Patents by Inventor William Ayers
William Ayers 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: 11714869Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for identifying relevant information for an entity, referred to as a seed entity. A plurality of search queries can be generated each comprising a property of a seed entity or one of the entities associated with the seed entity (seed-linked entities). Preferably, a collection of search queries includes ones representing different properties of the seed entity and properties of different seed-linked entities. Optionally, the collection of search queries is optimized to reduce search burden. Searches can then be conducted with the search queries in one or more data sources to obtain a plurality of search results, wherein each search result comprises a hit entity and one or more entities associated with the hit entity (hit-linked entity).Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2021Date of Patent: August 1, 2023Assignee: Palantir Technologies Inc.Inventors: Matthew Elkherj, Ashley Einspahr, Breanna Bunge, Chris Hammett, Erika Crawford Tom, Mitchell Beard, Ryan Beiermeister, Seelig Sinton, Sharon Hao, William Ayers, Seth Robinson
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Patent number: 11475031Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for identifying and compiling information relating to an entity for investigative analysis. The system may comprise one or more processors and a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the system to search, in one or more data sources, with a plurality of known characteristics of an entity to obtain a first plurality of records, identify from the first plurality of records a subset of records that match the known characteristics with a substantial confidence, compile the subset of records to form a unified record representing the entity and conduct a second search with information from the unified record to obtain a second plurality of search results.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2019Date of Patent: October 18, 2022Assignee: Palantir Technologies Inc.Inventors: Mitchell Beard, Allen Chang, Chris Hammett, Jeremy Liu, Matthew Elkherj, Ryan Beiermeister, Ryan Smith, Tatyana Gordeeva, William Ayers
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Publication number: 20220138272Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for identifying relevant information for an entity, referred to as a seed entity. A plurality of search queries can be generated each comprising a property of a seed entity or one of the entities associated with the seed entity (seed-linked entities). Preferably, a collection of search queries includes ones representing different properties of the seed entity and properties of different seed-linked entities. Optionally, the collection of search queries is optimized to reduce search burden. Searches can then be conducted with the search queries in one or more data sources to obtain a plurality of search results, wherein each search result comprises a hit entity and one or more entities associated with the hit entity (hit-linked entity).Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2021Publication date: May 5, 2022Inventors: Matthew Elkherj, Ashley Einspahr, Breanna Bunge, Chris Hammett, Erika Crawford Tom, Mitchell Beard, Ryan Beiermeister, Seelig Sinton, Sharon Hao, William Ayers, Seth Robinson
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Patent number: 11210350Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for identifying relevant information for an entity, referred to as a seed entity. A plurality of search queries can be generated each comprising a property of a seed entity or one of the entities associated with the seed entity (seed-linked entities). Preferably, a collection of search queries includes ones representing different properties of the seed entity and properties of different seed-linked entities. Optionally, the collection of search queries is optimized to reduce search burden. Searches can then be conducted with the search queries in one or more data sources to obtain a plurality of search results, wherein each search result comprises a hit entity and one or more entities associated with the hit entity (hit-linked entity).Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2019Date of Patent: December 28, 2021Assignee: Palantir Technologies Inc.Inventors: Matthew Elkherj, Ashley Einspahr, Breanna Bunge, Chris Hammett, Erika Crawford Tom, Mitchell Beard, Ryan Beiermeister, Seelig Sinton, Sharon Hao, William Ayers, Seth Robinson
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Publication number: 20190243840Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for identifying and compiling information relating to an entity for investigative analysis. The system may comprise one or more processors and a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the system to search, in one or more data sources, with a plurality of known characteristics of an entity to obtain a first plurality of records, identify from the first plurality of records a subset of records that match the known characteristics with a substantial confidence, compile the subset of records to form a unified record representing the entity and conduct a second search with information from the unified record to obtain a second plurality of search results.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 19, 2019Publication date: August 8, 2019Inventors: Mitchell Beard, Allen Chang, Chris Hammett, Jeremy Liu, Matthew Elkherj, Ryan Beiermeister, Ryan Smith, Tatyana Gordeeva, William Ayers
