Patents by Inventor Marcus Williams
Marcus 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: 11161098Abstract: The present invention relates to a catalyst comprising a carrier substrate of the length L extending between substrate ends a and b and two washcoat zones A and B, wherein washcoat zone A comprises a first platinum group metal and extends starting from substrate end a over a part of the length L, and washcoat zone B comprises the same components as washcoat zone A and in addition a second platinum group metal and extends from substrate end b over a part of the length L, wherein L=LA+LB, wherein LA is the length of washcoat zone A and LB is the length of substrate length B.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2018Date of Patent: November 2, 2021Assignee: UMICORE AG & CO. KGInventors: John Nunan, Ryan J. Andersen, Curt M. Ellis, John Kraus, Marcus Williams, Deven Ross
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Publication number: 20210267429Abstract: An autonomous floor cleaning robot includes a body, a controller supported by the body, a drive supporting the body to maneuver the robot across a floor surface in response to commands from the controller, and a pad holder attached to an underside of the body to hold a removable cleaning pad during operation of the robot. The pad includes a mounting plate and a mounting surface. The mounting plate is attached to the mounting surface. The robot includes a pad sensor to sense a feature on the pad and to generate a signal based on the feature, which is defined in part by a cutout on the card backing. The mounting plate enables the pad sensor to detect the feature. The controller is responsive to the signal to perform operations including selecting a cleaning mode based on the signal, and controlling the robot according to a selected cleaning mode.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 22, 2021Publication date: September 2, 2021Inventors: Ping-Hong Lu, Joseph M. Johnson, Daniel Foran, Marcus Williams, Andrew Graziani
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Patent number: 11072250Abstract: An autonomous coverage robot detection system includes an emitter configured to emit a directed beam, a detector configured to detect the directed beam and a controller configured to direct the robot in response to a signal detected by the detector. In some examples, the detection system detects a stasis condition of the robot. In some examples, the detection system detects a wall and can follow the wall in response to the detected signal.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2017Date of Patent: July 27, 2021Assignee: iRobot CorporationInventors: Duane L. Gilbert, Jr., Marcus Williams, Andrea M. Okerholm, Elaine H. Kristant, Sheila A. Longo, Daniel E. Kee, Marc D. Strauss
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Publication number: 20210205114Abstract: A foot orthotic having a foot support where the foot support includes a thermoplastic outer shell, a closed cell foam liner within the outer shell, and a tongue to secure the user's foot within the foot support. The orthotic also typically has includes a lower leg support that includes a thermoplastic outer shell, a closed cell foam liner within the outer shell, and a strap to secure the orthotic to the user's leg within the lower leg support. A cinching mechanism that typically has a rotatable tightening knob is on the lower leg support, and a tightening cable coupled to the rotatable tightening knob and operably connected to the foot support.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 8, 2021Publication date: July 8, 2021Inventors: MATTHEW JOHN PRIHODA, JOHN RAY MITCHELL, ANDY MICHAEL SMITH, MARCUS WILLIAM POWELL, SHAWN EDWARD TWYMAN
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Publication number: 20210168718Abstract: A recording device captures information and stores the information in a data store as a data record. The recording device includes a low-power wireless interface and a high-power wireless interface. A network device includes a low-power wireless interface and a high-power wireless interface. An activation device transmits a data notification and a network notification. Upon receiving the data notification, the network device activates its high-power wireless interface. Upon receiving the network notification, the recording device activates its high-power wireless interface. The recording device transmits the data record to the network device via its high-power wireless interface.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 2, 2021Publication date: June 3, 2021Inventors: Mark A. HANCHETT, Anthony HUANG, Tyler CONANT, Marcus William Lee WOMACK, NACHE SHEKARRI, James REITZ
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Patent number: 10983608Abstract: Systems and methods use a mobile device to position an annotation of displayed content on a shared display coupled with a host device. Sensor data, such as gyroscope and accelerometer data, from the mobile device may be transmitted to the host device and used to generate the annotation. The sensor data may be preprocessed to smooth and fit the data to a parametric curve or shape prior to or after display on the shared display. The user of the mobile device may interact with the mobile device to further start and stop the annotation, as well as denote to animate the annotation.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2020Date of Patent: April 20, 2021Assignee: MERSIVE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: Christopher O. Jaynes, Robert Balgley, Michael Tolliver, Joshua Schrader, Colleen Yerkes, Marcus William Robert Birney, Vincent Keller, Vincent Ferreri, Brandon Barron
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Patent number: 10952585Abstract: An autonomous floor cleaning robot includes a body, a controller supported by the body, a drive supporting the body to maneuver the robot across a floor surface in response to commands from the controller, and a pad holder attached to an underside of the body to hold a removable cleaning pad during operation of the robot. The pad includes a mounting plate and a mounting surface. The mounting plate is attached to the mounting surface. The robot includes a pad sensor to sense a feature on the pad and to generate a signal based on the feature, which is defined in part by a cutout on the card backing. The mounting plate enables the pad sensor to detect the feature. The controller is responsive to the signal to perform operations including selecting a cleaning mode based on the signal, and controlling the robot according to a selected cleaning mode.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2018Date of Patent: March 23, 2021Assignee: Robot CorporationInventors: Ping-Hong Lu, Joseph M. Johnson, Daniel Foran, Marcus Williams, Andrew Graziani
