Patents by Inventor James Hamilton

James Hamilton 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: 20260149253
    Abstract: A conductor cover includes a first cover member and a second cover member. The first cover member includes a first aperture and a first passage. The first aperture is configured to receive a first fastener. The first passage is configured to receive a busbar. The second cover member includes a second aperture and a second passage. The second aperture is configured to receive a second fastener. The second passage is configured to receive the busbar and translatably-receive the first cover member to electrically insulate the busbar in cooperation with the first cover member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2025
    Publication date: May 28, 2026
    Inventors: James Hamilton, William Guthrie, Andrew Bohan, Nicholas A. Durse, Jonathan D. Weidner, Nathan Hando
  • Publication number: 20260024924
    Abstract: This disclosure presents an electrical assembly including an electrical conductor with a planar connection surface and an electrical contact made of an electrically conductive foil with distinct electrical and mechanical characteristics compared to the electrical conductor. The electrical contact is positioned on a specific area of the connection surface and is metallurgically bonded to it. This innovative electrical assembly allows for efficient electrical connections with improved performance and reliability due to the unique properties of the electrically conductive foil and the metallurgical bonding process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2024
    Publication date: January 22, 2026
    Inventors: Nathan Hando, Jonathan Weidner, David Peterson, James Hamilton, William Guthrie, Nicholas Durse
  • Publication number: 20260024944
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a charging connector assembly designed for an electrical energy transfer system. The assembly includes an electrical conductor with a threaded attachment feature and an electrical terminal with a base having a corresponding threaded attachment feature to engage and disengage the conductor's threaded feature directly. The terminal also features a torque feature that can be operated by a tool to rotate the terminal, enhancing installation and removal. The torque feature is conveniently accessible from a user-facing surface of the charging connector assembly when installed, providing ease of removal and replacement of the terminal when needed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2024
    Publication date: January 22, 2026
    Inventors: Nathan Hando, Jonathan Weidner, David Peterson, James Hamilton, William Guthrie, Nicholas Durse
  • Publication number: 20250374878
    Abstract: A rotating planter apparatus being a vertical planter that is disposed upon a resting surface utilizing a light source, the rotating planter including a first surrounding sidewall, a second surrounding sidewall, and an annular buoyant element that includes a submerged side and an opposing top side, wherein the submerged side is disposed within the second surrounding sidewall that has a circulating fluid to rotate the buoyant element from a pump in the first surrounding sidewall that acts as a fluid reservoir. Also, a third surrounding sidewall that is mounted on the buoyant element top side, a portion of the pump fluid output goes to an interior of the third surrounding sidewall to water plants disposed therethrough the third surrounding sidewall wherein the water gravity flows back to the pump, with the rotating third surrounding sidewall facilitating selectable exposure to the plants from the light source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2025
    Publication date: December 11, 2025
    Inventors: James Hamilton, Nancy Hamilton
  • Publication number: 20250330788
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, detecting a first bootstrap profile on a first communication device, and detecting a second bootstrap profile on a second communication device. Further aspects can include determining the first bootstrap profile and the second bootstrap profile are a same bootstrap profile, and providing limited services to the second communication device according to the first communication device and the second communication device having the same bootstrap profile. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2025
    Publication date: October 23, 2025
    Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Walter Cooper Chastain, James Hamilton, Jason Sikes, Stephen Emille Chin
  • Patent number: 12382262
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, detecting a first bootstrap profile on a first communication device, and detecting a second bootstrap profile on a second communication device. Further aspects can include determining the first bootstrap profile and the second bootstrap profile are a same bootstrap profile, and providing limited services to the second communication device according to the first communication device and the second communication device having the same bootstrap profile. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2025
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Walter Cooper Chastain, James Hamilton, Jason Sikes, Stephen Emille Chin
  • Patent number: 11930544
    Abstract: Technologies described herein are generally directed to facilitating the allocation, scheduling, and management of network slice resources. According some embodiments, a system can facilitate performance of operations. The operations can include facilitating receiving information regarding a characteristic of a potential connection, by a user device, to respective network devices of a group of provider networks. The operations can further include facilitating selecting an identifier resource from a group of identifier resources, the group comprising the identifier resources available to the user device for a connection to a corresponding network device of a provider network from the respective network devices of the group of provider networks, resulting in a selected identifier resource. Further, the operations can include communicating the selected identifier resource to the user device for use by the user device to establish the connection to the corresponding network device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignees: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P., AT&T Mobility II LLC
