Patents by Inventor Guy Williams

Guy 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: 20240114942
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally provides compounds that antagonize certain T2R taste receptors, including related uses, methods, and compositions for the reduction of bitter taste and/or the enhancement of sweet taste. In certain aspects, the disclosure provides flavored articles or flavored compositions comprising such compounds, as well as uses of such compounds to reduce the bitter taste and/or enhance the sweet taste of such flavored articles or flavored compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Applicant: Firmenich Incorporated
    Inventors: Joseph R. Fotsing, Andrew Patron, Guy Servant, Lan Zhang, Mark Williams, Qing Chen, Kenneth Simone, Vincent Darmohusodo, Chad Priest, Melissa S. Wong, Thomas Brady
  • Publication number: 20240046565
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to systems and techniques for providing immersive and interactive three-dimensional (3D) mapping data and visualizations thereof for emergency response incidents. In one example, the systems and techniques can obtain location information associated with an incident and obtain one or more portions of three-dimensional (3D) mapping data based on the location information associated with the incident. A 3D scene associated with the incident can be generated, wherein the 3D scene is generated based on the one or more portions of 3D mapping data. A first 3D view of the 3D scene can be generated, wherein the first 3D view includes one or more incident location indicators representing the location information of the incident relative to the 3D scene.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2022
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Applicant: FNV IP
    Inventors: Michael Brian Wernau, Justin Scott Richwagen, Azhar Saleh Ibrahim, Zachery Edward Kurtz, Guy William Meiron, Keith Owens
  • Publication number: 20240025853
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds of Formula 1, N-oxides of the compounds and salts of the compounds and N-oxides: wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, Q1, Q2, J, Y1, and Y2 are as defined in the disclosure. Also disclosed are compositions containing the compounds, N-oxides and salts, and methods for controlling undesired vegetation comprising contacting the undesired vegetation or its environment with an effective amount of such a compound. N-oxide, salt or composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventors: Andrew Duncan SATTERFIELD, Matthew James CAMPBELL, James Francis BEREZNAK, Guy William WHITTINGHAM, Glynn MITCHELL, Christopher John MATHEWS, James Nicholas SCUTT, James Alan MORRIS, Jonathan Wesley Paul DALLIMORE, Timothy Robert DESSON, Katharine Mary INGRAM, Kenneth LING
  • Patent number: 11839895
    Abstract: A fully automated land irrigation system to irrigate regular and irregular shapes of land. The system includes a water deliver pipe assembly configured to travel laterally while irrigating adjacent to a stationary row of spaced access valves supplied by a water main. The system includes a single coupler automated connector to automatically supply water to the water delivery pipe assembly. The connector includes a swing arm pivotably mounted to the water delivery pipe assembly, a valve coupler mounted to the swing arm to selectively access water from the water main via the spaced access valves and a water conveyance to operably flow water between the valve coupler and the swing arm. The valve coupler includes a vertical coupler travel configured to provide essentially vertical travel of the valve coupler relative to the swing arm. The water delivery pipe assembly can be center-pivot rotated employing a rotator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Inventor: Christopher Guy Williams
  • Publication number: 20230320293
    Abstract: A fully automated irrigation system to irrigate regular and irregular shapes of land. The system includes a water delivery pipe assembly configured to travel linearly while irrigating adjacent to a stationary row of water main spaced access valves. The system includes an automated connector configured to supply water from the access valves to the water delivery pipe assembly. The connector includes a swing arm, a compensator, a valve coupler, a lift and a swinger. The swing arm facilitates positioning a coupler body above a next-up access valve and facilitates positioning the delivery pipe assembly. The compensator compensates for distance change between a coupled-to access valve and the delivery pipe assembly when the assembly travels. A coupler body resides at an outer end of the swing arm. The lift raises and lowers the swing arm to couple and uncouple respectively the coupler body along the row of access valves.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2022
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Inventor: Christopher Guy Williams
  • Patent number: 11753612
    Abstract: Processes, as well as associated systems and computer program (software) products, are disclosed for the biological conversion of CO into desired end products such as ethanol. The control methodologies used for these processes can advantageously result in a reduced time required for a batch operation or other initial operating period, prior to achieving a continuous operation, which may be demarcated either by the addition of fresh culture medium at a defined flow rate or by another process initiation target. The control methodologies may alternatively, or in combination, improve a process performance parameter, such as productivity of the desired end product or bacterial growth rate, during this batch operation or other initial operating period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: LanzaTech NZ, Inc.
