Patents by Inventor William A. Buchanan

William A. Buchanan 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: 20240115953
    Abstract: A method of improving accessibility for the user operation of a first application on a computer includes the steps of taking one or more measurements of a current user's interaction with an application on the computer, comparing the one or more measurements with expectations derived from measurements from a first corpus of users, characterising one or more needs of the current user based upon the comparison, and modifying at least a first property of the first application responsive to the characterised need or needs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew Sanders, Christopher William Henderson, Jesus Lucas Barcias, Maurizio Cerrato, Nima Karshenas, Calum Armstrong, Christopher George Buchanan
  • Patent number: 11910198
    Abstract: A system and method includes mobile device, a SIM associated with mobile device, an MNO computer, a computer associated with an owner of the mobile device, a first set of keys stored in the SIM for securely communicating with the MNO computer, and a second set of keys for securely communicating with the computer associated with the owner of the mobile device, to exchange application information. The SIM can be configured to determine when updated information related to the second set of keys is required, securely send a request to the MNO computer for updated information related to the second set of keys using the first set of keys, and responsively receive the updated information related to the second set of keys from the MNO computer, the updated information being provisioned by the computer associated with the owner of the mobile device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Tata Communications (America) Inc.
    Inventors: Ron Grippo, Luke Kiernan, William Buchanan, Brian Peebles
  • Publication number: 20230389677
    Abstract: A shoulder transfer weight support apparatus including a hip or waist belt, a back support, and one or more shoulder extensions. The support apparatus includes an integrated radiation shielding unit. Optionally, the apparatus includes a face shield at least partially made of a radiation shielding material that is configured to releasable attach to the apparatus. The face shield can be a full face shield or a partial face shield.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2023
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Inventors: Todd FLOHR, Nick TOMCZAK, Leslie FLOWERDAY-PLANK, Richard .S. MOORE, Leroy TRUELOVE, William BUCHANAN
  • Publication number: 20230292914
    Abstract: A shoulder transfer weight support generally having a hip or waist belt, a back support, and one or more shoulder extensions. The back support has an upper back plate attached to the shoulder extensions and a lower back plate attached to one or more hip belts. The lower back plate features a bracket shaped to receive an end of the attachment bar that joins it to the upper back plate. A spring-loaded plunger can be inserted into the attachment bar to allow for height adjustment of the device. A face shield at least partially made of a radiopaque material and can attach to the back support. One attachment option is a yoke mount with vertical sections at either end of the yoke mount. A second option involves a mount that attaches to the shoulder extension(s). The device can use a full face shield or a face shield with an open front.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2023
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Inventors: Leroy Truelove, III, William Buchanan, Richard S. Moore, JR.
  • Patent number: 11627795
    Abstract: A shoulder transfer weight support generally having a hip or waist belt, a back support, and one or more shoulder extensions. The back support has an upper back plate attached to the shoulder extensions and a lower back plate attached to one or more hip belts. The lower back plate features a bracket shaped to receive an end of the attachment bar that joins it to the upper back plate. A spring-loaded plunger can be inserted into the attachment bar to allow for height adjustment of the device. A face shield at least partially made of a radiopaque material and can attach to the back support. One attachment option is a yoke mount with vertical sections at either end of the yoke mount. A second option involves a mount that attaches to the shoulder extension(s). The device can use a full face shield or a face shield with an open front.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: G-TECH LLC
    Inventors: Leroy Truelove, III, William Buchanan, Richard S. Moore, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20230111144
    Abstract: A system and method includes mobile device, a SIM associated with mobile device, an MNO computer, a computer associated with an owner of the mobile device, a first set of keys stored in the SIM for securely communicating with the MNO computer, and a second set of keys for securely communicating with the computer associated with the owner of the mobile device, to exchange application information. The SIM can be configured to determine when updated information related to the second set of keys is required, securely send a request to the MNO computer for updated information related to the second set of keys using the first set of keys, and responsively receive the updated information related to the second set of keys from the MNO computer, the updated information being provisioned by the computer associated with the owner of the mobile device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2022
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Inventors: Ron GRIPPO, Luke KIERNAN, William BUCHANAN, Brian PEEBLES
  • Patent number: 11533626
    Abstract: A system and method includes mobile device, a SIM associated with mobile device, an MNO computer, a computer associated with an owner of the mobile device, a first set of keys stored in the SIM for securely communicating with the MNO computer, and a second set of keys for securely communicating with the computer associated with the owner of the mobile device, to exchange application information. The SIM can be configured to determine when updated information related to the second set of keys is required, securely send a request to the MNO computer for updated information related to the second set of keys using the first set of keys, and responsively receive the updated information related to the second set of keys from the MNO computer, the updated information being provisioned by the computer associated with the owner of the mobile device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: Tata Communications (America) Inc.
