Patents by Inventor Christopher A. Williams

Christopher A. 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).

  • Patent number: 12147552
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure include systems and methods for scanning for and identifying sensitive data in unexpected locations of data storage structures. Once sensitive data is found in unexpected locations of data storage structures, actions can be taken to remediate the unexpected storage of the sensitive data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)
    Inventors: Michael Peter Gout, Christopher Edward Flores, Benjamin James Nadeau, Fredrick William Rodgers
  • Patent number: 12146706
    Abstract: A portable cooler container is provided. The temperature control system cools a chamber of the container to transport temperature sensitive contents via the container. An electronic display screen on one of the lid and the container body selectively displays an electronic shipping label for the portable cooler container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2024
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: Ember Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Clayton Alexander, Daren John Leith, Mikko Juhani Timperi, Christopher Thomas Wakeham, Rahul Mulinti, Jacob William Emmert, Paul Thomas Gurney
  • Publication number: 20240380153
    Abstract: A receptacle connector includes a receptacle housing having a mounting base at a rear configured to be mounted to a host circuit board. The receptacle connector includes a housing insert received in the receptacle housing. The housing insert includes a slot that receives a pluggable module. A flexible circuit is received in the receptacle housing and has a mating end in the housing insert for mating engagement with the pluggable module and a terminating end extending from the receptacle housing for termination to the host circuit board. A flexible circuit support is used to support the flexible circuit in the receptacle housing with support elements engage the flexible circuit to press the circuit conductors into mating engagement with the contacts of the pluggable module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2023
    Publication date: November 14, 2024
    Inventors: Randall Robert Henry, Brandon Michael Matthews, Brian Patrick Costello, Sandeep Patel, Christopher William Blackburn
  • Publication number: 20240375703
    Abstract: Systems, apparatus, articles of manufacture, and methods are disclosed for retaining a steering shaft are disclosed herein. An example apparatus disclosed herein includes a seal, a steering shaft extending through the seal, and means for retaining the steering shaft in a retained position relative to the seal, the means for retaining configured to be release the steering shaft to an assembled position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2023
    Publication date: November 14, 2024
    Inventors: Robin Ivo Lawther, Christopher Hawkins, Humberto Mata, Erik William Soderlind, Eric Schaus, Todd Putnam
  • Publication number: 20240380714
    Abstract: Systems and methods for visual cue based messaging. A visual cue module can provide visual cue data indicative of a visual cue assigned for a contact or a group of contacts from a contact list. A messenger module can output on a display a messenger application GUI. The messenger application GUI includes a message field, a message window with a message thread between a user and the contact or the group of contacts, and a virtual keyboard. The messenger module can output the messenger application GUI with a visual cue graphical element representative of the visual cue to provide a visual indication of the contact or the group of contacts on the display to the user based on the visual cue data. The visual cue can be associated with the messaging field, the message thread, or at least one virtual key of the virtual keyboard.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2024
    Publication date: November 14, 2024
    Inventors: Douglas VORT, Rachel Beth WILLIAMS, Ella Ashlyn WILLIAMS, Lauren Elizabeth VORT, Miles Christopher WILLIAMS, Adam David VORT
  • Publication number: 20240375013
    Abstract: A method and system is provided which trains a neural network which can be used to provide a player presence in a computer generated gaming environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2024
    Publication date: November 14, 2024
    Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe Limited
    Inventor: Christopher William HENDERSON
  • Publication number: 20240375019
    Abstract: Apparatus includes communication circuitry and processing circuitry. The communication circuitry to receive a progress indicator indicative of a player's progress in a game, and to receive gameplay information comprising supplementary information related to content of the game. The processing circuitry to generate, based on the player progress indicator and the received gameplay information, a gameplay information resource associated with the player. The communication circuitry is configured to receive, from a device, a player identifier identifying the player, and is responsive to receiving the player identifier to make the generated gameplay information resource accessible to the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2024
    Publication date: November 14, 2024
    Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
    Inventors: Maurizio Cerrato, Christopher William Henderson, Jun Yen Leung, Paul Terence Mulligan
  • Publication number: 20240374417
    Abstract: A multi-functional warming system is provided to accommodate continuous or near continuous heat distribution for trauma patients. The system is designed for initial deployment immediately following injury in the field while facilitating continued use during transit and in medical facilities. The system includes an air distribution system and an electrical resistance system, each system being configured to work independent or in conjunction with each other. The system also accommodates use of chemical heating systems. The air distribution system includes a combustion chamber that is configured to selectively receive a combustion assembly or an electrical assembly, thereby facilitating respective combustion and electrical heat generation methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2024
