Patents by Inventor M. Wills
M. Wills 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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Publication number: 20240116201Abstract: A utility knife includes a handle having a body and a receiving aperture. The utility knife further includes a collet at least partially receivable in the receiving aperture, and a sleeve that is engageable with and that surrounds the collet. The collet is configured to alternately receive one of a portion of a blade of a first type in a first slot and a portion of a blade of a second type in a second slot. The collet and the sleeve are co-rotatable relative the handle to move the collet to a secured position in which one of the blade of the first type and the blade of the second type are secured to the collet.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2023Publication date: April 11, 2024Inventors: Samuel Nelson, Richard M. Davidian, Rony Chan, Cam Craig, Patrick L. Wills, Jeremy Fedrigon, Trevor Fauss
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Publication number: 20240010538Abstract: A feedstock charger includes a charger conduit and a feedstock conveyor rotatably and translatably carried in the charger conduit. According to a method of using the feedstock charger, feedstock is supplied to the feedstock conveyor of the feedstock charger, feedstock is allowed to fall through the charger conduit and out of an outlet of the charger conduit, and the feedstock conveyor is rotated and linearly advanced in the charger conduit. Also, a disclosed system includes the feedstock charger is coupled to a submerged combustion melter wherein the charger conduit extends into the melter through a feedstock inlet of the melter.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 11, 2022Publication date: January 11, 2024Inventors: Steven M. Will, Kirk Holmes, Victor A. Plumbo, II, Karin Gabriela Bastarrachea
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Publication number: 20230296041Abstract: A method includes: receiving an inlet temperature of a selective catalytic reduction system; comparing the inlet temperature to a temperature setpoint; and adjusting at least one of a first exhaust manifold pressure setpoint for a first cylinder bank of an engine or a second exhaust manifold pressure setpoint for a second cylinder bank of the engine, based on the comparison.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 24, 2023Publication date: September 21, 2023Applicant: CUMMINS INC.Inventors: Travis Alva Anderson, Joan M. Wills, Rajkumar Subramanian, Vaibhav Daramwar, Pagalavan Mathari Bakthavatsalam, Paul Daniel Borisuk
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Patent number: 11692472Abstract: A method includes: determining that at least one cylinder of a first cylinder bank of an engine is active; determining that at least one cylinder of a second cylinder bank of the engine is inactive; receiving an inlet temperature of a selective catalytic reduction system; comparing the inlet temperature to a temperature setpoint; and adjusting at least one of a first exhaust manifold pressure setpoint for the first cylinder bank or a second exhaust manifold pressure setpoint for the second cylinder bank based on the comparison.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2022Date of Patent: July 4, 2023Assignee: Cummins Inc.Inventors: Travis Alva Anderson, Joan M. Wills, Rajkumar Subramanian, Vaibhav Daramwar, Pagalavan Mathari Bakthavatsalam, Paul Daniel Borisuk
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Patent number: 11665857Abstract: A receptacle assembly includes a heat sink assembly for a receptacle cage for dissipating heat from a pluggable module plugged into the receptacle cage. The heat sink assembly includes fin plates and spacer plates arranged in a plate stack independently movable for engaging and conforming to the pluggable module. Each spacer plate includes a thermal interface at a bottom of the spacer plate engaging the pluggable module. Each fin plate includes a thermal interface at a bottom of the fin plate engaging the pluggable module. The fin plates include branched fin plates and unbranched fin plates. Each of the unbranched fin plates are planar between the bottom and the distal end thereof. Each of the branched fin plates are non-planar and include at least one bend between the bottom and the distal end thereof.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2020Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignee: TE CONNECTIVITY SOLUTIONS GmbHInventors: Alex Michael Sharf, Steven M. Will
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Publication number: 20230035148Abstract: A method includes: determining that at least one cylinder of a first cylinder bank of an engine is active; determining that at least one cylinder of a second cylinder bank of the engine is inactive; receiving an inlet temperature of a selective catalytic reduction system; comparing the inlet temperature to a temperature setpoint; and adjusting at least one of a first exhaust manifold pressure setpoint for the first cylinder bank or a second exhaust manifold pressure setpoint for the second cylinder bank based on the comparison.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 14, 2022Publication date: February 2, 2023Applicant: Cummins, Inc.Inventors: Travis Alva Anderson, Joan M. Wills, Rajkumar Subramanian, Vaibhav Daramwar, Pagalavan Mathari Bakthavatsalam, Paul Daniel Borisuk
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Patent number: 11473469Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatuses are provided for increasing exhaust gas temperature. A system includes a valve and a controller coupled to the valve. The controller is structured to determine that a plurality of cylinders of an engine are active; compare an exhaust aftertreatment temperature to an exhaust aftertreatment temperature setpoint; and in response to the comparison, adjust an effective flow area for exhaust gas from the plurality of cylinders of the engine to increase an exhaust gas temperature.Type: GrantFiled: May 3, 2021Date of Patent: October 18, 2022Assignee: Cummins, Inc.Inventors: Travis Alva Anderson, Joan M. Wills, Rajkumar Subramanian, Vaibhav Daramwar, Pagalavan Mathari Bakthavatsalam, Paul Daniel Borisuk
