Patents by Inventor William Morris

William Morris 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: 11556572
    Abstract: A computer based system and method for assigning queries to topics and/or visualizing or analyzing query coverage may include, using a computer processor, searching, using a set of queries, over a set of text documents, to produce for each query a set of search results for the query. Each search result may include a subset of text from a text document of the set of text documents. For each query, a query vector may be calculated based on the set of search results for the query, and for each of a set of topics describing the set of text documents, a topic vector may be calculated. A report or visualization may be generated including the set of queries and the set of topics using the topic vectors and the query vectors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: NICE LTD.
    Inventor: Robert William Morris
  • Publication number: 20230004553
    Abstract: An incorrect copy of a record of data can be prevented from being transmitted to a distributed ledger system. A first file can be received and can include information, in audio or video form, with a description of a subject matter of the record of data and with an authorization to transmit the copy to the distributed ledger system. The first file can be sent to a device. A second file can be received from the device and can include information that confirms that the description of the subject matter, included in the first file, is correct, and that confirms that an entity, which controlled production of the first file, has permission to authorize causing the copy to be transmitted to the distributed ledger system. The correct copy can be caused, based on a receipt of the first and the second files, to be transmitted to the distributed ledger system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2022
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Inventors: David Schwartz, Arthur Britto, Anna Tong, Kimon Papahadjopoulos, William Morris, Chiranjeeb Kataki, Eric Rodriguez, Conor Hanranhan
  • Publication number: 20220366891
    Abstract: A text search query including one or more words may be received. An ASR index created for an audio recording may be searched over using the query to produce ASR search results including words, each word associated with a confidence score. For each of the words in the ASR search results associated with a confidence score below a threshold (and in some cases having one or more preceding words in the ASR index and one or more subsequent words in the ASR index), a phonetic representation of the audio recording may be searched for the word having the confidence score below the threshold, where it occurs in the audio recording, possibly after the one or more preceding words and in the audio recording before the one or more subsequent words, to produce phonetic search results. Search results may be returned include ASR and phonetic results.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2022
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Applicant: Nice Ltd.
    Inventors: William Mark FINLAY, Robert William MORRIS, Peter S. CARDILLO, Maria KUNIN
  • Publication number: 20220366892
    Abstract: A text search query including one or more words may be received. An ASR index created for an audio recording may be searched over using the query to produce ASR search results including words, each word associated with a confidence score. For each of the words in the ASR search results associated with a confidence score below a threshold (and in some cases having one or more preceding words in the ASR index and one or more subsequent words in the ASR index), a phonetic representation of the audio recording may be searched for the word having the confidence score below the threshold, where it occurs in the audio recording, possibly after the one or more preceding words and in the audio recording before the one or more subsequent words, to produce phonetic search results. Search results may be returned include ASR and phonetic results.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2022
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Applicant: Nice Ltd.
    Inventors: William Mark FINLAY, Robert William MORRIS, Peter S. CARDILLO, Maria KUNIN
  • Publication number: 20220332612
    Abstract: The present embodiments generally relate to the treatment of produced water comprising one or more water soluble polymers, wherein such treatment comprises: adding to the produced water at least one iron complex; and degrading at least a portion of the one or more water soluble polymers. This treatment may result in a reduction of the viscosity of said produced water and/or the degradation of the water soluble polymers which are contained therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2022
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Inventors: Iris PORAT, Miguel PELAEZ, Mehrdad HESAMPOUR, Yuping LUO, William MORRIS, Luciana BAVA
  • Patent number: 11449491
    Abstract: An incorrect copy of a record of data can be prevented from being transmitted to a distributed ledger system. A first file can be received and can include information, in audio or video form, with a description of a subject matter of the record of data and with an authorization to transmit the copy to the distributed ledger system. The first file can be sent to a device. A second file can be received from the device and can include information that confirms that the description of the subject matter, included in the first file, is correct, and that confirms that an entity, which controlled production of the first file, has permission to authorize causing the copy to be transmitted to the distributed ledger system. The correct copy can be caused, based on a receipt of the first and the second files, to be transmitted to the distributed ledger system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: POLYSIGN, INC.
