Patents by Inventor William An

William An 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).

  • PROCESSING DEVICES AND METHODS FOR GENERATING A GROUP OF USERS
    Publication number: 20250041736
    Abstract: A processing device for generating a group of users for a first user to complete a given task in a video game, completion requiring one or more in-game characteristics, the processing device comprising: an identification unit configured to identify one or more requirements of the given task; a selection unit configured to select one or more other users from a plurality of other users, wherein a respective one of the other users is selected in dependence upon at least one of the requirements and one or more in-game characteristics associated with the respective other user; and a group generation unit configured to generate the group for the first user to complete the given task, the generated group comprising the first user and the one or more selected other users.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2024
    Publication date: February 6, 2025
    Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas Anthony Edward Ryan, Andrew William Walker, Mark Anderson, Michael Eder, Jesus Lucas Barcias
  • APPARATUS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR PERCUTANEOUS PNEUMATIC CARDIAC ASSISTANCE
    Publication number: 20250041583
    Abstract: A cardiac assist system includes a pneumatic effector which is implanted beneath a pericardial sac and over a myocardial surface overlying the patient's left ventricle. A port is implanted and receives a percutaneously introduced cannula. The port is connected to supply a driving gas received from the cannula to the pneumatic effector. An external drive unit includes a pump assembly and control circuitry which operate the pump to actuate the pneumatic effector in response to the patient's sensed heart rhythm. A connecting tube has a pump end connected to the pump and a percutaneous port-connecting end attached to the implantable port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2024
    Publication date: February 6, 2025
    Applicant: PercAssist, Inc.
    Inventors: Albert K. CHIN, Gerardo NORIEGA, William HSU
  • BLOW MOLDER CONTROL SYSTEMS AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20250042075
    Abstract: Systems and methods control the operation of a blow molder. An indication of a crystallinity of at least one container produced by the blow molder may be received along with a material distribution of the at least one container. A model may be executed, where the model relates a plurality of blow molder input parameters to the indication of crystallinity and the material distribution and where a result of the model comprises changes to at least one of the plurality of blow molder input parameters to move the material distribution towards a baseline material distribution and the crystallinity towards a baseline crystallinity. The changes to the at least one of the plurality of blow molder input parameters may be implemented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2024
    Publication date: February 6, 2025
    Inventors: Georg V. Wolfe, Jeff Schneider, William E. Schmidt
  • CRYSTALLINE SALTS OF N-ETHYL-(5-FLUORO-1H-INDOL-3-YL)-N-METHYLETHAN-1-AMINE
    Publication number: 20250042851
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a crystalline N-ethyl-2-(5-fluoro-1H-indol-3-yl)-N-methylethan-1-amine salt selected from crystalline N-ethyl-2-(5-fluoro-1H-indol-3-yl)-N-methylethan-1-amine monophosphate, crystalline N-ethyl-2-(5-fluoro-1H-indol-3-yl)-N-methylethan-1-amine mono-p-tosylate, crystalline N-ethyl-2-(5-fluoro-1H-indol-3-yl)-N-methylethan-1-amine hemimalate, and crystalline N-ethyl-2-(5-fluoro-1H-indol-3-yl)-N-methylethan-1-amine monosuccinate, pharmaceutical compositions comprising same, and uses thereof for treating mood disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2024
    Publication date: February 6, 2025
    Applicant: Gilgamesh Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew Carry Kruegel, William Leong, Yameng He, Lauren MacEachern
  • TOTAL HIP ARTHROPLASTY SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20250041065
    Abstract: A total hip arthroplasty system includes a medullary nail for insertion into a femoral canal of the femur, straight medullary nail with longitudinal axis, screw holes perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, and a hole having a transverse axis. The system also includes a bone anchor having a threaded opening for a cut-off femoral neck, a neck screw having a seat for the femoral head and a threaded shaft, a femoral head, and an acetabular cup assembly. A jig is provided for implanting the system and includes a guide that orients relative to the nail, attachment hardware, a rail adapted to extend parallel to the transverse axis of the nail, and a second guide slidably displaceable along the rail. The system provides significant adjustability and retains maximum bone for the possibility of revision.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2023