    Inventors: Jason Sikes, David Braunecker, James Hamilton, Ramesh Ayyagari, James Barksdale, III, Charles Balog
  • Patent number: 11896989
    Abstract: A self-cleaning filter apparatus includes a filter unit and a plunger unit. The filter unit includes a screen device; and a filter unit housing that houses the screen device. The plunger unit includes a rod end housing coupled to the filter unit housing; a plunger rod with a first plunger rod end positioned within the rod end housing and a second plunger rod end within the filter unit housing; and a plunger assembly secured to the second plunger rod end. During a first filter cleaning event segment, the plunger rod is configured to translate between a nominal position in which the plunger assembly is proximate the first screen device end and a cleaning position in which the plunger assembly is proximate the second screen device end. The plunger rod is configured to dislodge, at least in part, debris from within the screen device during at least the first filter cleaning event segment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: DEERE & COMPANY
    Inventors: Bran Ferren, Donald Lariviere, James Hamilton
  • Patent number: 11678160
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, detecting an expiration of a subscription associated with a communication device, wherein the subscription is for services of a mobile network, and enabling an interim profile that provides the communication device with limited connectivity over the mobile network, wherein the limited connectivity facilitates communication with a subscription manager node of the mobile network. Various embodiments can include communicating with the subscription manager node to establish an active subscription for services of the mobile network and enabling an operational profile comprising subscription information associated with the active subscription. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Walter Cooper Chastain, James Hamilton, Stephen Emille Chin, Jason Sikes
  • Publication number: 20230089711
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, identifying an assigned friendly-phrase embedded universal integrated circuit card identifier (fpEID) for a wireless communication device and sending a service request message to a service provider network to initiate a service activation procedure, the service request message comprising the assigned fpEID. Various embodiments can include sending an fpEID assignment request message to a device vendor network, receiving an fpEID assignment confirmation message from the device vendor network in response to the fpEID assignment request message, and identifying the assigned fpEID based on the fpEID assignment confirmation message. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2022
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Jason Sikes, James Hamilton
  • Patent number: 11610598
    Abstract: Communication terminal includes a first microphone system, a second microphone system, and a noise reduction processing unit (NRPU). The NRPU receives a primary signal from the first microphone system and a secondary signal from the second microphone system. The NRPU dynamically identify an optimal transfer function of a correction filter which can be applied to the secondary signal provided by the second microphone system to obtain a correction signal. The correction signal is subtracted from the primary signal to obtain a remainder signal which approximates a signal of interest contained within the primary signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: HARRIS GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: James Hamilton, Keith Kripp
  • Publication number: 20220417719
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, detecting a first bootstrap profile on a first communication device, and detecting a second bootstrap profile on a second communication device. Further aspects can include determining the first bootstrap profile and the second bootstrap profile are a same bootstrap profile, and providing limited services to the second communication device according to the first communication device and the second communication device having the same bootstrap profile. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2022
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Walter Cooper Chastain, James Hamilton, Jason Sikes, Stephen Emille Chin
  • Patent number: 11540115
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, identifying an assigned friendly-phrase embedded universal integrated circuit card identifier (fpEID) for a wireless communication device and sending a service request message to a service provider network to initiate a service activation procedure, the service request message comprising the assigned fpEID. Various embodiments can include sending an fpEID assignment request message to a device vendor network, receiving an fpEID assignment confirmation message from the device vendor network in response to the fpEID assignment request message, and identifying the assigned fpEID based on the fpEID assignment confirmation message. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Jason Sikes, James Hamilton
  • Publication number: 20220386392
