Patents by Inventor William A. Krause
William A. Krause 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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Publication number: 20240071612Abstract: A head-mounted display device for interface with a medical device includes a frame configured to be mounted on a user's head, a display, a wireless transceiver configured to communicate with a network, and a processing circuit. The medical device is configured to perform an invasive procedure on the person. The processing circuit receives a notification message from the medical device. The processing circuit records medical device information in response to receiving the notification message from the medical device.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2023Publication date: February 29, 2024Applicant: FENWAL, INC.Inventors: William CORK, Brian CASE, Kevin KRAUSE, Kyungyoon MIN, Witold MOSKAL
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Patent number: 10517420Abstract: According to the present disclosure, a brewing system includes a water delivery system, a cover, and a funnel. The water delivery system supplies water through a spray head of the cover to the funnel. The funnel holds brewing substance to be combined with the water to form a brewed beverage.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2016Date of Patent: December 31, 2019Assignee: Bunn-O-Matic CorporationInventors: Christopher W. Rahn, David Trojahn, Brent Friedrich, William Krause
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Publication number: 20170099979Abstract: According to the present disclosure, a brewing system includes a water delivery system, a cover, and a funnel. The water delivery system supplies water through a spray head of the cover to the funnel. The funnel holds brewing substance to be combined with the water to form a brewed beverage.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 7, 2016Publication date: April 13, 2017Inventors: Christopher W. Rahn, David Trojahn, Brent Friedrich, William Krause
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Publication number: 20160118929Abstract: A solar panel rack assembly. The assembly is configured to pivotably support one or more solar panels. A microcontroller and gear system adjusts the angle at which the solar panels supported by the assembly are disposed throughout the day, thereby allowing the solar panels to track the path of the sun, which maximizes the impingement of solar energy on the panels and more evenly distributes daily electrical production during daylight hours. The assembly includes a panel lock configured to simultaneously support multiple solar panels, which allows for the solar panels to be connected together in arrays without the need for a racking for each individual solar panel.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2015Publication date: April 28, 2016Inventor: William Krause
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Patent number: 8225177Abstract: In an embodiment, the invention provides a method for programming flash memory while maintaining a constant error correction term. A data field and forcing bits are arranged in a packing order. Next, all the forcing bits are set to a logical zero value. A first error correction term is generated using the data field and forcing bits as an input to an ECC encoding algorithm. An exclusive OR function is performed on the constant error correction term and the first error correction term creating a difference term. A forcing function is applied to the difference term creating a new value for the forcing bits. The data field and the forcing bits are written to the flash memory.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2008Date of Patent: July 17, 2012Assignee: Texas Instruments IncorporatedInventor: Paul William Krause
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Patent number: 8011146Abstract: A blast-proof window and mullion system for sustaining and mitigating an explosion and/or blast to the window and mullion system on a multi-storied building or structure. The window and mullion system includes a blast-resistant mullion having a mullion housing with mullion walls with outer surfaces; and a pressure bar member having a pressure bar housing with an interior wall and a pair of outer walls being connected to the interior wall to form a center channel opening. The outer walls are angled for reducing the space between the angled walls and for reducing the size of the center channel opening for reduction of bullet and/or blast penetration to the interior wall of the pressure bar member. Also, one of the mullion walls of the mullion housing includes a mullion tongue thereon having a pair of tongue extension arms for forming a vertical bolt receiving channel therebetween.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2007Date of Patent: September 6, 2011Inventor: William Krause
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Publication number: 20110113706Abstract: A blast-proof window and mullion system for sustaining and mitigating an explosion and/or blast to the window and mullion system on a multi-storied building or structure. The window and mullion system includes a blast-resistant mullion having a mullion housing with mullion walls with outer surfaces; and a pressure bar member having a pressure bar housing with an interior wall and a pair of outer walls being connected to the interior wall to form a center channel opening. The outer walls are angled for reducing the space between the angled walls and for reducing the size of the center channel opening for reduction of bullet and/or blast penetration to the interior wall of the pressure bar member. Also, one of the mullion walls of the mullion housing includes a mullion tongue thereon having a pair of tongue extension arms for forming a vertical bolt receiving channel therebetween.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2007Publication date: May 19, 2011Inventor: William Krause
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Publication number: 20100169744Abstract: In an embodiment, the invention provides a method for programming flash memory while maintaining a constant error correction term. A data field and forcing bits are arranged in a packing order. Next, all the forcing bits are set to a logical zero value. A first error correction term is generated using the data field and forcing bits as an input to an ECC encoding algorithm. An exclusive OR function is performed on the constant error correction term and the first error correction term creating a difference term. A forcing function is applied to the difference term creating a new value for the forcing bits. The data field and the forcing bits are written to the flash memory.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2008Publication date: July 1, 2010Applicant: Texas Instruments IncorporatedInventor: Paul William Krause
