Patents by Inventor Sam Williams
Sam 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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Publication number: 20240173649Abstract: A method to drawdown pipe sections with the use or regulation control of flaring and cross-compression technique. The method allows to evacuate a fluid mixture from a drawdown section. The fluid mixture typically contains a liquid phase and a gas phase. The method includes flowing the fluid mixture from the drawdown section towards a separation vessel, and then out of the separation vessel to simultaneously flow the gas phase towards a flare for burning and flow the liquid phase towards one or more pumps towards an adjoining section. The proposed method allows recovering a higher proportion of the fluid mixture, as recycled product, and therefore limiting the combustion of the gas phase towards the atmosphere.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 26, 2023Publication date: May 30, 2024Inventors: Ronald Williams, Sam Edwards, Joe Chandler, Cameron Brasier
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Publication number: 20240164483Abstract: Articles of footwear and methods of making articles of footwear including one or more continuous threads wound around anchor points. The winding of the one or more continuous threads forms a thread pattern that imparts desired characteristics to components of the article of footwear. Thread lines of the thread pattern may be bonded together. In some embodiments, thread lines may be bonded with a bonding layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2024Publication date: May 23, 2024Inventors: Fionn Jonathan CORCORAN-TADD, Benjamin William KLEIMAN, Ian James HENNEBERY, Keith Paul THOMPSON, Peter David CAUWOOD, Peter Georg LAITENBERGER, Sam Jackson CONKLIN, Luke Alexander LOWREY
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Publication number: 20240128582Abstract: An apparatus for venting battery ejecta for use in an electric aircraft is presented. The apparatus includes a battery module with a plurality of electrochemical cells. The electrochemical cells include a vent port connected to a venting path to an outlet used to vent battery ejecta in thermal runaway events. The apparatus is designed to prevent ejecta from passing beneath an electrochemical cell.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 14, 2022Publication date: April 18, 2024Applicant: BETA AIR, LLCInventors: Nathan William Joseph Wiegman, Tyler John Skroski, Stuart Denson Schreiber, Sam Wagner, Nathan Goldsberry
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Publication number: 20240128586Abstract: In an aspect a system for battery environment management in an electric aircraft, where in the system include, at least a at least a battery pack mounted within a fuselage of an electric aircraft. A battery pack may include a plurality of batteries configured to provide electrical power to the electric aircraft. A battery pack may also include a pouch cell. Adjacent to the battery pack there may be at least a channel. A channel is configured to provide a flow path for directing battery ejecta to a predetermined location.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 12, 2023Publication date: April 18, 2024Applicant: BETA AIR, LLCInventors: Nathan William Joseph Wiegman, Sean Donovan, Sam Wagner
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Publication number: 20240112195Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to identifying and resolving consumer transactions using consumer call analytics. The computing platform may monitor consumer transactions and score each detected transaction. The computing platform may predict, using the score associated with the transaction, whether the consumer may request assistance with the transaction. The computing platform may receive, from the consumer, a request for assistance with at least one transaction. The computing platform may use a unique consumer identifier to identify transactions associated with the consumer. The computing platform may determine whether at least one similar consumer request for assistance was previously received. If at least one similar consumer request for assistance was previously received, the computing platform may retrieve the previously received request and a corresponding solution.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2022Publication date: April 4, 2024Inventors: Sam William Christian, Samuel Massa Moiyallah, JR.
