Patents by Inventor William Ashton
William Ashton 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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Patent number: 9896882Abstract: A roll shade system is disclosed. The roll shade system includes a motor configured to remain stationary during operation of the motor, a support shaft supporting the motor wherein the support shaft is configured to remain stationary during operation of the motor, and a roll shade tube configured to be rotatable about the motor and the support shaft during operation of the motor. The roll shade system further includes stationary components including a wiring connector, an input wiring system, a bearing, an antenna, a coaxial cable, a motor controller, a counterbalance spring. The roll shade system also includes rotatable components including a bearing housing and one or more O-rings.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2017Date of Patent: February 20, 2018Assignee: THE WATT STOPPERInventors: Willis Jay Mullet, William Ashton Lee Cutts Lucas, Darrin W. Brunk
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Publication number: 20170298690Abstract: A roll shade system is disclosed. The roll shade system includes a motor configured to remain stationary during operation of the motor, a support shaft supporting the motor wherein the support shaft is configured to remain stationary during operation of the motor, and a roll shade tube configured to be rotatable about the motor and the support shaft during operation of the motor. The roll shade system further includes stationary components including a wiring connector, an input wiring system, a bearing, an antenna, a coaxial cable, a motor controller, a counterbalance spring. The roll shade system also includes rotatable components including a bearing housing and one or more O-rings.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2017Publication date: October 19, 2017Inventors: Willis Jay Mullet, William Ashton Lee Cutts Lucas, Darrin W. Brunk
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Patent number: 9725952Abstract: A roll shade system is disclosed. The roll shade system includes a motor configured to remain stationary during operation of the motor, a support shaft supporting the motor wherein the support shaft is configured to remain stationary during operation of the motor, and a roll shade tube configured to be rotatable about the motor and the support shaft during operation of the motor. The roll shade system further includes stationary components including a wiring connector, an input wiring system, a bearing, an antenna, a coaxial cable, a motor controller, a counterbalance spring. The roll shade system also includes rotatable components including a bearing housing and one or more O-rings.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2016Date of Patent: August 8, 2017Assignee: The Watt Stopper, Inc.Inventors: Willis Jay Mullet, William Ashton Lee Cutts Lucas, Darrin W. Brunk
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Publication number: 20160298389Abstract: A roll shade system is disclosed. The roll shade system includes a motor configured to remain stationary during operation of the motor, a support shaft supporting the motor wherein the support shaft is configured to remain stationary during operation of the motor, and a roll shade tube configured to be rotatable about the motor and the support shaft during operation of the motor. The roll shade system further includes stationary components including a wiring connector, an input wiring system, a bearing, an antenna, a coaxial cable, a motor controller, a counterbalance spring. The roll shade system also includes rotatable components including a bearing housing and one or more O-rings.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 16, 2016Publication date: October 13, 2016Inventors: Willis Jay Mullet, William Ashton Lee Cutts Lucas, Darrin W. Brunk
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Patent number: 9394743Abstract: A roll shade system is disclosed. The roll shade system includes a motor configured to remain stationary during operation of the motor, a support shaft supporting the motor wherein the support shaft is configured to remain stationary during operation of the motor, and a roll shade tube configured to be rotatable about the motor and the support shaft during operation of the motor. The roll shade system further includes stationary components including a wiring connector, an input wiring system, a bearing, an antenna, a coaxial cable, a motor controller, a counterbalance spring. The roll shade system also includes rotatable components including a bearing housing and one or more O-rings.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2015Date of Patent: July 19, 2016Assignee: The Watt Stopper, Inc.Inventors: Willis Jay Mullet, William Ashton Lee Cutts Lucas, Darrin W. Brunk
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Publication number: 20160024842Abstract: A roll shade system is disclosed. The roll shade system includes a motor configured to remain stationary during operation of the motor, a support shaft supporting the motor wherein the support shaft is configured to remain stationary during operation of the motor, and a roll shade tube configured to be rotatable about the motor and the support shaft during operation of the motor. The roll shade system further includes stationary components including a wiring connector, an input wiring system, a bearing, an antenna, a coaxial cable, a motor controller, a counterbalance spring. The roll shade system also includes rotatable components including a bearing housing and one or more O-rings.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 2, 2015Publication date: January 28, 2016Inventors: Willis Jay Mullet, William Ashton Lee Cutts Lucas, Darrin W. Brunk
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Patent number: 9194179Abstract: A roll shade system is disclosed. The roll shade system includes a motor configured to remain stationary during operation of the motor, a support shaft supporting the motor wherein the support shaft is configured to remain stationary during operation of the motor, and a roll shade tube configured to be rotatable about the motor and the support shaft during operation of the motor. The roll shade system further includes stationary components including a wiring connector, an input wiring system, a bearing, an antenna, a coaxial cable, a motor controller, a counterbalance spring. The roll shade system also includes rotatable components including a bearing housing and one or more O-rings.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2013Date of Patent: November 24, 2015Assignee: QMotion IncorporatedInventors: Willis Jay Mullet, William Ashton Lee Cutts Lucas, Darrin W. Brunk
