Patents by Inventor William Randolph

William Randolph 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: 11939534
    Abstract: A composition having a recycle content value is obtained by reacting a recycle content feedstock to make a recycle content alpha olefin or by deducting from a recycle inventory a recycle content value applied to an alpha olefin composition. At least a portion of the recycle content value in the feedstock or in an allotment obtained by an alpha olefin manufacturer has its origin in recycled waste and/or pyrolysis of recycled waste and/or in thermal steam cracking of recycle content pyoil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: David Eugene Slivensky, Daryl Bitting, Kenny Randolph Parker, Michael Gary Polasek, William Lewis Trapp, Xianchun Wu
  • Publication number: 20240062919
    Abstract: A plasma compression system comprises a plasma containment vessel, an annular rotating core inside the vessel, and a plurality of compression drivers fixedly mounted to an outer surface of the vessel wall. The annular rotating core contains a liquid medium and is rotatable to circulate the liquid medium and form a liquid liner with a cavity. The rotating core comprises an outer surface spaced from an inner surface of the vessel wall to define an annular gap, and a plurality of implosion drivers each comprising a pusher bore with a pusher piston slideable therein. Each pusher bore extends through the rotating core. The plurality of compression drivers compresses a compression fluid in the annular gap and creates a pressure pulse, such that when the rotating core rotates and the liquid medium fills the pusher bores, the pusher pistons are operable to push the liquid medium inwards to collapse the liquid liner and compress a plasma in the cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2021
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Inventors: Joerg ZIMMERMANN, Robert BOUCHAL, William Randolph SMITH, II
  • Publication number: 20240062918
    Abstract: A control system manipulates one or more of the shape, timing, and magnitude of a pressure pulse (“plasma pulse trajectory”) generated by a plasma compression system to implode a liquid liner surrounding a cavity containing plasma, thereby compressing the plasma. The liquid liner and cavity are created by rotating a liquid medium in a vessel. Compression drivers extend perpendicularly around the liquid medium's rotational axis. Multiple layers of compression drivers are stacked in an axial direction parallel to the rotational axis to form multiple pressure zones extending along the rotational axis. The control system separately controls each pressure zone, or groups of pressure zones, to generate individual pressure pulses each having a different pressure pulse trajectory in each pressure zone. The multiple individual pressure pulses collectively form a combined pressure pulse having a pressure pulse trajectory that varies along the rotational axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2021
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Inventors: Michel Georges LABERGE, David Franklin PLANT, Raphael SEGAS, William Randolph SMITH, II
  • Patent number: 11461782
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided that distinguish humans from computers. In one implementation, a computer-implemented method selects, from a storage device, a plurality of images. The method further generates a document comprising the plurality of images for the security challenge. At least one image included in the plurality of images is oriented for display in a different direction than the other images. The method further receives a selection of one or more images included in the plurality of images and determines whether the selected one or more images is oriented for display in a different direction than the other images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: William Randolph Zettler, Jr.
  • Patent number: 11055487
    Abstract: Of the four primary approaches to processing language by computer, only the parsing approach considers the semantic and syntactic components from the start. In doing so, however, the required resources expand rapidly as the scope of the language processed increases. And as that scope increases, the performance of parsing systems decreases. A natural language processor uses a tumbling-frequency phrase chain parser as described herein which circumvents this resource-intensive step in parsing, while quickly and almost effortlessly arriving at the next step in natural-language processing with far more accurate results involving a partitioning dictionary and phrase chains.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: QwikIntelligence, Inc.
    Inventors: William Randolph Ford, Alfred Rives Berkeley, III, Mark Alexander Newman
  • Publication number: 20210177818
    Abstract: Compositions, methods and formulation for the treatment and prophylactic management of an Antibacterial Formulation for Treating and Prophylactic use in Bacterial, and Fungal Urinary Bladder Infections include a solution comprising of Cetylpyridinium chloride and Sodium chloride in concentrations of Cetylpyridinium chloride, 0.01% to 5% and Sodium chloride, 1% to 10% at a pH of 4.5 to 8.5.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2021
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Inventors: Ellison Van Cleef Warner, William Randolph Warner
  • Patent number: 10927555
    Abstract: The present invention is intended for use in large conditioned air plenum environments and particularly in the plenum environment of multilevel raised floor electro-mechanical distribution systems. The invention comprises the step of providing at least one height change of dedicated conditioned air plenum, which alters the plenum's volume. This makes it possible to maintain the preferred static pressure and velocity for conditioned air throughout the entire plenum even as the amount of air in the plenum decreases as conditioned air discharges into the intended space outside of the plenum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: INTERSTITIAL SYSTEMS INC.