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Publication number: 20240070775Abstract: In equities trading, users typically develop trading strategies designed to achieve profitable returns. The trading strategies may include rules surrounding how to respond to particular market conditions. However, when a wide variety of conflicting market scenarios arise, users are often confused and unsure of how to untangle all the conflicting market conditions and struggle with making a final trading decision. The disclosed trade execution engine uses a switching matrix model to separate the different market conditions and reacts to the different market states based on intelligent execution driving signals.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2021Publication date: February 29, 2024Inventors: Serhan Altunata, Mikhail Faktorovich, Eduardo Gonzalez, Peter William Haas, Sam Li
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Publication number: 20240008686Abstract: A reservoir assembly for a food processing system including a vacuum mechanism includes a housing having a hollow interior, an inlet pipe extending through said housing into said hollow interior, a fluid flow path from said hollow interior to the vacuum mechanism, and a valve positioned within said hollow interior, said valve being movable to control a flow of air provided to the vacuum mechanism via said fluid flow path.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2023Publication date: January 11, 2024Applicant: SharkNinja Operating LLCInventors: Sam William Bannister, Nicholas Michael O'Loughlin
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Publication number: 20240000268Abstract: An attachment for use with a food processing system includes a sealable body including a wall and a processing chamber, a chamber opening formed in said sealable body, and a vacuum passage arranged in fluid communication with said chamber opening. The vacuum passage is associated with at least one of said wall and said processing chamber of said sealable body.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 19, 2023Publication date: January 4, 2024Applicant: SharkNinja Operating LLCInventors: Sam William Bannister, Nicholas Michael O'Loughlin
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Publication number: 20230380631Abstract: An attachment configured for use with a food processing system includes a container configurable with a food processing base of the food processing system. The container has a processing chamber. The processing chamber has a first configuration adjacent a first end of said container and a distinct second configuration adjacent a second end of said container, said second configuration being circular.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 26, 2023Publication date: November 30, 2023Applicant: SharkNinja Operating LLCInventors: Matt Roberts, Edward Lockyer, Kristof Benedict Fogarasi, Nicholas M. O'Loughlin, Fredrick Ko, Yaoming Deng, Audithan Huang, John Jiang, Lucas Lai, Gang Chen, Kevin Pei, Sam William Bannister
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Publication number: 20230371753Abstract: A lid and blade assembly for a micro puree machine includes a lid having a central aperture for receiving a central hub of the blade. At least two cutting arms and at least two mixing arms extend radially outward from the central hub. A retaining component retains the blade within the lid during processing. The lid includes a recess below the retaining component for collecting slush and ice displaced by the blade during processing. Portions of the blade also include serrated grooves for clearing slush deposits when the blade engages the lid.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 18, 2022Publication date: November 23, 2023Applicant: SharkNinja Operating LLCInventors: Helen Williams, Sam William Bannister, Lukas Tubby, Ryan Michienzi, Max He, Ping Chu
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Patent number: 11771265Abstract: A reservoir assembly for a food processing system including a vacuum mechanism includes a housing having a hollow interior, an inlet pipe extending through said housing into said hollow interior, a fluid flow path from said hollow interior to the vacuum mechanism, and a valve positioned within said hollow interior, said valve being movable to control a flow of air provided to the vacuum mechanism via said fluid flow path.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2020Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignees: SHARKNINJA OPERATING LLC, SHARKNINJA (HONG KONG) COMPANY LIMITEDInventors: Sam William Bannister, Nicholas Michael O'Loughlin
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Patent number: 11759056Abstract: An attachment for use with a food processing system includes a sealable body including a wall and a processing chamber, a chamber opening formed in said sealable body, and a vacuum passage arranged in fluid communication with said chamber opening. The vacuum passage is associated with at least one of said wall and said processing chamber of said sealable body.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2020Date of Patent: September 19, 2023Assignees: SHARKNINJA OPERATING LLC, SHARKNINJA (HONG KONG) COMPANY LIMITEDInventors: Sam William Bannister, Nicholas Michael O'Loughlin
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Publication number: 20230276995Abstract: An adjustable blade assembly includes a threaded hub coupleable to a drive shaft of a food processor and a slicing plate slidably mounted on the hub. A slicing blade couples to the hub above a first surface of the slicing plate for cutting food introduced into the food processor. A cannulated support collar couples to the hub and includes a plurality of detents. A slicing adjustment sleeve rotatably couples to the hub and to the support collar to move the slicing plate up and down relative to the hub, thus changing a selected distance between the slicing plate and the slicing blade. As the user rotates the slicing adjustment sleeve, a plunger housed inside the slicing adjustment sleeve engages the plurality of detents on the support collar, thus providing tactile feedback to the user and maintaining the slicing blade in the desired position relative to the slicing plate.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 2, 2022Publication date: September 7, 2023Applicant: SharkNinja Operating LLCInventors: Nathan Lyell, Sam William Bannister
