Patents by Inventor James Ward

James Ward 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: 12331226
    Abstract: The present invention refers to polyurethane adhesives with semi-crystalline and highly crystalline polyesters, a method for the production of the same as well as the use of the polyurethane adhesive in the production of electronic devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2025
    Assignee: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: James Ward, Timo Pasemann, Christian Holtgrewe, Anja Cosima Lindhorst
  • Patent number: 12281244
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a moisture curable hotmelt adhesive composition comprising at least one polyurethane prepolymer obtained from the reaction of a) at least one polyether; b) at least one (meth)acrylic resin; c) at least one crystalline polyester; d) at least one amorphous polyester; e) at least one isocyanate compound; in a presence of a catalyst, wherein at least one of said polyether, crystalline polyester and amorphous polyester is partially or completely bio-based material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignee: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: James Ward, Christian Holtgrewe, Timo Pasemann, Anja Cosima Lindhorst
  • Patent number: 12039495
    Abstract: In certain arrangements, systems and methods assist in gathering relevant data in a doctor-patient encounter for obtaining a properly specified diagnosis code. In one embodiment, selectable data items which are provided as part of a medical charting program may be correlated with one or more standardized diagnosis codes (e.g. ICD-10 codes). Upon selection of the appropriate data items when charting a patient encounter, one or more diagnosis codes which are correlated with the selected data items may be flagged and/or generated for later use, such as for filing a claim submission as part of a billing process or to further enhance the clinical workflow of patient encounter documentation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Assignee: T-System, Inc.
    Inventors: James Ward, Richard Wunnebuger, Stephen Hilliard, Hank Hikspoors
  • Patent number: 12013276
    Abstract: A sensor assembly for determining the level of oil in a filter pan may include a load cell for sensing the amount of oil in the filter pan. The filter pan may be pivotable about a first end of the filter pan within a frame. The assembly may also include a lever pivotable about a fulcrum. A first end of the lever may support a second end of the filter pan. A second end of the lever may press against the load cell based upon downward pressure from the filter pan against the first end of the lever.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: Giles Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Zachary Griggs, Lance Covert, James Ward
  • Publication number: 20230368137
    Abstract: In certain arrangements, systems and methods assist in gathering relevant data in a doctor-patient encounter for obtaining a properly specified diagnosis code. In one embodiment, selectable data items which are provided as part of a medical charting program may be correlated with one or more standardized diagnosis codes (e.g. ICD-10 codes). Upon selection of the appropriate data items when charting a patient encounter, one or more diagnosis codes which are correlated with the selected data items may be flagged and/or generated for later use, such as for filing a claim submission as part of a billing process or to further enhance the clinical workflow of patient encounter documentation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2023
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Inventors: James Ward, Richard Wunnebuger, Stephen Hilliard, Hank Hikspoors
  • Patent number: 11783291
    Abstract: Systems and methods assist in gathering relevant data in a doctor-patient encounter for obtaining a properly specified diagnosis code. In one embodiment, selectable data items which are provided as part of a medical charting program may be correlated with one or more standardized diagnosis codes (e.g. ICD-10 codes). Upon selection of the appropriate data items when charting a patient encounter, one or more diagnosis codes which are correlated with the selected data items may be flagged and/or generated for later use, such as for filing a claim submission as part of a billing process or to further enhance the clinical workflow of patient encounter documentation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: T-System, Inc.
