Patents by Inventor Steven Williams

Steven 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: 12063704
    Abstract: A host device includes a processor, a wireless communication device in data communication with the processor, and a hardware storage device in data communication with the processor. The hardware storage device has instructions stored thereon that, when executed by the processor, cause the host device to establish a wireless data channel with an accessory device and assign the wireless data channel to a resource unit with a bandwidth less than 20 MHz. The instructions further cause the host device to send a trigger signal to the accessory device and receive state data from the accessory device in response to the trigger signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2024
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Perry Victor Lea, Krishna Kant Chintalapudi, Steven William Ranta, Gopala Srihari Narlanka, Stanley William Adermann
  • Publication number: 20240261613
    Abstract: A hand tool for straightening a fluid line has two sections that are configured to interlock and define an elongated line straightening channel between ends of the tool. One tool section has recesses and the other tool section has projections. The hand tool is assembled by moving the two sections together and interlocking the projections and recesses to form a tubular configuration or tunnel that straightens the line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2023
    Publication date: August 8, 2024
    Applicant: RB Distribution Inc.
    Inventors: Chad Timothy Leichliter, Steven William Butcher, Katherine Adelia Goodman
  • Publication number: 20240244693
    Abstract: A method of managing a wireless communication between a plurality of accessory devices and a host device includes, at the host device, establishing a data connection with a plurality of accessory devices, obtaining a radio ID for each accessory device of the plurality of accessory devices, grouping the plurality of accessory devices into at least one OFDMA device and at least one non-OFDMA device based at least partially on the radio IDs, sending a trigger signal to the at least one OFDMA device; and after receiving a first response signal from the at least one OFDMA device in response to the trigger signal, receiving a second response signal from the at least one non-OFDMA device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2024
    Publication date: July 18, 2024
    Inventors: Perry Victor LEA, Krishna Kant CHINTALAPUDI, Steven William RANTA, Gopala Srihari NARLANKA, Stanley William ADERMANN
  • Patent number: 12041758
    Abstract: A data center cooling system, including a support structure having a lower portion and an upper portion, one or more fans supported by the support structure at a height that is equal to or greater than a height of the electronics cabinets, and a heat exchanger having one or more cooling coils supported at the upper portion of the support structure. In some embodiments, the cooling coils can be supported by the upper portion of the support structure so as to be above the top of and/or over one or more of the electronics cabinets. The fans can be configured to draw air from the one or two rows of electronics cabinets and to cause the air to be passed through the heat exchanger to cool the warmer air from the electronics cabinets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Assignee: Digital Porpoise, LLC
    Inventors: Steven William Dumas, Jason Wilfred Clark, Michael Streich
  • Publication number: 20240223464
    Abstract: Techniques for dynamic routing based on application load are described herein. The techniques may include receiving load information associated with resources of an application orchestration system that are allocated to host an application, the resources associated with different geographical regions. Based at least in part on the load information, a network controller may determine that first resources of the application orchestration system are less constrained than second resources of the application orchestration system, the first resources associated with a first geographical region and the second resources associated with a second geographical region. Based at least in part on the first resources being less constrained than the second resources, application traffic may be routed through the network to the application hosted by the first resources in the first geographical region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2024
    Publication date: July 4, 2024
    Inventors: Steven William Wood, Ding Bai, Ramanathan Lakshmikanthan, Natal Alberto Rodriguez, Fabio R. Maino
  • Patent number: 12025387
    Abstract: Heat exchanger assemblies including turning vanes are taught herein. In preferred embodiments, the heat exchanger assembly comprises: an inlet duct; a heat exchanger coupled to the inlet duct and a plurality of turning vanes coupled to the heat exchanger and protruding into the inlet duct. The intake plane of the heat exchanger is at an angle between 0 degrees and 90 degrees to the primary flow direction of the inlet duct. The plurality of turning vanes comprise: a straight leading edge of length L that is parallel to the primary flow direction of the inlet duct; a convex lower surface that transitions a bottom of the leading edge to an upper wall of a lower channel of the heat exchanger; and a concave upper surface that transitions a distal point of the turning vane to a second channel of the heat exchanger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2024
    Assignee: MEGGITT AEROSPACE LIMITED
