Patents by Inventor Kevin W. Williams
Kevin W. 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).
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Patent number: 11436900Abstract: Embodiments described herein relate generally to providing information through tactility. A computer system may receive an input from a user. The computer system may identify one or more locations associated with haptic elements disposed on a wearable haptic apparatus. The computer system may generate a message that includes an indication of the one or more locations. The computer system may transmit this message to the wearable haptic apparatus. The wearable haptic apparatus may actuate one or more haptic elements disposed thereon based on the indication of the one or more locations included in the message. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2019Date of Patent: September 6, 2022Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Charles Baron, Jim S. Baca, Kevin W. Williams, William J. Lewis, Michael T. Moran
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Publication number: 20190304268Abstract: Embodiments described herein relate generally to providing information through tactility. A computer system may receive an input from a user. The computer system may identify one or more locations associated with haptic elements disposed on a wearable haptic apparatus. The computer system may generate a message that includes an indication of the one or more locations. The computer system may transmit this message to the wearable haptic apparatus. The wearable haptic apparatus may actuate one or more haptic elements disposed thereon based on the indication of the one or more locations included in the message. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 8, 2019Publication date: October 3, 2019Applicant: Intel CorporationInventors: Charles Baron, Jim S. Baca, Kevin W. Williams, William J. Lewis, Michael T. Moran
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Patent number: 10255771Abstract: Embodiments described herein relate generally to providing information through tactility. A computer system may receive an input from a user. The computer system may identify one or more locations associated with haptic elements disposed on a wearable haptic apparatus. The computer system may generate a message that includes an indication of the one or more locations. The computer system may transmit this message to the wearable haptic apparatus. The wearable haptic apparatus may actuate one or more haptic elements disposed thereon based on the indication of the one or more locations included in the message. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2017Date of Patent: April 9, 2019Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Charles Baron, Jim S. Baca, Kevin W. Williams, William J. Lewis, Michael T. Moran
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Publication number: 20180218577Abstract: Embodiments described herein relate generally to providing information through tactility. A computer system may receive an input from a user. The computer system may identify one or more locations associated with haptic elements disposed on a wearable haptic apparatus. The computer system may generate a message that includes an indication of the one or more locations. The computer system may transmit this message to the wearable haptic apparatus. The wearable haptic apparatus may actuate one or more haptic elements disposed thereon based on the indication of the one or more locations included in the message. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2017Publication date: August 2, 2018Inventors: Charles Baron, Jim S. Baca, Kevin W. Williams, William J. Lewis, Michael T. Moran
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Patent number: 9799177Abstract: Embodiments described herein relate generally to providing information through tactility. A computer system may receive an input from a user. The computer system may identify one or more locations associated with haptic elements disposed on a wearable haptic apparatus. The computer system may generate a message that includes an indication of the one or more locations. The computer system may transmit this message to the wearable haptic apparatus. The wearable haptic apparatus may actuate one or more haptic elements disposed thereon based on the indication of the one or more locations included in the message. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2014Date of Patent: October 24, 2017Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Charles Baron, Jim S. Baca, Kevin W. Williams, William J. Lewis, Michael T. Moran
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Publication number: 20160086457Abstract: Embodiments described herein relate generally to providing information through tactility. A computer system may receive an input from a user. The computer system may identify one or more locations associated with haptic elements disposed on a wearable haptic apparatus. The computer system may generate a message that includes an indication of the one or more locations. The computer system may transmit this message to the wearable haptic apparatus. The wearable haptic apparatus may actuate one or more haptic elements disposed thereon based on the indication of the one or more locations included in the message. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2014Publication date: March 24, 2016Inventors: Charles Baron, Jim S. Baca, Kevin W. Williams, William J. Lewis, Michael T. Moran
