Patents by Inventor Amanda Williams
Amanda Williams 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: 11982560Abstract: A consumable level monitoring label apparatus, system and method for physical association with a content-filled consumable to allow for monitoring of a level of the content therein. The apparatus, system and method includes a plurality of labels, each individually manually removable from the label sheet and each comprising: a plurality of electrical conductors forming a sensing module, the sensing module having associated therewith firmware for converting signals associated with the electrical conductors and to an indication of the content level; a communications module for communicating the content level to at least a user display and over at least one network; and a power module for powering at least the sensing module and the communications module. A plurality of perforations are associated with each of the plurality of labels, wherein the plurality of perforations provides for variations in a size of each of the labels upon the manual removal.Type: GrantFiled: September 3, 2019Date of Patent: May 14, 2024Inventors: Amanda Williams, Antonio Belmontes
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Patent number: 11982558Abstract: An apparatus, system and method for providing a consumable level monitor for association with a content-filled consumable. The embodiments may include a sensing module suitable to sense the consumable level; and a communications module suitable for receiving the consumable level from the sensing module, and for communicating the consumable level to a user.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2022Date of Patent: May 14, 2024Inventors: Amanda Williams, Julio Daniel Oropeza, Yu-Chang Lee, Ying Hao Lee, Martin Johnson, Marc Theeuwes, Stefan Vaes, Toon Diels
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Patent number: 11982557Abstract: An apparatus, system and method for providing a consumable level monitor for association with a solid content-filled consumable. The embodiments may include a sensing module embedded in a label associated with the consumable suitable to sense the consumable level; and a visual indicator suitable to receive the consumable level from the sensing module, and for communicating the consumable level to a user.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2022Date of Patent: May 14, 2024Inventors: Amanda Williams, Julio Daniel Oropeza, Yu-Chang Lee, Ying Hao Lee, Martin Johnson, Marc Theeuwes, Stefan Vaes, Toon Diels
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Publication number: 20240144182Abstract: An auto-replenishment system, apparatus and method for monitoring and replenishing the level of a bulk consumable in a container. The apparatus, system and method includes a dispenser suitable for physical association with a container from which the bulk consumable is dispensed; a plurality of electrical conductors forming a sensing module associated at least with the dispenser, the sensing module having associated therewith firmware for converting signals associated with the electrical conductors to an indication of the level of the consumable in the container; an electronic cross-reference that subtracts the level as repeatedly revised from a known online purchased quantity of the containers; and a communications module for communicating the level to at least a user mobile device app over at least one network, and for monitoring for a need for the autoreplenishment from a new one of the online purchases of the container.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2022Publication date: May 2, 2024Inventors: Amanda Williams, Antonio Belmontes
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Publication number: 20240135321Abstract: An auto-replenishment system, apparatus and method for monitoring and replenishing the level of a consumable in a container. The apparatus, system and method includes a dispenser capable of physical association with the container; a plurality of electrical conductors forming a sensing module associated at least with the dispenser, the sensing module having associated therewith firmware for converting signals associated with the electrical conductors to an indication of the level of the consumable in the container; a communications module for communicating the level to at least a user mobile device over at least one network; and a BLE power module having aspects physically distinct from the sensor module, which is capable of at least periodically powering up the sensing module and the communications module absent actuation of an app on the user mobile device.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2022Publication date: April 25, 2024Inventors: Amanda Williams, Antonio Belmontes
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Patent number: 11939139Abstract: An apparatus, system and method for a consumable sheet-product level monitoring dispenser for association with a sheet-product filled consumable. The embodiments include at least a receiver for receiving the consumable upon insertion thereof; at least one sensor associated with at least one opening in the receiver; a sensing module for receiving sheet-product level data from the at least one sensor; and a communications module for communicating the sheet-product level to at least a mobile device display and over at least one network to at least one back end module.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2020Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Inventors: Amanda Williams, Antonio Belmontes
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Publication number: 20240035224Abstract: The embodiments are and include an apparatus, system and method for a liquid level monitoring dispenser for association with a liquid filled consumable. The apparatus, system and method may include: a receiver for receiving the consumable upon inversion thereof; at least one electrical contact within the receiver for communicative association with conductive strips on the consumable; a sensing module communicative with the at least one electrical contact and having associated therewith firmware for converting signals associated with the conductive strips and received at the electrical contact to an indication of the liquid level; a communications module for communicating the liquid level to at least a user display and over at least one network; a power module for powering at least the sensing module and the communications module; and at least one dispensing output in fluid communication with the consumable and capable of dispensing the liquid from the consumable to modify the liquid level.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 12, 2023Publication date: February 1, 2024Inventors: Amanda Williams, Julio Danel Oropeza, Yu-Chang Lee, Ying Hao Lee, Martin Johnson, Marc Theeuwes, Stefan Vaes, Toon Diels
