Patents by Inventor Adam Williams

Adam Williams 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).

  • Publication number: 20200141097
    Abstract: A faucet includes a faucet body and a faucet spray head being movable from a retracted position adjacent the faucet body, and an extended position away from the faucet body. In the retracted position, the faucet spray head has at least one aligned position with the faucet body. The faucet includes an alignment coupling. The alignment coupling includes first and second alignment elements connected to the faucet body and the faucet spray head, respectively, to align the spray head with the faucet body. The faucet includes a retention coupling that is configured to retain the faucet body and the faucet spray head immediately adjacent one another. The retention coupling includes first and second retention elements connected to the faucet body and the faucet spray head, respectively. The retention coupling is separate from the alignment coupling, and at least one of the first or second retention elements is a magnet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2020
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Inventors: Adam William Tracy, Oscar Romero, Evan Benstead, Jan Van Leyen
  • Patent number: 10637108
    Abstract: An energy storage device, such as a capacitor or battery, is provided with a detector and detector support for signaling an expansion of the case caused by a buildup of internal pressure, wherein the detector support is provided with a base attached to a periphery of a side of the case, and the detector support has a superstructure for positioning the detector over an interior of the side of the case, whereby the interior expands a greater distance than the periphery of the side of the case in response to internal pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: Cornell Dubilier Marketing, Inc.
    Inventors: James Peter Kaplan, Adam William Russell
  • Patent number: 10611879
    Abstract: Polyester polyols made from thermoplastic polyesters are disclosed. The polyols can be made by heating a thermoplastic polyester such as virgin PET, recycled PET, or mixtures thereof, with a glycol to give a digested intermediate, which is then condensed with a dimer fatty acid to give the polyol. The invention includes a polyester polyol comprising recurring units of a glycol-digested thermoplastic polyester and a dimer fatty acid. The polyester polyol can also be made in a single step by reacting the thermoplastic polyester, glycol, and dimer acid under conditions effective to produce the polyol. High-recycle-content polyols having desirable properties and attributes for formulating polyurethane products, including aqueous polyurethane dispersions, can be made. The polyols provide a sustainable alternative to bio- or petrochemical-based polyols.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: RESINATE MATERIALS GROUP, INC.
    Inventors: Shakti L. Mukerjee, Rick Tabor, Adam William Emerson, Kevin Anthony Rogers, Eric D. Vrabel, Matthew T. Brown, Matthew J. Beatty, Jack Rogers Kovsky, Michael D. Kellerman, Michael Robert Christy
  • Publication number: 20200063408
    Abstract: An alignment coupling for a faucet includes a first alignment element positionable within a faucet body. The first alignment element has a first alignment feature. The first alignment feature includes one of a projection and a tapered groove. The alignment coupling includes a second alignment element that is movable with respect to the first alignment element. The second alignment element has a second alignment feature. The second alignment feature includes the other of the projection and tapered groove. The tapered groove includes walls that extend toward each other, and wherein the walls guide the projection to a narrowest portion of the tapered groove.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2019
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Inventors: Adam William Tracy, Oscar Romero, Evan Benstead, Jan Van Leyen
  • Patent number: 10458642
    Abstract: A faucet may be used to deliver water in a temperature and volume controlled manner. The faucet may also deliver light through the use of an integrated light fixture. The light fixture may emit at least one of visible and ultraviolet light. The light fixture may be selectively activated to display a number of types of light, intensities of light, and/or light colors. The activation of the light may be done through a touch sensor, optical sensor, and/or audio sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: Spectrum Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Darin Heuer, Chasen Beck, Stephen Blizzard, Adam William Tracy
  • Publication number: 20190290481
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods for accomplishing fluid drainage and localized cooling of the central nervous system broadly encompassing an intrathecal catheter assembly accomplishing drainage and cooling, and a console apparatus that may contain control, cooling, and drainage subsystems, and use thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2019
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Applicant: CryoLife, Inc.
