Patents by Inventor Sam Williams

Sam 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: 12133613
    Abstract: An attachment for use with a food processing system includes a sealable body including a wall and a processing chamber, a chamber opening formed in said sealable body, and a vacuum passage arranged in fluid communication with said chamber opening. The vacuum passage is associated with at least one of said wall and said processing chamber of said sealable body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2024
    Assignees: SharkNinja Operating LLC, SharkNinja (Hong Kong) Company Limited
    Inventors: Sam William Bannister, Nicholas Michael O'Loughlin
  • Publication number: 20240351722
    Abstract: A system, method and apparatus for applying container carriers to unitize a plurality of containers. A supply of container carriers are provided in a stack and grouped into sticks of multiple adjacent container carriers. A magazine accommodates the stack of container carrier sticks and a carrier feed draws a single container carrier stick from the magazine. A transport section comprising two or more container carrier sticks aligned in a queue provides single container carrier sticks to an applicating drum configured to apply to a corresponding group of containers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2024
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Applicant: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.,
    Inventors: Jimmy D. WHITTEN, John Miller, Charles Bryan Shiflet, J. Mark Nunn, Sam Lockaby, Clifford Halstead, Brian Williams
  • Publication number: 20240351718
    Abstract: A system, method and apparatus for applying container carriers to unitize a plurality of containers. An applicating drum applies each container carrier to a group of containers and a push down wheel subsequently firmly engages the container carrier to the group of containers so that each applied container carrier is engageable with each container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2024
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Applicant: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
    Inventors: Jimmy D. WHITTEN, Sam LOCKABY, Charles Bryan SHIFLET, Brian WILLIAMS
  • Publication number: 20240341533
    Abstract: A lid and blade assembly for a micro puree machine includes a lid having a central aperture for receiving a central hub of the blade. At least two cutting arms and at least two mixing arms extend radially outward from the central hub. A retaining component retains the blade within the lid during processing. The lid includes a recess below the retaining component for collecting slush and ice displaced by the blade during processing. Portions of the blade also include serrated grooves for clearing slush deposits when the blade engages the lid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2024
    Publication date: October 17, 2024
    Applicant: SharkNinja Operating LLC
    Inventors: Helen Williams, Sam William Bannister, Lukas Tubby, Ryan Michienzi, Max He, Ping Chu
  • Publication number: 20240341535
    Abstract: An adjustable blade assembly includes a threaded hub coupleable to a drive shaft of a food processor and a slicing plate slidably mounted on the hub. A slicing blade couples to the hub above a first surface of the slicing plate for cutting food introduced into the food processor. A cannulated support collar couples to the hub and includes a plurality of detents. A slicing adjustment sleeve rotatably couples to the hub and to the support collar to move the slicing plate up and down relative to the hub, thus changing a selected distance between the slicing plate and the slicing blade. As the user rotates the slicing adjustment sleeve, a plunger housed inside the slicing adjustment sleeve engages the plurality of detents on the support collar, thus providing tactile feedback to the user and maintaining the slicing blade in the desired position relative to the slicing plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2024
    Publication date: October 17, 2024
    Applicant: SharkNinja Operating LLC
    Inventors: Nathan Lyell, Sam William Bannister
  • Publication number: 20240328163
    Abstract: A system for assembling roofing at ground level has an adjustable-length center frame separating a first assembly side from a second assembly side; a first cantilevered gantry on the first assembly side and a second cantilevered gantry on a second side, each cantilevered gantry moveable along the length of the center frame; a plurality of outrigger beams coupled to opposing ends of the center beam, each outrigger beam having a catwalk thereon; a first joist railing and a second joist railing on each assembly side, each joist railing configured to receive an end of an open web joist; and a base frame comprising a plurality of wheels. Once the roofing section has been assembled, hoisting the assembled roofing section to the top of a structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2023
    Publication date: October 3, 2024
    Applicant: Innovatech Systems, LLC
    Inventors: Brig Jeffs, Edson Harker, James Barlow, James Harker, Nathan Jessop, Sam Williams, Thomas Harker
  • Publication number: 20240328267
    Abstract: A method to capture gasses from an upstream underground well during a frac plug drill-out operations, with the use of multiple separation vessels, cross-compression units, flaring and regulation control. The method allows capturing gasses out of a fluid mixture, from the underground well, with flowing the fluid mixture from the underground well towards sequentially a mud-gas separation vessel and a separation vessel, whereby the fluid mixture contains a solid and liquid phase and a gas phase. The method also includes separating the fluid mixture into the solid and liquid phase and the gas phase. The method further includes simultaneously flowing the gas phase towards a flare for burning and towards a sales line, through one or more cross-compression units. One goal of the method may be to recover most of the gas phase towards the sales line for valuing it instead of discharging it to the atmosphere.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2024
    Publication date: October 3, 2024
    Inventors: Ronald Williams, Sam Edwards, Joe Chandler, Cameron Brasier
  • Publication number: 20240301783