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Publication number: 20080125331Abstract: A coating composition for making a protein microarray, the composition comprising a gelling agent or a precursor to a gelling agent, and microspheres; the microspheres containing a dye represented by the Formula (1): wherein: R1=one or more substitutent selected from the group of H, chloro, alkoxycarbonyl, arylsulfamoyl, or alkylsulfamoyl; R2=one or more substituent selected from the group of H, carboxamido, or alkoxycarbonyl; R3=one or more substituent selected from the group of H, chloro, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, aryl, carboxamido, or alkoxycarbonyl.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 27, 2007Publication date: May 29, 2008Inventors: Krishnan Chari, Tiecheng A. Qiao, Donald R. Diehl, Samuel Chen, Kevin W. Williams, David A. Stegman
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Patent number: 6936334Abstract: A medium for displaying information thereon, the medium includes a substrate; and visible information formed from a plurality of colors displayed on the substrate; wherein at least one of the colors includes at least one visible colorant and at least one invisible colorant which invisible colorant is imperceptible to the human eye and which is not present in a reproduction therefrom for detecting counterfeiting or forgery.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2002Date of Patent: August 30, 2005Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: Richard N. Blazey, Kevin W. Williams, Gustavo R. Paz-Pujalt, Thomas M. Stephany
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Patent number: 6831163Abstract: Disclosed is a molecule containing a first chromophore that exhibits a first absorption maximum above 700 nm and a second chromophore that exhibits a second absorption maximum different from the first absorption maximum, wherein the absorption of the first and second chromophores are substantially independent of each other. The molecule exhibits improved stability.Type: GrantFiled: December 26, 2002Date of Patent: December 14, 2004Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: Ruizheng Wang, Ann L. Carroll-Lee, Kevin W. Williams, Linda A. Kaszczuk, Charles H. Weidner
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Publication number: 20040223045Abstract: A method of forming authenticated secure images on image areas on labels including the steps of storing in memory a number of different selectable label size and shapes; selecting an appropriate label size and shape from the memory for a particular image; moving a colorant donor element having a plurality of transferable colorants into transferable relationship with a receiver, the colorant donor element includes a representation of the particular image and marks which authenticate the particular image having colorant over such representation and marks; transferring colorants onto the receiver in accordance with the representation of the particular image and marks in the colorant donor element and the size of the selected label to form authenticated images in the receiver; and cutting the images on the receiver into the selected shape to form a plurality of labels each having an authenticated image.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 5, 2003Publication date: November 11, 2004Applicant: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: Gustavo R. Paz-Pujalt, David L. Patton, Kevin W. Williams
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Patent number: 6816180Abstract: A method of forming authenticated secure images on image areas on labels including the steps of storing in memory a number of different selectable label size and shapes; selecting an appropriate label size and shape from the memory for a particular image; moving a colorant donor element having a plurality of transferable colorants into transferable relationship with a receiver, the colorant donor element includes a representation of the particular image and marks which authenticate the particular image having colorant over such representation and marks; transferring colorants onto the receiver in accordance with the representation of the particular image and marks in the colorant donor element and the size of the selected label to form authenticated images in the receiver; and cutting the images on the receiver into the selected shape to form a plurality of labels each having an authenticated image.Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 2003Date of Patent: November 9, 2004Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: Gustavo R. Paz-Pujalt, David L. Patton, Kevin W. Williams
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Patent number: 6775381Abstract: A print media has a visible image and a plurality of invisible encodements comprising data printed over it in a hierarchy order, wherein the encodement of the highest order represents a replacement or edited version of the data of lower order encodements. Apparatus and methods provide effectively editing of an existing invisible encodement printed on media with a material sensitive to a first light wavelength by printing an edited or replacement encodement over it with a material sensitive to a second light wavelength of higher order in the hierarchy. Apparatus and methods also provide for selectively reading the highest order encodement, all of the encodements or selected ones of the encodements.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 1999Date of Patent: August 10, 2004Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: David J. Nelson, Kevin W. Williams, Jose A. Rosario
