Patents by Inventor Fred G. Williams
Fred G. 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: 10939477Abstract: A service tool wireless access management system includes a wireless access interface and an equipment service system comprising at least one processor. The at least one processor is configured to enable the wireless access interface responsive to a wireless access request initiated through a service tool, establish a wireless communication session with the service tool through the wireless access interface, and disable the wireless access interface responsive to a wireless communication termination event.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2018Date of Patent: March 2, 2021Assignee: OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANYInventors: David Ginsberg, Fred G. Williams, Mark Olthuis, Sandeep Sudi
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Patent number: 10691779Abstract: A service tool credential management system includes a storage medium operable to store a plurality of instructions and at least one processor configured to execute the instructions to send a credential request to a networked server to access an equipment controller with a service tool. The at least one processor is further configured to execute the instructions to receive an access credential responsive to the credential request and utilizing one or more fields of the access credential during interactions with the equipment controller to enable a level of access for the service tool to the equipment controller corresponding to the access credential.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2017Date of Patent: June 23, 2020Assignee: OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANYInventors: David Ginsberg, Mark Olthuis, Fred G. Williams, Jody Phouthavong
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Patent number: 10669122Abstract: A service tool function availability adjustment system includes a storage medium operable to store a location-based function availability map and at least one processor configured to determine a location of a service tool in relation to one or more equipment components of an equipment service system. The at least one processor configures an availability of one or more functions of the service tool to interact with the one or more equipment components of the equipment service system based on the location-based function availability map and the location of the service tool.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2017Date of Patent: June 2, 2020Assignee: OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANYInventors: David Ginsberg, Mark Olthuis, Fred G. Williams, Jody Phouthavong
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Publication number: 20190292013Abstract: A service tool for interfacing with an equipment system includes a processing system, a display, and a memory system having a plurality of instructions stored thereon that, when executed by the processing system, cause the service tool to establish communication with an equipment controller of the equipment system and capture a plurality of state samples of one or more equipment system parameters distributed over multiple sampling times as a plurality of captured data in a trace buffer of the service tool. The instructions when executed by the processing system cause the service tool to store the captured data from the trace buffer to one or more files in the memory system of the service tool and replay the captured data from the one or more files on the display of the service tool responsive to a replay request.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 23, 2018Publication date: September 26, 2019Inventors: David Ginsberg, Fred G. Williams
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Publication number: 20190239258Abstract: A service tool wireless access management system includes a wireless access interface and an equipment service system comprising at least one processor. The at least one processor is configured to enable the wireless access interface responsive to a wireless access request initiated through a service tool, establish a wireless communication session with the service tool through the wireless access interface, and disable the wireless access interface responsive to a wireless communication termination event.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2018Publication date: August 1, 2019Inventors: David Ginsberg, Fred G. Williams, Mark Olthuis, Sandeep Sudi
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Patent number: 10244374Abstract: A service tool proximity detection system includes a service tool and an equipment controller. The service tool is operable to establish communication with the equipment controller of an equipment service system. At least one processor of the service tool proximity detection system is configured to generate a location proximity indicator to verify proximity of the service tool to a predetermined service location of the equipment service system, determine that the service tool is located local to the predetermined service location based on verifying that a response to the location proximity indicator matches an expected response, determine that the service tool is located remote from the predetermined service location based on verifying that the response to the location proximity indicator fails to match the expected response, and configure one or more functions of the service tool based on the location of the service tool relative to the predetermined service location.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2017Date of Patent: March 26, 2019Assignee: OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANYInventors: David Ginsberg, Mark Olthuis, Fred G. Williams, Jody Phouthavong
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Publication number: 20190026445Abstract: A service tool credential management system includes a storage medium operable to store a plurality of instructions and at least one processor configured to execute the instructions to send a credential request to a networked server to access an equipment controller with a service tool. The at least one processor is further configured to execute the instructions to receive an access credential responsive to the credential request and utilizing one or more fields of the access credential during interactions with the equipment controller to enable a level of access for the service tool to the equipment controller corresponding to the access credential.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 24, 2017Publication date: January 24, 2019Inventors: David Ginsberg, Mark Olthuis, Fred G. Williams, Jody Phouthavong
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Publication number: 20190020971Abstract: A service tool proximity detection system includes a service tool and an equipment controller. The service tool is operable to establish communication with the equipment controller of an equipment service system. At least one processor of the service tool proximity detection system is configured to generate a location proximity indicator to verify proximity of the service tool to a predetermined service location of the equipment service system, determine that the service tool is located local to the predetermined service location based on verifying that a response to the location proximity indicator matches an expected response, determine that the service tool is located remote from the predetermined service location based on verifying that the response to the location proximity indicator fails to match the expected response, and configure one or more functions of the service tool based on the location of the service tool relative to the predetermined service location.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 17, 2017Publication date: January 17, 2019Inventors: David Ginsberg, Mark Olthuis, Fred G. Williams, Jody Phouthavong
