Patents by Inventor William A. James
William A. James 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: 11989503Abstract: A system includes an interface configured to receive a user input string for a data cell and a processor configured to: determine a lexicon from data related to the data cell; determine an efficient formula from the lexicon; and provide the efficient formula to a formula cell. The system further includes a memory coupled to the processor and configured to provide the processor with instructions.Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 2021Date of Patent: May 21, 2024Assignee: Workday, Inc.Inventors: William James Murphy, Leonard Karpel
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Publication number: 20240160914Abstract: A contrastive credibility propagation trainer (“trainer”) trains a representation neural network to learn credibility vectors for partially labeled data samples that represent certainty of samples belonging to each of a set of classes. The representation neural network is trained according to a loss function that accounts for both the credibility vectors and similarity of representations generated by the neural network itself. Using the credibility vectors as soft labels, the trainer trains a classifier neural network to generate labels for unlabeled samples in the partially labeled samples.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 2, 2022Publication date: May 16, 2024Inventors: Brody James Kutt, William Redington Hewlett, II
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Publication number: 20240160624Abstract: A distributed database system for handling transactions from multiple client systems. A database node receives a request to execute a transaction from a first client, involving a record modification. This record has an associated check-and-set (CAS) value that changes with modifications. The record is sent to the first client, which identifies the CAS value. Similarly, a second client sends a request for another transaction, receives the record, and identifies the CAS value. One of these clients attempts to stage a mutation based on their transaction. This includes sending the previously received CAS value. The system checks for a CAS value mismatch, indicating a conflicting mutation from another transaction. If a mismatch is detected, the transaction attempt is aborted to prevent conflicts. Otherwise, the mutation is staged, and the CAS value is updated.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 19, 2024Publication date: May 16, 2024Inventors: Graham Timothy Pople, Brett Phillip James Lawson, Matthew William Ingenthron, David John Finlay, Shivani Gupta, John Sae Liang, Stephen Ching-Sing Yen
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Patent number: 11980555Abstract: Implantable stents that include strips that are each comprised of main struts connected by first connectors, and adjacent strips are connected by second connectors. The strut connectors have a structure, including areas of expanded or reduced width or thickness, to account for venous applications. When used for venous applications, the stents convey benefit from configurations that improve flexibility (due to the greater elasticity of venous applications) while maintaining enough stiffness to resist pressure on the venous structure in selected areas (such as for the May-Thurner syndrome). The stents include particular structural characteristics that are particularly advantageous for (although not limited to) venous applications.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2022Date of Patent: May 14, 2024Assignee: VESPER MEDICAL, INC.Inventors: Michael A. Longo, William James Harrison
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Publication number: 20240152440Abstract: A computing system may receive an indication of a gaming application and an indication of a computing device. The computing system may determine, using collaborative filtering of performance scores of a plurality of gaming applications executing at a plurality of computing devices, a predicted performance of the gaming application executing at the computing device. The computing system may send an indication of the predicted performance of the gaming application executing at the computing device.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 30, 2023Publication date: May 9, 2024Inventors: William Roger Osborn, Scott James Carbon-Ogden
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Publication number: 20240154685Abstract: A technology is described for a repeater comprising a modem configured to function as a time division duplex (TDD) uplink/downlink modem configured as a scanning sync detection module (SDM) configured to determine an UL/DL configuration information and scan channels for monitoring information. The modem can be configured to: identify one or more frequency ranges associated with a plurality of cellular carriers; scan the one or more frequency ranges; identify monitoring information that includes cellular carrier specific information for the one or more frequency ranges associated with the plurality of cellular carriers; and provide the monitoring information to the repeater for communication to the remote server.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 3, 2023Publication date: May 9, 2024Inventors: Michael James Mouser, Stephen Todd Fariss, Dale Robert Anderson, Christopher Ken Ashworth, Ilesh V. Patel, Glen Raggio, William Gerald Sarver, Philip Anthony Weaver, Douglas Edward Bohls
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Patent number: 11978141Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for generating images. In one aspect, a method includes: receiving an input text prompt including a sequence of text tokens in a natural language; processing the input text prompt using a text encoder neural network to generate a set of contextual embeddings of the input text prompt; and processing the contextual embeddings through a sequence of generative neural networks to generate a final output image that depicts a scene that is described by the input text prompt.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2023Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: Google LLCInventors: Chitwan Saharia, William Chan, Mohammad Norouzi, Saurabh Saxena, Yi Li, Jay Ha Whang, David James Fleet, Jonathan Ho
