Thomas Henry
Thomas Henry Alphin, Iii, Kirkland, WA US
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20090319928 | GENERATING PREVIEWS FOR THEMES THAT PERSONALIZE AN OPERATING ENVIRONMENT - A computer media and method for generating visual previews for themes of an operating environment are provided. The visual previews are generated by a theme engine that retrieves files associated with each theme. The theme engine sizes and positions visual and non-visual elements corresponding to each theme. In turn, a gallery of visual previews are displayed to a user via a graphical user interface. The graphical user interface includes theme customization controls that allow the user to create personalized themes for the operating environment. | 12-24-2009 |
20130325758 | TAILORED OPERATING SYSTEM LEARNING EXPERIENCE - This document describes techniques and apparatuses enabling a tailored operating system learning experience. The techniques can tailor a learning experience to a user's computing device or a user's specifications. This tailoring to the user's computing device may include an interactive demonstration showing a new feature controlled through a mouse if the user's computing device has a mouse, or a touchscreen if the user's computing device has a touchscreen, for example. Further, this tailoring may include showing a new feature according to a user's specifications, such as describing a feature using a large font or with a large, bright mouse-pointer if the user indicated that he or she is visually impaired. | 12-05-2013 |
Thomas Henry Barrett, Jr., Raleigh, NC US
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20090093971 | System and Method for Analyzing Metabolomic Data - The present invention generates a visual display of metabolomic data compiled by a database and associated processor. More particularly, the present invention provides a database for automatically receiving a three-dimensional spectrometry data set for a group of samples. The present invention also provides a processor device for manipulating the data sets to produce plots that are directly comparable to a plurality of characteristic plots corresponding to a plurality of selected metabolites. Furthermore, the processor device may generate a visual display indicating the presence of the selected metabolites across the group of samples. Thus, the present invention enables a user to analyze a series of complex data sets in a visual display that may indicate the presence of the selected metabolites across the group of samples. Furthermore, the visual display generated by embodiments of the present invention also expedites the subjective analysis of the spectrometry data sets. | 04-09-2009 |
20110307180 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ANALYZING METABOLOMIC DATA - The present invention generates a visual display of metabolomic data compiled by a database and associated processor. More particularly, the present invention provides a database for automatically receiving a three-dimensional spectrometry data set for a group of samples. The present invention also provides a processor device for manipulating the data sets to produce plots that are directly comparable to a plurality of characteristic plots corresponding to a plurality of selected metabolites. Furthermore, the processor device may generate a visual display indicating the presence of the selected metabolites across the group of samples. Thus, the present invention enables a user to analyze a series of complex data sets in a visual display that may indicate the presence of the selected metabolites across the group of samples. Furthermore, the visual display generated by embodiments of the present invention also expedites the subjective analysis of the spectrometry data sets. | 12-15-2011 |
Thomas Henry Cauley Iii, Berkeley, CA US
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20110097229 | Feedback Controlled Syringe Pump - Provided is an automated syringe pump that includes a syringe plunger controller and an elastic member, such as a spring, positioned between a rigid member and a syringe plunger retainer. The controller may include a transducer, such as a linear potentiometer, for generating a signal representative of force applied to a syringe plunger present in the syringe plunger retainer. In addition, the controller may include a proportional-integral-derivative (PID) controller that provides for at least one of constant pressure on the syringe plunger and constant flow rate of fluid out of a syringe operated by the automated syringe pump. Also provided are methods, systems and kits using the automated syringe pumps. | 04-28-2011 |
Thomas Henry Davies, Christchurch NZ
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20140216836 | ROBOTIC CLIMBING PLATFORM - A robotic climbing platform has a chassis and a carriage adapted to support and move the chassis relative to a climbing surface. An adhesion mechanism provides an adhesion force between the climbing platform and the climbing surface. The adhesion mechanism has one or more suction pads adapted to retain an adhesion force between the climbing platform and the climbing surface during movement of the chassis relative to the climbing surface. | 08-07-2014 |
Thomas Henry Jeys, Lexington, MA US
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20140160476 | Method and Apparatus for Performing Spectral Classification - A method and a device useful for identifying or detecting the presence of a material of interest, such as an explosive or a biological contaminant, in a sample is presented herein. The sample is illuminated with electromagnetic radiation at a predetermined set of wavelengths. An example of an illumination source includes a quantum cascade laser (QCL). The radiation reflects from a sample and is detected at pixels of a detector. Examples of the detectors include digital focal plane array (DFPA) cameras. Intensity of the reflected radiation is measured at each illumination wavelength. The pixels can be configured to add weighted intensities of the reflected radiation, the weights of the intensities being based on a predicted optical response value for the sample at the wavelengths of the first set and the second set of wavelengths. Based on the sum of weighted intensities of the reflected radiation, the likelihood that the material is present within the sample is determined. Speed enhancement over conventional multispectral imaging can be >100-fold. | 06-12-2014 |
Thomas Henry Loga, Sugar Land, TX US
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20090194182 | DUAL CHAMBER ORIFICE FITTING BODY - A dual chamber orifice fitting, including a body with a lower chamber in fluid communication with a pipeline and a top with an upper chamber in fluid communication with the lower chamber. A valve assembly closes to hydraulically isolate the upper chamber from the lower chamber and opens to allow an orifice plate carrier to move between the chambers. When the orifice plate carrier is in the lower chamber is can be aligned with the flowbore of the pipeline. The orifice plate carrier can be removed from the fitting through the upper chamber. In some embodiments, at least one of either the upper or lower chambers has a curved cross-section including inner and outer radii, a Cassini oval or a dog-bone shape. The body and top may also have a double curved outer surface to accommodate the curved cross-section of the interior chambers. | 08-06-2009 |
