Patents by Inventor William Carroll

William Carroll 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: 10383060
    Abstract: Systems and methods for effectuating communication in a low power wide area network using a mobile data-handling device are disclosed. A method may comprise moving a mobile data-handling device to a first position that is within communication range of an end node of a low power wide area network. The mobile data-handling device may receive a data packet from the end node and may move to a second position at which the mobile data-handling device connects to a data-receiving device. The mobile data-handling device may transmit, via the data-receiving device, the data packet to a computing system for further processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
    Inventors: Ross Gilson, William Carroll VerSteeg
  • Patent number: 10325079
    Abstract: A node, of a network of nodes with access to a distributed ledger, receives a request to verify the user has consented to a current version of terms (i.e., current terms) associated with a program. The node obtains, using the distributed ledger, historical consent data indicating a version of the terms to which the user has previously provided consent. The node performs a first verification procedure to determine the user has not consented to the current terms, provides an indication to a user device that the user has not consented to the current terms, and receives, from the user device, a message indicating an acceptance of the current terms. The node performs additional verification procedures to determine that the user is who consented to the current terms and updates the distributed ledger to include a record indicating that the user consented to the current terms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2019
    Assignee: Capital One Services, LLC
    Inventors: Adam Vukich, Abdelkadar M'Hamed Benkreira, Mykhaylo Bulgakov, Joshua Edwards, William Carroll
  • Patent number: 10284722
    Abstract: A system for contact management a server to store, for a campaign, a list of contacts and a contact plan associated with that list of contacts, for each contact, agent notes, and, for the campaign, agent assistance text. The server determines a highest priority opportunity from the list of contacts for an agent associated with the client device as a function of the contact plan, qualifications of the agent, and a current time. The server sends the highest opportunity contact to the client device. The client device receives and presents the contact from the list that was determined to be the highest priority, agent notes for that contact, and agent assistance text. The client device accepts input of results of the agent communicating with the contact and notes regarding the contact, and sends the result and the notes to the server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: Dealer WRX, LLC
    Inventors: William Carroll Smith, II, Matthew Brandon Smith, William Carroll Smith, III
  • Publication number: 20190116071
    Abstract: A reduced-complexity Internet of Things sensor is disclosed. An example apparatus comprises memory storing one or more sensor event messages, a radio configured to determine a sensor event, a counter configured to output incremental counter states, and a control circuitry. The control circuitry may be in communication with the memory, the radio, and counter, and the sensor. The control circuitry may be configured to determine, based on the sensor event, a select sensor event message of the one or more sensor event messages. The control circuitry may be further configured to output, via the radio signal, a packet comprising the select event message and an indication of a counter state associated with the sensor event message.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2018
    Publication date: April 18, 2019
    Inventors: William Carroll VerSteeg, Clyde Robbins, Ross Gilson
  • Publication number: 20190069241
    Abstract: Systems and methods for effectuating communication in a low power wide area network using a mobile data-handling device are disclosed. A method may comprise moving a mobile data-handling device to a first position that is within communication range of an end node of a low power wide area network. The mobile data-handling device may receive a data packet from the end node and may move to a second position at which the mobile data-handling device connects to a data-receiving device. The mobile data-handling device may transmit, via the data-receiving device, the data packet to a computing system for further processing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2017
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Inventors: Ross Gilson, William Carroll VerSteeg
  • Publication number: 20190050878
    Abstract: A method and a computer system for performing the method of determining an initial value or lifetime value for a domain name is provided. The method for determining an initial value includes obtaining, over a communication network, a domain name from requestor; obtaining, over the communication network, one or more inputs from one or more domain name data sources; applying the one or more inputs and the domain name to an initial lifetime worth computer model, wherein the one or more inputs comprise data related to comparable historical domain names, data from a linguistic model analysis, data from a linguistic frequency list, and data related to a second-level domain to top-level domain relationship analysis; determining, by a hardware processor, an initial lifetime worth for the domain name based on the initial lifetime worth computer model; and providing the initial lifetime worth for the domain name to the requestor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2017
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Inventors: William Carroll, Galileo Mark Namata, Andrew Simpson, Scott Walker
  • Publication number: 20190015402
    Abstract: Compounds effective in inhibiting replication of Hepatitis C virus (“HCV”) are described. This invention also relates to processes of making such compounds, compositions comprising such compounds, and methods of using such compounds to treat HCV infection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2018
    Publication date: January 17, 2019
    Applicant: AbbVie Inc.
    Inventors: Mary E. Bellizzi, David A. Betebenner, Jean-Christophe C. Califano, William A. Carroll, Daniel D. Caspi, David A. DeGoey, Pamela L. Donner, Charles A. Flentge, Yi Gao, Charles W. Hutchins, Douglas K. Hutchinson, Tammie K. Jinkerson, Warren M. Kati, Ryan G. Keddy, Allan C. Krueger, Wenke Li, Dachun Liu, Clarence J. Maring, Mark A. Matulenko, Christopher E. Motter, Lissa T. Nelson, Sachin V. Patel, John K. Pratt, John T. Randolph, Todd W. Rockway, Kathy Sarris, Michael D. Tufano, Seble H. Wagaw, Rolf Wagner, Kevin R. Woller
  • Patent number: 10039754
    Abstract: Compounds effective in inhibiting replication of Hepatitis C virus (“HCV”) are described. This invention also relates to processes of making such compounds, compositions comprising such compounds, and methods of using such compounds to treat HCV infection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: AbbVie Inc.