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Patent number: 11807978Abstract: The embodiments are and include an apparatus, system and method for a liquid level monitoring dispenser for association with a liquid filled consumable. The apparatus, system and method may include: a receiver for receiving the consumable upon inversion thereof; at least one electrical contact within the receiver for communicative association with conductive strips on the consumable; a sensing module communicative with the at least one electrical contact and having associated therewith firmware for converting signals associated with the conductive strips and received at the electrical contact to an indication of the liquid level; a communications module for communicating the liquid level to at least a user display and over at least one network; a power module for powering at least the sensing module and the communications module; and at least one dispensing output in fluid communication with the consumable and capable of dispensing the liquid from the consumable to modify the liquid level.Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2022Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignee: Nypro Inc.Inventors: Amanda Williams, Julio Danel Oropeza, Yu-Chang Lee, Ying Hao Lee, Martin Johnson, Marc Theeuwes, Stefan Vaes, Toon Diels
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Patent number: 11642939Abstract: A capsule of a volatile substance distribution system is configured for use with a base unit having a fan and an air outlet configured to direct air driven by the fan away from the base unit. The capsule includes a housing that extends along a longitudinal axis between a first end and a second end. The first end defines an inlet port and the second end defines an outlet port. The housing houses a volatile substance member. The capsule further includes an outlet seal member that seals and unseals the outlet port. The housing, when engaged with the base unit and with the outlet seal member in the unsealed position, is configured to receive the air from the air outlet that flows into the inlet port, past the volatile substance member, and out of the outlet port.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2020Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: Henkel AG & Co. KGaAInventors: Anne Elizabeth Lindert Nixon, Daniel Nelsen, Glenn W. Kaye, Artem O. Kirshon, Kevin M. Hafer, Terannie Vazquez Alvarez, Jamie Scott Anderson, Martin Haupt, Jonathan Rolland, Pau Mauri Piñol, Roman Prager, Ismael Castellvi Anguera, Joan Marc Escudero Vericat, Amanda Williams, Alex Dupont
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Publication number: 20230084664Abstract: An apparatus, system and method for providing a consumable level monitor for association with a solid content-filled consumable. The embodiments may include a sensing module embedded in a label associated with the consumable suitable to sense the consumable level; and a visual indicator suitable to receive the consumable level from the sensing module, and for communicating the consumable level to a user.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2022Publication date: March 16, 2023Applicant: NYPRO INC.Inventors: Amanda Williams, Julio Daniel Oropeza, Yu-Chang Lee, Ying Hao Lee, Martin Johnson, Marc Theeuwes, Stefan Vaes, Toon Diels
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Publication number: 20230083415Abstract: An apparatus, system and method for providing a consumable level monitor for association with a content-filled consumable. The embodiments may include a sensing module suitable to sense the consumable level; and a communications module suitable for receiving the consumable level from the sensing module, and for communicating the consumable level to a user.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2022Publication date: March 16, 2023Applicant: NYPRO INC.Inventors: Amanda Williams, Julio Daniel Oropeza, Yu-Chang Lee, Ying Hao Lee, Martin Johnson, Marc Theeuwes, Stefan Vaes, Toon Diels
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Publication number: 20220282421Abstract: The embodiments are and include an apparatus, system and method for a liquid level monitoring dispenser for association with a liquid filled consumable. The apparatus, system and method may include: a receiver for receiving the consumable upon inversion thereof; at least one electrical contact within the receiver for communicative association with conductive strips on the consumable; a sensing module communicative with the at least one electrical contact and having associated therewith firmware for converting signals associated with the conductive strips and received at the electrical contact to an indication of the liquid level; a communications module for communicating the liquid level to at least a user display and over at least one network; a power module for powering at least the sensing module and the communications module; and at least one dispensing output in fluid communication with the consumable and capable of dispensing the liquid from the consumable to modify the liquid level.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 21, 2022Publication date: September 8, 2022Applicant: Nypro Inc.Inventors: Amanda Williams, Julio Danel Oropeza, Yu-Chang Lee, Ying Hao Lee, Martin Johnson, Marc Theeuwes, Stefan Vaes, Toon Diels
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Patent number: 11413938Abstract: A capsule for a volatile substance distribution system includes a housing having a first end and a second end and that defines a longitudinal axis that extends between the first end and the second end. The capsule also includes an inlet port disposed proximate the first end and an outlet port disposed proximate the second end. Additionally, the capsule includes a volatile substance member within the housing. The first end is configured to be removably supported by a base unit with the inlet port fluidly connecting with an air outlet of the base unit for receiving an airflow from the air outlet that moves into the housing and across the volatile substance member as the airflow flows from the inlet port to the outlet port. The inlet port is defined by a tapered inlet surface that directs the airflow radially with respect to the longitudinal axis.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2020Date of Patent: August 16, 2022Assignee: Henkel AG & Co. KGaAInventors: Anne Elizabeth Lindert Nixon, Glenn W. Kaye, Artem O. Kirshon, Martin Haupt, Jonathan Rolland, Pau Mauri Piñol, Roman Prager, Ismael Castellvi Anguera, Joan Marc Escudero Vericat, Amanda Williams, Alex Dupont
