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).

  • Dynamic deep links to targets
    Patent number: 10007565
    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: September 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Adam William Powell, Neel Rao, Benjamin David Poiesz
  • FAUCET WITH INTEGRATED LIGHT
    Publication number: 20180172264
    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: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2017
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Inventors: Darin HEUER, Chasen BECK, Stephen BLIZZARD, Adam William TRACY
  • Constant phase
    Patent number: 9971055
    Abstract: Various embodiments are described that relate to a loop with a constant phase. The loop can function as an antenna and be used in object detection. A current source can be used to power the loop such that the loop produces a magnetic field and electric field. The magnetic field can be powerful enough to detect a dielectric while the electric field is so small that it does not interfere with nearby communication equipment. Thus, detection can occur without disruption of other important devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Army
    Inventors: Daniel Charles Heinz, Adam William Melber, Thomas Albert Burst, Michael Leonard Brennan, Michael Steer
  • POLYESTER POLYOLS FROM THERMOPLASTIC POLYESTERS AND DIMER FATTY ACIDS
    Publication number: 20180066106
    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: November 7, 2017
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    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
  • Water saving apparatus
    Patent number: 9890960
    Abstract: A water saving apparatus for use with a hot water system, the apparatus being sized and shaped for installation proximate one or more water outlet fixtures for delivery of heated water from the hot water system for use. The apparatus comprises an insulated reservoir having an inlet and an outlet to enable the reservoir to be installed in line with the flow of heated water from the hot water system to the one or more fixtures to store a quantity of heated water. Water that has cooled in the hot water pipe between the hot water system and the reservoir mixes with the stored heated water in the reservoir as water flows from the hot water system to the water outlet fixture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Inventor: Adam William Huts
  • Mobile robot
    Patent number: 9883778
    Abstract: A mobile robot including a body having a drive arrangement for driving the body on a surface, the body further including a bias for biasing a rear portion of the body in a direction away from the floor surface. The bias may include a spring-loaded swing arm located on a rear portion of the body and which is movable between stowed and deployed positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: Dyson Technology Limited
    Inventors: Mark Stamford Vanderstegen-Drake, Adam William Rollo
  • Polyester polyols from thermoplastic polyesters and dimer fatty acids
    Patent number: 9840584
    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: August 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    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
  • Systems and methods for use in testing the installation of an airbag module in a vehicle
    Patent number: 9828052
    Abstract: A system for use in testing the installation of an airbag module in a vehicle is provided. The system includes a jig and an instrument coupled to the jig. The instrument includes a contact assembly and a linear actuator coupled to the contact assembly such that, when the contact assembly is seated adjacent to the airbag module, the contact assembly is selectively moveable towards the airbag module relative to the jig via the linear actuator for testing the installation of the airbag module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: David Edward Schludecker, Ryo Nakajima, Derek Alan Davish, Junichi Kakuda, Junnosuke Sakai, Adam William Meyer, Joseph Lawrence Beck, Andrew Kent Hittle
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USE IN TESTING THE INSTALLATION OF AN AIRBAG MODULE IN A VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20170313370
    Abstract: A system for use in testing the installation of an airbag module in a vehicle is provided. The system includes a jig and an instrument coupled to the jig. The instrument includes a contact assembly and a linear actuator coupled to the contact assembly such that, when the contact assembly is seated adjacent to the airbag module, the contact assembly is selectively moveable towards the airbag module relative to the jig via the linear actuator for testing the installation of the airbag module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2016
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Inventors: David Edward Schludecker, Ryo Nakajima, Derek Alan Davish, Junichi Kakuda, Junnosuke Sakai, Adam William Meyer, Joseph Lawrence Beck, Andrew Kent Hittle
  • Constant phase
    Patent number: 9791585
    Abstract: Various embodiments are described that relate to a loop with a constant phase. The loop can function as an antenna and be used in object detection. A current source can be used to power the loop such that the loop produces a magnetic field and an electric field. The magnetic field can be powerful enough to detect a dielectric while the electric field is so small that it does not interfere with nearby communication equipment. Thus, detection can occur without disruption of other important devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Army
    Inventors: Daniel Charles Heinz, Adam William Melber, Thomas Albert Burst, Michael Leonard Brennan, Michael Steer
  • SYSTEM FOR CONTENT RECOGNITION AND RESPONSE ACTION
    Publication number: 20170282383
    Abstract: A system can use a microphone to detect audio content from a content source, and analyze the audio content to determine whether the audio content corresponds to a respective portion of a stored content file. The system can then identify a response action correlated to the respective portion of the content file, and generate control commands to cause a robotic device to perform the response action.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2017
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Applicant: Sphero, Inc.
