Patents by Inventor John A. Will

John A. Will 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: 20240180228
    Abstract: There is provided an aerosolisable formulation comprising (i) caffeine; (ii) water; and (iii) propylene glycol; wherein the weight ratio of water to propylene glycol is from 30:70 to 60:40.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2021
    Publication date: June 6, 2024
    Inventors: John Will Caraway, JR., Michael Foster Davis, Jennifer Maria Rowe, John Ulrich
  • Publication number: 20240122227
    Abstract: An aerosolizable material is provided. The aerosolizable material comprises (+)-cannabidiol and at least one carrier constituent. Methods of making the aerosolizable material and articles comprising the aerosolizable material are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2020
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventors: Michael Foster Davis, John Will Caraway, Maria Montserrat Sanchez Pena
  • Publication number: 20240114949
    Abstract: An aerosolizable material is provided. The aerosolizable material comprises at least one cannabinoid, at least one carrier constituent, and a terpene derivable from a phytocannabinoid producing plant. Methods of making the aerosolizable material and articles comprising the aerosolizable material are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2020
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Inventors: Michael Foster Davis, John Will Caraway, Ross Anthony Cabot, Maria Montserrat Sanchez Pena, Ashley Micaela Viljoen, Karina McQuillan
  • Publication number: 20240090561
    Abstract: An aerosolizable material is provided. The aerosolizable material comprises at least one cannabinoid and at least one carrier constituent, wherein the material does no comprise a surface active constitute. Methods of making the aerosolizable material and articles comprising the aerosolizable material are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2020
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: Michael Foster Davis, John Will Caraway, Karina McQuillan, Alice Hughes, Maria Montserrat Sanchez Pena
  • Publication number: 20240096199
    Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for facilitating disabling an alarm in response to particular types of activity-indicative data. More specifically, activity-indicative data (e.g., measurements obtained by an electronic device) can be detected prior to a preset alarm time. Upon determining, based on the activity-indicative data, that a wakefulness condition is satisfied, the alarm can be disabled such that the alarm stimuli is not to be presented at the preset alarm time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Bharath Narasimha Rao, Kevin Will Chen, Reed E. Olsen, Umamahesh Srinivas, Kevin M. Lynch, John-Peter E. Cafaro
  • Publication number: 20240074484
    Abstract: An article for use with an aerosol provision system, the article comprising a store comprising an aerosolizable material and a wick formed from a sintered material, wherein the aerosolizable material comprises at least one cannabinoid and at least one carrier constituent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2020
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Inventors: Michael Foster Davis, John Will Caraway
  • Publication number: 20220396986
    Abstract: Described are passenger door assemblies including emergency passage feature assemblies. For example, a door assembly may include a latching block configurable to retain a latching spigot of a carriage assembly responsive to a first opening force. The door assembly may also be configurable to release the latching spigot to enable sliding movement of the latching block independent of the carriage assembly responsive to a second opening force.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2020
    Publication date: December 15, 2022
    Inventor: Paul John Wills
  • Publication number: 20220388666
    Abstract: The present invention provides an aircraft passenger accommodation unit comprising a seat, a shell that allows a passenger egress between an aisle and the seat through an opening, and a door assembly comprising a door slidable with respect to the shell between a retracted position and an extended position, a slide track attached to the shell, a slide runner for sliding along the slide track, and a connection mechanism for selectively connecting the door to the slide runner, wherein the door has a first sliding mode in which the connection mechanism connects the door to the slide runner and wherein the slide runner slides along the slide track, and a second sliding mode in which the connection mechanism does not connect the door to the slide runner and wherein the door slides in relation to the slide track. The invention also provides a door arrangement and associated methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2020
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Inventor: Paul John Wills
  • Patent number: 11458563
    Abstract: A quick connect refill friction stir spot welding tool includes a clamp having a first radially-projecting mounting tab configured for engaging a first mounting slot in a refill friction stir spot welding weld head. A friction sleeve is located coaxially within the clamp and has a second radially-projecting mounting tab configured for engaging a second mounting slot in the refill friction stir spot welding weld head. The second radially-projecting mounting tab is located higher along an axis of the tool than the first radially-projecting mounting tab, and radially inward thereof. A friction pin is located coaxially within the clamp and friction sleeve. The clamp and friction sleeve are attachable to and detachable from the refill friction stir spot welding weld head by rotations through less than 360 degrees.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: Lincoln Global, Inc.