    Inventors: David Schwartz, Arthur Britto, Anna Tong, Kimon Papahadjopoulos, William Morris, Chiranjeeb Kataki, Eric Rodriguez, Conor Hanranhan
  • Publication number: 20220292097
    Abstract: A system stores associates a database query with a name and stores versions of the database query. The system allows applications to execute a specific version of the database query by specifying the name of the database query and a version identifier. For example, the database query may be exposed as an endpoint of a REST API and invoked using calls to the REST API. This allows the applications to be designed without including the query definition within the code of the application. Continuous delivery of database query is performed by creating a new version of the database query that are tested using applications in a test environment. Once the new version of a database query meets test criteria, the new version of the database query is executed by applications running in production environment by sending API requests that identify the query name and the new version.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2021
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Inventors: Dhruba Borthakur, Venkat Venkataramani, Shruti Bhat, Scott William Morris, Aditi Dhar, Kshitij Wadhwa
  • Patent number: 11443734
    Abstract: A text search query including one or more words may be received. An ASR index created for an audio recording may be searched over using the query to produce ASR search results including words, each word associated with a confidence score. For each of the words in the ASR search results associated with a confidence score below a threshold (and in some cases having one or more preceding words in the ASR index and one or more subsequent words in the ASR index), a phonetic representation of the audio recording may be searched for the word having the confidence score below the threshold, where it occurs in the audio recording, possibly after the one or more preceding words and in the audio recording before the one or more subsequent words, to produce phonetic search results. Search results may be returned include ASR and phonetic results.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: NICE LTD.
    Inventors: William Mark Finlay, Robert William Morris, Peter S. Cardillo, Maria Michaela Kunin
  • Publication number: 20220195351
    Abstract: According to an aspect of the present disclosure, a method of treating a textile with an antimicrobial agent over a plurality of laundry cycles each including a wash cycle and a treatment cycle. The method includes (a) receiving a textile in a wash system for a first laundry cycle, (b) initiating a wash cycle comprising a detergent, (c) initiating a post-detergent treatment cycle comprising dosing the textile with a solution having a predetermined concentration of an antimicrobial agent that comprises a metallic ion, and (c) repeating steps (a)-(c) for each of a plurality of additional laundry cycles. The predetermined concentration is insufficient to achieve a predetermined antimicrobial efficacy for the textile due to the first laundry cycle alone but sufficient to achieve the predetermined antimicrobial efficacy for the textile due to a combination of the first laundry cycle and one or more of the plurality of additional laundry cycles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2022
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Inventors: Thomas Brezoczky, Sean Morham, William Morris, David Brown, Keith Copenhagen
  • Patent number: 11365138
    Abstract: The present embodiments generally relate to the treatment of produced water comprising one or more water soluble polymers, wherein such treatment comprises: adding to the produced water at least one iron complex; and degrading at least a portion of the one or more water soluble polymers. This treatment may result in a reduction of the viscosity of said produced water and/or the degradation of the water soluble polymers which are contained therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: KEMIRA OYJ
    Inventors: Iris Porat, Miguel Pelaez, Mehrdad Hesampour, Yuping Luo, William Morris, Luciana Bava
  • Patent number: 11310363
    Abstract: A method for providing coachable events for agents within a call center is provided. Behavior score waveforms for interactions and behaviors can be determined. Events can be identified in the behavior score waveforms within identified durations, and a relevancy of one or more events to one or more behaviors can be determined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: Nice Ltd.
    Inventors: Robert William Morris, Jon Augustus Arrowood, Brett Victor Forman
  • Patent number: 11306080
    Abstract: The present invention provides a novel crystalline form of verubecestat (Crystalline Form II of Verubecestat) and pharmaceutically acceptable compositions thereof, each of which may be useful in treating, preventing, ameliorating, and/or delaying the onset of an A? pathology and/or a symptom or symptoms thereof. Non-limiting examples of such A? pathologies, including Alzheimer's disease and mild cognitive impairment, are disclosed herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Laura M. Artino, William Morris, Eric Sirota, Richard J. Varsolona
  • Patent number: 11292136
    Abstract: A mobile robot system includes a docking station and a mobile robot. The docking station includes a platform, first and second charging contacts on the platform, and first and second ramp features on the platform. The robot includes a housing, first and second drive wheels, first and second raised charging contacts on a bottom of the housing, and a cleaning module including at least one rotatable cleaning head that extends below the bottom of the housing. The robot is movable from an approach position with the robot spaced apart from a front of the platform to a docked position with the robot on the platform and the docking station charging contacts engaged with the robot charging contacts. As the robot moves from the approach position to the docked position, the robot engages the first and second ramp features and the cleaning mechanism is lifted over the docking station charging contacts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: iRobot Corporation
