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).

  • SYSTEMS, ASSEMBLIES, AND METHODS OF REDUCING HEAD LOSS IN HEATING DEVICES
    Publication number: 20140076444
    Abstract: Low head loss systems are detailed. The systems may include chambers having low impedance to water flow therethrough and repositionable gates or other valves within the chambers. The valves may direct water as a function of whether an associated heating device is active. At least some gates may incorporate poppet valves or other high-flow by-passes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2013
    Publication date: March 20, 2014
    Applicant: ZODIAC POOL SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventor: Bruce William Maskell
  • ELECTRICAL GENERATOR PARALLEL RING RESIN REMOVAL TOOLING
    Publication number: 20140059787
    Abstract: A resin removal tooling system for electric generator parallel rings including: a non-rotating sheath; a shaft mounted in the non-rotating sheath; a cleaning ball attached to the shaft, the non-rotating sheath positioning the cleaning ball; a high speed motor coupled to the shaft for rotating the shaft; a variable power supply connected to the high speed motor; and a tachometer for measuring a rotational speed of the high speed motor and the cleaning ball. A process of cleaning resin out of an electrical generator parallel ring including the following steps: inserting a cleaning ball mounted on a shaft into the parallel ring; verifying a location of the cleaning ball; rotating the shaft; measuring a rotational speed of the cleaning ball with a tachometer; and removing resin with the cleaning ball.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2013
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Applicant: AREVA NP Inc.
    Inventors: Bruce William Schafer, Joseph Anthony Crockett
  • Preferential bend structure and articles containing said structure
    Patent number: 8652116
    Abstract: A preferential bend structure may have a first face and an opposing second face. The preferential bend structure may include at least a base layer and an auxiliary layer, wherein a first deforming force applied to the first face results in a first deflection and a second deforming force applied to the second face results in a second deflection which is equal to the first deflection, and wherein the second deforming force is not equal to the first deforming force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Jeromy Thomas Raycheck, Mark James Kline, Bruce William Lavash
  • Methods for delivering a drug to a patient while restricting access to the drug by patients for whom the drug may be contraindicated
    Patent number: 8626531
    Abstract: Methods for delivering a drug to a patients in need of the drug, while restricting access to the drug by patients for whom the drug may be contraindicated are disclosed. The methods are of the type in which prescriptions for the drug are filled by a pharmacy only after a computer readable storage medium has been consulted to retrieve a prescription approval code. Embodiments are provided wherein the patients are assigned to risk groups based upon the risk that taking the drug will lead to an adverse side effect, and certain additional information, such as periodic surveys and diagnostic tests probative of the ongoing risk of the side effect developing are obtained before prescriptions for the drug are approved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignee: Celgene Corporation
    Inventors: Bruce A. Williams, Joseph K. Kaminski
  • System , method and article for measuring and reporting craniomandibular biomechanical functions
    Patent number: 8620045
    Abstract: The present invention provides a motion analysis system for measuring the relative function of one anatomical structure to another based on optical fiducial markers tracked in a series of images and in turn data, where the components of hard and soft tissue are used in analysis and where the image data can be compared in a time series such that probabilities of involvement with various tissues can be correlated to the image data. The system measures displacement at various positions and can relate the data to various muscle and other soft tissue variations within the constraints of the anatomy and physiology including motion in three dimensional space, including rotations and translations and functions including velocity and acceleration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Inventor: Bruce William Adams
  • Merchant data cleansing in clearing record
    Patent number: 8620806
    Abstract: A network operator intermediates a cashless transaction by sending a payment device issuer an outbound clearing data file enriched with cleansed merchant data. Issuers that choose to participate in the merchant data cleansing service will be provided with the cleansed, and optionally augmented, merchant information. Providing this data to the issuer could be used to help reduce costs associated with “do not recognize” calls by cardholders, disputed charges, and charge-backs. With cleansed data provided in the clearing record, a device holder would be given access to this cleansed information about the merchant where a transaction took place through their statement. The present disclosure also provides for augmenting the clearing record data to include merchant-specific add-on and/or aggregate data not presently included in the transaction clearing record, yet useful to the issuer both in form and content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: MasterCard International Incorporated
    Inventors: Ana Paula Martinez Prada Peyser, Bruce William Mac Nair, Cristobel Kay von Walstrom, Gary Randall Horn, Jason Alexander Korosec, Kimberly Ann Martin, Peter Julian Ramon Antonio R. Flor, Raegen Ann-Marie Lang, Richard Thomas Flynn, Todd C. Lowenberg, Thomas Joseph Sellner
  • REINFORCED PERMANENT MAGNET SYNCHRONOUS MOTOR ROTOR FOR STARTING ON LINE
    Publication number: 20130320799
    Abstract: Disclosed in the present invention is a reinforced permanent magnet synchronous motor rotor for line-start, comprising: standard laminations, conductive bars, magnetic bars, and reinforced laminations; the reinforced laminations being located between standard laminations; the magnetic bars are embedded in the standard laminations and separated by the reinforced laminations, and the conductive bars run through the standard laminations and reinforced laminations overlying one other. Comparing the structures of the reinforced permanent magnet synchronous motor rotor for line-start provided by the present invention and the permanent magnet motor rotor in the prior art, the mechanical strength of the motor rotor is increased effectively and the service life of the motor rotor is lengthened by adding reinforced laminations, under the precondition that motor efficiency is not sacrificed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2012
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Applicants: Regal Beloit (Suzhou) Co., Ltd., Regal Beloit America, Inc.