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Patent number: 11977766Abstract: A hierarchical network enables access for a stacked memory system including or more memory dies that each include multiple memory tiles. The processor die includes multiple processing tiles that are stacked with the one or more memory die. The memory tiles that are vertically aligned with a processing tile are directly coupled to the processing tile and comprise the local memory block for the processing tile. The hierarchical network provides access paths for each processing tile to access the processing tile's local memory block, the local memory block coupled to a different processing tile within the same processing die, memory tiles in a different die stack, and memory tiles in a different device. The ratio of memory bandwidth (byte) to floating-point operation (B:F) may improve 50× for accessing the local memory block compared with conventional memory. Additionally, the energy consumed to transfer each bit may be reduced by 10×.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2022Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: NVIDIA CorporationInventors: William James Dally, Carl Thomas Gray, Stephen W. Keckler, James Michael O'Connor
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Patent number: 11977956Abstract: In a general aspect, calibration is performed in a quantum computing system. In some cases, domains of a quantum computing system are identified, where the domains include respective domain control subsystems and respective subsets of quantum circuit devices in a quantum processor of the quantum computing system. Sets of measurements are obtained from one of the domains and stored in memory. Device characteristics of the quantum circuit devices of the domain are obtained based on the set of measurements, and the device characteristics are stored in a memory of the control system. Quantum logic control parameters for the subset of quantum circuit devices of the domain are obtained based on the set of measurements and stored in memory.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2023Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: Rigetti & Co, LLCInventors: Benjamin Jacob Bloom, Shane Arthur Caldwell, Michael James Curtis, Matthew J. Reagor, Chad Tyler Rigetti, Eyob A. Sete, William J. Zeng, Peter Jonathan Karalekas, Nikolas Anton Tezak, Nasser Alidoust
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Patent number: 11976361Abstract: An apparatus and method for depositing a transition metal nitride film on a substrate by atomic layer deposition in a reaction space defined by an at least one chamber wall and showerhead is disclosed. The apparatus may include, a substrate support disposed within the reaction space, the substrate support configured for supporting at least one substrate and a temperature control system for controlling a temperature of the at least one chamber wall at those portions of the at least one chamber wall that is exposed to a vapor phase reactant. The apparatus may also include a temperature control system for controlling a temperature of the showerhead, wherein the temperature control system for controlling a temperature of the showerhead is configured to control the temperature of the showerhead to a temperature of between approximately 80° C. and approximately 160° C.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2022Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: ASM IP Holding B.V.Inventors: Eric James Shero, Robert Brennan Milligan, William George Petro, Eric Wang, Fred Alokozai, Dong Li, Hao Wang, Melvin Verbaas, Luping Li
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Publication number: 20240139982Abstract: A razor blade including: a substrate having a tip portion including a tip region, a blade body including a base, and first and second outer sides disposed opposite a split line of the substrate, in which the first and second outer sides converge at a tip, the first outer side comprises a first coating disposed substantially thereon and extending from the tip region toward the base, and a first portion of the second outer side is substantially free of any coating, the first portion extending from the tip region toward the base or being spaced apart from the tip region and the base. Also provided is a method of coating the razor blade.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 9, 2024Publication date: May 2, 2024Inventors: Kenneth James Skrobis, William Owen Jolley, John Lawrence Maziarz, Bin Shen, Ronald Richard Duff, JR., Joe David Lussier, Oliver Heinz Claus, Joseph Allan DePuydt
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Publication number: 20240142154Abstract: A portable cooler container is provided. The temperature control system cools a chamber of the container to transport temperature sensitive contents via the container. An electronic display screen on one of the lid and the container body selectively displays an electronic shipping label for the portable cooler container.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 2, 2023Publication date: May 2, 2024Inventors: Clayton Alexander, Daren John Leith, Mikko Juhani Timperi, Christopher Thomas Wakeham, Rahul Mulinti, Jacob William Emmert, Paul Thomas Gurney, Simon David James
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Patent number: 11971596Abstract: Hybrid enclosures for power and optical fiber are provided herein. A hybrid enclosure includes a power conductor terminal and an optical fiber splice area that are in separate first and second trays, respectively. In some embodiments, the power conductor terminal is a terminal of a circuit that is configured to supply power exceeding 150 Watts. Enclosures including multiple protective lids over power conductor terminal blocks are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2019Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Assignee: CommScope Technologies LLCInventors: David Thomas, David T. Lambert, David Palfreyman, Joshua Simer, Thomas F. Craft, Jr., Rudy Musschebroeck, Andrew Williams, Willis F. James
