Patents by Inventor William A. Michaels

William A. Michaels 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: 20240158103
    Abstract: Spacecraft servicing devices or pods and related methods may include a body configured to be deployed from a host spacecraft at a location adjacent a target spacecraft and at least one spacecraft servicing component configured to perform at least one servicing operation on the target spacecraft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2023
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Inventors: James Garret Nicholson, Daniel Carl Treachler, Oliver Benjamin Ortiz, James Dulin Reavill, Benjamin Michael Hekman, Robert Bryan Sullivan, Carlos Guillermo Niederstrasser, Mark Lieberbaum, Michael Joseph Glogowski, William A. Llorens, Kenneth Siu-Kin Chow, Peter Michael Cipollo
  • Patent number: 11984675
    Abstract: A battery clamp having a first inner metal battery clamp member having a handle portion and a clamp portion, a second inner metal battery clamp member having a handle portion and a clamp portion, a first outer insulating battery clamp member having a handle portion and a clamp portion connected to the first inner metal battery clamp, and a second outer insulating battery clamp member having a handle portion and a clamp portion connected to the second inner metal battery clamp. The first inner metal battery clamp member and/or the second inner metal battery clamp member having a battery cable connector configured to allow a user to access the battery cable connector with the user's fingers or a tool while avoiding interference with the handle portions of the battery clamp.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: The Noco Company
    Inventors: Jonathan Lewis Nook, William Knight Nook, Sr., James Richard Stanfield, Derek Michael Underhill
  • Patent number: 11983662
    Abstract: A process for verifying an item deposit via a smart drop box. The process includes an item receptacle, a processor in communication with the item receptacle, a scanning device, and a database. The item receptacle is configured to receive an item from a user, scan the item, and generate item information. The processor is configured to compare the item information generated with identified item information from the database. If the information generated matches the information from the database, the item is accepted. In some embodiments, the deposit verification includes a printed receipt and/or an electronic verification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: United States Postal Service
    Inventors: William Albert Tartal, Gabriel Michael Yessin, Dominique Danielle Strothers, Joram Shenhar, Joel Locknauth Dewnandan, Terry Martin Gingell, James Edmund Matthews
  • Patent number: 11983484
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods, apparatus, systems, and computer readable storage media for interacting with one or more data objects in an online social network. A user interface includes a publisher with a custom action. The custom action is defined in accordance with custom action instructions provided by a first entity via an application programming interface (API). Such custom action instructions may declaratively or programmatically define the data object, the interaction to be performed with the data object, and other attributes associated with the custom action. A user may request to interact with the data object via selection of the custom action by a second entity. Information may be submitted through the publisher to interact with the data object to update a database system associated with the data object. A feed item may be presented for inclusion in the information feed based on the update.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: Salesforce, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott D. Beechuk, Steven Tamm, Orjan N. Kjellberg, Arvind Krishnan, Benjamin Snyder, Luke A. Ball, Shannon Hale, Khanh Kim P. Nguyen, William Gradin, Anna Bonner Mieritz, Beril Guvendik Maples, Gregg Johnson, Andrew Waite, Evan Michael Moses, Weiping Peng, Scott Peter Perket
  • Publication number: 20240154412
    Abstract: A portable jump starter and air compressor device, including a jump starter, air compressor, and/or vacuum cleaner. One or more of the jump starter, air compressor, and/or vacuum cleaner are powered a same or different one or more rechargeable batteries (e.g. one or more Li-ion batteries). The air compressor, for example, includes a piston/valve arrangement configured to allow a piston of the piston/valve arrangement to move in close proximity to a cylinder head of the cylinder of the air compressor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2022
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Inventors: Jonathan Lewis Nook, Matthew Michael Bosway, William Knight Nook, Sr., James Richard Stanfield, James P. McBride, Andrea Carolina Hacker Davidson, Nitish Agrawal, Tom Situ, Derek Michael Underhill
  • Publication number: 20240150448
    Abstract: The present invention relates to neutralizing antibodies of the human pituitary adenylate cyclase activating polypeptide type I receptor (PAC1) and pharmaceutical compositions comprising such antibodies. Methods of treating or preventing headache conditions, such as migraine and cluster headache, using the neutralizing antibodies are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2023
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Applicant: AMGEN INC.