    Inventors: Philip Walsh, Benjamin Thomas Matthews, Christopher Simon Elliott, Steven William James Henderson, Jeffrey Allen Lehew, Christopher Charles Hood, Salvatore Ippedico
  • Publication number: 20240213748
    Abstract: A device may include a base box comprising a five-sided enclosure with a front mounting surface, wherein the base box further comprises an incoming feeder electrically connected to a branch circuiting infrastructure, a base box electrical connector, and a plurality of power interface module or blank cover plate mounting components. A device may include an interchangeable power interface module comprising an electrical connector, may have at least one circuit breaker, at least one receptacle, and a plurality of mounting holes or slots, which can mechanically engage with the base box, thus forming an electrical connection between the incoming feeder electrically connected to the branch circuiting infrastructure and the at least one receptacle of the interchangeable power interface module. A device may include a blank cover plate having a surface with upper and lower lips for mounting and de-mounting on the base box, and a plurality of mounting holes or slots.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2023
    Publication date: June 27, 2024
    Inventors: Jason Wilfred Clark, Steven William Dumas
  • Publication number: 20240198216
    Abstract: A method of providing haptic feedback to a user includes, at an electronic device controller, determining a dynamic resonant frequency of a haptic device; receiving haptic information at an electronic device controller, mapping the haptic information to a resonant waveform with the dynamic resonant frequency; outputting a haptic waveform; and driving the haptic device according to the haptic waveform.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2022
    Publication date: June 20, 2024
    Inventors: Steven William RANTA, Ian Hartman SKOP
  • Patent number: 12010613
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a processor, a wireless communication device, and a hardware storage device. The hardware storage device has instructions stored thereon that, when executed by the processor, cause the electronic device to obtain a plurality of data channel personalities. Each of the data channel personalities includes a unique radio communication and network protocol for the wireless communication device. The instructions further cause the electronic device to select a data channel personality from the plurality of data channel personalities and transmit data to a host device using the wireless communication device and the radio communication and network protocol according to the selected data channel personality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Inventors: Perry Victor Lea, Krishna Kant Chintalapudi, Steven William Ranta, Gopala Srihari Narlanka, Stanley William Adermann
  • Publication number: 20240184461
    Abstract: A data storage system for use in a high radiation environment runs first and second operating time counters to monitor a field-programmable, gate array (FPGA) configured as a storage controller. Based on the first operating time counter passing a first threshold, the FPGA is fully reprogrammed. Based on the second operating time counter passing a second threshold less than the first threshold, the FPGA is partially reprogrammed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2024
    Publication date: June 6, 2024
    Inventors: Jon D. Trantham, Hemant Vitthalrao Mane, Kristofer Carlson Conklin, Manuel Alexander Offenberg, Steven Williams
  • Patent number: 12003385
    Abstract: Techniques for dynamic routing based on application load are described herein. The techniques may include receiving load information associated with resources of an application orchestration system that are allocated to host an application, the resources associated with different geographical regions. Based at least in part on the load information, a network controller may determine that first resources of the application orchestration system are less constrained than second resources of the application orchestration system, the first resources associated with a first geographical region and the second resources associated with a second geographical region. Based at least in part on the first resources being less constrained than the second resources, application traffic may be routed through the network to the application hosted by the first resources in the first geographical region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven William Wood, Ding Bai, Ramanathan Lakshmikanthan, Alberto Rodriguez-Natal, Fabio R. Maino
  • Patent number: 11992659
    Abstract: A drug delivery system is disclosed that includes a drug delivery device having a reservoir, a delivery cannula having a proximal end in fluid communication with the reservoir and a distal end to be received within a patient, and one or more controllable elements. The drug delivery system may further include one or more sensors coupled to the drug delivery device, and a controller coupled to the one or more sensors and the one or more controllable elements. The controller may be configured to use the one or more sensors to determine a condition or an operational state of the drug delivery device. Furthermore, the controller may be configured to control the controllable element based on the condition or the operational state of the drug delivery device and/or identity information stored in a memory onboard the device. A method for use with a drug delivery device is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: AMGEN INC.
