Patents by Inventor Timothy J. Thompson

Timothy J. Thompson 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: 20240118258
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a first member having a housing that encloses a power source and a controller, a second member coupled to the first member that is seeded with a target product, and a sensing module coupled to the first member to allow power from the power source to be transmitted to the sensing module and sensor data from the sensing module to be transmitted to the controller. The sensing module including a sensor oriented toward at least a portion of the second member. The sensor configured to obtain sensor data associated with at least one characteristic of the target product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Applicant: Running Tide Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Luca MASTRANGELO, William JOHNSON, Josh HILL, Timothy J. DYSON, Jacob F. HAGLER, Charles B.W. HALVORSON, Philipp Max WERMINGHAUSEN, Andrew Clyde THOMPSON
  • Publication number: 20230355401
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to orthopaedic implants and methods for restoring functionality to a joint. The implants described herein may be utilized during orthopaedic procedures and may be incorporated into a shoulder prosthesis for restoring functionality to shoulders having advanced cartilage disease. The disclosed implants may incorporate one or more fasteners formed together with a main body of the respective implant at a breakable connection. The fastener may be deployed during a surgical procedure, which may improve fixation of the implant at the surgical site.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2023
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Inventors: Nick Metcalfe, Steven Jim DeLeon, Steven P. Schewe, Timothy J. Thompson, Kevin John Gallen, Scott William Doody, Michael Moreland
  • Patent number: 11737883
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to orthopaedic implants and methods for restoring functionality to a joint. The implants described herein may be utilized during orthopaedic procedures and may be incorporated into a shoulder prosthesis for restoring functionality to shoulders having advanced cartilage disease. The disclosed implants may incorporate one or more fasteners formed together with a main body of the respective implant at a breakable connection. The fastener may be deployed during a surgical procedure, which may improve fixation of the implant at the surgical site.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: ARTHREX, INC.
    Inventors: Nick Metcalfe, Steven Jim DeLeon, Steven P. Schewe, Timothy J. Thompson, Kevin John Gallen, Scott William Doody, Michael Moreland
  • Publication number: 20230111376
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to surgical systems, devices and methods for planning and implementing surgical procedures. The systems and methods disclosed herein may be utilized to establish physical models of anatomy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2022
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Inventors: Nick Metcalfe, Michael Moreland, Aaron Jerome Hewitt, Michael Charles Morris, George Rego, Gianna Christine Vega-Soto, Timothy J. Thompson
  • Publication number: 20230085332
    Abstract: A guide apparatus for a surgical cutting tool includes a plurality of plates arranged in parallel with a guide plane. The plates form opposing bearing surfaces spaced apart over a clearance distance that defines an opening. A sheath includes a cylindrical portion that extends along a longitudinal axis and forms an interior passage extending through cylindrical portion along the longitudinal axis. The cylindrical portion of the sheath slidably engages the opening through the clearance distance, and the interior passage of the sheath receives a rotary cutting head of the surgical cutting tool in an operating configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2021
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Applicant: Arthrex, Inc
    Inventors: James Tyler Clevett, Nicholas Clement Mealey, Timothy J. Thompson
  • Publication number: 20220280306
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to orthopaedic implants and methods for restoring functionality to a joint. The implants described herein may be utilized during orthopaedic procedures and may be incorporated into a shoulder prosthesis for restoring functionality to shoulders having advanced cartilage disease. The disclosed implants may incorporate one or more fasteners formed together with a main body of the respective implant at a breakable connection. The fastener may be deployed during a surgical procedure, which may improve fixation of the implant at the surgical site.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2021
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Inventors: Nick Metcalfe, Steven Jim DeLeon, Steven P. Schewe, Timothy J. Thompson, Kevin John Gallen, Scott William Doody, Michael Moreland
  • Patent number: 10885503
    Abstract: An adjustable tenant billing to cost mechanism is provided as a platform service from a platform-as-a-service (PaaS) layer within a distributed multi-tenant computing environment. A set of client-application billing measures of multi-tenant computing services of at least one software-as-a-service (SaaS) application operating in a SaaS layer and a set of service-provider cost factors of different types of platform and infrastructure components operating in an infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) layer are analyzed. The set of defined relationships is adjusted in accordance with the analysis using a feedback mechanism within the distributed multi-tenant computing environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventor: Timothy J. Thompson
  • Patent number: 10747748