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Patent number: 9018868Abstract: The present invention advantageously provides a motorized roller shade that includes a shade tube, a motor/controller unit and a power supply unit. The motor/controller unit is disposed within the shade tube, and includes a bearing, rotatably coupled to a support shaft, and a DC gear motor. The output shaft of the DC gear motor is coupled to the support shaft such that the output shaft and the support shaft do not rotate when the support shaft is attached to the mounting bracket.Type: GrantFiled: February 20, 2013Date of Patent: April 28, 2015Assignee: QMotion Advanced Shading SystemsInventors: William Ashton Lucas, Willis Jay Mullet, Victoria Baynes Mullet, Yan Rodriguez, Ben L. Garcia, Matthew Warren Kirkland
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Publication number: 20130312920Abstract: A roll shade system is disclosed. The roll shade system includes a motor configured to remain stationary during operation of the motor, a support shaft supporting the motor wherein the support shaft is configured to remain stationary during operation of the motor, and a roll shade tube configured to be rotatable about the motor and the support shaft during operation of the motor. The roll shade system further includes stationary components including a wiring connector, an input wiring system, a bearing, an antenna, a coaxial cable, a motor controller, a counterbalance spring. The roll shade system also includes rotatable components including a bearing housing and one or more O-rings.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 19, 2013Publication date: November 28, 2013Applicant: HomeRun Holdings CorporationInventors: Willis Jay Mullet, William Ashton Lee Cutts Lucas, Darrin W. Brunk
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Publication number: 20130276995Abstract: A motorized roller shade includes a roller shade tube including an outer surface, an inner surface defining an inner cavity, and at least one end portion, a shade attached to the outer surface of the roller shade tube, and a counterbalancing unit configured to provide a counterbalancing force to the roller shade. The motorized shade further includes a motor configured to provide rotational exertion to the roller shade, a controller configured to provide control signals to the motor, a power supply configured to provide power at least to one of the motor and the controller, and a transfer device configured to transfer one of the control signals to the motor that is configured to rotate and power to the controller that is configured to rotate from a stationary external source.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 18, 2012Publication date: October 24, 2013Applicant: HOMERUN HOLDINGS CORPORATIONInventors: Willis Jay MULLET, Darrin W. BRUNK, Richard Scott HAND, William Ashton Lee Cutts LUCAS
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Publication number: 20130264976Abstract: The present invention advantageously provides a motorized roller shade that includes a shade tube, a motor/controller unit and a power supply unit. The motor/controller unit is disposed within the shade tube, and includes a bearing, rotatably coupled to a support shaft, and a DC gear motor. The output shaft of the DC gear motor is coupled to the support shaft such that the output shaft and the support shaft do not rotate when the support shaft is attached to the mounting bracket.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 20, 2013Publication date: October 10, 2013Applicant: HomeRun Holdings CorporationInventors: William Ashton Lucas, Willis Jay Mullet, Victoria Baynes Mullet, Yan Rodriguez, Ben L. Garcia, Matthew Warren Kirkland
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Patent number: 7831016Abstract: In order to overcome or at least mitigate difficulties in compensating for movement of the target, for example a tumour during radiotherapy, a dosimetry apparatus and method embodying the present invention employ a dosimeter having at least one radiation detector and at least one magnetic position sensor located a predetermined distance apart. Radiation level readings from the radiation detector and position readings from the position sensor are monitored and correlated, conveniently according to time, to obtain the position of the radiation detector when a particular radiation level was detected.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2008Date of Patent: November 9, 2010Inventors: Abdelhamid Saoudi, Joanna Ewa Cygler, Robert William Ashton
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Publication number: 20090010390Abstract: In order to overcome or at least mitigate difficulties in compensating for movement of the target, for example a tumour during radiotherapy, a dosimetry apparatus and method embodying the present invention employ a dosimeter having at least one radiation detector and at least one magnetic position sensor located a predetermined distance apart. Radiation level readings from the radiation detector and position readings from the position sensor are monitored and correlated, conveniently according to time, to obtain the position of the radiation detector when a particular radiation level was detected.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 3, 2008Publication date: January 8, 2009Inventors: Abdelhamid Saoudi, Joanna Ewa Cygler, Robert William Ashton
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Publication number: 20050011266Abstract: A method and apparatus for sensing and measuring stress waves. The method comprises the steps of: a.) sensing motion, where the motion comprises a stress wave component and a vibration component; b.) separating the stress wave component from the vibration component with a high pass filter to create a signal proportional to the stress wave; c.) amplifying the signal to create an amplified signal; d.) processing the amplified signal with a sample and hold peak detector over a predetermined interval of time to determine peaks of the amplified signal over said predetermined period of time; e.) creating an output signal proportional to the determined peaks of the amplified signal; and, f.) repeating steps d.) and e.). The invention also includes an apparatus for implementing the method of the invention.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 16, 2003Publication date: January 20, 2005Inventors: James Robinson, Nicolas Fulciniti, Mitchell Illig, William Ashton