Patents by Inventor Thomas Woods

Thomas Woods 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).

  • Publication number: 20240412599
    Abstract: Systems and methods for online gaming are provided. The systems and methods may include receiving a request, validating a bet and allocating a stake, initiating game logic to define the game's progress and outcomes, loading an initial game grid and randomly positioning symbols within the grid, identifying clusters of symbols and merging them into enhanced symbols, applying modifiers, to the identified enhanced symbols to increase their payout value, communicating the result of the game round to the client, displaying the final arrangement of symbols and any resulting enhanced symbols or clusters to the player, determining when an enhanced symbol forms or grows and notifying the server that the client is ready for the next cascade, clearing the grid of non-contributing symbols and cascading in new symbols to form additional clusters and enhanced symbols, awarding final pays when no new enhanced symbols form or grow, and completing the game round.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2024
    Publication date: December 12, 2024
    Inventors: Thomas Wood, Alec Horley, Nicolas Pavelek
  • Patent number: 12163366
    Abstract: An active hinge including a body bracket for attachment to a vehicle body. A hood bracket is provided for rotational attachment to a vehicle hood. An actuator is provided for selectively transitioning the active hood hinge from a normal mode where the rotation of the hood bracket is restricted, to an active pedestrian mode where the rotation of the hood bracket is unrestricted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: Magna Closures, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Wood, Andrew R. McIntyre
  • Patent number: 12161251
    Abstract: Described herein is a beverage system that is configured to produce beverages having different characteristics, such as different levels of carbonation including producing substantially non-carbonated beverages and carbonated beverages with a single machine. The beverage system includes a beverage appliance and a beverage container. The beverage container includes a beverage material, which can include a flavoring ingredient for a target beverage. The beverage appliance is used to access the beverage material from the beverage container and produce the target beverage. The beverage appliance and beverage container are adaptable to produce the target beverage having any of a range of carbonation levels or other characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: Bedford Systems LLC
    Inventors: Enrico Cafaro, Nathaniel Davis, Linda Marie Donoghue, Thomas Fedorka, Catherine Fox, Patrick Lazatin, William Roger Mainwaring-Burton, Michael M. Martin, Bob McCall, Thomas J. Novak, Ian Scott Rice, Thomas Adam Sullivan, Bryan Ellis Wagenknecht, Barry Wood
  • Publication number: 20240368931
    Abstract: A hinge based counterbalance mechanism for operating a hinge of a closure panel of a vehicle to assist in opening and closing of the closure panel between a closed position and an open position, the hinge based counterbalance mechanism including: a pair of hinges each having a body side portion for connecting to a body of the vehicle and a panel side portion for connecting to the closure panel, the body side portion and the panel side portion coupled to one another by a respective mechanical coupling; a pair of torsion elements each having a free end coupled to a respective gear and a fixed end coupled to either of the body side portion or the body, the fixed end inhibited from rotating relative to the free end and the free end able to rotate about a torsion axis of the torsion element; wherein the pair of torsion elements are positioned relative to one another in a non-overlapping manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2024
    Publication date: November 7, 2024
    Inventor: Thomas Wood
  • Publication number: 20240355055
    Abstract: Computing an image depicting a face having an expression with wrinkles is described. A 3D polygon mesh model of a face has a non-neutral expression. A tension map is computed from the 3D polygon mesh model. A neutral texture, a compressed wrinkle texture and an expanded wrinkle texture are computed or obtained from a library. The neutral texture comprises a map of the first face with a neutral expression. The compressed wrinkle texture is a map of the first face formed by aggregating maps of the first face with different expressions using the tension map, and the expanded wrinkle texture comprises a map of the first face formed by aggregating maps of the first face with different expressions using the tension map. A graphics engine may be used to apply the wrinkle textures to the 3D model according to the tension map; and render the image from the 3D model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2024
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Inventors: Tadas BALTRUSAITIS, Charles Thomas HEWITT, Erroll William WOOD, Chirag Anantha RAMAN
  • Publication number: 20240346857
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods, systems, and apparatus for remote reprogramming of an automotive controller using a local device, a client device, a technician device and a system server. The local device is connected to the automotive controller and is wirelessly connected to the client device. The client device is connected to the technician device through a system server. Programming configurations, including firmware, settings, and parameter updates, are selected from a technician device, sent to the system server, and uploaded to the local device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2024
    Publication date: October 17, 2024
    Applicant: EZ Lynk SEZC
    Inventors: Brad Gintz, Thomas Wood, Frederick Hershel Savage
  • Publication number: 20240335515
    Abstract: Enzyme-loaded polymeric nanoparticles for the treatment of disorders such as neurological or non-neurological conditions are described. Using hydrophobic ion pairing, enzymes are loaded into polymeric nanoparticles while retaining enzymatic activity. Surfactants coating the nanoparticle can direct nanoparticles for cellular uptake or for aggregation in the extracellular matrix. Preparing a hydrophobic ion pairing complex for nanoparticle formation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2022
    Publication date: October 10, 2024
