Patents by Inventor Thomas W. Bell
Thomas W. Bell 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).
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Patent number: 8657975Abstract: A method of attaching an object to a tire includes providing a tire and providing a mechanical two-piece fastening system having a first portion and a second portion. The method further includes attaching a first portion of a mechanical two-piece fastening system to the tire and positioning an object to be attached to the tire on one of the first portion and the second portion of the mechanical two-piece fastening system. The method also includes attaching the second portion of the mechanical two-piece fastening system to the first portion of the mechanical two-piece fastening system.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 2011Date of Patent: February 25, 2014Assignee: Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, LLCInventor: Thomas W. Bell
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Publication number: 20120074336Abstract: Compounds of Formula (1) are disclosed: Cb is a carbocyclic or heterocyclic group having an atom within the cyclic structure selected from C, N, Si, and Cr and singly bound to A. A is CR, COR, CSR, CNR2, CCN, CCONR2, CNO2, CNNAr, CX?, or N. Cr is a chromophore having a substantially planar cyclic structure. The compounds function as nanometer-scale rotary molecular motors powered and controlled by light energy. The design of the molecular motor devices is flexible so that the rotary direction, drive light wavelength, and other physical characteristics can be varied. The compounds can be chemically functionalized to allow it to be integrated into or attached to a variety of structures. The device can be used in applications where mechanical power, positional control, and information encoding are to be generated at the size scale of individual molecules.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2011Publication date: March 29, 2012Applicant: BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE NEVADA SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION, ON BEHALF OF THEInventors: Thomas W. BELL, Joseph I. Cline, Christine R. Cremo, Stephen L. Gillett, John H. Frederick
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Patent number: 7964722Abstract: Compounds of Formula (1) are disclosed. Cb is a carbocyclic or heterocyclic group having an atom within the cyclic structure selected from C, N, Si, and Cr and singly bound to A. A is CR, COR, CSR, CNR2, CCN, CCONR2, CNO2, CNNAr, CX1, or N. Cr is a chromophore having a substantially planar cyclic structure. The compounds function as nanometer-scale rotary molecular motors powered and controlled by light energy. The design of the molecular motor devices is flexible so that the rotary direction, drive light wavelength, and other physical characteristics can be varied. The compounds can be chemically functionalized to allow it to be integrated into or attached to a variety of structures. The device can be used in applications where mechanical power, positional control, and information encoding are to be generated at the size scale of individual molecules.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2004Date of Patent: June 21, 2011Assignee: Board of Regents of the Nevada System of Higher Education, on behalf of the University of Nevada, RenoInventors: Thomas W. Bell, Joseph I. Cline, Christine R. Cremo, Stephen L. Gillett, John H. Frederick
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Publication number: 20110113630Abstract: A method of attaching an object to a tire includes providing a tire and providing a mechanical two-piece fastening system having a first portion and a second portion. The method further includes attaching a first portion of a mechanical two-piece fastening system to the tire and positioning an object to be attached to the tire on one of the first portion and the second portion of the mechanical two-piece fastening system. The method also includes attaching the second portion of the mechanical two-piece fastening system to the first portion of the mechanical two-piece fastening system.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 21, 2011Publication date: May 19, 2011Applicant: Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, LLCInventor: Thomas W. Bell
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Publication number: 20110077394Abstract: Compounds of Formula (1) are disclosed. Cb is a carbocyclic or heterocyclic group having an atom within the cyclic structure selected from C, N, Si, and Cr and singly bound to A. A is CR, COR, CSR, CNR2, CCN, CCONR2, CNO2, CNNAr, CX?, or N. Cr is a chromophore having a substantially planar cyclic structure. The compounds function as nanometer-scale rotary molecular motors powered and controlled by light energy. The design of the molecular motor devices is flexible so that the rotary direction, drive light wavelength, and other physical characteristics can be varied. The compounds can be chemically functionalized to allow it to be integrated into or attached to a variety of structures. The device can be used in applications where mechanical power, positional control, and information encoding are to be generated at the size scale of individual molecules.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2004Publication date: March 31, 2011Inventors: Thomas W. Bell, Joseph I. Cline, Christine R. Cremo, Stephen L. Gillett, John H. Frederick
