Patents by Inventor William A. Simmons
William A. Simmons 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: 20240112791Abstract: A system, apparatus, and method align tokens representing the state of a person under care with at least one stakeholder represented by further tokens. The system identifies incentives in multi-party interactions where such incentives are represented by specification value pairs and through the use of game theory, machine leaning, pattern identification and recognition and/or digital twins in any arrangement, misalignment of such specification value pairs may be identified and responded to in manner that can avoid and/or mitigate the impact of such misalignments on the interactions of those parties, including in pursuit of the reduction of fraud or other undesirable behaviors within at least one system.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2023Publication date: April 4, 2024Applicant: LogicMark, Inc.Inventors: Chia-Lin SIMMONS, Rafael SAAVEDRA, Peter WILLIAMS
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Publication number: 20240112774Abstract: A system, apparatus, and method align tokens representing the state of a person under care with at least one stakeholder represented by further tokens. The system identifies incentives in multi-party interactions where such incentives are represented by specification value pairs and through the use of game theory, machine leaning, pattern identification and recognition and/or digital twins in any arrangement, misalignment of such specification value pairs may be identified and responded to in manner that can avoid and/or mitigate the impact of such misalignments on the interactions of those parties, including in pursuit of the reduction of fraud or other undesirable behaviors within at least one system.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 10, 2023Publication date: April 4, 2024Applicant: LogicMark, Inc.Inventors: Chia-Lin SIMMONS, Rafael SAAVEDRA, Peter WILLIAMS
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Publication number: 20240092548Abstract: A pipe frame, a pipe crate and methods of use thereof for holding a plurality of pipes together for storing, handling and transport are disclosed herein. In one form, there is provided a pipe frame including: at least two frame members connectable together to form the pipe frame; at least one transverse leg formation operatively associated with an end of a first frame member; at least one receiving opening defined at an end of a second frame member and configured to at least partially receive the at least one transverse leg formation for attachment and orientation of the first frame member relative to the second frame member; a locking catch operatively associated with the receiving opening; and a locking element operatively associated with the transverse leg formation and releasably connectable to the locking catch for locking the first frame relative to the second frame.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2021Publication date: March 21, 2024Inventors: Wade PRICE, William SIMMONS, Dermot LINDSAY
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Publication number: 20240090603Abstract: Aspects herein are directed to articles with adaptive ventilation. The article has one or more flaps that open and close in response to the presence or absence of an external stimulus such as, for example, moisture. The one or more flaps remain closed in the absence of the external stimulus and open in the presence of the external stimulus thereby increasing or decreasing ventilation between an interior cavity of the garment and an external environment.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2023Publication date: March 21, 2024Inventors: Grant H. Simmons, Patrick Williams
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Publication number: 20220274269Abstract: An apparatus for collision avoidance by surface proximity detection includes a plurality of piezoelectric elements disposed adjacent to a surface of an object, a memory storing instructions, and at least one processor configured to execute the instructions to control a first one among the piezoelectric elements to generate an acoustic wave along the surface of the object, and receive, via a second one among the piezoelectric elements, an acoustic wave signal corresponding to the generated acoustic wave. The at least one processor is further configured to execute the instructions to filter the received acoustic wave signal, using a band-pass filter for reducing noise of the received acoustic wave signal, obtain a proximity signal for proximity detection, from the filtered acoustic wave signal, using a linear time-invariant filter, and detect whether an obstacle is proximate to the surface of the object by inputting the obtained proximity signal into a neural network.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 19, 2021Publication date: September 1, 2022Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Xiaoran FAN, Riley William SIMMONS-EDLER, Daewon LEE, Lawrence JACKEL, Daniel Dongyuel LEE, Richard HOWARD
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Publication number: 20210282364Abstract: A pet apparatus has a rigid platform member, a rigid barrier member, and a support member. The rigid barrier member is attached to one end of the rigid platform member. The support member is attached to the rigid platform member at its other end. The left and right sides of the rigid platform member are open. The support member may be attached to a vertical wall below a pet door opening. When the pet apparatus is in a deployed position, the rigid platform member provides a place for a pet to stand after it passes through the pet door. The rigid barrier member prevents the pet from going straight off of the end of the rigid platform member. The pet must turn to the right or left to leave the platform by one of the two open sides.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 1, 2021Publication date: September 16, 2021Inventor: William A. Simmons
