Patents by Inventor William P. Anderson

William P. Anderson 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: 10099862
    Abstract: A container conveyor apparatus that conveys containers along a container path includes a front rail of an adjustable railing apparatus that is arcuately shaped along a container path and forms part of a surface facing radially inwardly; and a rear rail of the adjustable railing apparatus that is arcuately shaped along the container path and forms another part of the surface facing radially inwardly; the front rail and the rear rail of the adjustable railing apparatus move with respect to one another to change the width of the container path and accommodate containers of different sizes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc.
    Inventor: William P. Anderson
  • Publication number: 20180265301
    Abstract: A container conveyor apparatus that conveys containers along a container path includes a front rail of an adjustable railing apparatus that is arcuately shaped along a container path and forms part of a surface facing radially inwardly; and a rear rail of the adjustable railing apparatus that is arcuately shaped along the container path and forms another part of the surface facing radially inwardly; the front rail and the rear rail of the adjustable railing apparatus move with respect to one another to change the width of the container path and accommodate containers of different sizes
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2017
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Inventor: William P. Anderson
  • Patent number: 7523055
    Abstract: A system is disclosed in which a user of an information service may access financial data relating to recent credit and debit card transactions. Any entity with a TCP/IP connection to the Internet may access the system so that world-wide accessibility to the financial services is possible. Alternatively, the system may be accessed through an online information service. The financial data are processed daily by a financial services provider, then transmitted to a host computer connected to an information service. The user connects to the information service host computer to access the financial data for transactions that may have been posted as recently as the previous day. The user may also download the financial data directly to an accounting or word-processing program for further processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2009
    Assignee: Block Financial LLC
    Inventors: William P. Anderson, Jacob B. Geller, G. Cotter Cunningham, Kris Rodgers, Brian Mason
  • Patent number: 7419044
    Abstract: Apparatus for controlling orientation of non-round containers at an outfeed station of a container inspection machine having a rotary conveyor with pockets in which the containers are individually disposed includes a flipper arm disposed adjacent to the conveyor and a spring biasing the flipper arm toward the conveyor. The flipper arm has a cam surface disposed to be engaged by a container carried by the conveyor as the container approaches the outfield station of the conveyor to cam the flipper arm outwardly with respect to the conveyor and against the force of the spring. The flipper arm has an edge adjacent to the cam surface for engaging and rotating the container as the container moves out of engagement with the cam surface and the flipper arm moves inwardly under force of the spring. The flipper arm preferably is mounted to pivot around an axis, and the spring preferably biases the flipper arm around the axis toward the conveyor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2008
    Assignee: Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc.
    Inventor: William P. Anderson
  • Publication number: 20080135380
    Abstract: Apparatus for controlling orientation of non-round containers at an outfield station of a container inspection machine having a rotary conveyor with pockets in which the containers are individually disposed includes a flipper arm disposed adjacent to the conveyor and a spring biasing the flipper arm toward the conveyor. The flipper arm has a cam surface disposed to be engaged by a container carried by the conveyor as the container approaches the outfield station of the conveyor to cam the flipper arm outwardly with respect to the conveyor and against the force of the spring. The flipper arm has an edge adjacent to the cam surface for engaging and rotating the container as the container moves out of engagement with the cam surface and the flipper arm moves inwardly under force of the spring. The flipper arm preferably is mounted to pivot around an axis, and the spring preferably biases the flipper arm around the axis toward the conveyor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2006
    Publication date: June 12, 2008
    Inventor: William P. Anderson
  • Patent number: 7296065
    Abstract: A system is disclosed for accessing recent financial information from various financial services providers. The system is based on a client/server architecture so that services are accessible from a variety of presentation tools. Communications between clients and servers are accomplished using “Interfaces” that group operations and attributes for various services. The system uses the TCP/IP protocol suite so financial services are available at any time and from any location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2007
    Assignee: Block Financial Corporation
    Inventors: William P. Anderson, Jacob B. Geller
  • Patent number: 7032008
    Abstract: A system is disclosed for accessing recent financial information from various financial services providers. The system is based on a client/server architecture so that services are accessible from a variety of presentation tools. Communications between clients and servers are accomplished using “Interfaces” that group operations and attributes for various services. The system uses the TCP/IP protocol suite so financial services are available at any time and from any location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2006
    Assignee: Block Financial Corporation
    Inventors: William P. Anderson, Jacob B. Geller
  • Patent number: 7010507
    Abstract: Electronic data processing system which enables tax filers who electronically file tax returns to early use of their refund amount through an increased credit card credit limit with the tax payers credit card account.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 1995
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2006
    Assignee: Block Financial Corporation
    Inventors: William P. Anderson, John M. French
  • Publication number: 20040158524
    Abstract: A system is disclosed in which a user of an information service may access financial data relating to recent credit and debit card transactions. Any entity with a TCP/IP connection to the Internet may access the system so that world-wide accessibility to the financial services is possible. Alternatively, the system may be accessed through an online information service. The financial data are processed daily by a financial services provider, then transmitted to a host computer connected to an information service. The user connects to the information service host computer to access the financial data for transactions that may have been posted as recently as the previous day. The user may also download the financial data directly to an accounting or word-processing program for further processing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2004
    Publication date: August 12, 2004
    Applicant: Block Financial Corporation
    Inventors: William P. Anderson, Jacob B. Geller, G. Cotter Cunningham, Kris Rodgers, Brian Mason
  • Publication number: 20010056475
    Abstract: A system is disclosed for accessing recent financial information from various financial services providers. The system is based on a client/server architecture so that services are accessible from a variety of presentation tools. Communications between clients and servers are accomplished using “Interfaces” that group operations and attributes for various services. The system uses the TCP/IP protocol suite so financial services are available at any time and from any location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2001
    Publication date: December 27, 2001
    Inventors: William P. Anderson, Jacob B. Geller
  • Patent number: 6131115
    Abstract: A system is disclosed for accessing recent financial information from various financial services providers. The system is based on a client/server architecture so that services are accessible from a variety of presentation tools. Communications between clients and servers are accomplished using "Interfaces" that group operations and attributes for various services. The system uses the TCP/IP protocol suite so financial services are available at any time and from any location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2000
    Assignee: Block Financial Corporation
    Inventors: William P. Anderson, Jacob B. Geller
  • Patent number: 5706442
    Abstract: A system is disclosed for accessing recent financial information from various financial services providers. The system is based on a client/server architecture so that services are accessible from a variety of presentation tools. Communications between clients and servers are accomplished using "interfaces" that group operations and attributes for various services. The system uses the TCP/IP protocol suite so financial services are available at any time and from any location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 1995
    Date of Patent: January 6, 1998
    Assignee: Block Financial Corporation
    Inventors: William P. Anderson, Jacob B. Geller
  • Patent number: 4739326
    Abstract: The present apparatus relates to nonvolatile fault flags for use in aircraft. The term "flag" refers to an electromechanical indicator which displays a human-readable signal which identifies a fault. A fault is a malfunction occurring in the aircraft. The term "nonvolatile" refers to the feature that the signal is not lost when electrical power is terminated to the indicators. In addition, apparatus are provided for displaying the first, and only the first, fault signal received by the indicator, and for the prevention of triggering of the indicator by spurious signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 1983
    Date of Patent: April 19, 1988
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: William P. Anderson, Jay S. Blosser, Joseph M. Buemi, Jr., Albion R. Fletcher, Jr., Mark P. Horujko, Domingo T. See, Jr., Arthur E. Smith