    Inventors: Adam William Martinez, Rachel Candace Howell, Emily Renee Croft, Jeremy Gura, Alejandro A. Aviles
  • Patent number: 10390614
    Abstract: A quick connect shelf system for a utility cart may include a shelf; a plurality of shelf mounting units attached to a bottom surface the shelf; a plurality of shelf mounting anchors attached to handles on the utility cart, and a bolt removably attaching the shelf mounting units to the shelf mounting anchors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Inventors: Jay Charles Olivier, Adam Williams
  • Publication number: 20190241702
    Abstract: Polyester polyols made from thermoplastic polyesters are disclosed. The polyols can be made by heating a thermoplastic polyester such as virgin PET, recycled PET, or mixtures thereof, with a glycol to give a digested intermediate, which is then condensed with a dimer fatty acid to give the polyol. The invention includes a polyester polyol comprising recurring units of a glycol-digested thermoplastic polyester and a dimer fatty acid. The polyester polyol can also be made in a single step by reacting the thermoplastic polyester, glycol, and dimer acid under conditions effective to produce the polyol. High-recycle-content polyols having desirable properties and attributes for formulating polyurethane products, including aqueous polyurethane dispersions, can be made. The polyols provide a sustainable alternative to bio- or petrochemical-based polyols.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2019
    Publication date: August 8, 2019
    Inventors: Shakti L. Mukerjee, Rick Tabor, Adam William Emerson, Kevin Anthony Rogers, Eric D. Vrabel, Matthew T. Brown, Matthew J. Beatty, Jack Rogers Kovsky, Michael D. Kellerman, Michael Robert Christy
  • Patent number: 10368133
    Abstract: A system includes a memory and at least one processor to transmit information associated with a plurality of talents to a client computing device, receive a selection of at least one talent of the plurality of talents from the client computing device associated with a user profile, determine a list of shows featuring the at least one talent, each show in the list of shows having a rating greater than or equal to a particular threshold, transmit the list of shows featuring the at least one talent to the client computing device, receive feedback for each show of the list of shows from the client computing device, and transmit a list of recommended shows available from subscribed media providers to the client computing device based on the feedback.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Inventors: William Edward Denk, Jr., Nima Jalali, James Heller, Adam William Denk
  • Patent number: 10344121
    Abstract: Polyester polyols made from thermoplastic polyesters are disclosed. The polyols can be made by heating a thermoplastic polyester such as virgin PET, recycled PET, or mixtures thereof, with a glycol to give a digested intermediate, which is then condensed with a dimer fatty acid to give the polyol. The invention includes a polyester polyol comprising recurring units of a glycol-digested thermoplastic polyester and a dimer fatty acid. The polyester polyol can also be made in a single step by reacting the thermoplastic polyester, glycol, and dimer acid under conditions effective to produce the polyol. High-recycle-content polyols having desirable properties and attributes for formulating polyurethane products, including aqueous polyurethane dispersions, can be made. The polyols provide a sustainable alternative to bio- or petrochemical-based polyols.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: RESINATE MATERIALS GROUP, INC.
    Inventors: Shakti L. Mukerjee, Rick Tabor, Adam William Emerson, Kevin Anthony Rogers, Eric D. Vrabel, Matthew T. Brown, Matthew J. Beatty, Jack Rogers Kovsky, Michael D. Kellerman, Michael Robert Christy
  • Publication number: 20190182308
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods for implementing real-time, low-latency packetization protocols for live compressed video data are disclosed. A wireless transmitter includes at least a codec and a media access control (MAC) layer unit. In order for the codec to communicate with the MAC layer unit, the codec encodes the compression ratio in a header embedded inside the encoded video stream. The MAC layer unit extracts the compression ratio from the header and determines a modulation coding scheme (MCS) for transferring the video stream based on the compression ratio. The MAC layer unit and the codec also implement a feedback loop such that the MAC layer unit can command the codec to adjust the compression ratio. Since the changes to the video might not be implemented immediately, the MAC layer unit relies on the header to determine when the video data is coming in with the requested compression ratio.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2017
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Inventors: Ngoc Vinh Vu, Darren Rae Di Cera, Adam William Lynch, Shane Bentley, Douglas Mammoser, David Robert Stark, JR.
  • Patent number: 10273332
    Abstract: Polyester polyols made from recycled polyethylene terephthalate (rPET) and processes for making them are disclosed. The rPET is heated with a C3-C10 glycol reactant to give a digested intermediate comprising glycols and a terephthalate component, which comprises 45 to 70 wt. % of bis(hydroxyalkyl)terephthalates, and preferably lesser amounts of terephthalate dimers and trimers. Treatment of the digested intermediate with activated carbon gives a polyester polyol having a color index less than 20. The polyols have desirable hydroxyl numbers, viscosities, appearance, and other attributes for formulating polyurethane products and are a sustainable alternative to bio- or petrochemical-based polyols.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: RESINATE MATERIALS GROUP, INC.
