Patents by Inventor Michael W. Williams

Michael W. 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).

  • Patent number: 12286267
    Abstract: Described herein are various coupling systems to be used with storage units that are selectively coupled and decoupled. The coupling systems may be used with storage units that are stackable and/or transportable, thus allowing the storage units to function well within a large stationary environment, such as a basement, and also for a subset of the storage units to be selected and easily moved to another location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignees: Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation, Keter Plastic LTD.
    Inventors: Christopher S. Hoppe, Michael John Caelwaerts, Samuel A. Gould, Aaron M. Williams, Aaron S. Blumenthal, Michael Stearns, Grant T. Squiers, Steven W. Hyma, Jason D. Thurner, Yaron Brunner
  • Patent number: 12286931
    Abstract: A fuel injector for a turbine engine includes a fuel scheduling valve configured for regulation of fuel flow from a fuel inlet in response to fuel pressure received at the fuel inlet. Primary and secondary fuel circuits receive fuel from the scheduling valve, and an electrically-controlled valve is provided in fluid communication with the primary circuit, adapted and configured to actively control fuel through the primary circuit in response to a control signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignee: Collins Engine Nozzles, Inc.
    Inventors: Brandon P. Williams, Murtuza Lokhandwalla, Michael Ferrarotti, Todd Haugsjaahabink, Russell P. Rourke, Jr., Jay W. Kokas, Richard E. Versailles, Jason A. Ryon, Charles E. Reuter
  • Patent number: 12281541
    Abstract: A downhole tool for use in a downhole drill string is provided. The downhole tool includes a rotor movably coupled within a stator, and a drive shaft movably coupled within a bearing housing. The drive shaft has a first end coupled with the rotor and a second end coupled with a drill bit. Bearing assemblies interfaces engagement between the drive shaft and the bearing housing, including polycrystalline diamond elements, each with an engagement surface, and an opposing engagement surface of a non-superhard metal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2024
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignee: XR Reserve, LLC
    Inventors: Gregory Prevost, Michael V. Williams, Edward C. Spatz, Michael R. Reese, William W. King, David P. Miess
  • Patent number: 12270343
    Abstract: A fuel injector for a turbine engine includes a fuel scheduling valve configured for regulation of fuel flow from a fuel inlet, in response to fuel pressure received at the fuel inlet. Primary, secondary and auxiliary fuel circuits receive fuel from the scheduling valve, and an electrically-controlled valve is provided in fluid communication with the auxiliary circuit, which electrically-controlled valve is adapted and configured to actively control fuel through the auxiliary circuit in response to a control signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: Collins Engine Nozzles, Inc.
    Inventors: Brandon P. Williams, Michael Ferrarotti, Murtuza Lokhandwalla, Todd Haugsjaahabink, Russell P. Rourke, Jr., Jay W. Kokas, Richard E. Versailles, Charles E. Reuter, Kevin Gibbons, Jesse C. Peters, Jason A. Ryon
  • Publication number: 20250101444
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods for the production of Cannabis meristem explants from dry seeds. Also described are methods of transforming and gene editing using the Cannabis meristem explants disclosed herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2024
    Publication date: March 27, 2025
    Inventors: Michael W. Petersen, Edward James Williams, Robert Harnish, Heidi Flewelling Kaeppler, Brian Martinell, Ray Collier, Frank McFarland, Shawn Michael Kaeppler
  • Patent number: 12210908
    Abstract: A computer system, processor, programming instructions and/or method for balancing the workload of processing pipelines that includes an execution slice, the execution slice comprising at least two processing pipelines having one or more execution units for processing instructions, wherein at least a first processing pipeline and a second processing pipeline are capable of executing a first instruction type; and an instruction decode unit for decoding instructions to determine which of the first processing pipeline or the second processing pipeline to execute the first instruction type. The processor configured to calculate at least one of a workload group consisting of: the first processing pipeline workload, the second processing pipeline workload, and combinations thereof; and select the first processing pipeline or the second processing pipeline to execute the first instruction type based upon at least one of the workload group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Brian W. Thompto, Michael Joseph Genden, Tharunachalam Pindicura, Phillip G. Williams, Kent Li, Nir Segev, Mehul Patel
  • Patent number: 9910771
    Abstract: In an embodiment, a memory interface may send an indication that a request is being sent. The indication may be sent to a non-volatile memory via a point-to-point bus between a memory interface and the non-volatile memory. The memory interface may send the request to the non-volatile memory via the bus. The request may include an address that may be used to identify a location for storing or reading data. The non-volatile memory may acquire the request from the bus and process the request. After processing the request, the non-volatile memory may send an indication to the memory interface that indicates the non-volatile memory has a response to send to the memory interface. The memory interface may grant access to the bus to the non-volatile memory. After being granted access to the bus, the non-volatile memory may send the response to the memory interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2018