    Applicant: University of Washington
    Inventors: ELIZABETH NANCE, ANDREA JOSEPH, CHRIS NYAMBURA, WALTER JAMES PFAENDTNER, THOMAS WOOD
  • Patent number: 12107423
    Abstract: A method and system for supplying power at a voltage selected from a plurality of voltages. Power is initially received at a first voltage. Embodiments communicate with an AC adapter to get device identification and see if the AC adapter supports other voltages. If so, embodiments communicate with the AC adapter to get more information about the adapter and identify what voltages the adapter is capable of providing. If one of the voltages would allow an information handling system to operate more efficiently, embodiments negotiate a power supply contract to operate at a second voltage. When the information handling system powers down, the system resets to operation at the initial voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Wei-Cheng Yu, Merle Jackson Wood, Tsung-Cheng Liao, Chin-Jui Liu, Andrew Thomas Sultenfuss, Chi Che Wu
  • Publication number: 20240295548
    Abstract: Provided herein are compositions and methods for photoaffinity labeling of molecular targets. In particular, probes that specifically interact with cellular targets based on their affinity and are then covalently linked to the cellular target via a photoreactive group (PRG) on the probe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2024
    Publication date: September 5, 2024
    Inventors: Sergiy LEVIN, Rachel Friedman OHANA, Robin HURST, Thomas KIRKLAND, Keith WOOD
  • Patent number: 12078029
    Abstract: A wireline shifting tool comprising an anchor, a linear actuator, and a shifter may be at least partially controlled by one or more measurements indicating an amount of force applied to the anchor, the linear actuator, the shifter, or a combination thereof. For example, a processor may receive the one or more measurements and perform a seeking operation or cause a graphical user interface (GUI) to display information that may inform a user regarding operations associated with the wireline shifting tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignee: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jisheng Li, Yang Hu, Thomas Mauchien, Benjamin Jean Yvon Durand, Xuedong Yang, Richard Woods, Tzy Yu Chow, Amanda Olivio
  • Patent number: 12062140
    Abstract: Computing an image depicting a face having an expression with wrinkles is described. A 3D polygon mesh model of a face has a non-neutral expression. A tension map is computed from the 3D polygon mesh model. A neutral texture, a compressed wrinkle texture and an expanded wrinkle texture are computed or obtained from a library. The neutral texture comprises a map of the first face with a neutral expression. The compressed wrinkle texture is a map of the first face formed by aggregating maps of the first face with different expressions using the tension map, and the expanded wrinkle texture comprises a map of the first face formed by aggregating maps of the first face with different expressions using the tension map. A graphics engine may be used to apply the wrinkle textures to the 3D model according to the tension map; and render the image from the 3D model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2024
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC.
    Inventors: Tadas Baltrusaitis, Charles Thomas Hewitt, Erroll William Wood, Chirag Anantha Raman
  • Publication number: 20240255943
    Abstract: Technology for generating and displaying a graphical user interface for operating an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) is disclosed herein that generates and updates a representation of a spline flight path. In various implementations, a graphical user interface detects user interactions with a remote control device directing the flight control subsystem of the UAV to record keyframes and to compute a spline based on the keyframes during flight. The graphical user interface displays a real-time perspective of the UAV with a representation of the spline and the keyframes overlaying the view. The graphical user interface continually updates the representation as the UAV flies and when the spline is updated as the keyframes are updated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2024
    Publication date: August 1, 2024
    Applicant: Skydio, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew Thomas Beaudouin-Lafon, Saumya Pravinbhai Shah, Kristen Marie Holtz, James Anthony Ferrandini, Hayk Martirosyan, Matthew Joseph Donahoe, Charles VanSchoonhoven Wood, Clara Kelley, Adam Parker Bry, Jack Louis Zhu
  • Patent number: 11966570
    Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods that automatically classify, segment, and parse content data using artificial intelligence and natural language processing technology, and generate graphical user interfaces that allow end users to dynamically filter content data for display. The systems processes volumes of content data to identify interrogative data, content sources that generated the interrogative data, and subject identifiers relating to the content data. The system generates graphical user interfaces that allow end users to effectively filter the data by choosing between layouts that display one or more of the various categories of data, including the interrogative data, content source identifiers, and/or subject identifiers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: Truist Bank
    Inventors: Kenneth William Cluff, Harold Thomas Wood, III, Peter Councill, James Xu
  • Patent number: 11914844
    Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods that automatically classify, segment, and parse content data using artificial intelligence and natural language processing technology, and generate graphical user interfaces that allow end users to dynamically filter content data for display. The systems processes volumes of content data to identify interrogative data, content sources that generated the interrogative data, and subject identifiers relating to the content data. The system generates graphical user interfaces that allow end users to effectively filter the data by choosing between layouts that display one or more of the various categories of data, including the interrogative data, content source identifiers, and/or subject identifiers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: TRUIST BANK
    Inventors: Kenneth William Cluff, Harold Thomas Wood, III, Peter Councill, James Xu
