Patents by Inventor Stephen A Williams
Stephen A 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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Patent number: 11991491Abstract: Devices and meters comprising: a housing configured to mount to a pole supporting an existing meter, the housing defining an interior; a sensor within the interior of the housing, the sensor configured to collect environmental information pertaining to the local external environment of the existing meter; a wireless radio within the interior of the housing, the wireless radio configured to transmit the environmental information to the existing meter or to a remote server in communication with the existing meter; a power unit within the interior of the housing, the power unit supplying power to the sensor and the wireless radio.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2023Date of Patent: May 21, 2024Assignee: IPS GROUP INC.Inventors: David William King, Alexander Schwarz, Stephen John Hunter, Chad P. Randall
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Publication number: 20240162678Abstract: Mid-Wave Infrared (MWIR) laser systems emits at multiple wavelengths spanning the mid-IR transmission bands with tunability not to coincide with absorption lines within the bands. Optical fiber-based pump sources and a series of Raman fiber wavelength shifting amplifiers create a single output aperture that contains multiple spectral lines within each MWIR sub-band.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 5, 2023Publication date: May 16, 2024Applicant: APPLIED ENERGETICS, INC.Inventors: Alan Kost, Stephen William McCahon
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Publication number: 20240160542Abstract: Techniques for assigning scenario-based tests to test assets are described. In an example, a scenario-based test operable to test a key performance indicator (KPI) of a System Under Test (SUT), a component behavior exhibited by a first component of the SUT, and a scenario characteristic are received. Based on the component behavior and the scenario characteristic, a first plurality of behavior models associated with the component behavior are identified. Based on the scenario characteristic a characteristic value is extracted from the scenario-based test. Each behavior model of the first plurality of behavior models is executed using the characteristic value to generate a first plurality of predicted behavior outcomes. Based on the first plurality of predicted behavior outcomes, a first test asset type from a plurality of test asset types is selected and the scenario-based test is transmitted to a test asset of the first test asset type.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2022Publication date: May 16, 2024Applicant: National Instruments CorporationInventors: Shaul Teplinsky, Kyle Ross Bryson, Stephen Thung, Douglas William Farrell, James C. Nagle, Jeffrey Marcus Monroe
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Publication number: 20240160624Abstract: A distributed database system for handling transactions from multiple client systems. A database node receives a request to execute a transaction from a first client, involving a record modification. This record has an associated check-and-set (CAS) value that changes with modifications. The record is sent to the first client, which identifies the CAS value. Similarly, a second client sends a request for another transaction, receives the record, and identifies the CAS value. One of these clients attempts to stage a mutation based on their transaction. This includes sending the previously received CAS value. The system checks for a CAS value mismatch, indicating a conflicting mutation from another transaction. If a mismatch is detected, the transaction attempt is aborted to prevent conflicts. Otherwise, the mutation is staged, and the CAS value is updated.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 19, 2024Publication date: May 16, 2024Inventors: Graham Timothy Pople, Brett Phillip James Lawson, Matthew William Ingenthron, David John Finlay, Shivani Gupta, John Sae Liang, Stephen Ching-Sing Yen
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Patent number: 11985567Abstract: Methods and techniques are described for enhancing positioning related protocols in order to indicate when one location session is different from another location session. One or more messages provided in a location session by a location server to a user equipment (UE) may include a session indication, such as a session identifier (ID), where a different session ID is provided for each location session. The session indication may be a new session indicator provided in an initial message in a location session or an end session indicator provided in a final message in a location session. An extra message may be sent by the location server indicating that the location session has ended. A correlation ID provided by a network entity to the location server may be included in messages as the session indication, e.g., where a different correlation ID is provided for each location session.Type: GrantFiled: September 6, 2019Date of Patent: May 14, 2024Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Amit Jain, Stephen William Edge, Akash Kumar
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Patent number: 11981464Abstract: A strapping tensioning and sealing tool is disclosed herein. In one or more embodiments, the strapping tensioning and sealing tool includes a tensioning assembly, the tensioning assembly configured to apply tension to a piece of strapping; and a sealing assembly, the sealing assembly comprising at least one cam member, at least one crimping jaw member, and a motive power source, the at least one cam member operatively coupling the at least one crimping jaw member to the motive power source, and the at least one crimping jaw member of the sealing assembly configured to crimp a strapping sealing member so as to secure the piece of strapping around a package or bundle of items.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2020Date of Patent: May 14, 2024Assignee: Golden Bear LLCInventors: Joshua Robert Sikora, Stephen William Sikora, Charles Russell Patzer, Jack Louis Kime
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Patent number: 11981201Abstract: A drive mechanism that connects to a rotary drive component for transferring rotary motion to another component. The drive mechanism may be a conversion assembly to facilitate a connection to an existing rotary drive component and transfer the rotary motion to another component. The drive mechanism may include a drive shaft, a housing with a rotary bearing and seal, an enclosure and a drive pulley or other transfer component. The drive shaft may include a cap and flange to connect to a rotary drum and extend to a drive pulley in an enclosure.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2022Date of Patent: May 14, 2024Assignee: TSI Products, Inc.Inventors: Stephen William O'Brien, Todd Michael Coleman, Christopher Delmont Corfman, Charles J. Martis, Kerry Wayne Whitaker
