Patents by Inventor Bruce Williams

Bruce 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: 20240100316
    Abstract: A circuit connector for a humidification system, the system comprising a base unit configured to be engaged by a humidification chamber. The circuit connector comprises an inlet to fluidly connect to an outlet of the humidification chamber to receive humidified gases therefrom, an outlet to sealably connect to or integral with a conduit for directing the humidified gases to a user, and an electrical terminal for electrically coupling the circuit connector to an electrical terminal associated with the base unit. The circuit connector may be releasably and lockably connectable to the outlet of the humidification chamber and/or orientation features may control orientation of component parts of the system as they are assembled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Hamish Adrian OSBORNE, James William STANTON, Bruce Gordon HOLYOAKE, Stephen David EVANS, David Leon MCCAULEY, Nicholas James Michael MCKENNA, Gareth Thomas MCDERMOTT, Myfanwy Jane Antica NORTON, Gavin Walsh MILLAR, Thomas Jacques Fernand MAECKELBERGHE
  • Publication number: 20240090678
    Abstract: A method and bed system for controlling a mattress climate-control system based on a thermal event. The bed system includes a mattress, a mattress climate-control system, a mechanical thermal detector, and a controller. The mattress climate-control system controls a climate at the mattress. The mechanical thermal detector is positioned at the mattress. A condition of the mechanical thermal detector changes in response to a thermal event at the mattress. The controller is connected to the mattress climate-control system. The controller perform operations including detecting the condition of the mechanical thermal detector and operating the mattress climate-control system based on the condition of the mechanical thermal detector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: John Saycocie, Reuben Wesley Meline, Bruce William Gaunt, Cory Lee Grabinger, Wade Daniel Palashewski, Nick Reynolds
  • Publication number: 20240091245
    Abstract: The present invention relates to certain SGLT-2 inhibitors for treating, preventing, protecting against and/or delaying the progression of chronic kidney disease in patients, for example patients with prediabetes, type 1 or type 2 diabetes mellitus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: Uli Christian BROEDL, Odd-Erik JOHANSEN, Eric Williams MAYOUX, Nima SOLEYMANLOU, Maximilian von EYNATTEN, Hans-Juergen WOERLE, David Z.I. CHERNEY, Bruce A. PERKINS
  • Publication number: 20240074592
    Abstract: A foundation for a bed system can include an actuator, a deck mechanism operably related to the actuator so as to be actuated between raised and lowered positions in response to actuation by the actuator, and a controller operably connected to the actuator and configured to drive the actuator to actuate the deck mechanism between a lower position and an upper position. The deck mechanism can be configured to move to a service position that is further than the upper position. The deck mechanism can expose and permit access to a serviceable component when the deck mechanism is in the service position. A method of using a foundation having a service position is also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Inventor: Bruce William Gaunt
  • Patent number: 11918596
    Abstract: The present invention relates to certain SGLT-2 inhibitors for treating and/or preventing oxidative stress, for example in patients with type 1 or type 2 diabetes, as well as to the use of such SGLT-2 inhibitors in treatment and/or prevention of cardiovascular diseases in patients, for example type 1 or type 2 diabetes patients. The present invention further relates to certain SGLT-2 inhibitors for treating and/or preventing a metabolic disorder and preventing, reducing the risk of or delaying the occurrence of a cardiovascular event in patients, for example patients with type 1 or type 2 diabetes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH
    Inventors: Uli Christian Broedl, Odd-Erik Johansen, Gabriel Woojai Kim, Eric Williams Mayoux, Afshin Salsali, Nima Soleymanlou, Maximilian von Eynatten, Hans-Juergen Woerle, David Z. I. Cherney, Bruce A. Perkins, Andreas Daiber, Thomas Muenzel
  • Patent number: 11924970
    Abstract: A cable assembly includes a cable having an insulator holding a first signal conductor and a second signal conductor and a cable shield surrounding the insulator. Exposed portions of the signal conductors extend forward of an end of the insulator for termination to a circuit card. The cable assembly includes a ground clip coupled to the end of the cable. The ground clip includes a bottom ground rake below the cable and a top ground hood above the cable. The bottom ground rake includes a window that receives the exposed portions of the first and second signal conductors therethrough. The bottom ground rake includes a lower grounding tab electrically connected to a lower portion of the cable shield and the top ground hood includes an upper grounding tab electrically connected to an upper portion of the cable shield. The bottom ground rake is coupled to the circuit card to support the cable relative to the circuit card.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: TE CONNECTIVITY SOLUTIONS GmbH
    Inventors: Chad William Morgan, Bruce Allen Champion, John Joseph Consoli
  • Patent number: 11910912
