Patents by Inventor William Whittaker
William Whittaker 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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Patent number: 11926625Abstract: The present invention provides compounds, compositions thereof, and methods of using the same for the inhibition of HPK1, and the treatment of HPK1-mediated disorders.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2022Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignee: Nimbus Saturn, Inc.Inventors: Neelu Kaila, Ian Linney, Stuart Ward, Grant Wishart, Benjamin Whittaker, William Sinko, Shawn Watts, Mark Anthony Ashwell, Byron Scott Delabarre
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Patent number: 11851632Abstract: The present invention relates to a solid composition comprising, based on the total weight of the composition, at least 50 wt. % of an ethoxylated alcohol having a melting point higher than 20° C. It also relates to a product comprising said solid composition in the form of a powder and a container, wherein said solid composition is comprised in said container. It also relates to product comprising said solid composition and a cage, wherein said solid composition is contained in said cage. It further relates to a product comprising said solid composition and a porous solid support, wherein said solid composition is attached to said porous solid support. It further relates to a method for the controlled release of one or more actives in an automatic washing operation by providing said solid composition or any of the products to the machine in which said automatic washing operation is performed.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2021Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: Reckitt Benckiser Finish B.V.Inventors: Souhila Aissani, Natalia Fragoso, Patrick Illert, Torsten Roth, Pavlinka Roy, Itahisa Suarez, William Whittaker
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Publication number: 20230193154Abstract: The present invention relates to a solid composition comprising a matrix and one or more actives, said matrix comprising steramide or poly(vinyl alcohol) having a melting point higher than 150° C. It also relates to a cage and to a product comprising said solid composition and said cage, wherein said solid composition is contained in said cage. It further relates to a product comprising said solid composition and a porous solid support, wherein said solid composition is attached to said porous solid support. It further relates to a method for the controlled release of one or more actives in an automatic washing operation by providing said solid composition or any of the products to the machine in which said automatic washing operation is performed.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 12, 2021Publication date: June 22, 2023Inventors: Souhila AISSANI, Natalia FRAGOSO, Patrick ILLERT, Torsten ROTH, Pavlinka ROY, Itahisa SUAREZ, Helena BAIERLE, William WHITTAKER
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Publication number: 20230193155Abstract: The present invention relates to a solid composition comprising, based on the total weight of the composition, at least 50 wt. % of an ethoxylated alcohol having a melting point higher than 20° C. It also relates to a product comprising said solid composition in the form of a powder and a container, wherein said solid composition is comprised in said container. It also relates to product comprising said solid composition and a cage, wherein said solid composition is contained in said cage. It further relates to a product comprising said solid composition and a porous solid support, wherein said solid composition is attached to said porous solid support. It further relates to a method for the controlled release of one or more actives in an automatic washing operation by providing said solid composition or any of the products to the machine in which said automatic washing operation is performed.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 12, 2021Publication date: June 22, 2023Inventors: Souhila AISSANI, Natalia FRAGOSO, Patrick ILLERT, Torsten ROTH, Pavlinka ROY, Itahisa SUAREZ, William WHITTAKER
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Patent number: 11493634Abstract: Embodiments described herein are generally directed to a device that monitors for the presence of objects passing through or impinging on a virtual shell near the device, referred to herein as a “light curtain”, which is created by rapidly rotating a line sensor and a line laser in synchrony. The boundaries of the light curtain are defined by a sweeping line defined by the intersection of the sensing and illumination planes.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2019Date of Patent: November 8, 2022Assignee: CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITYInventors: Srinivasa Narasimhan, Jian Wang, Aswin C. Sankaranarayanan, Joseph Bartels, William Whittaker
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Patent number: 11425357Abstract: Energy-efficient epipolar imaging is applied to the ToF domain to significantly expand the versatility of ToF sensors. The described system exhibits 15+ m range outdoors in bright sunlight; robustness to global transport effects such as specular and diffuse inter-reflections; interference-free 3D imaging in the presence of many ToF sensors, even when they are all operating at the same optical wavelength and modulation frequency; and blur- and distortion-free 3D video in the presence of severe camera shake. The described embodiments are broadly applicable in consumer and robotics domains.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2018Date of Patent: August 23, 2022Assignees: CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY, THE GOVERNING COUNCIL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TORONTOInventors: Srinivasa Narasimhan, Supreeth Achar, Kiriakos Kutulakos, Joseph Bartels, William Whittaker
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Patent number: 11013365Abstract: A cleaning device for cleaning a capsule based beverage system is described. The cleaning device includes a body portion having an open end and configured to be located in the brewing chamber of the beverage system and a reservoir portion located at an opposed end to the open end of the body portion as well as a fluid jet forming portion in fluid communication with reservoir region. The cleaning device also includes a cleaning material holding portion located internally of the body portion for holding the cleaning material spaced apart from the fluid jet forming portion. The cleaning device is configured to allow water under pressure originating from the inlet arrangement of the beverage system to flow into the reservoir portion and to form a fluid jet from the fluid jet forming portion that impinges on cleaning material held in the cleaning material holding portion to create a cleaning solution to clean the brewing chamber and outlet arrangement of the beverage system.Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2016Date of Patent: May 25, 2021Assignee: Cafetto Asia Pte. Ltd.Inventors: Christopher Short, Andrew William Whittaker