    Inventors: Christophe Collet, Guy William Waters, Jason Carl Bromley, Justin Yi Yang, Jarod Nathan Wilson
  • Publication number: 20230247048
    Abstract: Malware detections are received from a plurality of endpoints in one or more enterprise networks. A first and second set of indicators of breach may be identified from the malware detections and, where appropriate, grouped by specific customers. The pattern of progressive deployment of malware directed toward a customer can then be used as a basis for identifying generalized targeting of the customer, or extended staging for a specific attack on the customer such as a ransomware attack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2022
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Inventors: Dmitri Samosseiko, Fraser Peter Howard, Peter Adam Mackenzie, Simon Neil Reed, Guy William Roberts, Gabor Szappanos
  • Patent number: 11466295
    Abstract: The invention is directed to a process for producing one or more fermentation product in a multi-stage process including an inoculation reactor and at least one bioreactor. The inoculation reactor is fed a C1-containing gaseous substrate containing a reduced amount of hydrogen. The hydrogen is reduced to increase the proportion of CO in the C1-containing gaseous substrate being provided to the inoculation reactor. The inoculation reactor ferments the CO-rich C1-containing gaseous substrate and produces an inoculum, which is fed to at least one bioreactor. The bioreactor receives the C1-containing gaseous substrate, which may or may not contain reduced amounts of hydrogen, to produce one or more fermentation product. By providing a CO-rich C1-containing gaseous substrate to the inoculation reactor, both the inoculation reactor and the subsequent bioreactor(s), are able to have increased stability and product selectivity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: LanzaTech, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert John Conrado, Guy William Waters, Matthew Puglisi, Joshua Jeremy Conolly
  • Patent number: 11084109
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a cutting device for use in cutting a collar which is mounted on a bolt in half, the cutting device comprising: ? a mouth (16) for receiving the portion of the collar (28) to be cut; ? a pair of jaws (17a, 17b) diametrically opposite one another and located within the mouth (16), each jaw (17a, 17b) being provided with a cutting blade (18), ? a driver (22) for moving at least one jaw (17a) relative to the other (17b) such that the collar (28) can be cut in half by the action of the jaws (17a, 17b) moving towards one another, and ? a guard (15) which, in use, prevents the cutting blade (18) from protruding beyond the mouth (16) and damaging a surface adjacent to the collar (28) to be cut in half.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Inventors: Guy Williams, David Williams
  • Publication number: 20200399664
    Abstract: The invention is directed to a process for producing one or more fermentation product in a multi-stage process including an inoculation reactor and at least one bioreactor. The inoculation reactor is fed a C1-containing gaseous substrate containing a reduced amount of hydrogen. The hydrogen is reduced to increase the proportion of CO in the C1-containing gaseous substrate being provided to the inoculation reactor. The inoculation reactor ferments the CO-rich C1-containing gaseous substrate and produces an inoculum, which is fed to at least one bioreactor. The bioreactor receives the C1-containing gaseous substrate, which may or may not contain reduced amounts of hydrogen, to produce one or more fermentation product. By providing a CO-rich C1-containing gaseous substrate to the inoculation reactor, both the inoculation reactor and the subsequent bioreactor(s), are able to have increased stability and product selectivity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2020
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Inventors: Robert John Conrado, Guy William Waters, Matthew Puglisi, Joshua Jeremy Conolly
  • Patent number: 10808263
    Abstract: The invention is directed to a process for producing one or more fermentation product in a multi-stage process including an inoculation reactor and at least one bioreactor. The inoculation reactor is fed a C1-containing gaseous substrate containing a reduced amount of hydrogen. The hydrogen is reduced to increase the proportion of CO in the C1-containing gaseous substrate being provided to the inoculation reactor. The inoculation reactor ferments the CO-rich C1-containing gaseous substrate and produces an inoculum, which is fed to at least one bioreactor. The bioreactor receives the C1-containing gaseous substrate, which may or may not contain reduced amounts of hydrogen, to produce one or more fermentation product. By providing a CO-rich C1-containing gaseous substrate to the inoculation reactor, both the inoculation reactor and the subsequent bioreactor(s), are able to have increased stability and product selectivity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: LANZATECH, INC.
