Patents by Inventor Christopher J. Williams

Christopher J. 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: 10769730
    Abstract: Various examples are directed to systems and methods for interfacing a computing system to a human user. For example, a graphical user interface may be provided to a user. The graphical user interface comprises a holding shape and a first income source shape indicating a first income source. The holding shape comprises a filled portion having a first filled portion level indicating a first holding balance of an account of the user. A first deposit shape may be moved from the first income source shape towards the filled portion of the holding shape. The first deposit shape may indicate a first deposit to the account from the first income source. The filled portion may be resized to a second filled portion level indicating a second holding balance of the account after the first deposit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
    Inventors: Tambra Nichols, Daniel Sanford, Akiva D. Kates, Laura B. Yeager, Christopher J. Williams, Hampton B. Castleberry
  • Publication number: 20200047278
    Abstract: An integrated plasma cutting system includes a plasma cutting power supply and a motion control device to move a torch along a desired cut path relative to a workpiece. The system also includes a torch height control device to adjust a gap between a tip of the torch and the workpiece and a gas control device to regulate a gas used in the integrated plasma cutting system. The system further includes a centralized controller that includes an integrated microprocessor architecture that controls a sequence of the plasma arc, controls the regulation of the gas used in the integrated plasma cutting system gases, and controls coordination of the movement of the torch along the cut path with adjusting the gap without aid of an intervening microprocessor architecture in any one of the plasma cutting power supply, the motion control device, the torch height control device and the gas control device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2019
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Inventors: Sriram Harkare, Christopher J. Williams
  • Publication number: 20190213690
    Abstract: Various examples are directed to systems and methods for interfacing a computing system to a human user. For example, a graphical user interface may be provided to a user. The graphical user interface comprises a holding shape and a first income source shape indicating a first income source. The holding shape comprises a filled portion having a first filled portion level indicating a first holding balance of an account of the user. A first deposit shape may be moved from the first income source shape towards the filled portion of the holding shape. The first deposit shape may indicate a first deposit to the account from the first income source. The filled portion may be resized to a second filled portion level indicating a second holding balance of the account after the first deposit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2018
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Inventors: Tambra Nichols, Daniel Sanford, Akiva D. Kates, Laura B. Yeager, Christopher J. Williams, Hampton B. Castleberry
  • Patent number: 10336562
    Abstract: A robotic carton unloader for unloading cartons in a carton pile has a mobile body and a movable robotic arm attached to the mobile body that has an end effector at a movable end thereof to unload cartons from the carton pile. A conveyor system is attached to the mobile body and extends from front to rear of the carton unloader to convey cartons received thereon by the moveable robotic arm. The conveyor system comprises a central portion carried on the mobile body and a front portion extending therefrom towards the carton pile. The front portion is configured to change width from narrow to wider to act as a shield to catch and then move falling cartons received thereon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: INTELLIGRATED HEADQUARTERS, LLC
    Inventors: Michael L. Girtman, Brent S. Ytterberg, Christopher J. Williams, Grant R. Jeremiah
  • Publication number: 20180346264
    Abstract: A robotic carton unloader for unloading cartons in a carton pile has a mobile body and a movable robotic arm attached to the mobile body that has an end effector at a movable end thereof to unload cartons from the carton pile. A conveyor system is attached to the mobile body and extends from front to rear of the carton unloader to convey cartons received thereon by the moveable robotic arm. The conveyor system comprises a central portion carried on the mobile body and a front portion extending therefrom towards the carton pile. The front portion is configured to change width from narrow to wider to act as a shield to catch and then move falling cartons received thereon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2017
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Inventors: Michael L. Girtman, Brent S. Ytterberg, Christopher J. Williams, Grant R. Jeremiah
  • Publication number: 20180072517
    Abstract: A robotic carton unloader for unloading cartons in a carton pile has a mobile body and a movable robotic arm attached to the mobile body that has an end effector at a movable end thereof to unload cartons from the carton pile. A conveyor system is attached to the mobile body and extends from front to rear of the carton unloader to convey cartons received thereon by the moveable robotic arm. The conveyor system comprises a central portion carried on the mobile body and a front portion extending therefrom towards the carton pile. The front portion is configured to change width from narrow to wider to act as a shield to catch and then move falling cartons received thereon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2017
    Publication date: March 15, 2018
    Inventors: Michael L. Girtman, Brent S. Ytterberg, Christopher J. Williams, Grant R. Jeremiah
  • Publication number: 20120278256
    Abstract: Disclosed is a computer implemented system by which investors may allocate securities to a Fund where they are used as collateral for offers of credit given by the Fund to borrowers. The value of each investor's Segregated Securities relative to the total Fund value determines the investor's percentage ownership in the Fund. In exchange for offers of credit, the Fund receives incremental Credit Facility Fees, which are paid out to investors as dividends in proportion to their percentage of ownership. The portion of the investor's Segregated Securities committed as collateral to a credit commitment determines the investor's percentage of commitment in the Fund. The Segregated Securities of each investor are managed by the investor or a third party manager at the investor's direction, even while segregated. Therefore, the real-time cash value of the Fund, ownership percentage, and commitments of each investor can change and are calculated by a computer system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2012
    Publication date: November 1, 2012
    Inventor: Christopher J. Williams
  • Patent number: 7144320
    Abstract: An air distribution arrangement is adapted to be arranged in a cabinet for housing rack-mounted equipment that generates heat in use. The arrangement can be part of the cabinet when constructed or it can be an add-on feature. The arrangement includes plenum structure comprising side walls and a top wall that cooperates with the front door of the cabinet and the faces of the rack-mounted equipment to define a plenum. An air box in the cabinet draws ambient air from adjacent the floor into the plenum at a rate of at least 850 cfm. The ambient air is cooler than the air in the cabinet. The faces of the rack-mounted equipment have openings for receiving the ambient air to cool the interiors thereof. After cooling the rack-mounted equipment the air can be exhausted back to the ambient. The side walls and the top wall of the arrangement are adjustable to permit adjustment of the depth of the plenum. Pressure in the plenum can be relieved by slots in the plenum structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2006
    Inventors: James R. Turek, Jeff A. Sode, Christopher J. Williams
  • Patent number: 6286455
    Abstract: A multi-site in ovo injection apparatus and related methods for treating live eggs is disclosed. The multi-site injection apparatus includes one or more injection delivery devices which are configured to deliver multiple treatment substances to predetermined areas of eggs. The treatment substances can be provided so that they are spatially and/or temporally separate. The devices and methods enable the effective use of a plurality of treatment substances even those that are effective when used alone but can be noxious if mixed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2001
    Assignee: Embrex, Inc.
    Inventor: Christopher J. Williams
  • Patent number: 6032612
    Abstract: A multi-site in ovo injection apparatus and related methods for treating live eggs is disclosed. The multi-site injection apparatus includes one or more injection delivery devices which are configured to deliver multiple treatment substances to predetermined areas of eggs. The treatment substances can be provided so that they are spatially and/or temporally separate. The devices and methods enable the effective use of a plurality of treatment substances even those that are effective when used alone but can be noxious if mixed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2000
    Assignee: Embrex, Inc.
    Inventor: Christopher J. Williams