  • Patent number: 11907500
    Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods that automatically classify, segment, and parse content data using artificial intelligence and natural language processing technology, and generate graphical user interfaces that allow end users to dynamically filter content data for display. The systems processes volumes of content data to identify interrogative data, content sources that generated the interrogative data, and subject identifiers relating to the content data. The system generates graphical user interfaces that allow end users to effectively filter the data by choosing between layouts that display one or more of the various categories of data, including the interrogative data, content source identifiers, and/or subject identifiers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: TRUIST BANK
    Inventors: Kenneth William Cluff, Harold Thomas Wood, III, Peter Councill, James Xu
  • Publication number: 20230391637
    Abstract: A vacuum airlift system for treating an aqueous effluent includes an upflow liquid portion, where the upflow liquid portion is configured to retain a fluid, and a fluid inlet, the fluid inlet being fluidly coupled with the upflow liquid portion, where the fluid inlet is positioned at about a bottom of the upflow liquid portion. The vacuum airlift system can also include a downflow liquid portion, where the downflow liquid portion is fluidly coupled with the upflow liquid portion, and a fluid outlet, the fluid outlet being fluidly coupled with the downflow liquid portion, where the fluid outlet is positioned at about a bottom of the downflow liquid portion. The vacuum airlift system can also include a plurality of aerators fed by one or more fluidic oscillators; the plurality of aerators being coupled to the upflow liquid column.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2023
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Inventors: Thomas Wood Andrews, Emmanuel Pierre Pascal Briquet, John Rodgers Brooks
  • Publication number: 20230351815
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods, systems, and apparatus for remote reprogramming of an automotive controller and determining and reporting vehicle carbon emissions using a local device, a client device, a technician device and a system server. The local device is connected to the automotive controller and is wirelessly connected to the client device. The client device is connected to the technician device through a system server. Programming configurations, including firmware, settings, and parameter updates, are selected from a technician device, sent to the system server, and uploaded to local device using J2534 communication protocol. The client device receives the fuel consumption data from the local device and sends the data to the system server. The system server determines the carbon emissions based on the fuel consumption and reports the emissions to a third-party to certify carbon offset.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2023
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Applicant: EZ Lynk SEZC
    Inventors: Brad Gintz, Thomas Wood, Frederick Hershel Savage
  • Publication number: 20230350406
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods, systems, and apparatus for remote reprogramming of an automotive controller and determining and reporting vehicle carbon emissions using a local device, a client device, a technician device and a system server. The local device is connected to the automotive controller and is wirelessly connected to the client device. The client device is connected to the technician device through a system server. Programming configurations, including firmware, settings, and parameter updates, are selected from a technician device, sent to the system server, and uploaded to local device using J2534 communication protocol. The client device receives the fuel consumption data from the local device and sends the data to the system server. The system server determines the carbon emissions based on the fuel consumption and reports the emissions to a third-party to certify carbon offset.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2023
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Applicant: EZ Lynk SEZC
    Inventors: Brad Gintz, Thomas Wood, Frederick Hershel Savage
  • Publication number: 20230351816
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods, systems, and apparatus for remote reprogramming of an automotive controller and determining and reporting vehicle carbon emissions using a local device, a client device, a technician device and a system server. The local device is connected to the automotive controller and is wirelessly connected to the client device. The client device is connected to the technician device through a system server. Programming configurations, including firmware, settings, and parameter updates, are selected from a technician device, sent to the system server, and uploaded to local device using J2534 communication protocol. The client device receives the fuel consumption data from the local device and sends the data to the system server. The system server determines the carbon emissions based on the fuel consumption and reports the emissions to a third-party to certify carbon offset.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2023
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Applicant: EZ Lynk SEZC
    Inventors: Brad Gintz, Thomas Wood, Frederick Hershel Savage
  • Publication number: 20230342012
    Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods that automatically classify, segment, and parse content data using artificial intelligence and natural language processing technology, and generate graphical user interfaces that allow end users to dynamically filter content data for display. The systems processes volumes of content data to identify interrogative data, content sources that generated the interrogative data, and subject identifiers relating to the content data. The system generates graphical user interfaces that allow end users to effectively filter the data by choosing between layouts that display one or more of the various categories of data, including the interrogative data, content source identifiers, and/or subject identifiers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2022
    Publication date: October 26, 2023
    Applicant: Truist Bank
    Inventors: Kenneth William Cluff, Harold Thomas Wood, III, Peter Councill, James Xu