    Inventors: Robert John Conrado, Guy William Waters, Matthew Puglisi, Joshua Jeremy Conolly
  • Publication number: 20200282480
    Abstract: The present inventions related to a cutting device for use in cutting a collar which is mounted on a bolt in half, the cutting device comprising a mouth (16) for receiving the portion of the collar (28) to be cut; a pair of jaws (17a, 17b) diametrically opposite one another and located within the mouth (16), each jaw (17a, 17b) being provided with a cutting blade (18), a driver (22) for moving at least one jaw (17a) relative to the other (17b) such that the collar (28) can be cut in half by the action of the jaws (17a, 17 b) moving towards one another, and a guard (15) which, in use, prevents the cutting blade (18) from protruding beyond the mouth (16) and damaging a surface adjacent to the collar (28) to be cut in half.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2020
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Inventors: Guy Williams, David Williams
  • Patent number: 10687484
    Abstract: A fully automated irrigation system to irrigate regular and irregular shapes of land. The system includes a water delivery pipe assembly configured to travel laterally while irrigating adjacent to a stationary row of spaced access valves supplied by a water main. The system includes a single coupler automated connector configured to supply water to the water delivery pipe assembly. The connector includes a swing arm mounted to and hydraulically connected to the water delivery pipe assembly. The connector includes a valve coupler mounted to the swing arm, the valve coupler configured to raise and lower relative to the swing arm to selectively access water from the water main via the spaced access valves. The connector includes a swing arm length regulator enabling substantially horizontal coupler travel relative to the swing arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Inventor: Christopher Guy Williams
  • Patent number: 10477784
    Abstract: A land irrigation system to irrigate farmland. The system includes a water delivery pipe assembly having a plurality of drive motors mounted thereto. The water delivery pipe assembly is configured for one or the other or both of linear-move irrigator travel and center pivot irrigator travel. The water delivery pipe assembly is further configured to stagger the operation of select ones of the drive motors wherein when one or more of the selected drive motors are in operation one or more of the selected drive motors are not in operation. Staggering the operation of select ones of the drive motors can serve to reduce the carbon footprint as well as size footprint of the power supply that powers the drive motors whether that supply be a diesel generator or a water motor driven generator or an inverted battery power supply or a fuel cell or other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Inventor: Christopher Guy Williams
  • Publication number: 20190078121
    Abstract: The invention is directed to a process for producing one or more fermentation product in a multi-stage process including an inoculation reactor and at least one bioreactor. The inoculation reactor is fed a C1-containing gaseous substrate containing a reduced amount of hydrogen. The hydrogen is reduced to increase the proportion of CO in the C1-containing gaseous substrate being provided to the inoculation reactor. The inoculation reactor ferments the CO-rich C1-containing gaseous substrate and produces an inoculum, which is fed to at least one bioreactor. The bioreactor receives the C1-containing gaseous substrate, which may or may not contain reduced amounts of hydrogen, to produce one or more fermentation product. By providing a CO-rich C1-containing gaseous substrate to the inoculation reactor, both the inoculation reactor and the subsequent bioreactor(s), are able to have increased stability and product selectivity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2018
    Publication date: March 14, 2019
    Inventors: Robert John Conrado, Guy William Waters, Matthew Puglisi, Joshua Jeremy Conolly
  • Patent number: 10066468
