Patents by Inventor William M. Flynn
William M. Flynn 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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Patent number: 11968100Abstract: The present application describes a method and apparatus for managing a service in a service layer. In particular, a method describes a computer readable storage medium including instructions for managing a service in a service layer where the instructions are executed by a processor. The executed instructions cause the processor to receive a request to manage, via a service enabler function of the service layer, a change of state of the service including adding, removing, activating, or deactivating the service. The request may include a service description. The executed instructions also cause the processor to evaluate, via the service enabler function, the service description comprising identifiers of one or more services to manage. The executed instructions further cause the processor to identify one or more service capabilities in the service layer to assist in managing the one or more services identified in the service description.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2022Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: Convida Wireless, LLCInventors: Hongkun Li, Guang Lu, Lijun Dong, Dale N. Seed, William Robert Flynn, IV, Catalina M. Mladin, Xu Li
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Publication number: 20240121312Abstract: Methods, devices, and systems for migration or sharing of existing M2M service layer sessions are disclosed. In one embodiment, a Session Migration and Sharing Function (SMSF) performs the migration or sharing of a M2M service layer session. Various forms of service layer session context may be used to enable the migration and sharing of M2M service layer sessions.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2023Publication date: April 11, 2024Inventors: Dale N SEED, Guang LU, Lijun DONG, Hongkun LI, Xu LI, William Robert FLYNN, IV, Catalina M MLADIN, Phillip BROWN
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Publication number: 20240080235Abstract: Lightweight, dynamic mechanisms are provided to support service layer interworking and resource extensibility. For example, one mechanism disclosed herein comprises defining a new service layer (SL) resource definition registration procedure that allows for specifying custom attributes of service layer resources to represent third party technology resources. A second mechanism disclosed herein comprises defining a new SL data model mapping registration procedure to map service layer resources to third party data models and to provide a new interworked retargeting indicator to the service layer. Further, a third mechanism disclosed herein comprises defining a SL generic interworking procedure to intelligently retarget requests toward interworked resources based on the interworked retargeting indicator provided by the data model mapping.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 6, 2023Publication date: March 7, 2024Inventors: Quang Ly, Dale N. Seed, William Robert Flynn, IV, Catalina M. Mladin, Chonggang Wang, Rocco Di Girolamo, Zhuo Chen
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Patent number: 8394140Abstract: A pre-formed intrastromal corneal insert for use in treating Keratoconus and similar dystrophies and methods of using the same. An intrastromal insert of the present invention comprises a biocompatible polymer and may be used to adjust corneal curvature, thereby correcting vision abnormalities caused by disease or other surgical procedures. The insert may be comprised of a circular or semi-circular ring shape or a portion of a ring, or “arc”, encircling the anterior cornea within the frontal circumference of the cornea. The insert may be used in multiples to form complete arcs or to form constructs of varying thicknesses. The insert of the present invention possesses a cross section that results in a low scattering level of light.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2006Date of Patent: March 12, 2013Assignee: Addition Technology, Inc.Inventors: L. Lawrence Chapoy, William M. Flynn
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Publication number: 20100008603Abstract: A valve tube assembly for a repulpable bag having a valve end portion includes, in an exemplary embodiment, a valve tube member formed from a repulpable paper material, wherein the valve tube member includes a first end, a second end, an inside surface, and an outside surface, and a water dispersible hot melt adhesive layer deposited on at least a portion of the inside surface adjacent the first end by a timed application, with a remainder of the inside surface being free of the water dispersible hot melt adhesive. The valve tube member is sized to extend into the valve end portion of the repulpable bag with the second end positioned inside the repulpable bag.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 9, 2008Publication date: January 14, 2010Inventors: Julie Rossing Smith, William M. Flynn
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Patent number: 5245641Abstract: A spent fuel rack for storing fresh fuel assemblies, or spent fuel assemblies removed from a nuclear reactor, which includes a base plate having multiple cells of modular construction welded at their bottom ends to the plate. The cells are formed of L-shaped sections having walls which support neutron absorbing material, and the walls of one cell are common to the adjacent cells. The base plate includes openings primarily for receiving the bottom nozzle of a fuel assembly, but they further serve as access openings for apparatus used for leveling the base plate. There is also means for receiving and locking the engaging mechanism of lifting apparatus which means is wholly within the periphery of the base plate.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 1989Date of Patent: September 14, 1993Assignee: Westinghouse Electric Corp.Inventors: Octavio J. Machado, Clifford W. Henry, Ray L. Congleton, William M. Flynn
