Patents by Inventor William A. Mueller
William A. Mueller 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: 20240147035Abstract: The various implementations described herein include a video camera assembly that includes: (1) a housing; (2) an image sensor positioned within the housing and having a field of view corresponding to a scene in the smart home environment; and (3) a concave-shaped front face positioned in front of the image sensor such that light from the scene passes through the front face prior to entering the image sensor; where the front face includes: (a) an inner section corresponding to the image sensor; and (b) an outer section between the housing and the inner section, the outer section having a concave shape that extends from an outer periphery of the outer section to an inner periphery of the outer section; and where the concave shape extends around an entirety of the outer periphery.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 10, 2024Publication date: May 2, 2024Applicant: Google LLCInventors: Mark Kraz, Kevin Edward Booth, Tyler Scott Wilson, Nicholas Webb, Jason Evans Goulden, William Dong, Jeffrey Law, Rochus Jacob, Adam Duckworth Mittleman, Oliver Mueller
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Publication number: 20240075563Abstract: A system for removing a panel insert from a panel includes a main housing. A loading cap is coupled to the main housing. A tension knob is coupled to the main housing. The tension knob is configured to couple to a puller rod. A tension spring is within the main housing. The loading cap is configured to set the tension spring at an initial tension. The tension knob is configured to set the tension spring at a subsequent tension. A heater is configured to apply heat to the panel insert.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 1, 2022Publication date: March 7, 2024Applicant: THE BOEING COMPANYInventors: Andrew William Mueller, Terrence C. Seet, John C. Osborne
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Publication number: 20240075692Abstract: A system and a method for securing a panel insert to a panel include a main housing, a heater within the main housing, a coupling rod extending from the main housing, and a clamp assembly coupled to the coupling rod. The clamp assembly is configured to clamp the panel insert to the panel. The heater is configured to cure an adhesive applied to the panel insert to bond the panel insert to the panel.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 1, 2022Publication date: March 7, 2024Applicant: THE BOEING COMPANYInventors: Andrew William Mueller, Terrence C. Seet, John C. Osborne
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Publication number: 20240080538Abstract: The various implementations described herein include a video camera assembly that includes: (1) a housing; (2) an image sensor encased in the housing and configured to capture activity of the smart home environment; (3) a wireless radio configured to transmit video frames captured by the image sensor to an electronic device via a remote server; (4) at least one infrared transmitter configured to selectively illuminate the smart home environment; (5) one or more circuit boards encased in the housing, the one or more circuit boards including at least one processor mounted thereon; and (6) a heating component coupled to the image sensor, the heating component configured to continuously maintain the image sensor at a temperature above a threshold temperature while the image sensor is capturing the activity of the smart home environment.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2023Publication date: March 7, 2024Applicant: Google LLCInventors: Jason Rukes, Tyler Wilson, Amber Volmering, William Dong, Jeffrey Law, Jason Goulden, Guangxun Liao, Kevin Edward Booth, Dietrich Ho, Daniel Patrick Foran, Oliver Mueller, Mark Kraz
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Patent number: 11924532Abstract: The various implementations described herein include a video camera assembly that includes: (1) a housing; (2) an image sensor positioned within the housing and having a field of view corresponding to a scene in the smart home environment; and (3) a concave-shaped front face positioned in front of the image sensor such that light from the scene passes through the front face prior to entering the image sensor; where the front face includes: (a) an inner section corresponding to the image sensor; and (b) an outer section between the housing and the inner section, the outer section having a concave shape that extends from an outer periphery of the outer section to an inner periphery of the outer section; and where the concave shape extends around an entirety of the outer periphery.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2022Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: Google LLCInventors: Mark Kraz, Kevin Edward Booth, Tyler Scott Wilson, Nicholas Webb, Jason Evans Goulden, William Dong, Jeffrey Law, Rochus Jacob, Adam Duckworth Mittleman, Oliver Mueller
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Patent number: 11715936Abstract: Circuit breakers with a housing with a line side and a load side and an electronically controlled lock-out lock member coupled to the housing configured to electronically controllably travel between a first position and a second position. In the second position, the lock member is in a lock-out position and prevents the handle from moving to an ON position associated with electrical current conduction and in the first position the lock member is translated to a position that allows the handle to move to the ON position.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2022Date of Patent: August 1, 2023Assignee: EATON INTELLIGENT POWER LIMITEDInventors: James I. Wise, Andrew R. Smith, Todd Shaak, Brianna Groden, David Raymond Rohn, Robert William Mueller