    Abstract: An apparatus including a sealing device for sealing a wellbore, a first pump for pumping fluids from a lower wellbore section, a pump drive powered using wellbore gas, a gas inlet for supplying the pump drive with wellbore gas, and a gas outlet for exhausting wellbore gas to an upper wellbore section from the pump drive. The apparatus may further include a second pump for pumping fluids from the upper wellbore section into the lower wellbore section, a vent for venting wellbore gas to the upper wellbore section, and a switch for controlling the pump drive. A method for moving fluids in a wellbore including sealing the wellbore, supplying wellbore gas to a pump drive and driving a first pump with the pump drive. The method may further include driving a second pump with the pump drive and venting the wellbore gas to an upper wellbore section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: LIFTECK INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventors: Guy William Farebrother, Serge Gilbert Bonnet, Rodney K. Ridley
  • Publication number: 20180133815
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a cutting device for use in cutting a collar which is mounted on a bolt in half, the cutting device comprising: ?a mouth (16) for receiving the portion of the collar (28) to be cut; ?a pair of jaws (17a, 17b) diametrically opposite one another and located within the mouth (16), each jaw (17a, 17b) being provided with a cutting blade (18), ?a driver (22) for moving at least one jaw (17a) relative to the other (17b) such that the collar (28) can be cut in half by the action of the jaws (17a, 17b) moving towards one another, and ?a guard (15) which, in use, prevents the cutting blade (18) from protruding beyond the mouth (16) and damaging a surface adjacent to the collar (28) to be cut in half.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2016
    Publication date: May 17, 2018
    Inventors: Guy Williams, David Williams
  • Patent number: 9834792
    Abstract: Multi-stage, biological processes and systems for converting a C1 carbon source to desired end products are described. The processes comprise dividing a gaseous C1-containing substrate, in parallel, among multiple bioreactor stages. Liquid products are successively fed, in series, from a first bioreactor stage to downstream bioreactor stages. Operation can be simplified by avoiding the requirement for microorganism separation and recycle at each stage. In addition, overall vapor-liquid mass transfer for the combined stages is very favorable, leading to high end product productivity with comparably low byproduct metabolite productivity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: LANZATECH NEW ZEALAND LIMITED
    Inventors: Simon Richard Trevethick, Jason Carl Bromley, Guy William Waters, Michael Koepke, Loan Phuong Tran, Rasmus Jensen Overgaard
  • Publication number: 20170175064
    Abstract: Processes, as well as associated systems and computer program (software) products, are disclosed for the biological conversion of CO into desired end products such as ethanol. The control methodologies used for these processes can advantageously result in a reduced time required for a batch operation or other initial operating period, prior to achieving a continuous operation, which may be demarcated either by the addition of fresh culture medium at a defined flow rate or by another process initiation target. The control methodologies may alternatively, or in combination, improve a process performance parameter, such as productivity of the desired end product or bacterial growth rate, during this batch operation or other initial operating period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2017
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Inventors: Christophe Collet, Guy William Waters, Jason Carl Bromley, Justin Yi Yang, Jarod Nathan Wilson
  • Patent number: 9666194
    Abstract: A recording and entertainment system is provided. A mobile kiosk is capable or being outfitted with one or more cameras for capturing visual content, an audio recording system, a display device, a computer to control recording, storing, processing, and playing the captured visual and audio content. The captured video and audio are then processed and edited to produce remembrance products in various forms, including videos. Karaoke function is provided by a means for recognizing songs being performed and displaying lyrics on the display. Camera tilt, noise suppression, noise cancelation, voice control of the computer, a battery pack to free kiosk for movement, means for internet communication of the visual and audio content, means for confirming that objects of the visual content capture are within the field of view, robotic control of the kiosk, and interactive gaming means are additional features that can be utilized with the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: FLASHBOX MEDIA, LLC
    Inventors: Raymond R. Ondeck, Gary Cozen, Christopher L. Miller, Guy Williams, Michael Mandel