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Publication number: 20070123797Abstract: An automated device and method for obtaining a tissue biopsy and the delivery of a material to provide hemostatis, therapeutic agents or marker material is described that can be used in conjunction with a cutting needle biopsy device. The device has an outer casing, a power source, a drive mechanism, an application chamber through which the biopsy mechanism, typically a cutting needle device, passes through and an application channel. The cutting biopsy mechanism has a mechanical or electromechanical mechanism to rapidly fire a stylet with a biopsy trough into the intended tissue and then rapidly propel a biopsy cannula over the stylet to sever and retain tissue that has protruded into the biopsy trough. At least one application channel is formed by a tube centrically slipped over the biopsy cannula wall. To enable the collection of tissue specimens, the distal segment of the application channel forms a close fitting and concentric sheath around the biopsy cannula.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2006Publication date: May 31, 2007Inventor: William Krause
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Patent number: 7000427Abstract: This invention relates to a process for cooling or liquefying a fluid product (e.g., natural gas) in a heat exchanger, the process comprising: flowing a fluid refrigerant through a set of refrigerant microchannels in the heat exchanger; and flowing the product through a set of product microchannels in the heat exchanger, the product flowing through the product microchannels exchanging heat with the refrigerant flowing through the refrigerant microchannels, the product exiting the set of product microchannels being cooler than the product entering the set of product microchannels. The process has a wide range of applications, including liquefying natural gas.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2003Date of Patent: February 21, 2006Assignee: Velocys, Inc.Inventors: James A. Mathias, Ravi Arora, Wayne W. Simmons, Jeffrey S. McDaniel, Anna Lee Tonkovich, William A. Krause, Laura J. Silva, Dongming Qiu
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Publication number: 20040055329Abstract: This invention relates to a process for cooling or liquefying a fluid product (e.g., natural gas) in a heat exchanger, the process comprising: flowing a fluid refrigerant through a set of refrigerant microchannels in the heat exchanger; and flowing the product through a set of product microchannels in the heat exchanger, the product flowing through the product microchannels exchanging heat with the refrigerant flowing through the refrigerant microchannels, the product exiting the set of product microchannels being cooler than the product entering the set of product microchannels. The process has a wide range of applications, including liquefying natural gas.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 8, 2003Publication date: March 25, 2004Inventors: James A. Mathias, Ravi Arora, Wayne W. Simmons, Jeffrey S. McDaniel, Anna Lee Tonkovich, William A. Krause, Laura J. Silva, Dongming Qiu
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Patent number: 6622519Abstract: This invention relates to a process for cooling a product in a heat exchanger, the process comprising: flowing a refrigerant through a set of first microchannels in the heat exchanger; flowing a refrigerant through a set of second microchannels in the heat exchanger, the refrigerant flowing through the set of second microchannels being at a lower temperature, a lower pressure or both a lower temperature and a lower pressure than the refrigerant flowing through the set of first microchannels; and flowing a product through a set of third microchannels in the heat exchanger, the product exiting the set of third microchannels having a cooler temperature than the product entering the set of third microchannels. This process is suitable for liquefying gaseous products including natural gas.Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 2002Date of Patent: September 23, 2003Assignee: Velocys, Inc.Inventors: James A. Mathias, Ravi Arora, Wayne W. Simmons, Jeffrey S. McDaniel, Anna Lee Tonkovich, William A. Krause, Laura J. Silva
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Patent number: 5689032Abstract: A process and apparatus for separating a hydrocarbon gas into fractions containing predominant portions of hydrogen, methane, and C.sub.2 and heavier components, where the methane and lighter components are separated from the feed gas under non-cryogenic conditions to produce a hydrogen-rich fraction, a first fraction rich in C.sub.2 and heavier components and a hydrocarbon-rich fraction, the hydrocarbon-rich fraction then being separated under cryogenic conditions into a second fraction rich in C.sub.2 and heavier components and a methane-rich fraction.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 1994Date of Patent: November 18, 1997Assignee: Krause/Pasadyn, a PartnershipInventors: William A. Krause, Ronald C. Pasadyn
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Patent number: 4292175Abstract: A compact, relatively small unit for treatment of wastewater for discharge into maritime waters is disclosed. The wastewater is received in a surge or retention tank and is delivered by gravity flow or pumped to a macerator for comminution of the solids content of the wastewater. Prior to entering the macerator, salt water on a controlled flow basis is added to the wastewater in sufficient amounts to insure a high enough salt content for use as the electrolyte in an electrocatalytic cell. From the macerator the wastewater to be treated is directed into a vertically oriented, elongated, electrocatalytic cell having a plurality of parallel, closely spaced electrodes therein positioned parallel to the flow of wastewater therethrough. The wastewater is directed through the electrocatalytic unit. The end electrodes of the spaced electrode plates are connected to a source of direct current sufficient to generate chlorine, oxygen and other treating chemicals in situ.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 1979Date of Patent: September 29, 1981Assignee: Omnipure, Inc.Inventors: William A. Krause, Leonard E. Langeland
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Patent number: 4179347Abstract: A continuous system for disinfecting waste water streams, such as sewage and streams containing organic matter and removing suspended solids therefrom is disclosed. A waste water stream is passed into an electrolytic cell open to the atmosphere and between a series of electrically charged parallel electrode plates. A controlled amount of electrolyte such as sodium chloride is added to the waste water stream before it passes through the electrolytic cell. During passage between the electrode plates a foam is generated which entrains suspended selected nutrient solids contained in the waste water stream, the foam removed by skimming and/or suction means. The treated water discharged from the electrolytic cell is filtered to remove additional non-nutrient suspended solids not entrained with the foam. A portion of the treated water from the electrolytic cell is recycled and reinjected into the influent stream.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 1978Date of Patent: December 18, 1979Assignee: Omnipure, Inc.Inventors: William A. Krause, Evan P. Shea