Patents by Inventor William Adams

William Adams 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).

  • Automated service configuration snapshots and fallback
    Patent number: 7970740
    Abstract: In general, in one aspect, the invention relates to a method for taking a snapshot of a service instance, including transitioning the service instance to a new state, determining whether to take the snapshot based on the new state, obtaining a property composition of the service instance, and taking the snapshot using the property composition, if the snapshot is to be taken.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2011
    Assignee: Oracle America, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen C. Hahn, Liane Praza, Jonathan William Adams
  • Electrical interconnect for a fuel cell stack
    Patent number: 7842425
    Abstract: A fuel cell arrangement including a plurality of fuel cells, each fuel cell including an electrolyte membrane disposed between an anode and a cathode, first and second flow field plates adjacent the anode and cathode, respectively; a fuel cell health management (FCHM) device; a plurality of plate members interposed between each of the fuel cells and being made of an electrically conductive metallic material and disposed between the first and second flow field plates of adjacent fuel cells to connect the fuel cells in series, and having an electrically conductive tab. The tab of each of the plate members being electrically connected to the FCHM to conduct current provided by the FCHM to provide a substantially uniform voltage over each electrically of the plate members to rejuvenate each fuel cell, to monitor each fuel cell, and to control each fuel cell, and having a heat sink for dissipating heat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2010
    Assignee: Estco Battery Management Inc.
    Inventors: William A. Adams, Christopher L. Gardner, James Donaldson Blair
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SEALING A CONTAINER
    Publication number: 20100287892
    Abstract: A container sealing apparatus 10 comprises an electrically conductive linearly displaceable cutting member 14 operable to cut a portion 18 of sealing material from a web 16 and an independently linearly displaceable transfer member 42 comprising an electrically insulating material and extendible relative to the cutting member 14 to transfer the cut portion 18 of sealing material to an open top of a container 12 to be sealed. An induction coil 52 produces an induction field 54 for heating the cut portion 18 of sealing material, either directly or indirectly, by induction heating to seal the cut portion 18 of sealing material to the open top of the container 12. The linearly displaceable transfer member 42 holds the cut portion 18 of sealing material against the open top of the container 12 during induction heating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2010
    Publication date: November 18, 2010
    Applicant: RELCO UK LTD
    Inventors: Mark GILL, Paul GILL, Richard William ADAMS, Daniel VANKO, Keith Leslie HARMAN
  • Electronic device with backlit display
    Patent number: 7771099
    Abstract: An electronic device comprises a housing having a half-mirror region molded into the housing, and a light source disposed within the electronic device and configured to transmit light through the half-mirror region to an exterior of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2010
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Kevin L. Massaro, William Adam Gralewski, Brittany Davis
  • Method and system for compliance forms and compliance forms user interface
    Patent number: 7707487
    Abstract: A method and system for interactive and automated assistance with document (e.g., forms) completion for use in complying with requirements or otherwise performing functions for which automated documents are useful, and a user interface for a code authoring tool to support development, customization, and revision of such documents. The user interface for document completion includes search functions to identify documents needing completion, highlighting of fields of documents based on priority for completion of those fields, and a compliance check feature to confirm proper document completion. The code authoring tool allows a user to customize the format of data limitations for fields in documents, define selection choices presented, which are linked to the fields, create help, warning, or error messages, build calculations, define business rules, and generate code and associated documentation, which may be optionally exported.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2010
    Assignee: Spectrum K12 School Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Clark Easter, Theodosia Ewers, Jonathon Bealer, Gabor Banoczi, Robert Volker, David Williams Adams Mabelle
  • Method for preparing surface-modified semiconductive and metallic nanoparticles having enhanced dispersibility in aqueous media
    Publication number: 20100068380
    Abstract: Water-dispersible nanoparticles are prepared by applying a coating of a multiply amphipathic dispersant to the surface of a hydrophobic nanoparticle comprised of a semiconductive or metallic material. The multiply amphipathic dispersant has two or more hydrophobic regions and two or more hydrophilic regions, and is typically polymeric. Preferred polymeric dispersants are comprised of (1) a hydrophobic backbone with hydrophilic branches, (2) a hydrophilic backbone with hydrophobic branches, or (3) a backbone that may be either hydrophobic or hydrophilic, and substituted with both hydrophilic and hydrophobic branches. Monodisperse populations of water-dispersible nanoparticles are also provided, as are conjugates of the water-dispersible nanoparticles with affinity molecules such as peptides, oligonucleotides, and the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2009
    Publication date: March 18, 2010
    Applicant: LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Edward William ADAMS, Marcel Pierre Bruchez, JR.
