Patents by Inventor Kyle Williams

Kyle 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).

  • METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CONVERTING PRECURSOR CELLS INTO GASTRIC TISSUES THROUGH DIRECTED DIFFERENTIATION
    Publication number: 20170240866
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods of inducing formation of a gastric cells and/or a gastric tissue, such as in the form of a gastric organoid. The formation of gastric cells and/or tissue may be carried out by the activating and/or inhibiting of one or more signaling pathways within a precursor cell. Also disclosed are methods for using the disclosed gastric cells, gastric tissues, and/or gastric organoids derived from precursor cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2015
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Inventors: James Macormack WELLS, Kyle William MCCRACKEN
  • FOLDING CELL HOLDER
    Publication number: 20170237051
    Abstract: A battery cell holder that may be used to form interconnection of cells in series and/or parallel arrangements. The cell holder includes slots for receiving battery cells, conductive apertures within the slots for attaching a conductor to the cells, and a hinge. The cell holder is foldable about the hinge and includes a keying system that allows multiple cell holders to be interconnected to form battery packs of multiple sizes and arrangements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2017
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Applicant: Eetrex, Inc.
    Inventor: Kyle William Butterfield
  • Rapid release emergency disconnect system utilizing a linear subsea connector
    Patent number: 9709201
    Abstract: In various embodiments, fluid conduits such as high pressure hoses deployed in-between two sea-fairing vessels may be released during an emergency by using a rapid release emergency disconnect system as described herein, where the rapid release emergency disconnect system may engage with a hanger such as an industry standard frac hanger and be used in-line with fluid conduits such as high-pressure lines. Various skid embodiments are described which can be configured to interface with one or more of the described rapid release emergency disconnect systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: OCEANEERING INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: Gary R. Spexarth, Richard Allan Myers, Kyle William Gebhardt, Jorge Ramon Mesa, Jordan Ashley Carter
  • Methods and Systems for Contact Importing Using a Mobile Device
    Publication number: 20170149761
    Abstract: Techniques to allow a social networking system to import contact information from an external system. In one embodiment, a QR code is provided to a non-mobile computing device to allow a log in to an external system by a user using a mobile computing device. Information from the external system is received after authentication of the user with the external system. The information includes address book information of the user. The address book information includes contact information maintained by the external system. Invitations are provided to a selection of the new contacts to join the social network of the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2016
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Inventor: Kyle William Delong
  • Folding cell holder
    Patent number: 9653713
    Abstract: A battery cell holder that may be used to form interconnection of cells in series and/or parallel arrangements. The cell holder includes slots for receiving battery cells, conductive apertures within the slots for attaching a conductor to the cells, and a hinge. The cell holder is foldable about the hinge and includes a keying system that allows multiple cell holders to be interconnected to form battery packs of multiple sizes and arrangements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: EETREX, INC.
    Inventor: Kyle William Butterfield
  • Current Shield
    Publication number: 20170130413
    Abstract: In its various embodiments the water current shield may be used to improve safety for a diver and/or a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) by shielding them from water currents at an underwater work site, thereby allowing them to avoid excess fatigue from the water currents at the underwater work site. It may also extend an environmental range in which projects can proceed without facing the need to go on weather standby or off hire. The water current shield generally comprises a frame; a predetermined set of louver assemblies operatively connected to the frame, where each louver assembly comprises one or more selectably movable louvers; and a louver mover operatively connected to each selectably movable louver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2016
    Publication date: May 11, 2017
    Applicant: Oceaneering International, Inc.
    Inventors: Jack Couch, Matthew James Caston, Kyle William Gebhardt, Scott Edward Hermann
  • Guiding deformation in seated hydraulic metering devices
    Patent number: 9631738
    Abstract: A hydraulic valve arrangement includes a manifold and a poppet. The manifold defines a bleed ring that surrounds a bore and has an angled surface. The manifold also defines an annular recess around the bleed ring that provides a relief region. The poppet is slidably disposed within the bore and is structured to close a main flow path between the first and second ports when the poppet is in a first position and the poppet being structured to at least partially open the main flow path when the poppet slides away from the first position. The poppet defines an angled contact surface that is configured to engage the angled contact surface of the bleed ring when the poppet is in the first position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: Eaton Corporation
    Inventor: Kyle William Schroeder
  • Rapid release emergency disconnect system utilizing a radial clamp connector
    Patent number: 9618149
    Abstract: In various embodiments, fluid conduits such as high pressure hoses deployed in-between two sea-fairing vessels may be released during an emergency by using a rapid release emergency disconnect system as described herein, where the rapid release emergency disconnect system may engage with a hanger such as an industry standard frac hanger and be used in-line with fluid conduits such as high-pressure lines. Various skid embodiments are described which can be configured to interface with one or more of the described rapid release emergency disconnect systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: Oceaneering International, Inc.
