Patents by Inventor Evan Williams

Evan 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: 9538149
    Abstract: Method and system to provide users with access to authoritative sets of various collectable items and to permit users create and manage their own sets based on the respective authoritative sets are described. An authoritative set may be a collection of images representing collectable items. Access to an authoritative set may be provided via a web site that facilitates a community space where users can compare their collected sets to the authoritative set and determine what products may be missing for their user's set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: eBay Inc.
    Inventors: Hugh Evan Williams, Bhanu Koppaka, Jai Dandekar, Govind Kaushal, Matthew Bret MacLaurin, Naren Chittar, John Sheeley
  • Publication number: 20160290052
    Abstract: A disclosed example embodiment includes a drill bit used to form wellbores in subterranean formations. The drill bit includes a drill bit body for coupling to a lower end of a drill string. The drill bit body includes at least one support arm having an inwardly extending journal with a journal bearing having at least one radially reduced pocket extending at least partially circumferentially around the journal bearing including a load side of the journal bearing. At least one rotary cutter assembly is rotatably mounted to the journal. A plurality of cutting elements is disposed on the at least one rotary cutter assembly. At least two independent hardmetal pads are positioned within the at least one radially reduced pocket such that the hardmetal pads have a gap disposed therebetween.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2013
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Inventors: Mark Evans Williams, Micheal Burl Crawford, Jay Stuart Bird, Young Ho Lee
  • Publication number: 20160292286
    Abstract: Systems and methods of providing composite search results are disclosed. A system may receive input via a user interface of a device accessing a first website, and determine item listing information of an item listed for sale on a second website based on the received input, with the second website being different from the first website. The system may cause the item listing information to be displayed on the first website on the device via the user interface, and enable the device to interact with the second website, via the user interface, regarding the item listed for sale by interacting with the item listing information being displayed on the first website.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2016
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Inventors: MARK JOSEPH GARDNER, HUGH EVAN WILLIAMS, VALERIE NYGAARD
  • Publication number: 20160215599
    Abstract: A flow control system including a mandrel having one or more ports; one or more seals in sealing contact with the mandrel; a housing positioned about the mandrel and one or more seals and in sealing contact with the one or more seals. One or more diffusers placed in a fluid pathway of the flow control system. The one or more diffusers including an inner race having a bearing surface; an outer race having a bearing surface; an axially oriented wedge in contact with both the inner race and the outer race and configured to increase distance between the inner race bearing surface. The outer race bearing surface with wedge movement in one direction while permitting distance between the inner race bearing surface and the outer race bearing surface to decrease with wedge movement in an opposite direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2015
    Publication date: July 28, 2016
    Applicant: Baker Hughes Incorporated
    Inventors: Andrew John Webber, Evan Williams, Santos Manzano
  • Patent number: 9384286
    Abstract: Systems and methods of providing composite search results are disclosed. A search query may be received by a general purpose search engine of a first website from a user. At least one general purpose search result may be determined based on the search query using the general purpose search engine. The at least one general purpose search result may be based on a search of multiple websites. Item listing information of an item listed for sale on a second website may be determined based on the search query. The at least one general purpose search result and the item listing information may be caused to be displayed concurrently on the first website to the user. The user may be enabled to interact with the second website regarding the item by interacting with the item listing information displayed on the first website.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: PayPal, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Joseph Gardner, Hugh Evan Williams, Valerie Nygaard
  • Publication number: 20160162580
    Abstract: Methods, computer-storage media, and graphical user interfaces are provided for identifying and presenting rich related sites for task-oriented search queries. Upon receipt of a search query input by a user, one or more query logs are analyzed to determine if the search query is a related to a task being performed by the user. If the query is determined to be a task-oriented search query, search results are identified, as is one or more Uniform Resource Locators (URLs) related to a particular search result. The related URL is presented to the user in association with the particular search result. Additional controls, e.g., search tools that facilitate querying of those URLs determined to be relevant to a particular search result, may also be provided to aid the user in performing the task at hand.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2016
    Publication date: June 9, 2016
