Patents by Inventor Thomas Roberts

Thomas Roberts 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).

  • Serverless disk drives based on cloud storage
    Patent number: 11294604
    Abstract: Embodiments are directed to managing data in a file system that includes a plurality of storage nodes and a plurality of storage volumes such that each storage node may be a compute instance provided by a cloud computing environment (CCE) and each storage volume may be based on blobs provided by the CCE. Write requests that include write data may be provided. A lowest range of addresses in the storage volume may be determined for storing the write data. Buckets may be determined based on the range of addresses and the write data assigned to the buckets. If portions of the buckets remain unassigned, other data may be provided from a cache volume or the blobs. The write data and the other data may be written to the portion of the blobs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: Qumulo, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew Christopher McMullan, Philip Ernst Taron, Nicholas John Carter, Neal Thomas Fachan, Tyler Morrison Moody, Brian Matthew Richer, Matthew Thomas Roberts, Sudhesh Kumar Suresh
  • USING AUGMENTATION TO CREATE NATURAL LANGUAGE MODELS
    Publication number: 20220084511
    Abstract: Systems and processes for creating and updating natural language models are provided. An example process of creating a natural language model includes, at an electronic device with one or more processors and memory, receiving an utterance, associating an action structure with the utterance, determining a plurality of augmented utterances based on the received utterance, creating a natural language model including the received utterance and the plurality of augmented utterances by mapping the plurality of augmented utterance to the associated action structure, and providing the natural language model including the received utterance and the plurality of augmented utterances to a second electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2021
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Inventors: Thomas Robert NICKSON, Keith Scott BRISSON, Eric GREGORY, Thomas GUNTER, Arthur A. VAN HOFF
  • Ejector device
    Patent number: 11274680
    Abstract: An ejector device (1), e.g., for pumping a gas using a liquid motive fluid, has an injector portion (100), and a diffuser portion (50), the injector portion (100) being arranged for injecting a flow of motive fluid from a motive fluid inlet (10) into an inlet section (52) of the diffuser portion (50) thereby to draw a suction fluid from a suction fluid inlet (20) into the inlet section (52) of the diffuser portion (50). The injector portion (100) includes a flow-modifying arrangement with at least one rotational deflector element (104), e.g., three vanes (104V1, 104V2, 104V3) each at a desired twist angle, constructed and arranged to deflect motive fluid into a helical path as it moves over or through the rotational deflector element (104), and at least one baffle element (103), e.g., a baffle plate (103), downstream of the rotational deflector element (104).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: Transvac Systems Limited
    Inventors: Gary Anthony Short, Jacob Thomas Roberts, Thomas Peter More
  • HIGH CHAIR SECURED TO PICNIC TABLE
    Publication number: 20220071409
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a high chair that is permanently secured to a picnic table to facilitate the public enjoyment of communal meals and recreational time by families that include small children. In some embodiments, the high chair may be configured to extend above the upper surface of the picnic table, providing the additional benefit of facilitating interaction and attunement between a child occupant of the high chair and adult occupants of the picnic table bench seats. In other embodiments, the high chair may be configured such that a food tray of the high chair is substantially level with the upper surface of the picnic table.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2021
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Inventors: Thomas Robert Norquist, Salil Shriram Vaijapurkar
  • LIQUID DISPENSING AND VENDING
    Publication number: 20220061402
    Abstract: A liquid dispensing and vending apparatus comprises filling module(s), user container holder(s), positioning mechanism(s) and controller module(s). The filling module(s) comprise: machine container(s) configured to hold liquid(s), nozzle(s) configured to dispense liquid(s) to user container(s), and measuring pump module(s) configured to pump a measured amount of liquid(s) from machine container(s) to nozzle(s). The user container holder(s) are configured to hold user container(s). Positioning mechanism(s) align user container holder(s) with filing module(s). Controller module(s) execute production instructions causing liquid formulations to be dispensed into user container(s).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Inventors: Joshua Thomas Brown, Thomas Robert Young, II, Robert Czarnek
