Patents by Inventor William A. Bastian

William A. Bastian 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).

  • Publication number: 20240137283
    Abstract: Described herein are systems and methods for generating a computing network from natural language descriptions of the computing network are provided. In one or more examples, the systems and methods described below can be used harvest publically available (or even privately available) natural language descriptions of a computing network, and convert those descriptions into an operational replica of the described computing network. By harvesting both publically available data, as well as other resources, the systems and methods described herein can allow for an analyst tasked with analyzing a given computing network to generate a fully operational replica of the computing network without having to have direct access to the network. In one or more examples, the analyst can recreate a fully-functional replica of the network to be analyzed based on partial descriptions of the computing network, thereby greatly improving the level of analysis capable of being performed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2022
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Applicant: The MITRE Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Bastian KOUREMETIS, Christopher David JELLEN, William Bryan BOOTH, Andrew Fred APPLEBAUM
  • Patent number: 11939107
    Abstract: A pallet includes a deck and one or more leg-plank bridges that extend from the deck. The leg-plank bridges include one or more legs and a plank that extends between the legs. The legs and plank are integrally formed together and attached to the deck. The legs have one or more internal walls that define one or more cavities. Concrete fills the cavities of the legs located on a lead end of the pallet. The remaining cavities in the legs are filled with foam. The cavities in one version are wedge shaped. Other legs of the deck are filled entirely with foam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Artistic Composite Pallets LLC
    Inventors: Garrett Clark, William A. Bastian, II
  • Publication number: 20230391498
    Abstract: A pallet includes a deck and one or more leg-plank bridges that extend from the deck. The leg-plank bridges include one or more legs and a plank that extends between the legs. The legs and plank are integrally formed together and attached to the deck. The legs have one or more internal walls that define one or more cavities. Concrete fills the cavities of the legs located on a lead end of the pallet. The remaining cavities in the legs are filled with foam. The cavities in one version are wedge shaped. Other legs of the deck are filled entirely with foam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2022
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Applicant: Artistic Composite Pallets LLC
    Inventors: Garrett Clark, William A. Bastian, II
  • Patent number: 11744364
    Abstract: A wall hanging system for hanging an article from a support surface such as a wall. The article may have a first mounting channel that is elongated along a first channel axis. The system includes a surface mounting element that is configured to be coupled to the support surface with a portion of the surface mounting element protruding from the support surface. Furthermore, there is a cam lock slidably coupled to the article along the first mounting channel. The cam lock has a longitudinal axis and a receiving cavity that is configured to receive a distal portion of the portion of the surface mounting element. The cam lock is configured to be locked to the surface mounting element by rotating the cam lock about the longitudinal axis while the distal portion of the portion of the surface mounting element is located within the receiving cavity of the cam lock.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: MCS Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Geoffrey William Bastian, Robert Terry Coyle, Jr., Matthew Scott Kressin, Michael Lee Pyle, Steven Patrick McGowan, Richard Joseph Ehrhardt
  • Patent number: 11739541
    Abstract: A cable management system includes a mounting bracket configured for mounting to a wall surface and a detached snap-on type cover member. The mounting bracket includes vertically spaced support ledges for supporting one or more cables in multiple regions of the bracket. The bracket and cover member include mating connection element protrusions which become mutually engaged to snap fit the cover to the bracket in a readily removable manner to access the cable runs. The cables are fully concealed by the cover member. In one embodiment, the bracket and cover member are configured to simulate baseboard molding in appearance and are mounted at the bottom of the wall at the interface with the floor. Coupler members complementary configured to match the profile of the cover members may be detachably coupled thereto to bridge joints or gaps between adjacent sections of cover members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Inventors: Robert Terry Coyle, Jr., Matthew Scott Kressin, Martin Zamorano Fragoso, Geoffrey William Bastian
  • Publication number: 20230255368
