Patents by Inventor Frank A. Williams

Frank 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: 11142730
    Abstract: Water-soluble unit dose articles and processes for making such articles, the articles having perimeters that define shapes able to form a tessellated pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Sun-Jan Alan Huang, Mark Robert Sivik, Frank William Denome
  • Patent number: 11118146
    Abstract: A unitary laundry detergent article that is completely or substantially water-soluble, which contains two or more non-fibrous, surfactant-containing sheets with one or more discrete, surfactant-containing particles located between such sheets. The non-fibrous sheets contain a first surfactant that is relatively less hydrophilic, while the discrete particles contain a second surfactant that is relatively more hydrophilic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Hongsing Tan, Mark Robert Sivik, Frank William Denome, Carl David MacNamara
  • Patent number: 11096375
    Abstract: A method of smart cattle reproduction management and digital farm to market transparency metrics tracks, monitors, and predicts reproductive efficiency, providing actionable information that allows the cattle rancher to optimize operations to ensure a high calf crop percentage. Using conventional ear tags to track and monitor the location, temperature, and movement of each animal in the herd, a highly accurate and data-driven reproductive performance score may be calculated for open heifers, cows, and bulls, thereby allowing actions to be taken to enhance reproductive efficiency. In addition, given the high risk of losing a heifer during calving, a method provides a means to detect, in advance and remotely, when a pregnant heifer is about to start calving to allow the cattle rancher to go on site, locate the animal, and provide any veterinary assistance that may be required should the delivery be difficult.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: HIGH TECH RANCH SOLUTIONS, LLC
    Inventors: Mitchell Shaun Wallace, Frank William Almaraz
  • Publication number: 20210238513
    Abstract: Described herein is a household care composition, which delivers active agents onto fabric, in the form of a water-soluble unit dose article comprising a water-soluble fibrous structure and an encapsulated perfume composition, as well as methods for making the article and methods for treating fabrics using the article.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2021
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Inventors: Mark Robert SIVIK, Theresa Anne BUEHLER, Frank William DENOME
  • Publication number: 20210222088
    Abstract: Described herein is a water-soluble unit dose with a particle having a ratio of Linear Alkylbenzene Sulfonate to Alkylethoxylated Sulfate of greater than 1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2021
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Inventors: Mark Robert Sivik, Frank William Denome, Michael Joseph Dipaola, Rui Shen, Stephen Robert Glassmeyer
  • Patent number: 11053466
    Abstract: Described herein is a household care composition, which delivers active agents onto fabric, in the form of a water-soluble unit dose article comprising a water-soluble fibrous structure and a perfume, as well as methods for making the article and methods for treating fabrics using the article.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Mark Robert Sivik, Kristin Marie Kelly-Murray, Frank William Denome
  • Publication number: 20210189602
    Abstract: Filaments that contain a filament-forming material and an additive, nonwoven webs, and methods for making such filaments are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2021
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Inventors: Robert Wayne Glenn, JR., Gregory Charles Gordon, Mark Robert Sivik, Mark Ryan Richards, Stephen Wayne Heinzman, Michael David James, Geoffrey William Reynolds, Paul Dennis Trokan, Paul Thomas Weisman, Alyssandrea Hope Hamad-Ebrahimpour, Frank William Denome, Stephen Joseph Hodson
  • Patent number: 11015153
    Abstract: A water-soluble unitary laundry detergent article that contains two or more surfactant-containing non-fibrous sheets with a fabric hueing agent located between such non-fibrous sheets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Hongsing Tan, Mark Robert Sivik, Frank William Denome, Na Hou, Min Mao
  • Publication number: 20210137798
    Abstract: A detergent product containing one or more active agents is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2021
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Inventors: Mark Robert Sivik, Gregory Charles Gordon, Frank William Denome, Alyssandrea Hope Hamad-Ebrahimpour, Stephen Joseph Hodson, Brian Patrick Croll, John Gerhard Michael, Andreas Josef Dreher, Paul Dennis Trokhan
  • Publication number: 20210128417
    Abstract: A hard surface treating product containing one or more hard surface active agents is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2021
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventors: Mark Robert Sivik, Gregory Charles Gordon, Frank William Denome, Alyssandrea Hope Hamad-Ebrahimpour, Stephen Joseph Hodson, Brian Patrick Croll, John Gerhard Michael, Andreas Josef Dreher, Paul Dennis Trokhan
  • Patent number: 10982176
    Abstract: Described herein is a process of laundering fabrics using a household care composition, which delivers active agents onto fabric or hard surfaces while modifying the pH of the wash liquor to greater than 8.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Mark Robert Sivik, Frank William Denome, Philip Frank Souter
  • Publication number: 20210102525
    Abstract: A method for controlling a wind turbine includes detecting a plurality of analytic outputs relating to power performance of the wind turbine from a plurality of different analytics. The method also includes analyzing the plurality of analytic outputs relating to power performance of the wind turbine. Further, the method includes generating at least one computer-based model of the power performance of the wind turbine using at least a portion of the analyzed plurality of analytic outputs. Moreover, the method includes training the computer-based model(s) of the power performance of the wind turbine using annotated analytic outputs relating to the power performance of the wind turbine. In addition, the method includes estimating a power magnitude of the wind turbine using the machine-learned computer-based model(s). As such, the method includes implementing a control action when the power magnitude of the wind turbine is outside of a selected range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2019
    Publication date: April 8, 2021
    Inventors: Scott Charles Evans, Arunvenkataraman Subramanian, Gerald Bowden Wise, Frank William Ripple, JR., John Edmund LaFleche
  • Publication number: 20210095380
    Abstract: An automated system for measuring the voltage potential across test coupons, reference cells and metal structures is disclosed. The system may evaluate the amount of cathodic protection that may be applied to the metal structure. The system may automatically take, store and transmit data to a backend system via wireless and/or satellite communication systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2020
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Applicant: BORIN MANUFACTURING, INC.
