Patents by Inventor William A. Hill

William A. Hill 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: 20030171209
    Abstract: The inventions disclosed herein are catalyst systems comprising a complex having one of the formulas LMX1X2 and LML′ and an activating cocatalyst, and use of the catalyst system in polymerizing olefinic monomers. In either of the foregoing formulas, L is a chelating ligand containing sulfur donors; M is a transition metal selected from either copper, silver, gold, manganese, iron, cobalt, palladium or nickel; X1 and X2 are independently selected from either halides, hydride, triflate, acetate, borate, alkyl, alkoxyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkoxyl, aryl, thiolate, carbon monoxide, cyanate or olefins; and L′ is a bidentate ligand selected from either dithiolene, dithiolate, diphosphine, bisimine, bispyridine, phenanthroline, oxolate, catecholate, thiolatoamide, thiolatoimine or thiolatophosphine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2002
    Publication date: September 11, 2003
    Inventors: Kun Wang, Abhimanyu Onkar Patil, Stephen Zushma, Ernestine Williams Hill, Edward Ira Stiefel
  • Patent number: 6606247
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for an electronic assembly. The electronic assembly has a first object created and separated from a host substrate. The first object has a first electrical circuitry therein. A carrier substrate is coupled to the first object wherein the first object is being recessed below a surface of the carrier substrate. The carrier substrate further includes a first carrier connection pad and a second carrier connection pad that interconnect with the first object using metal connectors. A receiving substrate, which is substantially planar, including a second electrical circuitry, a first receiving connection pad, and a second receiving connection pad that interconnect with the second electrical circuitry using the metal connectors. The carrier substrate is coupled to the receiving substrate using the connection pads mentioned.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2003
    Assignee: Alien Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas Lloyd Credelle, Glenn Gengel, Roger Green Stewart, William Hill Joseph
  • Patent number: 6577291
    Abstract: Display apparatus, and methods for displaying images, e.g., text, on gray scale and color monitors are described. Gray scale displays implemented in accordance with the present invention include displays having a resolution in a first dimension, e.g., the horizontal dimension, which is several time the resolution in a second dimension, e.g., the vertical dimension. Various other displays of the present invention are capable of operating as both gray scale and color display devices. In one such display, the color filter used to implement a color portion of the display is omitted from another, e.g., gray scale portion of the same display. In such an embodiment, text, e.g., captions, are displayed using the gray scale portion of the display while color images, e.g., graphics, are displayed on the color portion of the display. In another display of the present invention, a color filter with filter cells that can be switched between a color and a clear mode of operation are employed. When images, e.g.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 1998
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2003
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: William Hill, Michael Duggan, Leroy B. Keely, Jr., Gregory C. Hitchcock, J. Turner Whitted
  • Patent number: 6571996
    Abstract: The apparatus has a first container part within which material for distributing over a surface as a guide coat is held in a substantially loose, finely divided particulate form; a perforated element through which the particulate material can be sprinkled or shaken; and a second container part for receiving an applicator, e.g., in the form of a sponge, on which the particulate material is to be sprinkled or shaken. The apparatus may be provided with the applicator or as a replacement part or “re-fill” for existing apparatus. Particulate material may also be provided for re-charging such apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2003
    Assignee: Speedarrive Projects, Ltd.
    Inventor: Robin William Hills
  • Patent number: 6548163
    Abstract: A sealing strip comprising an elongate sealing portion formed of resiliently compressible material such as foam and an elongate attachment portion extending laterally from the sealing portion. The attachment portion is provided with adhesive to affix it to the rear side of a first body panel so that the sealing portion is located in a gap between the panel and an adjacent component so as to seal or mask the gap therebetween. The sealing portion and attachment portion are preferably integrally formed by an extrusion process. The sealing strip has particular application to the sealing of the “B” post gap of a motor vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2003
    Assignee: Speedarrive Projects Ltd.
