Patents by Inventor William E. Thomas
William E. 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).
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Patent number: 11958850Abstract: Compounds and pharmaceutical compositions that modulate kinase activity, including mutant EGFR and mutant HER2 kinase activity, and compounds, pharmaceutical compositions, and methods of treatment of diseases and conditions associated with kinase activity, including mutant EGFR and mutant HER2 activity, are described herein.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2021Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY LIMITEDInventors: Wei-Sheng Huang, Yongjin Gong, Feng Li, Nicholas E. Bencivenga, David C. Dalgarno, Anna Kohlmann, William C. Shakespeare, Ranny M. Thomas, Xiaotian Zhu, Angela V. West, Willmen Youngsaye, Yun Zhang, Tianjun Zhou
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Patent number: 8818893Abstract: Apparatus and methods for providing a dynamic payment generator are provided. A customer of a financial institution may desire to conduct a transaction involving a transferor or transferee financial institution without prior knowledge regarding unique and specific information required by the transferor or transferee institution. In some embodiments, apparatus and methods may detect information entered by the customer and dynamically prompt the customer for additional information required by the transferor or transferee institution. Apparatus and methods may pre-fill fields on a form displayed to the customer with information required by the transferor or transferee institution.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2011Date of Patent: August 26, 2014Assignee: Bank of America CorporationInventors: Howard O. Weinstein, William E. Thomas, Daniel M. Whipple, Christopher Hope, Savit A. Pirl, Milton Santiago, Jr.
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Publication number: 20120323768Abstract: Apparatus and methods for communicating a notification of a status of a payment are provided. The payment may be an electronic payment. The apparatus and methods may involve receiving an electronic request from a payor to transmit a payment to a payee. The status of a payment may include steps that have been completed, have not been completed, and/or are currently in progress in a process of fulfilling the payor's request. Status may include an estimate of time remaining until the fulfillment process is completed. The electronic request may include a notification preference. A notification preference may include a destination for receiving the notification. A method of communicating a notification may include any suitable paper or electronic communication method. The notification may be automatically stored in a database for future reference.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 26, 2011Publication date: December 20, 2012Applicant: Bank of AmericaInventors: Howard O. Weinstein, William E. Thomas, Daniel M. Whipple, Christopher Hope, Savit A. Pirl
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Publication number: 20120323775Abstract: Apparatus and methods for improving online bill payment processes are provided. Online bill payment typically involves a paying party (“payor”), an intermediary (such as a bank, a billpay service or a billpay network) and a payee. In some embodiments, the apparatus and methods may provide optional file attachments that may be communicated from a payor (initiator) to a payee (recipient). Such attachments might include a signed contract for products or services, a payment stub with descriptive details of the payment, a photo of an item being purchased, or any other document that the payor wishes to send in connection with the payment transaction. The field(s) associated with the attachment may be searchable. Such fields may be searchable by a characteristic of the attachment. Characteristics may include content of the attachment of an electronic format of the attachment.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 26, 2011Publication date: December 20, 2012Applicant: Bank of AmericaInventors: Howard O. Weinstein, William E. Thomas, Daniel M. Whipple, Christopher Hope, Savit A. Pirl
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Publication number: 20120323784Abstract: Apparatus and methods for providing a dynamic payment generator are provided. A customer of a financial institution may desire to conduct a transaction involving a transferor or transferee financial institution without prior knowledge regarding unique and specific information required by the transferor or transferee institution. In some embodiments, apparatus and methods may detect information entered by the customer and dynamically prompt the customer for additional information required by the transferor or transferee institution. Apparatus and methods may pre-fill fields on a form displayed to the customer with information required by the transferor or transferee institution.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 26, 2011Publication date: December 20, 2012Applicant: Bank of AmericaInventors: Howard O. Weinstein, William E. Thomas, Daniel M. Whipple, Christopher Hope, Savit A. Pirl