    Inventors: Bruce William Kielgas, Kai Wang, Yamin Chen
  • Latch assembly for joining two conduits
    Patent number: 8596688
    Abstract: A latch assembly for connection of conduit, the assembly comprising a female portion and a male portion, wherein each of the female portion and the male portion have a shell and a connection device. The connection device of the female portion includes a connection assembly with a molded-in slot, a release button, and a raised rib or alternatively is a connection opening. The connection device of the male portion includes a cantilevered region with a ramped engagement feature or alternatively is a raised cantilevered release button. When connected the cantilevered region or button deflects to accommodate the female portion until the ramped engagement feature or button engages the molded-in slot or connection opening, thus releasing the deflection. Depressing the release button disengages the latch allowing separation of the assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: Nordson Corporation
    Inventors: James D. Pisula, Jr., Bruce A. Williams, Ravikumar Narayanan, Francis J. Lombardi, III, Robert J. Elshof, Marc Lalouette
  • Methods for delivering a drug to a patient while preventing the exposure of a foetus or other contraindicated individual to the drug
    Patent number: 8589188
    Abstract: Novel methods for delivering a drug to a patient while preventing the exposure of a fetus or other contraindicated individual to the drug. Embodiments are provided in which the involved prescribers, pharmacies and patients are registered in one or more computer databases. Embodiments are also provided in which registered patients receive counseling information concerning the risks attendant to fetal exposure to the drug. Male patients and female patients who are not pregnant may, in certain circumstances, receive the drug.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: Celgene Corporation
    Inventors: Marc Elsayed, Bruce Williams
  • System and Method for Towed Marine Geophysical Equipment
    Publication number: 20130301385
    Abstract: A system comprises towed marine geophysical equipment, adapted for towing through a body of water; and a surface covering, comprising a textural attribute of shark skin, attached to the marine geophysical equipment. A method comprises towing marine geophysical equipment having a surface covering, comprising a textural attribute of shark skin, attached thereto.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2013
    Publication date: November 14, 2013
    Inventor: Bruce William Harrick
  • Process for cleaning resin out of an electrical generator parallel ring
    Patent number: 8580041
    Abstract: A process of cleaning resin out of an electrical generator parallel ring is provided. The process includes inserting a cleaning ball mounted on a shaft into the parallel ring; verifying a location of the cleaning ball; rotating the shaft; measuring a rotational speed of the cleaning ball with a tachometer; and removing resin with the cleaning ball.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: Areva NP Inc
    Inventors: Bruce William Schafer, Joseph Anthony Crockett
  • ECCENTRIC FAN HOUSING
    Publication number: 20130260664
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed towards an electrical equipment system including an electrical equipment component, a thermal management system configured to direct air over features of the electrical equipment component, a rectangular fan housing of the thermal management system, and a fan disposed within the fan housing, wherein an axis of rotation of the fan is offset relative to a geometric center point of the rectangular fan housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2012
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicant: ROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Garron Koch Morris, Bruce William Weiss, Robert Michael Michalski
  • System and method for determining coolant level and flow velocity in a nuclear reactor
    Patent number: 8532244
    Abstract: A boiling water reactor includes a reactor pressure vessel having a feedwater inlet for the introduction of recycled steam condensate and/or makeup coolant into the vessel, and a steam outlet for the discharge of produced steam for appropriate work. A fuel core is located within a lower area of the pressure vessel. The fuel core is surrounded by a core shroud spaced inward from the wall of the pressure vessel to provide an annular downcomer forming a coolant flow path between the vessel wall and the core shroud. A probe system that includes a combination of conductivity/resistivity probes and/or one or more time-domain reflectometer (TDR) probes is at least partially located within the downcomer. The probe system measures the coolant level and flow velocity within the downcomer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Bruce William Brisson, William Guy Morris, Danian Zheng, David James Monk, Biao Fang, Cheryl Margaret Surman, David Deloyd Anderson
  • System and method for gathering marine geophysical data
    Patent number: 8514664