    Inventors: Adam B. McCullough, Ferry Tamtoro, Huaying Yang, Mark Ka Lai Lee, Desheng Yin, Scott R. Gibson, Donald Busby, Peter V. Shultz, Keith P. Kogler, Basel Hasan Taha, Jimmie L. Ward, Christopher R. Folk, Steven William Badelt
  • Publication number: 20240171512
    Abstract: Techniques for steering overlay network traffic along specific paths through an underlay network. The techniques may include determining a path through an underlay network that is optimized for sending a packet from a first node of an overlay network to a second node of the overlay network. The techniques may also include determining a destination address for sending the packet along the path from the first node to the second node, the destination address including a micro segment identifier (uSID) corresponding with an underlay node that is disposed along the path through the underlay network and trailing bits representing a portion of an address that corresponds with the second node. The techniques may also include causing the packet to be modified to include the destination address such that the packet is sent from the first node to the second node along the path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2022
    Publication date: May 23, 2024
    Inventors: Bruce Mcdougall, Jeff Byzek, Alberto Rodriguez-Natal, Saswat Praharaj, Fabio R. Maino, Steven William Wood
  • Patent number: 11989428
    Abstract: A data storage system for use in a high radiation environment includes an array of storage drives. Each storage drive includes a non-radiation-hardened drive controller, a non-radiation-hardened, non-volatile, storage medium, and a non-radiation-hardened volatile memory. The system includes a radiation-hardened storage controller coupled to the array. The radiation-hardened storage controller provides failure-resistant data redundancy among the storage drives of the array and provides host access to the array.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: Seagate Technology LLC
    Inventors: Jon D. Trantham, Hemant Vitthalrao Mane, Kristofer Carlson Conklin, Manuel Alexander Offenberg, Steven Williams
  • Publication number: 20240147672
    Abstract: A data center cooling system, including a support structure having a lower portion and an upper portion, one or more fans supported by the support structure at a height that is equal to or greater than a height of the electronics cabinets, and a heat exchanger having one or more cooling coils supported at the upper portion of the support structure. In some embodiments, the cooling coils can be supported by the upper portion of the support structure so as to be above the top of and/or over one or more of the electronics cabinets. The fans can be configured to draw air from the one or two rows of electronics cabinets and to cause the air to be passed through the heat exchanger to cool the warmer air from the electronics cabinets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Steven William Dumas, Jason Wilfred Clark, Michael Streich
  • Patent number: 11969646
    Abstract: In non-limiting examples of the present disclosure, a user input device is provided. The user-input device may include non-contact magnetic, capacitive, or inductive components for translating movements of a joystick into angular positions. Magnets attached to axial shafts of a joystick assembly may cause changes in voltage in magnetometers on a PCB when the axial shafts are rotated, which may be translated into angular positions of the joystick. Conductors attached to axial shafts of a joystick assembly may cause changes in capacitive charge in capacitors on a PCB when the axial shafts are rotated, which may be translated into angular positions of the joystick. Anisotropic magnetically permeable material and/or excitation components attached to axial shafts of a joystick assembly may cause changes in inductance in inductors on a PCB when the axial shafts are rotated, which may be translated into angular positions of the joystick.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Steven William Ranta, Ian Hartman Skop, Edoardo Gastelum Enriquez, Evan William Mattingly
  • Patent number: 11966629
    Abstract: A distributed data storage system can be configured with a host connected to a first device and an initialization module that performs a default initialization procedure on the first device in response to detecting the first device has an unknown manufacturing origin. Conducting the default initialization procedure may allow the first device to service data access requests from the host. In response to the connection of a second device to the host and initialization module, a manufacturing origin of the second device is identified with the initialization module before the initialization module customizes the default initialization procedure to a custom procedure that is executed to allow the second device to satisfy a background operation prescribed by the initialization module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: Seagate Technology LLC
    Inventors: Hemant Vitthalrao Mane, Jason Matthew Feist, Praveen Viraraghavan, Robert W. Dixon, Marc Timothy Jones, Steven Williams
  • Patent number: 11966519
    Abstract: An instrument panel includes a frame defining an opening, a plurality of cards, and an HMI. The cards have a front face, a rear face, one or more circuits, and a data interface on the rear face in communication with the circuits. The cards include one or more first cards and one or more second cards. The first cards front face have a vertical dimension approximately equal to a vertical dimension of the opening. The second cards have a body, a nose projecting from the body defining the second cards front face, and a recess between the nose and body. The HMI includes a front face received within the opening. The first cards are positioned with the front face visible within the opening. The second cards are positioned with the nose visible within the opening and a depth of the HMI received within the recess.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations LLC
    Inventors: Steven William Fisher, Kevin Doan, Malgorzata Anna Blachnicka, Bryan Shadel
  • Patent number: 11968732
    Abstract: A method of managing a wireless communication between a plurality of accessory devices and a host device includes, at the host device, establishing a data connection with a plurality of accessory devices, obtaining a radio ID for each accessory device of the plurality of accessory devices, grouping the plurality of accessory devices into at least one OFDMA device and at least one non-OFDMA device based at least partially on the radio IDs, sending a trigger signal to the at least one OFDMA device; and after receiving a first response signal from the at least one OFDMA device in response to the trigger signal, receiving a second response signal from the at least one non-OFDMA device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Perry Victor Lea, Krishna Kant Chintalapudi, Steven William Ranta, Gopala Srihari Narlanka, Stanley William Adermann
  • Patent number: 11957714
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to non-natural NKG2D receptors attached to mammalian cell surfaces wherein the non-natural receptors do not directly signal or directly activate the cell when the receptor is bound by cognate non-natural ?1-?2 domains of NKG2D ligands modified to specifically bind the non-natural NKG2D receptors. The non-natural ?1-?2 domains of NKG2D ligands may be attached to heterologous atoms or molecules including polypeptides, in some embodiments cytokines or modified cytokines, antibodies or fragments of antibodies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: XYPHOS BIOSCIENCES INC.
    Inventors: Kaman C. Kim, David W. Martin, Jr., Steven Williams