Patents by Inventor Alexander Williams

Alexander 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: 20220138297
    Abstract: In an example implementation according to aspects of the present disclosure, an input device of a plurality of input switches, a plurality of biometric sensors integrated into each of the plurality of input switches and a processor. The processor configured to receive an indication from a first input switch. The processor receives a biometric data collected by one of the biometric sensors. The processor determines whether the received indication corresponds with a first state in a predetermined sequence. The processor determines whether the biometric data corresponds with as second state in a predetermined biometric data sequence. The processor authenticates the user based on the first and second states.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2019
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Syed Azam, Alexander Williams
  • Publication number: 20220121277
    Abstract: Contextual zooming includes determining an area of interest on a display screen based on eye-tracking of a user. The area of interest may be represented as a set of coordinate points of a display signal. Contextual zooming also includes determining that a distance between the user and the display screen changes by a threshold amount. Scaling the display signal to expand the set of coordinate points on the display screen causes the area of interest to zoom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2019
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Syed S. Azam, Anthony Kaplanis, Alexander Williams
  • Publication number: 20220117228
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of Formula (I), (I) wherein R1, R2, R3, R4 and G are as defined herein. The invention further relates to herbicidal compositions which comprise a compound of Formula (I), to their use for controlling weeds, in particular in crops of useful plants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2020
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Applicant: SYNGENTA CROP PROTECTION AG
    Inventors: Alan Joseph HENNESSY, Elizabeth Pearl JONES, Suzanna Jane DALE, Alexander William GREGORY, Ian Thomas Tinmouth HOULSBY, Yunas BHONOAH, Julia COMAS-BARCELO
  • Publication number: 20220110638
    Abstract: Device and method for reaming bone. In exemplary embodiments, the device may comprise a shaft configured to be rotated about a long axis thereof. The device also may comprise a plurality of cutting members connected to a distal end region of the shaft, rotationally offset from one another about the long axis, and forming a portion of an expandable cutting head. The device further may comprise an inner member configured to be moved with respect to the shaft to change a diameter of the cutting head. In exemplary methods, the device may be utilized to ream a medullary cavity while being pushed or pulled along the medullary cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2021
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Inventors: Andrew William Seykora, Brian R. Conley, Larry W. Ehmke, Brent Lane Norris, Alexander William Huettis, Gregory D. Hutton
  • Publication number: 20220089560
    Abstract: Compositions of ?10-THC and ?6a10a-THC are prepared and described. The conversions do not affect existing CBD or CBG in the extract. Various adjustments can be made to the reactions resulting in increased or decreased product and by-product. Various formulations with medical uses are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2020
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Inventors: Alexander William Siegel, Devin Jay Wall, Alek Enrique Valle
  • Publication number: 20220089543
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of Formula (I), wherein R1, R2, R3, R4 and G are as defined herein. The invention further relates to herbicidal compositions which comprise a compound of Formula (I), to their use for controlling weeds, in particular in crops of useful plants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2020
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Applicant: SYNGENTA CROP PROTECTION AG
    Inventors: Alan Joseph HENNESSY, Elizabeth Pearl JONES, Suzanna Jane DALE, Alexander William GREGORY, Ian Thomas Tinmouth HOULSBY, Yunas BHONOAH, Julia COMAS-BARCELO
  • Publication number: 20220090451
    Abstract: Provided is a novel drilling apparatus for drilling into prepared ground surfaces and natural ground conditions. The apparatus includes a mast assembly, a support structure assembly flexibly coupled with the mast assembly, a plurality of drill assemblies affixed to the support structure assembly, and a frame. Also provided is a method of drilling into a ground surface, by providing a drilling apparatus having a mast assembly, a support structure assembly flexibly coupled with the mast assembly, a plurality of drill assemblies affixed to the support structure assembly, and a frame. Each of the drill assemblies include a hollow drill rod with a drill bit at one end, the bit having exterior cutting elements and interior fluid diverters. Pressurized fluid and torque is supplied to the drill rods, and by means of the mast assembly and support structure assembly the drill rods are moved downward so that using the downward and rotational force, and the pressurized fluid, the drill bits drill into the ground surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2021