  • FEMTOCELL SERVICE REGISTRATION, ACTIVATION, AND PROVISIONING
    Publication number: 20100041364
    Abstract: System(s) and method(s) are provided for a femto cell service framework for registration, activation, and provisioning of femtocell service. An account management service enables femtocell account creation, and registration thereof. Registration includes validation of wireless coverage for a location of operation of a femto AP, and validation of availability enhanced 911 (E911) service. As part of registration provisioning, record(s) are updated to indicate registration status. Connection of femto AP to a network interface triggers activation process; the femto AP delivers an activation request. A femto network validates registration of the connected femto AP and conducts a location tolerance check of a received actual location of the femto AP and a registered location. Upon tolerance validation, a cell identifier and radio frequency channel(s) are assigned to femto AP. When femto AP radiates wireless signal, network activation status indicators are provisioned.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2009
    Publication date: February 18, 2010
    Applicants: AT&T MOBILITY II LLC, AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P., AT&T SERVICES, INC.
    Inventors: Robert Wayne Lott, Ravindra Babu Gurajala, Kurt Donald Huber, Judson John Flynn, William Gordon Mansfield, Jefferey Thomas Seymour, Rahul Neelakantan, Thomas Joseph Pitassi, John Potts Davis, Alfreda Downie, Stephen Leon Favor, Brian Keith Rainer, Dipak Kumar Sahoo, Victoria Collier, William Adams, Glen Zdroik, Gerald V. Porter, Daniela Pechova Diefenbach, Robert Bryon Chambers, David Raymond Glass, Ewa Monika Reppling Sack, Liane F. Rulifson
  • Publishing system and method that enables users to collaboratively create, professional appearing digital publications for "On-Demand" distribution in a variety of media that includes digital printing
    Publication number: 20090254802
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods are provided for providing publishers and authors with the organizational and creative tools to professionally create books inclusive of writing, graphics and multi-media. The apparatus and methods further enable users to design and format their publication with minimal effort. A text editor is used to manipulate the input in a “What-You-See-Is-What-You-Get” (W.Y.S.I.W.Y.G.) environment. The user is able to professionally design a publication. The publication is previewed with images of the “print-ready” publication. Publishing resource tools are provided that allow the publisher, author and other collaborators to create and edit content. The publisher and authors can select from provided design styles and images or upload their own images to create professional looking publications. The publication is converted to a “print-ready file” and or an e-book and stored in a database. A bookstore associated with the apparatus and methods allow books to be viewed and purchased.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2009
    Publication date: October 8, 2009
    Inventors: Frank Campagna, William Adams Hicks
  • Computing system and method for allowing plurality of applications written in different programming languages to communicate and request resources or services via a common language runtime layer
    Patent number: 7581231
    Abstract: An application program interface (API) provides a set of functions for application developers who build Web applications on Microsoft Corporation's .NET™ platform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2009
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Adam W. Smith, Anthony J. Moore, Anders Hejlsberg, Brian A. LaMacchia, Blaine J. Dockter, Brian M. Grunkemeyer, Brian K. Pepin, Caleb L. Doise, Christopher W. Brumme, Chad W. Royal, Christopher L. Anderson, Corina E. Feuerstein, Craig T. Sinclair, Daniel Dedu-Constantin, Daniel Takacs, David S. Ebbo, David S. Mortenson, Erik B. Christensen, Erik B. Olson, Fabio A. Yeon, Giovanni M. Della-Libera, Gopala Krishna R. Kakivaya, Gregory D. Fee, Hany E. Ramadan, Jayanth V. Rajan, Jeffrey M. Cooperstein, Jonathan C. Hawkins, James H. Hogg, Joe D. Long, John I. McConnell, Jesus Ruiz-Scougall, James S. Miller, Julie D. Bennett, Jun Fang, Krzysztof J. Cwalina, Keith W. Ballinger, Lance E. Olson, Loren M. Kohnfelder, Luca Bolognese, Manu Vasandani, Mark T. Anders, Mark P. Ashton, Mark A. Boulter, Mark W. Fussell, Michael M. Magruder, Manish S. Prabhu, Neetu Rajpal, Nikhil Kothari, Nithyalakshmi Sampathkumar, Nicholas M. Kramer, Omri Gazitt, Radu Rares Palanca, Raja Krishnaswamy, Robert M. Howard, Ramasamy Krishnaswamy, Shawn P. Burke, Scott D. Guthrie, Sean E. Trowbridge, Seth M. Demsey, Shajan Dasan, Subhag P. Oak, Sreeram Nivarthi, Stefan H. Pharies, Suzanne M. Cook, Susan M. Warren, Tarun Anand, Travis J. Muhlestein, William A. Adams, Yan Leshinsky, Yann E. Christensen, Yung-shin Lin, Stephen J. Millet, Joseph Roxe, Alan Boshier, Henry L. Sanders, David Bau
  • SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR DIRECTLY ENERGIZING WATER MOLECULE COMPOSITION
    Publication number: 20090134098
    Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods for generating energized water molecules and administering same to a human or other biological subject. The system includes a humidifying apparatus, and excitation apparatus, and a control system. The system may further include a fluid management system to assist in the delivery of energized water molecules.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2008
    Publication date: May 28, 2009
    Applicant: eng3 Corporation
    Inventors: Hans-Joachim Eng, Bruce William Adams
  • System and method for normalization and calibration of an imaging system using a variable thickness filter
    Patent number: 7519161
    Abstract: A system and method for calibrating a radiation imaging system include a dual use variable thickness radiation filter having a slit in one part thereof such that in a first position a radiation beam passing through is not attenuated and in a second position the radiation beam is attenuated according to the total filter thickness in the path of the radiation beam. The filter may be formed of multiple movable plates or a single piece of stepped high density material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2009
    Assignee: Science Applications International Corporation
    Inventors: Steven Jon Horstman, William M. Fries, William Adams Heindl
  • Electronic device with backlit display
    Publication number: 20080266769
    Abstract: An electronic device comprises a housing having a half-mirror region molded into the housing, and a light source disposed within the electronic device and configured to transmit light through the half-mirror region to an exterior of the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2007
    Publication date: October 30, 2008
    Inventors: Kevin L. Massaro, William Adam Gralewski, Brittany Davis
  • METHOD FOR PREPARING SURFACE-MODIFIED SEMICONDUCTIVE AND METALLIC NANOPARTICLES HAVING ENHANCED DISPERSIBILITY IN AQUEOUS MEDIA
    Publication number: 20080241375
    Abstract: Water-dispersible nanoparticles are prepared by applying a coating of a multiply amphipathic dispersant to the surface of a hydrophobic nanoparticle comprised of a semiconductive or metallic material. The multiply amphipathic dispersant has two or more hydrophobic regions and two or more hydrophilic regions, and is typically polymeric. Preferred polymeric dispersants are comprised of (1) a hydrophobic backbone with hydrophilic branches, (2) a hydrophilic backbone with hydrophobic branches, or (3) a backbone that may be either hydrophobic or hydrophilic, and substituted with both hydrophilic and hydrophobic branches. Monodisperse populations of water-dispersible nanoparticles are also provided, as are conjugates of the water-dispersible nanoparticles with affinity molecules such as peptides, oligonucleotides, and the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2008
    Publication date: October 2, 2008
    Applicant: INVITROGEN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Edward William Adams, Marcel Bruchez Pierre
  • System and method for normalization and calibration of an imaging system using a variable thickness filter
    Publication number: 20080226037
    Abstract: A system and method for calibrating a radiation imaging system include a dual use variable thickness radiation filter having a slit in one part thereof such that in a first position a radiation beam passing through is not attenuated and in a second position the radiation beam is attenuated according to the total filter thickness in the path of the radiation beam. The filter may be formed of multiple movable plates or a single piece of stepped high density material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2007
    Publication date: September 18, 2008
    Inventors: Steven Jon Horstman, William M. Fries, William Adams Heindl
  • Application Program Interface for Network Software Platform
    Publication number: 20080216052
    Abstract: An application program interface (API) provides a set of functions that make available support for processing XML documents for application developers who build Web applications on Microsoft Corporation's .NET™ platform.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2007