    Publication date: November 14, 2024
    Inventors: Jeremy Neskey, Christopher Kosiorek, Ryan Williams, Brenda Mee
  • Publication number: 20240374161
    Abstract: Systems and methods facilitate sensing and tallying defecation events of subjects, such as participants in clinical trials for treatments for treating digestive diseases, such as irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), and chronic constipation. Systems and methods may also be used by individual patients for sensing and tallying defecation events, and resulting data may be reviewed by a healthcare provider when evaluating patient gastrointestinal health and/or treatments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2022
    Publication date: November 14, 2024
    Inventors: Nicholas Vincent ANNETTA, Matthew James ASH, Cory William BAKER, Uri Eliezer BARUCH, Joshua Richard BRANCH, Xiangnan DANG, Yelena Nikolayevna DAVIS, Maria FERNANDEZ-MARTOS BALSON, Matthew Keith FORDHAM, Clark Edward FORTNEY, Chloe Marie FUNKHOUSER, Klaus Theodor GOTTLIEB, Alison Claire HART, Steven Eldridge HUCKABY, Iraklis KOURTIS, Lampros KOURTIS, Stephanie Michelle KUTE, Christopher Shane LANHAM, Eric Christopher MEYERS, Philip James OWEN, Nathan Joseph PLATFOOT, Jessica Alice PLATT, Leigh Robert SHELFORD, Rachel Rebecca SPURBECK, Thomas Jack STEARN, Brian Ellis WINGER, Jian YANG
  • Patent number: 12137955
    Abstract: A bone cement mixing and dispensing system and method for mixing and delivering bone cement therefrom. The system has a mixing container for holding a bone cement mixture, the mixing container extending along an axial length and having opposed first and second ends, the first end comprising a downstream opening for dispensing the bone cement downstream from the mixing container; a mixing element movably disposed within the mixing container; and a plunger comprising a piston movably disposed within the mixing container. In this system. with a first coupling, the mixing element moves by assistance of a motor along the axial length of the mixing container without translation of the plunger to mix the bone cement. In this system. with a second coupling, the mixing element and plunger are driven together along the axial length of the mixing container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignee: ZAVATION MEDICAL PRODUCTS, LLC
    Inventors: Colby Williams, John Franklin Cummins, John Lawrence Walker, Brad Risher, Christopher Strahm, Talya Mathein
  • Patent number: 12143386
    Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods are disclosed for wireless communication of analyte data. In embodiments, a method of using a diabetes management partner interface to configure an analyte sensor system for wireless communication with a plurality of partner devices is provided. The method includes the analyte sensor system receiving authorization to provide one of the partner devices with access to a set of configuration parameters via the diabetes management partner interface. The set of configuration parameters is stored in a memory of the analyte sensor system. The method also includes, responsive to input received from the one partner device via the diabetes management partner interface, the analyte sensor system setting or causing a modification to the set of configuration parameters, according to a system requirement of the one partner device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignee: Dexcom, Inc.
    Inventors: Apurv Ullas Kamath, Michael Robert Mensinger, Nicholas Polytaridis, Gary A. Morris, Alexandra Elena Constantin, Douglas William Burnette, Mario Remon, Jorge R. Barreras, Benjamin Elrod West, Christopher Robert Hannemann
  • Patent number: 12140528
    Abstract: A corrosion sensor is described. The corrosion sensor comprises a substrate 10 and a patterned conductive layer provided on the substrate 10, wherein the conductive layer defines: a common terminal; a set of terminals, including a first terminal and a second terminal; and a set of sensing elements, including a first sensing element and a second sensing element; wherein respective sensing elements of the set thereof are electrically coupled to the common terminal and to respective terminals of the set thereof, such that the respective terminals of the set thereof are specific to the respective sensing elements of the set thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignee: BAE Systems plc
    Inventors: Mark David Balmond, Ian Michael Sturland, David William Gough, Christopher Colin Figgures
  • Publication number: 20240369278
    Abstract: A portable container has a payload chamber for holding medicines, vaccines, biological samples or other medical goods and a lid operable to access the payload chamber. The portable container also has an electronic system with one or more power storage devices, circuitry that wirelessly communicates via a cell radio with a cloud-based data storage system or a remote electronic device, and an electronic display screen. The electronic system can a) automatically switch sender and recipient information on the electronic display screen to facilitate return of the portable container to the sender or b) automatically contact a parcel carrier to alert the parcel carrier that the portable container is ready for pickup.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2024
    Publication date: November 7, 2024
    Inventors: Clayton Alexander, Daren John Leith, Mikko Juhani Timperi, Christopher Thomas Wakeham, Rahul Mulinti, Jacob William Emmert, Paul Thomas Gurney
  • Publication number: 20240368136
