Patents by Inventor William A. MacPherson

William A. MacPherson 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).

  • Patent number: 11988621
    Abstract: An apparatus for thermal interface material detection includes a heat dissipating device stack up that includes a heat dissipating device, a thermal interface material, a heat generating component, and a printed circuit board. The heat dissipating device is disposed on the thermal interface material, the thermal interface material is disposed on the heat generating component, and the heat generating component is disposed on the printed circuit board. A channel in a body of the heat dissipating device includes an embedded conductive probe, where a first end of the embedded conductive probe leads to a lower surface of the body of the heat dissipating device and a second end of the embedded conductive probe leads to an upper surface of the body of the heat dissipating device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Shawn Matthew Johnston, Clinton William Erie, Ryan Paske, Steven Charles Erickson, Michael John MacPherson
  • Publication number: 20230176713
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods and systems of displaying graphical user interfaces (GUIs) that illustrate various offering analytics and insights. The GUI display selectable graphical components representing attributes of maturity bonds, wherein when a user interacts with a first graphical component corresponding to a first maturity bond, the server dynamically updates a second section of the GUI. The second section of the GUI displays time periods corresponding to a maturity date for the first maturity bond, wherein the server displays a vertical bar for each time period, a height of the vertical bar indicating a value of the maturity bond, wherein each vertical bar is divided into two areas a first area corresponding to a competitive sale of the first maturity bond, and a second area corresponding to a negotiated sale of the first maturity bond.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2023
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Inventors: Anthony LEYDEN, William MACPHERSON
  • Patent number: 11625149
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods and systems of displaying graphical user interfaces (GUIs) that illustrate various offering analytics and insights. The GUI display selectable graphical components representing attributes of maturity bonds, wherein when a user interacts with a first graphical component corresponding to a first maturity bond, the server dynamically updates a second section of the GUI. The second section of the GUI displays time periods corresponding to a maturity date for the first maturity bond, wherein the server displays a vertical bar for each time period, a height of the vertical bar indicating a value of the maturity bond, wherein each vertical bar is divided into two areas a first area corresponding to a competitive sale of the first maturity bond, and a second area corresponding to a negotiated sale of the first maturity bond.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: IPREO LLC
    Inventors: Anthony Leyden, William MacPherson
  • Publication number: 20210263623
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods and systems of displaying graphical user interfaces (GUIs) that illustrate various offering analytics and insights. The GUI display selectable graphical components representing attributes of maturity bonds, wherein when a user interacts with a first graphical component corresponding to a first maturity bond, the server dynamically updates a second section of the GUI. The second section of the GUI displays time periods corresponding to a maturity date for the first maturity bond, wherein the server displays a vertical bar for each time period, a height of the vertical bar indicating a value of the maturity bond, wherein each vertical bar is divided into two areas a first area corresponding to a competitive sale of the first maturity bond, and a second area corresponding to a negotiated sale of the first maturity bond.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2021
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Inventors: Anthony LEYDEN, William MACPHERSON
  • Patent number: 11048386
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods and systems of displaying graphical user interfaces (GUIs) that illustrate various offering analytics and insights. The GUI display selectable graphical components representing attributes of maturity bonds, wherein when a user interacts with a first graphical component corresponding to a first maturity bond, the server dynamically updates a second section of the GUI. The second section of the GUI displays time periods corresponding to a maturity date for the first maturity bond, wherein the server displays a vertical bar for each time period, a height of the vertical bar indicating a value of the maturity bond, wherein each vertical bar is divided into two areas a first area corresponding to a competitive sale of the first maturity bond, and a second area corresponding to a negotiated sale of the first maturity bond.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: IPREO LLC
    Inventors: Anthony Leyden, William MacPherson
  • Patent number: 11042263
    Abstract: As disclosed, a graphical user interface has selectable graphical components displayed in a first section that displays maturity bond dates and is displayed graphically on a bar where the height of the bar indicates the value of the maturity bond, wherein the bar comprises a line where a height of the bar above the line indicates a total number of dollars that are available in a par amount for the maturity bond and an area above the line indicates an amount that the maturity bond is oversubscribed; a list of recent orders (including a maturity date, order size, and purchaser identification) presented in real time is displayed in a second section of the graphical user interface; and a summary comprising a total monetary value of all the orders, a time remaining, and a graphical indicator of a short/mid/long fill percentage displayed in a third section of the graphical user interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: IPREO LLC