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Patent number: 10958206Abstract: A battery powered generator. The battery powered generator has a housing including a rechargeable battery. A pedal assembly, a wind turbine, and at least one solar panel are removably securable to the housing, enabling a user to choose any combination of which to recharge the battery. When secured to the housing, the pedal assembly, the wind turbine, and the at least one solar panel are operably connected to the rechargeable battery. A subpanel and an electrical panel are also operably connected to the rechargeable battery. An automatic transfer switch is operably connected to the electrical panel, the rechargeable battery, and the subpanel, and can control a flow of. The battery powered generator can be recharged by a variety of devices, or a combination thereof, to provide an uninterrupted flow of electricity in the event the electrical panel is unable to.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2020Date of Patent: March 23, 2021Inventor: William Whittaker
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Publication number: 20210067082Abstract: A battery powered generator. The battery powered generator has a housing including a rechargeable battery. A pedal assembly, a wind turbine, and at least one solar panel are removably securable to the housing, enabling a user to choose any combination of which to recharge the battery. When secured to the housing, the pedal assembly, the wind turbine, and the at least one solar panel are operably connected to the rechargeable battery. A subpanel and an electrical panel are also operably connected to the rechargeable battery. An automatic transfer switch is operably connected to the electrical panel, the rechargeable battery, and the subpanel, and can control a flow of.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 14, 2020Publication date: March 4, 2021Inventor: William Whittaker
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Publication number: 20210033733Abstract: Embodiments described herein are generally directed to a device that monitors for the presence of objects passing through or impinging on a virtual shell near the device, referred to herein as a “light curtain”, which is created by rapidly rotating a line sensor and a line laser in synchrony. The boundaries of the light curtain are defined by a sweeping line defined by the intersection of the sensing and illumination planes.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2019Publication date: February 4, 2021Inventors: Srinivasa Narasimhan, Jian Wang, Aswin C. Sankaranarayanan, Joseph Bartels, William Whittaker
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Publication number: 20200092533Abstract: Energy-efficient epipolar imaging is applied to the ToF domain to significantly expand the versatility of ToF sensors. The described system exhibits 15+ m range outdoors in bright sunlight; robustness to global transport effects such as specular and diffuse inter-reflections; interference-free 3D imaging in the presence of many ToF sensors, even when they are all operating at the same optical wavelength and modulation frequency; and blur- and distortion-free 3D video in the presence of severe camera shake. The described embodiments are broadly applicable in consumer and robotics domains.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 19, 2018Publication date: March 19, 2020Inventors: Srinivasa Narasimhan, Supreeth Achar, Kiriakos Kutulakos, Joe Bartels, William Whittaker
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Publication number: 20180325309Abstract: A cleaning device for cleaning a capsule based beverage system is described. The cleaning device includes a body portion having an open end and configured to be located in the brewing chamber of the beverage system and a reservoir portion located at an opposed end to the open end of the body portion as well as a fluid jet forming portion in fluid communication with reservoir region. The cleaning device also includes a cleaning material holding portion located internally of the body portion for holding the cleaning material spaced apart from the fluid jet forming portion. The cleaning device is configured to allow water under pressure originating from the inlet arrangement of the beverage system to flow into the reservoir portion and to form a fluid jet from the fluid jet forming portion that impinges on cleaning material held in the cleaning material holding portion to create a cleaning solution to clean the brewing chamber and outlet arrangement of the beverage system.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 7, 2016Publication date: November 15, 2018Inventors: Christopher Short, Andrew William Whittaker
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Publication number: 20130062296Abstract: A portable clothes line having foldable legs able to be held in an extended position by struts which have at an upper end a traveller which slides in and along a lowermost open cavity provided by body being an elongated aluminium extrusion.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 25, 2011Publication date: March 14, 2013Inventors: Patricia Alida Roberts, John William Duffield Roberts, Andrew William Whittaker, Giles Cameron McDonald
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Patent number: 8024066Abstract: An autonomous inspector mobile platform robot that is used to inspect a pipe or network of pipes. The robot includes a locomotion device that enables the device to autonomously progress through the pipe and accurately track its pose and odometry during movement. At the same time, image data is autonomously captured to detail the interior portions of the pipe. Images are taken at periodic intervals using a wide angle lens, and additional video images may be captured at locations of interest. Either onboard or offboard the device, each captured image is unwarped (if necessary) and combined with images of adjacent pipe sections to create a complete image of the interior features of the inspected pipe. Optional features include additional sensors and measurement devices, various communications systems to communicate with an end node or the surface, and/or image compression software.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2006Date of Patent: September 20, 2011Assignee: RedZone Robotics, Inc.Inventors: Carlos F. Reverte, Scott M. Thayer, William Whittaker, Eric C. Close, Adam Slifko, Edison Hudson, Subramanian Vallapuzha