    Inventors: John Blakely, Jon Carroll, Corey Earwood, Brandon Dorris, Adam Williams, David Rhodes
  • Constant Phase
    Publication number: 20170212266
    Abstract: Various embodiments are described that relate to a loop with a constant phase. The loop can function as an antenna and be used in object detection. A current source can be used to power the loop such that the loop produces a magnetic field and electric field. The magnetic field can be powerful enough to detect a dielectric while the electric field is so small that it does not interfere with nearby communication equipment. Thus, detection can occur without disruption of other important devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2017
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Inventors: Daniel Charles Heinz, Adam William Melber, Thomas Albert Burst, Michael Leonard Brennan, Michael Steer
  • Constant Phase
    Publication number: 20170212268
    Abstract: Various embodiments are described that relate to a loop with a constant phase. The loop can function as an antenna and be used in object detection. A current source can be used to power the loop such that the loop produces a magnetic field and electric field. The magnetic field can be powerful enough to detect a dielectric while the electric field is so small that it does not interfere with nearby communication equipment. Thus, detection can occur without disruption of other important devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2017
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Inventors: Daniel Charles Heinz, Adam William Melber, Thomas Albert Burst, Michael Leonard Brennan, Michael Steer
  • HIERARCHICAL POSITIONED EVENT DISPATCH
    Publication number: 20170192942
    Abstract: An electronic device (102) includes a display (104) to display a layout (108) of views, a user input component (212, 214, 216) to receive input representative of a positioned event (118), and a positioned event handler component (226) to detect the positioned event. The electronic device further includes a registry management component (230) to identify a terminal view (122) of the layout of views based on a location of the positioned event and a view tree management component (228) to construct an ancestor chain (126) of one or more ancestor views of the terminal view from the layout. The positioned event handler component is to sequentially dispatch the positioned event in the ancestor chain starting at a root view (110) of the ancestor chain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2016
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Inventors: Christopher Craik, Adam William Powell
  • Constant phase
    Patent number: 9651703
    Abstract: Various embodiments are described that relate to a loop with a constant phase. The loop can function as an antenna and be used in object detection. A current source can be used to power the loop such that the loop produces a magnetic field and electric field. The magnetic field can be powerful enough to detect a dielectric while the electric field is so small that it does not interfere with nearby communication equipment. Thus, detection can occur without disruption of other important devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Army
    Inventors: Daniel Charles Heinz, Adam William Melber, Thomas Albert Burst, Michael Leonard Brennan, Michael Steer
  • ANTIBODIES THAT SPECIFICALLY BIND TO TL1A
    Publication number: 20170081400
    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: September 16, 2016
    Publication date: March 23, 2017
    Inventors: Lynn Dorothy Poulton, Matthew Pollard, Anthony G. Doyle, Bridget Ann Cooksey, Vanya Pande, Adam William Clarke
  • IMPROVED RECYCLE-CONTENT POLYESTER POLYOLS
    Publication number: 20170051103
    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: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2015
    Publication date: February 23, 2017
    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
  • Medical carts with touch-sensitive foot panels, and associated apparatuses and methods
    Patent number: 9475514
    Abstract: Embodiments of medical carts and associated apparatuses and methods are disclosed herein. A medical cart configured in accordance with one embodiment includes a cart base assembly, a work platform, and a height adjustment assembly carrying the work platform above the cart base assembly. The cart base assembly includes an upper portion and a touch-sensitive foot panel generally below the upper portion. The touch-sensitive foot panel includes a resilient cover having a contact surface and a contact switch underlying the resilient cover. The contact switch is operably coupled to the height adjustment assembly, and the contact switch is configured to detect for operator foot contact at the contact surface and to raise or lower the work platform via the height adjustment assembly when the operator foot contact is detected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: CAPSA SOLUTIONS
    Inventors: Rody Myron Hardy, Adam William Landis, Timothy Charles Rothwell, Eric John Webb
  • Accessory support system
    Patent number: D781071
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2017
    Assignee: Liberty Hardware Mfg. Corp.
    Inventors: Adam William Callif, Christina L. Hurley, Nathaniel Faltin Dutton Schultz, Earl David Forrest
  • Over-the-door mirror
    Patent number: D799240
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: Liberty Hardware Mfg. Corp.
    Inventors: Neil Edwards, Margaret Ann Rider, Adam William Callif