Patents by Inventor Marcus Williams
Marcus 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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Publication number: 20240122775Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a wheelchair for a wheelchair rider, the wheelchair having first and second wheel arms each pivotally mounted so as to allow the alignment of the first arm to move relative to the second arm through a range of relative alignment in response to the rider leaning laterally. First and second wheel mounts are provided on first and second arms respectively to mount respective first and second wheels with central axes of first and second wheels able to move in an arc about the point of pivotal mounting of the respective first or second arm.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2021Publication date: April 18, 2024Applicant: WHANAUKA LIMITEDInventor: Marcus William THOMPSON
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Patent number: 11957286Abstract: An autonomous floor cleaning robot includes a robot body defining a forward drive direction, a controller supported by the robot body, a drive supporting the robot body and configured to maneuver the robot across a surface in response to commands from the controller, a pad holder disposed on an underside of the robot body and configured to retain a removable cleaning pad during operation of the cleaning robot; and a pad sensor arranged to sense a feature of a cleaning pad held by the pad holder and generate a corresponding signal. The controller is responsive to the signal generated by the pad sensor, and configured to control the robot according to a cleaning mode selected from a set of multiple robot cleaning modes as a function of the signal generated by the pad sensor.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2022Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: iRobot CorporationInventors: Ping-Hong Lu, Dan Foran, Marcus Williams, Joe Johnson, Andrew Graziani
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Publication number: 20240116638Abstract: An aircraft includes external structures, and one or more thermal emitters integrated with one or more of the external structures. The one or more thermal emitters are configured to generate heat to deice the one or more external structures. The one or more thermal emitters are configured to receive electrical power from one or more of an auxiliary power unit of the aircraft, a power distribution system of the aircraft, one or more engines of the aircraft, or an external power cart that is separate and distinct from the aircraft.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 7, 2022Publication date: April 11, 2024Applicant: THE BOEING COMPANYInventors: Mark Everette Albrecht, Richard John Loftis, Marcus Anthony Belcher, Edwin John Smith, Kristofer Logan Peterson, Collin William Childs, Benjamin David Walker, Jonathan William Udell, Doria Pei, Robert N. Jaeger, Sara Jane Lynn, Mirza Mustafayev, Ignas Sabet-Kazilas, Varun Suri
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Publication number: 20240083046Abstract: According to an aspect, there is provided a comb attachment for a blade system, the comb attachment comprising a rack component and a pinion assembly. The rack component is defined by one of a comb and a housing and comprises a rack. The housing is configured to attach to the blade system, and the pinion assembly comprises a pinion component defined by the other of the comb and the housing. The pinion assembly further comprises an axle retained by the pinion component, and a pinion disposed on the axle such that the pinion is rotatable with respect to the pinion component. The rack and the pinion are arranged to cooperate such that rotation of the pinion on the axle induces relative linear movement between the comb and the housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2022Publication date: March 14, 2024Inventors: MARCUS FRANCISCUS EIJKELKAMP, ALWIN WILLIAM DE VRIES, MARCUS CORNELIS PETRELLI, THEODOOR RENÉ MARIA HIN, PIETER KINGMA
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Patent number: 11925572Abstract: A foot orthotic having a foot support where the foot support includes a thermoplastic outer shell, a closed cell foam liner within the outer shell, and a tongue to secure the user's foot within the foot support. The orthotic also typically has includes a lower leg support that includes a thermoplastic outer shell, a closed cell foam liner within the outer shell, and a strap to secure the orthotic to the user's leg within the lower leg support. A cinching mechanism that typically has a rotatable tightening knob is on the lower leg support, and a tightening cable coupled to the rotatable tightening knob and operably connected to the foot support.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 2021Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignee: DOXA MEDICAL, LLCInventors: Matthew John Prihoda, John Ray Mitchell, Andy Michael Smith, Marcus William Powell, Shawn Edward Twyman
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Publication number: 20230111703Abstract: A cleaning pad for an autonomous cleaning robot evenly wets and collects debris for cleaning operations. The pad includes a core of absorbent layers for absorbing liquid through capillary action and for distributing the liquid within the cleaning pad. The pad includes a wrap layer around the core, the wrap layer comprising a fibrous layer that is flexible and absorbent, the fibrous layer configured to absorb liquid through capillary action and transfer the liquid to the core. The pad includes one or more transition regions spanning a cleaning width of the cleaning pad, the one or more transition regions dividing the cleaning pad into at least two segments. The forward positioned segment of the pad, of the at least two segments of the pad, has a lesser thickness compared to a thickness of an aft positioned segment of the at least two segments.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2022Publication date: April 13, 2023Inventors: Marcus Williams, Lin Lung Chieh
