plurality of capacitive electrode stacks may be connected to the first current collectors of a second of the plurality of capacitive electrode stacks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: VOLTEA B.V.
    Inventors: Albert Van Der Wal, Hank Robert Reinhoudt, Bart Van Limpt, Thomas Richard Bednar, George Shoemaker Ellis, David Jeffrey Averbeck
  • Technique for securely performing an operation in an IoT environment
    Patent number: 10404668
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a computing unit for securely performing an operation on encrypted data in an Internet of Things, IoT, environment. The computing unit comprises a secure element, at least one processor and at least one memory, wherein the at least one memory contains instructions executable by the at least one processor such that the computing unit is operable to obtain (S302) encrypted data collected by a sensor provided in the IoT environment, pass (S304) the encrypted data to the secure element requesting the secure element to decrypt the encrypted data and to perform an operation on the decrypted data, and obtain (S306) an encrypted or non-encrypted result of the operation from the secure element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: Kontron Modular Computers S.A.S
    Inventors: Serge Tissot, Amina Belkorchi, Thomas Richard
  • ADDITIVE LAYER PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING GLASS ARTICLES FROM SOOT
    Publication number: 20190256399
    Abstract: A process for manufacturing glass articles from powder at low temperatures includes the steps of preparing a slurry of powder suspended in a liquid; depositing the slurry on a substrate; drying the slurry to form a layer on the substrate; depositing slurry on the layer; drying the slurry deposited on the layer on the substrate to form another layer; repeating the steps of depositing a slurry and drying the to form a plurality of sequential layers on the substrate; and consolidating the plurality of sequential layers to form a glass article. The process requires a small manufacturing footprint, and facilitates the manufacture of very large near-net shape glass articles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2019
    Publication date: August 22, 2019
    Inventors: Sezhian Annamalai, Thomas Richard Chapman, Kenneth Edward Hrdina, Douglas Hull Jennings, Nicolas LeBlond, Dale Robert Powers
  • Audio digitization
    Patent number: 10388306
    Abstract: A method of digitizing an audio track carried on an elongate recording medium, such as a movie film, includes transporting the recording medium containing the audio track past a reader to enable sequential reading of the audio track. The reading of the audio track generates an analog output signal. The method also includes sensing a rate of transportation of the recording medium, and sampling the analog output signal at a sampling rate determined on the basis of the sensed rate of transportation to digitize the analog output signal. A system for digitizing audio is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: Blackmagic Design Pty Ltd
    Inventors: James Kenneth Little, Lachlan James Karp, Gavin Richard Lucas, Stuart William Arundell Hunt, Thomas Richard Clarke, Clive Nicholas Gunn, David Matthew Snape
  • NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS THEREOF
    Publication number: 20190231861
    Abstract: In one aspect, the invention relates to a composition including a factor H binding protein (fHBP) and a Neisseria meningitidis non-serogroup B capsular polysaccharide. The invention further relates to uses of a composition that includes fHBP, such as, for example, uses to elicit an immune response against N. meningitidis serogroup B strains and non-serogroup B strains. The compositions and methods described herein are directed to administration in humans, including adults, adolescents, toddlers, and infants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2018
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Applicant: PFIZER INC.
    Inventors: Kathrin Ute Jansen, Annaliesa Sybil Anderson, Judith Absalon, Jose Miguel Aste-Amezaga, Johannes Frederik Beeslaar, David Cooper, John Erwin Farley, Leah Diane Fletcher, Shannon Lea Harris, Thomas Richard Jones, Isis Kanevsky, Lakshmi Khandke, Paul Liberator, John Lance Perez, Lynn Marie Phelan, Gary Warren Zlotnick
  • PROCESS FOR THE RECOVERY OF PRECIOUS METAL FROM PETROCHEMICAL PROCESS RESIDUES
    Publication number: 20190226053
    Abstract: A process for the recovery of precious metal (PM) from PM oil, the process including combustion of PM oil within a furnace, where the PM oil is burned in atomized form.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2018
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Inventors: Brian Peters, Jimmy Taylor, Chris Hobbs, Felix Stoffner, Holger Winkler, Thomas Richards, SR.
  • DUAL CLUTCH TRANSAXLE
    Publication number: 20190176617
    Abstract: A dual clutch transaxle is provided that includes a dual clutch assembly, an input shaft assembly, a counter shaft assembly, a shift assembly and at least one output assembly. The dual clutch assembly has a dual clutch axis and includes a first clutch shaft and a second clutch shaft. The input shaft assembly includes a nested first inner input shaft and a second outer input shaft that are operationally coupled to the first clutch shaft and a second clutch shaft. An input shaft axis is offset from the dual clutch axis of the dual clutch assembly. A plurality of drive gears of the input shaft assembly are operationally coupled to a plurality of driven gears of the counter shaft assembly. The shift assembly is operationally coupled to select. The at least one output assembly is operationally coupled to the counter shaft assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2019
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Applicant: TEAM Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Bruce H. Younggren, Brandon P. Lenk, Thomas Richard Rosenbush, Ronald Joseph Wendt, Michael Allen Mueller
  • FAN ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20190170157
    Abstract: There is provided a fan assembly comprising a motor-driven impeller for creating an airflow and a nozzle comprising a first air outlet. The nozzle defines a bore through which air from outside the fan assembly is drawn by any portion of the airflow that is emitted from the first outlet and which combines with the airflow emitted from the first air outlet to produce an amplified airflow. The fan assembly further comprises a second air outlet arranged such that any portion of the airflow that is emitted from the second air outlet does not draw air through the bore defined by the nozzle thereby producing a non-amplified airflow.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2018
    Publication date: June 6, 2019
    Applicant: Dyson Technology Limited
    Inventors: Thomas Richard MOGRIDGE, Ryan Alexander HUGHES, James Gregory FORREST, Steven Eduard PEET, Joseph Robert CARLING, James Henry Campbell TERRY-COLLINS