    Inventors: Andrew Vincent Wolff, Douglas Dell'Accio, Leo Torrente, William Morris, Flavia Pastore
  • Patent number: 11292993
    Abstract: According to an aspect of the present disclosure, a method of treating a textile with an antimicrobial agent over a plurality of laundry cycles each including a wash cycle and a treatment cycle is described. The method includes (a) receiving a textile in a wash system for a first laundry cycle, (b) initiating a wash cycle comprising a detergent, (c) initiating a post-detergent treatment cycle comprising dosing the textile with a solution having a predetermined concentration of an antimicrobial agent that comprises a metallic ion, and (c) repeating steps (a)-(c) for each of a plurality of additional laundry cycles. The predetermined concentration is insufficient to achieve a predetermined antimicrobial efficacy for the textile due to the first laundry cycle alone but sufficient to achieve the predetermined antimicrobial efficacy for the textile due to a combination of the first laundry cycle and one or more of the plurality of additional laundry cycles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: Applied Silver, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Brezoczky, Sean Morham, William Morris, David Brown, Keith Copenhagen
  • Publication number: 20220038258
    Abstract: An erroneous transmission, of a record of data, to a distributed ledger system can be prevented. A first operation can confirm that a format of a content within the record of data is correct. A second operation can confirm that formats of elements of a set of information, about authorizations used to cause the record of data to be communicated via the distributed ledger system, are correct. A third operation can confirm that subject matters of the elements and a subject matter of the record of data are the same. A fourth operation can retrieve credentials associated with entities that produced the elements. A fifth operation, using the credentials, can confirm that the entities that produced the elements were authorized to produce them. A sixth operation can confirm that the set of information is sufficient to authorize causing the record of data to be communicated via the distributed ledger system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2021
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Inventors: David Schwartz, Arthur Britto, Chiranjeeb Kataki, William Morris, Kimon Papahadjopoulos
  • Publication number: 20220005052
    Abstract: A computer based system and method for identifying complaint interactions, including: detecting appearances of linguistic structures related to complaints in an interaction; calculating at least one sentiment metric of the interaction; and classifying the interaction as being or not being a complaint interaction based on the detected linguistic structures and the at least one sentiment metric, for example using a trained supervised learning model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2021
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Applicant: NICE Ltd.
    Inventors: Steven Richard ARNOLD, Katie Truong, Robert William Morris
  • Publication number: 20210379559
    Abstract: This invention relates to modified MOF materials, methods of preparing them and processes using them. A modified MOF of the invention is modified by impregnating a MOF with an inorganic metal salt. The starting MOF contains at least one linker or ligand which contains an aryl amino group as part of its structure. These modified MOFs are able to adsorb either basic or acidic toxic industrial compounds (TIC). The modified MOFs can be used to remove TICs from various gaseous streams such as air.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2021
    Publication date: December 9, 2021
    Applicant: NUMAT TECHNOLOGIES INC.
    Inventors: Mitchell Hugh Weston, William Morris, William Joseph Hoover, Patrick Emmett Fuller, John Paul Siegfried, Randi Danielle Groy, Jeffrey Loren Wells, Timothy Chiaan Wang, Edwin Alfonso Argueta Fajardo
  • Publication number: 20210379560
    Abstract: This invention relates to metal organic framework (MOF) compositions, methods of preparing them and methods of using them. The MOF compositions are characterized in that at least a portion of the linker molecule is an amino containing organic linker. The MOF also has a crystal size of greater than 1 ?m and has been treated with an acid wash to provide a MOF in which at least 55% of the amino groups are activated amino groups of the form —NH2. The MOF compositions are useful in adsorbing various contaminants from various gas stream. One specific example is adsorbing NO2 from an air stream.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2021
    Publication date: December 9, 2021
    Applicant: NuMat Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Mitchell Hugh Weston, Edwin Alfonso Argueta Fajardo, William Morris, John Paul Siegfried, Patrick Emmett Fuller
  • Publication number: 20210362088
    Abstract: The invention generally relates to a process for purifying a hydrogen gas for use in a fuel cell. The process involves taking a hydrogen feed stream from a high-pressure tank and passing it through a purifier comprising an adsorbent to provide a purified hydrogen stream which is sent to a fuel cell. A particular adsorbent which can be used is a metal-organic framework composition. The adsorbent can be housed in a device such as a canister or cartridge having an inlet and outlet port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2021
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Applicant: NuMat Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: William Morris, William Joseph Hoover, Ross James Verploegh, Edwin Alfonso Argueta Fajardo, Alexander Matthew Ruddick
  • Patent number: D965993
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: Wilris LLC
    Inventors: Chase William Morris, Ryne Wilson