Patents by Inventor William Aitken

William Aitken 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: 9716374
    Abstract: Electrical harnesses and methods of manufacturing electrical harnesses are disclosed. The electrical harnesses may comprise an electrically conductive wire, an electrical connector in electrical communication with the conductive wire, a metal clad fiber (“MCF”) braided shield surrounding a portion of the electrically conductive wire, and an overbraid surrounding a portion of the MCF braided shield, wherein the electrical connector comprises an integrated backshell. Methods of making electrical harnesses may comprise connecting an electrical connector with a conductive wire, disposing a metal clad fiber (“MCF”) braided shield to at least partially surround the conductive wire; and disposing an overbraid to at least partially surround the MCF braided shield, wherein the electrical connector comprises an integrated backshell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2017
    Assignee: Rohr, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Rohr, Douglas G Manning, William Aitken
  • Publication number: 20150194795
    Abstract: Electrical harnesses and methods of manufacturing electrical harnesses are disclosed. The electrical harnesses may comprise an electrically conductive wire, an electrical connector in electrical communication with the conductive wire, a metal clad fiber (“MCF”) braided shield surrounding a portion of the electrically conductive wire, and an overbraid surrounding a portion of the MCF braided shield, wherein the electrical connector comprises an integrated backshell. Methods of making electrical harnesses may comprise connecting an electrical connector with a conductive wire, disposing a metal clad fiber (“MCF”) braided shield to at least partially surround the conductive wire; and disposing an overbraid to at least partially surround the MCF braided shield, wherein the electrical connector comprises an integrated backshell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2014
    Publication date: July 9, 2015
    Applicant: Rohr, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Rohr, Douglas G. Manning, William Aitken
  • Patent number: 7533802
    Abstract: A system includes cash dispensing automated banking machines (10). Each of the automated banking machines includes a cash dispenser (24) and at least one computer (28) in which a plurality of software products are operated. Entities responsible for operating the automated banking machines may receive messages that include information or update code items for software or firmware usable in the banking machines for which they have operational responsibility. Such messages may be provided by the banking machine manufacturer directly from a system operated by the manufacturer, or from sources that supply the manufacturer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2009
    Assignee: Diebold Self-Service Systems division of Diebold, Incorporated
    Inventors: Joseph McGinley, Nicholas Billet, William Aitken
  • Publication number: 20060248112
    Abstract: A method and system for creating and modifying computer applications using an application description language based on a markup language is provided. An engine creates, connects, and initializes objects corresponding to entities, and specified by entity tags. A factory may be specified by an entity tag and used to create a plurality of entities. Applications are specified in a plaintext descriptive language using a markup language such as XML, enabling applications to be easily developed using object oriented techniques and abstraction. Altering preexisting applications is also simplified. Finally, an application may be dynamically reconfigured when the application's data changes. Type checking and conditional creation of entities is supported.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2006
    Publication date: November 2, 2006
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Antony Williams, Stephen Danton, Arye Gittleman, Christopher Hackmann, Sam Spencer, Siddharth Jayadevan, Vladimir Hristov, William Aitken
  • Patent number: 6665866
    Abstract: A compiler architecture uses a question and answer methodology between a reduction engine and nodes of a graph representing the program being compiled to provide for easy expandability of the compiler. By using the question and answer methodology, additional functionality can be added to the compiler by users, whether they be part of the original design team of the compiler or be a subsequent user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2003
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Paul Kwiatkowski, David Richter, William Aitken, Brian Dickens, Charles Simonyi, Muthukrishnan Paramasivam, Steve Eisner, Ioannis Samaragdakis