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Publication number: 20220271511Abstract: Circuit breakers with a housing with a line side and a load side and an electronically controlled lock-out lock member coupled to the housing configured to electronically controllably travel between a first position and a second position. In the second position, the lock member is in a lock-out position and prevents the handle from moving to an ON position associated with electrical current conduction and in the first position the lock member is translated to a position that allows the handle to move to the ON position.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 12, 2022Publication date: August 25, 2022Inventors: James I. Wise, Andrew R. Smith, Todd Shaak, Brianna Groden, David Raymond Rohn, Robert William Mueller
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Patent number: 11342728Abstract: Circuit breakers with a housing with a line side and a load side and an electronically controlled lock-out lock member coupled to the housing configured to electronically controllably travel between a first position and a second position. In the second position, the lock member is in a lock-out position and prevents the handle from moving to an ON position associated with electrical current conduction and in the first position the lock member is translated to a position that allows the handle to move to the ON position.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2020Date of Patent: May 24, 2022Assignee: Eaton Intelligent Power LimitedInventors: James I. Wise, Andrew R. Smith, Todd Shaak, Brianna Groden, David Raymond Rohn, Robert William Mueller
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Publication number: 20210194221Abstract: Circuit breakers with a housing with a line side and a load side and an electronically controlled lock-out lock member coupled to the housing configured to electronically controllably travel between a first position and a second position. In the second position, the lock member is in a lock-out position and prevents the handle from moving to an ON position associated with electrical current conduction and in the first position the lock member is translated to a position that allows the handle to move to the ON position.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 21, 2020Publication date: June 24, 2021Inventors: James I. Wise, Andrew R. Smith, Todd Shaak, Brianna Groden, David Raymond Rohn, Robert William Mueller
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Patent number: 9293282Abstract: A moving seal for an air circuit breaker provides an arc creepage surface that is positioned between a pair of separable contact assemblies when the moving seal is fit into an inlet of the arc chamber. The arc creepage surface has a surface contour that increases a length of an arc travel path between the separable contact assemblies, relative to a straight line distance between of separable contact assemblies.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2013Date of Patent: March 22, 2016Assignee: EATON CORPORATIONInventors: Brian John Schaltenbrand, Mark Anthony Janusek, Robert William Mueller, James Michael Smeltzer, William Michael Randal
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Publication number: 20140069892Abstract: A moving seal for an air circuit breaker provides an arc creepage surface that is positioned between a pair of separable contact assemblies when the moving seal is fit into an inlet of the arc chamber. The arc creepage surface has a surface contour that increases a length of an arc travel path between the separable contact assemblies, relative to a straight line distance between of separable contact assemblies.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 8, 2013Publication date: March 13, 2014Applicant: EATON CORPORATIONInventors: Brian John Schaltenbrand, Mark Anthony Janusek, Robert William Mueller, James Michael Smeltzer, William Michael Randal
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Patent number: 8415580Abstract: A carrier link insulator electrically insulates a carrier drive link from an arc chamber in a circuit breaker.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2011Date of Patent: April 9, 2013Assignee: Eaton CorporationInventors: Brian John Schaltenbrand, Mark Anthony Janusek, Robert William Mueller
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Publication number: 20130001202Abstract: A carrier link insulator electrically insulates a carrier drive link from an arc chamber in a circuit breaker.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2011Publication date: January 3, 2013Applicant: EATON CORPORATIONInventors: Brian John SCHALTENBRAND, Mark Anthony JANUSEK, Robert William MUELLER
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Publication number: 20110309052Abstract: A moving seal for an air circuit breaker provides an arc creepage surface that is positioned between a pair of separable contact assemblies when the moving seal is fit into an inlet of the arc chamber. The arc creepage surface has a surface contour that increases a length of an arc travel path between the separable contact assemblies, relative to a straight line distance between of separable contact assemblies.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 16, 2010Publication date: December 22, 2011Applicant: EATON CORPORATIONInventors: Brian John SCHALTENBRAND, Mark Anthony JANUSEK, Robert William MUELLER, James Michael SMELTZER, William Michael RANDAL
