Michael R Thornton

US Patent:

6467731, Oct 22, 2002

Filed:

Mar 22, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/532587

Inventors:

Edward Nathan Harris - Denver CO
Daniel R. Morgenthaler - Littleton CO
Kenneth P. Romeo - Littleton CO
Michael A. Sasdelli - Uxbridge MA
Janine M. Thornton - Elizabeth CO
Michael G. Thornton - Elizabeth CO
William H. Willcockson - Morrison CO

Assignee:

Lockheed Martin Corporation - Bethesda MD

International Classification:

B64G 162

US Classification:

244160, 244158 A

Abstract:

An integrated sample return capsule for use in returning materials to Earth from space, such as core samples from other celestial bodies and experiments from orbiting platforms. The sample return capsule incorporates thermal protection, structural integrity and impact mitigation into a single system capable of safely and securely returning the materials without requiring decelerating parachutes. In one embodiment, the integrated sample return capsule includes a forward facing heat shield and a back shell attached to the rear of the heat shield. The heat shield and the back shell define an interior enclosure. The back shell includes an access, such as a door or a removable panel, there through to the interior enclosure. Materials to be returned may be sealed in a sample containment vault, and the sealed vault may be placed into the interior enclosure through the access. An optional support deck may be provided within the interior enclosure for receiving the sample containment vault and supporting the vault within the interior enclosure.

US Patent:

D661422, Jun 5, 2012

Filed:

Jun 21, 2011

Appl. No.:

29/394738

Inventors:

Christopher J. Ferguson - Westchester IL, US
Michael T. Thornton - Burr Ridge IL, US

Assignee:

Focal Point, L.L.C. - Chicago IL

International Classification:

2699

US Classification:

D26120

US Patent:

D661423, Jun 5, 2012

Filed:

Jun 21, 2011

Appl. No.:

29/394751

Inventors:

Christopher J. Ferguson - Westchester IL, US
Michael T. Thornton - Burr Ridge IL, US

Assignee:

Focal Point, L.L.C. - Chicago IL

International Classification:

2699

US Classification:

D26120

US Patent:

D661424, Jun 5, 2012

Filed:

Jun 21, 2011

Appl. No.:

29/394754

Inventors:

Christopher J. Ferguson - Westchester IL, US
Michael T. Thornton - Burr Ridge IL, US

Assignee:

Focal Point, L.L.C. - Chicago IL

International Classification:

2699

US Classification:

D26120

US Patent:

D664700, Jul 31, 2012

Filed:

Jun 21, 2011

Appl. No.:

29/394742

Inventors:

Christopher J. Ferguson - Westchester IL, US
Michael T. Thornton - Burr Ridge IL, US

Assignee:

Focal Point. L.L.C. - Chicago IL

International Classification:

2603

US Classification:

D26 76

US Patent:

D664701, Jul 31, 2012

Filed:

Jun 21, 2011

Appl. No.:

29/394746

Inventors:

Christopher J. Ferguson - Westchester IL, US
Michael T. Thornton - Burr Ridge IL, US

Assignee:

Focal Point, L.L.C. - Chicago IL

International Classification:

2603

US Classification:

D26 78

US Patent:

D667157, Sep 11, 2012

Filed:

Jun 21, 2011

Appl. No.:

29/394770

Inventors:

Christopher J. Ferguson - Westchester IL, US
Michael T. Thornton - Burr Ridge IL, US

Assignee:

Focal Point, L.L.C. - Chicago IL

International Classification:

2603

US Classification:

D26 76

US Patent:

20040053258, Mar 18, 2004

Filed:

Sep 22, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/332447

Inventors:

Brigitte Raumann - Chicago IL, US
Michael Thornton - Oakland CA, US
Li Ding - Creve Coeur MO, US
Henry Yue - Sunnyvale CA, US
Y Tang - San Jose CA, US
Lee Harland - Canterbury, GB
Neil Burford - Durham CT, US
Barrie Greene - San Francisco CA, US
Madhusudan Sanjanwala - Los Altos CA, US
Mariah Baughn - San Leandro CA, US
Monique Yao - Carmel IN, US
Junming Yang - San Jose CA, US
Chandra Arvizu - San Jose CA, US
Ameena Gandhi - San Francisco CA, US
April Hafalia - Santa Clara CA, US
Catherine Tribouley - San Francisco CA, US
Narinder Chawla - Union City CA, US
Janice Au-Young - Brisbane CA, US
Roderick Walsh - Canterbury, GB
Jayalaxmi Ramkumar - Fremont CA, US
Yan Lu - Mountain View CA, US
Dyung Lu - San Jose CA, US
Yalda Azimzai - Oakland CA, US
Preeti Lal - Santa Clara CA, US
Vicki Elliott - San Jose CA, US
Danniel Nguyen - San Jose CA, US
Yuming Xu - Mountain View CA, US
Jeffrey Seilhamer - Los Altos Hills CA, US
Mark Borowsky - Redwood City CA, US
Farrah Khan - Des Plaines IL, US
Liam Kearney - San Francisco CA, US
Kavitha Thangavelu - Mountain View CA, US
Debopriya Das - Mountain View CA, US
Jennifer Policky - San Jose CA, US

International Classification:

C07K014/705
C12Q001/68
C07H021/04

US Classification:

435/006000, 435/069100, 435/320100, 435/325000, 530/350000, 536/023500

Abstract:

The invention provides human transporters and ion channels (TRICH) and polynucleotides which identify and encode TRICH. The invention also provides expression vectors, host cells, antibodies, agonists, and antagonists. The invention also provides methods for diagnosing, treating, or preventing disorders associated with aberrant expression of TRICH.