    Inventor: William Randolph Collier
  • Patent number: 10783330
    Abstract: Of the four primary approaches to processing language by computer, only the parsing approach considers the semantic and syntactic components from the start. In doing so, however, the required resources expand rapidly as the scope of the language processed increases. And as that scope increases, the performance of parsing systems decreases. A natural language processor uses a tumbling-frequency phrase-chain parser as described herein which circumvents this resource-intensive step in parsing, while quickly and almost effortlessly arriving at higher speeds and greater efficiency in natural-language processing with far more accurate results involving a partitioning dictionary and phrase chains, and, more particularly, to the discovery that a small and finite set of “phrase chains” created using a parsing-based phrase-chain processor accounts for a considerable percentage of human language.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: QwikIntelligence, Inc.
    Inventors: William Randolph Ford, Alfred Rives Berkeley, III
  • Publication number: 20200257854
    Abstract: Of the four primary approaches to processing language by computer, only the parsing approach considers the semantic and syntactic components from the start. In doing so, however, the required resources expand rapidly as the scope of the language processed increases. And as that scope increases, the performance of parsing systems decreases. A natural language processor uses a tumbling-frequency phrase chain parser as described herein which circumvents this resource-intensive step in parsing, while quickly and almost effortlessly arriving at the next step in natural-language processing with far more accurate results involving a partitioning dictionary and phrase chains.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2020
    Publication date: August 13, 2020
    Inventors: William Randolph Ford, Alfred Rives Berkeley, III, Mark Alexander Newman
  • Publication number: 20200125641
    Abstract: Of the four primary approaches to processing language by computer, only the parsing approach considers the semantic and syntactic components from the start. In doing so, however, the required resources expand rapidly as the scope of the language processed increases. And as that scope increases, the performance of parsing systems decreases. A natural language processor uses a tumbling-frequency phrase-chain parser as described herein which circumvents this resource-intensive step in parsing, while quickly and almost effortlessly arriving at higher speeds and greater efficiency in natural-language processing with far more accurate results involving a partitioning dictionary and phrase chains, and, more particularly, to the discovery that a small and finite set of “phrase chains” created using a parsing-based phrase-chain processor accounts for a considerable percentage of human language.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2019
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Inventors: William Randolph Ford, Alfred Rives Berkeley, III
  • Patent number: 10580519
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and products improve healthcare of patients. An electronic patient chart is retrieved and displayed at a patient room computer system. The electronic patient chart is also displayed at a remotely-located primary computer system, such as a nurse's station or other monitoring party. The patient room computer system is linked to the remotely-located primary computer system such that updates to the electronic patient chart received at the patient room computer system are also updated at the primary computer system to permit monitoring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.
    Inventor: William Randolph Matz
  • Patent number: 10516623
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a cloud computing system provides user extensibility by providing a plugin interface for major systems. Plugin interfaces for a compute service, object service, network service, authentication and authorization service, message service, and image service are disclosed. One or more of the plugin interfaces can be used to alter the allocation of virtual to physical resources across multiple services. Compound services and smart allocation facilities are possible with user-directed modification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: Rackspace US, Inc.
    Inventors: Edward Leafe, Alexander Walsh, Paul Voccio, Antony Joel Messerli, Charles B. Thier, John A. Dickinson, Gregory Lee Holt, Christopher James Behrens, Trey Eugene Morris, Matthew Charles Dietz, Jason LuVern Kolker, Ziad Sawalha, Yogeshwar Srikrishnan, William Randolph Mathews, IV, Vishvananda Ishaya
  • Patent number: 10317054
    Abstract: A lighting structure for a light fixture includes a trim ring, a spin ring positioned within the trim ring, and a tilt ring positioned within the spin ring and attached to the spin ring by a fastener. The tilt ring is tiltable relative to the spin ring. A first tab and a second tab extend inwardly from a wall of the tilt ring. The first tab and the second tab are positioned across from the fastener. The lighting structure further includes a lamp spring attached to the tilt ring across from the first tab and the second tab. The lamp spring is positioned to push a lamp toward the first tab and the second tab.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: COOPER TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY
    Inventors: Jared Michael Davis, Grzegorz Wronski, William Randolph Johnson, Jr.
