Patents by Inventor William A. Bernard

William A. Bernard 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).

  • Publication number: 20190226971
    Abstract: In the present invention, a method for determining at least one pore-related parameter of a porous structure is provided. In a preferred embodiment, an enhanced evapoporometry (EP) technique is provided to determine pore size distribution of continuous pores of a porous structure. In this enhanced EP technique, a volatile liquid, such as isopropoyl alcohol or water, is supplied to one side of a porous structure in order to enable the volatile liquid to penetrate and saturate the porous structure through capillary force. Thereafter, an immiscible non-volatile liquid, such as glycerol, mineral oils, silicon oils or hydrophilic ionic liquid, is supplied to the one side of the porous structure. As the volatile liquid evaporates progressively from the filled pores, the emptied pores may be immediately filled by the non-volatile liquid drawn upwards by capillary action. This prevents formation of a t-layer formed from the adsorption of vapour emanating from the volatile liquid that is used to saturate the pores.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2017
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Inventors: William Bernard KRANTZ, Jia Wei CHEW, Farhad ZAMANI
  • Patent number: 10312629
    Abstract: A coaxial connector includes a body, a post, a coupling nut, and a sealing member. The sealing member is axially compressed between a rear end facing surface of the coupling nut and a front end facing surface of the hollow body in order to facilitate improved grounding and RF shielding characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: Corning Optical Communications RF LLC
    Inventors: Donald Andrew Burris, William Bernard Lutz
  • Patent number: 10236636
    Abstract: A coaxial cable connector for coupling an end of a coaxial cable to a terminal is disclosed. The connector has a coupler adapted to couple the connector to a terminal, a body assembled with the coupler and a post assembled with the coupler and the body. The post is adapted to receive an end of a coaxial cable. The post has an integral contacting portion that is monolithic with at least a portion of the post. When assembled the coupler and post provide at least one circuitous path resulting in RF shielding such that RF signals external to the coaxial cable connector are attenuated, such that the integrity of an electrical signal transmitted through coaxial cable connector is maintained regardless of the tightness of the coupling of the connector to the terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: Corning Optical Communications RF LLC
    Inventors: Donald Andrew Burris, William Bernard Lutz
  • Publication number: 20190050353
    Abstract: A data storage system may include one or more storage arrays. Each storage array may include a first set of solid-state drives and a first set of striped hard disk drives. Each solid-state drive of the first set of solid-state drives has a first data throughput and the set of stripe hard disk drives has a second data throughput. The second data throughput of the first set of striped hard disk drives is within a threshold throughput of the first data throughput. The data storage system also includes a processing device configured to receive an access request to write first data to the storage array and determine a read access frequency of the first data. The processing device may also be configured to determine a write access frequency of the first data and write the first data to the first set of solid-state drives or the first set of striped hard disk drives, based on the read access frequency and the write access frequency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2017
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Inventors: Jun XU, Junpeng NIU, William Bernard BOYLE, Jie YU
  • Patent number: 10206303
    Abstract: An aisle containment system installed around a pre-existing building column in a data center. The aisle containment system includes a frame defined by wall beams, header frames, and a plurality of posts. A plurality of cabinets are positioned within the frame. Mid-span posts are positioned adjacent building columns located within the frame. The mid-span posts support the wall beams on one side of the frame. A containment column adapter is secured to one of the wall beams and one of the mid-span posts. The containment column adapter seals the gaps between the building column and the wall beam within the frame of the aisle containment system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2019
    Assignee: Panduit Corp.