    Inventors: Anthony Leyden, William MacPherson
  • Publication number: 20200218406
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods and systems of displaying graphical user interfaces (GUIs) that illustrate various offering analytics and insights. The GUI display selectable graphical components representing attributes of maturity bonds, wherein when a user interacts with a first graphical component corresponding to a first maturity bond, the server dynamically updates a second section of the GUI. The second section of the GUI displays time periods corresponding to a maturity date for the first maturity bond, wherein the server displays a vertical bar for each time period, a height of the vertical bar indicating a value of the maturity bond, wherein each vertical bar is divided into two areas a first area corresponding to a competitive sale of the first maturity bond, and a second area corresponding to a negotiated sale of the first maturity bond.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2020
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventors: Anthony Leyden, William MacPherson
  • Patent number: 10331302
    Abstract: As disclosed, a graphical user interface has selectable graphical components displayed in a first section that displays maturity bond dates and is displayed graphically on a bar where the height of the bar indicates the value of the maturity bond, wherein the bar comprises a line where a height of the bar above the line indicates a total number of dollars that are available in a par amount for the maturity bond and an area above the line indicates an amount that the maturity bond is oversubscribed; a list of recent orders (including a maturity date, order size, and purchaser identification) presented in real time is displayed in a second section of the graphical user interface; and a summary comprising a total monetary value of all the orders, a time remaining, and a graphical indicator of a short/mid/long fill percentage displayed in a third section of the graphical user interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: IPREO LLC
    Inventors: Anthony Leyden, William MacPherson
  • Patent number: 7703344
    Abstract: A duct detector includes sampling tubes which slidably engage the detector with a fixed orientation to facilitate fluid flow. The tubes have a connector portion and a conduit portion. The connector portion and the conduit portion engage one another with a predetermined orientation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2010
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: William A. MacPherson, III, James M. Murphy
  • Publication number: 20080022753
    Abstract: A duct detector includes sampling tubes which slidably engage the detector with a fixed orientation to facilitate fluid flow. The tubes have a connector portion and a conduit portion. The connector portion and the conduit portion engage one another with a predetermined orientation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2006
    Publication date: January 31, 2008
    Inventors: William A. MacPherson, James M. Murphy
  • Patent number: 6953936
    Abstract: A modular smoke detector has a sensing electrode carried by an insulator module. The insulator module also carries an ionization source and a field effect transistor. The insulator module lockingly engages a printed circuit board. A conical smoke deflector and exterior electrode are assembled to the insulator module. The deflector and exterior electrode are spaced apart providing a space for inflow and outflow of airborne particles of combustion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2005
    Assignee: Honeywell International, Inc.
    Inventors: William A. MacPherson, III, Gregory A. Wischstadt
  • Publication number: 20040001006
    Abstract: A modular smoke detector has a sensing electrode carried by an insulator module. The insulator module also carries an ionization source and a field effect transistor. The insulator module lockingly engages a printed circuit board. A conical smoke deflector and exterior electrode are assembled to the insulator module. The deflector and exterior electrode are spaced apart providing a space for inflow and outflow of airborne particles of combustion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2003
    Publication date: January 1, 2004
    Inventors: William MacPherson, Gregory A. Wischstadt
  • Patent number: 5485144
    Abstract: A compensated ionization-type sensor includes spaced apart active and reference electrodes. A center electrode is disposed between the active reference electrodes. A compensating electrode is disposed adjacent to the center electrode and, capacitively coupled thereto. The compensating electrode is electrically coupled to the active electrode. A compensating screen with a selected potential applied thereto surrounds the electrodes to compensate for velocity of the ambient atmosphere.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 1993
    Date of Patent: January 16, 1996
    Assignee: Pittway Corporation
    Inventors: Perrouz Amleshi, Hsing G. Jen, William MacPherson, Lee D. Tice
  • Patent number: D568193
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2008
    Assignee: Honeywell International, Inc.
    Inventors: Lanny J. Frawley, Andrew A. Kuester, Zoltan Borbath, Maura D. Adamczyk, William A. Macpherson, III
  • Patent number: D819055
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: IPREO LLC
    Inventors: Anthony Leyden, William MacPherson