    Publication date: February 6, 2025
    Applicant: ABM Medical LLC
    Inventors: Roberto Augusto Miki, Ernesto Hernandez, Scott Milton Whitten, John William Box, Javier Esteban Castaneda, Juan Sebastian Silva
  • HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS DELIVERY SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DELIVERY OF HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS WITH INTRODUCER SHEATH
    Publication number: 20250041089
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a delivery system, a catheter system and a method for the minimally invasive application of prostheses to an individual in need thereof and a method for loading a prosthesis onto a catheter system and/or a delivery system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2024
    Publication date: February 6, 2025
    Applicant: JenaValve Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Stefan SCHRECK, Teodoro S. JIMENEZ, JR., Eileen CHARLTON, William GOULD
  • CONTACT LENS PACKAGES HAVING TWISTING OR THIMBLE LEVERS AND METHODS OF HANDLING
    Publication number: 20250041114
    Abstract: Described herein are devices and methods for storage and application of a contact lens. The device includes an applicator cap (102) including a handle portion (106a) having a first end, a second end, and a body that extends between the first end and the second end. The body includes at least one lever surface. The device includes a container (104) having a reservoir configured to house a contact lens and packaging solution. The at least one lever surface is configured to provide at least one leverage point for movement of the applicator cap relative to the container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2022
    Publication date: February 6, 2025
    Inventors: Sam Jonathan POPWELL, Daniel Graham WARD, Stephen SAMS, William Stephen HONEY
  • A ROOFING MEMBRANE HAVING A CONTROLLABLE COLOR CHANGE
    Publication number: 20250043575
    Abstract: A roofing membrane including a polymeric waterproofing layer having upper and lower major surfaces and an electronic ink display covering at least a portion of the upper major surface of the waterproofing layer. Also, a method for producing a roofing membrane and a method for covering a roof substrate using the roofing membrane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2023
    Publication date: February 6, 2025
    Applicant: SIKA TECHNOLOGY AG
    Inventors: Ajay PADWAL, Blaise William LEEBER, Xiong JIANG, Brian WHELAN
  • NESTABLE WHEEL RAMPS WITH REMOVABLE CHOCKS
    Publication number: 20250042703
    Abstract: A monolithic, polymer ramp for elevating a tire of a vehicle from ground level to an elevated position includes a slanted portion having a slanted surface extending from a front end, the slanted surface configured to engage the tire and elevate the tire to the elevated position. The ramp includes a wheel supporting portion having a substantially flat surface extending from the slanted surface and a first chock molded therein proximate a back end, wherein the slanted surface and the substantially flat surface comprise a plurality of spaced apart rows of spaced apart columns wherein the spaced apart columns extend from apertures in the slanted surface and the substantially flat surface and terminate at a distal end that is proximately even with the front end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2024
    Publication date: February 6, 2025
    Inventors: Ernest DELANGHE, Steven W. POTTER, William D. BUTTERFIELD, Kasey L. PIPO, Jon LEIKVOLD, Nathaniel CHRISTIAN
  • PARACHUTE WITH CANOPY SLITS OR OPENINGS FOR PREVENTING CANOPY INVERSION
    Publication number: 20250042557
    Abstract: Parachutes which have a generally circular skirt or hem, such as semi-hemispherical, extended gore, or any variant of axisymmetric parachutes and cruciform parachutes with arms attached are disclosed with a plurality of vertical slits located in a circumferential band adjacent the skirt or hem of the parachute to prevent canopy inversion. During deployment, when the outer portion of the canopy is exposed to air flow, the slits open up and the drag of the skirt of the canopy is reduced, thus limiting the potential for hem migration. The slits are positioned to allow airflow therethrough in order for the pressure on the outside of the canopy to be transferred through the slit openings and released or transferred to inside of the lower section of the canopy. Instead of slits, elongated narrow openings can be utilized.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2024
    Publication date: February 6, 2025
    Applicant: AIRBORNE SYSTEMS NA INC.
