Patents by Inventor Lance J. Williams

Lance J. 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).

  • Publication number: 20080293314
    Abstract: A trolling motor with sensor unit construction is provided. A sensor is mounted to a lower portion of the trolling motor preferably adjacent the trolling motor propulsion unit. A signal conductor extends from the sensor unit connecting it to a display device. The signal conductor is mounted to a tube portion of the trolling motor with a resiliently deformable cover having a pair of channels formed therein extending between opposite ends of the cover. The tube is received within one of the channels and the cable is received within the other of the channels to removeably mount the signal conductor to the tube. The cover has an open side permitting receipt therethrough of the tube and the second channel has an open side for receipt therethrough of the cable. The open side of the second channel opens into the first channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2008
    Publication date: November 27, 2008
    Inventor: Lance J. WILLIAMS
  • Publication number: 20080085641
    Abstract: A trolling motor with sensor unit construction is provided. A sensor is mounted to a lower portion of the trolling motor preferably adjacent the trolling motor propulsion unit. A signal conductor extends from the sensor unit connecting it to a display device. The signal conductor is mounted to a tube portion of the trolling motor with a resiliently deformable cover having a pair of channels formed therein extending between opposite ends of the cover. The tube is received within one of the channels and the cable is received within the other of the channels to removeably mount the signal conductor to the tube. The cover has an open side permitting receipt therethrough of the tube and the second channel has an open side for receipt therethrough of the cable. The open side of the second channel opens into the first channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2006
    Publication date: April 10, 2008
    Inventor: Lance J. Williams
  • Patent number: 5587711
    Abstract: A method and system for reconstructing quantized signals is described. Non-linear filtering is applied to a quantized signal to distribute quantum changes over their respective time intervals to provide, for example, a smoother reconstructed signal. The quantization bounds are enforced for each refined signal point to ensure a reconstructed signal that is within the bounded uncertainty associated with the original signal. The process can be applied to selected control points of the quantized signal and non-overshooting splines can be used to interpolate therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 1994
    Date of Patent: December 24, 1996
    Assignee: Apple Computer, Inc.
    Inventors: Lance J. Williams, Michael Kass