    Abstract: A method for generating a mobile database structure configured to operate when a mobile device is disconnected from an enterprise application server. The method includes receiving a data model and a set of validation rules associated with an enterprise application. The method also includes determining an application role to be performed by the mobile device when disconnected from the enterprise application server. The method also includes storing a set of simplified application data within the mobile device relating to the application role, where the set of simplified application data includes data query definitions configured to map a query data cache to one or more output data fields. The method also includes validating the set of simplified application data based on the set of validation rules. The method also includes generating a interface for the mobile device, where the interface is configured to contain functionality based on the application role.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: David J. Havican, Sean L. Stuckless, Timothy J. Thompson
  • Publication number: 20180068288
    Abstract: An adjustable tenant billing to cost mechanism is provided as a platform service from a platform-as-a-service (PaaS) layer within a distributed multi-tenant computing environment. A set of client-application billing measures of multi-tenant computing services of at least one software-as-a-service (SaaS) application operating in a SaaS layer and a set of service-provider cost factors of different types of platform and infrastructure components operating in an infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) layer are analyzed. The set of defined relationships is adjusted in accordance with the analysis using a feedback mechanism within the distributed multi-tenant computing environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2017
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Inventor: Timothy J. Thompson
  • Patent number: 9846865
    Abstract: An illustrative embodiment of a process for reconciling billing measures to cost factors, comprising receiving, by one or more processors, a set of billing measures from one or more applications and a set of cost factors from infrastructure feeds. Analyzing the set of billing measures and cost factors received, using a set of defined relationships to create analyzed information and generates, by the one or more processors, a set of reports using the analyzed information. Responsive to a determination to update the set of definitions, update the sets of definitions using information from the generated reports.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventor: Timothy J. Thompson
  • Patent number: 9824343
    Abstract: An illustrative embodiment of a process for reconciling billing measures to cost factors, comprising receiving, by one or more processors, a set of billing measures from one or more applications and a set of cost factors from infrastructure feeds. Analyzing the set of billing measures and cost factors received, using a set of defined relationships to create analyzed information and generates, by the one or more processors, a set of reports using the analyzed information. Responsive to a determination to update the set of definitions, update the sets of definitions using information from the generated reports.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventor: Timothy J. Thompson
  • Publication number: 20170220622
    Abstract: A method for generating a mobile database structure configured to operate when a mobile device is disconnected from an enterprise application server. The method includes receiving a data model and a set of validation rules associated with an enterprise application. The method also includes determining an application role to be performed by the mobile device when disconnected from the enterprise application server. The method also includes storing a set of simplified application data within the mobile device relating to the application role, where the set of simplified application data includes data query definitions configured to map a query data cache to one or more output data fields. The method also includes validating the set of simplified application data based on the set of validation rules. The method also includes generating a interface for the mobile device, where the interface is configured to contain functionality based on the application role.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2016
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Inventors: David J. Havican, Sean L. Stuckless, Timothy J. Thompson
  • Patent number: 9626389
    Abstract: A method for analyzing an enterprise application linked to a mobile device application. The method includes determining that the enterprise application performs a first set of roles. The method also includes analyzing the mobile device application. The method also includes determining that the mobile device application performs a second set of roles. The method also includes receiving an input parameter at the mobile device application, and generating a mobile data structure in response to the determining that the mobile device performs the second set of roles. The method also includes receiving an indication of a planned disconnect of the mobile device application from the enterprise application. The method also includes storing, in response to the receiving the indication of planned disconnect, the generated data structure in the mobile device for disconnected execution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: David J. Havican, Sean L. Stuckless, Timothy J. Thompson
  • Patent number: 9288336
    Abstract: A method, computer system, and computer-readable storage media are provided. The method can include identifying a set of one or more rules in response to an offline event for the remote device. The method can also include determining, based upon the offline event, one or more usage factors from one or more rules that identify at least one usage factor. The method can also include measuring, using the remote device, the determined one or more usage factors. The method can also include generating a filter from the set of one or more rules based off the measured one or more usage factors. The method can also include filtering the plurality of records from the online-accessible database to produce a set of filtered records. The method can also include transmitting the set of filtered records to the remote device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: David J. Havican, Sean L. Stuckless, Timothy J. Thompson