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Eng Hun Ooi, Robert J. Royer, Jr., Michael W. Williams, Jeffrey R. Wilcox, Ritesh B. Trivedi, Blaise Fanning
  • Publication number: 20170212832
    Abstract: In an embodiment, a memory interface may send an indication that a request is being sent. The indication may be sent to a non-volatile memory via a point-to-point bus between a memory interface and the non-volatile memory. The memory interface may send the request to the non-volatile memory via the bus. The request may include an address that may be used to identify a location for storing or reading data. The non-volatile memory may acquire the request from the bus and process the request. After processing the request, the non-volatile memory may send an indication to the memory interface that indicates the non-volatile memory has a response to send to the memory interface. The memory interface may grant access to the bus to the non-volatile memory. After being granted access to the bus, the non-volatile memory may send the response to the memory interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2017
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Inventors: Eng Hun Ooi, Robert J. Royer, Michael W. Williams, Jeffrey R. Wilcox, Ritesh B. Trivedi, Blaise Fanning
  • Patent number: 9535829
    Abstract: In an embodiment, a memory interface may send an indication that a request is being sent. The indication may be sent to a non-volatile memory via a point-to-point bus between a memory interface and the non-volatile memory. The memory interface may send the request to the non-volatile memory via the bus. The request may include an address that may be used to identify a location for storing or reading data. The non-volatile memory may acquire the request from the bus and process the request. After processing the request, the non-volatile memory may send an indication to the memory interface that indicates the non-volatile memory has a response to send to the memory interface. The memory interface may grant access to the bus to the non-volatile memory. After being granted access to the bus, the non-volatile memory may send the response to the memory interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Eng Hun Ooi, Robert J. Royer, Jr., Michael W. Williams, Jeffrey R. Wilcox, Ritesh B. Trivedi, Blaise Fanning
  • Patent number: 9036718
    Abstract: Embodiments provide access to a memory over a high speed serial link at slower speeds than the high speed serial links regular operation. An embodiment may comprise a memory apparatus with a differential receiver coupled to a protocol recognition circuit, a low speed receiving circuit that has a first receiver coupled with a first input of the differential receiver and a second receiver coupled with a second input of the differential receiver, wherein the low speed receiving circuit is coupled with the protocol recognition circuit, allowing the first and second receivers to access the protocol recognition block at a different frequency than the differential receiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: David J. Zimmerman, Michael W. Williams
  • Publication number: 20150032941
    Abstract: In an embodiment, a memory interface may send an indication that a request is being sent. The indication may be sent to a non-volatile memory via a point-to-point bus between a memory interface and the non-volatile memory. The memory interface may send the request to the non-volatile memory via the bus. The request may include an address that may be used to identify a location for storing or reading data. The non-volatile memory may acquire the request from the bus and process the request. After processing the request, the non-volatile memory may send an indication to the memory interface that indicates the non-volatile memory has a response to send to the memory interface. The memory interface may grant access to the bus to the non-volatile memory. After being granted access to the bus, the non-volatile memory may send the response to the memory interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2013
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Inventors: Eng Hun Ooi, Robert J. Royer, JR., Michael W. Williams, Jeffrey R. Wilcox, Ritesh B. Trivedi, Blaise Fanning
  • Publication number: 20140108696
    Abstract: Embodiments provide access to a memory over a high speed serial link at slower speeds than the high speed serial links regular operation. An embodiment may comprise a memory apparatus with a differential receiver coupled to a protocol recognition circuit, a low speed receiving circuit that has a first receiver coupled with a first input of the differential receiver and a second receiver coupled with a second input of the differential receiver, wherein the low speed receiving circuit is coupled with the protocol recognition circuit, allowing the first and second receivers to access the protocol recognition block at a different frequency than the differential receiver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2013
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Inventors: David J. Zimmerman, Michael W. Williams
  • Patent number: 8619883