    Inventor: Robin William Hills
  • Publication number: 20020181208
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for an electronic assembly. The electronic assembly has a first object created and separated from a host substrate. The first object has a first electrical circuitry therein. A carrier substrate is coupled to the first object wherein the first object is being recessed below a surface of the carrier substrate. The carrier substrate further includes a first carrier connection pad and a second carrier connection pad that interconnect with the first object using metal connectors. A receiving substrate, which is substantially planar, including a second electrical circuitry, a first receiving connection pad, and a second receiving connection pad that interconnect with the second electrical circuitry using the metal connectors. The carrier substrate is coupled to the receiving substrate using the connection pads mentioned.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2001
    Publication date: December 5, 2002
    Inventors: Thomas Lloyd Credelle, Glenn Gengel, Roger Green Stewart, William Hill Joseph
  • Publication number: 20020136589
    Abstract: The apparatus has a first container part within which material for distributing over a surface as a guide coat is held in a substantially loose, finely divided particulate form; a perforated element through which the particulate material can be sprinkled or shaken; and a second container part for receiving an applicator, e.g., in the form of a sponge, on which the particulate material is to be sprinkled or shaken. The apparatus may be provided with the applicator or as a replacement part or “re-fill” for existing apparatus. Particulate material may also be provided for re-charging such apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2002
    Publication date: September 26, 2002
    Inventor: Robin William Hills
  • Publication number: 20020116980
    Abstract: The Roll Defect Management Process (RDMP) is a system which is designed to manage, track and evaluate all mill rolls found in use in the hot and cold production of flat rolled metal strip. The RDMP is capable of detection, distinction and differentiation of various defects found in the mill roll using a nondestructive inspection system for generating variable amplitude output voltage signals corresponding to changes in physical properties found in a mill roll and defines corrective action for each roll type, mill, stand and position. The disposition and corrective actions of the RDMP are automated and dependent on the determination of various thresholds identified by roll, mill and stand.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2000
    Publication date: August 29, 2002
    Inventors: Ted Kerr, Ron Webber, Ron Howard, William Hill
  • Patent number: 6421054
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for utilizing pixel sub-components which form a pixel element of an LCD display, e.g., as separate luminous intensity elements, are described. Each pixel of a color LCD display is comprised of three non-overlapping red, green and blue rectangular pixel sub-elements or sub-components. The invention takes advantage of the ability to control individual RGB pixel sub-elements to effectively increase a screen's resolution in the dimension perpendicular to the dimension in which the screen is striped, e.g., the RGB pixel sub-elements are arranged lengthwise. In order to utilize the effective resolution which can be obtained by treating RGB pixel sub-components separately, scaling or super sampling of digital representations of fonts is performed in one dimension at a rate that is greater than the scaling or sampling performed in the other dimension. In some embodiments where weighting is used in determining RGB pixel values, e.g.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2002
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: William Hill, Michael Duggan, Leroy B. Keely, Jr., Gregory C. Hitchcock, J. Turner Whitted
  • Patent number: 6398440
    Abstract: The apparatus has a first container part within which material for distributing over a surface as a guide coat is held in a substantially loose, finely divided particulate form; a perforated element through which the particulate material can be sprinkled or shaken; and a second container part for receiving an applicator, e.g., in the form of a sponge, on which the particulate material is to be sprinkled or shaken. The apparatus may be provided with the applicator or as a replacement part or “re-fill” for existing apparatus. Particulate material may also be provided for re-charging such apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2002
    Assignee: Speedarrive Projects Ltd.
    Inventor: Robin William Hills
  • Patent number: 6307566
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for utilizing pixel sub-components which form a pixel element of an LCD display, e.g., as separate luminous intensity elements, are described. Each pixel of a color LCD display is comprised of three non-overlapping red, green and blue rectangular pixel sub-elements or sub-components. The invention takes advantage of the ability to control individual RGB pixel sub-elements to effectively increase a screen's resolution in the dimension perpendicular to the dimension in which the screen is striped, e.g., the RGB pixel sub-elements are arranged lengthwise. In order to utilize the effective resolution which can be obtained by treating RGB pixel sub-components separately, scaling or super sampling of digital representations of fonts is performed in one dimension at a rate that is greater than the scaling or sampling performed in the other dimension. In some embodiments where weighting is used in determining RGB pixel values, e.g.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2001
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: William Hill, Michael Duggan, Leroy B. Keely, Jr., Gregory C. Hitchcock, J. Turner Whitted
  • Patent number: 6278434
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for displaying an image by uttilizing pixel sub-components which form a pixel element of an LCD display as separate luminous intensity elements. By treating the pixel sub-components independently, increased resolution is achieved in the dimension that is perpendicular to the dimension in which the screen is striped. To take advantage of the increased resolution, the image is processed by first scaling the image data in one dimension at a rate that is greater than the scaling of the image data in another dimension. The pixel sub-components are then independently determined from different portions of the scaled image data though scan conversion, which may involve the use of different weights for each color component. Color distortions such as color fringing is compensated by treating eachi pixel sub-component independently. For horizontally flowing text, applications, screens with vertical striping are preferred.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2001
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: William Hill, Michael Duggan, Leroy B. Keely, Jr., Gregory C. Hitchcock, J. Turner Whitted
  • Patent number: 6243070
    Abstract: Color processing operations can be used to reduce color artifacts in images displayed on display devices having pixels with separately controllable pixel sub-components. Different regions of image data are mapped to the individual pixel sub-components of the pixels. In the absence of performing the color processing operations, distracting color artifacts can be generated in the displayed image as a result of the pixel sub-components being treated as independent luminous intensity sources. Color artifacts can be reduced by comparing the difference between the luminous intensity values of adjacent red and green pixel sub-components with a threshold value and adjusting the luminous intensity values so as to reduce the difference if it exceeds the threshold value. Color artifacts can also be reduced by performing a gray scaling operation on pixels having an overall luminance that is less than the luminance associated with a foreground color and also less than the luminance associated with a background color.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 1998