    Abstract: Technologies described herein are generally directed to facilitating the allocation, scheduling, and management of network slice resources. According some embodiments, a system can facilitate performance of operations. The operations can include facilitating receiving information regarding a characteristic of a potential connection, by a user device, to respective network devices of a group of provider networks. The operations can further include facilitating selecting an identifier resource from a group of identifier resources, the group comprising the identifier resources available to the user device for a connection to a corresponding network device of a provider network from the respective network devices of the group of provider networks, resulting in a selected identifier resource. Further, the operations can include communicating the selected identifier resource to the user device for use by the user device to establish the connection to the corresponding network device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2022
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Inventors: Jason Sikes, David Braunecker, James Hamilton, Ramesh Ayyagari, James Barksdale, III, Charles Balog
  • Publication number: 20220343933
    Abstract: Communication terminal includes a first microphone system, a second microphone system, and a noise reduction processing unit (NRPU). The NRPU receives a primary signal from the first microphone system and a secondary signal from the second microphone system. The NRPU dynamically identify an optimal transfer function of a correction filter which can be applied to the secondary signal provided by the second microphone system to obtain a correction signal. The correction signal is subtracted from the primary signal to obtain a remainder signal which approximates a signal of interest contained within the primary signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2021
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Inventors: James Hamilton, Keith Kripp
  • Patent number: 11463855
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, detecting a first bootstrap profile on a first communication device, and detecting a second bootstrap profile on a second communication device. Further aspects can include determining the first bootstrap profile and the second bootstrap profile are a same bootstrap profile, and providing limited services to the second communication device according to the first communication device and the second communication device having the same bootstrap profile. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Walter Cooper Chastain, James Hamilton, Jason Sikes, Stephen Emille Chin
  • Publication number: 20220303350
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, identifying a plurality of operational profiles that are to be shared by a plurality of devices; assigning a first operational profile of the plurality of operational profiles to a first device of the plurality of devices; assigning a second operational profile of the plurality of operational profiles to a second device of the plurality of devices; facilitating provision of the first operational profile on the first device; and facilitating provision of the second operational profile on the second device. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2022
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Walter Cooper Chastain, Jason Sikes, James Hamilton, Stephen Emille Chin
  • Patent number: 11438940
    Abstract: Technologies described herein are generally directed to facilitating the allocation, scheduling, and management of network slice resources. According some embodiments, a system can facilitate performance of operations. The operations can include facilitating receiving information regarding a characteristic of a potential connection, by a user device, to respective network devices of a group of provider networks. The operations can further include facilitating selecting an identifier resource from a group of identifier resources, the group comprising the identifier resources available to the user device for a connection to a corresponding network device of a provider network from the respective network devices of the group of provider networks, resulting in a selected identifier resource. Further, the operations can include communicating the selected identifier resource to the user device for use by the user device to establish the connection to the corresponding network device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignees: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P., AT&T MOBILITY II LLC
    Inventors: Jason Sikes, David Braunecker, James Hamilton, Ramesh Ayyagari, James Barksdale, III, Charles Balog
  • Patent number: 11381658
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, identifying a plurality of operational profiles that are to be shared by a plurality of devices; assigning a first operational profile of the plurality of operational profiles to a first device of the plurality of devices; assigning a second operational profile of the plurality of operational profiles to a second device of the plurality of devices; facilitating provision of the first operational profile on the first device; and facilitating provision of the second operational profile on the second device. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Walter Cooper Chastain, Jason Sikes, James Hamilton, Stephen Emille Chin
  • Publication number: 20220062939
    Abstract: A self-cleaning filter apparatus includes a filter unit and a plunger unit. The filter unit includes a screen device; and a filter unit housing that houses the screen device. The plunger unit includes a rod end housing coupled to the filter unit housing; a plunger rod with a first plunger rod end positioned within the rod end housing and a second plunger rod end within the filter unit housing; and a plunger assembly secured to the second plunger rod end. During a first filter cleaning event segment, the plunger rod is configured to translate between a nominal position in which the plunger assembly is proximate the first screen device end and a cleaning position in which the plunger assembly is proximate the second screen device end. The plunger rod is configured to dislodge, at least in part, debris from within the screen device during at least the first filter cleaning event segment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Inventors: Bran Ferren, Donald Lariviere, James Hamilton