Patents by Inventor Thomas W. Thomson

Thomas W. Thomson 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).

  • Sealed reinforced tape
    Patent number: 11964463
    Abstract: Air-holding fabrics and improvements to reinforced tape used to join multiple fabric panels. Specifically disclosed is a joining system and method for securing two air-holding panels to one another, while eliminating air leakage through the seam tape. The disclosed reinforced tapes find particular use in connection with evacuation slides, evacuation slide/rafts, life rafts, life vests, and other life-saving inflatable devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: AIR CRUISERS COMPANY, LLC
    Inventors: Christian W. Thomson, Thomas W. Swierkocki
  • Can interface selecting one of two distinct fault recovery method after counting a predetermined number of recessive bits or good can frames
    Patent number: 5574848
    Abstract: A CAN node with a CAN protocol controller device reconnects to a CAN bus from the node's busoff state only after the node has successfully decoded a plurality of good messages from other devices on the CAN bus. Reception of a plurality of good messages advantageously provides a CAN protocol controller device which exits its busoff state with a high degree of confidence that the fault that caused the node to enter the busoff state has been cleared.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 1993
    Date of Patent: November 12, 1996
    Assignee: National Semiconductor Corporation
    Inventor: Thomas W. Thomson