    Inventors: Rick Tabor, Eric D. Vrabel, Kevin Anthony Rogers, Shakti L. Mukerjee, Matthew J. Beatty, Adam William Emerson, Matthew T. Brown, Jack Rogers Kovsky, Michael D. Kellerman, Michael Robert Christy
  • Publication number: 20190106486
    Abstract: Recombinantly expressed variant antibodies that have enhanced affinity for TL1A and enhanced potency relative to the parent antibody from which they were derived are provided. The antibodies inhibit the interaction between TL1A and the death receptor 3 (DR3). The antibodies, or a composition thereof, may be used to treat one or more of asthma, COPD, pulmonary fibrosis, cystic fibrosis, inflammatory bowel disease, a gastrointestinal disease associated with cystic fibrosis, Crohn's disease, colitis, ulcerative colitis, irritable bowel syndrome, eosinophilic esophagitis, atopic dermatitis, eczema, scleroderma, arthritis, or rheumatoid arthritis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2018
    Publication date: April 11, 2019
    Inventors: Lynn Dorothy Poulton, Matthew Pollard, Anthony G. Doyle, Bridget Ann Cooksey, Vanya Pande, Adam William Clarke
  • Publication number: 20190104276
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods for utilizing different modulation coding schemes (MCSs) for different components of a video stream are disclosed. A system includes a transmitter sending a video stream over a wireless link to a receiver. The transmitter splits the video stream into low, medium, and high quality components, and then the transmitter modulates the different components using different MCS's. For example, the transmitter modulates the low quality component using a lower, robust MCS level to increase the likelihood that this component is received. Also, the medium quality component is modulated using a medium MCS level and the high frequency component is modulated using a higher MCS level. If only the low quality component is received by the receiver, then the receiver reconstructs and displays a low quality video frame from this component, which avoids a glitch in the display of the video stream.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2017
    Publication date: April 4, 2019
    Inventors: Ngoc Vinh Vu, Adam William Lynch, Darren Rae Di Cera, Stephen Mark Ryan
  • Patent number: 10160605
    Abstract: An auger system has oscillating auger supports. The auger moves through a pile of stored material to move material from one location to another. The auger support may be a hanger that shuttles along the central axis of the auger as the auger rotates. A bearing shaft has cam followers that contact an angled surface on the bearing to slide the bearing back and forth along said central axis when said auger rotates. An alternate support may be a support wheel that rotates about an angled shaft that causes the contact surface of the support wheel to move back and forth with respect to the central axis as the auger rotates. The angled shaft may adjust the amount of oscillation. The oscillating motion of the auger support in combination with synchronized cutters on the auger allows material to be removed from the path of the advancing auger support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Inventors: Matthew James Foster, Thomas Walter Lindenman, Ryan Adam Williams, Jeffery Scott Underly, Michael Ryan Genovese
  • Patent number: 10138296
    Abstract: Recombinantly expressed variant antibodies that have enhanced affinity for TL1A and enhanced potency relative to the parent antibody from which they were derived are provided. The antibodies inhibit the interaction between TL1A and the death receptor 3 (DR3). The antibodies, or a composition thereof, may be used to treat one or more of asthma, COPD, pulmonary fibrosis, cystic fibrosis, inflammatory bowel disease, a gastrointestinal disease associated with cystic fibrosis, Crohn's disease, colitis, ulcerative colitis, irritable bowel syndrome, eosinophilic esophagitis, atopic dermatitis, eczema, scleroderma, arthritis, or rheumatoid arthritis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: Cephalon, Inc.
    Inventors: Lynn Dorothy Poulton, Matthew Pollard, Anthony G. Doyle, Bridget Ann Cooksey, Vanya Pande, Adam William Clarke
  • Patent number: 10127089
    Abstract: A computing device may receive from a first application executing on at least one processor an indication of an action to be performed. The computing device may determine, based on at least the indication of the action to be performed, a plurality of deep links to a plurality of actions performable by a plurality of applications. The computing device may select a subset of deep links from the plurality of deep links. The computing device may output for display a graphical user interface including an indication of each deep link from the subset of deep links. The computing device may receive an indication of a user input, the user input corresponding to a selection of one of the deep links from the subset of deep links. A second application executing on the at least one processor may perform an action linked to by the selected deep link.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Adam William Powell, Neel Rao, Benjamin David Poiesz
  • Publication number: 20180300187
    Abstract: A computing device may receive from a first application executing on at least one processor an indication of an action to be performed. The computing device may determine, based on at least the indication of the action to be performed, a plurality of deep links to a plurality of actions performable by a plurality of applications. The computing device may select a subset of deep links from the plurality of deep links. The computing device may output for display a graphical user interface including an indication of each deep link from the subset of deep links. The computing device may receive an indication of a user input, the user input corresponding to a selection of one of the deep links from the subset of deep links. A second application executing on the at least one processor may perform an action linked to by the selected deep link.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2018
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Inventors: Adam William Powell, Neel Rao, Benjamin David Poiesz
  • Patent number: 10078147
    Abstract: Various embodiments are described that relate to a detector. The detector can include a loop functioning at a high frequency that emits a magnetic field. The magnetic field can be retrieved and a comparison can be made between the emitted magnetic field and the retrieved magnetic field. If there is substantially little difference between the emitted and retrieved field, then a determination can be that no object is present. Conversely, if there is a substantial difference between the emitted and retrieved field, then the determination can be that an object is present and thus the object is detected. If the object is present, the returned magnetic field can be further analyzed to determine the type of object that is detected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2018
    Assignee: The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Army
    Inventors: Daniel Charles Heinz, Adam William Melber, Michael Leonard Brennan, Michael Steer
  • Patent number: D827327
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: Liberty Hardware Mfg. Corp.
    Inventors: Neil Edwards, Adam William Callif