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Patent number: 11624336Abstract: Systems and methods for estimating a temperature of an after treatment device in an exhaust system of an engine are described. In one example, the temperature is estimated during condition when an engine exits a fuel cut-out mode and excess fuel is delivered to the after treatment device for the purpose of increasing after treatment device efficiency.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2020Date of Patent: April 11, 2023Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Michiel J. Van Nieuwstadt, Allen Lehmen, Daniel Buckrop, Marcus William Fried, Kenneth John Behr, Ethan D. Sanborn
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Publication number: 20230088039Abstract: A system and method for removing hydrogen sulfide from natural gas using a triazine scavenger is described. The system includes a pre-treatment system that can be connected to an existing hydrogen sulfide removal system to more fully utilize the triazine scavenger. The pre-treatment system includes a contactor vessel in which sour natural gas is contacted with fresh and/or partially consumed scavenger to partially sweeten the sour gas by removing H2S. The partially sweetened gas then flows to the existing hydrogen sulfide removal system where it is fully sweetened.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 2, 2022Publication date: March 23, 2023Inventor: Marcus William SCHULZ
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Publication number: 20230064687Abstract: A robot includes a body that is movable relative to a surface one or more measurement devices within the body to output information based on an orientation of the body at an initial location on the surface, and a controller within the body to determine an orientation of the body based on the information and to restrict movement of the body to an area by preventing movement of the body beyond a barrier that is based on the orientation of the body and the initial location.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 3, 2022Publication date: March 2, 2023Inventors: Marcus Williams, Ping-Hong Lu, Joseph M. Johnson, Fabrizio Santini
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Patent number: 11571104Abstract: A cleaning pad for an autonomous cleaning robot evenly wets and collects debris for cleaning operations. The pad includes a core of absorbent layers for absorbing liquid through capillary action and for distributing the liquid within the cleaning pad. The pad includes a wrap layer around the core, the wrap layer comprising a fibrous layer that is flexible and absorbent, the fibrous layer configured to absorb liquid through capillary action and transfer the liquid to the core. The pad includes one or more transition regions spanning a cleaning width of the cleaning pad, the one or more transition regions dividing the cleaning pad into at least two segments. The forward positioned segment of the pad, of the at least two segments of the pad, has a lesser thickness compared to a thickness of an aft positioned segment of the at least two segments.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2020Date of Patent: February 7, 2023Assignee: iRobot CorporationInventors: Marcus Williams, Lin Lung Chieh
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Patent number: 11547264Abstract: A method of operating an autonomous cleaning robot includes presenting, on a display of a mobile device, a representation of each of multiple cleaning levels, each cleaning level corresponding to a respective rank overlap parameter for a wet cleaning mission of the autonomous cleaning robot. The method includes receiving, at the mobile device, an input indicative of a selection of one of the cleaning levels; and controlling the autonomous cleaning robot to execute a wet cleaning mission according to the rank overlap parameter corresponding to the selected one of the cleaning levels.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2019Date of Patent: January 10, 2023Assignee: iRobot CorporationInventors: Ping-Hong Lu, Marcus Williams, Adam Goss, Melissa O'Dea
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Publication number: 20220374756Abstract: This disclosure relates to an integrated quantum information processing device with host chips having a body. Each body has a first surface, a second surface opposite the first surface, a defect cluster, and optical structures to direct excitation light that has entered the host chip toward the defect cluster and to direct fluorescent light emitted by the defect cluster to exit the host chip. A base chip has a first side coupled to the second surface of each host chip, a second side, an electromagnetic signal guiding structure to guide electromagnetic control signals toward the defect cluster. A magnetic field is aligned with a spin axis at a colour centre of the defect cluster and enables initialisation and readout of nuclear spin states of the colour centre. For each host chip the defect cluster is located proximate the respective second surface relative to the first surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 17, 2020Publication date: November 24, 2022Inventors: Marcus William Doherty, Andrew James Horsley, Philipp Neumann
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Patent number: 11465284Abstract: A robot includes a body that is movable relative to a surface one or more measurement devices within the body to output information based on an orientation of the body at an initial location on the surface, and a controller within the body to determine an orientation of the body based on the information and to restrict movement of the body to an area by preventing movement of the body beyond a barrier that is based on the orientation of the body and the initial location.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2020Date of Patent: October 11, 2022Assignee: iRobot CorporationInventors: Marcus Williams, Ping-Hong Lu, Joseph M. Johnson, Fabrizio Santini