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Publication number: 20220087069Abstract: A receptacle assembly includes a heat sink assembly for a receptacle cage for dissipating heat from a pluggable module plugged into the receptacle cage. The heat sink assembly includes fin plates and spacer plates arranged in a plate stack independently movable for engaging and conforming to the pluggable module. Each spacer plate includes a thermal interface at a bottom of the spacer plate engaging the pluggable module. Each fin plate includes a thermal interface at a bottom of the fin plate engaging the pluggable module. The fin plates include branched fin plates and unbranched fin plates. Each of the unbranched fin plates are planar between the bottom and the distal end thereof. Each of the branched fin plates are non-planar and include at least one bend between the bottom and the distal end thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 17, 2020Publication date: March 17, 2022Inventors: Alex Michael Sharf, Steven M. Will
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Patent number: 11113774Abstract: Various embodiments disclosed herein relate to the access, management, and targeted display of one or more asset display profiles to a person of interest (e.g., an associated asset creator, a customer, etc.). A method includes interpreting an asset display profile corresponding to a creative asset description and an associated asset creator; determining an asset display context; and in response to the asset display profile and the asset display context, providing an asset display description to an output device.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2016Date of Patent: September 7, 2021Assignee: Cummins, Inc.Inventors: Thomas M. Yonushonis, Thanigasalam Chettiyar, Joan M. Wills, J. Stephen Wills
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Publication number: 20210254530Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatuses are provided for increasing exhaust gas temperature. A system includes a valve and a controller coupled to the valve. The controller is structured to determine that a plurality of cylinders of an engine are active; compare an exhaust aftertreatment temperature to an exhaust aftertreatment temperature setpoint; and in response to the comparison, adjust an effective flow area for exhaust gas from the plurality of cylinders of the engine to increase an exhaust gas temperature.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 3, 2021Publication date: August 19, 2021Applicant: Cummins, Inc.Inventors: Travis Alva Anderson, Joan M. Wills, Rajkumar Subramanian, Vaibhav Daramwar, Pagalavan Mathari Bakthavatsalam, Paul Daniel Borisuk
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Patent number: 10995642Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatuses are provided for increasing exhaust gas temperature. A system includes a valve and a controller coupled to the valve. The controller is structured to determine that an exhaust manifold pressure does not meet an exhaust manifold pressure setpoint and in response, cause an adjustment of an effective flow area of exhaust gas from an engine. The adjustment of the effective flow area is structured to increase an exhaust gas temperature.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2019Date of Patent: May 4, 2021Assignee: Cummins Inc.Inventors: Travis Alva Anderson, Joan M. Wills, Rajkumar Subramanian, Vaibhav Daramwar, Pagalavan Mathari Bakthavatsalam, Paul Daniel Borisuk
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Patent number: 10485140Abstract: Novel tools and techniques are provided for providing in-lineup passive air distribution system designs, and for delivering more effective cooling for termination dense network equipment with high heat dissipation. In some embodiments, one or more air distribution units might be positioned in-line with one or more heat generating equipment. The one or more air distribution units might receive air from an HVAC system, and might distribute the received air to the one or more heat generating equipment. In some cases, the one or more air distribution units might distribute the received air to a position in front of and/or behind the one or more heat generating equipment for intake by an air intake device of at least one of the one or more heat generating equipment. Some air distribution units might comprise dowels for storing fiber slack. Some dowels might comprise an air shaft for distributing the received air.Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 2017Date of Patent: November 19, 2019Assignee: CenturyLink Intellectual Property LLCInventors: Pete A. Kawamoto, Diana L. Unser, Christopher M. Wills
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Patent number: 10426653Abstract: An arm immobilization apparatus may at least partially envelope both a patient's torso and the patient's injured arm. The apparatus may include a front flap configured to cover the injured arm and secure it against the patient's torso using at least one fastening device. The apparatus may at least partially prevent patients with less than fully developed, or reduced, mental capacity, from moving the injured arm.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2014Date of Patent: October 1, 2019Inventors: David M. Will, Christin F. Will
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Publication number: 20190264594Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatuses are provided for increasing exhaust gas temperature. A system includes a valve and a controller coupled to the valve. The controller is structured to determine that an exhaust manifold pressure does not meet an exhaust manifold pressure setpoint and in response, cause an adjustment of an effective flow area of exhaust gas from an engine. The adjustment of the effective flow area is structured to increase an exhaust gas temperature.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 10, 2019Publication date: August 29, 2019Applicant: Cummins Inc.Inventors: Travis Alva Anderson, Joan M. Wills, Rajkumar Subramanian, Vaibhav Daramwar, Pagalavan Mathari Bakthavatsalam, Paul Daniel Borisuk
