Patents by Inventor Joseph Rockstan Williams

Joseph Rockstan 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: 11689908
    Abstract: An embodiment provides a method for transferring information from at least one instrument to an application, including: establishing a central protocol structure, wherein the central protocol structure defines a format for information transmitted utilizing the central protocol structure; receiving, at the application and over a wireless communication channel information from the at least one instrument, wherein the information is formatted in view of the central protocol structure; and performing, within the application, an action with respect to the information within the application, wherein the performing comprises deciphering the information contained in view of the central protocol structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: HACH COMPANY
    Inventors: Brian Alan Harmon, Gregory James Lipinski, Joseph Rockstan Williams, Theophilus Brian Mooney
  • Publication number: 20230122443
    Abstract: An embodiment provides a method for transferring information from at least one instrument to an application, including: establishing a central protocol structure, wherein the central protocol structure defines a format for information transmitted utilizing the central protocol structure; transmitting over a short-range wireless communication channel information from the at least one device to the application, wherein the information is formatted in a broadcast packet in view of the central protocol structure; receiving, at the application, information from the at least one device; and performing, within the application, an action with respect to the information within the application, wherein the performing comprises deciphering the information contained in view of the central protocol structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2022
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Applicant: HACH COMPANY
    Inventors: Brian Alan HARMON, Gregory James LIPINSKI, Joseph Rockstan WILLIAMS, Theophilus Brian MOONEY, Timothy A. HIGGINS, Dan Jonathan KROLL, Vishnu RAJASEKHARAN, Corey Alan SALZER
  • Patent number: 11595798
    Abstract: An embodiment provides a method for transferring information from at least one instrument to an application, including: establishing a central protocol structure, wherein the central protocol structure defines a format for information transmitted utilizing the central protocol structure; transmitting over a short-range wireless communication channel information from the at least one device to the application, wherein the information is formatted in a broadcast packet in view of the central protocol structure; receiving, at the application, information from the at least one device; and performing, within the application, an action with respect to the information within the application, wherein the performing comprises deciphering the information contained in view of the central protocol structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: HACH COMPANY
    Inventors: Brian Alan Harmon, Gregory James Lipinski, Joseph Rockstan Williams, Theophilus Brian Mooney, Timothy A. Higgins, Dan Jonathan Kroll, Vishnu Rajasekharan, Corey Alan Salzer
  • Patent number: 11567889
    Abstract: An embodiment provides a method for transferring information utilizing a serial communication command structure over an unreliable or a non-continuous communication channel, including: establishing a serial command structure, wherein the establishing comprises defining a package structure having a predefined format, wherein the serial command structure comprises bounded data; and transmitting, over the unreliable or the non-continuous communication channel, data from a sending entity to a receiving entity utilizing the serial command structure and in the predefined format. Other aspects are described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: HACH COMPANY
    Inventors: Theophilus Brian Mooney, Mirko Liebender, Joseph Rockstan Williams, Gregory James Lipinski
  • Publication number: 20210240649
    Abstract: An embodiment provides a method for transferring information utilizing a serial communication command structure over an unreliable or a non-continuous communication channel, including: establishing a serial command structure, wherein the establishing comprises defining a package structure having a predefined format, wherein the serial command structure comprises bounded data; and transmitting, over the unreliable or the non-continuous communication channel, data from a sending entity to a receiving entity utilizing the serial command structure and in the predefined format. Other aspects are described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2020
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Inventors: Theophilus Brian Mooney, Mirko Liebender, Joseph Rockstan Williams, Gregory James Lipinski
  • Publication number: 20210136552
    Abstract: An embodiment provides a method for transferring information from at least one instrument to an application, including: establishing a central protocol structure, wherein the central protocol structure defines a format for information transmitted utilizing the central protocol structure; receiving, at the application and over a wireless communication channel information from the at least one instrument, wherein the information is formatted in view of the central protocol structure; and performing, within the application, an action with respect to the information within the application, wherein the performing comprises deciphering the information contained in view of the central protocol structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2020
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventors: Brian Alan Harmon, Gregory James Lipinski, Joseph Rockstan Williams, Theophilus Brian Mooney
  • Publication number: 20210136540
    Abstract: An embodiment provides a method for transferring information from at least one instrument to an application, including: establishing a central protocol structure, wherein the central protocol structure defines a format for information transmitted utilizing the central protocol structure; transmitting over a short-range wireless communication channel information from the at least one device to the application, wherein the information is formatted in a broadcast packet in view of the central protocol structure; receiving, at the application, information from the at least one device; and performing, within the application, an action with respect to the information within the application, wherein the performing comprises deciphering the information contained in view of the central protocol structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2020
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventors: Brian Alan Harmon, Gregory James Lipinski, Joseph Rockstan Williams, Theophilus Brian Mooney, Timothy A. Higgins, Dan Jonathan Kroll, Vishnu Rajasekharan, Corey Alan Salzer