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Patent number: 7900666Abstract: A tire and a method of securing an object thereto includes a two-piece fastening system having a first portion which is applied to an innerliner of a green tire prior to the green tire being cured and a second portion which includes an object, such as a radio frequency identification chip, attached thereto. The first portion of the two-piece fastening system is attached to the innerliner of the tire with an adhesive or by curing. The green tire is then cured and the second portion of the two-piece fastening system with the object attached thereto is then attached to the first portion of the two-piece fastening system. In an alternative embodiment, the object may be sandwiched between the first and second portions of the fastening system.Type: GrantFiled: January 5, 2010Date of Patent: March 8, 2011Inventor: Thomas W. Bell
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Patent number: 7772521Abstract: A system and associated method of marking a molded vehicle tire with laser engraved information to provide both human visible and machine readable data concerning the tire. Information contained in a barcode on the tire is read at a first station and supplied to a control unit. The physical location of human visible information previously molded into the tire is read from the tire at a second station and supplied to the control unit which uses this information to position a laser located at a third station for engaging additional human visible information pertaining to the manufacture of the tire adjacent the existing visible information to satisfy the Department of Transportation (DOT) tire marking requirements. The additional information also can be laser engraved into the tire in a machine readable encoded format, such as 2D symbols, for subsequent control and verification throughout the life of the tire.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2004Date of Patent: August 10, 2010Inventors: Donald L. Smith, Jr., Daniel C. Orendorf, Stefan A. Parks, Thomas W. Bell, Joseph J. Peters, Ira L. Wood, Jason J. Para
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Publication number: 20100108222Abstract: A tire and a method of securing an object thereto includes a two-piece fastening system having a first portion which is applied to an innerliner of a green tire prior to the green tire being cured and a second portion which includes an object, such as a radio frequency identification chip, attached thereto. The first portion of the two-piece fastening system is attached to the innerliner of the tire with an adhesive or by curing. The green tire is then cured and the second portion of the two-piece fastening system with the object attached thereto is then attached to the first portion of the two-piece fastening system. In an alternative embodiment, the object may be sandwiched between the first and second portions of the fastening system.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 5, 2010Publication date: May 6, 2010Inventor: Thomas W. Bell
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Patent number: 7658809Abstract: A tire and a method of securing an object thereto includes a two-piece fastening system having a first portion which is applied to an innerliner of a green tire prior to the green tire being cured and a second portion which includes an object, such as a radio frequency identification chip, attached thereto. The first portion of the two-piece fastening system is attached to the innerliner of the tire with an adhesive or by curing. The green tire is then cured and the second portion of the two-piece fastening system with the object attached thereto is then attached to the first portion of the two-piece fastening system. In an alternative embodiment, the object may be sandwiched between the first and second portions of the fastening system.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2006Date of Patent: February 9, 2010Inventor: Thomas W. Bell
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Patent number: 7435362Abstract: The invention relates to redox-switchable material comprising a redox-active moiety adsorbed, bonded or both, to a semiconductor material. Among the preferred redox-active moieties disclosed herein are ferrocenes, acridines, and quinones though any such moiety may be employed. The redox-switchable material of this invention may be used to selectively remove one or more selected solutes from an aqueous solution wherein adsorption/complexation of the solute is influenced by the oxidation state of the redox-active moiety. In an alternative embodiment, inclusion moieties that are covalently bound to the redox-active moiety are employed to achieve selective complexation of the desired solute. Other possible applications of the disclosed materials are photoerasable writing media, electrochromic or photochromic materials, catalysis, and solar energy storage.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2002Date of Patent: October 14, 2008Assignee: The Board of Regents of the Nevada System of Higher Education on behalf of the University of NavadaInventors: Masahiro Muraoka, Stephen L. Gillett, Thomas W. Bell