    Abstract: A backcombing brush for backcombing hair includes an array of bristles 4. Each bristle extends from a base to a free end and two lengths of bristle are provided. Shorter bristles 4a and the bottom of longer bristles 4b carry out backcombing, whilst the longer bristles smooth hair, or untangle knots/tangles in the hair to reduce the level of backcombing. The long bristles have a relatively wide first portion 5, towards the base of the bristle, and a relatively narrow second portion 6, towards the free end of the bristle. The bristles are arranged such that bristles in one row neither extend between adjacent bristles in an adjacent row nor partially occlude the space between bristles in an adjacent row.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Tangle Teezer Limited
    Inventors: Shaun Pulfrey, Cameron Bruce William Treeby
  • Publication number: 20240059168
    Abstract: A system of pay-in and pay-out function of a cooling system for an electric vehicle and a method of use is presented in this disclosure. The system may include a cooling cable, a cooling connector, wherein the cooling connector may include an actuator, a cable reel, and an idler drum. The cable reel may include a helical pattern where the cooling cable resides during the stowed configuration. The idler drum may be parallel to the cable reel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2023
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Applicant: BETA AIR, LLC
    Inventors: Richard Donnelly, Bruce Williams, Edward Hall
  • Publication number: 20240041195
    Abstract: A hair brush with an array of bristles (4). Each bristle extends from a base to a free end. Some or all of the bristles have relatively wide first portion, towards the base of the bristle, and a relatively narrow second portion, towards the free end of the bristle. The bristles are arranged in offset rows and centre lines of the rows are spaced apart such that at least part of the first portion of bristles in one row extends between adjacent bristles in an adjacent row and/or, when viewed perpendicular to the rows, the width of the first portion of the bristles in one row is, over part of their length, the same or greater than the space between adjacent bristles in an adjacent row so as to partially occlude the space between bristles in an adjacent row. The bristles are sized and arranged so that the first portion of the bristles serves to easily penetrate and divide hair between the bristles and the second portion of the bristles enables tension to be applied to the hair when hair flows between the bristles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2023
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Inventors: Shaun Pulfrey, Cameron Bruce William Treeby
  • Publication number: 20240033141
    Abstract: Feminine hygiene articles are disclosed herein. The feminine hygiene articles described herein can provide easily discernable placement and orientation guides which reduce the likelihood of misapplication by the user, facilitated attachment guides which can reduce the likelihood of misapplication of the feminine pad and can also reduce the likelihood of improper attachment of the feminine pad to a panty. The feminine hygiene articles disclosed include wings which can provide cues on proper attachment of the article to the panty, and wing adhesive distributed in a way which can provide sustained coverage of the feminine hygiene article to the panty which reduces the likelihood that the pad will become detached during use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2023
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Inventors: Henning Vohwinkel, Wolfgang Domeier, Rainer Hefele, Bruce William Lavash, Holger Wendt
  • Patent number: 11840360
    Abstract: An apparatus and a method for an indicating system for ground support equipment for an electric aircraft is disclosed. The apparatus may include ground support equipment, wherein the ground support equipment may include at least a ground support module, wherein the at least a ground support module may be configured to support an operation of an electric aircraft, one or more housings, wherein the one or more housings may be configured to house the at least a ground support module, a cable module, wherein the cable module may be configured to connect the at least a ground support module and the electric aircraft, an indicator configured to indicate informatic communication of the at least ground support module and the cable module and a controller communicatively connected to the at least a ground support module and the cable module and configured to control the indicator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: BETA AIR, LLC
    Inventors: Bruce Williams, Jake Pill, Richard Donnelly, Edward Hall, Michael Kuss
  • Patent number: 11838117
    Abstract: A cyber security system includes a plurality of event sensors to detect events, a plurality of inference servers, and a server in communication with the plurality of inference servers. Each inference server of the plurality is in communication with a subset of event sensors of the plurality of event sensors. Each inference server has a portion of an event lattice and is to compare the event detected by the subset of event sensors to the event lattice. Each inference server is to identify an originator having a behavior pattern indicative of an attack and communicating an identifier associated with the originator. The server is to provide an interface indicating the behavior pattern indicative of an attack and the identifier of the originator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: COMPUTED FUTURE, INC.
