Patents by Inventor Wayne Hamilton
Wayne Hamilton 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: 11960800Abstract: A system including one or more processors and one or more non-transitory computer-readable media storing computing instructions that, when executed on the one or more processors, perform certain acts. The acts can include obtaining an original load design for loading a trailer to deliver stacks of pallets to physical stores. The load design specifies a respective floor spot assignment for each of the stacks. The original load design satisfies center-of-gravity constraints. The acts also can include generating fluid groups of the stacks to form an initial fluid grouping. The acts additionally can include determining that the fluid groups do not collectively satisfy the center-of-gravity constraints. The acts further can include until the fluid groups collectively satisfy the center-of-gravity constraints, repeatedly determining one or more infeasible groups from the fluid groups, and adjusting at least one of the one or more infeasible groups to update the fluid groups.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2021Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: WALMART APOLLO, LLCInventors: Ou Sun, Minghui Liu, Jing Huang, Mingang Fu, Joseph Wayne Hendricks, Jamie Lee Hamilton
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Patent number: 11831136Abstract: Disclosed is a poke-through floor box assembly with increased accessibility and fluid drainage. An assembly may include a main housing including a central cavity, wherein the central cavity is operable to house an electrical wiring device, and a cover assembly coupled to the main housing. The cover assembly may include a frame having a sidewall and a fluid channel extending through the sidewall, and a set of main doors rotatably coupled to the frame, wherein a first main door of the set of main doors includes a cable access door.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2021Date of Patent: November 28, 2023Assignee: AFC CABLE SYSTEMS, INC.Inventors: Wayne Hamilton, Eugene Ellis, Paulo da Moura, Stephen Lundgren, Jessica Poratti
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Publication number: 20230208121Abstract: Disclosed is a poke-through floor box assembly with increased accessibility and fluid drainage. An assembly may include a main housing including a central cavity, wherein the central cavity is operable to house an electrical wiring device, and a cover assembly coupled to the main housing. The cover assembly may include a frame having a sidewall and a fluid channel extending through the sidewall, and a set of main doors rotatably coupled to the frame, wherein a first main door of the set of main doors includes a cable access door.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2021Publication date: June 29, 2023Inventors: Wayne Hamilton, Eugene Ellis, Paulo da Moura, Stephen Lundgren, Jessica Poratti
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Patent number: 11496229Abstract: A system includes a radio frequency (RF) connector terminal that is configured to connect to an antenna, and a RF transmitter that transmits RF power to the RF connector terminal. The system further includes a power measurement unit that measures, as a first power measurement, first RF power of the RF transmitter power that is reflected via the RF connector terminal, and a controller that causes a transmission path discontinuity between the RF transmitter and the RF connector terminal. The power measurement unit further measures, as a second power measurement, second RF power of the RF transmitter power that is reflected from the discontinuity. The controller further determines if a first antenna is connected to the RF connector terminal based on the first and second power measurements.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2020Date of Patent: November 8, 2022Assignee: Neptune Technology Group Inc.Inventors: Damon Lloyd Patton, Gary Wayne Hamilton, II
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Patent number: 11038603Abstract: A system includes a radio frequency (RF) receiver having an input, and an antenna terminal configured to connect to an antenna. The system further includes one or more switches that switch the receiver input of the RF receiver to connect to a terminating load that is not an antenna or to an internal antenna, and noise level measurement circuitry that measures a first RF noise level across the terminating load or the internal antenna. The one or more switches further switch the receiver input of the RF receiver to connect to the antenna terminal, and the noise level measurement circuitry further measures a second RF noise level received at the antenna terminal. The system also includes a controller that determines whether an external antenna is connected to the antenna terminal based on the first RF noise level and the second RF noise level.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2020Date of Patent: June 15, 2021Assignee: Neptune Technology Group Inc.Inventors: Gary Wayne Hamilton, II, Steven Donald Bragg
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Publication number: 20200313711Abstract: A system includes a radio frequency (RF) connector terminal that is configured to connect to an antenna, and a RF transmitter that transmits RF power to the RF connector terminal. The system further includes a power measurement unit that measures, as a first power measurement, first RF power of the RF transmitter power that is reflected via the RF connector terminal, and a controller that causes a transmission path discontinuity between the RF transmitter and the RF connector terminal. The power measurement unit further measures, as a second power measurement, second RF power of the RF transmitter power that is reflected from the discontinuity. The controller further determines if a first antenna is connected to the RF connector terminal based on the first and second power measurements.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2020Publication date: October 1, 2020Inventors: Damon Lloyd Patton, Gary Wayne Hamilton, II
