Patents by Inventor Jeffrey L. Williams

Jeffrey L. 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).

  • Patent number: 11932360
    Abstract: A tuned mass damper (TMD) system in combination with a floating offshore wind turbine (FOWT) platform includes a barge type FOWT platform having a hull configured to have a wind turbine tower mounted thereon. A TMD system is mounted in the hull and has a first TMD configured to operate at a first frequency, and a second TMD configured to operate at a second frequency different than the first frequency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: University of Maine System Board of Trustees
    Inventors: Christopher K. Allen, Anthony M. Viselli, Andrew J. Goupee, Habib J. Dagher, Robert E. Berry, Jeffrey L. Lindner, Frederick S. Gant, John S. Townsend, Rebecca L. Williams
  • Patent number: 11657847
    Abstract: A write command is received to write data in a target zone including one or more tracks and it is determined whether a data structure is stored in a memory for counting writes performed in a track of the target zone. If such a data structure is not stored in the memory, at least one Low Repeat Write (LRW) data structure is created for the target zone to count writes in sectors of respective tracks of the target zone since creation of the at least one LRW data structure. In another aspect, a write count for a segment is incremented in a data structure for a track to account for a write in the segment. A current overall Track Interference (TI) write count for the target zone is incremented if the incremented segment write count is the highest write count among respective segment write counts in the data structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Jillian D. Passioukov, Gregory B. Thelin, Scott McClure, Jeffrey L. Williams, Chun Sei Tsai
  • Patent number: 10497271
    Abstract: A runway exiting system is configured to determine a suitable exit off of a runway for an aircraft. The runway exiting system includes a housing, and one or more processors within the housing that are configured to determine a current position of the aircraft on the runway, determine a current rate of deceleration of the aircraft on the runway, and determine the suitable exit off of the runway for the aircraft based, at least in part, on the current position of the aircraft on the runway and the current rate of deceleration of the aircraft on the runway.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Samantha A. Schwartz, Jason W. Clark, Jeffrey L. Williams, Katie M. Reid
  • Patent number: 10450085
    Abstract: A wearable electronic display system detects aircraft flight related conditions, compares the detected flight related conditions with rules or procedures, retrieves flight condition information relating to phase of flight, and displays small amounts of contextually relevant flight condition information on a display screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Jeffrey L. Williams, Jason W. Clark, Susan A. Foster, Samantha A. Schwartz, Aaron D. Pilcher
  • Publication number: 20180165975
    Abstract: A runway exiting system is configured to determine a suitable exit off of a runway for an aircraft. The runway exiting system includes a housing, and one or more processors within the housing that are configured to determine a current position of the aircraft on the runway, determine a current rate of deceleration of the aircraft on the runway, and determine the suitable exit off of the runway for the aircraft based, at least in part, on the current position of the aircraft on the runway and the current rate of deceleration of the aircraft on the runway.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2016
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Applicant: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Samantha A. Schwartz, Jason W. Clark, Jeffrey L. Williams, Katie M. Reid
  • Patent number: 9980661
    Abstract: A method of reconstruction of the standard 12-lead surface EKG given values of the electrical potential from an implanted medical device is described. This implanted device can be oriented in an arbitrary fashion and reconstruction technique is obtained through physical measurement of the orientation of the implanted device or correlation with a standard 12-lead EKG obtained from the patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: University of Pittsburgh—Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education
    Inventors: Samir F. Saba, Jeffrey L. Williams, George S. Mendenhall
  • Patent number: 9939271
    Abstract: Electronic map display information is generated. A map display comprising mapping data for a geographic region is generated. The mapping data is rendered on a map display. A plurality of concentric rings are overlaid on the map display. Each of the rings are indicative of a scaling factor for the mapping data. The scaling factor is adjusted based in a context of the map display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Susan A. Foster, Jeffrey J. Buhl, Jeffrey L. Williams, Aaron D. Pilcher
  • Publication number: 20170367605
    Abstract: A method of reconstruction of the standard 12-lead surface EKG given values of the electrical potential from an implanted medical device is described. This implanted device can be oriented in an arbitrary fashion and reconstruction technique is obtained through physical measurement of the orientation of the implanted device or correlation with a standard 12-lead EKG obtained from the patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2012
    Publication date: December 28, 2017
    Inventors: Samir F. Saba, Jeffrey L. Williams, George Stuart Mendenhall
  • Publication number: 20170101193
    Abstract: A wearable electronic display system detects aircraft flight related conditions, compares the detected flight related conditions with rules or procedures, retrieves flight condition information relating to phase of flight, and displays small amounts of contextually relevant flight condition information on a display screen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2016
    Publication date: April 13, 2017
    Inventors: Jeffrey L. Williams, Jason W. Clark, Susan A. Foster, Samantha A. Schwartz, Aaron D. Pilcher
  • Patent number: 9561866
    Abstract: A wearable electronic display system detects aircraft flight related conditions, compares the detected flight related conditions with rules or procedures, retrieves flight condition information relating to phase of flight, and displays small amounts of contextually relevant flight condition information on a display screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Jeffrey L. Williams, Jason W. Clark, Susan A. Foster, Samantha A. Schwartz, Aaron D. Pilcher