    Inventors: Neeraj Jagdish AGRAWAL, Irwin CHEN, Su CHONG, Bryna FUCHSLOCHER, Kevin GRAHAM, Agnes Eva HAMBURGER, Mark Leo MICHAELS, Christopher MOHR, Derek E. PIPER, Kenneth William WALKER, Zhulun WANG, Cen XU
  • Publication number: 20240149433
    Abstract: Disclosed is a robot apparatus with a capable and highly maneuverable drive system incorporating two differential swerve drive pods. The robot apparatus further includes a claw mechanism for grasping an object, a passthrough mechanism for moving the object horizontally and a lift mechanism for moving the object vertically. The robot apparatus allows for rapid manipulation and movement of objects such as cones.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2024
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Inventors: Kevin Nicolas Haller, William Michael Meyers, Joseph Michael Biersack, Julia Mary Biersack, Ian Setia, Rachael Setia, Andrew John Andersen, Ethan Christopher Emerton, Thomas Leland Hughes, William Charles Holt, Wyatt John Nicholson
  • Publication number: 20240150089
    Abstract: A dispensing package for a floor treatment composition. The dispensing package includes a coupling shell and a container. The coupling shell is engaged with the container by a neck fitment projecting from the coupling shell. The coupling shell is provided with a dispensing opening and at least two support zones. The container includes a membrane seal engaged with a sealing surface of the container. The coupling shell can provide for a connection between a container and a dispensing system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2024
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Inventors: John Charles VAN RENS, William Michael CANNON, Kerry Lloyd WEAVER, Richard Christopher HAGEE
  • Publication number: 20240149121
    Abstract: An example putter presented herein is designed manufactured in a way that allows for a golfer to adjust weight balance of the golf club head by moving respective weights through a toe-side track and a heel-side track on a bottom side of the golf club head. The putter may also be configured with adjustable toe-hang, face material, and loft all in one club, in order to optimize the club for the day's game without having to purchase a new golf club each time one desires to try something new. The putter head can combine a removable, stackable face plate with a continuous range of shaft attachment points to allow a golfer to adjust each factor all in one club.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2022
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Inventors: Caroline MEANS, Stewart CINK, Jason KUPIER, Justin MARTIN, William Judson READY, Rex ROSS, Christopher Javellana SALDANA, Jaime Michael Schnaier BEREZ, Elliott JOST, Brittan D. PERO
  • Patent number: 11977766
    Abstract: A hierarchical network enables access for a stacked memory system including or more memory dies that each include multiple memory tiles. The processor die includes multiple processing tiles that are stacked with the one or more memory die. The memory tiles that are vertically aligned with a processing tile are directly coupled to the processing tile and comprise the local memory block for the processing tile. The hierarchical network provides access paths for each processing tile to access the processing tile's local memory block, the local memory block coupled to a different processing tile within the same processing die, memory tiles in a different die stack, and memory tiles in a different device. The ratio of memory bandwidth (byte) to floating-point operation (B:F) may improve 50× for accessing the local memory block compared with conventional memory. Additionally, the energy consumed to transfer each bit may be reduced by 10×.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: NVIDIA Corporation
    Inventors: William James Dally, Carl Thomas Gray, Stephen W. Keckler, James Michael O'Connor
  • Patent number: 11974687
    Abstract: An intelligent item receptacle, system, and method for providing supplemental media content in response to depositing an item having media indicia disposed thereon. An intelligent item receptacle includes an item receptacle securely enclosing an interior volume, an item sensor configured to detect an inserted item, a camera within the interior volume configured to capture an image of the item, and an output configured to play audio or visual content to bystanders outside the item receptacle. Processing circuitry within the item receptacle analyzes the image to determine if the media indicia are present on the item and, if present, causes the output to play the audio or visual content associated with the media indicia.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: United States Postal Service
    Inventors: William Albert Tartal, Gabriel Michael Yessin, Mihae Mukaida, Matthew Anthony Borgatti, John David Cranor, III, Nathan Lachenmyer
  • Publication number: 20240143048
    Abstract: A multi-component storage system is provided. The storage system includes a primary storage component and a secondary storage component. The primary storage component includes a body surrounding a storage area, the body having a plurality of support ribs extending therefrom, the plurality of support ribs including at least one pair of support ribs on opposing sides of the body. The primary storage component includes at least one open side. The secondary storage component is configured to be inserted within the storage area of the primary storage component through the at least one open side and aligned with the at least one pair of support ribs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Jeffrey Groves, Connor Irwin, William Michael Felton, Charles M. Wacker, II, Sage Van Wyk, JohnDerek Parsons
  • Publication number: 20240145050
    Abstract: Systems and methods for phenotyping clinical data are provided. The method includes obtaining episodic records comprising unstructured clinical data from an electronic medical record (EMR) or electronic health record (EHR) for patients. The method also includes filtering the episodic records by language pattern recognition to identify episodic records that each includes an expression related to a clinical condition. The method also includes splitting each episodic record to obtain snippets comprising tokens. The method also includes predicting if an episodic record represents an instance of the clinical condition using a trained classifier. The trained classifier includes an aggregation function that aggregates the snippets to output a corresponding representation for the episodic record, and an interpretation function that interprets the corresponding representation to output a corresponding prediction for whether the episodic record represents an instance of the clinical condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: William E. Thompson IV, David Michael Vidmar, RuiJun Chen