    Inventors: NITIN AGRAWAL, TABREEZ GOVANI, JAMIE P. BUCKLEY, MICHAEL MAXWELL CAMERON, LIWEI CHEN, HUGH EVAN WILLIAMS, SANAZ AHARI, YANG YANG ZHANG, SRINATH REDDY AALETI
  • Publication number: 20160128412
    Abstract: A light-emitting system is provided which is removably attachable to headgear for personal illumination to enhance visibility of the user to others. The light-emitting system includes a housing that defines a receiving aperture and is configured to surround a portion of the headgear when the light-emitting system is removably attached to the headgear for use. The light-emitting system further includes at least one lens and a plurality of lighting elements coupled to the annular housing which are configured to selectively generate a halo or at least a partial halo of light that radiates outwardly away from the annular housing through the at least one lens to provide enhanced personal illumination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2015
    Publication date: May 12, 2016
    Inventors: John Maxwell Baker, Andrew Royal, Raymond Walter Riley, Mark John Ramberg, Chad Austin Brinckerhoff, John R. Murkowski, Trent Robert Wetherbee, Alexander Michael Diener, Kristin Marie Will, Kyle S. Johnston, Clint Timothy Schneider, Evan William Mattingly, Keith W. Kirkwood, Jonathan Brandt Hadley
  • Patent number: 9275158
    Abstract: Methods, computer-storage media, and graphical user interfaces are provided for identifying and presenting rich related sites for task-oriented search queries. Upon receipt of a search query input by a user, one or more query logs are analyzed to determine if the search query is a related to a task being performed by the user. If the query is determined to be a task-oriented search query, search results are identified, as is one or more Uniform Resource Locators (URLs) related to a particular search result. The related URL is presented to the user in association with the particular search result. Additional controls, e.g., search tools that facilitate querying of those URLs determined to be relevant to a particular search result, may also be provided to aid the user in performing the task at hand.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Nitin Agrawal, Tabreez Govani, Jamie P. Buckley, Michael Maxwell Cameron, Liwei Chen, Hugh Evan Williams, Sanaz Ahari, Yang Yang Zhang, Srinath Reddy Aaleti
  • Publication number: 20160053547
    Abstract: A drill bit includes a bit body and one or more cutters positioned on the bit body at select locations. At least one vibrational device is positioned on the bit body to impart vibration to the bit body and thereby mitigate stick-slip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2015
    Publication date: February 25, 2016
    Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Robello Samuel, Mark Evans Williams
  • Publication number: 20150354324
    Abstract: A system and method allows the operation of a remotely located tool in an application where there is a telescoping space out joint in such a manner that the hanger need not be released. A hydraulic piston is surface actuated to move gripping teeth against the pipe and then take the pipe with the gripping teeth so that a tool that is engaged by the string can be remotely operated while safety features for the well can remain operative. The shifted position is held with maintained control line pressure. Some release of the control line pressure will not allow the operating piston to return. Rather, a check valve holds the shifted piston position until a differential pressure on the check valve drops to a predetermined value so that the check valve acts as a dump valve. The system operates off annulus pressure if the control line is damaged.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2014
    Publication date: December 10, 2015
    Applicant: BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Andrew Webber, Drayton W. Bryant, Santos Manzano, Evan Williams
  • Publication number: 20150286290
    Abstract: Various devices for providing foot controlled computing device inputs are discussed herein. Some embodiments may include a rolling foot controller including a housing, one or more motion sensors disposed within the housing, and processing circuitry. The housing may include an upper portion configured to interface with one or more feet, and a lower portion configured to facilitate motion of the rolling foot controller when disposed on a ground surface. The processing circuitry may be configured to receive the motion data generated by the one or more motion sensors, and provide the motion data to a computing device, especially with regards to rotation in the pitch, yaw, and roll directions. The upper portion is generally of convex shape, curved about one or more axes, and the lower portion is generally convex as well, curved about two or more axes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2015
    Publication date: October 8, 2015
    Inventors: Michael Hughesdon Turner, Christopher Ryan Byrnes, Thomas William Davison, Evan William Woolley, Ryan Patrick Murphy
  • Patent number: 9103539
    Abstract: A light-emitting system is provided which is removably attachable to headgear for personal illumination to enhance visibility of the user to others. The light-emitting system includes a housing that defines a receiving aperture and is configured to surround a portion of the headgear when the light-emitting system is removably attached to the headgear for use. The light-emitting system further includes at least one lens and a plurality of lighting elements coupled to the annular housing which are configured to selectively generate a halo or at least a partial halo of light that radiates outwardly away from the annular housing through the at least one lens to provide enhanced personal illumination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignee: ILLUMAGEAR, Inc.