    Publication date: September 4, 2008
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Anders Hejlsberg, Daniel Dedu-Constantin, Erik B. Christensen, Keith W. Ballinger, Mark W. Fussell, Neetu Rajpal, Nithyalakshmi Sampathkumar, Omri Gazitt, Stefan H. Pharies, William A. Adams, Yan Leshinsky, Chia-Hsun Chen, Christopher J. Lovett
  • Architecture designing method and system for e-business solutions
    Patent number: 7379882
    Abstract: The invention provides a method for designing an architecture for e-business solutions. A business description of the e-business solution is developed. The business description describes each actor and each business function in the e-business solution. The business description further describes each interaction among one or more actors and one or more business functions. A pictorial representation of the business description is developed. Business pattern(s), integration pattern(s), composite pattern(s), and application pattern(s) that are identifiable within the pictorial representation are established. Each business pattern is indicative of each grouping of one or more actors and one or more business functions based on a nature of the interaction among the one or more actors and the one or more business functions. Each integration pattern is indicative of an integration of two or more business patterns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2008
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Jonathan William Adams, George M. Galambos, Srinivas Koushik, Guruprasad Chitrapur Vasudeva
  • Livestock sorting facility
    Publication number: 20080017126
    Abstract: A system and method for the sorting of livestock including a livestock processing station, a computer network system, and a trolley system. The livestock processing station confines the individual livestock, allowing individual livestock data to be collected and analyzed. The computer network system includes a first computer for data input at the livestock processing station and a second computer coupled to the first computer via a computer network, the second computer for storing and analyzing individual livestock data and assigning livestock to pens. The trolley system is controlled by the computer network system for transporting livestock from the livestock processing station to the assigned livestock pen. Such system includes a plurality of trolley cars for containing livestock and a conveyor system coupled to the plurality of trolley cars for transporting livestock to the assign livestock pen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2007
    Publication date: January 24, 2008
    Inventors: William Adams, Jerry Adams
  • Gaming System and Method of Operation Thereof
    Publication number: 20070259712
    Abstract: A gaming system includes a gaming server operate under program control to regulate the progress of a game of chance, a player station capable of displaying a simulation of the game of chance, a communication network that provides communication between the gaming server and the player station, and a means by which the player can place a wager on an outcome of a turn of the game of chance. The outcome of the game of chance is determined by the gaming server as a function of a sequence of randomly generated binary variables. The player station displays the simulation of the game of chance as an animation of a multistage decision tree in which the number of stages is equal to the number of binary variables in the sequence of randomly generated binary variables.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2005
    Publication date: November 8, 2007
    Applicant: Waterleaf Limited
    Inventors: Robert Head, Anthony William Adam
  • THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGING SYSTEM AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20070229496
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a system and methods for rendering simulated three-dimensional images on a display device. More particularly, the present invention involves systems and methods for organizing, configuring and transmitting data from a server to a client for the display of a simulated three-dimensional image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2007
    Publication date: October 4, 2007
    Inventor: William Adams
  • Card reading apparatus
    Patent number: D615543
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2010
    Assignee: Assa Abloy AB
    Inventors: Toby Mark Padilla, Randall Dennis Bousfield, David William Adams, David Edward Andresky