    Inventors: Ron Grippo, Luke Kiernan, William Buchanan, Brian Peebles
  • Publication number: 20220204956
    Abstract: The invention is directed to novel variant endoglucanases and their use thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2021
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Applicant: Fornia BioSolutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Jie Yang, Xiyun Zhang, William Buchanan Porterfield, Wenhua Lu, Khin Oo, Goutami Banerjee, Tatsuya Fukushima, Eric Lin Hu
  • Publication number: 20220195410
    Abstract: The present invention relates to variant xylanase enzymes and their use thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2021
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Applicant: Fornia BioSolutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Jie Yang, William Buchanan Porterfield, Xiyun Zhang, Goutami Banerjee, Khin Oo, Wenhua Lu
  • Patent number: 11262888
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for rendering content for presentation in a portion of a user interface based on context-independent data and a template that is selected based on context information associated with the user interface. The template may be selected from among a number of different templates based at least in part on a template selection data structure that associates each template with one or more combinations of contextual attributes associated with the context of the user interface. The content for inclusion in at least a portion of the user interface may then be rendered using the selected template and at least a portion of the context-independent data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Alexis Ferreyra, Stuart Olmstead-Wilcox, Amit Malhotra, Javier Andres Mena Zapata, John William Buchanan
  • Publication number: 20210080358
    Abstract: A system for collecting and processing a sample of an enriched population of mesenchymal stem cells in a matrix of body tissue in which the sample is separated into smaller segments to optimize the ability of the system to organize the stem cells into small working clusters with tissue. The tissue clusters are separated into optimized groupings for further processing and use in medical procedures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2020
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Applicant: Elite IP, LLC
    Inventors: Edward Jeffrey Donner, Lucanus Steven Koldewyn, Christopher Thomas Donner, Ryan Dregalla, Kristopher Buchanan, William Buchanan, Robert Mitchell Clark
  • Publication number: 20210076205
    Abstract: A system and method includes mobile device, a SIM associated with mobile device, an MNO computer, a computer associated with an owner of the mobile device, a first set of keys stored in the SIM for securely communicating with the MNO computer, and a second set of keys for securely communicating with the computer associated with the owner of the mobile device, to exchange application information. The SIM can be configured to determine when updated information related to the second set of keys is required, securely send a request to the MNO computer for updated information related to the second set of keys using the first set of keys, and responsively receive the updated information related to the second set of keys from the MNO computer, the updated information being provisioned by the computer associated with the owner of the mobile device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2019
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Inventors: Ron GRIPPO, Luke KIERNAN, William BUCHANAN, Brian PEEBLES
  • Publication number: 20200315325
    Abstract: A shoulder transfer weight support generally having a hip or waist belt, a back support, and one or more shoulder extensions. The back support has an upper back plate attached to the shoulder extensions and a lower back plate attached to one or more hip belts. The lower back plate features a bracket shaped to receive an end of the attachment bar that joins it to the upper back plate. A spring-loaded plunger can be inserted into the attachment bar to allow for height adjustment of the device. A face shield at least partially made of a radiopaque material and can attach to the back support. One attachment option is a yoke mount with vertical sections at either end of the yoke mount. A second option involves a mount that attaches to the shoulder extension(s). The device can use a full face shield or a face shield with an open front.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2020
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Applicant: NITMOI, LLC
    Inventors: LEROY TRUELOVE, III, WILLIAM BUCHANAN, RICHARD S. MOORE, JR.