    Abstract: A method to evacuate a fluid mixture from an underground storage location with the use or regulation control of cross-compression technique. The method allows to evacuate and recover a fluid mixture from an underground storage location. The fluid mixture typically contains a hydrocarbon fluid phase and a brine phase. The method includes separating the fluid mixture in the hydrocarbon fluid phase and the brine phase, inside the separation vessel, and then alternatively pumping each phase of the fluid mixture contained inside the separation vessel towards dedicated containment volumes, using a single pump or multiple pumps, whereby a first containment volume is dedicated to the hydrocarbon fluid phase and a second containment volume is dedicated to the brine phase. The proposed method allows recovering a higher proportion of the fluid mixture, as recycled product, and therefore limiting the combustion or release of hydrocarbon towards the atmosphere.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2024
    Publication date: September 12, 2024
    Inventors: Ronald Williams, Sam Edwards, Joe Chandler, Cameron Brasier
  • Patent number: 12064059
    Abstract: A lid and blade assembly for a micro puree machine includes a lid having a central aperture for receiving a central hub of the blade. At least two cutting arms and at least two mixing arms extend radially outward from the central hub. A retaining component retains the blade within the lid during processing. The lid includes a recess below the retaining component for collecting slush and ice displaced by the blade during processing. Portions of the blade also include serrated grooves for clearing slush deposits when the blade engages the lid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: SharkNinja Operating LLC
    Inventors: Helen Williams, Sam William Bannister, Lukas Tubby, Ryan Michienzi, Max He, Ping Chu
  • Patent number: 12058152
    Abstract: A dynamic cloud-based threat detection system is disclosed. The system comprises a network broker that receives communication sessions associated with communication device(s) via a network and selects and sends a predefined number of packets of each communication session to a detection based on packet selection rules. The communication device(s) comprises customer premises equipment (CPE) and/or a mobile communication device. The detection engine receives and inspects the predefined number of packets of each communication session and a governor that initiates blocking of particular communication traffic based on the inspection. The system also comprises a dynamic optimizer that monitors factor(s) and creates and sends updated packet rules to the network broker based on the monitoring. The network broker selects and sends a different predefined number of packets of each of a second plurality of communication sessions to the detection engine for inspection based on the updated packet selection rules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2024
    Assignee: CYBER ADAPT, INC.
    Inventors: Simon Williams, Michael Weinberger, Sam Stover, David Kramer
  • Patent number: 12053123
    Abstract: An adjustable blade assembly includes a threaded hub coupleable to a drive shaft of a food processor and a slicing plate slidably mounted on the hub. A slicing blade couples to the hub above a first surface of the slicing plate for cutting food introduced into the food processor. A cannulated support collar couples to the hub and includes a plurality of detents. A slicing adjustment sleeve rotatably couples to the hub and to the support collar to move the slicing plate up and down relative to the hub, thus changing a selected distance between the slicing plate and the slicing blade. As the user rotates the slicing adjustment sleeve, a plunger housed inside the slicing adjustment sleeve engages the plurality of detents on the support collar, thus providing tactile feedback to the user and maintaining the slicing blade in the desired position relative to the slicing plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2024
    Assignee: SharkNinja Operating LLC
    Inventors: Nathan Lyell, Sam William Bannister
  • Publication number: 20240242805
    Abstract: A system and method for providing compliance predictions for using a respiratory pressure therapy device in a treatment regimen is disclosed. The system includes a respiratory pressure therapy device having a transmitter and an air control device to provide respiratory therapy to a patient. The respiratory pressure therapy device collects operational data and transmits the collected operational data. Demographic data of the patient is collected. A predicted compliance with the treatment regimen is determined based on inputting operational data and demographic data to a machine learning compliance prediction model having a compliance prediction output. The machine learning model is trained from the operational data and demographic data of a population of patients using respiratory pressure therapy devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2022
    Publication date: July 18, 2024
    Inventors: Grant Hilton DITTMER, Ryan Matnew HERNANDEZ, Prakhar SHUKLA, Kaushik GHOSHAL, Badri RAGHAVAN, Sourav Raj DEY, Jakov KUCAN, Michael STEFFERSON, Alexander Bruce NG, Jason Matthew CARPENTER, Alexander M. FIEDLER, John E. MAYNARD, Tameez SUNDERJI, Vivek MOHTA, Josh HAYES, Justin CHEN, Sam HITOV, Yuen Sang HO, Timothy HOFLER, Amar KOHLI, Sunghee WOO, Ian William Charles MYJER, Stanley Jackson Spencer BAKER, Zhao GAO, Manish LADHA
  • Patent number: 12039043
    Abstract: A method of dynamic residential threat detection is disclosed. The method includes a packet selection component on a customer premises equipment (CPE) sending a predefined number of packets of each of a plurality of communication sessions to a detection engine based on packet selection rules. The method also includes the detection engine on the CPE receiving and inspecting the predefined number of packets. The method further includes a dynamic optimizing component on the CPE monitoring one or more factors and creating and sending updated packet selection rules based on the monitored factor(s) to the packet selection component. The method additionally comprises the packet selection component sending a different predefined number of packets of each of a second plurality of communication sessions to the detection engine based on the updated packet selection rules. The method further includes the detection engine receiving and inspecting the different predefined number of packets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Assignee: CYBER ADAPT, INC.