    Inventors: Mary E. Bellizzi, David A. Betebenner, Jean-Christophe C. Califano, William A. Carroll, Daniel D. Caspi, David A. DeGoey, Pamela L. Donner, Charles A. Flentge, Yi Gao, Charles W. Hutchins, Douglas K. Hutchinson, Tammie K. Jinkerson, Warren M. Kati, Ryan G. Keddy, Allan C. Krueger, Wenke Li, Dachun Liu, Clarence J. Maring, Mark A. Matulenko, Christopher E. Motter, Lissa T. Nelson, Sachin V. Patel, John K. Pratt, John T. Randolph, Todd W. Rockway, Kathy Sarris, Michael D. Tufano, Seble H. Wagaw, Rolf Wagner, Kevin R. Woller
  • Publication number: 20180213085
    Abstract: A system for contact management a server to store, for a campaign, a list of contacts and a contact plan associated with that list of contacts, for each contact, agent notes, and, for the campaign, agent assistance text. The server determines a highest priority opportunity from the list of contacts for an agent associated with the client device as a function of the contact plan, qualifications of the agent, and a current time. The server sends the highest opportunity contact to the client device. The client device receives and presents the contact from the list that was determined to be the highest priority, agent notes for that contact, and agent assistance text. The client device accepts input of results of the agent communicating with the contact and notes regarding the contact, and sends the result and the notes to the server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2018
    Publication date: July 26, 2018
    Inventors: William Carroll Smith, II, Matthew Brandon Smith, William Carroll Smith, III
  • Patent number: 10028937
    Abstract: Compounds effective in inhibiting replication of Hepatitis C virus (“HCV”) are described. This invention also relates to processes of making such compounds, compositions comprising such compounds, and methods of using such compounds to treat HCV infection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: AbbVie Inc.
    Inventors: Mary E. Bellizzi, David A. Betebenner, Jean-Christophe C. Califano, William A. Carroll, Daniel D. Caspi, David A. DeGoey, Pamela L. Donner, Charles A. Flentge, Yi Gao, Charles W. Hutchins, Douglas K. Hutchinson, Tammie K. Jinkerson, Warren M. Kati, Ryan G. Keddy, Allan C. Krueger, Wenke Li, Dachun Liu, Clarence J. Maring, Mark A. Matulenko, Christopher E. Motter, Lissa T. Nelson, Sachin V. Patel, John K. Pratt, John T. Randolph, Todd W. Rockway, Kathy Sarris, Michael D. Tufano, Seble H. Wagaw, Rolf Wagner, Kevin R. Woller
  • Publication number: 20180176718
    Abstract: Systems and methods for improved geolocation in a low power wide area network are disclosed. One example method may include receiving an instruction to determine a geolocation of an end in a low power wide area network. An instruction may be transmitted to the end node for the end node to transmit a high-energy geolocation signal at a power of about 0.5 Watt to about 1 Watt. The end node may transmit the high-energy geolocation signal and a plurality of gateways of the low power wide area network may receive the high-energy geolocation signal. A plurality of receipt times may be identified. Each receipt time may be indicative of the time at which the high-energy geolocation signal was received by the respective gateway of the plurality of gateways. Based at least in part on the plurality of receipt times, a geolocation of the end node may be determined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2017
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Inventor: William Carroll VerSteeg
  • Publication number: 20180095121
    Abstract: System and methods for locating events and/or devices on a network are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2017
    Publication date: April 5, 2018
    Inventors: Ross Gilson, William Carroll VerSteeg, Lawrence Wolcott
  • Patent number: 9930177
    Abstract: A system for contact management a server to store, for a campaign, a list of contacts and a contact plan associated with that list of contacts, for each contact, agent notes, and, for the campaign, agent assistance text. The server determines a highest priority opportunity from the list of contacts for an agent associated with the client device as a function of the contact plan, qualifications of the agent, and a current time. The server sends the highest opportunity contact to the client device. The client device receives and presents the contact from the list that was determined to be the highest priority, agent notes for that contact, and agent assistance text. The client device accepts input of results of the agent communicating with the contact and notes regarding the contact, and sends the result and the notes to the server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: Dealer WRX, LLC
    Inventors: William Carroll Smith, II, Matthew Brandon Smith, William Carroll Smith, III
  • Publication number: 20180066396
    Abstract: Provided herein are surfacing fabrics, such as, for example, those used as veils for a fiber reinforced polymer material, and to composites comprising a surfacing fabric of the present invention. Also provided are compositions and methods for preparing surfacing fabrics and composites of the present invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2017
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Inventors: Brandon Ratcliffe, Richard Bliton, Nelson Douglass, William Carroll, William Oscar Phillips
  • Publication number: 20180027866