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Publication number: 20190016560Abstract: A service tool function availability adjustment system includes a storage medium operable to store a location-based function availability map and at least one processor configured to determine a location of a service tool in relation to one or more equipment components of an equipment service system. The at least one processor configures an availability of one or more functions of the service tool to interact with the one or more equipment components of the equipment service system based on the location-based function availability map and the location of the service tool.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 17, 2017Publication date: January 17, 2019Inventors: David Ginsberg, Mark Olthuis, Fred G. Williams, Jody Phouthavong
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Publication number: 20180099839Abstract: A method of operating an elevator call system includes displaying a plurality of elevator destination selections associated with a building on a display screen of a mobile device. For ease of use, the elevator destination selections may be prioritized.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 7, 2016Publication date: April 12, 2018Inventors: Fred G. Williams, Paul A. Simcik
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Patent number: 6056298Abstract: A keyless chuck having an outer chuck with spaced grooves, an inner chuck and chuck jaws, where the keyless chuck is mounted on an output shaft of a drill motor. A sleeve locking device mounted between the outer chuck and the drill motor housing, where the sleeve locking device has spaced inner teeth to engage the spaced grooves of the outer chuck to lock the outer chuck stationary, allowing the inner chuck to rotate and opening or closing the chuck jaws to install and remove drill bits.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 1998Date of Patent: May 2, 2000Inventor: Fred G. Williams
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Patent number: 5838750Abstract: A binary data communication system includes a transmitter unit coupled to a receiver unit via a communications link. The transmitter sends a message signal packet to the receiver. The packet includes data arranged according to mixed protocols. The receiver unit includes a program for detecting both protocols, and for converting data from one protocol (or format) into the other format.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 1995Date of Patent: November 17, 1998Assignee: Otis Elevator CompanyInventors: Richard F. Rynaski, Fred G. Williams
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Patent number: 5549150Abstract: A porch enclosure system for enclosing a porch having a framework including a pair of side members with vertical parallel slots, a top member for housing a motor mechanism and storing a plurality of glass panels and a bottom member for receiving a reciprocating shuttle. The plurality of glass panels each having a weatherseal either on the top edge of the preferred embodiment or on the lower edge on a second embodiment and slot engaging side edges. The motor mechanism is connected to the reciprocating shuttle by cables to raise and lower the shuttle. The shuttle carries the glass panels up and down in the slots where each panel is stopped by a pair of removable stops in each slot in a relationship to create an enclosure. The bottom member and side member slots cooperate to remove all or individual glass panels. The bottom member has a removable panel and the slotted side members have unslotted areas where glass panels are quickly and easily removed by removing the stops.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 1994Date of Patent: August 27, 1996Inventor: Fred G. Williams
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Patent number: 5397030Abstract: A dispenser for squeezing a collapsible tube including a housing with a reciprocating wall where the wall has a tooth gear for engaging and moving a mechanical follower along a collapsible tube to dispense paste each time the reciprocating wall is reciprocated. A closure is opened and closed with each reciprocation of the reciprocating wall to dispense the paste.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 1993Date of Patent: March 14, 1995Inventor: Fred G. Williams
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Patent number: 5132194Abstract: An assembly for facilitating the quick connection and disconnection of appliance cables to the terminals of a storage battery and preventing corrosion at the terminals, including a pair of connectors defined by insulating caps enclosing conductive sleeves, and a releasable clamp engageable with the battery for securing the connectors against their respective terminals, including the improvement of a simple releasable clamp.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 1990Date of Patent: July 21, 1992Inventor: Fred G. Williams
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Patent number: 4824641Abstract: An improved sample carrier and pipette tips for use in an automated sample handling device are disclosed. This carrier mounts on and is removable from a carousel and has spaced about the circumference of its body a plurality of apertures for receiving the sample containers. Each aperture has on its interior side, that is its axis side, an intruding resilient finger which is deflected when a sample container is inserted into the aperture and which applies pressure on the sample container forcing it against the outside edge of the aperture and preventing inadvertent rotation of the sample container within the aperture. In the most common embodiment the apertures are substantially parallel to the axis of the circular body of the carrier so that they can be accessed by sample-handling equipment moving perpendicular to the plane of rotation of the carousel. In another embodiment the apertures are angled in a posture where they can undergo angled centrifugation, if desired.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 1986Date of Patent: April 25, 1989Assignee: Cetus CorporationInventor: Fred G. Williams
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Patent number: 4760000Abstract: An assembly for facilitating the quick connection and disconnection of appliance cables to the terminals of a storage battery and preventing corrosion at the terminals, including a pair of connectors defined by insulating caps enclosing conductive sleeves, and a releasable clamp engageable with the battery for securing the connectors against their respective terminals.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 1986Date of Patent: July 26, 1988Inventor: Fred G. Williams
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Patent number: 4648529Abstract: An apparatus and process for storing beads in a liquid medium and for draining and dispensing said beads essentially in the absence of said liquid medium is described. In one embodiment, the apparatus is designed so that the liquid medium in which the beads are stored can be captured in a separate compartment from the bead-containing compartment and the beads can be delivered without the liquid medium when the apparatus in inverted. This apparatus is designed so that the liquid medium will join with the beads for storage in the bead-containing compartment when the apparatus is upright. In another embodiment, the apparatus includes a bottle with a removable, threaded inner container which is used to drain the liquid medium from the beads prior to attachment to a separate bead dispenser.Type: GrantFiled: June 12, 1985Date of Patent: March 10, 1987Assignee: Cetus CorporationInventors: Judith I. Blakemore, Mark S. Hanamoto, Fred G. Williams
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Patent number: D286570Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 1983Date of Patent: November 4, 1986Assignee: Cetus CorporationInventor: Fred G. Williams
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Patent number: D297054Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 1986Date of Patent: August 2, 1988Assignee: Cetus CorporationInventor: Fred G. Williams