Patents by Inventor William A. Roberts
William A. Roberts 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: 20240171648Abstract: An M2M Service Layer is expanded to access the services of third parties and exchange data with these third parties. The M2M Service Layer is then able to act as a proxy between M2M Devices and the third party services. The M2M Service Layer is able to present a single/consistent interface, or API, to the M2M Device and hide the details of the third party service provider from the M2M Device.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2023Publication date: May 23, 2024Inventors: William Robert FLYNN, IV, Dale N. SEED, Xu LI, Guang LU, Lijun DONG, Hongkun LI, Phillip BROWN, Catalina M. MLADIN
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Publication number: 20240169644Abstract: When performing tile-based rendering a first, pre-pass operation in which primitives in a sequence of primitives for a tile are processed to determine visibility information for the sequence of primitives, the visibility information being usable to determine whether or not fragments for a primitive in the sequence of primitives should subsequently be processed further for the render output, is performed. Thereafter a second, main pass operation is performed in which the further processing of fragments for primitives that were processed during the first, pre-pass operation is controlled based on the determined visibility information for the sequence of primitives, such that for fragments for which the visibility information indicates that the fragments should not be processed further for the render output some or all of the processing during the second, main pass is omitted. The visibility information comprises the depth buffer.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2023Publication date: May 23, 2024Applicant: Arm LimitedInventors: Tord Kvestad Øygard, Sandeep Kakarlapudi, Toni Viki Brkic, William Robert Stoye
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Patent number: 11991155Abstract: A method for securing data access by containerized applications includes intercepting, by a first container executing on a first computing device and associated with a containerized application in a second container executing on the first computing device, a first Internet Protocol (IP) request from the containerized application. The first container determines that the IP request is addressed to a second computing device executing a resource that the containerized application is authorized to access. The first container encrypts a payload portion of the IP request and transmits, to the resource, a second IP request with the encrypted payload portion. The first container receives, from the resource, a response. The first container requests, from a third computing device, a cryptographic key for decrypting the response. The first container decrypts, with the cryptographic key, a payload portion of the response and transmits, to the containerized application, the decrypted payload portion of the response.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2021Date of Patent: May 21, 2024Assignee: Virtru CorporationInventors: William Rodgers Ackerly, Julian Embry Herwitz, Timothy Robert Tschampel
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Publication number: 20240160701Abstract: A central asset registry and associated satellite registries tie Digital Asset Management (DAM) repositories and satellite repositories into a unified enterprise system. The system removes rights and asset relationship tracking from the DAMs and the satellites by gathering asset metadata tags and capturing digital asset rights and relationships between assets to improve speed, scalability, and flexibility in analyzing and traversing networks of rights and relationships of digital assets. The central asset registry and the satellite registries use a pluggable architecture and track and store multi-dimensional relationships as an asset hierarchy. The asset hierarchy and rights model depicts rights and relationship data between the assets and provides a flexible array of asset types and properties for addition of new assets, new asset types, and new rights without re-factoring the other data, nodes, and edges. The system uses asset metadata to create edge relationships between the assets.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2023Publication date: May 16, 2024Applicant: DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS, LLCInventors: Beth JACKSON, William C. HURST, Chris GOODACRE, Melissa ROBERTS, Lisa SEETO, Pedro LOPEZ, Jarrod CLIFT, Brant BOEHMANN, Dennis KILLINGSWORTH
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Publication number: 20240157060Abstract: A button for a drug delivery device with a reduced operating loudness includes a plate-like button body forming a touch surface, wherein the plate-like button body is coupled by an axial supporting member to a noise-generating interface of the drug delivery device and movable into a longitudinal direction of the drug delivery device, wherein the plate-like button body includes a material composite with at least one first component consisting of a first material and at least one second component consisting of a second material different from the first material, wherein the at least one first component and the at least one second component are coupled via at least one coupling plane that is at least section wise slanted or perpendicular to the longitudinal direction. Further, the disclosure describes a button assembly for a drug delivery device which is shock resistant.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2024Publication date: May 16, 2024Inventors: Ralph Donald Quentin Collings, James Robert Coop, James Anthony West, Stephen Francis Gilmore, Daniel David Higgins, Mark Digby Teucher, Matthew Meredith Jones, Anthony Paul Morris, Sophie Sladen, William Geoffrey Arthur Marsh, Denny Lustosa Horn, Stefan Blancke, Michael Jugl
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Publication number: 20240163214Abstract: Methods, system, and apparatuses may support end-to-end (E2E) quality of service (QoS) through the use of service layer (SL) sessions. For example, an application can communicate with a targeted device based on application specified schedule, latency, jitter, error rate, throughput, level of security, and cost requirements.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 11, 2024Publication date: May 16, 2024Inventors: Dale N. Seed, Michael F. Starsinic, Vinod Kumar Choyi, Quang Ly, Yogendra C. Shah, William Robert Flynn, IV, Shamim Akbar Rahman, Zhuo Chen