    Abstract: A condiment distribution device. The condiment distribution device includes a tube having an open upper end and an open lower end defining a channel therebetween. A plurality of apertures are disposed on the tube. The device further includes a funnel comprising an open upper end and a connector having an open lower end, wherein the connector is removably securable to the open upper end of the elongated tube. The tube can be inserted into a container of food and a condiment poured into the open upper end of the funnel, such that it flows out of the apertures and open lower end of the tube onto the food. The condiment distribution device is configured to evenly distribute a condiment throughout a container of food.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2017
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Inventor: William Carroll
  • Publication number: 20170257486
    Abstract: A system for contact management a server to store, for a campaign, a list of contacts and a contact plan associated with that list of contacts, for each contact, agent notes, and, for the campaign, agent assistance text. The server determines a highest priority opportunity from the list of contacts for an agent associated with the client device as a function of the contact plan, qualifications of the agent, and a current time. The server sends the highest opportunity contact to the client device. The client device receives and presents the contact from the list that was determined to be the highest priority, agent notes for that contact, and agent assistance text. The client device accepts input of results of the agent communicating with the contact and notes regarding the contact, and sends the result and the notes to the server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2016
    Publication date: September 7, 2017
    Applicant: Timmers Chevrolet dba Monument Chevrolet
    Inventors: William Carroll Smith, II, Matthew Brandon Smith, William Carroll Smith, III
  • Publication number: 20170157105
    Abstract: Compounds effective in inhibiting replication of Hepatitis C virus (“HCV”) are described. This invention also relates to processes of making such compounds, compositions comprising such compounds, and methods of using such compounds to treat HCV infection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2017
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Applicant: AbbVie Inc.
    Inventors: Mary E. Bellizzi, David A. Betebenner, Jean-Christophe C. Califano, William A. Carroll, Daniel D. Caspi, David A. DeGoey, Pamela L. Donner, Charles A. Flentge, Yi Gao, Charles W. Hutchins, Douglas K. Hutchinson, Tammie K. Jinkerson, Warren M. Kati, Ryan G. Keddy, Allan C. Krueger, Wenke Li, Dachun Liu, Clarence J. Maring, Mark A. Matulenko, Christopher E. Motter, Lissa T. Nelson, Sachin V. Patel, John K. Pratt, John T. Randolph, Todd W. Rockway, Kathy Sarris, Michael D. Tufano, Seble H. Wagaw, Rolf Wagner, Kevin R. Woller
  • Publication number: 20170157104
    Abstract: Compounds effective in inhibiting replication of Hepatitis C virus (“HCV”) are described. This invention also relates to processes of making such compounds, compositions comprising such compounds, and methods of using such compounds to treat HCV infection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2017
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Applicant: AbbVie Inc.
    Inventors: Mary E. Bellizzi, David A. Betebenner, Jean-Christophe C. Califano, William A. Carroll, Daniel D. Caspi, David A. DeGoey, Pamela L. Donner, Charles A. Flentge, Yi Gao, Charles W. Hutchins, Douglas K. Hutchinson, Tammie K. Jinkerson, Warren M. Kati, Ryan G. Keddy, Allan C. Krueger, Wenke Li, Dachun Liu, Clarence J. Maring, Mark A. Matulenko, Christopher E. Motter, Lissa T. Nelson, Sachin V. Patel, John K. Pratt, John T. Randolph, Todd W. Rockway, Kathy Sarris, Michael D. Tufano, Seble H. Wagaw, Rolf Wagner, Kevin R. Woller
  • Patent number: 9586978
    Abstract: Compounds effective in inhibiting replication of Hepatitis C virus (“HCV”) are described. This invention also relates to processes of making such compounds, compositions comprising such compounds, and methods of using such compounds to treat HCV infection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: AbbVie Inc.
    Inventors: Mary E. Bellizzi, David A. Betebenner, Jean C. Califano, William A. Carroll, Daniel D. Caspi, David A. DeGoey, Pamela L. Donner, Charles A. Flentge, Yi Gao, Charles W. Hutchins, Douglas K. Hutchinson, Tammie K. Jinkerson, Warren M. Kati, Ryan G. Keddy, Allan C. Krueger, Wenke Li, Dachun Liu, Clarence J. Maring, Mark A. Matulenko, Christopher E. Motter, Lissa T. Nelson, Sachin V. Patel, John K. Pratt, John T. Randolph, Todd W. Rockway, Kathy Sarris, Michael D. Tufano, Seble H. Wagaw, Rolf Wagner, Kevin R. Woller
  • Patent number: 9567355
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to: (a) compounds and salts thereof that, inter alia, inhibit HCV; (b) intermediates useful for the preparation of such compounds and salts; (c) compositions comprising such compounds and salts; (d) methods for preparing such intermediates, compounds, salts, and compositions; (e) methods of use of such compounds, salts, and compositions; and (f) kits comprising such compounds, salts, and compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignees: AbbVie Inc., Abbott Products GmbH
    Inventors: Clarence J. Maring, John K. Pratt, William A. Carroll, Dachun Liu, David A. Betebenner, Douglas K. Hutchinson, Michael D. Tufano, Todd W. Rockway, Uwe Schoen, Axel Pahl, Andreas Witte