    Inventors: John Maxwell Baker, Andrew Royal, Raymond Walter Riley, Mark John Ramberg, Chad Austin Brinckerhoff, John R. Murkowski, Trent Robert Wetherbee, Alexander Michael Diener, Kristin Marie Will, Kyle S. Johnston, Clint Timothy Schneider, Evan William Mattingly, Keith W. Kirkwood, Jonathan Brandt Hadley
  • Publication number: 20150075368
    Abstract: A piston may be provided which includes a first piston body portion having an end wall extending radially about a central axis along which the piston reciprocates. The piston may also include a second piston body portion having an end wall extending radially about a central axis along which the piston reciprocates. The first piston body portion and the second piston body portion are axially opposed. The piston may further include a first piston rod bore disposed in the first piston body portion extending along the central axis and a second piston rod bore disposed in the second piston body portion extending along the central axis. The piston may also include a circumferential opening disposed between the mating of the first piston body portion with the second piston body portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2013
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Applicant: Ariel Corporation
    Inventor: Evan William KOONTZ
  • Publication number: 20140372253
    Abstract: A system and method of metadata refinement using behavioral patterns is disclosed. In some embodiments, user behavioral data for results of a search query is received. The results can include an untagged item and a plurality of tagged items. A determination can then be made that the tagged items have been assigned a first type of metadata not assigned to the untagged item. The untagged item can then be identified as a candidate to be tagged with the first type of metadata assigned to the tagged items based on the user behavioral data. In some embodiments, the user behavioral data comprises clickstream data indicating that a user selected the untagged item and the tagged items during a single search event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2013
    Publication date: December 18, 2014
    Inventors: Prakash S. Arunachalam, Jean-David Ruvini, Hugh Evan Williams
  • Publication number: 20140358714
    Abstract: A user interface is provided which presents a text box representing an area in which a user can enter a proxy bid for an online auction, the text box being presented within a button operable by the user to activate the proxy bid. Then input is received from the user in the text box presented within the button. The input is then placed as a bid in the online auction upon receiving a selection of the button, the selection being indicated by an activation of the button outside the area represented by the text box.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2013
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Applicant: eBay Inc.
    Inventors: Hugh Evan Williams, Anthony Delvecchio
  • Publication number: 20140280016
    Abstract: A system and method of providing advertisements based on autocomplete functionality are disclosed. In some embodiments, user-entered text is received in a search field of a search engine. A predicted query is determined based on the user-entered text. The predicted query comprises predicted text and at least a portion of the user-entered text, the predicted text being absent from the user-entered text. An advertisement for an item is determined based on the predicted query. The advertisement is caused to be displayed to the user concurrently with the predicted query being displayed in an autocomplete user interface element of the search field. In some embodiments, the advertisement for the item comprises an identification of the item and a price of the item.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Inventors: Hugh Evan Williams, Sathishwar Pottavathini, Qing Li, Harish Narayanappa
  • Publication number: 20140280007
    Abstract: Systems and methods of providing composite search results are disclosed. A search query may be received by a general purpose search engine of a first website from a user. At least one general purpose search result may be determined based on the search query using the general purpose search engine. The at least one general purpose search result may be based on a search of multiple websites. Item listing information of an item listed for sale on a second website may be determined based on the search query. The at least one general purpose search result and the item listing information may be caused to be displayed concurrently on the first website to the user. The user may be enabled to interact with the second website regarding the item by interacting with the item listing information displayed on the first website.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: eBay Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Joseph Gardner, Hugh Evan Williams, Valerie Nygaard
  • Publication number: 20140229811
    Abstract: At a client device, upon user selection of a respective bookmark, a document is downloaded from a network location associated with the bookmark, and then displayed at the client device. The bookmark contains a URL or parameter that references one or more content feeds to which the user has subscribed. The client device, in response to the user selection of the respective bookmark, transmits to a server a request specified by the respective bookmark, and receives in response to the request a redirect to a network location associated with the document. The downloaded document corresponds to a content feed to which the user has subscribed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2014
    Publication date: August 14, 2014
    Applicant: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Dynin, Evan Williams, Mihai Parparita
  • Patent number: 8803882
    Abstract: Computer-readable media and computerized methods for identifying candidate points on a graphical depiction of relative popularity of an entity (e.g., entertainer, sports team, and the like) are provided. Points on the graphical depiction are ranked based on a number of user-submitted web queries that reference the entity that are received during a particular time frame. Peak points and slope values (i.e., derived from an angle of inclination of inclines on the graphical depiction) may be captured by analyzing movements in the rank of an entity over time. An algorithmic process may then be applied to the peak points and slope values to determine points of interest of the entity's popularity, such as the highest-ranked periods and/or dramatic positive movements in rank of the entity. These points of interest are selected as candidate points and are surfaced as icons on a visual representation of the graphical depiction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Andy Lam, Jamie P. Buckley, Hugh Evan Williams, Nicholas Eric Craswell, Tabreez Govani
  • Patent number: D704349
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: Eveready Battery Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Evan Williams, Charles Renz