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Patent number: 11970789Abstract: Filaments that contain a filament-forming material and an additive, nonwoven webs, and methods for making such filaments are provided.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2022Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Gregory Charles Gordon, Robert Wayne Glenn, Mark Robert Sivik, Mark Ryan Richards, Stephen Wayne Heinzman, Michael David James, Geoffrey William Reynolds, Paul Dennis Trokhan, Paul Thomas Weisman, Alyssandrea Hope Hamad-Ebrahimpour, Frank William Denome, Stephen Joseph Hodson
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Patent number: 11969908Abstract: A razor blade is provided comprising a substrate comprising a first portion and a second portion. The first portion may comprise first and second generally parallel outer surfaces. The second portion may comprise first and second sections separated by a split line. The first section may comprise a first facet extending directly from the first outer surface of the first portion and an end facet extending directly from the first facet. The second section may comprise an end facet. The end facets of the first and second sections may converge at a tip to define a cutting edge. The split line may pass through the tip and is generally parallel with and extends between the first and second outer surfaces of the first portion.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2021Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Assignee: The Gillette Company LLCInventors: Bin Shen, Yongqing Ju, Kenneth James Skrobis, William Owen Jolley, Thorsten Knobloch
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Patent number: 11972581Abstract: This disclosure presents a process to determine an alignment parameter for geosteering a wellbore undergoing drilling operations. The process can receive one or more azimuthal image log data sets, one or more geology logs, and other input parameters. The image log data sets can be transformed to better approximate the geology logs, such as transforming a 3D representation to a 2D representation and flattening out curves represented in the original image log data. The geology logs or transformed image log data can then be moved to create an approximate alignment between the other log data. The movement, which can be a sliding movement, a linear movement, a tilting movement, an angling movement, or a rotating movement, can be used to determine the determined alignment parameter or final alignment parameter. The alignment parameter can be used as input into a geosteering system for the wellbore.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2021Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Jeremy James Combs, William David Bethancourt, Renata Da Gama Saintive, Clinton Keith Bates, Robert Grant Gillson, III
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Patent number: 11972473Abstract: Disclosed is a web 3.0 orchestration system that creates a token economy through which customers are able to establish relationships and purchase physical and digital goods and services from any merchant at any place without having to access the physical or digital storefront of the merchant. The orchestration system may receive a triggering event from a user device, may compile user data from user profiles that are associated with the user device, and may select a distributed set of smart contracts defined by different merchants based on the triggering event. The orchestration system may execute the distributed set of smart contracts using the user data as inputs, may select offerings from a set of merchants based on the output generated from executing the smart contracts, and may present the offerings to the user device as part of facilitating a transaction between the user device and any of the merchants.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2023Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Assignee: BAMBUMETA, LLCInventors: William Esclusa, Patrick James Faiola
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Publication number: 20240131363Abstract: The present invention comprises methods and devices for modulating the activity or activities of living cells, such as cells found in or derived from humans, animals, plants, insects, microorganisms and other organisms. Methods of the present invention comprise use of the application of ultrasound, such as low intensity, low frequency ultrasound, to living cells to affect the cells and modulate the cells' activities. Devices of the present invention comprise one or more components for generating ultrasound waves, such as ultrasonic emitters, transducers or piezoelectric transducers, composite transducers, CMUTs, and which may be provided as single or multiple transducers or in an array configurations. The ultrasound waves may be of any shape, and may be focused or unfocused.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 14, 2023Publication date: April 25, 2024Inventor: William James P. TYLER
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Publication number: 20240130681Abstract: The disclosed method may include driving a reference signal into a body and detecting, in response to the reference signal, a plurality of biosignal measurements using at least one electrode of a biosensing device. The method may further include determining, based on the plurality of biosignal measurements, a relative location of the at least one electrode with respect to the body, and providing feedback based on the relative location of the at least one electrode. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 16, 2023Publication date: April 25, 2024Inventors: Christopher William James Rittaler, Filipp Demenschonok
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Patent number: D1026020Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2022Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Brian James Andrich, Woon Yung Choi, William Nevin Danner, Nicholas Provenzano