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Publication number: 20080059015Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatuses for high-speed navigation. The present invention preferably encompasses systems, methods, and apparatuses that provide for autonomous high-speed navigation of terrain by an un-manned robot. By preferably employing a pre-planned route, path, and speed; extensive sensor-based information collection about the local environment; and information about vehicle pose, the robots of the present invention evaluate the relative cost of various potential paths and thus arrive at a path to traverse the environment. The information collection about the local environment allows the robot to evaluate terrain and to identify any obstacles that may be encountered. The robots of the present invention thus employ map-based data fusion in which sensor information is incorporated into a cost map, which is preferably a rectilinear grid aligned with the world coordinate system and is centered on the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 11, 2007Publication date: March 6, 2008Inventors: William Whittaker, Chris Urmson, Kevin Peterson, Vanessa Hodge, Jarrod Snider
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Publication number: 20080059007Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatuses providing for navigation of a convoy of autonomous vehicles including a lead vehicle and at least one following vehicle wherein a master which sets the free parameters of a navigation strategy may be any one of the vehicles including the following vehicles. It is possible to control the convoy of the present invention firm any position including the rear position.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 11, 2007Publication date: March 6, 2008Inventors: William Whittaker, Chris Urmson, Kevin Peterson
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Publication number: 20060290779Abstract: An autonomous inspector mobile platform robot that is used to inspect a pipe or network of pipes. The robot includes a locomotion device that enables the device to autonomously progress through the pipe and accurately track its pose and odometry during movement. At the same time, image data is autonomously captured to detail the interior portions of the pipe. Images are taken at periodic intervals using a wide angle lens, and additional video images may be captured at locations of interest. Either onboard or offboard the device, each captured image is unwarped (if necessary) and combined with images of adjacent pipe sections to create a complete image of the interior features of the inspected pipe. Optional features include additional sensors and measurement devices, various communications systems to communicate with an end node or the surface, and/or image compression software.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 18, 2006Publication date: December 28, 2006Inventors: Carlos Reverte, Scott Thayer, William Whittaker, Eric Close, Adam Slifko, Edison Hudson, Subramanian Vallapuzha
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Publication number: 20060095171Abstract: The invention comprises an autonomous off-road vehicle capable of traveling at high speeds. Preferred embodiments of the invention comprise a system for sensory instrument stabilization comprises three axis assemblies movable about three orthogonal axes. The invention also comprises novel methods for generating a high accuracy route for a robotically controlled vehicle. Other aspects of the invention include drive time, perception-based path adjustments to steer a robotic vehicle within an intended corridor. Another embodiment of the invention comprises the consideration of vehicular dynamics in generating a high accuracy route and in steering a robotic vehicle within an intended corridor.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 3, 2004Publication date: May 4, 2006Inventors: William Whittaker, Chris Urmson, Byron Smith, Hiroki Kato, Nicholas Miller, Kevin Peterson, Matthew Johnson-Roberson, Vanessa Hodge, Michael Clark, Joshua Anhalt
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Patent number: 6918321Abstract: A Shingle Ripper is provided for removing existing shingles from a roof. A claw which includes a generally triangularly-shaped plate with a front edge. The claw has a bottom surface and a top surface. The front edge of the claw has teeth. A handle, which is connected to the claw has a claw section which is the part of the handle affixed to the claw. A lower section is connected to the claw section and is located at an acute angle from the bottom surface. A lower intermediate section is connected to the lower section at an acute angle upwardly away from the bottom surface. An upper intermediate section is connected to the lower intermediate section at an acute angle downwardly toward the bottom surface. An upper section connected to the upper intermediate section at an acute angle upwardly away from the bottom surface. Hand grips are located on the lower intermediate section and the upper section.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2004Date of Patent: July 19, 2005Inventor: William Whittaker
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Patent number: 6336051Abstract: An agricultural harvesting machine (harvester) is automatically controlled and steered so as to completely harvest all crop in a field. A Global Positioning System (GPS) and an Inertial Navigation System provide data regarding the position and orientation of the harvester in a field. A Field Coverage Planner constructs a field coverage plan which defines a path for the harvester to follow in cutting crop from a field. Video images of the field in front of the harvester are derived alternately from two video cameras mounted on opposite sides of the harvester. The video images are processed in a Video Processing Computer to detect the crop line between cut and uncut crop and generate steering signals for steering the harvester along the crop line. Video images are also processed to detect the end of a row at the end of a field and supply a measure of the distance to the end of the row.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2000Date of Patent: January 1, 2002Assignee: Carnegie Mellon UniversityInventors: Henning Pangels, Thomas Pilarski, Kerien Fitzpatrick, Michael Happold, Mark Ollis, William Whittaker, Anthony Stentz