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Patent number: 4960560Abstract: A spent fuel rack for storing fresh fuel assemblies, or spent fuel assemblies removed from a nuclear reactor, which includes a base plate having multiple cells of modular construction welded at their bottom ends to the plate. The cells are formed of L-shaped sections having walls which support neutron absorbing material, and the walls of one cell are common to the adjacent cells. The base plate includes openings primarily for receiving the bottom nozzle of a fuel assembly, but they further serve as access openings for apparatus used for leveling the base plate and for lifting and transferring the base plate with or without cells thereon, to a different area.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 1989Date of Patent: October 2, 1990Assignee: Westinghouse Electric Corp.Inventors: Octavio Machado, Clifford W. Henry, Ray L. Congleton, William M. Flynn
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Patent number: 4900505Abstract: A spent fuel rack for storing fresh fuel assemblies, or spent fuel assemblies removed from a nuclear reactor, which includes a base plate having multiple cells of modular construction welded at their bottom ends to the plate. The cells are formed of L-shaped sections having walls which support neutron absorbing material, and the walls of one cell are common to the adjacent cells. The base plate includes openings primarily for receiving the bottom nozzle of a fuel assembly, but they further serve as access openings for apparatus used for leveling the base plate and for lifting and transferring the base plate with or without cells thereon, to a different area.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 1988Date of Patent: February 13, 1990Assignee: Westinghouse Electric Corp.Inventors: Octavio J. Machado, Clifford W. Henry, Ray L. Congleton, William M. Flynn
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Patent number: 4820472Abstract: Spent fuel racks for housing new or spent fuel assemblies at a nuclear reactor site. The racks are made to modular design and include upper and lower grid structures which provide aligned square openings. A container or cell shaped to the size of a fuel assembly fits in each of the aligned square openings. To provide verticality to the aligned and uniformly spaced cells, leveling pads beneath the base plate supporting the cells are adjustable vertically to cause the base plate to assume a horizontal plane and thereby align cell longitudinal axis with a vertical plane.Type: GrantFiled: July 14, 1981Date of Patent: April 11, 1989Assignee: Westinghouse Electric Corp.Inventors: Octavio J. Machado, William M. Flynn, Harry E. Flanders, Jr., Larry W. Booker
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Patent number: 4695424Abstract: A cell for a spent fuel rack includes a sheet metal element that is bent to provide four flat wall portions. The wall portions are joined at bent regions which provide protruding corners between three of the wall portions, the protruding corners having a short radius of curvature. A rod is welded at the fourth corner of the cell, preferably at the time the cell is manufactured. A sheet of neutron poison is affixed to each wall portion by a wrapper. The protruding cell corners and pre-installed rod facilitate fabrication the spent fuel rack by permitting cells to be welded directly together. The protruding corners may extend for substantially the entire height of the cell, or they may have segments which are spaced apart. The bent regions may also include flat platform portions which simplify the construction of the wrappers.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 1985Date of Patent: September 22, 1987Assignee: Westinghouse Electric Corp.Inventor: William M. Flynn
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Patent number: 4411433Abstract: Apparatus for playing a game including a rectangular game board having 40 hexagonally recessed playing spaces in contiguous and aligned relationship representing 5 files and 8 ranks. Two sets of playing pieces, each set having 9 hexagonal playing pieces adapted to fit in the recessed playing spaces are provided. Each playing piece of each set is marked so as to indicate particular sides of the piece which are invulnerable to attack from an aligned playing piece of the opposing set. In playing a game, a piece may move in any aligned direction any number of spaces but may not "jump" another playing piece. A playing piece may also be rotated in position, constituting a move. A piece having a vulnerable side exposed to an aligned opposing piece is captured and removed from the game and the capturing piece takes its position. The game is won by placing a specified piece in a checkmate position.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 1981Date of Patent: October 25, 1983Assignee: The Gametree CompanyInventor: William M. Flynn
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Patent number: 4305585Abstract: Apparatus for playing a game including a rectangular game board having 40 hexagonally recessed playing spaces in contiguous and aligned relationship representing 5 files and 8 ranks. Two sets of playing pieces, each set having 9 hexagonal playing pieces adapted to fit in the recessed playing spaces are provided. Each playing piece of each set is marked so as to indicate particular sides of the piece which are invulnerable to attack from an aligned playing piece of the opposing set. In playing a game, a piece may move in any aligned direction any number of spaces but may not "jump" another playing piece. A playing piece may also be rotated in position, constituting a move. A piece having a vulnerable side exposed to an aligned opposing piece is captured and removed from the game and the capturing piece takes its position. The game is won by placing a specified piece in a checkmate position.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 1978Date of Patent: December 15, 1981Assignees: Thomas R. Brown, Michael FlynnInventor: William M. Flynn