Patents by Inventor William Henry Thompson

William Henry 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).

  • Patent number: 10324043
    Abstract: A fiber optic connector inspection display system including: a input unit which receives fiber end-face images; a display mode election unit which allows a user to select at least one of an image capture mode or an image review mode; a capturing unit which captures the fiber end-face images; a storing unit which stores the captured images as a first still image and a second still image; a display unit which displays the received fiber end-face images from the input unit or the stored first and second still images, and a control unit which stores each of the first and second still images with a user defined identification label, and the control unit may further label the each of the first and second still images with a preset image pair mode label if the user selects a preset image pair mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2019
    Assignee: AFL Telecommunications LLC
    Inventor: William Henry Thompson
  • Publication number: 20180106730
    Abstract: A fiber optic connector inspection display system including: a input unit which receives fiber end-face images; a display mode election unit which allows a user to select at least one of an image capture mode or an image review mode; a capturing unit which captures the fiber end-face images; a storing unit which stores the captured images as a first still image and a second still image; a display unit which displays the received fiber end-face images from the input unit or the stored first and second still images, and a control unit which stores each of the first and second still images with a user defined identification label, and the control unit may further label the each of the first and second still images with a preset image pair mode label if the user selects a preset image pair mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2017
    Publication date: April 19, 2018
    Inventor: William Henry Thompson
  • Patent number: 9880105
    Abstract: A fiber optic connector inspection display system including: a input unit which receives fiber end-face images; a display mode selection unit which allows a user to select at least one of an image capture mode or an image review mode; a capturing unit which captures the fiber end-face images; a storing unit which stores the captured images as a first still image and a second still image; a display unit which displays the received fiber end-face images from the input unit or the stored first and second still images, and a control unit which stores each of the first and second still images with a user defined identification label, and the control unit may further label the each of the first and second still images with a preset image pair mode label if the user selects a preset image pair mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: AFL Telecommunications LLC
    Inventor: William Henry Thompson
  • Publication number: 20150130849
    Abstract: An optical fiber inspection apparatus including a memory configured to store a pair of images of ends of optical fibers, a display, and a processor coupled to the memory and the display, wherein the processor controls the display to display the pair of images simultaneously.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2013
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Applicant: AFL TELECOMMUNICATIONS LLC
    Inventors: William Henry Thompson, Christopher Theberge, Joseph P. Mercurio, Sean P. Adam, Joseph Fitzgerald, Michael Leighton
  • Publication number: 20140125798
    Abstract: A fiber optic connector inspection display system including: a input unit which receives fiber end-face images; a display mode selection unit which allows a user to select at least one of an image capture mode or an image review mode; a capturing unit which captures the fiber end-face images; a storing unit which stores the captured images as a first still image and a second still image; a display unit which displays the received fiber end-face images from the input unit or the stored first and second still images, and a control unit which stores each of the first and second still images with a user defined identification label, and the control unit may further label the each of the first and second still images with a preset image pair mode label if the user selects a preset image pair mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2012
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Applicant: AFL Telecommunications LLC
    Inventor: William Henry Thompson
  • Patent number: 4089936
    Abstract: Ammonium fluoride is converted into a bifluoride by reaction with KF to form KF.HF, converting the latter to NaF.HF and heating said sodium bifluoride to form a solid product comprising NaF.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 1976
    Date of Patent: May 16, 1978
    Assignee: Goulding Chemicals Limited
    Inventors: William Henry Thompson, Ralph Eric Worthington, David John Stamper
  • Patent number: 4062929
    Abstract: Hydrogen fluoride is produced from hydrofluosilicic acid. The hydrofluosilicic acid is reacted with ammonia. An aqueous solution of ammonium fluoride thus produced is fed with partly recycled alkali metal fluoride to a continuously operated reactor where a bifluoride of the alkali metal is formed in aqueous solution. Reaction mixture is continuously withdrawn and solid alkali metal bifluoride crystallized therefrom. The mother liquor is recycled to the reactor. The solid alkali metal bifluoride is decomposed by heat to produce hydrogen fluoride and solid alkali metal fluoride. The alkali metal fluoride is recycled to the reactor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 1975
    Date of Patent: December 13, 1977
    Assignee: Fitzwilton Limited
    Inventors: William Henry Thompson, Ralph Eric Worthington, David John Stamper
  • Patent number: 4056604
    Abstract: Hydrogen fluoride is recovered from hydrofluosilicic acid by-product of phosphoric acid manufacture. The hydrofluosilicic acid effluent is reacted with ammonia to form ammonium fluoride which is converted to a bifluoride by reaction with an excess of soluble metal fluoride. The bifluoride is readily recoverable and decomposable to yield hydrogen fluoride.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 1973
    Date of Patent: November 1, 1977
    Inventors: William Henry Thompson, Ralph Eric Worthington, David John Stamper