    Abstract: A frame assembly for supporting a flat article. In one aspect, the frame assembly may include a stack including a transparent window panel and a frame. The frame may include a floor structure for supporting the stack and an outer annular wall coupled to and surrounding the floor structure, the outer annular wall including a plurality of corners, an outer surface defining a periphery of the frame, an inner surface defining a display cavity, and a front edge that defines a display opening configured to allow the stack to pass therethrough into the display cavity. The outer annular wall may have a non-uniform thickness. The corner portions may have lower and upper portions, with the lower portions having a greater thickness than the lower portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2023
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Applicant: MCS Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Terry Coyle, JR., Matthew Scott Kressin, Geoffrey William Bastian, Michael Lee Pyle
  • Publication number: 20230176565
    Abstract: An AMU system includes an Autonomous Mobile Unit (“AMU”), base station, lanyard, and Warehouse Management System (“WMS”) configured to communicate with one another over a network. The AMU includes a microphone configured to receive verbal commands from an individual. The individual can further provide verbal commands through the base station and the lanyard when worn by the individual. The lanyard can also provide a geo-fence around the individual where the AMU slows down to enhance safety.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2022
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Applicant: Bastian Solutions, LLC
    Inventors: William A. Bastian, II, Mitchel H Szazynski
  • Publication number: 20230076157
    Abstract: A furniture assembly and/or a mechanical coupling system for coupling furniture parts together to form an assembled article of furniture. The furniture assembly may include first and second furniture parts, each of which includes a board or other structural member and a coupler. The first furniture part may include a male coupler attached to the board and the second furniture part may include a female coupler attached to the board. The male and female couplers may be coupled together to thereby couple the first and second furniture parts together to form the assembled article of furniture. The male and female couplers may include engagement features that facilitate the coupling of the furniture parts together and to prevent them from becoming detached during normal use of the assembled article of furniture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2022
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Inventors: Geoffrey William Bastian, Michael Lee Pyle, Matthew Scott Kressin, Robert Terry Coyle, JR.
  • Patent number: 11537119
    Abstract: An AMU system includes an Autonomous Mobile Unit (“AMU”), base station, lanyard, and Warehouse Management System (“WMS”) configured to communicate with one another over a network. The AMU includes a microphone configured to receive verbal commands from an individual. The individual can further provide verbal commands through the base station and the lanyard when worn by the individual. The lanyard can also provide a geo-fence around the individual where the AMU slows down to enhance safety.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: Bastian Solutions, LLC
    Inventors: William A. Bastian, II, Mitchel H Szazynski
  • Patent number: 11530716
    Abstract: A wall hanging system by which a wall décor item such as a ledge, a frame, artwork, or the like may be mounted to and hung from a wall. The wall hanging system may include a first mounting assembly that is coupled to the wall and a second mounting assembly that is coupled to the wall décor item. The first and second mounting assemblies may be engaged to mount the wall décor item from the wall. One of the first and second mounting assemblies may include a post and the other of the first and second mounting assemblies may include a cavity. The post may be inserted into an insertion portion of the cavity and then slid to a nesting portion of the cavity to lock the first mounting assembly to the second mounting assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Inventors: Geoffrey William Bastian, Michael Lee Pyle, Matthew Scott Kressin, Robert Terry Coyle, Jr.
  • Patent number: 11390504
    Abstract: A robotic shuttle system includes a rack system and one or more shuttles. The rack system includes a rack and a shuttle frame. The rack has storage locations for containers containing items. The shuttle frame has rails disposed along the rack. The shuttle includes a powertrain, container transfer mechanism, and a robot arm. The power train is configured to move the shuttle along the rails of the rack and on a surface outside of the rack system. The container transfer mechanism is configured to transfer the containers between the rack and the shuttle. The robot arm extends from the shuttle to transfer the items between one of the containers on the shuttle and a container in a container holder of the shuttle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: Bastian Solutions, LLC
    Inventors: William A. Bastian, II, Hans Tokpa Leidenfrost, Timothy R. Nelson, Tiffany Lee Greyson, Jeremiah Scott Schroeder
  • Patent number: 11378116
    Abstract: A furniture assembly and/or a mechanical coupling system for coupling furniture parts together to form an assembled article of furniture. The furniture assembly may include first and second furniture parts, each of which includes a board or other structural member and a coupler. The first furniture part may include a male coupler attached to the board and the second furniture part may include a female coupler attached to the board. The male and female couplers may be coupled together to thereby couple the first and second furniture parts together to form the assembled article of furniture. The male and female couplers may include engagement features that facilitate the coupling of the furniture parts together and to prevent them from becoming detached during normal use of the assembled article of furniture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Inventors: Geoffrey William Bastian, Michael Lee Pyle, Matthew Scott Kressin, Robert Terry Coyle, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20220153523