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Patent number: 10912033Abstract: A recording device captures information and stores the information in a data store as a data record. The recording device includes a low-power wireless interface and a high-power wireless interface. A network device includes a low-power wireless interface and a high-power wireless interface. An activation device transmits a data notification and a network notification. Upon receiving the data notification, the network device activates its high-power wireless interface. Upon receiving the network notification, the recording device activates its high-power wireless interface. The recording device transmits the data record to the network device via its high-power wireless interface.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2019Date of Patent: February 2, 2021Assignee: Axon Enterprise, Inc.Inventors: Mark A Hanchett, Anthony Huang, Tyler Conant, Marcus William Lee Womack, Nache Shekarri, James Reitz
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Publication number: 20200345193Abstract: A method of operating an autonomous cleaning robot includes presenting, on a display of a mobile device, a representation of each of multiple cleaning levels, each cleaning level corresponding to a respective rank overlap parameter for a wet cleaning mission of the autonomous cleaning robot. The method includes receiving, at the mobile device, an input indicative of a selection of one of the cleaning levels; and controlling the autonomous cleaning robot to execute a wet cleaning mission according to the rank overlap parameter corresponding to the selected one of the cleaning levels.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 9, 2019Publication date: November 5, 2020Inventors: Ping-Hong Lu, Marcus Williams, Adam Goss, Melissa O'Dea
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Publication number: 20200333888Abstract: Systems and methods use a mobile device to position an annotation of displayed content on a shared display coupled with a host device. Sensor data, such as gyroscope and accelerometer data, from the mobile device may be transmitted to the host device and used to generate the annotation. The sensor data may be preprocessed to smooth and fit the data to a parametric curve or shape prior to or after display on the shared display. The user of the mobile device may interact with the mobile device to further start and stop the annotation, as well as denote to animate the annotation.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 2, 2020Publication date: October 22, 2020Inventors: Christopher O. Jaynes, Robert Balgley, Michael Tolliver, Joshua Schrader, Colleen Yerkes, Marcus William Robert Birney, Vincent Keller, Vincent Ferreri, Brandon Barron
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Publication number: 20200293791Abstract: An evidence ecosystem that includes a capture system that detects physical properties in the environment around the capture system and captures data related to the physical properties. The capture system analyzes the captured data in accordance with patterns to detect characteristics and patterns in the captured data. Upon detecting a characteristic or a pattern, the capture system records the identified data and alignment data that identifies the location of the identified data in the captured data. The capture system sends the captured data, identified data, and alignment data to an evidence management system for use in generating reports and producing redacted copies of the captured data for distribution or presentation.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 28, 2020Publication date: September 17, 2020Inventors: Marcus William Lee WOMACK, James Norton REITZ, Nache D. SHEKARRI, Daniel J. WAGNER, Mark A. HANCHETT
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Publication number: 20200238520Abstract: A robot includes a body that is movable relative to a surface one or more measurement devices within the body to output information based on an orientation of the body at an initial location on the surface, and a controller within the body to determine an orientation of the body based on the information and to restrict movement of the body to an area by preventing movement of the body beyond a barrier that is based on the orientation of the body and the initial location.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 15, 2020Publication date: July 30, 2020Inventors: Marcus Williams, Ping-Hong Lu, Joseph M. Johnson, Fabrizio Santini
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Patent number: 10713497Abstract: An evidence ecosystem that includes a capture system that detects physical properties in the environment around the capture system and captures data related to the physical properties. The capture system analyzes the captured data in accordance with patterns to detect characteristics and patterns in the captured data. Upon detecting a characteristic or a pattern, the capture system records the identified data and alignment data that identifies the location of the identified data in the captured data. The capture system sends the captured data, identified data, and alignment data to an evidence management system for use in generating reports and producing redacted copies of the captured data for distribution or presentation.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2017Date of Patent: July 14, 2020Assignee: AXON ENTERPRISE, INC.Inventors: Marcus William Lee Womack, James Norton Reitz, Nache D. Shekarri, Daniel J. Wagner, Mark A. Hanchett