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Patent number: 7108761Abstract: A tire and a method of securing an object thereto includes a two-piece fastening system having a first portion which is applied to an innerliner of a green tire prior to the green tire being cured and a second portion which includes an object, such as a radio frequency identification chip, attached thereto. The first portion of the two-piece fastening system is attached to the innerliner of the tire with an adhesive or by curing. The green tire is then cured and the second portion of the two-piece fastening system with the object attached thereto is then attached to the first portion of the two-piece fastening system. In an alternative embodiment, the object may be sandwiched between the first and second portions of the fastening system.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2003Date of Patent: September 19, 2006Assignee: Bridgestone Firestone North American Tire, LLCInventor: Thomas W. Bell
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Patent number: 7033541Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds and more particularly to compounds which are useful for the determination of bicarbonate and the delivery of bicarbonate to a non-aqueous solution. The invention further relates to an optical sensor for the determination of bicarbonate in a liquid sample.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2003Date of Patent: April 25, 2006Inventors: Thomas W. Bell, Jinhua Chen, Alisher B. Khasanov
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Publication number: 20040191917Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds and more particularly to compounds which are useful for the determination of bicarbonate and the delivery of bicarbonate to a non-aqueous solution. The invention further relates to an optical sensor for the determination of bicarbonate in a liquid sample.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2003Publication date: September 30, 2004Applicant: Roche Diagnostics CorporationInventors: Thomas W. Bell, Jinhua Chen, Alisher B. Khasanov
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Patent number: 6720188Abstract: Methods and kits for determine arginine compounds are discussed. The methods and kits of the invention can be used for the diagnosis of arginine compound associated disorders.Type: GrantFiled: July 5, 2001Date of Patent: April 13, 2004Assignees: FAL DiagnosticsInventors: Rima Kaddurah-Daouk, Thomas W. Bell, Alisher B. Khasanov
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Publication number: 20030155054Abstract: A tire and a method of securing an object thereto includes a two-piece fastening system having a first portion which is applied to an innerliner of a green tire prior to the green tire being cured and a second portion which includes an object, such as a radio frequency identification chip, attached thereto. The first portion of the two-piece fastening system is attached to the innerliner of the tire with an adhesive or by curing. The green tire is then cured and the second portion of the two-piece fastening system with the object attached thereto is then attached to the first portion of the two-piece fastening system. In an alternative embodiment, the object may be sandwiched between the first and second portions of the fastening system.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 5, 2003Publication date: August 21, 2003Inventor: Thomas W. Bell
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Patent number: 6566086Abstract: Methods for the detection of creatine compound levels in body fluid samples are discussed. Portable kits capable of determining creatine levels using non-invasive and visually detectable methods are also included.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2000Date of Patent: May 20, 2003Assignee: FAL DiagnosticsInventors: Fahad Mohammed Saleh Al Athel, Thomas W. Bell, Alisher B. Khasanov, Rima Kaddurah-Daouk
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Patent number: 6525200Abstract: Multicyclic aromatic compounds useful as complexing agents having the general formula: Methods of complexing and quantitating a component in a sample such as urea or guanidine are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2000Date of Patent: February 25, 2003Assignee: Roche Diagnostics CorporationInventors: Alisher B. Khasanov, Thomas W. Bell
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Publication number: 20020081626Abstract: Methods and kits for determine arginine compounds are discussed. The methods and kits of the invention can be used for the diagnosis of arginine compound associated disorders.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 5, 2001Publication date: June 27, 2002Inventors: Rima Kaddurah-Daouk, Thomas W. Bell, Alisher B. Khasanov
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Publication number: 20020019423Abstract: A method of inhibiting viruses in which a virus is contacted with an antiviral amount of a compound of formula I. Activity is shown against HIV and other viruses.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2001Publication date: February 14, 2002Inventor: Thomas W. Bell
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Patent number: 6342492Abstract: The invention relates to a family of new synthetic triamine compounds which can be used in antiviral pharmaceutical compositions.Type: GrantFiled: August 7, 1997Date of Patent: January 29, 2002Assignee: The Research Foundation of State University of New YorkInventor: Thomas W. Bell