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Patent number: 6767677Abstract: This invention relates to a silver halide photographic display element comprising a support, a front side which has at least one silver halide emulsion layer, and a back side, said front and back sides being on opposite sides of the support; wherein said photographic element further comprises printed on the back side a printing ink composition comprising coalesced hydrophobic polymer particles having associated therewith a squarine infrared absorbing dye represented by formula I: wherein: R and R′ independently represents an aromatic or a heteroaromatic group such that the resulting dye has an absorption max greater than 800 nm; X represents an oxygen or nitrogen atom, or a group containing an oxygen or a nitrogen atom as a heteroatom, wherein the group must be attached through the heteroatom; W is a monovalent counter anion to balance the charge on the dye and m is 0 or 1.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2002Date of Patent: July 27, 2004Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventor: Kevin W. Williams
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Publication number: 20040127360Abstract: Disclosed is a molecule containing a first chromophore that exhibits a first absorption maximum above 700 nm and a second chromophore that exhibits a second absorption maximum different from the first absorption maximum, wherein the absorption of the first and second chromophores are substantially independent of each other. The molecule exhibits improved stability.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 26, 2002Publication date: July 1, 2004Applicant: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: Ruizhen Wang, Ann L. Carroll-Lee, Kevin W. Williams, Linda A. Kaszczuk, Charles H. Weidner
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Patent number: 6737230Abstract: The present invention relates to a thermal developing photographic element comprising a radiant energy absorbing material incorporated into said photothermal film.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2002Date of Patent: May 18, 2004Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: Timothy W. Stoebe, Mark E. Irving, David H. Levy, Kevin W. Williams
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Patent number: 6706460Abstract: This invention relates to a latex composition comprising water as a continuous phase and, as the dispersed phase, hydrophobic polymer particles having associated therewith an infrared polymethine dye having covalently bonded thereto a phenylenediamine moiety. It further relates to a process for associating dye with polymer particles in a latex composition comprising the steps of: (1) forming a dye solution by dissolving a polymethine dye having covalently bonded thereto a phenylenediamine moiety in a water miscible or immiscible organic solvent; (2) forming a latex by dispersing hydrophobic polymer particles in an aqueous continuous phase; (3) blending the latex with the dye solution; and (4) loading of the polymer particles by removing the organic solvent, thereby forming a latex having the polymethine dye associated therewith.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2002Date of Patent: March 16, 2004Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: Kevin W. Williams, Ruizheng Wang, Huijuan D. Chen
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Patent number: 6703111Abstract: A laser-induced thermal recording element comprising a support having thereon a colorant layer comprising a colorant dispersed in a polymeric binder, said colorant layer having associated therewith a laser light-absorbing dye absorbing at the wavelength of a laser used to expose said element, said laser light-absorbing dye comprising a polymethine (cyanine) dye having covalently bonded thereto a phenylenediamine moiety. The element exhibits improved dye stability.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2001Date of Patent: March 9, 2004Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: Ruizheng Wang, Kevin W. Williams, Ann L. Carroll-Lee
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Patent number: 6689518Abstract: This invention relates to a photographic display element comprising a support, a front side which has at least one photographic imaging layer, and a back side, said front and back sides being on opposite sides of the support, wherein said photographic element further comprises applied on the front or back side a composition comprising coalesced hydrophobic polymer particles having associated therewith an infrared absorbing polymethine dye having covalently bonded thereto a phenylenediamine moiety.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2002Date of Patent: February 10, 2004Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: Kevin W. Williams, Ruizheng Wang
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Publication number: 20030228980Abstract: A medium for displaying information thereon, the medium includes a substrate; and visible information formed from a plurality of colors displayed on the substrate; wherein at least one of the colors includes at least one visible colorant and at least one invisible colorant which invisible colorant is imperceptible to the human eye and which is not present in a reproduction therefrom for detecting counterfeiting or forgery.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 7, 2002Publication date: December 11, 2003Applicant: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: Richard N. Blazey, Kevin W. Williams, Gustavo R. Paz-Pujalt, Thomas M. Stephany
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Patent number: 6623908Abstract: An imaging member, such as a negative-working printing plate or on-press cylinder, has an imaging layer comprised of a thermally sensitive ionomer (charged polymer) and a photothermal conversion material that is a bis(aminoaryl)polymethine dye that is soluble in water or a water-miscible organic solvent, and that has a &lgr;max greater than 700 nm as measured in water or the water-miscible organic solvent.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2001Date of Patent: September 23, 2003Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: Shiying Zheng, Ruizheng Wang, Kevin W. Williams