Patents by Inventor George R. Williams

George R. 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: 20240106700
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to methods for sending event notifications. In some examples, a controller periodically sends messages concerning a status of an event corresponding to the controller. In some examples, at a first time while periodically sending the messages and in accordance with a determination that the status of the event has changed, the controller sends a message concerning data other than the status of the event. In some examples, at the first time while periodically sending the messages and in accordance with a determination that the status of the event has not changed, the controller continues to periodically send the messages without sending the message concerning data other than the status of the event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Ramy R. ASSELIN, John A. WILKEY, Jamie P. CARLSON, Stephanie L. LEGAULT, Abdul Rahman AL-SHAWA, Anil K. KANDANGATH, George E. WILLIAMS, Jangwon LEE, James D. BATSON, Fabien GONCALVES
  • Patent number: 5052681
    Abstract: A hand held upper extremity rehabilitation and exercise device comprising two interconnecting pieces in the shape of a dowel or rectangle of which contains corresponding apertures in graded dimensions receiving corresponding graded flexible tubing ends in and through the device and where one piece slides distally upon a static piece decreasing the aperture space and subsequently initiating 3 point contact of the tubings within the device when tension of the tubings are increased through exercise and range of motion by the user. The device utilizes the principle inherent to elastic compression where the resistance of the tubing during exercise exerts the force of same upon the perimeters of the sliding part moving the piece distally parallel to the line of pull resulting in 3 point contact within the device where compression is always greater than the disconnecting force without the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 1990
    Date of Patent: October 1, 1991
    Inventor: George R. Williams
  • Patent number: 4730827
    Abstract: A hand rehabilitation device including a circular planar disk having a series of spread-apart recesses in its circumference receives the fingers of a patient's hand with the thumb inserted through a selected one of a plurality of apertures. The joint of the finger extending across the disk may be active or passively exercised while the patient holds the disk.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 1986
    Date of Patent: March 15, 1988
    Inventor: George R. Williams