    Abstract: A robotic shuttle system includes a rack system and one or more shuttles. The rack system includes a rack and a shuttle frame. The rack has storage locations for containers containing items. The shuttle frame has rails disposed along the rack. The shuttle includes a powertrain, container transfer mechanism, and a robot arm. The power train is configured to move the shuttle along the rails of the rack and on a surface outside of the rack system. The container transfer mechanism is configured to transfer the containers between the rack and the shuttle. The robot arm extends from the shuttle to transfer the items between one of the containers on the shuttle and a container in a container holder of the shuttle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2022
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Applicant: Bastian Solutions, LLC
    Inventor: William A. Bastian, II
  • Patent number: 11330919
    Abstract: A frame assembly for supporting a flat article. In one aspect, the frame assembly may include a stack including a transparent window panel and a frame. The frame may include a floor structure for supporting the stack and an outer annular wall coupled to and surrounding the floor structure, the outer annular wall including a plurality of corners, an outer surface defining a periphery of the frame, an inner surface defining a display cavity, and a front edge that defines a display opening configured to allow the stack to pass therethrough into the display cavity. The inner surface of the outer annular wall may include a plurality of recessed regions, each of the recessed regions encompassing one of the corners of the outer annular wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Inventors: Robert Terry Coyle, Jr., Matthew Scott Kressin, Geoffrey William Bastian, Michael Lee Pyle
  • Patent number: 11329532
    Abstract: A drive system for a high torque mechanical load includes a power supply, a controller, and a high torque electric motor. The electric motor includes a rotor that is oriented eccentrically relative to a stator. In one form, the electric motor has a crankshaft that transmit the torque to the mechanical load. In other variations, the electric motor includes at least two electric motor lobes with opposite stroke positions to provide a smoother output at higher speeds. During operation, the rotor is magnetically attracted to the energized electromagnet. With the rotor attracted to the electromagnet in the stator, the rotor contacts or comes in close proximity to the stator at a contact area. The close proximity between the rotor and stator at the contact area allows very large magnetic forces to be utilized to produce torque without increasing the size or weight of the electric motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: Bastian Solutions, LLC
    Inventors: William A. Bastian, II, Paul D. Burgeson, Gabriel Michael Riggs
  • Publication number: 20220106075
    Abstract: A system and technique has been developed to print graphics on a pallet. In one form, the graphics are printed on one of the decks of the pallet. The graphics in one variation are printed on a deck that is in the form of a flat, contiguous surface via a flatbed printer. The flatbed printer has a printer head that forms a gap that is able to accommodate the deck of the pallet. After printing, the deck is assembled with the rest of the pallet. The graphics can include text and images. In one form, the graphics include a packing template that shows how at least one packing layer should be packed on the pallet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2021
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Applicant: Artistic Composite Pallets LLC
    Inventor: William A. Bastian, II
  • Patent number: 11254518
    Abstract: A system includes a robot configured to load and/or unload from a location, such as a cargo carrier or building. The robot includes a base unit that has a transport system to move the base unit. A mast extends from the base unit, and the mast has a mast conveyor. An End of Arm Tool (EoAT) is coupled to the mast. The EoAT includes an EoAT conveyor configured to move a cargo item to and from the mast conveyor. A gripper mechanism is configured to move between a retracted position where the gripper mechanism is clear of the cargo item on the EoAT conveyor and an extended position where the gripper mechanism is able to grip the cargo item.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: Bastian Solutions, LLC
    Inventors: William A. Bastian, II, Ariel Marie Roberts, Craig Adam Lawrence, Eugene Anthony Oskay, Joshua Michael Hoeing
  • Patent number: D946716
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Inventors: Geoffrey William Bastian, Michael Lee Pyle, Matthew Scott Kressin, Robert Terry Coyle, Jr.
  • Patent number: D972401
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Inventors: Geoffrey William Bastian, Robert Terry Coyle, Jr., Matthew Scott Kressin
  • Patent number: D999049
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Inventors: Geoffrey William Bastian, Michael Lee Pyle, Matthew Scott Kressin, Robert Terry Coyle, Jr.