Patents by Inventor Lee Williams

Lee 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).

  • API version testing based on query schema
    Patent number: 9015733
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes storing one or more first schemas associated with a first version of an Application Programming Interface (API), the API being used for retrieving data items stored in one or more hierarchical graphs, the first schemas comprise one or more definitions of one or more data types to which the data items belong; forming one or more second schemas associated with a second version of the API; and validating the second version of the API by comparing the second query schemas with the first query schemas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Assignee: Facebook, Inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas Hage Schrock, Lee Williams Byron, Daniel L. Schafer
  • ULTRA-THIN AZO WITH NANO-LAYER ALUMINA PASSIVATION
    Publication number: 20150083461
    Abstract: An electrical conductor includes an ultra-thin layer of aluminum-doped zinc-oxide and a nano-layer of alumina in contact and conformal with a surface of the ultra-thin aluminum-doped zinc-oxide layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2013
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Inventors: Mitchell Stewart BURBERRY, Lee William TUTT
  • PASSIVATING ULTRA-THIN AZO WITH NANO-LAYER ALUMINA
    Publication number: 20150086709
    Abstract: A method of making an electrical conductor includes depositing an ultra-thin layer including aluminum-doped zinc oxide layer on a surface and using atomic layer deposition to deposit a nano-layer including alumina in contact and conformal with a surface of the ultra-thin layer including aluminum-doped zinc oxide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2013
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Inventors: Mitchell Stewart Burberry, Lee William Tutt
  • Systems and methods for creating and displaying web documents
    Patent number: 8990685
    Abstract: A system and a method for loading and displaying content from a plurality of content sources on a user computer is disclosed. The content is placed on a web document having a first web page and at least one other web page. The contents in the first web page are loaded and displayed on the user computer and the contents of the other web pages are loaded in cache and displayed on the first web page after the contents have been fully loaded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)
    Inventors: Christopher Andrew Sandoval, Lee William Fastenau
  • System and method for managing information technology infrastructure
    Patent number: 8966041
    Abstract: A system for developing and managing information technology infrastructure management and operations has been developed. The system includes establishing a remote system help desk to clear IMO problems based on severity. Also, a remote network operations center (NOC) is established to monitor system equipment and provide IMO incident management and remediation. Additionally, a staging center is established to perform setup, configuration and testing of system upgrades and new equipment installations. Finally, a report for system status and performance for storage in an electronic media is generated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Digital Connections, Inc.
    Inventors: Duke Gatlin, Lee Williams
  • Slide lock for sheet cutting
    Patent number: 8960061
    Abstract: A slide lock includes a slide lock base having a plurality of grip element openings; a slide lock handle carried by the slide lock base and positional in a released position and a locked position relative to the slide lock base; and a plurality of grip elements carried by the slide lock handle and disposed in the grip element openings, respectively. The grip elements are retracted in the grip element openings, respectively, when the slide lock handle is in the released position and the grip elements protrude from the grip element openings, respectively, when the slide lock handle is in the locked position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Inventors: Sharon Lee Williams, Earl Leroy Williams
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING DRINKS, DRINKS CONTAINER AND DRINKS DEVICE
    Publication number: 20150050392
    Abstract: Method and system of using a drinks device to provide a variety of different types of drink requiring respective mixes of components and water. Drinks containers are arranged to each house separately the required components of a respective drink. Each drinks container is provided with a respective delivery outlet for dispensing a mix of the respective housed components. The drinks device is used to act upon respective drinks containers so as to mix the separately housed components and dispense the mixed components from the respective delivery outlet in conjunction with water from a water dispenser of the drinks device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2013
    Publication date: February 19, 2015
    Applicant: Barcadi & Company Limited
    Inventors: David Richard Stonehouse, Craig Harvey Nelson, John Antony Stephenson, Carys Eleri Lloyd, Michel Francois Marie Robin, Lawrence Lee Williams
  • TRANSISTOR INCLUDING REENTRANT PROFILE
    Publication number: 20140266402
    Abstract: A transistor includes a substrate, an electrically conductive material layer, and an electrically insulating material layer. At least a portion of one or more of the substrate, the electrically conductive material layer, and the electrically insulating material layer define a reentrant profile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Inventors: Lee William Tutt, Shelby Forrester Nelson
  • PVT analysis of pressurized fluids
    Patent number: 8797517
    Abstract: Methods and systems for performing pressure-volume-temperature testing on fluids include: a portable environmental control chamber 14, a first pressure vessel 12A disposed inside the portable environmental control chamber, a second pressure vessel 12B disposed inside the portable environmental control chamber, the second pressure vessel in hydraulic communication with the first pressure vessel, a viscometer 18 configured to measure the viscosity of fluids flowing between the first pressure vessel and the second pressure vessel, and an optics system 22 configured to measure optical properties of fluids flowing between the first pressure vessel and the second pressure vessel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: SGS North America Inc.
