Patents by Inventor W. Liles

W. Liles 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: 11555678
    Abstract: A projectile including an ejectable aft fin housing assembly. The aft fin housing assembly includes aft fins that increase a distance between a center of gravity and a center of pressure of the projectile, improving passive stabilization of the projectile. Once the projectile has been passively stabilized, the aft fin housing assembly is ejected, decreasing a distance between the center of gravity and the center of pressure, improving active stabilization of the projectile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: Raytheon Company
    Inventors: Craig O. Shott, Brayden Peery, Gary W. Liles, Alex Karwas, Gregory J. Larson
  • Patent number: 11543220
    Abstract: A projectile including an ejectable aft fin housing assembly. The aft fin housing assembly includes aft fins that increase a distance between a center of gravity and a center of pressure of the projectile, improving passive stabilization of the projectile. Once the projectile has been passively stabilized, the aft fin housing assembly is ejected, decreasing a distance between the center of gravity and the center of pressure, improving active stabilization of the projectile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: Raytheon Company
    Inventors: Craig O. Shott, Brayden Peery, Gary W. Liles, Alex Karwas, Gregory J. Larson
  • Publication number: 20210372752
    Abstract: A projectile including an ejectable aft fin housing assembly. The aft fin housing assembly includes aft fins that increase a distance between a center of gravity and a center of pressure of the projectile, improving passive stabilization of the projectile. Once the projectile has been passively stabilized, the aft fin housing assembly is ejected, decreasing a distance between the center of gravity and the center of pressure, improving active stabilization of the projectile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2020
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: Craig O. Shott, Brayden Peery, Gary W. Liles, Alex Karwas, Gregory J. Larson
  • Publication number: 20210372753
    Abstract: A projectile including an ejectable aft fin housing assembly. The aft fin housing assembly includes aft fins that increase a distance between a center of gravity and a center of pressure of the projectile, improving passive stabilization of the projectile. Once the projectile has been passively stabilized, the aft fin housing assembly is ejected, decreasing a distance between the center of gravity and the center of pressure, improving active stabilization of the projectile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2020
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: Craig O. Shott, Brayden Peery, Gary W. Liles, Alex Karwas, Gregory J. Larson
  • Patent number: 10146556
    Abstract: A system, method, and computer-readable medium are disclosed for a boot mapping system. More specifically, in certain embodiments, BIOS of an information handling system includes a boot mapping system which allows the information handling system to boot up regardless of a boot order change in a network mode of operation or a BIOS boot order change. Additionally, in certain embodiments, the boot mapping system further includes a service location protocol (SLP) which locates operating system images based on the type of network protocol selected for deployment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.
    Inventors: Charles E. Rose, Mark W. Shutt, Sumanth Vidyadhara, Terry W. Liles
  • Publication number: 20150143094
    Abstract: A system, method, and computer-readable medium are disclosed for a boot mapping system. More specifically, in certain embodiments, BIOS of an information handling system includes a boot mapping system which allows the information handling system to boot up regardless of a boot order change in a network mode of operation or a BIOS boot order change. Additionally, in certain embodiments, the boot mapping system further includes a service location protocol (SLP) which locates operating system images based on the type of network protocol selected for deployment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2013
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Applicant: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.
    Inventors: Charles E. Rose, Mark W. Shutt, Sumanth Vidyadhara, Terry W. Liles
  • Publication number: 20070202346
    Abstract: Disclosed is a wood panel having a core layer, and upper and lower surface layers, the surface layers comprising a melamine urea formaldehyde surface resin, wherein the melamine urea formaldehyde surface resin is a product of reaction reagents, the reaction reagents comprising: about 5 to about 25 wt % melamine; about 5 to about 20 wt % urea; about 15 to about 30 wt % formaldehyde; and water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2006
    Publication date: August 30, 2007
    Inventors: W. Liles, Nian-hua Ou, Brian Peek
  • Patent number: 4486798
    Abstract: In a magnetic disk file, the longitudinal rails of an air-bearing head slider are skewed at a predetermined angle relative to a tangential velocity vector line that passes through a transducer tangent to the particular data track over which said transducer is then disposed for causing airborne debris particles that are drawn in under the rails to be directed in a path that substantially avoids said transducer to reduce wear thereof. This angle is sufficient to cause said debris particles to be dispersed into a viscous fluid stream that flows outboard of said tangential velocity vector line and said transducer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 1982
    Date of Patent: December 4, 1984
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Norbert A. Feliss, Tim W. Lile
  • Patent number: 3968036
    Abstract: This invention relates to a novel process for the treatment of waste water from municipal and industrial sources by contacting the waste water with an activated sludge at conditions at which biological oxidation takes place. In this process various water-insoluble inorganic oxides selected from the group consisting of silica, alumina, and silica-alumina are combined with the sludge whereby increased rates of biological oxidation are obtained and the sludge shows increased settleability. In a most preferred embodiment of this method, the water-insoluble inorganic oxide is a spent cracking catalyst, that is, a zeolite which has been used in fluid cracking of hydrocarbon feeds and thus contains vanadium, iron, nickel, copper, and/or carbon. This catalyst may be recovered from aqueous scrubber solutions which are utilized to reduce stack losses in fluidized cracking processes and which, at present, present a solids waste disposal problem.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 1974
    Date of Patent: July 6, 1976
    Assignee: Exxon Research and Engineering Company
    Inventors: Arthur W. Liles, Robert D. Schwartz