Patents by Inventor William A. Mcmillan

William A. Mcmillan 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: 11875687
    Abstract: A method may include receiving, from an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), a first message via a first network using User Datagram Protocol (UDP). The method may further include determining whether a second message that is identical to the first message has been received from the UAV via a second network that is different than the first network. The method may additionally include processing the first message when the second message has not been received and discarding the first message when the second message has been received.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventor: Daniel William McMillan
  • Publication number: 20230337951
    Abstract: Some embodiments described herein relate to an apparatus including a light source configured to transmit an excitation optical signal to an implanted sensor and a detector configured to detect an analyte-dependent optical signal emitted from an implanted sensor. The apparatus can include a lens configured to focus at least a portion of the analyte-dependent optical signal onto the detector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2022
    Publication date: October 26, 2023
    Applicant: Profusa, Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory J. KINTZ, William A. MCMILLAN, Natalie A. WISNIEWSKI
  • Patent number: 11785462
    Abstract: A device may include a memory and a processor. The device may receive, from a ground control station (GCS) associated with an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), credentials associated with a user. The device may determine whether the GCS has been registered and determine, in response to determining that the GCS has been registered, whether the UAV has been registered. The device may present, in response to determining that the UAV has been registered, a list of UAVs the user is authorized to operate and receive selection of a particular UAV from the list of UAVs. The device may facilitate operational activities of the particular UAV.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Dana Maher, Daniel William McMillan, David Brian Rinaldi, Jr., Jared Nelson Muirhead, Tera Lynn Schroeder
  • Patent number: 11504035
    Abstract: Some embodiments described herein relate to an apparatus including a light source configured to transmit an excitation optical signal to an implanted sensor and a detector configured to detect an analyte-dependent optical signal emitted from an implanted sensor. The apparatus can include a lens configured to focus at least a portion of the analyte-dependent optical signal onto the detector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: Profusa, Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory J. Kintz, William A. McMillan, Natalie A. Wisniewski
  • Publication number: 20220300132
    Abstract: One or more embodiments described herein include methods and systems of sending multimedia content items as electronic communications. More specifically, systems and methods described herein provide user the ability to easily and effectively select multimedia content items stored on a computing device for inclusion in a communication session without navigating away from the communication session. Additionally, systems and methods described herein provide a user the ability to edit multimedia content items for inclusion in the communication session.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2022
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Inventors: Benjamin S. Langholz, William McMillan Tyler
  • Patent number: 11397523
    Abstract: One or more embodiments described herein include methods and systems of sending multimedia content items as electronic communications. More specifically, systems and methods described herein provide user the ability to easily and effectively select multimedia content items stored on a computing device for inclusion in a communication session without navigating away from the communication session. Additionally, systems and methods described herein provide a user the ability to edit multimedia content items for inclusion in the communication session.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: Meta Platforms, Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin S. Langholz, William Mcmillan Tyler
  • Publication number: 20220210644
    Abstract: A device may include a memory and a processor. The device may receive, from a ground control station (GCS) associated with an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), credentials associated with a user. The device may determine whether the GCS has been registered and determine, in response to determining that the GCS has been registered, whether the UAV has been registered. The device may present, in response to determining that the UAV has been registered, a list of UAVs the user is authorized to operate and receive selection of a particular UAV from the list of UAVs. The device may facilitate operational activities of the particular UAV.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2020
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Inventors: Dana Maher, Daniel William McMillan, David Brian Rinaldi, JR., Jared Nelson Muirhead, Tera Lynn Schroeder
  • Publication number: 20220198940
    Abstract: A method may include receiving, from an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), a first message via a first network using User Datagram Protocol (UDP). The method may further include determining whether a second message that is identical to the first message has been received from the UAV via a second network that is different than the first network. The method may additionally include processing the first message when the second message has not been received and discarding the first message when the second message has been received.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2020
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Inventor: Daniel William McMillan
  • Patent number: 11331018
    Abstract: Some embodiments described herein relate to a sensor that includes an analyte-sensing dye and a reference dye. The analyte-sensing dye can be configured to emit an analyte-dependent optical signal in the presence of an analyte. Similarly stated, the intensity and/or duration of the analyte-dependent optical signal can be modulated by a quantity and/or concentration of the analyte in the environment of the sensor. The reference dye can be configured to emit an analyte-independent optical signal. The analyte-dependent optical signal and the analyte-independent optical signal have an analyte-dependent spectrum and an analyte-independent spectrum, respectfully. The analyte-dependent optical spectrum and the analyte-independent spectrum can be the same, substantially the same, and/or overlapping. The analyte-dependent optical signal can have a duration of lifetime that is shorter than a duration or lifetime of the analyte-independent optical signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: Profusa, Inc.
    Inventors: Brad Rice, Soya Gamsey, William A. McMillan
  • Patent number: D949905
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Freddy Anzures, Imran Chaudhri, Alan C. Dye, Bradley William Griffin, Jonathan P. Ive, Tiffany Jon, Chanaka Karunamuni, Nicholas V. King, Daamun Mohseni, Hoan K. Pham, William McMillan Tyler, Wan Si Wan, Giancarlo Yerkes
  • Patent number: D957412
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Christian Xavier Dalonzo, Alan C. Dye, Deena Ahmed Khattab, Eileen Y. Lee, William McMillan Tyler, Eric Lance Wilson
  • Patent number: D961603
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Nathan De Vries, Chanaka Karunamuni, William McMillan Tyler
  • Patent number: D971234
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan Dascola, Christopher P. Foss, Heena Ko, William McMillan Tyler
  • Patent number: D979584
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Christian Xavier Dalonzo, Caelan G. Stack, William McMillan Tyler
  • Patent number: D979585
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Lynne Devine, Alan C. Dye, Bradley William Griffin, Jonathan P. Ive, Pedro Mari, Daamun Mohseni, Grant R. Paul, William McMillan Tyler, Marcel van Os, Christopher Wilson
  • Patent number: D990505
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory M. Apodaca, Dylan Otto Boelte, Caroline J. Crandall, Christian Xavier Dalonzo, Jiaying Deng, Alan C. Dye, Christopher P. Foss, Eileen Y. Lee, Wyatt R. Mitchell, Alexander James O'Connell, Uli M. Schöberl, William McMillan Tyler, Marcos Weskamp, Eric Lance Wilson
  • Patent number: D991277
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Christian Xavier Dalonzo, Shubham Kedia, William McMillan Tyler, Eric Lance Wilson
  • Patent number: D991282
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: William McMillan Tyler, Eric Lance Wilson
  • Patent number: D991958
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Christian Xavier Dalonzo, William McMillan Tyler
  • Patent number: D995548
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Mani Amini, Patrick Lee Coffman, Christian Xavier Dalonzo, Raymond Sepulveda, William McMillan Tyler, Chun Kin Minor Wong