  • Publication number: 20240130596
    Abstract: A method of engaging a dispensing package with a dispensing system. The dispensing system includes a cradle movable from a first position to a second position. The dispensing system also includes a sliding lock that includes an open frame and a plurality of latches extending from the open frame. An inlet canula protrudes through the cradle when the cradle is in the second position. The dispensing package includes a coupling shell. The coupling shell includes a front aperture in the top wall thereof. The dispensing package is fitted to the cradle which is in the first position and pushed downwardly. The inlet canula punctures the membrane seal of the and the latch engages with the front aperture hold the dispensing package in the dispensing system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2022
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Inventors: William Michael CANNON, Kerry Lloyd WEAVER, Richard Christopher HAGEE
  • Publication number: 20240132260
    Abstract: A dispensing package for a floor treatment composition. The dispensing package includes a coupling shell and a container. The coupling shell is provided with a dispensing opening and at least one front aperture. The container includes a membrane seal engaged with a sealing surface of the container. The coupling shell can provide for a connection between a container and a dispensing system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2023
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Inventors: Richard Christopher HAGEE, William Michael CANNON, John Charles VAN RENS, Kerry Lloyd WEAVER
  • Publication number: 20240130599
    Abstract: A dispensing system for a floor treatment composition. The dispensing system includes a housing partially enclosing a cavity and a cradle moveable within the housing along a z-axis from a first position to a second position. The dispensing system further includes a chassis and a sliding lock that includes an open frame. An inlet canula projects through the open frame. When the cradle is in the second position, the inlet canula entrance projects through the open frame and through a liquid transport aperture in the cradle. Latches extending from the open frame also project through engagement apertures in the cradle when the cradle is in the second position. The dispensing system further includes a pump in fluid communication with the inlet canula and a mop head in fluid communication with the pump.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2022
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Inventors: Kerry Lloyd WEAVER, Richard Christopher HAGEE, William Michael CANNON, John Charles VAN RENS
  • Publication number: 20240132261
    Abstract: A coupling shell including a top wall, a shell wall, a front aperture in the top wall, a dispensing opening in the top wall, and a neck fitment projecting into the shell interior of the shell wall. The coupling shell can provide for a connection between a container and a dispensing system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2023
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Inventors: Kerry Lloyd WEAVER, Richard Christopher HAGEE, William Michael CANNON, John Charles VAN RENS
  • Publication number: 20240135735
    Abstract: A multispectral imaging device and system is provided. The multispectral imaging device includes a light emitting diode (LED) array including a plurality of LEDs configured to sequentially emit light towards a target object to be scanned, each of the LEDs being configured to emit a differing wavelength from one another; a scanning hood configured to house the LED array; a luminosity sensor configured to capture luminosity data of each light emitted by the plurality of LEDs and reflected from the target object; a printed circuit board (PCB) configured to provide electronic connections and mounting surfaces for the LED array and the luminosity sensor; a housing configured encase the PCB; and a trigger configured to initiate operation of the LED array.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2023
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Applicant: Synthetik Applied Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Hayden Russell SATHER, William Michael ROSS, Eric Jordan SINGER, David Kenneth MEMKE, David Wesley WELCH
  • Patent number: 11967001
    Abstract: Systems and methods for generating a video of a user-defined virtual reality scene are disclosed. Exemplary implementations may: obtain a scene definition; obtain camera information for multiple virtual cameras to be used in generating a two-dimensional presentation of the virtual reality scene; execute a simulation of the virtual reality scene from the scene definition for at least a portion of the scene duration; obtain camera timing instructions specifying which of the virtual cameras should be used to generate the two-dimensional presentation of the virtual reality scene as a function of progress through the scene duration; generate the two-dimensional presentation of the virtual reality scene in accordance with the camera timing instructions and the camera information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: Mindshow Inc.
    Inventors: Gil Baron, Daniel Andrew Bellezza, Jeffrey Scott Dixon, William Stuart Farquhar, Jason Zesheng Hwang, John Henry Kanikula Peters, Nhan Van Khong, Christopher Robert Laubach, Gregory Scott Pease, Jonathan Michael Ross
  • Patent number: D1027438
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: Topgolf International, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian David Burdette, Andrew David Macaulay, Clinton Scott Lovejoy, William Kevin Miner, Theodore YuChiang Cheng, Mark Joseph Semsak, Gabriel Heath Denk, Justin Dean Pendleton, Brian Lee Roderman, David Christopher Singer, Clifton Frederick Geisler, Scott Michael Thibeault, Frances Meng Wang