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Publication number: 20200313778Abstract: A system includes a radio frequency (RF) receiver having an input, and an antenna terminal configured to connect to an antenna. The system further includes one or more switches that switch the receiver input of the RF receiver to connect to a terminating load that is not an antenna or to an internal antenna, and noise level measurement circuitry that measures a first RF noise level across the terminating load or the internal antenna. The one or more switches further switch the receiver input of the RF receiver to connect to the antenna terminal, and the noise level measurement circuitry further measures a second RF noise level received at the antenna terminal. The system also includes a controller that determines whether an external antenna is connected to the antenna terminal based on the first RF noise level and the second RF noise level.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2020Publication date: October 1, 2020Inventors: Gary Wayne Hamilton, II, Steven Donald Bragg
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Patent number: 10688637Abstract: A tapered sleeve bolt removal tool for removing a tapered sleeve bolt includes a stop sleeve configured to be coupled to a threaded end of a bolt of the tapered sleeve bolt. The stop sleeve has a stop shoulder configured to abut against a bottom of a sleeve of the tapered sleeve bolt. The stop sleeve has a lateral dimension less than or equal to a lateral dimension of the sleeve to allow the stop sleeve to be removed through an opening with the bolt and the sleeve. A bolt extractor having a bolt engagement feature is configured to engage an extraction shoulder of the bolt. The bolt extractor is pulled in an extraction direction to pull the bolt, the stop sleeve and the sleeve to simultaneously remove the sleeve and the bolt from the opening in the component.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2017Date of Patent: June 23, 2020Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANYInventors: John Richard Hare, Jeffrey Wayne Hamilton
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Publication number: 20190337829Abstract: There is provided herein a roof for a reactor vessel that utilizes a weighted floating cover. The cover is free to move up and down within the vessel as the fluid level changes during the operational cycle. In some embodiment, the cover itself is not directly connected to the reactor vessel or its sidewall, but instead is held in place and supported from above by truss-like support members that permit movement of the cover in concert with the changing fluid level in the vessel. In an embodiment, the support members are anchored proximate to the top of the reactor vessel.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 6, 2019Publication date: November 7, 2019Applicant: The Board of Regents for Oklahoma State UniversityInventor: Douglas Wayne Hamilton
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Publication number: 20180236644Abstract: A tapered sleeve bolt removal tool for removing a tapered sleeve bolt includes a stop sleeve configured to be coupled to a threaded end of a bolt of the tapered sleeve bolt. The stop sleeve has a stop shoulder configured to abut against a bottom of a sleeve of the tapered sleeve bolt. The stop sleeve has a lateral dimension less than or equal to a lateral dimension of the sleeve to allow the stop sleeve to be removed through an opening with the bolt and the sleeve. A bolt extractor having a bolt engagement feature is configured to engage an extraction shoulder of the bolt. The bolt extractor is pulled in an extraction direction to pull the bolt, the stop sleeve and the sleeve to simultaneously remove the sleeve and the bolt from the opening in the component.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2017Publication date: August 23, 2018Applicant: THE BOEING COMPANYInventors: John Richard Hare, Jeffrey Wayne Hamilton
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Patent number: 9784391Abstract: Illustrative Embodiments may provide for an apparatus and method for fitting a first tube to a second tube. The apparatus may have a first section and a second section. The first section and the second section may engage each other to form a spreine. Each section may engage a sleeve. The spreine may encircle the sleeve encircling the first tube. The spreine may include a slider that may receive a force that may move the spreine and the sleeve, engaged within the spreine, and fit the first tube to the second tube. Fitting the first tube to the second tube may include engaging the sleeve with a first O-ring that may encircle a first ferrule in the first tube, and the sleeve simultaneously engaging a second O-ring encircling a second ferrule in a second tube.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2013Date of Patent: October 10, 2017Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANYInventors: Daniel G. Spreine, Jeffrey Wayne Hamilton, David Scott Wright
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Publication number: 20150101176Abstract: Illustrative Embodiments may provide for an apparatus and method for fitting a first tube to a second tube. The apparatus may have a first section and a second section. The first section and the second section may engage each other to form a spreine. Each section may engage a sleeve. The spreine may encircle the sleeve encircling the first tube. The spreine may include a slider that may receive a force that may move the spreine and the sleeve, engaged within the spreine, and fit the first tube to the second tube. Fitting the first tube to the second tube may include engaging the sleeve with a first O-ring that may encircle a first ferrule in the first tube, and the sleeve simultaneously engaging a second O-ring encircling a second ferrule in a second tube.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 11, 2013Publication date: April 16, 2015Applicant: The Boeing CompanyInventors: Daniel G. Spreine, Jeffrey Wayne Hamilton, David Scott Wright
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Publication number: 20140278511Abstract: A method is provided for exchanging healthcare information between a plurality of healthcare providers.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 17, 2014Publication date: September 18, 2014Applicant: ZIRMED, INC.Inventors: Douglas R. Fielding, James Scott Lacy, Christopher L. Schremser, Dustin Wayne Hamilton, Bethany Ann Williams, Eric L. Sinclair, III
