Patents by Inventor Tim Curtis

Tim Curtis 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: 20240388079
    Abstract: An overload protection system compromises a panelboard and a LMS which is configured to constantly measure the total amount of power being used at the panelboard such that when the total amount of energy measured is at or above a high programmed level, the LMS stops power from being supplied to a load and when the total amount of energy measured is at or below a low programmed level, the LMS allows power to be supplied to the load. The LMS comprises a monitoring relay with a “threshold hysteresis” built-in, which means that a threshold current at which an output switches from one state to another state is different depending on whether an input current is increasing or decreasing. The “threshold hysteresis” helps to eliminate noise and ensure that the output switches cleanly between ON and OFF, even if an input current level is fluctuating around a threshold current level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2023
    Publication date: November 21, 2024
    Applicant: Siemens Industry, Inc.
    Inventors: Nezar Alattar, Tim Curtis, Gustavo Cortes Rico, Carlos Flores Silguero, Hector Malacara
  • Publication number: 20170041064
    Abstract: An aircraft communication system is provided that includes: i) a self-contained onboard communication system, the onboard communication system comprising a first peripheral device and an at least one second peripheral device, the first and second peripheral devices each comprising a non-transitory computer-readable medium, having stored thereon a computer program for data communication, the computer program having a plurality of protocols, the protocols being extensible, the protocols executable by a processor to cause the first and second peripheral devices to send data and commands between one another, the first peripheral device further caused to perform the steps of: directly controlling a satellite communication device; directly dialing the satellite communication device; sending data directly to the satellite communication device; and receiving data from the satellite communication device, each of said steps being performed without the assistance of an on-board server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2016
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Inventors: Tim Curtis, Mark Insley, David Martin
  • Patent number: 8550375
    Abstract: A cylindrical, protective housing and accompanying insertion tool for shielding an in-ground sprinkler head. The cylindrical housing is inserted into the ground surrounding an in-ground sprinkler head, protecting the sprinkler head and subterranean feed lines from damage resulting from yard work or other traffic. The cylindrical housing prevents inadvertently sprinkler head collisions with lawn mowers, wheelbarrows, golf carts, or similarly wheeled vehicles. The insertion tool is a male-fitting press tool that provides vertical loads on the cylindrical housing upper extent to force it into soil surrounding a sprinkler head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Inventor: Tim Curtis
  • Publication number: 20110198410
    Abstract: A cylindrical, protective housing and accompanying insertion tool for shielding an in-ground sprinkler head. The cylindrical housing is inserted into the ground surrounding an in-ground sprinkler head, protecting the sprinkler head and subterranean feed lines from damage resulting from yard work or other traffic. The cylindrical housing prevents inadvertently sprinkler head collisions with lawn mowers, wheelbarrows, golf carts, or similarly wheeled vehicles. The insertion tool is a male-fitting press tool that provides vertical loads on the cylindrical housing upper extent to force it into soil surrounding a sprinkler head.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2011
    Publication date: August 18, 2011
    Inventor: Tim Curtis
  • Patent number: 7125687
    Abstract: The invention provides methods and compositions relating to pen polypeptides having pen-specific structure and activity, related polynucleotides and modulators of pen function. The invention provides isolated pen hybridization probes and primers capable of specifically hybridizing with natural pen genes, pen-specific binding agents such as specific antibodies, and methods of making and using the subject compositions in diagnosis (e.g. genetic hybridization screens for pen transcripts), therapy (e.g. pen inhibitors to modulate APP processing) and in the biopharmaceutical industry (e.g. as immunogens, reagents for screening chemical libraries for lead pharmacological agents, etc.).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2006
    Assignee: Exelixis, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Tim Curtis, George Ross Francis, Michael Christopher Ellis, David Andrew Ruddy, Sharmon Monique Nicoll, Garth Joseph McGrath