Patents by Inventor James A. Watts

James A. Watts 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: 11971114
    Abstract: A solenoid adapter for a solenoid valve that permits use of different solenoids with different solenoid bowls is provided. Specifically, a reverse flow solenoid adapter enables use of a reverse flow solenoid with a forward flow solenoid bowl, while a forward flow solenoid adapter enables use of a forward flow solenoid with a reverse flow solenoid bowl. The adapters include a lower section to mount into a valve solenoid bowl, an upper portion including an adapter solenoid chamber to receive a solenoid, and flow-reversing passages that duct a vent passage flow path from the valve solenoid bowl to the adapter solenoid chamber such that the flow path transitions from a flow configuration of the valve solenoid bowl to a flow configuration required for the solenoid to function and returns to the flow configuration of the valve solenoid bowl as the path circulates back to the valve solenoid bowl.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Rain Bird Corporation
    Inventors: Kevin Mark Irwin, Kevin James Markley, Nicholas James Watts
  • Patent number: 11895663
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) power control are described. A method includes receiving a time domain resource allocation (TDRA) list configuration including entries, each including a resource allocation that includes a slot offset value. L1 signaling is received indicating a minimum slot offset value. Downlink control information (DCI) is decoded on a physical downlink control channel in a slot. An index is obtained from the decoded DCI, identifying an entry in the TDRA list. A particular slot offset value identified by the index is retrieved from the TDRA list and compared with the minimum slot offset value. If the particular slot offset value is less than the minimum slot offset value, the entry is invalid. If the particular slot offset value is greater than or equal to the minimum slot offset value, a physical downlink shared channel is received.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: INTERDIGITAL PATENT HOLDINGS, INC.
    Inventors: Moon-il Lee, Erdem Bala, Janet A. Stern-Berkowitz, Afshin Haghighat, Marian Rudolf, Paul Marinier, Faris Alfarhan, Dylan James Watts, Ghyslain Pelletier
  • Patent number: 11803713
    Abstract: A battery-powered device comprising a power input providing power to the device is described herein, with a housing having an opening for receiving a smartcard. There may be at least one electrical contact within the housing, the at least one electrical contact connected to the power input. There is also provided a power supply for one or more battery-powered devices each having at least one electrical contact within a housing configured to make contact with a smartcard introduced into an opening in the housing, the power supply comprising a power input (e.g., a wire or circuit). There may be an electrical output connected to the power input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: Miura Systems Limited
    Inventors: Andrew Graham Hodges, Enrique Garrido, Darren Leigh Shaw, Matthew Michael James Watts
  • Patent number: 11800372
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for installation of a phased array antenna receiving a signal, the method comprising: determining that a higher directivity of the phased array antenna is achievable; determining an orientation of the phased array antenna at which the higher directivity is achievable; and providing instructions for adjusting the orientation of the phased array antenna from an initial orientation to the determined orientation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: Sequans Communications S.A.
    Inventors: Thomas Winiecki, James Watts
  • Patent number: 11748311
    Abstract: A method for suggesting collaboration between a plurality of users of a communication system includes determining that a user action is performed with respect to a first document associated with a first user of the plurality of users, identifying a collaborative similarity between the first document and a second document associated with a second user of the plurality of users, generating a collaboration suggestion for collaboration between the first user and the second user with respect to the content of the first document and the second document, providing the collaboration suggestion to collaborate with respect to the content of the first document and the second document to the first user, receiving an indication of an acceptance of the collaboration suggestion to collaborate with respect to the content of the first document and the second document from the first user, and causing a collaboration session to be established between the first user and the second user to collaborate with respect to the content
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Priya Nayak, James Watts
  • Patent number: 11577484
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a web control guide for an inflation and sealing assembly of a protective packaging formation device for inflating a web material into a chain of inflated cushions. The web control guide is positioned along a material path at a transverse spacing from a first compression element and constrains a first thickness of the material path measured normal to the longitudinal and transverse directions of the material path. The transverse spacing and constrained thickness dimension are sufficiently small to prevent transverse movement of the flexible material towards the first compression element to avoid excessive heating of the web material outside a sealing zone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: Pregis Innovative Packaging LLC
    Inventors: William James Watts, Julian Michael Moore, Charles Anthony Daigle, Joseph Vincent Prisco
  • Patent number: 11507358
    Abstract: A method, comprising: receiving, by an admission controller, a deployment object associated with code that is desired to be deployed to a production system; detecting, by a first responder, whether the deployment object is associated with a change ticket and, when the deployment object is not associated with a change ticket, submitting a change ticket that is associated with the deployment object, the change ticket being submitted by the first responder; detecting, by a second responder, whether the change ticket, that is associated with the deployment object, is allowed, and, when the change ticket is allowed, authorizing a deployment of the code, the deployment being authorized by the second responder; and deploying the code to a production system when the deployment of the code has been authorized by the second responder, the code being deployed by the admission controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: James Watt, Bhaskar Todi
  • Publication number: 20220346139
    Abstract: A method performed by a WTRU may comprise receiving a plurality of LBT configurations associated with one or more of a beam, a BWP, a LCH, a set of LBT parameters, a transmission type or an LBT subband. The method may further comprise receiving an indication to transmit using a first LBT configuration of the plurality of LBT configurations. An attempt to acquire a channel may then be made using the first LBT configuration. The indication to transmit may additionally indicate a second LBT configuration of the plurality of LBT configurations. Data may be transmitted on the channel when the attempt to acquire the channel is successful. An attempt to acquire the channel using the second LBT configuration of the plurality of LBT configurations may be made when the attempt to acquire the channel using the first LBT configuration fails.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2022
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Applicant: IDAC HOLDINGS, INC.