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Publication number: 20230277002Abstract: A feed chute assembly includes a lid coupleable to a container of a food processing system. The lid has a feed chute for introducing food towards rotating blades at the top of the container. A linkage cover housing a linkage component for activating the motor couples to the feed chute. The linkage cover defines a channel within an inside perimeter of the feed chute. A user inserts a pusher into the feed chute such that a rib on the pusher extends into the channel, operatively engaging the linkage component to activate the motor. When the user removes the pusher from the feed chute, the motor stops the spinning blades.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 2, 2022Publication date: September 7, 2023Applicant: SharkNinja Operating LLCInventors: Nathan Lyell, Leo Lee, Scott Gentile, Ryan Michienzi, Jonathan James, Sam William Bannister, Fredrick Ko, Robin Yin, Kevin Pei
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Publication number: 20230229438Abstract: In general, the subject matter of the present disclosure relates to a service for creating and executing software programs. For example, the disclosed service may include a service interface and an orchestrator. The service interface my receive input, including software code associated with a program or application. The orchestrator may, automatically based on an analysis of the code, or based on input from the user, send sections of the code to one or more kernels for execution under different execution environments.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 20, 2023Publication date: July 20, 2023Inventors: JEFFREY JACOB BURSIK, MATTHEW ROBERT JESSER, SAM WILLIAM BLOOMQUIST, NATHAN RYAN SOLAS, DEBASHIS GHOSH
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Publication number: 20230204063Abstract: Methods and devices for providing a threaded male member for a fastening arrangement are disclosed. The threaded male member can include at least one reaction portion at or towards at least one respective end of the threaded male member for use in reacting applied torque during tightening or releasing an associated nut of the fastening arrangement. The at least one reaction portion can be a permanent feature of the threaded male member and can remain part of the threaded male member after said tightening to a target torque.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2023Publication date: June 29, 2023Applicant: Engentus Pty LtdInventors: Brian Eric BRADSHAW, Tom Peter BASKOVICH, Sam William TURNBULL
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Patent number: 11684215Abstract: An accessory for use with a container of a food processing system includes a body positionable within a base of the food processing system, said body having a first side and a second side, an opening formed in said body, a member configurable with said opening to selectively seal said opening, said member being arranged at said second side of said body, a vacuum sealing assembly for sealing a chamber of the container, and a release mechanism operable to selectively fluidly couple said chamber to an ambient atmosphere.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2022Date of Patent: June 27, 2023Assignee: SHARKNINJA OPERATING LLCInventors: Sam William Bannister, Ross Richardson, Michael Ting, Jared Proulx, Kristof Benedict Fogarasi, Joshua D. Anthony, Nicholas Michael O'Loughlin, Kevin Pei, Zintis Jones
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Patent number: 11680411Abstract: A system for assembling roofing at ground level has an adjustable-length center frame separating a first assembly side from a second assembly side; a first cantilevered gantry on the first assembly side and a second cantilevered gantry on a second side, each cantilevered gantry moveable along the length of the center frame; a plurality of outrigger beams coupled to opposing ends of the center beam, each outrigger beam having a catwalk thereon; a first joist railing and a second joist railing on each assembly side, each joist railing configured to receive an end of an open web joist; and a base frame comprising a plurality of wheels. Once the roofing section has been assembled, hoisting the assembled roofing section to the top of a structure.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2022Date of Patent: June 20, 2023Assignee: Innovatech Systems, LLCInventors: Brig Jeffs, Edson Harker, James Barlow, James Harker, Nathan Jessop, Sam Williams, Thomas Harker
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Patent number: 11649846Abstract: A segmented nut has inner segments and an outer sleeve. Part of the sleeve interface portion and part of the segment interface portion engage when the sleeve rotates relative to the inner nut during release of the segmented nut with part of the segment interface portion at a greater distance from a central axis of the segmented nut than a minimum distance of the at least part of the sleeve interface portion from the central axis. One or more of the segments can include a retainer preventing the sleeve moving toward a free face of the segment(s). One or more of the segments can have a flange portion providing an increased working (compression) face relative to a plain segmented nut. An assembled segmented nut can include some radial freeplay for the segments to move radially whilst being retained within the sleeve prior to application of the segmented nut to a threaded bolt, stud or rod such that threading of the segmented nut onto the thread of the bolt, stud or rod removes the freeplay.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2019Date of Patent: May 16, 2023Assignee: Segnut Pty LtdInventors: Brian Eric Bradshaw, Tom Peter Baskovich, Sam William Turnbull
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Patent number: 11617474Abstract: A lid and blade assembly for a micro puree machine includes a lid having a central aperture for receiving a central hub of the blade. At least two cutting arms and at least two mixing arms extend radially outward from the central hub. A retaining component retains the blade within the lid during processing. The lid includes a recess below the retaining component for collecting slush and ice displaced by the blade during processing. Portions of the blade also include serrated grooves for clearing slush deposits when the blade engages the lid.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2022Date of Patent: April 4, 2023Assignee: SHARKNINJA OPERATING LLCInventors: Helen Williams, Sam William Bannister, Lukas Tubby, Ryan Michienzi, Max He, Ping Chu