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Patent number: 7265311Abstract: An arc chamber barrier for a circuit breaker is provided. The arc chamber barrier has a body with a first interlock component that is structured to engage a second interlock component disposed in the circuit breaker primary cover. The arc chamber barrier body is further structured to be disposed in an elongated contact chamber at the interface of an arc chamber portion and an operating mechanism portion. In this configuration, the arc chamber barrier first interlock component resists displacement of the arc chamber barrier body when a pair of separable contacts moves between the second, closed position and the first, open position.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2006Date of Patent: September 4, 2007Assignee: Caton CorporationInventors: Brian John Schaltenbrand, Robert William Mueller, Mark Anthony Janusek, Keith Edward Thomas
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Patent number: 7234353Abstract: An apparatus examines the internal structure of an object disposed substantially in a medium such as air. The apparatus has an acoustic transducer assembly that emits and receives acoustic signals and an acoustic coupler that acoustically couples the acoustic transducer assembly to the object. The acoustic coupler has a first end adapted to couple to the acoustic transducer assembly and a second end adapted to make contact with a section of a surface of the object. The acoustic coupler carries acoustic signals between the acoustic transducer assembly and the contacted section of the surface of the object. In operation, the apparatus examines the internal structure of the object using reflection mode acoustic microscopy, wherein emitted and reflected signals are carried between the acoustic transducer and the object by acoustic coupler.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2004Date of Patent: June 26, 2007Assignee: MetScan Technologies, LLC (a Georgia Limited Liability Corporation)Inventor: Dennis William Mueller
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Publication number: 20070098947Abstract: An optical recording medium includes a first half-disc and a second half-disc. The first half-disc includes a substrate and an information layer (including a reflective layer) formed on a first side of the substrate. The second half-disc is bonded by an adhesive to a second side of the substrate of the first half-disc. In addition, a cover layer is formed over the first reflective layer. The cover layer has a thickness of approximately 0.1 mm. The substrate of the first half-disc has a thickness in a range of 0.3 mm to 1.0 mm. The first and second half-discs together have a combined thickness in a range of 0.8 mm to 1.3 mm.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2005Publication date: May 3, 2007Inventor: William Mueller
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Publication number: 20070077898Abstract: Architectures for a class of multi-band handsets are described. These architectures separate linearity requirements from isolation requirements and reduce the number of throws on switches requiring linearity through the use of distributed switching, filter structure placement between the switch functions, not sharing a power amplifier between frequency bands that have a Tx to Rx overlap, and simplifying the switching structure using filtering networks or multiple antennas.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2005Publication date: April 5, 2007Inventors: William Mueller, Michael Frank
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Patent number: 7104132Abstract: An apparatus examines the internal structure of an object disposed substantially in a medium such as air. The apparatus has an acoustic transducer assembly that emits and receives acoustic signals and an acoustic coupler that acoustically couples the acoustic transducer assembly to the object. The acoustic coupler is adapted to essentially retain a body of fluid such as water between a section of the surface of the object and the acoustic transducer assembly for carrying acoustic signals between the acoustic transducer assembly and the object.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2004Date of Patent: September 12, 2006Assignee: MetScan Technologies, LLCInventor: Dennis William Mueller
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Patent number: 7068269Abstract: The invention relates to a system and method for presenting data such as CAD data and three-dimensional graphic design data. The presentation method includes a set of one or more pages upon which objects are arranged. The objects may be associated with models, images, text, or buttons. For example, an object may be a walkthrough object associated with a three-dimensional model. The method also includes a means for synchronizing data sets. For example, a two-dimensional floor plan may be synchronized with a three-dimensional walkthrough. Further, the system includes a means for determining collisions and climbing of an actor in a first person walkthrough object.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2002Date of Patent: June 27, 2006Inventors: Brian Curtis Roberts, Chad William Mueller