Patents by Inventor William James Biederman, III

William James Biederman, III 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).

  • Publication number: 20240019920
    Abstract: The technology described herein is related to a two-phase deployment-initiated wakeup mechanism for a body-mountable electronic device. During a first phase of the two-phase wakeup mechanism, a motion sensor detects an acceleration event indicative of deployment of the device onto the body of the user. During a second phase of the two-phase mechanism, control circuitry can be adapted to be enabled by the acceleration event. Once enabled, the control circuitry can verify that the device has been launched onto the body of a user via a deployment applicator in which the device is retained until deployment. Once verified, the control circuitry can wake up the body-mountable electronic device by transitioning the device from a sleep state to a functional (or operational) state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2023
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Applicant: Verily Life Sciences LLC
    Inventors: William James Biederman, III, Louis Hyunsuk Jung
  • Patent number: 11747877
    Abstract: The technology described herein is related to a two-phase deployment-initiated wakeup mechanism for a body-mountable electronic device. During a first phase of the two-phase wakeup mechanism, a motion sensor detects an acceleration event indicative of deployment of the device onto the body of the user. During a second phase of the two-phase mechanism, control circuitry can be adapted to be enabled by the acceleration event. Once enabled, the control circuitry can verify that the device has been launched onto the body of a user via a deployment applicator in which the device is retained until deployment. Once verified, the control circuitry can wake up the body-mountable electronic device by transitioning the device from a sleep state to a functional (or operational) state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: Verily Life Sciences LLC
    Inventors: William James Biederman, III, Louis Hyunsuk Jung
  • Publication number: 20220357785
    Abstract: The technology described herein is related to a two-phase deployment-initiated wakeup mechanism for a body-mountable electronic device. During a first phase of the two-phase wakeup mechanism, a motion sensor detects an acceleration event indicative of deployment of the device onto the body of the user. During a second phase of the two-phase mechanism, control circuitry can be adapted to be enabled by the acceleration event. Once enabled, the control circuitry can verify that the device has been launched onto the body of a user via a deployment applicator in which the device is retained until deployment. Once verified, the control circuitry can wake up the body-mountable electronic device by transitioning the device from a sleep state to a functional (or operational) state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2022
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Applicant: Verily Life Sciences LLC
    Inventors: William James Biederman, III, Louis Hyunsuk Jung
  • Patent number: 11360537
    Abstract: The technology described herein is related to a two-phase deployment-initiated wakeup mechanism for a body-mountable electronic device. During a first phase of the two-phase wakeup mechanism, a motion sensor detects an acceleration event indicative of deployment of the device onto the body of the user. During a second phase of the two-phase mechanism, control circuitry can be adapted to be enabled by the acceleration event. Once enabled, the control circuitry can verify that the device has been launched onto the body of a user via a deployment applicator in which the device is retained until deployment. Once verified, the control circuitry can wake up the body-mountable electronic device by transitioning the device from a sleep state to a functional (or operational) state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: Verily Life Sciences LLC
    Inventors: William James Biederman, III, Louis Hyunsuk Jung
  • Publication number: 20200341531
    Abstract: The technology described herein is related to a two-phase deployment-initiated wakeup mechanism for a body-mountable electronic device. During a first phase of the two-phase wakeup mechanism, a motion sensor detects an acceleration event indicative of deployment of the device onto the body of the user. During a second phase of the two-phase mechanism, control circuitry can be adapted to be enabled by the acceleration event. Once enabled, the control circuitry can verify that the device has been launched onto the body of a user via a deployment applicator in which the device is retained until deployment. Once verified, the control circuitry can wake up the body-mountable electronic device by transitioning the device from a sleep state to a functional (or operational) state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2020
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Applicant: Verily Life Sciences LLC
    Inventors: William James Biederman, III, Louis Hyunsuk Jung
  • Patent number: 10712797
    Abstract: The technology described herein is related to a two-phase deployment-initiated wakeup mechanism for a body-mountable electronic device. During a first phase of the two-phase wakeup mechanism, a motion sensor detects an acceleration event indicative of deployment of the device onto the body of the user. During a second phase of the two-phase mechanism, control circuitry can be adapted to be enabled by the acceleration event. Once enabled, the control circuitry can verify that the device has been launched onto the body of a user via a deployment applicator in which the device is retained until deployment. Once verified, the control circuitry can wake up the body-mountable electronic device by transitioning the device from a sleep state to a functional (or operational) state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: Verily Life Sciences LLC
    Inventors: William James Biederman, III, Louis Hyunsuk Jung
  • Publication number: 20190129491
    Abstract: The technology described herein is related to a two-phase deployment-initiated wakeup mechanism for a body-mountable electronic device. During a first phase of the two-phase wakeup mechanism, a motion sensor detects an acceleration event indicative of deployment of the device onto the body of the user. During a second phase of the two-phase mechanism, control circuitry can be adapted to be enabled by the acceleration event. Once enabled, the control circuitry can verify that the device has been launched onto the body of a user via a deployment applicator in which the device is retained until deployment. Once verified, the control circuitry can wake up the body-mountable electronic device by transitioning the device from a sleep state to a functional (or operational) state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2018
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Applicant: Verily Life Sciences LLC
    Inventors: William James Biederman, III, Louis Hyunsuk Jung
  • Patent number: 8975968
    Abstract: Amplifiers with improved isolation are disclosed. In an exemplary design, an apparatus (e.g., a wireless device, an integrated circuit, etc.) includes an amplifier having a gain transistor, first and second cascode transistors, and a shunt transistor. The gain transistor receives an input signal and provides an amplified signal. The first cascode transistor is coupled between the gain transistor and an intermediate node and receives the amplified signal. The second cascode transistor is coupled between the intermediate node and an output node and provides an output signal. The shunt transistor is coupled between the intermediate node and circuit ground. The first and second cascode transistors are enabled to provide the output signal. The shunt transistor is (i) disabled when the cascode transistors are enabled and (ii) enabled to short the intermediate node to circuit ground when the cascode transistors are disabled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Sherif Abdelhalem, William James Biederman, III
  • Publication number: 20140210554
    Abstract: Amplifiers with improved isolation are disclosed. In an exemplary design, an apparatus (e.g., a wireless device, an integrated circuit, etc.) includes an amplifier having a gain transistor, first and second cascode transistors, and a shunt transistor. The gain transistor receives an input signal and provides an amplified signal. The first cascode transistor is coupled between the gain transistor and an intermediate node and receives the amplified signal. The second cascode transistor is coupled between the intermediate node and an output node and provides an output signal. The shunt transistor is coupled between the intermediate node and circuit ground. The first and second cascode transistors are enabled to provide the output signal. The shunt transistor is (i) disabled when the cascode transistors are enabled and (ii) enabled to short the intermediate node to circuit ground when the cascode transistors are disabled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2013
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Applicant: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Sherif Abdelhalem, William James Biederman, III