    Inventor: William Louis Bruce GARGANO
  • CHILD-RESISTANT CLOSURE
    Publication number: 20250042628
    Abstract: The invention comprises a lid configured to close the open end of a container, wherein the lid comprises a track disposed at least partially circumferentially within a peripheral portion of the lid, at least one insertion point within the track, and at least one retention region within the track. A ring is disposed circumferentially about the container, wherein the ring comprises at least one post which is configured to be inserted into and removed from the at least one insertion point and retained within the retention region. At least one of the ring and the lid are circumferentially rotatable between a locked position, wherein the at least one post is within the at least one retention region and an unlocked position, wherein the at least one post is within the at least one insertion point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2024
    Publication date: February 6, 2025
    Inventor: Scott William Huffer
  • AIRCRAFT WITH AN UNDUCTED FAN PROPULSOR
    Publication number: 20250042538
    Abstract: The present disclosure is generally related to aircraft having one or more unducted fan propulsors at locations within specific regions relative to an airfoil, such as a wing or horizontal stabilizer. More specifically, the specific regions are located where there is a relatively higher pressure air flow beneath the wings or above a horizontal stabilizer. That higher pressure air flow can be utilized to provide increased thrust from the unducted fan propulsor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2024
    Publication date: February 6, 2025
    Inventors: Sara Elizabeth Carle, Daniel L. Tweedt, Syed Arif Khalid, Andrew Breeze-Stringfellow, William Bowden
  • DROP-DOWN DEVICE
    Publication number: 20250042678
    Abstract: A dosing apparatus includes a doser mechanism that discharges an index amount of a granular material based on drawing the granular material from an intake hopper. A drop-down device is coupled between the intake hopper and a supply hopper and enables enable a flow of the granular material from the supply hopper to the intake hopper through a conduit. The drop-down device restricts a flow rate of the flow of granular material through the conduit based on directing the flow around a slat extending into the conduit. The slat has an upper slat surface that is angled downwards at an inclination angle that may correspond to an angle of repose of the granular material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2024
    Publication date: February 6, 2025
    Applicant: Altria Client Services LLC
    Inventors: Dwight David WILLIAMS, Dremere Kevon WOODS
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR THE ENHANCEMENT OF MIDSTREAM-LIQUID RESOURCES FOR DIRECT METAL EXTRACTION
    Publication number: 20250043385
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure may include a system and method for enhancing the extraction of lithium from a liquid resource. A volume of midstream-liquid resource may be received from a site like a pipeline, tank, or disposal site where the midstream-liquid resource may undergo a pre-treatment. A treatment regimen may be applied to remove hydrocarbons, organic matter, hydrogen sulfide, ions, and suspended solids along with reduction of excess pre-treatment chemicals and byproducts. Embodiments may further include critical-material extraction. The system for this process includes a pre-treatment station, a filtration station, and a direct-lithium-extraction (DLE) unit, with a reverse-osmosis station to concentrate the lithium product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2024
    Publication date: February 6, 2025
    Applicant: Element3, a dba of Lithos Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: HOOD H. WHITSON, WILLIAM L. BOURCIER, SARAH HAUSE, WESLEY PAUL KOWALCZUK
  • B CELL ACTIVATING FACTOR (BAFF)-A PROLIFERATION INDUCING LIGAND (APRIL) DUAL INHIBITORS
    Publication number: 20250042970
    Abstract: Provided are variant B-cell maturation antigen (BCMA) cysteine-rich domain (CRD) molecules capable of binding to ligands B-cell Activating Factor of the TNF family (BAFF) and A Proliferation Inducing Ligand (APRIL) with higher affinity compared to wild-type BCMA. In some aspects, also provided are variant BCMA fusion proteins or constructs comprising an immunoglobulin Fc domain, dimers, conjugates, methods for producing the molecules, and related methods and uses thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2024