    Inventors: Gary R. Spexarth, Richard Allan Myers, Kyle William Gebhardt, Jorge Ramon Mesa, Alexander Robert Voss, James Devern McAllister
  • Dual-speed auto-shift landing gear
    Patent number: 9598057
    Abstract: A multi-speed landing gear for a trailer includes a housing and a telescoping leg connected with the housing, and a gear assembly for extending and retracting the leg. The gear assembly includes a ring gear arranged to rotate about an axis transverse to the telescopic orientation of the leg member with the gear assembly configured to operate in a high speed setting and a low speed setting and automatically shift between the high and low speed settings, with an actuator selectively preventing or allowing rotation of the ring gear to enable the gear assembly to operate in the low speed setting or the high speed setting. The actuator may be connected to a shift member, with the actuator causing the shift member to selectively prevent or allow rotation of the ring gear by way of engagement of the shift member with the ring gear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: Jost International Corp.
    Inventors: Brian E. Oestreich, Kyle William Nordling, Ben Madsen, Steven Johns, Minglei Guan
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTION AND SIGNALING OF COMPONENT END-OF-LIFE IN A DISSOLVED OXYGEN SENSOR
    Publication number: 20170016825
    Abstract: Embodiments as disclosed herein may include a sensor including a luminophor exposed to a fluid flow path. The luminophor may emit light in response to illumination by an excitation light source. The magnitude of light emitted by the luminophor in response to illumination may be determined. It can be determined if this magnitude is within a threshold of the baseline magnitude and an alarm state set based on this determination. This alarm state may indicate that the luminophor has reached an end-of-life state or otherwise should be replaced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2015
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Inventors: Francisco Javier Machuca, Ronald Phillip Chiarello, Kyle William Monlgomery
  • Dissolved oxygen sensor
    Patent number: 9541539
    Abstract: Embodiments of a dissolved oxygen sensor are disclosed herein. Embodiments as disclosed herein may include a window of optically transparent material disposed in an opening in a fluid flow path, where a luminophor is attached to the side of the window exposed to the fluid in the flow path. An optical probe may be disposed opposite the window from the fluid flow path on an axis at an angle to the window fluid flow path. The optical probe includes an excitation light source for illumination of the luminophor and a reference light source. An optical reception guide is configured to conduct light from the luminophor to a photodiode adjacent to the end of the optical reception guide distal the window when the luminophor is illuminated by the excitation light source. The optical probe is configured to determine a measure of oxygen concentration of the fluid in the flow path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: Entegris, Inc.
    Inventors: Francisco Javier Machuca, Kyle William Montgomery, Ronald Phillip Chiarello
  • Rapid release emergency disconnect system utilizing a linear clamping mechanism
    Patent number: 9506593
    Abstract: In various embodiments, fluid conduits such as high pressure hoses deployed in-between two sea-fairing vessels may be released during an emergency by using a rapid release emergency disconnect system as described herein, where the rapid release emergency disconnect system may engage with a hanger such as an industry standard frac hanger and be used in-line with fluid conduits such as high-pressure lines. Various skid embodiments are described which can be configured to interface with one or more of the described rapid release emergency disconnect systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: OCEANEERING INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: Gary R. Spexarth, Richard Allan Myers, Kyle William Gebhardt, Jordan Ashley Carter
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A THREE-DIMENSIONAL FOOD PRODUCT
    Publication number: 20160330992
    Abstract: A freeform fabrication system for the production of an edible three-dimensional food product from digital input data is disclosed. Food products are produced in a layer-by-layer manner without object-specific tooling or human intervention. Color, flavor, texture and/or other characteristics may be independently modulated throughout the food product. In addition, in some cases, the food products may further undergo one or more post-processing steps.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2015
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Inventors: Kyle William VON HASSELN, Elizabeth Marisha VON HASSELN, Derek X. WILLIAMS, Robert Richard GALE
  • Rapid release emergency disconnect system incorporating an integrated hydraulic skid
    Patent number: 9482378
    Abstract: In various embodiments, fluid conduits such as high pressure hoses deployed in-between two sea-fairing vessels may be released during an emergency by using a rapid release emergency disconnect system as described herein, where the rapid release emergency disconnect system may engage with a hanger such as an industry standard frac hanger and be used in-line with fluid conduits such as high-pressure lines. Various skid embodiments are described which can be configured to interface with one or more of the described rapid release emergency disconnect systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2016
    Assignee: Oceaneering International, Inc.