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Inventor: Joseph Alexander Williams
  • Publication number: 20220086525
    Abstract: An example system including a processor and a memory. The memory resource may store machine-readable instructions to cause the processor to assign a subject state indicator to a pixel to depict a subject in a video frame of a video signal, wherein the subject state indicator is based on a psychophysiological state of the subject to be depicted by the pixel, embed the subject state indicator for the pixel in the video signal, and broadcast the video signal with the embedded subject state indicator for the pixel to a display device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2019
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Syed S. Azam, Alexander Williams, Louis R Jackson
  • Patent number: 11277656
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided herein for scheduling a season recording. A series is provided to a user device, the series having a plurality of sequential seasons, and each season having a plurality of episodes. A request for recording the series is received from the user. In response, a last episode of the series watched by the user is identified. A relevant season of the plurality of seasons is then determined, such that the relevant season precedes another season of the plurality of seasons and includes the last episode watched by the user. Then, episodes of the relevant season that follow the last episode watched by the user are scheduled for recording, such that episodes of a season that precedes the relevant season are not scheduled for recording.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: ROVI Guides, Inc.
    Inventors: Alexander William Liston, Kenichiro Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20220068185
    Abstract: In an example implementation according to aspects of the present disclosure, a system includes a display, a processor and a wireless sensor. The processor receives remote wireless signals from the wireless sensor corresponding to another display. The processor determines a physical locational relationship and orientation in three-dimensional space based on the received signal. The processor logical represents the relationship and orientation in a configuration screen and sets attributes of the display based on the representation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2019
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Syed S. Azam, Anthony Kaplanis, Alexander Williams, Gregory Staten
  • Patent number: 11240542
    Abstract: A system and method for playing back video feeds includes determining from the video feeds a subset of currently available video feeds, determining a playback layout based on the number of currently available video feeds and playing back the subset of currently available video feeds within the playback layout. The system and method further includes determining at least one change in availability in a given video feed of the plurality of video feeds, updating the subset of currently available video feeds based on the at least one change, updating the playback layout based on the updated subset of currently available video feeds and playing back the updated subset of currently available video feeds within the updated playback layout.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: AVIGILON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Courtney Anne Adame Cheng, Shaun P. Marlatt, Ompon Priebjrivat, Scott Alexander Williams
  • Patent number: 11219466
    Abstract: Device and method for reaming bone. In exemplary embodiments, the device may comprise a shaft configured to be rotated about a long axis thereof. The device also may comprise a plurality of cutting members connected to a distal end region of the shaft, rotationally offset from one another about the long axis, and forming a portion of an expandable cutting head. The device further may comprise an inner member configured to be moved with respect to the shaft to change a diameter of the cutting head. In exemplary methods, the device may be utilized to ream a medullary cavity while being pushed or pulled along the medullary cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: Acumed LLC
    Inventors: Andrew William Seykora, Brian R. Conley, Larry W. Ehmke, Brent Lane Norris, Alexander William Huettis, Gregory D. Hutton
  • Publication number: 20210404221
    Abstract: In an example, an example hook includes a rest surface to sustain a peripheral, a retainment device switchable between a lock position and an unlock position, a lock coupleable to the retainment device to maintain the retainment device in the lock position, and a controller to actuate the lock in response to a user event. In another example, an example display device includes a housing, a hook coupled to the side wall of the housing, a retainment device coupleable to the hook, a lock to maintain the retainment device in a lock position or in an unlocked position; and a controller to activate the lock in response to a signal corresponding to an instruction to lock the retainment device and deactivate the lock in response to a signal corresponding to an instruction to unlock the retainment device based on a user event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2019