  • Patent number: 10247762
    Abstract: A monitoring system includes a processor configured to calculate a first distance of a first signal, wherein the first distance represents changes in magnitude of the first signal over a period of time, and wherein the first signal is associated with a desired signal output of a feedback loop system. The processor is configured to receive a second signal from an output of the feedback loop system. The processor is configured to calculate a second distance of the second signal, wherein the second distance represents changes in magnitude of the second signal over the period of time. The processor is configured to determine a first difference between the first distance and the second distance. The processor is configured to provide an error signal indicating an error if the difference exceeds a threshold value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: William Randolph Shinkle, Subrat Nanda
  • Patent number: 10168716
    Abstract: A method includes: obtaining a measurement; determining whether the measurement is in a first range, a second range, or a third range; controlling operation of a valve in a full-freeze mode when the data measurement falls within the first range; controlling the operation of the valve of the turbine system in a semi-freeze mode when the data measurement falls within the second range; and controlling the operation of the valve of the turbine system in a full-operation mode when the data measurement falls within the third range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventor: William Randolph Shinkle
  • Patent number: 10037026
    Abstract: A system, includes machinery; and a protection monitoring system, comprising a processor configured to: analyze a trend of one or more data measurements of the machinery for one or more patterns indicative of a potential future fault within the machinery in the trend; and provide a fault prediction based upon the analysis of the trend.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2018
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: William Randolph Shinkle, Hardev Singh, David Michael Boudreaux
  • Publication number: 20180101639
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a processor is configured to execute the instructions to receive a first data comprising sensed operations for one or more turbine systems in a fleet of turbine systems. The sensed operations are sensed via a plurality of sensors disposed in the one or more turbine systems. The processor is also configured to execute the instructions to extract a second data comprising a plurality of events included in a turbine controller event log, to derive at least one sensor model based on the first data, to derive at least one association rule based on the first data, the second data, or a combination thereof, to execute the instructions to derive a combination model by combining the at least one sensor model and the at least one association rule.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2016
    Publication date: April 12, 2018
    Inventors: Subrat Nanda, William Randolph Shinkle
  • Publication number: 20170302589
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a cloud computing system provides user extensibility by providing a plugin interface for major systems. Plugin interfaces for a compute service, object service, network service, authentication and authorization service, message service, and image service are disclosed. One or more of the plugin interfaces can be used to alter the allocation of virtual to physical resources across multiple services. Compound services and smart allocation facilities are possible with user-directed modification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2017
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Inventors: Edward Leafe, Alexander Walsh, Paul Voccio, Antony Joel Messerli, Charles B. Thier, John A. Dickinson, Gregory Lee Holt, Christopher James Behrens, Trey Eugene Morris, Mathew Dietz, Jason LuVern Kolker, Ziad Sawalha, Yogeshwar Srikrishan, William Randolph Mathews, Vishvananda Ishaya
  • Publication number: 20170268736
    Abstract: A light fixture mounting assembly comprises an extender and a bracket. The extender comprises a junction box end configured to couple to a junction box, a fixture end located a distance from the junction box end, a perimeter wall extending from the junction box end to the fixture end, and a first set of screw holes formed within the junction box end or the fixture end. The bracket comprises a raised portion and one or more flange portions coupled to the raised portion. The one or more flange portions have a second set of screw holes formed therein. The one or more flange portions are disposed against the fixture end of the extender. The raised portion is disposed through an opening formed in the extender, and the second set of screw holes of the bracket is aligned with the first set of screw holes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2015
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Inventors: Kevin Roy Harpenau, Russell Bryant Green, William Randolph Johnson, JR.
  • Patent number: D994762
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Inventor: William Randolph Cumbie, Jr.