    Inventors: David W. Gustaferro, William A. Bernard
  • Publication number: 20190041313
    Abstract: In various embodiments, a method for determining at least one pore-related parameter of a porous structure is provided. The method includes supplying a volatile liquid into a chamber. The method also includes coating a first surface of the porous structure with an evaporation preventing substance. The method further includes placing the coated porous structure within the chamber. The method additionally includes determining an effective mass of the chamber over a period of time. The method also includes determining the at least one pore-related parameter of an uncoated second surface of the coated porous structure based on the effective mass determined. The second surface of the porous structure is opposite the first surface of the porous structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2017
    Publication date: February 7, 2019
    Applicant: Nanyang Technological University
    Inventors: Farhad ZAMANI, Ebrahim AKHONDI, Jia Wei CHEW, William Bernard KRANTZ, Anthony Gordon FANE
  • Publication number: 20180336273
    Abstract: The main purpose of The Verbal Automated Interpreter and the Written Viewer Interpreter is to allow people to understand all that they hear in music and every word of what they listen too. Verbal Automated Interpreter will allow you punch into machine the musical piece and the machine will verbally feedback to the listener every word of the song. The point of this machine is for all musical lovers to understand every word to what their listening to. Meaning of the song and the album or track cover and artist's history The Written Viewer Interpreter works under the same concept as the verbal Automated Interpreter and the invention of it would appear in all new Sound systems and we are making it clear we are not taking any credit for inventing words on a screen as the invention but that sound systems that come out today have them built with these screens into them so that people are not left out in the dark and can have proper access to comprehend all music that they are listening to.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2017
    Publication date: November 22, 2018
    Inventor: William Bernard Christodolou
  • Patent number: 10078044
    Abstract: A method for determining at least one pore-related parameter of a porous material is provided. The method includes supplying a volatile liquid into a chamber, placing a porous material within the chamber, spaced apart from and over the volatile liquid, determining an effective mass of the chamber over a period of time, and determining at least one pore-related parameter of the porous material based on the effective mass determined. An arrangement for determining at least one pore-related parameter of a porous material is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2018
    Assignee: Nanyang Technological University
    Inventors: Ebrahim Akhondi, William Bernard Krantz, Filicia Wicaksana, Anthony Gordon Fane
  • Publication number: 20180168064
    Abstract: An aisle containment system installed around a pre-existing building column in a data center. The aisle containment system includes a frame defined by wall beams, header frames, and a plurality of posts. A plurality of cabinets are positioned within the frame. Mid-span posts are positioned adjacent building columns located within the frame. The mid-span posts support the wall beams on one side of the frame. A containment column adapter is secured to one of the wall beams and one of the mid-span posts. The containment column adapter seals the gaps between the building column and the wall beam within the frame of the aisle containment system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2017
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Applicant: Panduit Corp.
    Inventors: David W. Gustaferro, William A. Bernard
  • Publication number: 20180166822
    Abstract: A coaxial connector includes a body, a post, a coupling nut, and a sealing member. The sealing member is axially compressed between a rear end facing surface of the coupling nut and a front end facing surface of the hollow body in order to facilitate improved grounding and RF shielding characteristics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2018
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Inventors: Donald Andrew Burris, William Bernard Lutz
  • Patent number: 9984265
    Abstract: A system for identifying and tracking components, including but not limited to cords, cables and connectors, that are associated with an electronic device or apparatus or that are part of a “set.” Devices include TVs, DVD players, VCRs, DVRs, computers, printers, camera, and the like. A plurality of self-adhesive stickers marked with a scannable code, each with a unique code in that set, are affixed to a device and its accessories. The codes are scanned by a mobile computing device for entry into the system. Subsequent identification of a particular accessory can be performed by using the system to scan the coded sticker on that accessory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Inventors: William Bernard Martin, Kris Andres Martin, Alyssa Martin Kennedy, Michael Graham Martin
  • Publication number: 20180145459
    Abstract: A coaxial cable connector for coupling an end of a coaxial cable to a terminal is disclosed. The connector has a coupler adapted to couple the connector to a terminal, a body assembled with the coupler and a post assembled with the coupler and the body. The post is adapted to receive an end of a coaxial cable. The post has an integral contacting portion that is monolithic with at least a portion of the post. When assembled the coupler and post provide at least one circuitous path resulting in RF shielding such that RF signals external to the coaxial cable connector are attenuated, such that the integrity of an electrical signal transmitted through coaxial cable connector is maintained regardless of the tightness of the coupling of the connector to the terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2018
    Publication date: May 24, 2018
