Patents by Inventor Heidi Williams

Heidi 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).

  • Maize pollen composition for collecting pollen and storing pollen
    Patent number: 11998007
    Abstract: A maize pollen composition containing polyether ether ketone and pollen for collecting pollen and storing pollen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: WISCONSIN ALUMNI RESEARCH FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Shawn Kaeppler, Heidi Kaeppler, Michael William Petersen, Brian Joseph Martinell, Frank McFarland
  • Detecting and preventing overheating in power connectors
    Patent number: 8373959
    Abstract: A method and apparatus directed to detecting and preventing excessive heating in power connectors is disclosed. In one embodiment, a system includes a power connector having an array of pins. A circuit board, such as a midplane of a blade server chassis, has an array of electrical vias passing through the circuit board that are arranged to receive the array of pins and at least one heat flux sensor positioned on one of the vias at the back of the midplane. The heat flux sensor is configured for generating an electrical signal in relation to an applied heat flux. A controller in communication with the heat flux sensor is configured for powering off the electrical power supply in response to the electrical signal reaching a setpoint corresponding to a selected heat flux threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2013
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Joseph Kuczynski, Melissa K. Miller, Heidi Williams, Jing Zhang
  • Detecting and Preventing Overheating in Power Connectors
    Publication number: 20110058298
    Abstract: A method and apparatus directed to detecting and preventing excessive heating in power connectors is disclosed. In one embodiment, a system includes a power connector having an array of pins. A circuit board, such as a midplane of a blade server chassis, has an array of electrical vias passing through the circuit board that are arranged to receive the array of pins and at least one heat flux sensor positioned on one of the vias at the back of the midplane. The heat flux sensor is configured for generating an electrical signal in relation to an applied heat flux. A controller in communication with the heat flux sensor is configured for powering off the electrical power supply in response to the electrical signal reaching a setpoint corresponding to a selected heat flux threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2009
    Publication date: March 10, 2011
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Joseph Kuczynski, Melissa K. Miller, Heidi Williams, Jing Zhang