    Inventors: Nathan P. Wenning, John A. Will, James R. Schwieterman, Austin J. Ebbing
  • Publication number: 20220048131
    Abstract: A quick connect refill friction stir spot welding tool includes a clamp having a first radially-projecting mounting tab configured for engaging a first mounting slot in a refill friction stir spot welding weld head. A friction sleeve is located coaxially within the clamp and has a second radially-projecting mounting tab configured for engaging a second mounting slot in the refill friction stir spot welding weld head. The second radially-projecting mounting tab is located higher along an axis of the tool than the first radially-projecting mounting tab, and radially inward thereof. A friction pin is located coaxially within the clamp and friction sleeve. The clamp and friction sleeve are attachable to and detachable from the refill friction stir spot welding weld head by rotations through less than 360 degrees.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2020
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Inventors: Nathan P. Wenning, John A. Will, James R. Schwieterman, Austin J. Ebbing
  • Patent number: 11225327
    Abstract: The present invention provides a divider screen assembly for an aircraft seating arrangement, the divider screen assembly comprising a divider screen moveable between a lower height in a stowed configuration, and an upper height in a deployed configuration, a first actuation mechanism being actuable to allow movement of the divider screen between the upper height and an intermediate height in between the upper height and the lower height, a second actuation mechanism being actuable to allow movement of the divider screen between the intermediate height and the lower height, wherein the second actuation mechanism is actuable only when the screen has been lowered to the intermediate height. The present invention also provides an aircraft accommodation arrangement, a method of stowing a divider screen and a method of deploying a divider screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: Safran Seats GB Limited
    Inventors: Bethmage Kalpa Nadeeshan Perera, Patrick James Smith, Piumal Shayanga Wijewickrama, Paul John Wills
  • Patent number: 11222038
    Abstract: A data visualization tool (“tool”) configured to generate a visualization for tree data. The tool can calculate a number of hierarchical levels of the tree data. The tool can further subdivide a presentation area for the data visualization into a number of concentric parts. The concentric parts are equivalent to the number of hierarchical levels. Each of the concentric parts corresponds to one of the hierarchical levels. Further, the tool can graphically generate the data visualization for presentation via an electronic display. A first of the concentric parts that corresponds to a highest of the hierarchal levels is an outermost one of the concentric parts in the presentation area. Each successive concentric part inward corresponds to a next lower hierarchical level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas Alan Keahey, Daniel Jay Rope, Graham John Wills
  • Patent number: 11081104
    Abstract: A natural language understanding system that can determine an overall score for a natural language hypothesis using hypothesis-specific component scores from different aspects of NLU processing as well as context data describing the context surrounding the utterance corresponding to the natural language hypotheses. The individual component scores may be input into a feature vector at a location corresponding to a type of a device captured by the utterance. Other locations in the feature vector corresponding to other device types may be populated with zero values. The feature vector may also be populated with other values represent other context data. The feature vector may then be multiplied by a weight vector comprising trained weights corresponding to the feature vector positions to determine a new overall score for each hypothesis, where the overall score incorporates the impact of the context data. Natural language hypotheses can be ranked using their respective new overall scores.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Chengwei Su, Sankaranarayanan Ananthakrishnan, Spyridon Matsoukas, Shirin Saleem, Rahul Gupta, Kavya Ravikumar, John Will Crimmins, Kelly James Vanee, John Pelak, Melanie Chie Bomke Gens
  • Publication number: 20190308734
    Abstract: The present invention provides a divider screen assembly for an aircraft seating arrangement, the divider screen assembly comprising a divider screen moveable between a lower height in a stowed configuration, and an upper height in a deployed configuration, a first actuation mechanism being actuable to allow movement of the divider screen between the upper height and an intermediate height in between the upper height and the lower height, a second actuation mechanism being actuable to allow movement of the divider screen between the intermediate height and the lower height, wherein the second actuation mechanism is actuable only when the screen has been lowered to the intermediate height. The present invention also provides an aircraft accommodation arrangement, a method of stowing a divider screen and a method of deploying a divider screen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2019
    Publication date: October 10, 2019
    Inventors: Bethmage Kalpa Nadeeshan Perera, Patrick James Smith, Piumal Shayanga Wijewickrama, Paul John Wills
  • Publication number: 20180046690
