Patents by Inventor Carl W. Williams

Carl W. 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).

  • Patent number: 9135340
    Abstract: A system for providing relevant documents from a plurality of databases, including a search module for receiving at least one search expression, at least one managed database including a plurality of managed documents and a plurality of search records, each search record including at least one prior search expression associated with at least one of the plurality of managed documents, a plurality of unmanaged databases including a plurality of unmanaged documents, wherein the search module queries the managed database to determine at least one of the search records corresponding to the received search expression, and wherein the search module retrieves at least one of the managed documents associated with the determined search record. The search module may further query the plurality of unmanaged databases to determine one or more unmanaged documents corresponding to the at least one search expression and store the unmanaged document in the managed database.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2015
    Assignee: Datalaw, Inc.
    Inventors: John Duncan, Ramon Caudet, Carl W. Williams
  • Patent number: 7853629
    Abstract: A document imaging and management system, including a device for imaging at least one document having at least one computer-readable identifier, a database including a plurality of rules for managing documents and tasks, a processor, software executing on the processor for reading the computer-readable identifier, software executing on the processor for routing the imaged document based on the identifier, and software executing on the processor for determining a task associated with the document based on the identifier and at least one of the plurality of rules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2010
    Assignee: Executive Data Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: John Duncan, Carl W. Williams, Ramon Caudet
  • Publication number: 20090070314
    Abstract: A system for providing relevant documents from a plurality of databases, including a search module for receiving at least one search expression, at least one managed database including a plurality of managed documents and a plurality of search records, each search record including at least one prior search expression associated with at least one of the plurality of managed documents, a plurality of unmanaged databases including a plurality of unmanaged documents, wherein the search module queries the managed database to determine at least one of the search records corresponding to the received search expression, and wherein the search module retrieves at least one of the managed documents associated with the determined search record. The search module may further query the plurality of unmanaged databases to determine one or more unmanaged documents corresponding to the at least one search expression and store the unmanaged document in the managed database.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2007
    Publication date: March 12, 2009
    Inventors: John Duncan, Ramon Caudet, Carl W. Williams
  • Patent number: 4784037
    Abstract: A locking apparatus for fluid operated valves having a piston connected to the valve actuator which moves in response to applied pressure within a cylinder housing having a cylinder head, a catch block is secured to the piston, and the cylinder head incorporates a catch pin. Pressure applied to the cylinder to open the valve moves the piston adjacent to the cylinder head where the catch pin automatically engages the catch block preventing futher movement of the piston or premature closure of the valve. Application of pressure to the cylinder to close the valve, retracts the catch pin, allowing the valve to close. Included are one or more selector valves, for selecting pressure application to other apparatus depending on the gate valve position, open or closed, protecting such apparatus from damage due to premature closing caused by pressure loss or operational error.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 1982
    Date of Patent: November 15, 1988
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the United States Department of Energy
    Inventors: Joseph Fabyan, Carl W. Williams
  • Patent number: 4116400
    Abstract: A motor drive arrangement for an exposed film take-up canister spool that permits a continuous take-up tension on the spool and yet permitting partial withdrawal of exposed film from the canister for additional exposure without interruption or reversal of the take-up drive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 1977
    Date of Patent: September 26, 1978
    Assignee: Lockheed Corporation
    Inventors: Lamar J. Jones, Carl W. Williams