Patents by Inventor Alex Williams

Alex 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: 20180246933
    Abstract: Access to attachments of electronic messages and information associated with the electronic messages to applications external to a messaging application is provided. A message including an attachment is received via a messaging application, and a relationship connecting the message to the attachment is stored in a graph database. When a request is made to display a file list, an API is used to interact with the graph database. Attachments that meet a criterion associated with the file list and associated metadata are included in the list. Responsive to a selection to open an attachment, a productivity application communicates with the messaging application to retrieve the attachment and associated messages, and displays the attachment in a content display region and associated messages and messaging application functionalities in a communications pane in a single productivity application user interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2017
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Alex William Darrow, Darren Alexander Apfel, Rebecca Jean Lawler, Philip Z. Loh, Jason Andrew Cook, Joseph Patrick Masterson
  • Patent number: 9862652
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an improved nitrification inhibitor composition and its use in agricultural applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: Dow AgroSciences LLC
    Inventors: Hiteshkumar Dave, Lei Liu, Raymond E. Boucher, Jr., Greg Powels, Alex Williams, Miriam Burkhart
  • Publication number: 20170369386
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an improved nitrification inhibitor composition and its use in agricultural applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2015
    Publication date: December 28, 2017
    Inventors: Hiteshkumar DAVE, Lei LIU, Raymond E. BOUCHER, Jr., Greg POWELS, Alex WILLIAMS, Miriam TUDYK, Martin C. LOGAN, Mini JAN
  • Publication number: 20170347919
    Abstract: A early detection device to diagnose scoliosis in adolescents without exposure to harmful x-rays provides a portable, accurate and inexpensive hand-held diagnostic tool to determine deviations from the Cobb Angle in the spine, the detection device connecting to a receiver unit to receive data obtained from the detection device completing the diagnostic testing for visual review and diagnosis on the receiver unit. It is also provided in alternative embodiment to test the integrity of structural components in various industries, including surface irregularities and defects and cracks in beams and wall, pipes or beams.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2016
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Inventors: Jimmy Dale Bollman, Victoria Marisia Rossiter, Scott Raymond Kincannon, Alex William Greenfeather
  • Publication number: 20170305646
    Abstract: The present invention provides a dispensing container comprising a vessel, the vessel having: a formation and/or discrete element in or on the vessel which causes the centre of gravity of contents of the vessel to be positioned differently, when oriented in a lain-on-side attitude, from its notional position, in the absence of the formation or element in or on the vessel; an additional formation or discrete element in or on the vessel which, when the container is in the lain-on-side attitude, lifts at least a portion of the container away from a surface, wherein, when the container is in the lain-on-side attitude and has a first volume of content, the centre of gravity of the content biases the container to a first orientation, and when the container is in the lain-on-side attitude and has a second volume of content, the centre of gravity of the container biases the container to a second orientation, different to the first.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2015
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Inventors: Raymond John Bacon, Stuart William Pearce, Alex William Noble
  • Publication number: 20170213482
    Abstract: An apparatus for demonstrating the use of a medical device includes a body adapted for receiving the medical device. The body includes at least a portion adapted for viewing the medical device when positioned in the body. A cover is provided for selectively covering the portion of the body adapted for viewing the medical device. A kit and related methods are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2017
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Inventors: Edgar Sanchez Garcia, Alex William Tessmer, Andrea Bly, Nicholas Loren Bajema, Matt Casiraro, Mark Nicholas Wright, Eric Moll, Corey Stapleton, Ricky Mori
  • Publication number: 20170161309
    Abstract: Various embodiments of systems and methods to provide multi-threaded data analytics. In one aspect, a master view table is generated by retrieving data records corresponding to a plurality of entities from one or more data source tables. A plurality of aspects are determined from the generated master view table. Further, a plurality of aspect relational view tables are generated by comparing the plurality of aspects with one another based on relationship factors. At least one insight of the data records are determined by analyzing the plurality of aspect relational view tables and the master view table in multi-thread.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2015
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Inventor: JOHN ALEX WILLIAM
  • Publication number: 20170088343
    Abstract: A targeted protection assembly operable to protectively cover an item that is to be transported or stored. The targeted protection assembly includes a base and a cover delimiting an interior volume in which an item to be transported or stored can be disposed. The cover is at least partially configured with an inflatable portion in which an inflating medium can be disposed to expand the inflatable portion to, or maintain the inflatable portion at, an inflated disposition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2016
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Inventors: Leonard Ryan HEWLETT, Alex William RODRIGUEZ
  • Publication number: 20160332930
    Abstract: This invention relates to stable liquid formulations of the nitrification inhibitor nitrapyrin comprising polar solvents that are stabilized with small amounts of compounds which help to reduce the tendency of polar solutions of nitrapyrin to corrode metal surfaces. Many of the formulations disclosed herein exhibit useful physical, chemical, and bioactive properties including reduced levels of corrosion when in contact with ferrous metals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2016
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Inventors: Hiteshkumar Dave, Lei Liu, Alex Williams, Rajesh Goyal, Nicholas Fradette, Chloe Moreau, Samantha Armisen, Kevin Mayer
  • Publication number: 20160332931
    Abstract: This invention relates to stable liquid formulations of the nitrification inhibitor nitrapyrin comprising polar solvents that are stabilized with small amounts of compounds which help to reduce the tendency of polar solutions of nitrapyrin to corrode metal surfaces. Many of the formulations disclosed herein exhibit useful physical, chemical, and bioactive properties including reduced levels of corrosion when in contact with ferrous metals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2016
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Inventors: Hiteshkumar Dave, Lei Liu, Alex Williams, Rajesh Goyal, Nicholas Fradette, Chloe Moreau, Samantha Armisen, Kevin Mayer
  • Patent number: 9195689
    Abstract: Systems and methods for converting structured data into database entries include receiving data values and metadata elements that form a data structure for the data values. The data values are converted into entries in database tables that are related according to the data structure formed by the metadata elements. The database table entries may be used to generate a webpage configured to report a metric of the data values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: BUSINESS OBJECTS SOFTWARE, LTD.
