Patents by Inventor Vincent Thomas

Vincent Thomas 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).

  • Replacement assembly for an image intensifier tube utilizing an input relay lens
    Patent number: 6288839
    Abstract: A Gen III retrofit package for a Gen II image intensifier which utilizes a 1:1 relay lens in front of the Gen III tube to focus an inverted image on the far side of a glass plate where the photocathode is located.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2001
    Assignee: ITT Manufacturing Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: John C. Nelson, Albert W. Efkeman, Don J. Janezco, Roderick L. Snyder, Vincent Thomas
  • System and method for window queues and white space activation for toggling windows
    Patent number: 6025842
    Abstract: Rapid toggling of application windows to the forefront of a computer monitor. One or more queues are established by a user comprising indicia representative of a sequence of a plurality of open application windows. Sequencial toggling among the windows of a given sequence is accomplished by actuating a mouse pointer positioned to the white space of any window within the given sequence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2000
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas Michael Filetto, Gilford Francis Martino, Frank John Robyck, Vincent Thomas Timon, III
  • Snap cutter apparatus for paper tubes
    Patent number: 4108034
    Abstract: Tubes made from spirally wound paper tape are fed axially and suspended off the end of an arbor. When the tube reaches a predetermined length, the free end engages a free-hanging sensor plate, the movement of which interrupts a light beam to generate a signal which actuates a timer. The timer energizes a motor for a predetermined time to cycle a snap cutter through one circular orbit to sever the tube. The cutter is stopped at its original position by a brake.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 1977
    Date of Patent: August 22, 1978
    Assignee: Precision Paper Tube Company
    Inventor: Anthony Vincent Thomas