  • Patent number: 9113000
    Abstract: A method, computer system, and computer-readable storage media are provided. The method can include identifying a set of one or more rules in response to an offline event for the remote device. The method can also include determining, based upon the offline event, one or more usage factors from one or more rules that identify at least one usage factor. The method can also include measuring, using the remote device, the determined one or more usage factors. The method can also include generating a filter from the set of one or more rules based off the measured one or more usage factors. The method can also include filtering the plurality of records from the online-accessible database to produce a set of filtered records. The method can also include transmitting the set of filtered records to the remote device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2015
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: David J. Havican, Sean L. Stuckless, Timothy J. Thompson
  • Publication number: 20150058366
    Abstract: A method, computer system, and computer-readable storage media are provided. The method can include identifying a set of one or more rules in response to an offline event for the remote device. The method can also include determining, based upon the offline event, one or more usage factors from one or more rules that identify at least one usage factor. The method can also include measuring, using the remote device, the determined one or more usage factors. The method can also include generating a filter from the set of one or more rules based off the measured one or more usage factors. The method can also include filtering the plurality of records from the online-accessible database to produce a set of filtered records. The method can also include transmitting the set of filtered records to the remote device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2013
    Publication date: February 26, 2015
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: David J. Havican, Sean L. Stuckless, Timothy J. Thompson
  • Publication number: 20150056948
    Abstract: A method, computer system, and computer-readable storage media are provided. The method can include identifying a set of one or more rules in response to an offline event for the remote device. The method can also include determining, based upon the offline event, one or more usage factors from one or more rules that identify at least one usage factor. The method can also include measuring, using the remote device, the determined one or more usage factors. The method can also include generating a filter from the set of one or more rules based off the measured one or more usage factors. The method can also include filtering the plurality of records from the online-accessible database to produce a set of filtered records. The method can also include transmitting the set of filtered records to the remote device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2014
    Publication date: February 26, 2015
    Inventors: David J. Havican, Sean L. Stuckless, Timothy J. Thompson
  • Publication number: 20150052157
    Abstract: The present disclosure includes a method for transferring data from a source database configured with a first, hierarchical data structure to a destination database configured with a second, different data structure. Data from the source database can be parsed according to a plurality of source fields that define a portion of the hierarchical data structure. Content values stored in the source database for one or more subfields of the plurality of source fields can be accessed. A user interface can display the content values in a selectable format. A filter can be generated from selected content values. The data from the source database can be filtered using the filter. The data from the source database can be transformed according to the second, different structure of the destination database. The filter and transformed data can be loaded from the source database to the destination database.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2013
    Publication date: February 19, 2015
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventor: Timothy J. Thompson
  • Publication number: 20140156519
    Abstract: An illustrative embodiment of a process for reconciling billing measures to cost factors, comprising receiving, by one or more processors, a set of billing measures from one or more applications and a set of cost factors from infrastructure feeds. Analyzing the set of billing measures and cost factors received, using a set of defined relationships to create analyzed information and generates, by the one or more processors, a set of reports using the analyzed information. Responsive to a determination to update the set of definitions, update the sets of definitions using information from the generated reports.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2013
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventor: Timothy J. Thompson
  • Publication number: 20140156477
    Abstract: An illustrative embodiment of a process for reconciling billing measures to cost factors, comprising receiving, by one or more processors, a set of billing measures from one or more applications and a set of cost factors from infrastructure feeds. Analyzing the set of billing measures and cost factors received, using a set of defined relationships to create analyzed information and generates, by the one or more processors, a set of reports using the analyzed information. Responsive to a determination to update the set of definitions, update the sets of definitions using information from the generated reports.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2012
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventor: Timothy J. Thompson