    Inventors: Gary R. Spexarth, Richard Allan Myers, Kyle William Gebhardt, Alexander Robert Voss, Jordan Ashley Carter
  • Hydraulic system for energy regeneration in a work machine such as a wheel loader
    Patent number: 9469971
    Abstract: A hydraulic system is adapted to recover potential and kinetic energy of a work attachment of a work machine. A valve arrangement may configure the hydraulic system in various modes. The hydraulic system may provide suspension and/or actuation for the work attachment. The energy of the work attachment may move a rod of a first cylinder. The rod may pressurize fluid within the first cylinder. The pressurized fluid may flow from the first cylinder through a valve and into an accumulator. The first cylinder may amplify pressure of the fluid. The pressurized fluid in the accumulator may actuate the first cylinder. The movement of the rod of the first cylinder may cause simultaneous actuation of a second cylinder. A controller may monitor pressures and positions of components of the hydraulic system and control the valve arrangement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: Eaton Corporation
    Inventors: Kyle William Schroeder, Wade Leo Gehlhoff
  • RAPID RELEASE EMERGENCY DISCONNECT SYSTEM UTILIZING A LINEAR SUBSEA CONNECTOR
    Publication number: 20160252202
    Abstract: In various embodiments, fluid conduits such as high pressure hoses deployed in-between two sea-fairing vessels may be released during an emergency by using a rapid release emergency disconnect system as described herein, where the rapid release emergency disconnect system may engage with a hanger such as an industry standard frac hanger and be used in-line with fluid conduits such as high-pressure lines. Various skid embodiments are described which can be configured to interface with one or more of the described rapid release emergency disconnect systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2014
    Publication date: September 1, 2016
    Applicant: OCEANEERING INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: Gary R. Spexarth, Richard Allan Myers, Kyle William Gebhardt, Jorge Ramon Mesa, Jordan Ashley Carter
  • RAPID RELEASE EMERGENCY DISCONNECT SYSTEM UTILIZING A RADIAL CLAMP CONNECTOR
    Publication number: 20160252203
    Abstract: In various embodiments, fluid conduits such as high pressure hoses deployed in-between two sea-fairing vessels may be released during an emergency by using a rapid release emergency disconnect system as described herein, where the rapid release emergency disconnect system may engage with a hanger such as an industry standard frac hanger and be used in-line with fluid conduits such as high-pressure lines. Various skid embodiments are described which can be configured to interface with one or more of the described rapid release emergency disconnect systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2014
    Publication date: September 1, 2016
    Applicant: Oceaneering International, Inc.
    Inventors: Gary R. Spexarth, Richard Allan Myers, Kyle William Gebhardt, Jorge Ramon Mesa, Alexander Robert Voss, James Devern McAllister
  • Water Outlet Structure for Generating Candle Flame Shaped Water and A Shower Head Mounting the Same
    Publication number: 20160228885
    Abstract: A water outlet structure for generating candle flame shaped water and a shower head mounting the same comprises a water inlet passage to collecting water, a hemisphere water chamber formed at the bottom of the water inlet passage, a V shaped through groove set at the bottom of the hemisphere water chamber and an axis of the V shaped through groove located on an outside of the axis of the water inlet passage and forming a fixed angle. The water flows are concentrated and the water pressure is increased due to a mutation when the water flows through the intersection area between the hemisphere water chamber and the V shaped through groove, and by a further angle deviating, a much more intense collision effect is generated inside the channel. A larger area showering, favourable impact force, particle feeling and water saving are achieved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2016
    Publication date: August 11, 2016
    Applicant: KYLIN Sanitary Technology (Xiamen) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyle William Cutler, Qingshuang Li, Xijie Deng, Hui Huang, Fuhui Zhong
  • Methods and systems for contact importing using a mobile device
    Patent number: 9406081
    Abstract: Techniques to allow a social networking system to import contact information from an external system. In one embodiment, a QR code is provided to a non-mobile computing device to allow a log in to an external system by a user using a mobile computing device. Information from the external system is received after authentication of the user with the external system. The information includes address book information of the user. The address book information includes contact information maintained by the external system. Invitations are provided to a selection of the new contacts to join the social network of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: Facebook, Inc.
    Inventor: Kyle William DeLong
  • Combined container and pump
    Patent number: D780594
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Kyle William Harris, Marek Mikovec, Peter Kaori Patzak