    Inventors: Karl Karnes, Lee Williams
  • Method of adjusting insulation in a directional solidification furnace
    Patent number: 8784561
    Abstract: Methods are disclosed for inhibiting heat transfer through lateral sidewalls of a support member positioned beneath a crucible in a directional solidification furnace. The methods include the use of insulation positioned adjacent the lateral sidewalls of the support member. The insulation inhibits heat transfer through the lateral sidewalls of the support member to ensure the one-dimensional transfer of heat from the melt through the support member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: MEMC Singapore Pte. Ltd. (UEN200614794D)
    Inventors: Rituraj Nandan, Benjamin Michael Meyer, Lee William Ferry
  • SPREADSHEET FUNCTIONS TO CALL REST API SOURCES
    Publication number: 20140136936
    Abstract: Spreadsheet functions are provided that enable interactivity with web services and manipulation of data retrieved from a web service call. One function takes a URL as an argument and performs an HTTP GET request asynchronously to return the response into the spreadsheet application. Another function URL encodes its argument. The URL encoded argument can then be used as part of the URL of the web service call. Yet another function is a filtering function that takes XML, JSON, HTML, and other forms of data that may be returned via a web service call to obtain specific data such as via an XPath standard when XML is used. These functions may be used together or separately.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2012
    Publication date: May 15, 2014
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Keyur Rahul Patel, Shahar Prish, Shubho Sadhu, Lee William Bizek, Xiaohui Pan
  • TOTAL SYNTHESIS OF REDOX-ACTIVE 1.4-NAPHTHOQUINONES AND THEIR METABOLITES AND THEIR THERAPEUTIC USE AS ANTIMALARIAL AND SCHISTOMICIDAL AGENTS
    Publication number: 20140121238
    Abstract: Naphthoquinones, azanaphthoquinones and benxanthones, their process of synthesis and methods of their use as antimalarial or antischistosomal agents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2012
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Applicant: Centre National De La Recherche Scientifique
    Inventors: Elisabeth Davioud-Charvet, Don Antoine Lanfranchi, Laure Johann, David Lee Williams, Elena Cesar Rodo
  • Graph Query Logic
    Publication number: 20140067850
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes storing one or more graphs, each graph comprising one or more nodes arranged in a hierarchical format, each node representing one or more data items; accessing a query requesting one or more specific data items in the graphs, the query being expressed in a language having a hierarchical format; retrieving the specific data items from the graphs; arranging the specific data items in a hierarchical format; and outputting the specific data items in response to the query.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2012
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Inventors: Nicholas Hage Schrock, Lee Williams Byron, Daniel L. Schafer
  • API Version Testing Based On Query Schema
    Publication number: 20140068639
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes storing one or more first schemas associated with a first version of an Application Programming Interface (API), the API being used for retrieving data items stored in one or more hierarchical graphs, the first schemas comprise one or more definitions of one or more data types to which the data items belong; forming one or more second schemas associated with a second version of the API; and validating the second version of the API by comparing the second query schemas with the first query schemas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2012
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Inventors: Nicholas Hage Schrock, Lee Williams Byron, Daniel L. Schafer
  • Ultraviolet light activated oxidation process for the reduction of organic carbon in semiconductor process water
    Patent number: 8652336
    Abstract: In a system for decomposing organic compounds in water for use in semiconductor manufacturing, a chemical reactor vessel having a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet, a persulfate anion addition system upstream of the reactor vessel, and a light emitting device contained within the reactor vessel. The light emitting device provides light capable of decomposing persulfate anions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignee: Siemens Water Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Steve Donald Sitkiewitz, Gary Michael Carmignani, Lee William Fredrick