20090205732 | ORIFICE PLATE CARRIER - An orifice plate carrier for positioning an orifice plate within an orifice fitting to measure fluid flow rate through a conduit is disclosed. In some embodiments, the plate carrier has an opening therethrough and an inner surface surrounding the opening. A lip extends radially from the inner surface to support an orifice plate assembly with an orifice plate disposed therein. At least one flow port extends through the body. Each flow port is configured to allow fluid therethrough and to reduce a pressure differential between fluid up and downstream of the orifice plate during installation and extraction. At least two notches, each notch extending radially from the inner surface, engage the orifice plate and maintain the concentric position of the orifice plate within the fitting. | 08-20-2009 |
20100000332 | Orifice Fitting With a Drainage System - An orifice fitting having a drainage system. In some embodiments, the orifice fitting includes a housing having a chamber therein, a flow path extending through the chamber, an orifice plate moveable between a first position in the flow path and a second position outside of the flow path, and a rotatable shaft extending through the housing into the chamber. The shaft has a flowbore extending between a first fluid inlet in fluid communication with the chamber and a fluid outlet formed adjacent the end of the shaft. | 01-07-2010 |
20100024884 | PRESSURE EQUALIZATION SYSTEM FOR A BI-DIRECTIONAL ORIFICE FITTING - A pipeline flow meter orifice fitting includes a first body, a flow bore through the first body, a chamber in the first body adjacent to the flow bore, an orifice plate supported in alignment with the flow bore by an orifice plate carrier, wherein the orifice plate carrier is exposed to the chamber and divides the flow bore into a first region to one side of the orifice plate and a second region to the other side of the orifice plate, a second body coupled to said first body, a first flow path fluidicly coupling the first region and the chamber through the second body, and a second flow path fluidicly coupling the second region and the chamber through the second body. In some embodiments, a three way valve is mounted on the first body, the three way valve selectably actuatable to open a first flow path between the first region and the chamber or a second flow path between the second region and the chamber. | 02-04-2010 |
20100229988 | Dual Chamber Orifice Fitting Plate Support - Methods and apparatus for positioning an orifice plate within a body having a straight flowbore. One embodiment includes a carrier supporting the orifice plate and a drive member operable to engage the carrier and move the carrier along a first axis perpendicular to the flowbore. The drive member is also operable to limit the movement of the carrier along a second axis perpendicular to the flowbore and perpendicular to the first axis. A pin is operable to engage the carrier so as to limit movement along the first axis. | 09-16-2010 |
20150034179 | Flow Control System and Control Valve Having Closure Assistance - A control valve includes a piston-housing having a hollow portion. The hollow portion has a first end, an open end, first and second internal chambers, and a fluid port configured to allow fluid to exit the second chamber. The first chamber is nearer the first end, and the second chamber is nearer the open end. A piston is located within the housing and is adapted for reciprocal motion. The piston includes a first and second seal-engaging portions. The first seal-engaging portion has a diameter that is less than the diameter of the second seal-engaging portion. | 02-05-2015 |
Thomas Henry Palombo, Cuyahoga Falls, OH US
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20140311256 | CAP ANALYSIS TECHNIQUE - A technique to assess or analyze cap removal or opening torque or rotational position is provided. In at least one form, a high speed, on-line machine vision system measures or determines the rotational position of a cap on a bottle, measures or determines the rotational position of the finish or neck of the same bottle, and then optionally uses such positional information to predict the opening or removal torque that will be required for a consumer to remove the bottle cap from the bottle. | 10-23-2014 |
Thomas Henry Perszyk, Mason, OH US
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20100226100 | MODULAR MULTIMEDIA MANAGEMENT AND DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM - Multimedia management devices comprise a plurality of multimedia management modules coupled together in an intermodular network. At least some of the multimedia management modules are adapted to distribute at least one of audio or video within an area. Each multimedia management module is configured to enable a distinct functionality to a multimedia management device. Each multimedia management module is sized and configured to be disposed at least partially within an electrical gang box. | 09-09-2010 |
Thomas Henry Pinnington, Salem, NH US
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20110117726 | BONDED INTERMEDIATE SUBSTRATE AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME - A method includes growing a first epitaxial layer of III-nitride material, forming a damaged region by implanting ions into an exposed surface of the first epitaxial layer, and growing a second epitaxial layer of III-nitride material on the exposed surface of the first epitaxial layer. A level of defects present in the second epitaxial layer is less than a level of defects present in the first epitaxial layer. | 05-19-2011 |
Thomas Henry Pinnington, Pasadena, CA US
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20090278233 | BONDED INTERMEDIATE SUBSTRATE AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME - A method includes growing a first epitaxial layer of III-nitride material, forming a damaged region by implanting ions into an exposed surface of the first epitaxial layer, and growing a second epitaxial layer of III-nitride material on the exposed surface of the first epitaxial layer. A level of defects present in the second epitaxial layer is less than a level of defects present in the first epitaxial layer. | 11-12-2009 |
Thomas Henry Vanderspurt, Brick, NJ US
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20130055627 | METHOD FOR PROCESSING BIOMASS - A method for processing biomass to produce biofuel includes decomposing lignocellulosic material into byproduct polymers that include lignin, decomposing the lignin into targeted chemical fragments, and chemically converting the targeted chemical fragments into a biofuel. | 03-07-2013 |