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Patent number: 10311074Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for identifying and compiling information relating to an entity for investigative analysis. The system may comprise one or more processors and a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the system to search, in one or more data sources, with a plurality of known characteristics of an entity to obtain a first plurality of records, identify from the first plurality of records a subset of records that match the known characteristics with a substantial confidence, compile the subset of records to form a unified record representing the entity and conduct a second search with information from the unified record to obtain a second plurality of search results.Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 2017Date of Patent: June 4, 2019Assignee: Palantir Technologies Inc.Inventors: Mitchell Beard, Allen Chang, Chris Hammett, Jeremy Liu, Matthew Elkherj, Ryan Beiermeister, Ryan Smith, Tatyana Gordeeva, William Ayers
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Publication number: 20190163709Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for identifying relevant information for an entity, referred to as a seed entity. A plurality of search queries can be generated each comprising a property of a seed entity or one of the entities associated with the seed entity (seed-linked entities). Preferably, a collection of search queries includes ones representing different properties of the seed entity and properties of different seed-linked entities. Optionally, the collection of search queries is optimized to reduce search burden. Searches can then be conducted with the search queries in one or more data sources to obtain a plurality of search results, wherein each search result comprises a hit entity and one or more entities associated with the hit entity (hit-linked entity).Type: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2019Publication date: May 30, 2019Inventors: Matthew Elkherj, Ashley Einspahr, Breanna Bunge, Chris Hammett, Erika Crawford Tom, Mitchell Beard, Ryan Beiermeister, Seelig Sinton, Sharon Hao, William Ayers
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Patent number: 10235461Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for identifying relevant information for an entity, referred to as a seed entity. A plurality of search queries can be generated each comprising a property of a seed entity or one of the entities associated with the seed entity (seed-linked entities). Preferably, a collection of search queries includes ones representing different properties of the seed entity and properties of different seed-linked entities. Optionally, the collection of search queries is optimized to reduce search burden. Searches can then be conducted with the search queries in one or more data sources to obtain a plurality of search results, wherein each search result comprises a hit entity and one or more entities associated with the hit entity (hit-linked entity).Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2017Date of Patent: March 19, 2019Assignee: Palantir Technologies Inc.Inventors: Matthew Elkherj, Ashley Einspahr, Breanna Bunge, Chris Hammett, Erika Crawford Tom, Mitchell Beard, Ryan Beiermeister, Seelig Sinton, Sharon Hao, William Ayers, Seth Robinson
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Publication number: 20180322198Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for identifying relevant information for an entity, referred to as a seed entity. A plurality of search queries can be generated each comprising a property of a seed entity or one of the entities associated with the seed entity (seed-linked entities). Preferably, a collection of search queries includes ones representing different properties of the seed entity and properties of different seed-linked entities. Optionally, the collection of search queries is optimized to reduce search burden. Searches can then be conducted with the search queries in one or more data sources to obtain a plurality of search results, wherein each search result comprises a hit entity and one or more entities associated with the hit entity (hit-linked entity).Type: ApplicationFiled: May 2, 2017Publication date: November 8, 2018Inventors: Matthew Elkherj, Ashley Einspahr, Breanna Bunge, Chris Hammett, Erika Crawford Tom, Mitchell Beard, Ryan Beiermeister, Seelig Sinton, Sharon Hao, William Ayers, Seth Robinson
