Patents by Inventor Kevin Williams

Kevin 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).

  • Virtual Moving Safety Limits For Vehicles Transporting Objects
    Publication number: 20200012290
    Abstract: Example systems and methods are disclosed for implementing vehicle operation limits to prevent vehicle load failure during vehicle teleoperation. The method may include receiving sensor data from sensors on a vehicle that carries a load. The vehicle may be controlled by a remote control system. The load weight and dimensions may be determined based on the sensor data. In order to prevent a vehicle load failure, a forward velocity limit and an angular velocity limit may be calculated. Vehicle load failures may include the vehicle tipping over, the load tipping over, the load sliding off of the vehicle, or collisions. The vehicle carrying the load may be restricted from exceeding the forward velocity limit and/or the angular velocity limit during vehicle operation. The remote control system may display a user interface indicating to a remote operator the forward velocity limit and the angular velocity limit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2019
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Inventor: Kevin William Watts
  • Steerable high-resolution display
    Patent number: 10514546
    Abstract: A display system comprising a foveal display having a monocular field of view of at least 1 degree is positioned within a scannable field of view of at least 20 degrees, the foveal display positioned for a user. In one embodiment, the foveal display is positioned for the user's fovea.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: AVEGANT CORP.
    Inventors: Aaron Matthew Eash, Andrew John Gross, Edward Chia Ning Tang, D. Scott Dewald, Joseph Roger Battelle, Kevin William King, Warren Cornelius Welch, III
  • Adaptive audio enhancement for multichannel speech recognition
    Patent number: 10515626
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for neural network adaptive beamforming for multichannel speech recognition are disclosed. In one aspect, a method includes the actions of receiving a first channel of audio data corresponding to an utterance and a second channel of audio data corresponding to the utterance. The actions further include generating a first set of filter parameters for a first filter based on the first channel of audio data and the second channel of audio data and a second set of filter parameters for a second filter based on the first channel of audio data and the second channel of audio data. The actions further include generating a single combined channel of audio data. The actions further include inputting the audio data to a neural network. The actions further include providing a transcription for the utterance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Bo Li, Ron J. Weiss, Michiel A. U. Bacchiani, Tara N. Sainath, Kevin William Wilson
  • MULTIPLE CHIP SYNCHRONIZATION VIA SINGLE PIN MONITORING OF AN EXTERNAL TIMING CAPACITOR
    Publication number: 20190386657
    Abstract: An IC chip, a system and a method of operating the IC chip in response to an event trigger are provided. The method includes responsive to the event trigger, coupling a pin to a source of constant current to charge an external capacitor coupled to the pin and monitoring a capacitor voltage on the pin. If the magnitude of the capacitor voltage is greater than a rising threshold, detection of a falling threshold is enabled. If the magnitude of the capacitor voltage is greater than a voltage threshold, a first response is triggered and the pin is coupled to the lower rail to discharge the external capacitor. If detection of the falling threshold is enabled and the magnitude of the capacitor voltage is less than the falling threshold, the first response is also triggered.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2018
    Publication date: December 19, 2019
    Inventors: Lawrence James Gewax, Kevin William Ziemer, Ricky Dale Jordanger, Hector Torres
  • Turf reinforcement mats
    Patent number: 10508400
    Abstract: Disclosed are exemplary embodiments of turf reinforcement mats that include spun yarns and/or multifilament yarns in either or both of the warp and weft directions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2019
    Assignee: Willacoochee Industrial Fabrics, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric Lee Booth, Kevin William Ray
  • PROCESSING AUDIO WAVEFORMS
    Publication number: 20190378498
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for processing audio waveforms. In some implementations, a time-frequency feature representation is generated based on audio data. The time-frequency feature representation is input to an acoustic model comprising a trained artificial neural network. The trained artificial neural network comprising a frequency convolution layer, a memory layer, and one or more hidden layers. An output that is based on output of the trained artificial neural network is received. A transcription is provided, where the transcription is determined based on the output of the acoustic model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2019
    Publication date: December 12, 2019
    Inventors: Tara N. Sainath, Ron J. Weiss, Andrew W. Senior, Kevin William Wilson
  • Woven geotextile fabrics
    Patent number: 10487471
    Abstract: Disclosed are exemplary embodiments of woven geotextile fabrics. In exemplary embodiments, a geotextile has a high water flow rate, such as a water flow rate of at least 125 gallons per minute per square foot, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: Willacoochee Industrial Fabrics, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric Lee Booth, Kevin William Ray
  • Using laser sensors to augment stereo sensor readings for robotic devices
    Patent number: 10488523
    Abstract: An example system includes one or more laser sensors on a robotic device, where the one or more laser sensors are configured to produce laser sensor data indicative of a first area within a first distance in front of the robotic device. The system further includes one or more stereo sensors on the robotic device, where the stereo sensors on the robotic device are configured to produce stereo sensor data indicative of a second area past a second distance in front of the robotic device. The system also includes a controller configured to receive the laser sensor data, receive the stereo sensor data, detect one or more objects in front of the robotic device based on at least one of the laser sensor data and the stereo sensor data, and provide instructions for the robotic device to navigate based on the one or more detected objects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: X Development LLC
    Inventors: Kevin William Watts, Kurt Konolige
  • DATABASE SCHEMA VALIDATIONS
    Publication number: 20190332697
    Abstract: An example of an apparatus a network interface to receive a first dataset and a second dataset, wherein the first dataset is associated with the second data set is provided. The apparatus further includes a query engine to generate a first schema from the first dataset and a second schema from the second dataset, wherein the first schema and the second schema are in a common format. The apparatus includes a validation engine to generate a matrix for comparison of data transformations, wherein the matrix includes the first schema and the second schema in the common format. The validation engine is to compare the first schema and the second schema to validate of the second dataset.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2018