    Abstract: A system comprises marine geophysical equipment, adapted for towing through a body of water; and tightly fitting covers, attached to the marine seismic equipment, to fill-in indentations in the marine geophysical equipment, for gathering marine geophysical data. A method comprises marine geophysical equipment having tightly fitting covers, to fill-in indentations in the marine geophysical equipment, attached thereto, for gathering marine geophysical data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Assignee: PGS Geophysical AS
    Inventors: Bruce William Harrick, Andre Stenzel
  • METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR INTEGRATED NEUTRON/GAMMA DETECTOR
    Publication number: 20130168566
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for a detector system to detect gamma and neutron radiation. In one embodiment, a detector comprises a tank to hold a liquid, a plurality of tubes adjacent the tank to detect neutrons, and a plurality of photon detectors to detect Cherenkov light generated by gamma radiation in the liquid. The tank is configured to contain the liquid so that the liquid generates the Cherenkov light and moderates the neutrons.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2011
    Publication date: July 4, 2013
    Applicant: Raytheon Company
    Inventors: Brandon W. Blackburn, Michael V. Hynes, Anthony G. Galaitsis, Bernard Harris, Erik D. Johnson, Bruce William Chignola
  • SYSTEM AMD METHOD FOR A SONG SPECIFIC KEYBOARD
    Publication number: 20130157761
    Abstract: A melody based game system includes a controller, a computing unit, and a display. The controller has a limited number of programmable real keys configured to be manipulated by a player for playing one or more song segments and thereby providing game input. Each of the song segments includes one or more pitches and one or more of the programmable real keys are programmed to generate the one or more pitches comprised within each of the song segments, respectively. The computing unit communicates with the controller and includes a music application. The display is connected to the computing unit and is configured to display prompts for manipulating the one or more programmed real keys in coordination with playing of the one or more pitches of each of the song segments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2012
    Publication date: June 20, 2013
    Inventor: BRUCE WILLIAM CICHOWLAS
  • Facility wide mixed mail sorting and/or sequencing system and components and methods thereof
    Patent number: 8457781
    Abstract: The invention generally relates to a facility wide sorting and/or sequencing system for improving product processing operations and, more particularly, to a facility wide system and related functionality for simultaneously sorting and sequencing mixed mail pieces such as, for example, flats and letter mail pieces. The flats and letter mail pieces are placed in frames so that all types of mail pieces can be sorted and/or sequenced simultaneously through merging and diverting a stream of filled trays into and out of different streams at a full or substantially full transport speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2013
    Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation
    Inventors: David Bailey, David Benninger, Wayne Blackwell, Matthew Bossard, Bryan Dalton, Thomas Erb, Michael Finney, Mark Gaug, John Hartman, Kenneth Marks, Jamie Micha, John Nasakaitus, William Olver, Daniel Ondreyko, John Patrick, Joseph Porter, Kalon Riehle, Michael Riess, Leslie Scrivener, Gerald Sensenig, Clifford Solowiej, Frank Sweet, Jamie Swetland, Jonathan Wee, Bruce Williams, Kevin Zimmer
  • Latch assembly for joining two conduits
    Patent number: 8448994
    Abstract: A latch assembly for connection of conduit, the assembly comprising a female portion and a male portion, wherein each of the female portion and the male portion have a shell and a connection device. The connection device of the female portion includes a connection assembly with a molded-in slot, a release button, and a raised rib or alternatively is a connection opening. The connection device of the male portion includes a cantilevered region with a ramped engagement feature or alternatively is a raised cantilevered release button. When connected the cantilevered region or button deflects to accommodate the female portion until the ramped engagement feature or button engages the molded-in slot or connection opening, thus releasing the deflection. Depressing the release button disengages the latch allowing separation of the assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2013
    Assignee: Nordson Corporation
    Inventors: James D. Pisula, Jr., Bruce A. Williams, Ravikumar Narayanan, Francis J. Lombardi, III, Robert J. Elshof, Marc Lalouette
  • Eccentric fan housing
    Patent number: D687534
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Garron Koch Morris, Bruce William Weiss, Robert Michael Michalski
  • Hairbrush
    Patent number: D699950
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignee: Tangle Teezer Limited
    Inventor: Cameron Bruce William Treeby