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Patent number: 11051487Abstract: A foldable pet apparatus has a rigid platform member, a rigid barrier member, and a support member. The rigid barrier member is attached to one end of the rigid platform member by a hinge. The support member is attached to the rigid platform member at its other end with a hinge. The support member may be attached to a vertical wall below a pet door opening. When the foldable pet apparatus is in a deployed position, the rigid platform member provides a place for a pet to stand after it passes through the pet door. The rigid barrier member prevents the pet from going straight off of the end of the rigid platform member. The pet must turn to the right or left to leave the platform. When the foldable pet apparatus is in the collapsed position, it blocks the pet door opening.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2020Date of Patent: July 6, 2021Inventor: William A. Simmons
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Publication number: 20200214254Abstract: A foldable pet apparatus has a rigid platform member, a rigid barrier member, and a support member. The rigid barrier member is attached to one end of the rigid platform member by a hinge. The support member is attached to the rigid platform member at its other end with a hinge. The support member may be attached to a vertical wall below a pet door opening. When the foldable pet apparatus is in a deployed position, the rigid platform member provides a place for a pet to stand after it passes through the pet door. The rigid barrier member prevents the pet from going straight off of the end of the rigid platform member. The pet must turn to the right or left to leave the platform. When the foldable pet apparatus is in the collapsed position, it blocks the pet door opening.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 23, 2020Publication date: July 9, 2020Inventor: William A. Simmons
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Patent number: 10631519Abstract: A pet apparatus that facilitates the movement of a household pet through a pet door opening provided in a door at the head of a stairway leading to a lower level of a building. The invention comprises a rigid platform member engaged with a barrier member, and a support member that is attached to the stairway door to safely redirect the pet to travel in a left or right direction, relative to the pet door opening, to prevent the pet from falling down the stairway. A collapsible embodiment of the invention incorporates foldability. Additional embodiments to the collapsible embodiment include manual, cord, and spring-operated foldability. The device is intended for use in combination with commonly available pet doors.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 2018Date of Patent: April 28, 2020Inventor: William A. Simmons
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Publication number: 20190297838Abstract: A pet apparatus that facilitates the movement of a household pet through a pet door opening provided in a door at the head of a stairway leading to a lower level of a building. The invention comprises a rigid platform member engaged with a barrier member, and a support member that is attached to the stairway door to safely redirect the pet to travel in a left or right direction, relative to the pet door opening, to prevent the pet from falling down the stairway. A collapsible embodiment of the invention incorporates foldability. Additional embodiments to the collapsible embodiment include manual, cord, and spring-operated foldability. The device is intended for use in combination with commonly available pet doors.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 6, 2018Publication date: October 3, 2019Inventor: William A. Simmons
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Patent number: 9933846Abstract: An electronic system includes: a control unit configured to: detect a motion applied to a device with a display in a mode; select another mode of the display based on the device motion; and a user interface, coupled to the control unit, configured to apply a screen motion to the another mode of the display.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2014Date of Patent: April 3, 2018Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Daniel William Simmons, Nina F. Shih, Robin M. Tafel, Eugene W. Becker, Natasha Tan, Christoph Dressel, Kwame Ferreira, Guy Bar-Nahum
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Patent number: 9894164Abstract: An computing system includes: a communication unit configured to receive a discovery request, including a client presence factor, having a scan pattern for discovering a target device; a control unit, coupled to the communication unit, configured to: determine a target device coordinate based on the discovery request for identifying a client device relative to the target device, determine a device connectivity based on the target device coordinate, the client presence factor, or a combination thereof for establishing a backhaul communication between the client device and the target device, and a user interface, coupled to the control unit, configured to present a device information based on a trust level for displaying the device information of the client device having the device connectivity of connected with the target device.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2014Date of Patent: February 13, 2018Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Nicolai Munk Petersen, Chris Turkstra, Daniel William Simmons, Guy Bar-Nahum, Robin M. Tafel, Seungeun Lee, Kwame Ferreira, Justin L. Gregg
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Publication number: 20160072896Abstract: An computing system includes: a storage unit including a memory configured to store a device interface; and a control unit including a processor, coupled to the storage unit, configured to: determine a communication frequency based on a discovery communication for identifying a target device, determine a channel type based on the communication frequency for establishing a backhaul communication to the target device, and determine the device interface to be displayed based on the channel type for controlling the target device for displaying on a client device.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2015Publication date: March 10, 2016Inventors: Nicolai Munk Petersen, Chris Turkstra, Daniel William Simmons, Guy Bar-Nahum, Robin M. Tafel, Seungeun Lee, Kwame Ferreira, Justin L. Gregg, Dhana Dhanasarnsombat, Nina F. Shih, Michael Rosenblatt, Moe Tanabian