    Inventors: J. Patrick Tooher, Faris Alfarhan, Paul Marinier, Aata El Hamss, Ghyslain Pelletier, Dylan James Watts
  • Publication number: 20220335206
    Abstract: A method for editing and updating content of a collaborative document within a preview user interface is provided. The method includes receiving, by a content management platform, a request for a document stored within the content management platform in a format of a first application, wherein the request is received from a client device of a first user of the content management platform via a second application that is different from the first application, and wherein the document includes a first comment provided by a second user of the content management platform at a first point in time with respect to a first portion of the collaborative document.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2022
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Inventors: Eric Zhang, Birkan Icacan, Harold Kim, Jameslevi Schmidt, James Watts, Joshua Bergstrand, Xiaojie Jiang, Lai Kwan Wong, Cayden Meyer, Sebastian Doerner, Yifan Cao, Ryan Weber
  • Publication number: 20220222052
    Abstract: A method, comprising: receiving, by an admission controller, a deployment object associated with code that is desired to be deployed to a production system; detecting, by a first responder, whether the deployment object is associated with a change ticket and, when the deployment object is not associated with a change ticket, submitting a change ticket that is associated with the deployment object, the change ticket being submitted by the first responder; detecting, by a second responder, whether the change ticket, that is associated with the deployment object, is allowed, and, when the change ticket is allowed, authorizing a deployment of the code, the deployment being authorized by the second responder; and deploying the code to a production system when the deployment of the code has been authorized by the second responder, the code being deployed by the admission controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2021
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Applicant: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: James Watt, Bhaskar Todi
  • Patent number: 11388747
    Abstract: A method performed by a WTRU may comprise receiving a plurality of LBT configurations associated with one or more of a beam, a BWP, a LCH, a set of LBT parameters, a transmission type or an LBT subband. The method may further comprise receiving an indication to transmit using a first LBT configuration of the plurality of LBT configurations. An attempt to acquire a channel may then be made using the first LBT configuration. The indication to transmit may additionally indicate a second LBT configuration of the plurality of LBT configurations. Data may be transmitted on the channel when the attempt to acquire the channel is successful. An attempt to acquire the channel using the second LBT configuration of the plurality of LBT configurations may be made when the attempt to acquire the channel using the first LBT configuration fails.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: IDAC HOLDINGS, INC.
    Inventors: J. Patrick Tooher, Faris Alfarhan, Paul Marinier, Aata El Hamss, Ghyslain Pelletier, Dylan James Watts
  • Publication number: 20220124512
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for installation of a phased array antenna receiving a signal, the method comprising: determining that a higher directivity of the phased array antenna is achievable; determining an orientation of the phased array antenna at which the higher directivity is achievable; and providing instructions for adjusting the orientation of the phased array antenna from an initial orientation to the determined orientation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2020
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Inventors: Thomas Winiecki, James Watts
  • Patent number: 11308037
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for performing automated collaboration is provided. Automated collaboration may include identifying a first document generated by a first user using a networked application, identifying a collaborative similarity between the first document and a second document generated by a second user, generating a collaboration suggestion based on the collaborative similarity, transmitting the collaboration suggestion to the first user via the networked application, and initiating a collaboration session between the first user and the second user. The collaborative similarity may be identified based on a similarity between content of the first document and content of the second document, based on a similarity between information associated with the first document and information associated with the second document, or based on a combination of content and associated information similarities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Priya Nayak, James Watts
  • Patent number: 11295060
    Abstract: A method for editing and updating content of a collaborative document within a preview user interface is provided. The method includes a content management platform receives a request for a file stored which is stored in a third-party application format. The system causes a rendered graphical image of the file to be presented within a preview user interface. The rendered graphical image of the file represents a view of the file as if opened within a third-party application. The system receives from the preview user interface, content associated with a portion of the file. The system generates a new version of the file that includes the content associated with the portion of the file.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Eric Zhang, Ryan Weber, Birkan Icacan, Harold Kim, Jameslevi Schmidt, James Watts, Joshua Bergstrand, Xiaojie Jiang, Lai Kwan Wong, Cayden Meyer, Sebastian Doerner, Yifan Cao
  • Publication number: 20220030532
    Abstract: A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) may communicate in a non-terrestrial network (NTN) comprising a plurality of satellites. The WTRU may be preconfigured with a plurality of measurement configurations and a corresponding plurality of activation/deactivation criteria associated with the plurality of satellites. The activation/deactivation criteria includes at least activation timing information. The WTRU may activate and deactivate each of the plurality of measurement configurations over time in accordance with the activation/deactivation criteria. The WTRU may perform measurements on cell beams for satellites with active measurement configurations and report results based on the measurements to NTN.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2020
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Applicant: IDAC HOLDINGS, INC.