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Publication number: 20200214528Abstract: A cleaning pad for an autonomous cleaning robot evenly wets and collects debris for cleaning operations. The pad includes a core of absorbent layers for absorbing liquid through capillary action and for distributing the liquid within the cleaning pad. The pad includes a wrap layer around the core, the wrap layer comprising a fibrous layer that is flexible and absorbent, the fibrous layer configured to absorb liquid through capillary action and transfer the liquid to the core. The pad includes one or more transition regions spanning a cleaning width of the cleaning pad, the one or more transition regions dividing the cleaning pad into at least two segments. The forward positioned segment of the pad, of the at least two segments of the pad, has a lesser thickness compared to a thickness of an aft positioned segment of the at least two segments.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 23, 2020Publication date: July 9, 2020Inventors: Marcus Williams, Lin Lung Chieh
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Patent number: 10639793Abstract: A robot includes a body that is movable relative to a surface one or more measurement devices within the body to output information based on an orientation of the body at an initial location on the surface, and a controller within the body to determine an orientation of the body based on the information and to restrict movement of the body to an area by preventing movement of the body beyond a barrier that is based on the orientation of the body and the initial location.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2017Date of Patent: May 5, 2020Assignee: iRobot CorporationInventors: Marcus Williams, Ping-Hong Lu, Joseph M. Johnson, Fabrizio Santini
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Patent number: 10595698Abstract: A cleaning pad for an autonomous cleaning robot evenly wets and collects debris for cleaning operations. The pad includes a core of absorbent layers for absorbing liquid through capillary action and for distributing the liquid within the cleaning pad. The pad includes a wrap layer around the core, the wrap layer comprising a fibrous layer that is flexible and absorbent, the fibrous layer configured to absorb liquid through capillary action and transfer the liquid to the core. The pad includes one or more transition regions spanning a cleaning width of the cleaning pad, the one or more transition regions dividing the cleaning pad into at least two segments. The forward positioned segment of the pad, of the at least two segments of the pad, has a lesser thickness compared to a thickness of an aft positioned segment of the at least two segments.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2017Date of Patent: March 24, 2020Assignee: iRobot CorporationInventors: Marcus Williams, Lin Lung Chieh
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Patent number: 10579163Abstract: Systems and methods use a mobile device to position an annotation of displayed content on a shared display coupled with a host device. Sensor data, such as gyroscope and accelerometer data, from the mobile device may be transmitted to the host device and used to generate the annotation. The sensor data may be preprocessed to smooth and fit the data to a parametric curve or shape prior to or after display on the shared display. The user of the mobile device may interact with the mobile device to further start and stop the annotation, as well as denote to animate the annotation.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2018Date of Patent: March 3, 2020Assignee: Mersive Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Christopher O. Jaynes, Robert Balgley, Michael Tolliver, Joshua Schrader, Colleen Yerkes, Marcus William Robert Birney, Vincent Keller, Vincent Ferreri, Brandon Barron
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Publication number: 20200060500Abstract: An autonomous floor cleaning robot includes a robot body defining a forward drive direction, a controller supported by the robot body, a drive supporting the robot body and configured to maneuver the robot across a surface in response to commands from the controller, a pad holder disposed on an underside of the robot body and configured to retain a removable cleaning pad during operation of the cleaning robot; and a pad sensor arranged to sense a feature of a cleaning pad held by the pad holder and generate a corresponding signal. The controller is responsive to the signal generated by the pad sensor, and configured to control the robot according to a cleaning mode selected from a set of multiple robot cleaning modes as a function of the signal generated by the pad sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2019Publication date: February 27, 2020Inventors: Ping-Hong Lu, Dan Foran, Marcus Williams, Joe Johnson, Andrew Graziani
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Publication number: 20190374083Abstract: A pad particularly adapted for surface cleaning. The pad includes an absorbent core having the ability to absorb and retain liquid material, and a liner layer in contact with and covering at least one side of the absorbent core. The liner layer has the ability to retain and wick liquid material through the liner layer. Cleaning apparatus containing such pads and methods of using such pads are also described.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 22, 2019Publication date: December 12, 2019Inventors: Michael J. Dooley, Nikolai Romanov, Marcus Williams, Joseph M. Johnson
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Patent number: 10499783Abstract: An autonomous floor cleaning robot includes a robot body defining a forward drive direction, a controller supported by the robot body, a drive supporting the robot body and configured to maneuver the robot across a surface in response to commands from the controller, a pad holder disposed on an underside of the robot body and configured to retain a removable cleaning pad during operation of the cleaning robot; and a pad sensor arranged to sense a feature of a cleaning pad held by the pad holder and generate a corresponding signal. The controller is responsive to the signal generated by the pad sensor, and configured to control the robot according to a cleaning mode selected from a set of multiple robot cleaning modes as a function of the signal generated by the pad sensor.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2017Date of Patent: December 10, 2019Assignee: iRobot CorporationInventors: Ping-Hong Lu, Dan Foran, Marcus Williams, Joe Johnson, Andrew Graziani