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Publication number: 20110238568Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods are illustrated for enhancing the transfer of funds. Aspects of the disclosure relate to enhancing the transfer of funds using a plurality of factors/controls, such as speed, quality, cost, priority, and/or volume. The volume controls may be configured with minimum and maximum values and configured to override other factors (e.g., cost, quality, etc.) Systems and methods are disclosed to assist in selecting delivery mechanism to transfer funds in an enhanced manner.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 20, 2011Publication date: September 29, 2011Applicant: BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATIONInventors: Gregory Lee Booth, Amanda Jane Holcomb, Stephanie Lee Willett-Smith, Jason P. Blackhurst, Anthony B. Calderone, William E. Thomas
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Publication number: 20100125514Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to enhancing the transfer of funds involving particular payee-payors. Users sometimes desire to remotely transfer funds from their account (i.e., payor account) to a payee, but are ambivalent as to the delivery mechanism their financial institution uses to perform the transfer. Systems and methods are disclosed that relate to using a routing engine to assist in transferring funds in an enhanced manner.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 14, 2008Publication date: May 20, 2010Applicant: Bank of America CorporationInventors: Jason P. Blackhurst, Anthony B. Calderone, William E. Thomas
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Patent number: 6722698Abstract: A new and improved seat belt retractor system having an electronic control unit which is adapted to receive a signal from a sensor responsive to the buckling of the seat belt and causes an electric motor acting through a chain drive to drivingly rotate a reel in one direction for providing a predetermined seat belt loading on the seat occupant and that is responsive to the braking of the vehicle under emergency conditions to increase the tensioning of the seat belt to a level that exceeds the predetermined seat belt loading.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2002Date of Patent: April 20, 2004Assignee: General Motors CorporationInventors: David Charles Viano, Joseph D. McCleary, Edward Aloysius Jedrzejczak, William E. Thomas, Richard A. McCormick, Mark J. Sawade
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Patent number: 6641166Abstract: A knee bolster system is capable of automatic extension and retraction during specified scenarios that are determined based on sensor input. A microprocessor electrically controls an actuator capable of extending at least one telescoping mechanism which is rigidly engaged to a knee bolster pad located in the lower portion of an instrument panel at knee height to an occupant. Each telescoping mechanism houses a plowing mechanism. This plowing mechanism generates reaction forces during actuation.Type: GrantFiled: May 25, 2001Date of Patent: November 4, 2003Assignee: General Motors CorporationInventors: Alan Lampe Browne, Gary Lee Jones, Joseph D. McCleary, William E. Thomas, Jenne-Tai Wang, Scott R. Webb, Francis D. Wood, Chandra Sekhar Namuduri
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Publication number: 20030178836Abstract: A new and improved seat belt retractor system having an electronic control unit which is adapted to receive a signal from a sensor responsive to the buckling of the seat belt and causes an electric motor acting through a chain drive to drivingly rotate a reel in one direction for providing a predetermined seat belt loading on the seat occupant and that is responsive to the braking of the vehicle under emergency conditions to increase the tensioning of the seat belt to a level that exceeds the predetermined seat belt loading.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 22, 2002Publication date: September 25, 2003Inventors: David Charles Viano, Joseph D. McCleary, Edward Aloysius Jedrzejczak, William E. Thomas, Richard A. McCormick, Mark J. Sawade
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Publication number: 20030001372Abstract: A knee bolster system is capable of automatic extension and retraction during specified scenarios that are determined based on sensor input. A microprocessor electrically controls an actuator capable of extending at least one telescoping mechanism which is rigidly engaged to a knee bolster pad located in the lower portion of an instrument panel at knee height to an occupant. Each telescoping mechanism houses a plowing mechanism. This plowing mechanism generates reaction forces during actuation.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 25, 2001Publication date: January 2, 2003Inventors: Alan Lampe Browne, Gary Lee Jones, Joseph D. Mc Cleary, William E. Thomas, Jenne-Tai Wang, Scott R. Webb, Francis D. Wood, Chandra Sekhar Namuduri