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Patent number: 11983354Abstract: Disclosed is circuitry for calculating the magnitude of a received signal from an electrode of a capacitive touch sensitive apparatus. The circuitry includes a first digital signal generating module configured to generate a first digital signal, the first digital signal representing a sinusoidal wave having a first frequency, and a second digital signal generating module configured to generate a second digital signal, the second digital signal representing a sinusoidal wave having the first frequency, wherein the second digital signal is orthogonal to the first digital signal. The circuitry also includes a sensing module for coupling to an electrode array, the sensing module configured to receive the first digital signal, provide a driving signal to at least one electrode of the electrode array based on the first digital signal, and output a received digital signal, wherein the received digital signal is indicative of a capacitive coupling experienced by the at least one electrode.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2021Date of Patent: May 14, 2024Assignee: TouchNetix LimitedInventors: Stephen William Roberts, Peter Timothy Sleeman
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Patent number: 11976757Abstract: A cap configured for engagement with a coupling, the cap defining an inner end and an outer end, the cap defining an axis extending from the inner end to the outer end, the cap defining a raised lip, a sealing surface, and a groove, the raised lip axially positioned at the inner end, the sealing surface positioned between the raised lip and the groove.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2021Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: ASC Engineered Solutions, LLCInventors: Matthew William McNamara, Jordan Cameron Belen, Stephen Eric Scott
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Publication number: 20240143556Abstract: Systems and methods are described herein to enable the automated and/or user-guided creation, collection, and curating of digital content items that represent a user's experiences, personality, interactions, and legacy. A digital trustee may be assigned to control access to the content after the death of the user. A user may create a death file with content items to be handled in a specific (e.g., user specified) manner after the death of the user. For example, the contents of the death file may be released to a family member or deleted by the system entirely.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 14, 2023Publication date: May 2, 2024Inventors: Kenneth Lee Saunders, Stephen William Shillingford
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Publication number: 20240138841Abstract: The present disclosure relates to adapter assemblies for use with and to electrically and mechanically interconnect electromechanical surgical devices and surgical reloads, and to surgical systems including handheld electromechanical surgical devices and adapter assemblies for connecting surgical reloads to the handheld electromechanical surgical devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 9, 2024Publication date: May 2, 2024Inventors: Patrick Mozdzierz, Ramiro Cabrera, Joseph Eisinger, Scott Firth, John Hryb, Stephen Paul, Paul Richard, Anthony Sgroi, JR., David Valentine, Justin Williams
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Publication number: 20240147190Abstract: During a positioning session between a user equipment (UE) and a location server, the location server may send the base station a request to suspend the Radio Resource Control (RRC) connection with the UE. For example, the location server may send a request to the base station recommending suspension of the connection or may provide an indication of the amount of time during which position related messages between the UE and the location server are not expected. The base station may determine whether to suspend the connection with the UE, thereby placing the UE in an inactive state based on the information provided. The base station may further determine whether to suspend the connection based on data activity of the UE. While in an inactive state, the UE and base station store UE connection context, which may be used to quickly resume the connection.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 4, 2024Publication date: May 2, 2024Inventors: Bapineedu Chowdary GUMMADI, Avinash SHRIVASTAVA, Stephen William EDGE
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Patent number: 11971120Abstract: A method for using a pre-assembled coupling assembly, the method including providing a pipe fitting defining an inner end and an outer end, the pipe fitting defining an axis; axially inserting the inner end of the pipe fitting into a gasket, a portion of the pipe fitting within the gasket positioned radially outward from a portion of the gasket; and assembling a housing around the gasket, the housing and the gasket forming a coupling, the coupling retained on the inner end of the pipe fitting when the coupling is in a relaxed position.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2021Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Assignee: ASC Engineered Solutions, LLCInventors: Matthew William McNamara, Jordan Cameron Belen, Stephen Eric Scott
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Patent number: 11970789Abstract: Filaments that contain a filament-forming material and an additive, nonwoven webs, and methods for making such filaments are provided.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2022Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Gregory Charles Gordon, Robert Wayne Glenn, Mark Robert Sivik, Mark Ryan Richards, Stephen Wayne Heinzman, Michael David James, Geoffrey William Reynolds, Paul Dennis Trokhan, Paul Thomas Weisman, Alyssandrea Hope Hamad-Ebrahimpour, Frank William Denome, Stephen Joseph Hodson