    Applicant: Corning Optical Communications RF LLC
    Inventors: Donald Andrew Burris, William Bernard Lutz
  • Patent number: 9912105
    Abstract: A coaxial cable connector for coupling an end of a coaxial cable to a terminal is disclosed. The connector has a coupler adapted to couple the connector to a terminal, a body assembled with the coupler and a post assembled with the coupler and the body. The post is adapted to receive an end of a coaxial cable. The post has an integral contacting portion that is monolithic with at least a portion of the post. When assembled the coupler and post provide at least one circuitous path resulting in RF shielding such that RF signals external to the coaxial cable connector are attenuated, such that the integrity of an electrical signal transmitted through coaxial cable connector is maintained regardless of the tightness of the coupling of the connector to the terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2018
    Assignee: Corning Optical Communications RF LLC
    Inventors: Donald Andrew Burris, William Bernard Lutz
  • Patent number: 9905959
    Abstract: A coaxial connector includes a body, a post, a coupling nut, and a sealing member. The sealing member is axially compressed between a rear end facing surface of the coupling nut and a front end facing surface of the hollow body in order to facilitate improved grounding and RF shielding characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: Corning Optical Communication RF LLC
    Inventors: Donald Andrew Burris, William Bernard Lutz
  • Patent number: 9883607
    Abstract: An aisle containment system is disclosed. The aisle containment system includes a frame defined by wall beams, header frames, and a plurality of posts secured to the wall beams and header frames. The header frames extend the width of the frame and the wall beams extend the length of the frame. A plurality of blanking panels extend from the floor to one of the wall beams. The plurality of blanking panels have a top, a bottom, a first side and a second side. Vertical stiffeners are positioned along at least one of the first side and the second side of each blanking panel. The blanking panels overlap adjacent blanking panels along the length of the frame. The blanking panels are laterally adjusted to fill openings in the aisle containment system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: Panduit Corp.
    Inventor: William A. Bernard
  • Publication number: 20170302032
    Abstract: A coaxial cable connector for coupling an end of a coaxial cable to a terminal is disclosed. The connector has a coupler adapted to couple the connector to a terminal, a body assembled with the coupler and a post assembled with the coupler and the body. The post is adapted to receive an end of a coaxial cable. The post has an integral contacting portion that is monolithic with at least a portion of the post. When assembled the coupler and post provide at least one circuitous path resulting in RF shielding such that RF signals external to the coaxial cable connector are attenuated, such that the integrity of an electrical signal transmitted through coaxial cable connector is maintained regardless of the tightness of the coupling of the connector to the terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2017
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Applicant: Corning Optical Communications RF LLC
    Inventors: Donald Andrew Burris, William Bernard Lutz
  • Publication number: 20170268602
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a flywheel comprising: forming a first hollow cylinder from glass fibre composite with magnetic particles dispersed through at least part of the cylinder; curing said first cylinder in a first curing step; forming a second hollow cylinder from carbon fibre composite; and curing said second hollow cylinder in a second curing step.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2017
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Inventors: James William BERNARD, Sohrab GHASIMI
  • Publication number: 20170231107
    Abstract: An aisle containment system is disclosed. The aisle containment system includes a frame defined by wall beams, header frames, and a plurality of posts secured to the wall beams and header frames. The header frames extend the width of the frame and the wall beams extend the length of the frame. A plurality of blanking panels extend from the floor to one of the wall beams. The plurality of blanking panels have a top, a bottom, a first side and a second side. Vertical stiffeners are positioned along at least one of the first side and the second side of each blanking panel. The blanking panels overlap adjacent blanking panels along the length of the frame. The blanking panels are laterally adjusted to fill openings in the aisle containment system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2017
    Publication date: August 10, 2017
    Applicant: Panduit Corp.
    Inventor: William A. Bernard
  • Publication number: 20170218704
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a ladder assembly configured to be used with a vertically-extending wall assembly of a building having a window assembly installed to the vertically-extending wall assembly. The ladder assembly includes a housing assembly configured to be fixedly received (at least in part) in the vertically-extending wall assembly, to be mounted to the vertically-extending wall assembly, and to extend (at least in part) into the vertically-extending wall assembly of the building. A support assembly is configured to be fixedly attached to the housing assembly, and to extend (at least in part) into the housing assembly in such a way that the support assembly bisects the housing assembly. The support assembly, in use, provides any one of a handhold and a foothold configured for usage by a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2016
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Inventor: William Bernard BARENDREGT
  • Patent number: D836629
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: Kopin Corporation
    Inventors: William Bernard Maffucci, Minoo Bablani