  • Biostimulator Having Fixation Element
    Publication number: 20220047877
    Abstract: A biostimulator, such as a leadless cardiac pacemaker, including a fixation element to engage tissue and one or more backstop elements to resist back-out from the tissue, is described. The fixation element can be mounted on a housing of the biostimulator such that a helix of the fixation element extends distally to a leading point. The leading point can be located on a distal face of the helix at a position that is proximal from a center of the distal face. The backstop elements can include non-metallic filaments, such as sutures, or can include a pinch point of the biostimulator. The backstop features can grip the tissue to prevent unscrewing of the fixation element. Other embodiments are also described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2021
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Inventors: Craig E. Mar, Thomas B. Eby, Paul Paspa, Sondra Orts, Matthew G. Fishler, Stephen Lee, Carl Lance Boling, Thomas Robert Luhrs
  • Tilting Assemblies for Crankless Cantilevered Umbrellas
    Publication number: 20220007801
    Abstract: A cantilevered umbrella comprising a mast, a cantilevered arm, a canopy, and a tilting assembly. The cantilevered arm defines a longitudinal axis and is rotationally fixed in relation to the mast. The canopy is supported by the cantilevered arm and is moveable between collapsed and expanded positions. The tilting assembly is operatively connected to the canopy to tilt the canopy along a tilt axis that extends in generally parallel relation to the longitudinal axis of the cantilevered arm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2019
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Inventor: Thomas Roberts
  • MINING METHOD
    Publication number: 20220010626
    Abstract: A method of mining comprising the steps of introducing a mining head into a borehole fracturing the ore with the mining head and extracting the fractured ore through a borehole to a location remote from the mining head.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2019
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Inventors: Robert John Morrow, Ross Harpur Thomson, Paul Jason Cabassi, Christopher George Mardon, Fraser Thomas Robert Morrow
  • Water effect play units and structures
    Patent number: 11202965
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to water effect play structures for use in playgrounds, splash pads, and water parks. The play structures comprise a plurality of water tanks maintained at an elevation above a play surface. Each of the plurality of water tanks fills with water and then releases the water contained therein, splashing children in the vicinity. Each of the plurality of water tanks may be configured to release the water contained therein at different times. Further, in some embodiments, the water tanks may be enclosed, such as by being connected to a water transport system that fills the tanks internally and by having a movable cover over the opening(s) through which the water is released.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignee: THE FOUNTAIN PEOPLE, INC.
    Inventors: Kevin Brown, Chris Thomas, Luke Cavanaugh, Matthew Dangle, Thomas Robert Norquist
  • High chair secured to picnic table
    Patent number: 11197559
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a high chair that is permanently secured to a picnic table to facilitate the public enjoyment of communal meals and recreational time by families that include small children. In some embodiments, the high chair may be configured to extend above the upper surface of the picnic table, providing the additional benefit of facilitating interaction and attunement between a child occupant of the high chair and adult occupants of the picnic table bench seats. In other embodiments, the high chair may be configured such that a food tray of the high chair is substantially level with the upper surface of the picnic table.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: PLAYCORE WISCONSIN, INC.
    Inventors: Thomas Robert Norquist, Salil Shriram Vaijapurkar
  • Biostimulator having fixation element
    Patent number: 11185704
    Abstract: A biostimulator, such as a leadless cardiac pacemaker, including a fixation element to engage tissue and one or more backstop elements to resist back-out from the tissue, is described. The fixation element can be mounted on a housing of the biostimulator such that a helix of the fixation element extends distally to a leading point. The leading point can be located on a distal face of the helix at a position that is proximal from a center of the distal face. The backstop elements can include non-metallic filaments, such as sutures, or can include a pinch point of the biostimulator. The backstop features can grip the tissue to prevent unscrewing of the fixation element. Other embodiments are also described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: PACESETTER, INC.