  • Publication number: 20160347472
    Abstract: A wearable electronic display system detects aircraft flight related conditions, compares the detected flight related conditions with rules or procedures, retrieves flight condition information relating to phase of flight, and displays small amounts of contextually relevant flight condition information on a display screen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2015
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Inventors: Jeffrey L. Williams, Jason W. Clark, Susan A. Foster, Samantha A. Schwartz, Aaron D. Pilcher
  • Patent number: 9260197
    Abstract: A computing device for displaying procedures for an aircraft is provided. The computing device includes a presentation interface, a user input interface, and a processing device coupled to the presentation interface and to the user input interface. The processing device is configured to cause the presentation interface to display an initial procedure display, and in response to a triggering event, cause the presentation interface to display an adjusted procedure display that emphasizes a predetermined portion of a procedure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Theodore Bruce Thompson, Jeffrey L. Williams, Catherine Marie Barnes, Steven Curtis Spackman, Alexander Korolev
  • Patent number: 9119210
    Abstract: Concepts described herein may provide available RCO information that may be used when moving from one RCO to another RCO. Range rings for the available RCOs may be calculated and adjusted based on current flight conditions. The range rings may be prioritized to provide a prioritized list of available RCOs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventor: Jeffrey L. Williams
  • Patent number: 8937552
    Abstract: An environment associated with at least one crew member is identified, and a line-of-sight associated with the at least one crew member is determined. An alarm is generated when the line-of-sight remains within a predetermined area for an elapsed time that exceeds a first predetermined temporal threshold associated with the identified environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2015
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventor: Jeffrey L. Williams
  • Patent number: 8891773
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure pertain to a system and method for key wrapping via a storage system to allow secure access to media of the system by multiple authorities with modifiable permissions. The keys used to encrypt ranges of the drive are not stored in plaintext and are recoverable using the credentials of an administrator or user with access to that particular range. An outside attacker cannot recover these keys and a malicious user can only recover the keys to the ranges that user is allowed to access. This is maintained while allowing administrators to modify permissions at any time and, while allowing both administrators and users to change their credentials at any time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Assignee: LSI Corporation
    Inventors: Jonathan Henze, Jeffrey L. Williams, Randal Rysavy
  • Publication number: 20140302881
    Abstract: Concepts described herein may provide available RCO information that may be used when moving from one RCO to another RCO. Range rings for the available RCOs may be calculated and adjusted based on current flight conditions. The range rings may be prioritized to provide a prioritized list of available RCOs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2013
    Publication date: October 9, 2014
    Applicant: The Boeing Company
    Inventor: Jeffrey L. Williams
  • Patent number: 8843306
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for displaying an aircraft fix. A fix for an aircraft is identified, wherein the fix is a location of the aircraft. A fix identifier is displayed in a plan view display, wherein the fix identifier indicates a location of the fix on a map background in the plan view display. A fix formation identifier is displayed in the plan view display, wherein the fix formation identifier indicates a direction from a navigational aid to the fix.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Steven Curtis Spackman, Theodore Bruce Thompson, Jeffrey L. Williams
  • Patent number: 8825234
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for managing a touch screen system. Data generated by an acceleration detector about acceleration of the touch screen system is received. The acceleration detector is located within the touch screen system. An action is initiated by an input manager when the acceleration of the touch screen system reduces usability of the touch screen system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Jeffrey L. Williams, Susan Anne Foster, Jason W. Clark, Samantha Ann Schwartz, Aaron Daniel Pilcher
  • Publication number: 20140229733
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure pertain to a system and method for key wrapping via a storage system to allow secure access to media of the system by multiple authorities with modifiable permissions. The keys used to encrypt ranges of the drive are not stored in plaintext and are recoverable using the credentials of an administrator or user with access to that particular range. An outside attacker cannot recover these keys and a malicious user can only recover the keys to the ranges that user is allowed to access. This is maintained while allowing administrators to modify permissions at any time and, while allowing both administrators and users to change their credentials at any time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2013
    Publication date: August 14, 2014
    Applicant: LSI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jonathan Henze, Jeffrey L. Williams, Randal Rysavy
  • Publication number: 20140107871
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for managing a touch screen system. Data generated by an acceleration detector about acceleration of the touch screen system is received. The acceleration detector is located within the touch screen system. An action is initiated by an input manager when the acceleration of the touch screen system reduces usability of the touch screen system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2012
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Applicant: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Jeffrey L. Williams, Susan Anne Foster, Jason W. Clark, Samantha Ann Schwartz, Aaron Daniel Pilcher