  • PROCESSES OF PREPARING ESTOLIDE COMPOUNDS THAT INCLUDE REMOVING SULFONATE RESIDUES
    Publication number: 20140039211
    Abstract: Provided herein are processes of preparing sulfonated estolide compounds, and the removal of sulfonate residues from those compounds to provide desulfonated estolide base oils. Exemplary sulfonated estolide compounds include those selected from the formula: wherein z is an integer selected from 0 to 15; q is an integer selected from 0 to 15; x is, independently for each occurrence, an integer selected from 0 to 20; y is, independently for each occurrence, an integer selected 0 to 20; n is equal to or greater than 0; R6 is selected from —OH, optionally substituted alkyl, and optionally substituted aryl; and R2 is selected from hydrogen and optionally substituted alkyl that is saturated or unsaturated, and branched or unbranched, wherein each fatty acid chain residue of said compounds is independently optionally substituted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2013
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Applicant: BIOSYNTHETIC TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Marlon LUTZ, Igor LIKHOTVORIK, Chris ARNOLD, Travis THOMPSON, Dean Kent HOGLEN, Eric Lee WILLIAMS
  • Processes of preparing estolide compounds that include removing sulfonate residues
    Patent number: 8586771
    Abstract: Provided herein are processes of preparing sulfonated estolide compounds, and the removal of sulfonate residues from those compounds to provide desulfonated estolide base oils. Exemplary sulfonated estolide compounds include those selected from the formula: wherein z is an integer selected from 0 to 15; q is an integer selected from 0 to 15; x is, independently for each occurrence, an integer selected from 0 to 20; y is, independently for each occurrence, an integer selected 0 to 20; n is equal to or greater than 0; R6 is selected from —OH, optionally substituted alkyl, and optionally substituted aryl; and R2 is selected from hydrogen and optionally substituted alkyl that is saturated or unsaturated, and branched or unbranched, wherein each fatty acid chain residue of said compounds is independently optionally substituted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: Biosynthetic Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Marlon Lutz, Igor Likhotvorik, Chris Arnold, Travis Thompson, Dean Kent Hoglen, Eric Lee Williams
  • Susceptor For Directional Solidification Furnace
    Publication number: 20130295513
    Abstract: A susceptor supports a crucible in a furnace and includes a first wall having a vertical edge and a second wall having a vertical edge. A first interlocking member is on the vertical edge of the first wall and a second interlocking member is on the vertical edge of the second wall. The first interlocking member is interlocked with the second interlocking member when the first wall and second wall are in an assembled configuration. Openings are disposed through the first interlocking member and the second interlocking member. Each of the openings through the first interlocking member is coaxial with each of the openings through the second interlocking member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2012
    Publication date: November 7, 2013
    Applicant: MEMC SINGAPORE PTE. LTD. (UEN200614794D)
    Inventor: Lee William Ferry
  • Multi-Crystalline Silicon Ingot And Directional Solidification Furnace
    Publication number: 20130252011
    Abstract: An ingot having a mass of greater than about 1000 kg, a method of producing the ingot, and a directional solidification furnace for producing the ingot are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2012
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Applicant: MEMC Singapore, Pte. Ltd. (UEN200614797D)
    Inventors: Aditya Deshpande, Lee William Ferry, Benjamin Michael Meyer
  • Directional Solidification Furnace Having Movable Heat Exchangers
    Publication number: 20130239616
    Abstract: A directional solidification furnace is disclosed that includes one or more movable cooling plates disposed beneath a crucible. In a first position, the cooling plates are free from contact with a crucible support positioned adjacent the crucible. In a second position, the cooling plates are in contact with the crucible support. A control system is used to control the amount of force exerted by the cooling plates against the crucible.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2012
    Publication date: September 19, 2013
    Applicant: MEMC Singapore, Ptd. Ltd (UEN200614794D)
    Inventors: Benjamin Michael Meyer, Lee William Ferry