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Publication number: 20240126676Abstract: Disclosed are systems, methods, and articles for determining compatibility of a mobile application and operating system on a mobile device. In some aspects, a method includes receiving one or more data values from a mobile device having a mobile medical software application installed thereon, the data value(s) characterizing a version of the software application, a version of an operating system installed on the mobile device, and one or more attributes of the mobile device; determining whether the mobile medical software application is compatible with the operating system by at least comparing the received data value(s) to one or more test values in a configuration file; and sending a message to the mobile device based on the determining, the message causing the software application to operate in one or more of a normal mode, a safe mode, and a non-operational mode.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 12, 2023Publication date: April 18, 2024Inventors: Issa Sami SALAMEH, Douglas William BURNETTE, Tifo Vu HOANG, Steven David KING, Stephen M. MADIGAN, Michael Robert MENSINGER, Andrew Attila PAL, Michael Ranen TYLER
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Publication number: 20240129573Abstract: A processing system receives a user-generated media recording, and metadata associated with the user-generated feedback, from a first device. The user-generated media recording is a recording of the public end-user captured during a live media broadcast using a public-user interface on the first device. The metadata includes information linking the user-generated media recording to the live media broadcast. The system stores the user-generated media recording and the first metadata in one or more storage devices, and transmits a version of the user-generated media recording and at least a portion of the first metadata to a private-user interface on a second device. The private-user interface is configured to receive input from a private end-user selecting the version of the user-generated media recording for broadcast during the same live media broadcast during which the user-generated media recording was created.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 12, 2022Publication date: April 18, 2024Applicant: iHeartMedia Management Services, Inc.Inventors: Albert Curtis Mitchell, Michael Scott Woodruff, Adam Michael Roberts, Steven Douglas Wight, Siu Leung Chan, Jacob Earl Bolton, Stephen William Bain, Qian Chang, Davis Scott Harlan
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Publication number: 20240129842Abstract: A communication system including a UE, a base station, and a PLMN is disclosed. The UE may access a radio cell supported by a communication satellite. The UE may select a preferred PLMN for each of multiple potential geographic locations of the UE. The UE may transmit, to the base station via the radio cell and the communication satellite, an indication of the preferred PLMN for each of the multiple potential geographic locations of the UE. The base station may attempt to determine a current geographic location of the UE. The base station may determine a serving PLMN as the preferred PLMN for the current geographic location of the UE and may later determine a second PLMN if the current geographic location changes. The base station determination may not be visible to the UE which may reduce UE signaling and resource usage.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2023Publication date: April 18, 2024Inventor: Stephen William EDGE
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Patent number: 11963150Abstract: Techniques for determining a location of a mobile device are provided. An example of a method according to the disclosure includes determining, on the mobile device, beam identification information for one or more radio beams, transmitting, with the mobile device, the beam identification information to a network node, receiving, at the mobile device, positioning reference signal beam information for one or more positioning reference signals, generating, with the mobile device, one or more receive beams based on the positioning reference signal beam information, obtaining, with the mobile device, at least one measurement from at least one of the one or more positioning reference signals, and facilitating location determination of the mobile device at a location-capable device based at least in part on the at least one measurement.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2019Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Akash Kumar, Stephen William Edge, Amit Jain
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Patent number: 11957777Abstract: Compositions comprising a reaction product of a saccharide polymer and a fatty ester may be obtained in an aqueous phase in the presence of a hydroxide base and a neutral surfactant, the saccharide polymer comprising a dextran, a dextrin compound, or any combination thereof. The compositions also comprise one or more alcohols originating from the fatty ester upon forming the reaction product of the saccharide polymer and the fatty ester. The reaction product of the saccharide polymer and the fatty ester may be present in the aqueous phase at a concentration effective to lower a surface tension of the neutral surfactant. The fatty ester may comprise one or more glycerol esters, such as one or more plant and/or animal oils and/or fats, and the one or more alcohols originating from the fatty ester may comprise glycerol. Fatty acids originating from the fatty ester may be substantially straight-chain fatty acids.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2022Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: INTEGRITY BIO-CHEMICALS, LLCInventors: Christopher P. Gardner, Stephen William Almond
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Publication number: 20240116721Abstract: A support for a sheet of glass is disclosed. The support comprises first and second support assemblies each comprising a respective base and arm assembly. Each arm assembly comprises a respective first arm having first and second ends and a first contact surface at each end thereof for contacting a first major surface of the sheet of glass when the sheet of glass is supported on the support. Each arm assembly is coupled to the respective base by a respective coupling for rotation about a pivot axis. Any of the first contact surfaces may be provided by a ball castor or wheel. The support is useful when supporting the glass sheet wherein a measurement of the shape thereof is required because the support is able to quickly reach an equilibrium configuration. A method of supporting a glass sheet using the support is also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 18, 2022Publication date: April 11, 2024Applicant: Pilkington Group LimitedInventors: John Stephen MASSA, Ian Ross WILLIAMS