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Patent number: 4919017Abstract: A hose clamp tool has juxtaposed jaws on one end of elongated members, one of which slides within the other to move the jaws toward each other to force the lugs of a hose clamp toward each other. That expands the circular part of the clamp, allowing it to fit over the end of a hose. Longitudinal movement of one elongated member relative to the other is accomplished by a handle pivotally mounted on one of the members extending toward the jaws. One end of a link is pivotally connected to an intermediate part of the handle, and the other end of the link is pivotally connected to the other member.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 1989Date of Patent: April 24, 1990Inventor: William E. Thomas
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Patent number: 4896622Abstract: A mechanism with one foot pedal for controlling the fore-and-aft attitude of a high-speed boat having the usual cavitation or trim plate. When the foot pedal is depressed the cavitation plate is lowered through an interconnecting assembly of pivoted members to lower the bow of the boat against any upending tendency as it accelerates from a dead stop in the water. As the boat speed increases, release of pressure on the foot pedal causes movement of the cavitation plate to an upper position, wherein it is ineffective to lower the bow, and locking of the plate in that position until the foot pedal is again depressed.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 1989Date of Patent: January 30, 1990Inventor: William E. Thomas
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Patent number: 4162004Abstract: A carrying case is made, preferably molded of hard plastic, having within the same, preferably as integral part thereof a stop, lug or block to arrest motion of a carried object by coacting with a portion of said object as the object is urged toward and against said stop by an inclined plane or surface generally facing toward said stop and coacting with another portion of said object. The plane or surface can be comprised in an upstanding outcropping or rib. The surface or rib can have in the surface an offset, jog or crotch generally facing said stop to limit motion away from said stop whenever the inclined surface is insufficient to urge the object towards said stop as when the case is tilted to render the inclined surface momentarily inoperative and when the top of the closed case may not urge the carried object toward said plane.Providing several spaced offsets permits the case to effectively accommodate several sizes of objects, e.g., chain saws of different models or sizes.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 1977Date of Patent: July 24, 1979Assignee: Phillips Petroleum CompanyInventor: William E. Thomas
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Patent number: 4011724Abstract: Actuator for selectively and sequentially providing dual pressure forces for positioning and seating fasteners and for other purposes. Air pressure is selectively applied to a first piston to apply a relatively low level of hydraulic pressure to the actuating rod and then to a second pneumatic piston to intensify the hydraulic pressure applied to the actuating rod. The actuator is caused to be extended a first distance at low force and then to be extended an additional distance at a relatively higher force. Air pressure is selectively applied to cause all pistons and the actuating rod to retract to their initial positions.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 1971Date of Patent: March 15, 1977Assignee: Lockheed Aircraft CorporationInventors: Ralph K. Landes, William E. Thomas
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Patent number: 3963545Abstract: An energetic double base propellant composition consisting essentially of trocellulose and nitroglycerin as the major ingredients with about 48-52 weight percent of the propellant composition being nitrocellulose and about 40-44 weight percent of the propellant composition being nitroglycerin, and the minor ingredients comprised of about 2-4 weight percent di-n-propyladipate, about 2-2.5 weight percent 2-nitrodiphenylamine, about 0.1-0.2 weight percent candelilla wax, and about 1.0-1.3 weight percent aluminum is disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 1974Date of Patent: June 15, 1976Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the ArmyInventors: William E. Thomas, Thomas E. Martin
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Patent number: D329419Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 1990Date of Patent: September 15, 1992Inventors: William E. Thomas, Jr., deceased, by Karen M. Thomas, heir
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Patent number: D352052Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 1993Date of Patent: November 1, 1994Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: William H. Goddard, William E. Thomas
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Patent number: D352441Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 1992Date of Patent: November 15, 1994Inventors: William Oury, William E. Thomas, II
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Patent number: D360178Type: GrantFiled: January 7, 1994Date of Patent: July 11, 1995Inventor: William E. Thomas