    Inventors: Mouna Hajir, Dylan James Watts, Yugeswar Deenoo, Ghyslain Pelletier
  • Publication number: 20220006187
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an antenna element arrangement configured for use with a plurality of phase shifters, the antenna element arrangement comprising: a first group of elements comprising a first plurality of elements aligned in a first direction, each element in the first plurality of elements arranged to accept, in a transmit mode, a first electrical signal from a first phase shifter or to supply, in a receive mode, a first electrical signal to the first phase shifter; and a second group of elements comprising a second plurality of elements aligned in a second direction, each element in the second plurality of elements arranged to accept, in the transmit mode, a second electrical signal from a second phase shifter or to supply, in the receive mode, a second electrical signal to the second phase shifter; wherein the first and second directions are nonparallel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2020
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Inventors: James Watts, Thomas Winiecki
  • Publication number: 20210319190
    Abstract: A battery-powered device comprising a power input providing power to the device is described herein, with a housing having an opening for receiving a smartcard. There may be at least one electrical contact within the housing, the at least one electrical contact connected to the power input. There is also provided a power supply for one or more battery-powered devices each having at least one electrical contact within a housing configured to make contact with a smartcard introduced into an opening in the housing, the power supply comprising a power input (e.g., a wire or circuit). There may be an electrical output connected to the power input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2021
    Publication date: October 14, 2021
    Inventors: Andrew Graham Hodges, Enrique Garrido, Darren Leigh Shaw, Matthew Michael James Watts
  • Publication number: 20210321446
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) power control are described. A method includes receiving a time domain resource allocation (TDRA) list configuration including entries, each including a resource allocation that includes a slot offset value. L1 signaling is received indicating a minimum slot offset value. Downlink control information (DCI) is decoded on a physical downlink control channel in a slot. An index is obtained from the decoded DCI, identifying an entry in the TDRA list. A particular slot offset value identified by the index is retrieved from the TDRA list and compared with the minimum slot offset value. If the particular slot offset value is less than the minimum slot offset value, the entry is invalid. If the particular slot offset value is greater than or equal to the minimum slot offset value, a physical downlink shared channel is received.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2019
    Publication date: October 14, 2021
    Applicant: IDAC HOLDINGS, INC.
    Inventors: Moon-il Lee, Erdem Bala, Janet A. Stern-Berkowitz, Afshin Haghighat, Marian Rudolf, Paul Marinier, Faris Alfarhan, Dylan James Watts, Ghyslain Pelletier
  • Patent number: 11068670
    Abstract: A battery-powered device with an opening for receiving a smartcard; inside the opening there being at least one electrical contact which can be used to receive power from a power supply. There is also provided a power supply for one or more of the battery-powered devices, the power supply having one or more paddles each of which is configured to enter the smartcard opening of the battery powered device and supply power from a power input, to the electrical contact(s) located inside the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: Miura Systems Limited
    Inventors: Andrew Graham Hodges, Enrique Garrido, Darren Leigh Shaw, Matthew Michael James Watts
  • Publication number: 20210187893
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a web control guide for an inflation and sealing assembly of a protective packaging formation device for inflating a web material into a chain of inflated cushions. The web control guide is positioned along a material path at a transverse spacing from a first compression element and constrains a first thickness of the material path measured normal to the longitudinal and transverse directions of the material path. The transverse spacing and constrained thickness dimension are sufficiently small to prevent transverse movement of the flexible material towards the first compression element to avoid excessive heating of the web material outside a sealing zone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2020
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Inventors: William James Watts, Julian Michael Moore, Charles Anthony Daigle, Joseph Vincent Prisco