    Inventors: Craig E. Mar, Thomas B. Eby, Paul Paspa, Sondra Orts, Matthew G. Fishler, Stephen Lee, Carl Lance Boling, Thomas Robert Luhrs
  • OVEN TILE FLOOR SYSTEM AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20210361114
    Abstract: An oven floor system for tiling an oven floor surface comprises a plurality of tiles each having an underside and a plurality of support elements. Undersides of the tiles each comprise a plurality of recesses for housing support elements. When in use the undersides of the tiles are spaced from the surface by the support elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2019
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Inventor: Thomas Robert Llewelyn GOZNEY
  • Vaping liquid dispensing and vending
    Patent number: 11178914
    Abstract: A vaping liquid dispensing and vending apparatus comprises filling module(s), user container holder(s), positioning mechanism(s) and controller module(s). The filling module(s) comprise: machine container(s) configured to hold vaping liquid(s), nozzle(s) configured to dispense vaping liquid(s) to user container(s), and measuring pump module(s) configured to pump a measured amount of vaping liquid(s) from machine container(s) to nozzle(s). The user container holder(s) are configured to hold user container(s). Positioning mechanism(s) align user container holder(s) with filing module(s). Controller module(s) execute production instructions causing vaping liquid formulations to be dispensed into user container(s).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: Revolutionary Electronic Design, LLC
    Inventors: Joshua Thomas Brown, Thomas Robert Young, II, Robert Czarnek
  • Foldable bicycle and storage system for the same
    Patent number: 11180214
    Abstract: A system includes a bicycle and a container including an opening. The bicycle is movable between an unfolded position and a folded position. The system includes a first member supported by the container in the container and positioned to engage the bicycle, and a second member supported by the container in the container and positioned to engage the bicycle spaced from the first member. The first member is movable relative to the second member toward and away from the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Thomas Robert George Thompson, Paul Jonathan Alexander Wraith
  • Method of treating a neutralized aralkyl hydroperoxide cleavage stream
    Patent number: 11148987
    Abstract: A method of reducing the salt content of a neutralized aralkyl hydroperoxide cleavage mass stream comprising passing the neutralized stream into a vessel, the vessel having an inlet, two outlets, an aqueous layer and a hydrocarbon layer wherein the neutralized stream enters the vessel through a first inlet and a hydrocarbon stream exits the vessel through a first outlet that is in fluid communication with the hydrocarbon layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: SHELL OIL COMPANY
    Inventors: Garry Morgan McCauley, Jamie Jerrick Juliette, David Randall Faske, Thomas Robert Porter
  • Seal Gasket Retention for Connector Assembly or Housing
    Publication number: 20210285545
    Abstract: A gasket assembly includes a substrate, such as a portion of a body of an electrical connector. The substrate defines a mating surface to which a gasket or gasket seal is mechanically fixed. The gasket defines at least one recess or other mounting feature thereon for engaging with a complementary feature of the substrate for fixing the gasket to the substrate. According to an embodiment, the gasket defines a sealing face or sealing wall opposing and/or abutting the mating surface of the substrate, and a sidewall extending from the sealing wall and defined about a perimeter thereof. The sealing wall and sidewall define a circumferential recess configured to receive a peripheral edge of the substrate for securing the gasket to and generally over the mating surface of the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2020
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Applicant: TE Connectivity Services GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Robert DeWitte, Zoran Krnetic, Lindsey E. Gatesman, David James Rhein, Eric D. Shields
  • Impact Attenuating Pathway and Methods of Making/Use
    Publication number: 20210230816
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to impact-attenuating pathways that can be easily installed in outdoor areas, such as an outdoor area associated with a senior or assisted living facility. The impact attenuating pathways of the present disclosure provide a natural looking path having impact attenuation properties that can help prevent life threatening injuries. In addition to the impact attenuation properties, the pathway is configured to withstand regular wear from shoes, canes, crutches, and the like. The impact-attenuating pathway comprises a firm base layer, such as concrete; a cushion layer positioned on top of the base layer; and a wear layer positioned on top of the cushion layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2021
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Inventors: Thomas Robert Norquist, Amy Stubley
  • Pizza oven
    Patent number: D931029
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Inventor: Thomas Robert Gozney
  • Oven
    Patent number: D947591
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: GOZNEY GROUP LIMITED
    Inventor: Thomas Robert Llewelyn Gozney
  • Oven mouth
    Patent number: D950311
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Inventor: Thomas Robert Gozney