Patents by Inventor Bill WARD

Bill WARD 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).

  • Patent number: 10780954
    Abstract: A system can include at least one measuring device that captures and collects multiple two-dimensional images of a mooring line disposed in water. The system can also include a mooring line assessment system that includes a controller communicably coupled to the at least one measuring device. The controller can receive the two-dimensional images from the at least one measuring device. The controller can also generate a three-dimensional reconstruction of the mooring line based on the two-dimensional images. The controller can further present the three-dimensional reconstruction to a user. The two-dimensional images can be captured and the recommendation can be made while the mooring line is in situ.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignees: Triad National Security, LLC, Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
    Inventors: Ryan Sanders, Robert Kwan Meng Seah, Jolly James, Bill Ward
  • Publication number: 20200037759
    Abstract: A storage rack having a hidden section for storing additional items includes a stepped upper member, an open space, at least one open side, one or more slide-out trays, and a plurality of substantially vertical walls. The stepped upper member defines at least two or more steps, with each step having a substantially planar upper surface that defines a length between a left and a right side of each said step. The upper member has an upwardly facing surface and a downwardly facing surface. The open space is provided beneath the lower surface. The trays are positioned below downwardly facing surface in the open space and are slidable out of the rack. The vertical walls are coupled to the stepped upper member and extend downwardly therefrom. The walls provide a slot for receiving the slide-out trays.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2019
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Inventor: Bill Ward
  • Publication number: 20190300128
    Abstract: A system can include at least one measuring device that captures and collects multiple two-dimensional images of a mooring line disposed in water. The system can also include a mooring line assessment system that includes a controller communicably coupled to the at least one measuring device. The controller can receive the two-dimensional images from the at least one measuring device. The controller can also generate a three-dimensional reconstruction of the mooring line based on the two-dimensional images. The controller can further present the three-dimensional reconstruction to a user. The two-dimensional images can be captured and the recommendation can be made while the mooring line is in situ.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2019
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Inventors: Ryan Sanders, Robert Kwan Meng Seah, Jolly James, Bill Ward
  • Publication number: 20170345043
    Abstract: Various embodiments herein each include at least one of systems, devices, software, and methods for contactless identification and locating, such as with regard to restaurant customers having loyalty accounts and their locations within a restaurant. One such embodiment is in the form of a method that includes receiving, on a mobile device executing an app involved in processing a transaction, location input identifying a specific spot at a retail facility location where the transaction is occurring. The specific spot may be a seat number at a particular table. This method further includes receiving customer identifying input and transaction input with regard to a customer of the customer identifying input and transmitting data of the location input, customer identifying input, and the transaction input to another computing system for processing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2016
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Inventors: David Mayo, Matthew Phillip Kamp, Bill Ward
  • Publication number: 20170344995
    Abstract: Various embodiments herein each include at least one of systems, methods, devices, and software for remote transaction connection, such as connecting a transaction entered at a Point-Of-Sale (POS) terminal to a payment session on a mobile device to enable payment for the transaction conducted on the POS terminal via the mobile device. One such embodiment includes presenting a scanable code via an output device, the scanable code associated in a transaction processing system with an open transaction for which additional input is requested by the presenting of the scanable code. This method further includes receiving data from the transaction processing system indicating the requested additional input has been received and provisioning of at least one item associated with the open transaction is authorized and closing the transaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2016
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Inventors: Matthew Phillip Kamp, Jonathan Wesley Lawrence, David Mayo, Bill Ward
  • Publication number: 20160338564
    Abstract: An apparatus and methods for collecting swept waste material are described herein. The apparatus includes a dustpan having a base and a wall, a handle, and a plurality of protrusions. The base is configured to be placed in contact with a surface to be cleaned and includes a front lip over which debris can be swept. The wall extends upwardly from at least a portion of the base other than the front lip and is configured to contain debris in the dustpan. The handle is coupled to a top edge of the wall opposite she from tip and extends away from the wall and downwardly from the top edge so that an end of the handle is disposed approximately even with the base. The plurality of protrusions extend inwardly from the wall and are configured to remove debris from bristles of a broom when the broom is swept across the plurality of protrusions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2015
    Publication date: November 24, 2016
    Inventors: Bill Ward, Jordan Diatlo, Kate Vallon, Gareth Brown, Nikki Kaufman
  • Publication number: 20140310909
    Abstract: An apparatus and methods for collecting swept waste material are described herein. The apparatus includes a dustpan having a base and a wall, a handle, and a plurality of protrusions. The base is configured to be placed in contact with a surface to be cleaned and includes a front lip over which debris can be swept. The wall extends upwardly from at least a portion of the base other than the front lip and is configured to contain debris in the dustpan. The handle is coupled to a top edge of the wall opposite the front lip and extends away from the wall and downwardly from the top edge so that an end of the handle is disposed approximately even with the base. The plurality of protrusions extend inwardly from the wall and are configured to remove debris from bristles of a broom when the broom is swept across the plurality of protrusions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2014
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Applicant: Quirky, Inc.
    Inventors: Bill Ward, Jordan Diatlo, Kate Vallon, Gareth Brown, Nikki Kaufman
  • Patent number: 8701243
    Abstract: An apparatus and methods for collecting swept waste material are described herein. The apparatus includes a dustpan having a base and a wall, a handle, and a plurality of protrusions. The base is configured to be placed in contact with a surface to be cleaned and includes a front lip over which debris can be swept. The wall extends upwardly from at least a portion of the base other than the front lip and is configured to contain debris in the dustpan. The handle is coupled to a top edge of the wall opposite the front lip and extends away from the wall and downwardly from the top edge so that an end of the handle is disposed approximately even with the base. The plurality of protrusions extend inwardly from the wall and are configured to remove debris from bristles of a broom when the broom is swept across the plurality of protrusions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: Quirky, Inc.
    Inventors: Bill Ward, Jordan Diatlo, Kate Vallon, Gareth Brown, Nikki Kaufman
  • Patent number: 8555459
    Abstract: An apparatus and methods for collecting swept waste material are described herein. The apparatus includes a dustpan having a base and a wall, a handle, and a plurality of protrusions. The base is configured to be placed in contact with a surface to be cleaned and includes a front lip over which debris can be swept. The wall extends upwardly from at least a portion of the base other than the front lip and is configured to contain debris in the dustpan. The handle is coupled to a top edge of the wall opposite the front lip and extends away from the wall and downwardly from the top edge so that an end of the handle is disposed approximately even with the base. The plurality of protrusions extend inwardly from the wall and are configured to remove debris from bristles of a broom when the broom is swept across the plurality of protrusions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignee: Quirky Incorporated
    Inventors: Bill Ward, Jordan Dialto, Kate Vallon, Gareth Brown, Nikki Kaufman
  • Publication number: 20120260453
    Abstract: An apparatus and methods for collecting swept waste material are described herein. The apparatus includes a dustpan having a base and a wall, a handle, and a plurality of protrusions. The base is configured to be placed in contact with a surface to be cleaned and includes a front lip over which debris can be swept. The wall extends upwardly from at least a portion of the base other than the front lip and is configured to contain debris in the dustpan. The handle is coupled to a top edge of the wall opposite the front lip and extends away from the wall and downwardly from the top edge so that an end of the handle is disposed approximately even with the base. The pturality of protrusions extend inwardly from the wall and are configured to remove debris from bristles of a broom when the broom is swept across the plurality of protrusions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2011
    Publication date: October 18, 2012
    Applicant: QUIRKY INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Bill WARD, Jordan DIATLO, Kate VALLON