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Publication number: 20140365671Abstract: An computing system includes: a communication unit configured to receive a discovery request, including a client presence factor, having a scan pattern for discovering a target device; a control unit, coupled to the communication unit, configured to: determine a target device coordinate based on the discovery request for identifying a client device relative to the target device, determine a device connectivity based on the target device coordinate, the client presence factor, or a combination thereof for establishing a backhaul communication between the client device and the target device, and a user interface, coupled to the control unit, configured to present a device information based on a trust level for displaying the device information of the client device having the device connectivity of connected with the target device.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 6, 2014Publication date: December 11, 2014Inventors: Nicolai Munk Petersen, Chris Turkstra, Daniel William Simmons, Guy Bar-Nahum, Robin M. Tafel, Seungeun Lee
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Publication number: 20140325437Abstract: A content delivery system includes: a background provider configured to provide a background interface; a pane provider module, coupled to the background provider module, configured to provide a pane interface having a non-horizontal slant side overlapping the background interface; and a menu provider module, coupled to the pane provider module, configured to provide a menu interface having a slant menu side overlapping the non-horizontal slant side of the pane interface creating a blade non-right angle for displaying on a device.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2013Publication date: October 30, 2014Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Eric Pacenta, Nina F. Shih, Daniel William Simmons, Seungeun Lee, Yun Z. Wu, Weng Chi Lou, Michael Baisuck
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Publication number: 20140210708Abstract: An electronic system includes: a control unit configured to: detect a motion applied to a device with a display in a mode; select another mode of the display based on the device motion; and a user interface, coupled to the control unit, configured to apply a screen motion to the another mode of the display.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 27, 2014Publication date: July 31, 2014Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Daniel William Simmons, Nina F. Shih, Robin M. Tafel, Eugene W. Becker, Natasha Tan, Christoph Dressel, Kwame Ferreira, Guy Bar-Nahum
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Publication number: 20140101523Abstract: A method of operation of a display system includes: providing a format; displaying content with the format configured to display on a display interface; receiving input based on the content displayed with the format on the display interface; and receiving input based on the content displayed with the format on the display interface.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 2, 2013Publication date: April 10, 2014Inventors: Guy Bar-Nahum, Daniel William Simmons, Brenno Cantelli, Kwame Ferreira, Wei-Meng Chee
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Patent number: 8203077Abstract: A cord organizer includes a cover plate and a cord retaining member. The cover plate includes a central portion having a plurality of openings defined therethrough. The openings include a fastener opening, and a receptacle opening. The cover plate further includes a curved, end portion curved inwardly away from a back side of the cover plate, having a slit defined therethrough, and at least one male fastening member extending from the back side of the cover plate. The cord retaining member includes a female fastening opening, and a strap portion. The strap portion of the cord retaining member is capable of passing through the slit of the curved, end portion, and the cord organizer is configured to allow the strap portion to be secured after an end of the strap has passed through the slit of the curved, end portion.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 2009Date of Patent: June 19, 2012Assignee: Edison Nation, LLCInventors: Jason Honeycutt, Ian Kovacevich, Joseph William Simmons, Randall Wade Hatfield
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Publication number: 20100038114Abstract: A cord organizer includes a cover plate and a cord retaining member. The cover plate includes a central portion having a plurality of openings defined therethrough. The openings include a fastener opening, and a receptacle opening. The cover plate further includes a curved, end portion curved inwardly away from a back side of the cover plate, having a slit defined therethrough, and at least one male fastening member extending from the back side of the cover plate. The cord retaining member includes a female fastening opening, and a strap portion. The strap portion of the cord retaining member is capable of passing through the slit of the curved, end portion, and the cord organizer is configured to allow the strap portion to be secured after an end of the strap has passed through the slit of the curved, end portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 13, 2009Publication date: February 18, 2010Inventors: Jason Honeycutt, Ian Kovacevich, Joseph William Simmons, Randall Wade Hatfield
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Patent number: D759088Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2013Date of Patent: June 14, 2016Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Nina F. Shih, Eric Pacenta, Daniel William Simmons, Craig A. Murray