Patents by Inventor Richard James Williams

Richard James 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).

  • Control apparatus and accelerating method
    Publication number: 20160034952
    Abstract: A control apparatus increases a velocity of capital and/or resources when developing, marketing and selling products.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2015
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventors: Adam Tobias Parkin, Richard James Williams, Liam James Houghton
  • Flexible database and iterative spatial search process
    Patent number: 9223745
    Abstract: A flexible database and iterative spatial search process is described. In an embodiment, a flexible database server is described which takes input queries in the form of XML strings describing a search specification and parses them using a stored procedure. Searching is performed by generating a temporary table for each term in the search specification and then comparing the temporary tables to pre-existing tables within the database to identify datasets that meet the search specification. An application is also described which generates the XML string in response to user input and which displays the results to a user. The application provides a user interface which enables users to select attributes of results, such as the spatial data associated with a dataset, to include in a second search specification and to trigger this new search.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Lucas Neal Joppa, Andrew Bryan Roberts, Richard James Williams
  • Ammonium sulfide passivation of semiconductors
    Patent number: 8673746
    Abstract: The present invention includes methods directed to improved processes for producing a monolayer of sulfur on the surface of a semiconductor. As a surface layer, it functions to passivate the surface; if annealed, it provides a doping element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignee: Sematech, Inc.
    Inventors: Joel Myron Barnett, Richard James William Hill
  • FLEXIBLE DATABASE AND ITERATIVE SPATIAL SEARCH PROCESS
    Publication number: 20130185281
    Abstract: A flexible database and iterative spatial search process is described. In an embodiment, a flexible database server is described which takes input queries in the form of XML strings describing a search specification and parses them using a stored procedure. Searching is performed by generating a temporary table for each term in the search specification and then comparing the temporary tables to pre-existing tables within the database to identify datasets that meet the search specification. An application is also described which generates the XML string in response to user input and which displays the results to a user. The application provides a user interface which enables users to select attributes of results, such as the spatial data associated with a dataset, to include in a second search specification and to trigger this new search.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2012
    Publication date: July 18, 2013
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Lucas Neal Joppa, Andrew Bryan Roberts, Richard James Williams
  • AMMONIUM SULFIDE PASSIVATION OF SEMICONDUCTORS
    Publication number: 20120264309
    Abstract: The present invention includes methods directed to improved processes for producing a monolayer of sulfur on the surface of a semiconductor. As a surface layer, it functions to passivate the surface; if annealed, it provides a doping element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2011
    Publication date: October 18, 2012
    Inventors: Joel Myron BARNETT, Richard James William HILL