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Patent number: 10287945Abstract: A method for increasing the exhaust temperature of an exhaust system. The method includes receiving an inlet temperature of a selective catalytic reduction system; determining whether the inlet temperature meets a temperature setpoint; adjusting an exhaust manifold pressure setpoint based on the determination of the inlet temperature; determining whether the exhaust manifold pressure of at least one of first or second bank meet the exhaust manifold pressure setpoint; and causing an adjustment of an effective flow area of at least one of the first bank or second bank based on the exhaust manifold pressure, the adjustment of the effective flow area structured to increase exhaust temperature during light load operation.Type: GrantFiled: January 26, 2017Date of Patent: May 14, 2019Assignee: Cummins, Inc.Inventors: Travis Alva Anderson, Joan M. Wills, Rajkumar Subramanian, Vaibhav Daramwar, Pagalavan Mathari Bakthavatsalam, Paul Daniel Borisuk
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Patent number: 10193814Abstract: A method for categorizing a downloading of a resource to a user device from a resource server in a data network is provided. Data of one or more Layer 7 protocol requests from the client device is received at an intermediate server in the data network. The intermediate server forwards the data of each of the one or more Layer 7 protocol requests to the resource server and receives data of one or more Layer 7 protocol responses from the resource server, each Layer 7 protocol response corresponding to a respective one of the Layer 7 protocol requests. The intermediate server categorizes the downloading of the resource to the client device as being one of one or more pre-defined download categories, based on a count of the one or more Layer 7 protocol responses and the determined sizes or estimated sizes of the one or more Layer 7 protocol responses.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2016Date of Patent: January 29, 2019Assignee: Openwave Mobility Inc.Inventors: Fergus M Wills, Matt Halligan, Shaun McGinnity
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Patent number: 10098510Abstract: A dispenser includes a housing, an aperture within the housing, a receptacle within the housing, and a pneumatically driven actuator. The receptacle removably receives a reservoir, such that when the reservoir is received by the receptacle, an outlet port of the reservoir is exposed through the aperture. When the pneumatically driven actuator is actuated, the pneumatically driven actuator provides a dispensing force that induces a flow of a predetermined volume of fluid within the reservoir through the exposed outlet port of the reservoir and dispenses the predetermined volume through the aperture. In some embodiments, the dispenser includes an internal pneumatic source. The internal pneumatic source may include an air compressor. The dispenser may include a pneumatic input port that receives a pneumatic hose. The dispensing force translates a piston in the reservoir a predetermined distance. The predetermined distance may be linearly proportional to the predetermined volume of dispensed fluid.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2014Date of Patent: October 16, 2018Assignee: Toaster Loabs, Inc.Inventors: Amy Carol Buckalter, Jonathan B. Hadley, Alexander M. Diener, Kristin M. Will, Gordon Cohen
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Publication number: 20180209318Abstract: A method for increasing the exhaust temperature of an exhaust system. The method includes receiving an inlet temperature of a selective catalytic reduction system; determining whether the inlet temperature meets a temperature setpoint; adjusting an exhaust manifold pressure setpoint based on the determination of the inlet temperature; determining whether the exhaust manifold pressure of at least one of first or second bank meet the exhaust manifold pressure setpoint; and causing an adjustment of an effective flow area of at least one of the first bank or second bank based on the exhaust manifold pressure, the adjustment of the effective flow area structured to increase exhaust temperature during light load operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 26, 2017Publication date: July 26, 2018Applicant: Cummins, Inc.Inventors: Travis Alva Anderson, Joan M. Wills, Rajkumar Subramanian, Vaibhav Daramwar, Pagalavan Mathari Bakthavatsalam, Paul Daniel Borisuk
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Patent number: D1022714Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2021Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Jody Akana, Molly Anderson, Bartley K. Andre, Shota Aoyagi, Anthony Michael Ashcroft, Marine C. Bataille, Jeremy Bataillou, Kevin Will Chen, Andrew Patrick Clymer, Clara Geneviève Marine Courtaigne, Markus Diebel, Alan C. Dye, Aurelio Guzmán, M. Evans Hankey, Julian Hoenig, Richard P. Howarth, Jonathan P. Ive, Julian Jaede, Duncan Robert Kerr, Aaron Mathew Melim, Marc A. Newson, Peter Russell-Clarke, Benjamin Andrew Shaffer, Joe Sung-Ho Tan, Clement Tissandier, Jacob Weiss, Eugene Antony Whang, Rico Zörkendörfer
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Patent number: D1026900Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2022Date of Patent: May 14, 2024Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Jody Akana, Molly Anderson, Bartley K. Andre, Shota Aoyagi, Marine C. Bataille, Kevin Will Chen, Abidur Rahman Chowdhury, Andrew Patrick Clymer, Clara Geneviève Marine Courtaigne, Markus Diebel, Alexandre B. Girard, Jonathan Gomez Garcia, Aurelio Guzmán, M. Evans Hankey, Anne-Marie Heck, Moises Hernandez Hernandez, Richard P. Howarth, Julian Jaede, Duncan Robert Kerr, Kainoa Kwon-Perez, Nicolas Pedro Lylyk, Aaron Mathew Melim, Peter Russell-Clarke, Benjamin Andrew Shaffer, Clement Tissandier