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Patent number: 11425653Abstract: A recording device captures information and stores the information in a data store as a data record. The recording device includes a low-power wireless interface and a high-power wireless interface. A network device includes a low-power wireless interface and a high-power wireless interface. An activation device transmits a data notification and a network notification. Upon receiving the data notification, the network device activates its high-power wireless interface. Upon receiving the network notification, the recording device activates its high-power wireless interface. The recording device transmits the data record to the network device via its high-power wireless interface.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2021Date of Patent: August 23, 2022Assignee: Axon Enterprise, Inc.Inventors: Mark A Hanchett, Anthony Huang, Tyler Conant, Marcus William Lee Womack, Nache Shekarri, James Reitz
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Patent number: 11324376Abstract: An autonomous floor cleaning robot includes a robot body defining a forward drive direction, a controller supported by the robot body, a drive supporting the robot body and configured to maneuver the robot across a surface in response to commands from the controller, a pad holder disposed on an underside of the robot body and configured to retain a removable cleaning pad during operation of the cleaning robot; and a pad sensor arranged to sense a feature of a cleaning pad held by the pad holder and generate a corresponding signal. The controller is responsive to the signal generated by the pad sensor, and configured to control the robot according to a cleaning mode selected from a set of multiple robot cleaning modes as a function of the signal generated by the pad sensor.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2019Date of Patent: May 10, 2022Assignee: iRobot CorporationInventors: Ping-Hong Lu, Dan Foran, Marcus Williams, Joe Johnson, Andrew Graziani
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Patent number: 11272822Abstract: A pad particularly adapted for surface cleaning. The pad includes an absorbent core having the ability to absorb and retain liquid material, and a liner layer in contact with and covering at least one side of the absorbent core. The liner layer has the ability to retain and wick liquid material through the liner layer. Cleaning apparatus containing such pads and methods of using such pads are also described.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2019Date of Patent: March 15, 2022Assignee: iRobot CorporationInventors: Michael J. Dooley, Nikolai Romanov, Marcus Williams, Joseph M. Johnson
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Patent number: 11274615Abstract: Systems and methods for estimating a temperature of an after treatment device in an exhaust system of an engine are described. In one example, the temperature is estimated during condition when an engine is in a fuel cut-out mode and fuel vapors are being released to the engine via a fuel vapor storage canister.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2020Date of Patent: March 15, 2022Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Allen Lehmen, Michiel J. Van Nieuwstadt, Kenneth John Behr, Daniel Buckrop, Ethan D. Sanborn, Marcus William Fried
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Publication number: 20210388781Abstract: Systems and methods for estimating a temperature of an after treatment device in an exhaust system of an engine are described. In one example, the temperature is estimated during condition when an engine is in a fuel cut-out mode and fuel vapors are being released to the engine via a fuel vapor storage canister.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 16, 2020Publication date: December 16, 2021Inventors: Allen Lehmen, Michiel J. Van Nieuwstadt, Kenneth John Behr, Daniel Buckrop, Ethan D. Sanborn, Marcus William Fried
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Publication number: 20210388793Abstract: Systems and methods for estimating a temperature of an after treatment device in an exhaust system of an engine are described. In one example, the temperature is estimated during condition when an engine exits a fuel cut-out mode and excess fuel is delivered to the after treatment device for the purpose of increasing after treatment device efficiency.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 16, 2020Publication date: December 16, 2021Inventors: Michiel J. Van Nieuwstadt, Allen Lehmen, Daniel Buckrop, Marcus William Fried, Kenneth John Behr, Ethan D. Sanborn
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Patent number: 11161098Abstract: The present invention relates to a catalyst comprising a carrier substrate of the length L extending between substrate ends a and b and two washcoat zones A and B, wherein washcoat zone A comprises a first platinum group metal and extends starting from substrate end a over a part of the length L, and washcoat zone B comprises the same components as washcoat zone A and in addition a second platinum group metal and extends from substrate end b over a part of the length L, wherein L=LA+LB, wherein LA is the length of washcoat zone A and LB is the length of substrate length B.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2018Date of Patent: November 2, 2021Assignee: UMICORE AG & CO. KGInventors: John Nunan, Ryan J. Andersen, Curt M. Ellis, John Kraus, Marcus Williams, Deven Ross