Patents by Inventor William A. Furniss

William A. Furniss 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).

  • Patent number: 10874516
    Abstract: A penile prosthesis system including at least one cylinder that has an elongated inner opening, a cylinder spring positioned within the opening and adjacent to a distal end of the inner opening, an activation plunger positioned within a proximal end of the opening of the cylinder, and a plurality of discrete members within the inner opening between the cylinder spring and the plunger. The system further includes a pump comprising a spring and a tube connected to and extending from the cylinder and the pump, wherein the tube is configured for transferring fluid to the at least one cylinder upon activation of the pump.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Karl Jagger, Brian Watschke, Steven Brncic, David Booth, William Furniss
  • Publication number: 20170165071
    Abstract: A penile prosthesis system including at least one cylinder that has an elongated inner opening, a cylinder spring positioned within the opening and adjacent to a distal end of the inner opening, an activation plunger positioned within a proximal end of the opening of the cylinder, and a plurality of discrete members within the inner opening between the cylinder spring and the plunger. The system further includes a pump comprising a spring and a tube connected to and extending from the cylinder and the pump, wherein the tube is configured for transferring fluid to the at least one cylinder upon activation of the pump.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2015
    Publication date: June 15, 2017
    Inventors: Karl Jagger, Brian Watschke, Steven Brncic, David Booth, William Furniss
  • Patent number: 9664041
    Abstract: A drill rig includes a frame and a pair of cylinder rods provided laterally spaced relative to each other. The pair of cylinder rods is configured to extend and retract relative to the frame along an axial direction. The drill rig includes a carriage unit mounted to the frame. The carriage unit includes a pair of slide blocks laterally spaced relative to each other. Each of the pair of slide blocks includes an axial channel therein. The carriage unit includes a support member provided slidably within each of the axial channels. The carriage unit includes a center member coupled to and provided between the support members. The center member is configured to reinforce the support member. The carriage unit includes a slide rail longitudinally spaced relative to the support member. The drill rig includes a drilling unit slidably mounted on the slide rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: Caterpillar Global Mining Expanded Products Pty Ltd
    Inventors: Steven P. Jones, William A. Furniss, Andrew D. Tolmie
  • Publication number: 20150167463
    Abstract: A drill rig is provided. The drill rig includes a frame and a pair of cylinder rods provided laterally spaced relative to each other. The pair of cylinder rods is configured to extend and retract relative to the frame along an axial direction. The drill rig includes a carriage unit mounted to the frame. The carriage unit includes a pair of slide blocks laterally spaced relative to each other. Each of the pair of slide blocks includes an axial channel therein. The carriage unit includes a support member provided slidably within each of the axial channels. The carriage unit includes a center member coupled to and provided between the support members. The center member is configured to reinforce the support member. The carriage unit includes a slide rail longitudinally spaced relative to the support member. The drill rig includes a drilling unit slidably mounted on the slide rail.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2013
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Applicant: Caterpillar Global Mining Expanded Products Pty Ltd.
    Inventors: Steven P. Jones, William A. Furniss, Andrew D. Tolmie
  • Patent number: 7975853
    Abstract: The invention relates to the high speed non-destructive sorting of small food items for softness. The food item is conveyed on a series of belts designed to accurately drop the food item onto a flexible surface at an oblique angle. Accelerometers mounted under the flexible surface generate impact waveforms, which are computer analysed to both detect the item landing position and enable comparison with an operator-selected softness threshold level. Within a few milliseconds of the food item contacting the flexible surface it continues to drop past a rejection point. If determined by analysis to be soft, it is ejected to a waste conveyor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2011
    Inventor: Gregory William Furniss
  • Publication number: 20080003333
    Abstract: The invention relates to the high speed non-destructive sorting of small food items for softness. The food item is conveyed on a series of belts designed to accurately drop the food item onto a flexible surface at an oblique angle. Accelerometers mounted under the flexible surface generate impact waveforms, which are computer analysed to both detect the item landing position and enable comparison with an operator-selected softness threshold level. Within a few milliseconds of the food item contacting the flexible surface it continues to drop past a rejection point. If determined by analysis to be soft, it is ejected to a waste conveyor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2006
    Publication date: January 3, 2008
    Inventor: Gregory William Furniss
  • Publication number: 20060265311
    Abstract: The method of investing in the stock market using the Threshold Trading Method wherein multiple stock movement trends are studied and the investor's decision to purchase stock is based primarily on the direction of the next longer trend.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2005
    Publication date: November 23, 2006
    Applicant: Whitney Education Group
    Inventors: David Dean, William Furniss, Shawn Lucas, Fred Vander Werff
  • Publication number: 20030111892
    Abstract: A continuous miner having a cutting head and a conveyor mounted on a moveable chassis, the miner including a shovel mounted on a supporting structure, the shovel being translatable relative to the miner, and means for translating the shovel relative to the moveable chassis so as to be able to be moved from a rearward location to a forward location relative to the moveable chassis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2002
    Publication date: June 19, 2003
    Applicant: Joy MM Delaware Inc.
    Inventors: Brad Neilson, William A. Furniss, Will Eddowes, Guy Phillips