    Inventors: Frederick Johannes Venter, Jayendra Pathak, Bruce William Watson
  • Publication number: 20230382270
    Abstract: A ground service system for an electric aircraft is disclosed. The system includes a charging module configured to charge a battery of an electric aircraft. The charging module includes a charging cable electrically connected to an energy source. The system includes a cooling module configured to regulate a temperature of the battery. The cooling module includes a cooling cable configured to carry a coolant. The system also includes a cabin soak module configured to provide a cabin soak coolant to a cabin of the electric aircraft. The cabin soak module includes a cabin soak cable configured to carry a fluid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2023
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Applicant: BETA AIR, LLC
    Inventors: Jake Pill, Cole William Hanson, Edward Hall, Richard Donnelly, James Whitehill, Bruce Williams
  • Publication number: 20230372166
    Abstract: The absorbent article includes a topsheet having a body contacting surface, a backsheet joined to said topsheet, and an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet, wherein the absorbent core has a first absorbent core having a first area and a second area, wherein the first absorbent core and the second absorbent core are vertically arranged, wherein the second absorbent core at least partially covers the second area of the first absorbent core, and wherein the first absorbent core and the second absorbent core have different compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2023
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Inventors: Miguel Alvaro ROBLES, Bruce William LAVASH, Sion AGAMI, John Lee HAMMONS
  • Publication number: 20230363958
    Abstract: An absorbent article. The absorbent article includes a topsheet having a body contacting surface, a backsheet joined to said topsheet, and an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet, wherein the absorbent core has an upper layer and a lower layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2023
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Inventors: Miguel Alvaro ROBLES, Bruce William LAVASH, Sion AGAMI
  • Patent number: 11813153
    Abstract: Feminine hygiene articles are disclosed herein. The feminine hygiene articles described herein can provide easily discernable placement and orientation guides which reduce the likelihood of misapplication by the user, facilitated attachment guides which can reduce the likelihood of misapplication of the feminine pad and can also reduce the likelihood of improper attachment of the feminine pad to a panty. The feminine hygiene articles disclosed include wings which can provide cues on proper attachment of the article to the panty, and wing adhesive distributed in a way which can provide sustained coverage of the feminine hygiene article to the panty which reduces the likelihood that the pad will become detached during use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: The Procter and Gamble Company
    Inventors: Henning Vohwinkel, Wolfgang Domeier, Rainer Hefele, Bruce William Lavash, Holger Wendt
  • Patent number: 11793298
    Abstract: A hair brush with an array of bristles (4). Each bristle extends from a base to a free end. Some or all of the bristles have relatively wide first portion, towards the base of the bristle, and a relatively narrow second portion, towards the free end of the bristle. The bristles are arranged in offset rows and centre lines of the rows are spaced apart such that at least part of the first portion of bristles in one row extends between adjacent bristles in an adjacent row and/or, when viewed perpendicular to the rows, the width of the first portion of the bristles in one row is, over part of their length, the same or greater than the space between adjacent bristles in an adjacent row so as to partially occlude the space between bristles in an adjacent row. The bristles are sized and arranged so that the first portion of the bristles serves to easily penetrate and divide hair between the bristles and the second portion of the bristles enables tension to be applied to the hair when hair flows between the bristles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Inventors: Shaun Pulfrey, Cameron Bruce William Treeby
  • Patent number: 11786044
    Abstract: A foundation for a bed system can include an actuator, a deck mechanism operably related to the actuator so as to be actuated between raised and lowered positions in response to actuation by the actuator, and a controller operably connected to the actuator and configured to drive the actuator to actuate the deck mechanism between a lower position and an upper position. The deck mechanism can be configured to move to a service position that is further than the upper position. The deck mechanism can expose and permit access to a serviceable component when the deck mechanism is in the service position. A method of using a foundation having a service position is also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: Sleep Number Corporation
    Inventor: Bruce William Gaunt
  • Publication number: 20230310232
    Abstract: Feminine hygiene articles are disclosed herein. The feminine hygiene articles described herein can provide easily discernable placement and orientation guides which reduce the likelihood of misapplication by the user, facilitated attachment guides which can reduce the likelihood of misapplication of the feminine pad, and can also reduce the likelihood of improper attachment of the feminine pad to a panty. The feminine hygiene articles disclosed include uniquely shaped wings which can provide cues on proper attachment of the article to the panty and may help in providing sustained coverage of the feminine hygiene article to the panty which reduces the likelihood that the pad will become detached during use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2023
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventors: Henning Vohwinkel, Wolfgang Domeier, Rainer Hefele, Bruce William Lavash, Holger Wendt
  • Publication number: 20230311723
    Abstract: An infant car seat system includes an infant car seat with an integrated anchor system to conveniently secure the infant car seat to a vehicle seat, without using a detachable vehicle installation base and without using a vehicle seat belt. The anchor system is coupled to the infant car seat at one or more mechanical constraining points positioned based on the center of gravity of the infant car seat and respective anchor points at which the anchor system engages with vehicle lower anchors. The anchor system may be a rigid anchor system or a belted anchor system, and the system may include one or more of a release actuator for a quick disconnect mechanism, an adjustment foot to accommodate different vehicle seats and ensure a tight fit, and/or one or more storage compartments to store parts of the anchor system when unused. Such features render the infant car seat system particularly useful for ride-hailing and ridesharing services.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2023
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventors: Kyle S. Mason, Nathaniel W. Keebler, Curtis Hartenstine, Bruce Williams, Brad Bickley