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2001
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: William Hill, Michael Duggan, Leroy B. Keely, Jr., Gregory C. Hitchcock, J. Turner Whitted
  • Patent number: 6239783
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus are disclosed for sampling image data and mapping the samples to pixel sub-components which form a pixel element of an LCD display so that each pixel sub-component has a different portion of the image mapped thereto and at least one of the pixel sub-components has two or more samples mapped thereto. The methods can be used with conventional color LCD displays that include pixels consisting of three non-overlapping red, green and blue rectangular pixel sub-elements or sub-components. The separately-controllable nature of individual RGB pixel sub-components is used to effectively increase a screen's resolution in one dimension. A scan conversion process maps samples of the image data to individual pixel sub-components, including mapping two or more samples to at least one of the pixel sub-component. As a result, each of the pixel sub-components represents a different portion of the image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2001
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: William Hill, Michael Duggan, Leroy B. Keely, Jr., Gregory C. Hitchcock, J. Turner Whitted
  • Patent number: 6225973
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus are described for sampling image data that includes foreground/background color information and mapping the samples to pixel sub-components which form a pixel element of an LCD display so that each pixel sub-component has a different portion of the image mapped thereto. The methods can be used with conventional color LCD displays that include pixels consisting of three non-overlapping red, green and blue rectangular pixel sub-elements or sub-components. The separately-controllable nature of individual RGB pixel sub-components is used to effectively increase a screen's resolution in the dimension perpendicular to the dimension in which the screen is striped. A scan conversion process maps samples of the image data to individual pixel sub-components, resulting in each of the pixel sub-components representing a different portion of the image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2001
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: William Hill, Michael Duggan, Leroy B. Keely, Jr., Gregory C. Hitchcock, J. Turner Whitted
  • Patent number: 6219025
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for sampling image data and mapping the samples to pixel sub-components which form a pixel element of an LCD display so that each pixel sub-component has a different portion of the image mapped thereto. The methods can be used with conventional color LCD displays that include pixels consisting of three non-overlapping red, green and blue rectangular pixel sub-elements or sub-components. The pixel sub-components can be arranged on the display device to form horizontal or vertical stripes of individual colors. The separately-controllable nature of individual RGB pixel sub-components is used to effectively increase a screen's resolution in the dimension perpendicular to the dimension in which the screen is striped. A scan conversion process maps samples of the image data to individual pixel sub-components, resulting in each of the pixel sub-components representing a different portion of the image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2001
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: William Hill, Michael Duggan, Leroy B. Keely, Jr., Gregory C. Hitchcock, J. Turner Whitted
  • Patent number: 6198505
    Abstract: A high resolution, high speed digital camera that produces a high resolution image representative of an image scene viewed by the camera. The digital camera comprises an input lens system and an iris that couple light from the image scene into the camera. A first imager generates a sequence of high resolution, low speed digital frames of the image scene. A second imager generates a sequence of low resolution, high speed digital frames of the image scene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2001
    Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corp.
    Inventors: Elbert L. Turner, William A. Hill, Dennis L. Wilson
  • Patent number: 6188385
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for utilizing pixel sub-components which form a pixel element of an LCD display, e.g., as separate luminous intensity elements, are described. Each pixel of a color LCD display is comprised of three non-overlapping red, green and blue rectangular pixel sub-elements or sub-components. The invention takes advantage of the ability to control individual RGB pixel sub-elements to effectively increase a screen's resolution in the dimension perpendicular to the dimension in which the screen is striped, e.g., the RGB pixel sub-elements are arranged lengthwise. In order to utilize the effective resolution which can be obtained by treating RGB pixel sub-components separately, scaling or super sampling of digital representations of fonts is performed in one dimension at a rate that is greater than the scaling or sampling performed in the other dimension. In some embodiments where weighting is used in determining RGB pixel values, e.g.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2001
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: William Hill, Michael Duggan, Leroy B. Keely, Jr., Gregory C. Hitchcock, J. Turner Whitted
  • Patent number: 6086709
    Abstract: The sealing strip comprises an elongate sealing portion formed of resiliently compressible material such as foam and an elongate attachment portion extending laterally from the sealing portion. The attachment portion is provided with adhesive to affix it to the rear side of a first body panel so that the sealing portion is located in a gap between the panel and an adjacent component so as to seal or mask the gap therebetween. The sealing portion and attachment portion are preferably integrally formed by an extrusion process. The sealing strip has particular application to the sealing of the "B" post gap of a motor vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2000
    Assignee: Speedarrive Projects Ltd.
    Inventor: Robin Williams Hills
  • Patent number: 6068880
    Abstract: A guide coat is formed on a surface as part of a smoothing operation, e.g., during vehicle bodywork, by distributing finely divided particulate material, e.g., a non-toxic, water-based black powder paint, over the surface so the material remains on and thus highlights any irregularities on the surface. The material may be wiped onto the surface by an applicator, e.g., synthetic foam or sponge, impregnated with the material. The material may be stored in a container in a loose, finely divided form or in a compact, substantially solid form from which finely divided particles may be removed. The majority of the material is subsequently removed from the surface as the surface is abraded to remove the highlighted irregularities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 1996
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2000
    Assignee: Speedarrive Projects Ltd.
    Inventor: Robin William Hills