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Patent number: 11280042Abstract: The embodiments are and include an apparatus, system and method for a liquid level monitoring dispenser for association with a liquid filled consumable. The apparatus, system and method may include: a receiver for receiving the consumable upon inversion thereof; at least one electrical contact within the receiver for communicative association with conductive strips on the consumable; a sensing module communicative with the at least one electrical contact and having associated therewith firmware for converting signals associated with the conductive strips and received at the electrical contact to an indication of the liquid level; a communications module for communicating the liquid level to at least a user display and over at least one network; a power module for powering at least the sensing module and the communications module; and at least one dispensing output in fluid communication with the consumable and capable of dispensing the liquid from the consumable to modify the liquid level.Type: GrantFiled: May 3, 2018Date of Patent: March 22, 2022Assignee: NYPRO INC.Inventors: Amanda Williams, Julio Danel Oropeza, Yu-Chang Lee, Ying Hao Lee, Martin Johnson, Marc Theeuwes, Stefan Vaes, Toon Diels
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Publication number: 20210398077Abstract: Systems and methods for searching for a healthcare provider based on an automatically-identified search context are provided. In one embodiment, a method comprises processing raw medical claims to identify an area of focus for a provider, associating the provider with the area of focus, receiving, from a user via a user device, a search query indicating a desired area of focus, and outputting, to the user device for display to the user, provider information of the provider if the desired area of focus comprises the area of focus. In this way, an area of focus of a provider may be automatically determined from raw claims data, and such an automatically-determined area of focus may be used to refine search results for users.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 7, 2021Publication date: December 23, 2021Inventors: Keith LoMurray, Amanda Williams, Matt Jones
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Publication number: 20210341331Abstract: A consumable level monitoring label apparatus, system and method for physical association with a content-filled consumable to allow for monitoring of a level of the content therein. The apparatus, system and method includes a plurality of labels, each individually manually removable from the label sheet and each comprising: a plurality of electrical conductors forming a sensing module, the sensing module having associated therewith firmware for converting signals associated with the electrical conductors and to an indication of the content level; a communications module for communicating the content level to at least a user display and over at least one network; and a power module for powering at least the sensing module and the communications module. A plurality of perforations are associated with each of the plurality of labels, wherein the plurality of perforations provides for variations in a size of each of the labels upon the manual removal.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 3, 2019Publication date: November 4, 2021Applicant: NYPRO INC.Inventors: Amanda Williams, Antonio Belmontes
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Publication number: 20210239455Abstract: An apparatus, system and method for a consumable sheet-product level monitoring system for association with a sheet-product filled consumable package. The apparatus, system and method may include a receiver for receiving the consumable package upon insertion thereof; at least one sensor associated with at least one opening in the receiver; a sensing module for receiving sheet-product level data from the at least one sensor as the sheet product is removed through the at least on opening; an inventory monitor sensor associated with a storage point of the consumable package; and a communications module capable of communicating the sheet-product level remaining in the consumable package, and an amount of inventory of the consumable packages remaining at the storage point, to at least a mobile device display and over at least one network to at least one back end module, at least to enable an autoreplenishment of the consumable packages when needed.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 7, 2019Publication date: August 5, 2021Applicant: NYPRO INC.Inventors: Amanda Williams, Antonio Belmontes
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Publication number: 20210188524Abstract: An apparatus, system and method for a consumable sheet-product level monitoring dispenser for association with a sheet-product filled consumable. The embodiments include at least a receiver for receiving the consumable upon insertion thereof; at least one sensor associated with at least one opening in the receiver; a sensing module for receiving sheet-product level data from the at least one sensor; and a communications module for communicating the sheet-product level to at least a mobile device display and over at least one network to at least one back end module.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2020Publication date: June 24, 2021Applicant: NYPRO INC.Inventors: Amanda Williams, Antonio Belmontes
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Publication number: 20210072066Abstract: An apparatus, system and method for providing a consumable level monitor for association with a content-filled consumable. The embodiments may include a sensing module suitable to sense the consumable level; and a communications module suitable for receiving the consumable level from the sensing module, and for communicating the consumable level to a user.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 3, 2019Publication date: March 11, 2021Applicant: NYPRO INC.Inventors: Amanda Williams, Julio Daniel Oropeza, Yu-Chang Lee, Ying Hao Lee, Martin Johnson, Marc Theeuwes, Stefan Vaes, Toon Diels
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Publication number: 20210072067Abstract: An apparatus, system and method for providing a consumable level monitor for association with a solid content-filled consumable. The embodiments may include a sensing module embedded in a label associated with the consumable suitable to sense the consumable level; and a visual indicator suitable to receive the consumable level from the sensing module, and for communicating the consumable level to a user.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 3, 2019Publication date: March 11, 2021Applicant: NYPRO INC.Inventors: Amanda Williams, Julio Daniel Oropeza, Yu-Chang Lee, Ying Hao Lee, Martin Johnson, Marc Theeuwes, Stefan Vaes, Toon Diels