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Patent number: 11985195Abstract: A Data Producer may be configured to negotiate and initiate a Data Continuity service with an M2M/IoT system. This service may be for specific data sets or all data sets generated by the Data Producer. The M2M/IoT system may be configured to autonomously decide to start a Data Continuity Service for a data set of a Data Producer. The Data Producer may interact directly with an Aggregator SL to store its aggregated data set, and may also be configured to update and delete entries in this data set and start a data service on this aggregated data set. A Local SL may be configured to manage all interactions with an Aggregator SL, and the Local SL may be configured to retarget requests from the Data Producer to the Aggregator SL, including a request to start a data service on the aggregated data set.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2018Date of Patent: May 14, 2024Assignee: Convida Wireless, LLCInventors: Rocco Di Girolamo, Quang Ly, Dale N. Seed, Catalina Mihaela Mladin, William Robert Flynn, IV, Shoshana Loeb, Zhuo Chen, Michael F. Starsinic
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Patent number: 11983354Abstract: Disclosed is circuitry for calculating the magnitude of a received signal from an electrode of a capacitive touch sensitive apparatus. The circuitry includes a first digital signal generating module configured to generate a first digital signal, the first digital signal representing a sinusoidal wave having a first frequency, and a second digital signal generating module configured to generate a second digital signal, the second digital signal representing a sinusoidal wave having the first frequency, wherein the second digital signal is orthogonal to the first digital signal. The circuitry also includes a sensing module for coupling to an electrode array, the sensing module configured to receive the first digital signal, provide a driving signal to at least one electrode of the electrode array based on the first digital signal, and output a received digital signal, wherein the received digital signal is indicative of a capacitive coupling experienced by the at least one electrode.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2021Date of Patent: May 14, 2024Assignee: TouchNetix LimitedInventors: Stephen William Roberts, Peter Timothy Sleeman
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Publication number: 20240149691Abstract: A system and method to manage charging priority for at least one accessory includes the steps of: providing one or more charging stations for the at least one accessory, monitoring vehicle power status, and monitoring accessory charging status. Additionally, the allocation of power supplied to the one or more charging stations is managed based on priority requirements as determined per each accessory.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 3, 2022Publication date: May 9, 2024Inventors: Stuart C. Salter, Pietro Buttolo, John Robert Van Wiemeersch, Brendan Diamond, William Wurz, Eric Scott Levine
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Publication number: 20240154435Abstract: An indexed sequence of bits in a buffer is allocated for tracking a battery charging state. The indexed sequence of bits has a first number of bits. A battery voltage of a rechargeable battery is sampled at a sampling rate. For each sampled battery voltage, the battery voltage is compared with a voltage threshold. A next bit position in the indexed sequence of bits is identified. In accordance with a determination that a comparison result is true, a predefined first value is added to the next bit position. A second number of bits that are filled with the predefined first value is determined. A ratio between the second number and the first number is also determined. In accordance with a determination that the ratio exceeds a threshold step-down ratio, a battery charge voltage is stepped down. The rechargeable battery is charged to a step-down voltage.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 5, 2024Publication date: May 9, 2024Applicant: Google LLCInventors: Michael Jonathon Chen, William Alan Saperstein, James Robert Lim, David Wang
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Publication number: 20240148047Abstract: A cartridge for an electronic vaping device includes an outer housing extending in a longitudinal direction and a reservoir configured to contain a pre-vapor formulation. The reservoir is in the outer housing. The reservoir has a first reservoir end and a second reservoir end. The cartridge also includes a seal at the first reservoir end, a transfer pad at the second reservoir end, and a wick in contact with the transfer pad. The transfer pad includes a plurality of fibers. Each of the plurality of fibers is substantially parallel to the longitudinal direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 12, 2024Publication date: May 9, 2024Applicant: Altria Client Services LLCInventors: Christopher S. TUCKER, William J. CROWE, Geoffrey Brandon JORDAN, Bipin R. PATIL, Jarrett KEEN, Michael ROBERTS
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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: 11977659Abstract: An IoT/M2M service layer may be provided with the capability to protect user privacy. This functionality may allow the IoT/M2M service layer to anonymize user data, particularly when user data is shared with third party consumers. A privacy policy service may enable the IoT service layer system to generate anonymization (e.g., privacy) policies based on inputs such as legal obligations, subscriber privacy preferences, and an authorization level of the data consumer. Data anonymization policies may be output from the privacy policy service and may be sent to a data anonymization service, where raw data may be anonymized based on the one or more data anonymization policies. The output from the data anonymization service function may be a privatized (e.g., anonymized) version of data that may prevent the data consumer from discovering one or more identifying characteristics of a user.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2019Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: Convida Wireless, LLCInventors: Jiwan L Ninglekhu, Michael F. Starsinic, Dale N. Seed, Catalina Mihaela Mladin, William Robert Flynn, IV, Zhuo Chen, Quang Ly, Lu Liu
