Patents by Inventor Thomas S. Tonon

Thomas S. Tonon 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: 6745826
    Abstract: A heat exchange assembly comprises a plurality of plates disposed in a spaced-apart arrangement, each of the plurality of plates includes a plurality of passages extending internally from a first end to a second end for directing flow of a heat transfer fluid in a first plane, a plurality of first end-piece members equaling the number of plates and a plurality of second end-piece members also equaling the number of plates, each of the first and second end-piece members including a recessed region adapted to fluidly connect and couple with the first and second ends of the plate, respectively, and further adapted to be affixed to respective adjacent first and second end-piece members in a stacked formation, and each of the first and second end-piece members further including at least one cavity for enabling entry of the heat transfer fluid into the plate, exit of the heat transfer fluid from the plate, or 180° turning of the fluid within the plate to create a serpentine-like fluid flow path between points o
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2004
    Assignee: AIL Research, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew Lowenstein, Marc Sibilia, Jeffrey Miller, Thomas S. Tonon
  • Publication number: 20030192682
    Abstract: A heat exchange assembly comprises a plurality of plates disposed in a spaced-apart arrangement, each of the plurality of plates includes a plurality of passages extending internally from a first end to a second end for directing flow of a heat transfer fluid in a first plane, a plurality of first end-piece members equaling the number of plates and a plurality of second end-piece members also equaling the number of plates, each of the first and second end-piece members including a recessed region adapted to fluidly connect and couple with the first and second ends of the plate, respectively, and further adapted to be affixed to respective adjacent first and second end-piece members in a stacked formation, and each of the first and second end-piece members further including at least one cavity for enabling entry of the heat transfer fluid into the plate, exit of the heat transfer fluid from the plate, or 180° turning of the fluid within the plate to create a serpentine-like fluid flow path between points o
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2003
    Publication date: October 16, 2003
    Inventors: Andrew Lowenstein, Marc Sibilia, Jeffrey Miller, Thomas S. Tonon
  • Patent number: 6568466
    Abstract: A heat exchange assembly comprises a plurality of plates disposed in a spaced-apart arrangement, each of the plurality of plates includes a plurality of passages extending internally from a first end to a second end for directing flow of a heat transfer fluid in a first plane, a plurality of first end-piece members equaling the number of plates and a plurality of second end-piece members also equaling the number of plates, each of the first and second end-piece members including a recessed region adapted to fluidly connect and couple with the first and second ends of the plate, respectively, and further adapted to be affixed to respective adjacent first and second end-piece members in a stacked formation, and each of the first and second end-piece members further including at least one cavity for enabling entry of the heat transfer fluid into the plate, exit of the heat transfer fluid from the plate, or 180° turning of the fluid within the plate to create a serpentine-like fluid flow path between points o
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2003
    Inventors: Andrew Lowenstein, Marc Sibilia, Jeffrey Miller, Thomas S. Tonon
  • Publication number: 20020023740
    Abstract: A heat exchange assembly comprises a plurality of plates disposed in a spaced-apart arrangement, each of the plurality of plates includes a plurality of passages extending internally from a first end to a second end for directing flow of a heat transfer fluid in a first plane, a plurality of first end-piece members equaling the number of plates and a plurality of second end-piece members also equaling the number of plates, each of the first and second end-piece members including a recessed region adapted to fluidly connect and couple with the first and second ends of the plate, respectively, and further adapted to be affixed to respective adjacent first and second end-piece members in a stacked formation, and each of the first and second end-piece members further including at least one cavity for enabling entry of the heat transfer fluid into the plate, exit of the heat transfer fluid from the plate, or 180° turning of the fluid within the plate to create a serpentine-like fluid flow path between points o
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2001
    Publication date: February 28, 2002
    Applicant: AIL Research, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew Lowenstein, Marc Sibilia, Jeffrey Miller, Thomas S. Tonon
  • Patent number: 6143968
    Abstract: Tone production by a vibratable reed having a plurality of separated edges disposed in a slot extending between opposed surfaces, with the edges conjoined beyond one end of the slot and extending into and above the opposed end of the slot allowing vibration during bi-directional air flow and alterations in timbre.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2000
    Inventor: Thomas S. Tonon
  • Patent number: 6079481
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a thermal storage system and auxiliary air conditioning systems employing the same, said system employs a heat exchange assembly made from profile board or corrugated board which provides a cost efficient and light weight device for storing an energy storing medium and then using the same at desirable times to provide cooling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 1998
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2000
    Assignee: AIL Research, Inc
    Inventors: Andrew Lowenstein, Marc J. Sibilia, Jonathan D. Douglas, Thomas S. Tonon
  • Patent number: 5936173
    Abstract: A three-point harness for suspending a musical instrument, such as a guitar, about the body of a musician, with a first connector for attaching the harness to one attachment point on the instrument, a second connector for attaching the harness to another attachment point on the instrument, and a third connector between the first and second connectors, attached to the instrument for limiting the extent to which the instrument can be displaced from the harness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 10, 1999
    Inventor: Thomas S. Tonon
  • Patent number: 5596158
    Abstract: A three-point harness strap for suspending a musical instrument which has a main body and an extension, with a first connector for attaching the strap to the main body of the instrument, a second connector for attaching the strap to the extension of the instrument from its main body, and a third connector between the first and second connectors and for attachment to the instrument between its main body and extension for limiting the extent to which the strap can be displaced from the body of the instrument.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 1995
    Date of Patent: January 21, 1997
    Inventor: Thomas S. Tonon