    Abstract: The invention provides a compound of formula (0): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, N-oxide or tautomer thereof; wherein: n is 1 or 2; X is CH or N; Y is selected from CH and C—F; Z is selected from C—Rz and N; R1 is selected from: -(Alk1)t-Cyc1; wherein t is 0 or 1; Optionally substituted C1-6 acyclic hydrocarbon groups R2 is selected from hydrogen; halogen; and C1-8 hydrocarbon groups optionally substituted with one or more fluorine atoms; R3 is hydrogen or a group L1-R7; R4 is selected from hydrogen; methoxy; and optionally substituted C1-3 alkyl; and R4a is selected from hydrogen and a C1-3 alkyl group; wherein Rz, Alk1, Cyc1, L1 and R7 are defined herein; provided that the compound is other than 6-benzyl-3-{2-[(2-methylpyrimidin-4-yl)amino]pyridin-4-yl}-7,8-dihydro-1,6-naphthyridin-5(6H)-one and 3-{2-[(2-methylpyrimidin-4-yl)amino]pyridin-4-yl}-7,8-dihydro-1,6-naphthyridin-5(6H)-one and salts and tautomers thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2023
    Publication date: November 7, 2024
    Applicant: OTSUKA PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Valerio BERDINI, Ildiko Maria BUCK, James Edward Harvey DAY, Charlotte Mary GRIFFITHS-JONES, Thomas Daniel HEIGHTMAN, Steven HOWARD, Christopher William MURRAY, David NORTON, Marc O'REILLY, Alison Jo-Anne WOOLFORD, Michael Liam COOKE, David COUSIN, Stuart Thomas ONIONS, Jonathan Martin SHANNON, John Paul WATTS
  • Publication number: 20240369277
    Abstract: A portable container has a payload chamber for holding medicines, vaccines, biological samples or other medical goods and a lid operable to access the payload chamber. The portable container also has an electronic system with one or more power storage devices, circuitry that wirelessly communicates via a cell radio with a cloud-based data storage system or a remote electronic device, and an electronic display screen. The electronic system is configured to a) automatically switch sender and recipient information on the electronic display screen to facilitate return of the portable container to the sender or b) automatically contact a parcel carrier to alert the parcel carrier that the portable container is ready for pickup.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2024
    Publication date: November 7, 2024
    Inventors: Clayton Alexander, Daren John Leith, Mikko Juhani Timperi, Christopher Thomas Wakeham, Rahul Mulinti, Jacob William Emmert, Paul Thomas Gurney
  • Publication number: 20240369283
    Abstract: A portable cooler container with active temperature control includes a container body with an insulated chamber to receive medicines, vaccines, biological samples or other medical goods. A control system is at least partially disposed between an outer wall and an inner wall of the container body. An electronic display screen on one of the lid and the container body configured to display shipping address information for the portable cooler container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2024
    Publication date: November 7, 2024
    Inventors: Clayton Alexander, Daren John Leith, Mikko Juhani Timperi, Christopher Thomas Wakeham, Jacob William Emmert, Joseph Lyle Koch, Frank Victor Baumann, Clifton Texas Lin, Farzam Roknaldin, Mark Channing Stabb
  • Publication number: 20240366872
    Abstract: Methods, devices and systems are disclosed for inter-app communications between software applications on a mobile communications device. In one aspect, a computer-readable medium on a mobile computing device comprising an inter-application communication data structure to facilitate transitioning and distributing data between software applications in a shared app group for an operating system of the mobile computing device includes a scheme field of the data structure providing a scheme id associated with a target software app to transition to from a source software app, wherein the scheme id is listed on a scheme list stored with the source software app; and a payload field of the data structure providing data and/or an identification where to access data in a shared file system accessible to the software applications in the shared app group, wherein the payload field is encrypted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2024
    Publication date: November 7, 2024
    Inventors: Gary A. MORRIS, Scott M. BELLIVEAU, Esteban CABRERA, JR., Anna Leigh DAVIS, Rian W. DRAEGER, Laura J. DUNN, Timothy Joseph GOLDSMITH, Hari HAMPAPURAM, Christopher Robert HANNEMANN, Apurv Ullas KAMATH, Katherine Yerre KOEHLER, Patrick Wile MCBRIDE, Michael Robert MENSINGER, Francis William PASCUAL, Philip Mansiel PELLOUCHOUD, Nicholas POLYTARIDIS, Philip Thomas PUPA, Kevin SHOEMAKER, Brian Christopher SMITH, Benjamin Elrod WEST, Atiim Joseph WILEY
  • Publication number: 20240367924
    Abstract: The invention relates to a transport device for a laboratory sample distribution system, the transport device comprising a top cover having a transport surface, the transport surface being adapted to carry sample container carriers, an electromagnetic actuation assembly, the electromagnetic actuation assembly being adapted to generate a magnetic field at the transport surface for magnetic drive-interaction with a sample container carrier placed thereon, a support structure for carrying the actuation assembly, a sensor board being arranged in between the support structure and the top cover, the sensor board being adapted to detect a position of a sample container carrier placed on the transport surface with respect to the transport device, and elastic elements which are biased in between the sensor board and the support structure so that the sensor board is held flush against an inside surface of the top cover by a biasing force resulting from the biasing of the elastic elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2024
    Publication date: November 7, 2024
    Applicant: Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc.
    Inventors: Nathaniel Sharpe, Matthew Nussbaum, Matthias Edelmann, Christopher William Bates
  • Patent number: D1051534
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignee: Emerson Electric Co.
    Inventors: Matthew A. Williams, Christopher Burch, Douglas C. Schultz, Vikas Mahadev Jadhav, Devdatta Namdev Shingate, Rahul Shrihari Doke, Bo Shi
  • Patent number: D1051879
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: Speculative Product Design, LLC
    Inventors: Monica Elizabeth Wright, Bryan Minh Vo, Christopher William Ledesma, Bryan Lee Hynecek, Darrick Del Morral