    Inventors: James Ward, Richard Wunnebuger, Stephen Hilliard, Hank Hikspoors
  • Publication number: 20220305378
    Abstract: A user can create and customize a digital character, for instance an avatar, a playable video game character, or a rendering of a character. The user can likewise define characteristics of the character, including a physical appearance of the character, statistics associated with the character, accessories of the character, and the like. The digital character can be manufactured, producing a physical figurine, which can include an RFID device. An NFT can be generated based on the digital character, for based on one or more characteristics of the character, the user, or any other factor. The NFT can be associated with the figurine, with the user, with a user account of the user, with an identifier associated with the RFID device, and with the digital character. The figurine can be used to unlock one or more features of a gaming system, a game, an entertainment platform, or any other system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2022
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Inventors: James Ward, Zuhair Abdul Hadi, John Vifian, Kyle Kinkade, Gilman Louie, Joseph E. Scott, Jason Clyde, Sherman Meredith
  • Patent number: 11441417
    Abstract: Provided herein is a motor or mud lubricated motor for use with horizontal directional drilling equipment as part of a trenchless drilling system. The motor has a hollow body with proximal and distal open ends and a compartment recessed into a top surface thereof between the proximal open end and the distal open end. A sonde housing with a removable cap secured to the housing is disposed within the compartment and contains a sonde transmitter and a battery operably connected to the sonde transmitter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignees: Quality Drilling Technology, LLC, Horizontal Drilling Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: James Ward, Shu Wang, Li Li, Clemente Lopez Arias, Yan Wang, Robert Folkins
  • Publication number: 20220251941
    Abstract: Provided herein is a motor or mud lubricated motor for use with horizontal directional drilling equipment as part of a trenchless drilling system. The motor has a hollow body with proximal and distal open ends and a compartment recessed into a top surface thereof between the proximal open end and the distal open end. A sonde housing with a removable cap secured to the housing is disposed within the compartment and contains a sonde transmitter and a battery operably connected to the sonde transmitter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2021
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Applicants: Quality Drilling Technology, LLC, Horizontal Drilling Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: James Ward, Shu Wang, Li Li, Clemente Lopez Arias, Yan Wang, Robert Folkins
  • Patent number: 11270338
    Abstract: An approach is provided for optimizing a digital display. Classifications of advertisements are determined. A location of a future action in an event is predicted. A sentiment of an audience is determined. The audience includes spectators at the venue, viewers who are viewing the event via devices receiving a live broadcast of the event, or a combination of the spectators and the viewers. Based on the location of the future action, a digital display is selected from digital displays in the venue and content on the digital display is predicted to be captured as an image by a camera and broadcast to devices of the viewers. Based on the classifications, the sentiment, the location of the future action, and the content being predicted to be captured and broadcast, an advertisement is selected. The selected advertisement is sent to the selected digital display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: James Ward, Michael Bender, Sarbajit K. Rakshit, Shawn D. Hennessy
  • Publication number: 20220018700
    Abstract: A sensor assembly for determining the level of oil in a filter pan is disclosed herein. The assembly includes a load cell for sensing the amount of oil in the filter pan. The filter pan is pivotable about an end of the pan within a frame for supporting cooking equipment. The load cell is attached on one end to the frame. The assembly also includes a lever pivotable about a fulcrum, such that the first end of the lever supports the other end of the oil filter pan, and the second end of the lever urges against the load cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2021
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Inventors: Zachary GRIGGS, Lance COVERT, James WARD
  • Publication number: 20210397526
    Abstract: A method of providing an abstraction layer between an application layer and one or more existing hardware components of a computing device includes receiving a request for a resource from the application layer, determining a component type for performing a task according to the request for the resource, determining whether the one or more existing hardware components of the computing device correspond to the component type for performing the task based on a predetermined function of the one or more existing hardware components, converting the task into a translated task readable by the one or more existing hardware components, providing the translated task to the one or more existing hardware components, receiving an output from the one or more existing hardware components as a result of providing the translated task, and providing the output to the application layer as an emulated output that mimics an expected output of the component type.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2020
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Andrea Marie Schmitz, Andrew William Berner, James Ward
  • Publication number: 20210292622
    Abstract: The present invention refers to polyurethane adhesives with semi-crystalline and highly crystalline polyesters, a method for the production of the same as well as the use of the polyurethane adhesive in the production of electronic devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2021
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Inventors: James Ward, Timo Pasemann, Christian Holtgrewe, Anja Cosima Lindhorst
  • Publication number: 20210163801