    Inventors: Frank William Borin, Thomas Theissen
  • Patent number: 10965009
    Abstract: The methods, systems, and devices of the present disclosure are directed to a capacitively coupled label antenna as a component in an antenna system comprising the label antenna, a feed block, an antenna coupler, and a gap between the antenna coupler and the feed block. The label antenna is electrically connected to the antenna coupler, and the antenna coupler is capacitively coupled to the feed block through the gap. By the addition of the gap between the feed block and antenna coupler, the label antenna may be placed on the surface of a container without requiring a wired connection to pass through the container. The feed block may be a small electronic component on a circuit board while the label antenna may be significantly larger thereby providing increased frequency bandwidth and an improved antenna radiation pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: Flex Ltd.
    Inventors: Robert R. B. Hammond, Yitzchak Shpitzer, Mark J. Fordham, Frank William Dopplinger
  • Publication number: 20210085291
    Abstract: A scan head is described which permits movement of a scanning element such as a transducer or transducer array within the head. A position sensor is employed such as an inductive position sensor. Various embodiments allow for low-volume low-cost scan heads that can be used in applications such as medical imaging, industrial applications or other uses, and may be employed with ultrasound imaging transducers, arrays or other types of elements integrated into said scan head. Movement of the transducers or other elements in the scan head permit a wider operational field including to sweep a larger imaging region and/or to extend the effective operation of the unit into greater dimensions along one or more degrees of freedom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2020
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Applicant: Rivanna Medical LLC
    Inventors: Adam Dixon, Frank William Mauldin, Kevin Owen
  • Patent number: 10954919
    Abstract: A method for controlling a wind turbine includes detecting a plurality of analytic outputs relating to power performance of the wind turbine from a plurality of different analytics. The method also includes analyzing the plurality of analytic outputs relating to power performance of the wind turbine. Further, the method includes generating at least one computer-based model of the power performance of the wind turbine using at least a portion of the analyzed plurality of analytic outputs. Moreover, the method includes training the computer-based model(s) of the power performance of the wind turbine using annotated analytic outputs relating to the power performance of the wind turbine. In addition, the method includes estimating a power magnitude of the wind turbine using the machine-learned computer-based model(s). As such, the method includes implementing a control action when the power magnitude of the wind turbine is outside of a selected range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Scott Charles Evans, Arunvenkataraman Subramanian, Gerald Bowden Wise, Frank William Ripple, Jr., John Edmund LaFleche
  • Publication number: 20210075232
    Abstract: A method for detecting a fault in a direct current (DC) battery of a pitch system includes receiving, via a server, a plurality of voltage signals of the battery over at least one time period. The method also includes storing, via a database of the server, the plurality of voltage signals of the battery for the predetermined time period. Further, the method includes determining, via the server, a state of the battery as a function of the plurality of voltage signals. When the state of the battery is indicative of a battery fault, the method includes implementing a corrective action for the battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2019
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Inventors: Christopher Albert Jordan, Michael James Rizzo, John Joseph Mihok, Frank William Ripple, JR., Kyle Raymond Barden
  • Publication number: 20210045715
    Abstract: The position and orientation of an ultrasound probe is tracked in three dimensions to provide highly-accurate three-dimensional bone surface images that can be used for anatomical assessment and/or procedure guidance. The position and orientation of a therapy applicator can be tracked in three dimensions to provide feedback to align the projected path of the therapy applicator with a desired path for the therapy applicator or to provide feedback to align the potential therapy field of a therapy applicator with a target anatomical site. The three-dimensional bone surface images can be fit to a three-dimensional model of the anatomical site to provide or display additional information to the user to improve the accuracy of the anatomical assessment and/or procedure guidance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2019
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Applicant: Rivanna Medical LLC
    Inventors: Frank William Mauldin, Adam Dixon, Kevin Owen
  • Publication number: 20210040420
    Abstract: A method of making a non-fibrous laundry detergent sheet can include dispensing a microcapsule onto a precursor non-fibrous laundry detergent sheet, wherein the precursor non-fibrous laundry detergent sheet can include: (a) at least one surfactant; (b) at least one film former; and (c) a thickness ranging from 0.1 mm to 10 mm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2020
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Inventors: Hong Sing TAN, Ming TANG, Mark Robert SIVIK, Frank William DENOME
  • Patent number: D909888
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Sun-Jan Alan Huang, Mark Robert Sivik, Frank William Denome, Christopher Lee Haun