    Inventor: John Alex William
  • Publication number: 20150315091
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an improved nitrification inhibitor composition and its use in agricultural applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2015
    Publication date: November 5, 2015
    Inventors: Hiteshkumar Dave, Lei Liu, Raymond E. Boucher, JR., Greg Powels, Alex Williams, Miriam Burkhart
  • Publication number: 20150285270
    Abstract: A fluid pump comprising a flow channel containing an fluid inlet and a fluid outlet and bounded by two side walls, a substantially planar flap positioned inside the flow channel, and an actuator capable of transmitting an oscillating force or torque to the flap, where the side walls extend from the inlet to the outlet and are substantially planar and parallel to the flap and extend beyond the downstream end of the flap towards the outlet by a distance such that ld?lf/2, where lf is the length of the flap, where the side wall separation, h, length, lw, and width, ww, satisfy the relationships: lw>h and ww>h, whereby in use, the actuator drives oscillatory motion of the flap in a direction substantially perpendicular to the side walls with motion of the flap having larger amplitude near the outlet than near the inlet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2013
    Publication date: October 8, 2015
    Inventors: Justin Rorke Buckland, Richard Wilhelm Janse Van Rensburg, Alex William Wilber
  • Patent number: 8972853
    Abstract: Various embodiments of systems and methods for automatically generating a layout plan are described herein. The method involves invoking original layout information for digital report elements rendered on an original layout region. The optimized layout plan for rendering the digital report elements on a target layout region is generated by: classifying the digital report elements into multiple arrays of digital report elements, deriving origin values for the digital report elements as a quotient of original dimensions of the digital report elements in the corresponding array, determining dimension quotient for the digital report elements based on the derived origin values for the digital report elements in the corresponding array, and determining target layout values as a function of the derived origin values and dimension quotient. The digital report elements are rendered on the target layout region based on the optimized layout plan defined by the target layout values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: Business Objects Software Limited
    Inventor: John Alex William
  • Publication number: 20150007129
    Abstract: A business intelligence (BI) script framework is generated to simulate a business process and generate an associated BI report including analytical data of the business process. To generate the BI script framework, a selection of a script-pattern residing in a data source is received. Source tags corresponding to the selected script-pattern are determined, to be able to receive an input. From an associated user interface, BI script is received as an input to the source tags, to execute the business process. The BI script received from the UI is embedded with the selected script-pattern to generate a BI source code. The generated BI source code is validated and processed to generate the BI script framework. The BI script framework is operable to simulate the business process and generate a corresponding BI report, which can be used for decision-making.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2013
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Inventor: JOHN ALEX WILLIAM
  • Publication number: 20140236972
    Abstract: Systems and methods for converting structured data into database entries include receiving data values and metadata elements that form a data structure for the data values. The data values are converted into entries in database tables that are related according to the data structure formed by the metadata elements. The database table entries may be used to generate a webpage configured to report a metric of the data values.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2013
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: Business Objects Software Ltd.
    Inventor: John Alex William
  • Publication number: 20140167357
    Abstract: An improved game for teaching manual dexterity and improving eye-hand coordination using tools appropriate for very small children to hold and operate is disclosed. Moreover, an improved simplified marble game for teaching rule-following for very young children to provide a transition to more difficult and more complicated games as they age is disclosed herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2013
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Inventor: Alex Williams
  • Patent number: D768902
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2016
    Assignee: LOFT LEG LTD
    Inventors: Matthew Driver, Gareth Storey, Alex Williams
  • Patent number: D776016
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: Huffy Corporation
    Inventors: Alex William Androski, Jason David Jewell, Andrew John Bean
  • Patent number: D777608
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: Huffy Corporation
    Inventors: Alex William Androski, Jason David Jewell, Andrew John Bean