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a moisture curable hotmelt adhesive composition comprising at least one polyurethane prepolymer obtained from the reaction of a) at least one polyether; b) at least one (meth)acrylic resin; c) at least one crystalline polyester; d) at least one amorphous polyester; e) at least one isocyanate compound; in a presence of a catalyst, wherein at least one of said polyether, crystalline polyester and amorphous polyester is partially or completely bio-based material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2021
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Inventors: James Ward, Christian Holtgrewe, Timo Pasemann, Anja Cosima Lindhorst
  • Publication number: 20200402096
    Abstract: An approach is provided for optimizing a digital display. Classifications of advertisements are determined. A location of a future action in an event is predicted. A sentiment of an audience is determined. The audience includes spectators at the venue, viewers who are viewing the event via devices receiving a live broadcast of the event, or a combination of the spectators and the viewers. Based on the location of the future action, a digital display is selected from digital displays in the venue and content on the digital display is predicted to be captured as an image by a camera and broadcast to devices of the viewers. Based on the classifications, the sentiment, the location of the future action, and the content being predicted to be captured and broadcast, an advertisement is selected. The selected advertisement is sent to the selected digital display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2019
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Inventors: James Ward, Michael Bender, Sarbajit K. Rakshit, Shawn D. Hennessy
  • Patent number: 10535351
    Abstract: Aircraft instrumentation systems, aircraft, and controllers are provided for transcribing radio communications. An aircraft instrumentation system and an aircraft include a radio device, a display device, and a controller. The controller is communicatively coupled with the radio device and the display device. The controller is configured to monitor the radio device and recognize a voice communication received over the radio device. The controller is further configured to generate an electronic transcript of the voice communication and control the display device to display a transcript of the voice communication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation
    Inventors: Randy Gaston, James Ward
  • Publication number: 20190013096
    Abstract: Systems and methods assist in gathering relevant data in a doctor-patient encounter for obtaining a properly specified diagnosis code. In one embodiment, selectable data items which are provided as part of a medical charting program may be correlated with one or more standardized diagnosis codes (e.g. ICD-10 codes). Upon selection of the appropriate data items when charting a patient encounter, one or more diagnosis codes which are correlated with the selected data items may be flagged and/or generated for later use, such as for filing a claim submission as part of a billing process or to further enhance the clinical workflow of patient encounter documentation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2018
    Publication date: January 10, 2019
    Inventors: James Ward, Richard Wunnebuger, Stephen Hilliard, Hank Hikspoors
  • Patent number: 10078729
    Abstract: Systems and methods assist in gathering relevant data in a doctor-patient encounter for obtaining a properly specified diagnosis code. In one embodiment, selectable data items which are provided as part of a medical charting program may be correlated with one or more standardized diagnosis codes (e.g. ICD-10 codes). Upon selection of the appropriate data items when charting a patient encounter, one or more diagnosis codes which are correlated with the selected data items may be flagged and/or generated for later use, such as for filing a claim submission as part of a billing process or to further enhance the clinical workflow of patient encounter documentation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2018
    Assignee: T-System, Inc.
    Inventors: James Ward, Richard Wunnebuger, Stephen Hilliard, Hank Hikspoors
  • Publication number: 20160150195
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for monitoring, recording and/or reporting information about incidents that occur within proximity of an aircraft. When an incident monitoring mode is activated, external imagers of the aircraft begin recording of video images outside the aircraft in a temporary buffer as pre-event video data. Motion sensors that detect movement in the vicinity of the aircraft, and movement sensors that detect movement of the aircraft are also enabled. When a sensor detects a trigger event, an incident report file (IRF) is saved that includes the pre-event video data that is stored in the temporary buffer. Post-event video images are then recorded in the IRF as post-event video data until a condition occurs. Alarm signals that are perceptible outside the aircraft, and an incident report message can be generated and communicated to an external computer to indicate that an incident has occurred in proximity of the aircraft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2014
    Publication date: May 26, 2016
    Inventors: Jeffrey Dean Good, Michael Marsden, Jason Meade, Frank Manochio, Michael Knight, James Ward
  • Publication number: 20160063999
    Abstract: Aircraft instrumentation systems, aircraft, and controllers are provided for transcribing radio communications. An aircraft instrumentation system and an aircraft include a radio device, a display device, and a controller. The controller is communicatively coupled with the radio device and the display device. The controller is configured to monitor the radio device and recognize a voice communication received over the radio device. The controller is further configured to generate an electronic transcript of the voice communication and control the display device to display a transcript of the voice communication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2015
    Publication date: March 3, 2016
    Inventors: Randy Gaston, James Ward