    Publication date: October 31, 2019
    Inventors: Kevin WILLIAMS, Amit Kumar SINGH, Gaurav ROY
  • Virtual moving safety limits for vehicles transporting objects
    Patent number: 10459449
    Abstract: Example systems and methods are disclosed for implementing vehicle operation limits to prevent vehicle load failure during vehicle teleoperation. The method may include receiving sensor data from sensors on a vehicle that carries a load. The vehicle may be controlled by a remote control system. The load weight and dimensions may be determined based on the sensor data. In order to prevent a vehicle load failure, a forward velocity limit and an angular velocity limit may be calculated. Vehicle load failures may include the vehicle tipping over, the load tipping over, the load sliding off of the vehicle, or collisions. The vehicle carrying the load may be restricted from exceeding the forward velocity limit and/or the angular velocity limit during vehicle operation. The remote control system may display a user interface indicating to a remote operator the forward velocity limit and the angular velocity limit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: X Development LLC
    Inventor: Kevin William Watts
  • MANUFACTURE OF STRUCTURAL PANELS
    Publication number: 20190322012
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods, apparatuses, and systems for manufacturing a building element. In one aspect, a molding system for forming a building element is provided. The molding system includes a mold having a base and a lid. The base includes a side wall; an adjustable internal side wall assembly comprising at least two internal side wall segments movable relative to the side wall and the other internal side wall segment and arranged in a piled stack; an end wall; and an adjustable internal end wall assembly comprising at least two internal end wall segments movable relative to the end wall and the other internal end wall segment and arranged in a piled stack. The side wall, the end wall, the floor, the lid, at least one internal end wall segment, and at least one internal side wall segment, co-operatively define a cuboid cavity for molding the building element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2017
    Publication date: October 24, 2019
    Applicant: Weeks Holdings Pty Ltd
    Inventors: Kevin William Weeks, Paolo Maccabruni
  • SCHEMA DATA STRUCTURE
    Publication number: 20190325045
    Abstract: A system is provided including a memory in communication with a processor. The memory is to store a schema data structure. The processor is to store in association with one another in the schema data structure: a table identifier for a data table, a column identifier for a column of the data table, and a column position for the column. The processor is also to generate a data type based on data type information associated with the column. In addition, the processor is to store the data type in the schema data structure in association with the table identifier, the column identifier, and the column position, and to output the schema data structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2018
    Publication date: October 24, 2019
    Inventors: Kevin WILLIAMS, Amit Kumar SINGH, Gaurav ROY
  • Article and Packaging for Generating Bubbles
    Publication number: 20190321743
    Abstract: An article for soap bubble generation is provided as a liquid-resistant wearable article. A web is provided integrally with the article having at least one hole adapted to form soap bubbles when the web is dipped in bubble solution and air is moved through the at least one hole. Preferably, the article has films of liquid-resistant material sealed at a common edge and a pocket therebetween. The pocket may be shaped to receive a body part such as a hand (e.g., the article is glove/mitten-shaped). The article substantially prevents a body part inside the pocket from touching the bubble solution when the web is dipped in the bubble solution while the article is being worn. Different sizes of holes may be provided in the web to generate different sizes of bubbles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2019
    Publication date: October 24, 2019
    Inventors: Jenie Ping Fu, Kevin Williams, Matthew Romano, Benjamin Dominic Nimes
  • Woven geotextile filtration fabrics including core-sheath spun yarns
    Patent number: 10434445
    Abstract: Disclosed are exemplary embodiments of woven filtration fabrics that include core-sheath spun yarns in either or both of the warp and weft directions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: Willacoochee Industrial Fabrics, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin William Ray, Eric Lee Booth
  • DATA AGGREGATION DATA STRUCTURE
    Publication number: 20190303467
    Abstract: A system is provided including a memory in communication with a processor. The memory is to store a data source comprising source data. The processor is to store in a row of a table: a source identifier of the data source, a data category value, and an aggregation identifier of an aggregation operation. The processor is also to execute the aggregation operation against the source data based on the data category value to obtain a measure related to the source data. In addition, the processor is to store the measure in the row, and output the table.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2018
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Inventors: Kevin WILLIAMS, Amit Kumar SINGH, Gaurav ROY
  • Lateral block plate
    Patent number: 10398568
    Abstract: A spine stabilization and fusion system includes a lateral cage and a lateral plate. The lateral cage is configured to be placed between an upper vertebra and a lower vertebra, and a face of the lateral cage includes an opening. The lateral plate includes one or more holes extending from a lateral face of the lateral plate to a medial face of the lateral plate. The one or more holes are configured to receive fasteners. The lateral plate further includes a protrusion formed on the medial face of the lateral plate, where the protrusion is configured to fit within the opening in the face of the lateral cage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Inventor: Seth Kevin Williams
  • Processing audio waveforms
    Patent number: 10403269
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for processing audio waveforms. In some implementations, a time-frequency feature representation is generated based on audio data. The time-frequency feature representation is input to an acoustic model comprising a trained artificial neural network. The trained artificial neural network comprising a frequency convolution layer, a memory layer, and one or more hidden layers. An output that is based on output of the trained artificial neural network is received. A transcription is provided, where the transcription is determined based on the output of the acoustic model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Inventors: Tara N. Sainath, Ron J. Weiss, Andrew W. Senior, Kevin William Wilson
  • Bubble wand
    Patent number: D860328
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: Ogosport LLC
    Inventor: Kevin Williams
  • Bubble wand
    Patent number: D860329
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: Ogosport LLC
    Inventor: Kevin Williams
  • Baby tether
    Patent number: D865576
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: Ogosport LLC
    Inventors: Benjamin Dominic Nimes, Jenie Ping Fu, Kevin Williams