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Syed S. Azam, Dimitre D. Mehandjiysky, Alexander Williams
  • Publication number: 20210406035
    Abstract: Systems and methods for automatically removing and replacing outdated compute resources in a cluster. The systems and methods include a configurable monitoring system that is configured to detect outdated compute resources and trigger a cycling process to automatically replace the detected outdated compute resources with new compute resources. The disclosed systems and methods safely rotate a group of compute resources by identifying and detaching outdated compute resources, waiting until the outdated compute resources have been drained of pending jobs scheduled on these resources, waiting until replacement compute resources have started and then cordoning, draining, deleting and terminating the outdated compute resources.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2020
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Inventors: Alexander William Price, Jacob Christopher Joseph Gonzalez, Matthew Neil Whittington
  • Patent number: 11208642
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are compositions of non-naturally occurring enzymes to enable microbial syringol utilization with GcoAB.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignees: Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC, Montana State University, University of Portsmouth
    Inventors: Gregg Tyler Beckham, Jennifer DuBois, Melodie M. Machovina, Simon James Bradshaw Mallinson, John E. McGeehan, Christopher W. Johnson, Alexander William Meyers
  • Patent number: 11210909
    Abstract: A valuable media handling device is presented having two security processors. A top box for an escrow module of the valuable media handling device includes a master security processor. The master security processor is connected to a slave security processed located within a safe of the valuable media handling device via an internal bus connection. The master security processor controls and validates operations and modules of the valuable media handling device and the slave security processor controls and validates operations that access the safe for depositing or dispensing valuable media from the safe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: NCR Corporation
    Inventors: Alexander William Whytock, Philip Keith Staff
  • Publication number: 20210395196
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of Formula (I), wherein R1, R2, R3, R4 and G are as defined herein. The invention further relates to herbicidal compositions which comprise a compound of Formula (I), to their use for controlling weeds, in particular in crops of useful plants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2019
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Applicant: SYNGENTA CROP PROTECTION AG
    Inventors: Alan Joseph HENNESSY, Elizabeth Pearl JONES, Suzanna Jane DALE, Alexander William GREGORY, Ian Thomas Tinmouth HOULSBY, Yunas BHONOAH, Julia COMAS-BARCELO, Philip Michael ELVES
  • Publication number: 20210383989
    Abstract: In an example implementation according to aspects of the present disclosure, a method may include determining whether a user profile associated with a user of a computing device is available for a human interface device (HID) of the computing device, and, upon determining that the user profile is available, adjusting a parameter of the HID according to a setting found in the user profile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2019
    Publication date: December 9, 2021
    Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Syed S. Azam, Dimitre Mehandjiysky, Alexander Williams, Lee Lim See, Szu-Yi Chai
  • Publication number: 20210380567
    Abstract: A composition of matter including two optionally substituted phenol or optionally substituted aniline units separated by a furan spacer has been prepared. In particular, the chemical structure has a novolac bridge between the central furan ring and the two attached optionally substituted phenol and/or optionally substituted aniline units. These compounds can be modified to be used in various polymer resins. This new structure reduces toxicity relative to BPA/F, makes use of renewable chemicals, and produces certain beneficial polymer properties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2019
    Publication date: December 9, 2021
    Applicants: Drexel University, The Government of the United States, as represented by the Secretary of the Army, Rowan University
    Inventors: Craig Michael PAQUETTE, John Joseph LA SCALA, Joshua Matthew SADLER, Giuseppe Rafaello PALMESE, Alexander William BASSETT, Joseph Francis STANZIONE
  • Publication number: 20210366431
    Abstract: In an example implementation according to aspects of the present disclosure, a method may receive a set of customizable characteristics corresponding to an onscreen display reference point. The onscreen display reference point may be composed based on the set of customizable characteristics. The onscreen display reference point may be stored in nonvolatile memory. The onscreen display reference point may be rendered on a display, wherein the rendering is independent of a video stream.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2018
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Timothy Guynes, Alexander Williams, Syed Azam