    Abstract: A data visualization tool (“tool”) configured to generate a visualization for tree data. The tool can calculate a number of hierarchical levels of the tree data. The tool can further subdivide a presentation area for the data visualization into a number of concentric parts. The concentric parts are equivalent to the number of hierarchical levels. Each of the concentric parts corresponds to one of the hierarchical levels. Further, the tool can graphically generate the data visualization for presentation via an electronic display. A first of the concentric parts that corresponds to a highest of the hierarchal levels is an outermost one of the concentric parts in the presentation area. Each successive concentric part inward corresponds to a next lower hierarchical level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2016
    Publication date: February 15, 2018
    Inventors: Thomas Alan Keahey, Daniel Jay Rope, Graham John Wills
  • Patent number: 9545925
    Abstract: A transmission system is disclosed for use with a machine. The transmission system may have a first clutch configured to transfer power in a first direction, a second clutch configured to transfer power in a second direction, a brake, and an interface device configured to generate a first signal indicative of a desire to shift power transfer directions. The transmission system may also have a controller configured to cause disengagement of the first clutch in response to the first signal, to cause the brake to apply a retarding torque to a traction device, and to determine an amount of the retarding torque being applied to the traction device. The controller may also be configured to selectively transfer the retarding torque to the second clutch when a capacity of the second clutch to provide retarding torque is about equal to the amount of the retarding torque being applied by the brake.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2017
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Mathew D. Guldan, Matthew Michael Tinker, Chintan Govindbhai Kothari, Bradley John Will, Timothy Alan Lorentz
  • Patent number: 9505410
    Abstract: A transmission system is disclosed for use with a machine. The transmission system may have a first clutch to transfer power in a first direction, a second clutch to transfer power in a second direction, a brake, a sensor to generate a first signal indicative of speed, and an input device to generate a second signal indicative of a desire to shift directions. The transmission system may also have a controller to cause disengagement of the first directional clutch in response to the second signal, and to cause the brake to apply retarding torque. The controller may also be configured to determine an error value based on the second signal and a target transmission system speed, to selectively increase retarding torque when the error value increases, and to selectively transfer retarding torque to the second directional clutch when a value of the second signal is less than a threshold value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew Michael Tinker, Mathew D. Guldan, Chintan Govindbhai Kothari, Bradley John Will, Timothy Alan Lorentz
  • Patent number: 9097341
    Abstract: A brake system and method includes a test mode for determining a capacity of the brake system provided on a machine having a hydrostatic drive. A hydrostatic drive target differential pressure range is determined to simulate a test torque. A machine ground speed limit, hydrostatic drive actual differential pressure, and actual ground speed of the machine are determined. An output pressure of the hydrostatic pump is modulated to drive the hydrostatic drive actual differential pressure toward the hydrostatic drive target differential pressure range. A first test fault condition is determined when the actual ground speed exceeds the machine ground speed limit. A second test fault condition is determined when the hydrostatic drive actual differential pressure is outside the hydrostatic drive target differential pressure range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2015
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Lucas Micah Newlon, Bradley John Will, Sudarshan Aravamuthan Maiyur
  • Patent number: 8954245
    Abstract: A method for controlling a gear ratio rate of change in a machine having a continuously variable transmission includes moving an operator input device to a changed position, receiving electronic data indicative of the changed position, and determining a non-limited desired gear ratio based on the changed position. A maximum gear ratio rate of change corresponding to the non-limited desired gear ratio and an actual gear ratio of the continuously variable transmission is selected from an electronically stored gear ratio rate map. A current desired gear ratio is determined based on a previous desired gear ratio and the maximum gear ratio rate of change. A commanded gear ratio of the continuously variable transmission is changed to the current desired gear ratio using electronic signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Randall Todd Anderson, Bradley John Will
  • Patent number: 8660761
    Abstract: A method is provided for controlling a gear ratio change in a hydrostatic drive machine. The hydrostatic drive machine includes a variable displacement pump and at least one variable displacement motor fluidly connected with the variable displacement pump. The method includes a step of determining a gear ratio rate of change corresponding to a change from a current gear ratio to a new gear ratio. Start and stop overlap gear ratios corresponding to the gear ratio rate are determined and define an overlap range. The current gear ratio is changed to the new gear ratio using electronic signals at least in part by simultaneously changing displacements of the variable displacement pump and the at least one variable displacement motor at gear ratios within the overlap range, and sequentially changing displacements of the variable displacement pump and the at least one variable displacement motor at gear ratios outside the overlap range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Randall Todd Anderson, Bradley John Will