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Patent number: 8382040Abstract: A wing assembly has a wing and one or more no-bias laminar flow oval diskettes that are fixed on a support structure along the C/L (center of lift) of an airfoil, of an aircraft wing. The benefit of an oval diskette with laminar flow is that it has no speed limitations and it allows an aircraft to clime at a speed that matches its Ground Effect Lift speed which is a 25% performance increase and a 40% reduction in vortex drag with a increase stability that eliminates inertia coupling of high-speed airfoils.Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 2011Date of Patent: February 26, 2013Inventor: Terry Wayne Hamilton
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Publication number: 20110272529Abstract: A wing assembly has a wing and one or more no-bias laminar flow oval diskettes that are fixed on a support structure along the C/L (center of lift) of an airfoil, of an aircraft wing. The benefit of an oval diskette with laminar flow is that it has no speed limitations and it allows an aircraft to clime at a speed that matches its Ground Effect Lift speed which is a 25% performance increase and a 40% reduction in vortex drag with a increase stability that eliminates inertia coupling of high-speed airfoils.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 16, 2011Publication date: November 10, 2011Inventor: Terry Wayne Hamilton
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Publication number: 20070163027Abstract: Clothing articles that contain a water-absorbent material that absorbs moisture and preferably assists in reducing body temperature and methods of using these clothing articles to reduce body temperature are described herein. The clothing articles are formed from one or more moisture wicking fabrics and include a water-absorbent material surrounded by the moisture-wicking fabric. A preferred water-absorbent material is polyvinyl alcohol material, such as a polyvinyl alcohol towel or chamois. In one embodiment, the water-absorbent material is enclosed in a pouch or pocket in the fabric, preferably the pouch or pocket is positioned to contact a surface of a user's body. In another embodiment, the water-absorbent material can be placed into a fold in the fabric or in a liner within the clothing article. A wide variety of clothing articles may be designed to contain a water-absorbent material, including, but are not limited to, hats, socks, head-bands, wrist-bands, gloves, shirts, shorts, and pants.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2006Publication date: July 19, 2007Inventor: Wayne Hamilton
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Patent number: 7131506Abstract: A flightless rock auger is used for drilling postholes through rock with the use of hydraulic pressure and at slow revolution per minute. The rock auger is used in combination with a conventional flighted auger used for drilling postholes in dirt and clay. During a posthole drilling operation, the rock auger is substituted for a conventional flighted auger as needed for drilling through and removing rock or other hard material such as concrete from the posthole. The rock auger is designed for use at very low revolutions per minute and can function utilizing only the weight of the auger; however, the rock auger is designed for use with pressure drilling units as well for cutting a circular hole through the rock and forming a plug which is to be lodged in the cavity of the rock auger cylinder to be removed from the posthole.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2003Date of Patent: November 7, 2006Assignee: Gator Rock Bits, Inc.Inventors: Gary Wayne Hamilton, Charles Hamilton
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Publication number: 20050103142Abstract: An adapter gear for allowing rotating shafts having a low angular difference to interact is provided. The adapter gear is a low angle face gear that includes a drum having an inner cylindrical wall adapted to be mounted on a shaft, and a drum face connected to the inner cylindrical wall. A gear ring is mounted on and fixed to the drum face and gear teeth are formed on an outer circumference of the gear ring. A vector normal to the gear teeth at a radial and a vector perpendicular to the inner cylindrical wall at the radial have an angular difference that is less than 30°.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2003Publication date: May 19, 2005Inventor: Wayne Hamilton
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Publication number: 20040144572Abstract: A flightless rock auger is used for drilling postholes through rock with the use of hydraulic pressure and at slow revolution per minute. The rock auger is used in combination with a conventional flighted auger used for drilling postholes in dirt and clay. During a posthole drilling operation, the rock auger is substituted for a conventional flighted auger as needed for drilling through and removing rock or other hard material such as concrete from the posthole. The rock auger is designed for use at very low revolutions per minute and can function utilizing only the weight of the auger; however, the rock auger is designed for use with pressure drilling units as well for cutting a circular hole through the rock and forming a plug which is to be lodged in the cavity of the rock auger cylinder to be removed from the posthole.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 16, 2003Publication date: July 29, 2004Applicant: GATOR ROCK BITS, INC.Inventors: Gary Wayne Hamilton, Charles Hamilton
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Patent number: 6619413Abstract: A flightless rock auger is used for drilling postholes through rock with the use of hydraulic pressure and at slow revolution per minute. The rock auger is used in combination with a conventional flighted auger used for drilling postholes in dirt and clay. During a posthole drilling operation, the rock auger is substituted for a conventional flighted auger as needed for drilling through and removing rock or other hard material such as concrete from the posthole. The rock auger is designed for use at very low revolutions per minute and can function utilizing only the weight of the auger; however, the rock auger is designed for use with pressure drilling units as well for cutting a circular hole through the rock and forming a plug which is to be lodged in the cavity of the rock auger cylinder to be removed from the posthole.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2001Date of Patent: September 16, 2003Assignee: Gator Rock Bit, Inc.Inventors: Gary Wayne Hamilton, Charles Hamilton