  • Patent number: 10729195
    Abstract: A wearable weight support that transfers the weight of heavy garments that rely on shoulder support, off of the shoulders to the hips of the user. The device provides additional posterior radiation protection to the wearer as the back support can be made from radio-opaque materials. The device also provides lumbar support and results in less body heat containment through natural venting. The device is easily adjustable to any body type and allows the wearer to move more freely in their work environment. The invention can be used to transfer the weight of a backpack or other systems which rely on shoulder support to function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: NITMOI, LLC
    Inventors: Leroy Truelove, III, William Buchanan, Richard S. Moore, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20180228235
    Abstract: A wearable weight support that transfers the weight of heavy garments that rely on shoulder support, off of the shoulders to the hips of the user. The device provides additional posterior radiation protection to the wearer as the back support can be made from radio-opaque materials. The device also provides lumbar support and results in less body heat containment through natural venting. The device is easily adjustable to any body type and allows the wearer to move more freely in their work environment. The invention can be used to transfer the weight of a backpack or other systems which rely on shoulder support to function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2018
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Inventors: LEROY TRUELOVE, III, WILLIAM BUCHANAN, RICHARD S. MOORE, JR.
  • Patent number: 9669985
    Abstract: The disclosure describes various stackable corner protector configurations. The corner protectors can have curved lateral surfaces that allow the corner protectors to be decoupled from a photovoltaic module to which they are coupled to by rotating one end of the corner protectors away from the object. This removal process works even more efficiently with multiple stacked corner protectors as the stacked corner protectors can be concurrently removed from the object by rotating the stacked corner protectors away from the object together. The corner protector can also include one or more attachment features for securing the corner protector to the object. For example, when the corner protector is installed on a photovoltaic module, the attachment feature can engage a lip defined by a recess or channel of the photovoltaic module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: SolarCity Corporation
    Inventors: Tyrus Hudson, Kyle Tripp, William Buchanan
  • Publication number: 20170137200
    Abstract: The disclosure describes various stackable corner protector configurations. The corner protectors can have curved lateral surfaces that allow the corner protectors to be decoupled from a photovoltaic module to which they are coupled to by rotating one end of the corner protectors away from the object. This removal process works even more efficiently with multiple stacked corner protectors as the stacked corner protectors can be concurrently removed from the object by rotating the stacked corner protectors away from the object together. The corner protector can also include one or more attachment features for securing the corner protector to the object. For example, when the corner protector is installed on a photovoltaic module, the attachment feature can engage a lip defined by a recess or channel of the photovoltaic module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2015
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Inventors: Tyrus Hudson, Kyle Tripp, William Buchanan
  • Patent number: 9588651
    Abstract: Technology is described for generating an electronic book. A 3D (three dimensional) virtual environment may be identified. A scene depicting a 3D virtual sub-environment may be identified. A page object may be generated in the 3D virtual environment. A plurality of page panels may be generated that include the scene depicting the 3D virtual sub-environment and the page panels are associated with the page object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: John William Buchanan, Ryan Anthony Stemen
  • Patent number: 9043867
    Abstract: Systems and methods for the sharing of information between organizations are disclosed. Policies that govern the permissions for the sharing of information are represented as Boolean functions such as Binary Decision Diagrams.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: THE COURT OF EDINBURGH NAPIER UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Omair Uthmani, William Buchanan, Alistair Lawson, Lu Fan
  • Publication number: 20140201804
    Abstract: Systems and methods for the sharing of information between organizations are disclosed. Policies that govern the permissions for the sharing of information are represented as Boolean functions such as Binary Decision Diagrams.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2013
    Publication date: July 17, 2014
    Applicant: The Court of Edinburgh Napier University
    Inventors: Omair Uthmani, William Buchanan, Alistair Lawson, Lu Fan