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Patent number: 9162180Abstract: Systems and method for utilizing a generally unused and sealed off portion of an underground limestone mine, generally which is still elsewhere in use, to become a portion of a pollution mitigation system for the exhaust gases of a limestone kiln or other co-located industrial process.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2014Date of Patent: October 20, 2015Assignee: Mississippi Lime CompanyInventors: William Ayers, Tom McCoy
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Patent number: 5836341Abstract: A fuel tank vapor control apparatus controls the flow of liquid and vapor fuel through an aperture in a fuel tank (16). The fuel tank vapor control apparatus includes a vent housing (12) mounted in the aperture (34) and formed to include a vent inlet (13) and a vent outlet (36), the vent housing (12) defining a vent path for communicating vapor fuel from the fuel tank between the vent inlet and the vent outlet. The apparatus also includes a valve (48) movable in the vent housing between a blocking position for blocking flow of liquid and vapor fuel from the fuel tank between the vent inlet and the vent outlet along the vent path and a venting position allowing flow of vapor fuel between the fuel tank and the vent outlet along the vent path. A labyrinthine member (140) is also included, being disposed between the fuel tank and the vent path for discriminating fuel vapor from liquid fuel so as to block liquid fuel from the vent path.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 1997Date of Patent: November 17, 1998Assignee: Ford Motor CompanyInventors: Douglas William Ayers, Mark Nulman, George Francis Stringfellow
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Patent number: 4908114Abstract: Disclosed is a method of carrying out a mobile atom insertion reaction, such as a hydrogen insertion reaction, for the synthesis of reduced, hydrogenated compounds. Such reactions include the production of ammonia and hydrazine from nitrogen, formic acid and methanol from carbon dioxide, and hydrogen peroxide from oxygen. The insertion reactions are carried out at a bipolar mobile atom transmissive membrane comprising a membrane formed of a mobile atom pump material, as a hydrogen pump material, conductive atom transmissive means on one surface of the membrane and conductive atom transmissive means on the opposite surface of the membrane. The mobile atom, such as hydrogen, diffuses across the membrane, to provide a source of hydrogen on the insertion reaction side of the membrane. The insertion reaction side of the membrane is positively biased with respect to a counterelectrode so that a reactant molecule, such as carbon dioxide, is electrosorbed on that surface of the membrane.Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 1987Date of Patent: March 13, 1990Inventor: William Ayers
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Patent number: 4788491Abstract: Disclosed is a method of determining the state of charge and discharge of a host material, e.g., a hydride forming hydrogen storage material, or the interstitial content of an alloy material by the high frequency measurement of the time varying transfer function thereof.Type: GrantFiled: December 24, 1984Date of Patent: November 29, 1988Assignee: Electron Transfer Technologies, Inc.Inventor: William Ayers
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Patent number: 4547273Abstract: Disclosed is a method of carrying out a mobile atom insertion reaction, such as a hydrogen insertion reaction, for the synthesis of reduced, hydrogenated compounds. Such reactions include the production of ammonia and hydrazine from nitrogen, formic acid and methanol from carbon dioxide, and hydrogen peroxide from oxygen. The insertion reactions are carried out at a bipolar mobile atom transmissive membrane comprising a membrane formed of a mobile atom pump material, as a hydrogen pump material, conductive atom transmissive means on one surface of the membrane and conductive atom transmissive means on the opposite surface of the membrane. The mobile atom, such as hydrogen, diffuses across the membrane, to provide a source of hydrogen on the insertion reaction side of the membrane. The insertion reaction side of the membrane is positively biased with respect to a counterelectrode so that a reactant molecule, such as carbon dioxide, is electrosorbed on that surface of the membrane.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 1984Date of Patent: October 15, 1985Assignee: Energy Conversion Devices, Inc.Inventor: William Ayers
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Patent number: 4466869Abstract: Disclosed is a photolytic device comprising a photoelectrode having a plurality of stacked, individual photoelectric or photovoltaic elements between a substrate and an electrode, a counterelectrode which may be a separate spaced counterelectrode or the substrate, and an unbiased external circuit. Also disclosed is a method of forming hydrogen using the photolytic device.Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 1983Date of Patent: August 21, 1984Assignee: Energy Conversion Devices, Inc.Inventor: William Ayers