    Inventors: Simon Williams, Michael Weinberger, Sam Stover, David Kramer
  • Publication number: 20240112195
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to identifying and resolving consumer transactions using consumer call analytics. The computing platform may monitor consumer transactions and score each detected transaction. The computing platform may predict, using the score associated with the transaction, whether the consumer may request assistance with the transaction. The computing platform may receive, from the consumer, a request for assistance with at least one transaction. The computing platform may use a unique consumer identifier to identify transactions associated with the consumer. The computing platform may determine whether at least one similar consumer request for assistance was previously received. If at least one similar consumer request for assistance was previously received, the computing platform may retrieve the previously received request and a corresponding solution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2022
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Sam William Christian, Samuel Massa Moiyallah, JR.
  • Publication number: 20240008686
    Abstract: A reservoir assembly for a food processing system including a vacuum mechanism includes a housing having a hollow interior, an inlet pipe extending through said housing into said hollow interior, a fluid flow path from said hollow interior to the vacuum mechanism, and a valve positioned within said hollow interior, said valve being movable to control a flow of air provided to the vacuum mechanism via said fluid flow path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2023
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Applicant: SharkNinja Operating LLC
    Inventors: Sam William Bannister, Nicholas Michael O'Loughlin
  • Publication number: 20240000268
    Abstract: An attachment for use with a food processing system includes a sealable body including a wall and a processing chamber, a chamber opening formed in said sealable body, and a vacuum passage arranged in fluid communication with said chamber opening. The vacuum passage is associated with at least one of said wall and said processing chamber of said sealable body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2023
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Applicant: SharkNinja Operating LLC
    Inventors: Sam William Bannister, Nicholas Michael O'Loughlin
  • Publication number: 20230380631
    Abstract: An attachment configured for use with a food processing system includes a container configurable with a food processing base of the food processing system. The container has a processing chamber. The processing chamber has a first configuration adjacent a first end of said container and a distinct second configuration adjacent a second end of said container, said second configuration being circular.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2023
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Applicant: SharkNinja Operating LLC
    Inventors: Matt Roberts, Edward Lockyer, Kristof Benedict Fogarasi, Nicholas M. O'Loughlin, Fredrick Ko, Yaoming Deng, Audithan Huang, John Jiang, Lucas Lai, Gang Chen, Kevin Pei, Sam William Bannister
  • Publication number: 20230371753
    Abstract: A lid and blade assembly for a micro puree machine includes a lid having a central aperture for receiving a central hub of the blade. At least two cutting arms and at least two mixing arms extend radially outward from the central hub. A retaining component retains the blade within the lid during processing. The lid includes a recess below the retaining component for collecting slush and ice displaced by the blade during processing. Portions of the blade also include serrated grooves for clearing slush deposits when the blade engages the lid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2022
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Applicant: SharkNinja Operating LLC
    Inventors: Helen Williams, Sam William Bannister, Lukas Tubby, Ryan Michienzi, Max He, Ping Chu
  • Patent number: 11771265
    Abstract: A reservoir assembly for a food processing system including a vacuum mechanism includes a housing having a hollow interior, an inlet pipe extending through said housing into said hollow interior, a fluid flow path from said hollow interior to the vacuum mechanism, and a valve positioned within said hollow interior, said valve being movable to control a flow of air provided to the vacuum mechanism via said fluid flow path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignees: SHARKNINJA OPERATING LLC, SHARKNINJA (HONG KONG) COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Sam William Bannister, Nicholas Michael O'Loughlin
  • Patent number: D1035373
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Assignee: SharkNinja Operating LLC
    Inventors: Nathan Lyell, Leo Lee, Scott Gentile, Ryan Michienzi, Jonathan James, Sam William Bannister, Fredrick Ko, Robin Yin, Kevin Pei