    Abstract: Embodiments provide access to a memory over a high speed serial link at slower speeds than the high speed serial links regular operation. An embodiment may comprise a memory apparatus with a differential receiver coupled to a protocol recognition circuit, a low speed receiving circuit that has a first receiver coupled with a first input of the differential receiver and a second receiver coupled with a second input of the differential receiver, wherein the low speed receiving circuit is coupled with the protocol recognition circuit, allowing the first and second receivers to access the protocol recognition block at a different frequency than the differential receiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: David J. Zimmerman, Michael W. Williams
  • Patent number: 8161356
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention are generally directed to systems, methods, and apparatuses to save dynamic random access memory (DRAM) self-refresh power. In some embodiments, the refresh frequency of a DRAM is reduced and errors are allowed to occur. In error check mode, the DRAM stores data and corresponding error check bits. The error check bits may be used to scrub the memory and fix the errors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2012
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Kuljit S. Bains, John Halbert, Michael W. Williams
  • Publication number: 20090316800
    Abstract: Embodiments provide access to a memory over a high speed serial link at slower speeds than the high speed serial links regular operation. An embodiment may comprise a memory apparatus with a differential receiver coupled to a protocol recognition circuit, a low speed receiving circuit that has a first receiver coupled with a first input of the differential receiver and a second receiver coupled with a second input of the differential receiver, wherein the low speed receiving circuit is coupled with the protocol recognition circuit, allowing the first and second receivers to access the protocol recognition block at a different frequency than the differential receiver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2009
    Publication date: December 24, 2009
    Applicant: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: David J. Zimmerman, Michael W. Williams
  • Publication number: 20090249169
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention are generally directed to systems, methods, and apparatuses to save dynamic random access memory (DRAM) self-refresh power. In some embodiments, the refresh frequency of a DRAM is reduced and errors are allowed to occur. In error check mode, the DRAM stores data and corresponding error check bits. The error check bits may be used to scrub the memory and fix the errors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2008
    Publication date: October 1, 2009
    Inventors: KULJIT S. BAINS, John Halbert, Michael W. Williams
  • Patent number: 7580465
    Abstract: Embodiments provide access to a memory over a high speed serial link at slower speeds than the high speed serial links regular operation. An embodiment may comprise a memory apparatus with a differential receiver coupled to a protocol recognition circuit, a low speed receiving circuit that has a first receiver coupled with a first input of the differential receiver and a second receiver coupled with a second input of the differential receiver, wherein the low speed receiving circuit is coupled with the protocol recognition circuit, allowing the first and second receivers to access the protocol recognition block at a different frequency than the differential receiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2009
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: David J. Zimmerman, Michael W. Williams
  • Patent number: 7445132
    Abstract: A gas cartridge actuation state determination system includes a puncture pin adapted to abut an end of the gas cartridge. A load sensor coupled to and in line with the puncture pin. A spring bears against the load sensor. The spring's force is such that it is insufficient to cause the puncture pin to be driven through the end of the gas cartridge when the end has not been punctured, but is sufficient to cause the puncture pin to be driven through the end of the gas cartridge when the end has already been punctured. In addition, the spring's force is such that it will be approximately zero after the puncture pin has been driven through the end that has already been punctured. A device coupled to the load sensor determines when the spring force is approximately zero.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2008
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventor: Michael W. Williams
  • Publication number: 20080151591
    Abstract: In some embodiments, a chip includes transmitter circuitry, receiver circuitry, and control circuitry to detect whether a memory module is coupled to the receiver circuitry. The control circuitry selectively provides memory chip configuration signals to the transmitter circuitry to be provided to memory chips to control how many interface lanes in the memory chips are to be used to carry read data in response to a read request and whether some of the interface lanes are used for carrying read data signals or command signals. Other embodiments are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2006
    Publication date: June 26, 2008
    Inventors: Kevin J. Doran, Joseph H. Salmon, Michael W. Williams
  • Patent number: 7353329
    Abstract: Apparatus and method to carry out refresh operations on rows of memory cells within a memory device independently of a memory controller during times when there is no activity on a memory bus coupling the memory device to the memory controller that involves the memory device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2008
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Robert M. Ellis, Kuljit S. Bains, Chris B. Freeman, John B. Halbert, Narendra S. Khandekar, Michael W. Williams