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Patent number: 11975384Abstract: A casting mould comprising: an inorganic or refractory mould, wherein the mould is configured to receive feedstock; wherein the feedstock is configured to be heated in situ. A reusable mould, reusable susceptor, and/or release agent may be incorporated. Method of manufacturing a mould, and casting a part employing 5 in situ heating, are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2020Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: Foundry Lab LimitedInventors: David John Moodie, William Robert Wiles, Lance Molyneaux, Joshua Joseph Mcintosh
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Patent number: 11977757Abstract: Profile switching for memory overclocking is described. In accordance with the described techniques, a memory is operated according to a first memory profile. During operation of the memory according to the first memory profile, a request is received to operate the memory according to a second memory profile. Responsive to the request, operation of the memory is switched to operate according to the second memory profile without rebooting. In one or more implementations, at least one of the first memory profile or the second memory profile comprises an overclocking memory profile that configures the memory to operate in an overclocking mode. In one or more implementations, the memory is trained to operate according to the overclocking memory profile prior to operating the memory according to the first memory profile.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2022Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.Inventors: Grant Evan Ley, Jayesh Hari Joshi, Amitabh Mehra, Jerry Anton Ahrens, Joshua Taylor Knight, Anil Harwani, William Robert Alverson
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Publication number: 20240144309Abstract: An apparatus for providing normalized hydrogen correction factor comprises: a set of sensors configured to measure telemetry data of a hydrogen production plant; a memory; a database; and a processor operatively coupled to the memory, the database, and the set of sensors. The processor is configured to: receive the telemetry data from the set of sensors; receive supplier data from the database; receive customer data from a customer; determine, using a machine learning model stored in the memory, and based on the telemetry data, the supplier data, and the customer data, a normalized hydrogen correction factor; and provide the normalized hydrogen correction factor to the customer.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2023Publication date: May 2, 2024Inventors: Scott Gerald BORGERSON, Matthew Robert LETARTE, Nicholas McAvoy PARKER, William David LEHNER, Owen Francis BARWELL
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Publication number: 20240143445Abstract: Stability testing for memory overclocking is described. In accordance with the described techniques, operation of a memory with overclocked memory settings is testing during a boot up process of a computing device. Test results based on the testing are exposed via a user interface. The test results predict a stability of the memory over a subsequent time period if the memory is configured to operate with the overclocked memory settings.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 27, 2022Publication date: May 2, 2024Applicant: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.Inventors: Alicia Wen Ju Yurie Leong, William Robert Alverson, Joshua Taylor Knight, Jerry Anton Ahrens, Grant Evan Ley, Anil Harwani, Amitabh Mehra, Jayesh Hari Joshi
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Publication number: 20240131500Abstract: Provided is a methodology to improve soil performance by dispersing stabilized low C:N non-highly polymerized porous lignocellulose catalytic that improves porosity, carbon capture, and microbial activities.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2023Publication date: April 25, 2024Inventors: Griffin William Roberts, Robert K. Herrington, Trish Lyn Jackson, Alain Charles Briancon
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Publication number: 20240131271Abstract: A drive train for a wind-up injection device is described. The drive train includes a torsional energy storage adapted to be loaded or unloaded by a rotatable element, a rotatable user handle, a rotationally driveable expelling mechanism adapted to expel the liquid drug, and a clutch element coupled with the torsional energy storage via the rotatable element and including a ratchet for maintaining the rotatable element at one of a number of discrete angular positions against the torque of the torsional energy storage. The clutch element is adapted to transmit the torque from the user handle to the torsional energy storage, or alternatively from the torsional energy storage to the expelling mechanism. The ratchet is switchable from one position to an adjacent position by a torque transmitted from the user handle to the torsional energy storage. The drive train is adapted to dampen torque peaks visco-elastically and/or visco-frictionally.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2023Publication date: April 25, 2024Inventors: Michael Jugl, Stefan Blancke, Axel Teucher, Ralph Donald Quentin Collings, James Robert Coop, James Anthony West, Stephen Francis Gilmore, Daniel David Higgins, Mark Digby Teucher, Anthony Paul Morris, Matthew Meredith Jones, William Geoffrey Arthur Marsh, Samuel Keir Steel
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Patent number: 11967001Abstract: Systems and methods for generating a video of a user-defined virtual reality scene are disclosed. Exemplary implementations may: obtain a scene definition; obtain camera information for multiple virtual cameras to be used in generating a two-dimensional presentation of the virtual reality scene; execute a simulation of the virtual reality scene from the scene definition for at least a portion of the scene duration; obtain camera timing instructions specifying which of the virtual cameras should be used to generate the two-dimensional presentation of the virtual reality scene as a function of progress through the scene duration; generate the two-dimensional presentation of the virtual reality scene in accordance with the camera timing instructions and the camera information.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2023Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: Mindshow Inc.Inventors: Gil Baron, Daniel Andrew Bellezza, Jeffrey Scott Dixon, William Stuart Farquhar, Jason Zesheng Hwang, John Henry Kanikula Peters, Nhan Van Khong, Christopher Robert Laubach, Gregory Scott Pease, Jonathan Michael Ross