    Publication date: February 6, 2025
    Applicant: AURINIA PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
    Inventors: Jennifer CROSS, Robert B. HUIZINGA, James William LARRICK, Bo YU, Stephen PARMLEY
  • IMIDE-CONTAINING POLYOLS, METHOD FOR MAKING IMIDE-CONTAINING POLYOLS AND METHOD FOR USING THE IMIDE POLYOLS
    Publication number: 20250043058
    Abstract: Polyol compositions that contain imide groups are prepared by producing imide compounds from trimellitic anhydride and an aromatic aminoacid or an aromatic diamine, then esterifying the imide compounds with one or more polyols that have hydroxyl equivalent weights of 30 to 500. Aromatic carboxylic acid derivatives may be present during the esterification step to produce polyol compositions that contain species that have imide groups, and other species that do not have imide groups. The polyol compositions are useful in making isocyanate-based polymers, in particular polyurethane and/or polyurethane-isocyanuranate foams. The presence of the imide groups in the isocyanate-based polymers imparts fire retardant properties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2022
    Publication date: February 6, 2025
    Inventors: Weijun Zhou, William J. Harris
  • AMPHIBIOUS VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20250042209
    Abstract: An amphibious vehicle that can be operated in a variety of conditions and terrain, including on land and in water, includes a high visibility cab portion, a chassis, and prime mover. The amphibious vehicle has two rows of forward-facing seats situated inside the cab portion, allowing both the operator and passengers to look outside via the high visibility cab portion. A CVT and steering-wheel interface for steering is utilized to provide the operator with an intuitive driving experience.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2024
    Publication date: February 6, 2025
    Applicant: Ontario Drive & Gear Limited
    Inventors: Brian William DICK, Nikolas Couturier MCCLUSKEY, Jason Alexander BONIN, Claude Pierre BEAUDOIN, Shawn Anthony MONAHAN, Alexander Thomas OPRATKO, Dayne Bradley EFTA, Daniel Wayne DOTZERT, Jeremy Damon BAUMAN, Ryan Matthew SOLTAU, Justin Michael KUNZ, Michael Kevin SCHLEY, Dustin Donald KELLER, Paul Calvin ECKSTEIN, Keith Louis HEIBEIN, Brett STOLTZ, Carlos Augusto ROJAS NINO, Michael Aaron BRATENG
  • METHODS FOR THE NON-INVASIVE DIAGNOSIS OF INTESTINAL INFECTION IN BIRDS
    Publication number: 20250043367
    Abstract: The present invention provides means and methods for the non-invasive diagnosis of intestinal infection in birds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2022
    Publication date: February 6, 2025
    Inventors: Jonathan WILLIAMS, Damer BLAKE
  • Electronically Actuated Seat Recline Release
    Publication number: 20250042552
    Abstract: A seat release system and device, the system including an interface assembly that provides actuation signaling, an actuation device that communicatively provides mechanical motion in response to the actuation signaling, a cable connected to the actuation device, and a recline release cylinder having a gas release button and a release lever at a first end, and having a cylinder piston arm in the recline release cylinder at a second end. The release lever is attached to a second end of the cable where the cable moves the release lever in response to the mechanical motion of the actuation device. The gas release button vents the recline release cylinder to atmosphere in response to being depressed as a result of the cable moving the release lever. The cylinder piston arm may move in the recline release cylinder in response to the gas release button being depressed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2023
    Publication date: February 6, 2025
    Inventors: Matthew William Reese, David Wayne Davis, Joshua Lawrence Bell
  • VAPOR CONCENTRATION SENSORS FOR PROCESS CHAMBERS
    Publication number: 20250043423
    Abstract: Vapor concentration sensors for deposition process or deposition chamber condition monitoring are described. In an example, a deposition system includes a deposition chamber, a deposition precursor source coupled to an inlet of the deposition chamber, and a non-dispersive infrared (NDIR) vapor concentration sensor between the deposition precursor source and the deposition chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2023
    Publication date: February 6, 2025
    Inventors: William Durand, Abdullah Zafar, Usman Chowdhury, Amir Bayati, Farzad Houshmand, David J. Coumou, Kasturi Sarang, Kenric Choi