Patents by Inventor William Baldwin

William Baldwin 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).

  • Publication number: 20250207789
    Abstract: An air conditioner support assembly includes an upper arm having a body having a top face and a bottom face, and a pair of sidewalls extending from the body. A slot is formed in the body and a plurality of notches are formed the pair of sidewalls. A lower arm has a main surface and a pair of side surfaces. A carrier bracket is shaped and sized to fit within the upper arm bottom face and the pair of sidewalls of the upper arm, the carrier bracket coupled to the lower arm via a coupling pin. A shoulder bolt extends through the slot of the upper arm and an opening of the carrier bracket. A spring element is disposed within the slot of the upper arm and coupled to the carrier bracket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2023
    Publication date: June 26, 2025
    Inventors: Donald William Baldwin, JR., Joel M. Gray
  • Publication number: 20250012481
    Abstract: A separation plate for a heat pump system includes a proximal end, a distal end, and a body extending from the proximal end to the distal end, with the distal end being elevated relative the proximal end such that the body is sloped. A plurality of walls are formed across the body, and a plurality of contaminant traps are formed on each of the plurality of walls. The condensate passively flows from the distal end of the body to the proximal end of the body, such that the condensate flows over each of the plurality of contaminant traps formed on each of the plurality of walls.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2023
    Publication date: January 9, 2025
    Inventor: Donald William Baldwin, JR.
  • Publication number: 20250012480
    Abstract: A condensation pan includes a proximal end, a distal end, and a body extending from the proximal end to the distal end, a plurality of dam members formed across the body, and a plurality of skimming members formed adjacent each of the plurality of dam members. A condensate passively flows from the distal end of the body to the proximal end of the body, such that the condensate flows past each of the plurality of dam members and each of the plurality of skimming members.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2023
    Publication date: January 9, 2025
    Inventors: Donald William Baldwin, JR., Joel M. Gray
  • Patent number: 10822212
    Abstract: A system and method for connecting a removable counterweight system to a crane including a lower assembly adapted to be connected to the counterweight system, an upper assembly adapted to be mounted to the crane, and a latch block assembly mounted to the upper assembly. The latch block assembly includes a plurality of blocks cooperating together to form a central counterbore for receiving a stud therein. The blocks are mounted within the upper assembly by at least one axle to allow for rotation of the blocks. A distal end of the stud is removably connected to the latch block assembly to attach the counterweight system to the crane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: Altec Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: William Baldwin Dodge, IV, Johnson X. Miles
  • Patent number: 10429001
    Abstract: A mobile scanner includes a base, an articulating boom assembly, a scanning assembly, and a boom-power system. The articulating boom assembly includes a proximal vertical boom section pivotably secured to the base; a distal vertical boom section; and an intermediate horizontal boom section disposed between the proximal vertical boom section and the proximal vertical boom section. The articulating boom assembly forms a general inverted U-shape when in a deployed position, so as to present an opening therethrough for the passing of an object to be scanned. The scanning assembly is disposed at least in part on the distal vertical boom section for scanning the object in the opening. The boom-power system is configured to place the articulating boom assembly into the deployed position. The articulating boom assembly is configured to remain in the deployed position without the boom-power system keeping the articulating boom assembly in the deployed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: Altec Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Johnson X. Miles, William Baldwin Dodge, IV
  • Publication number: 20180052250
    Abstract: A mobile scanner includes a base, an articulating boom assembly, a scanning assembly, and a boom-power system. The articulating boom assembly includes a proximal vertical boom section pivotably secured to the base; a distal vertical boom section; and an intermediate horizontal boom section disposed between the proximal vertical boom section and the proximal vertical boom section. The articulating boom assembly forms a general inverted U-shape when in a deployed position, so as to present an opening therethrough for the passing of an object to be scanned. The scanning assembly is disposed at least in part on the distal vertical boom section for scanning the object in the opening. The boom-power system is configured to place the articulating boom assembly into the deployed position. The articulating boom assembly is configured to remain in the deployed position without the boom-power system keeping the articulating boom assembly in the deployed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2016
    Publication date: February 22, 2018
    Inventors: Johnson X. Miles, William Baldwin Dodge, IV
  • Patent number: 9361822
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to systems and techniques for applying color adjustments to a display. In certain embodiments, the color adjustment techniques may be employed to transition current color correction values, which are based on a previously detected temperature of the display, to target correction values, which are based on a presently detected temperature of the display. Adjustment increments for each color channel of the display may be determined based on the color channel that has the largest difference between the current color correction value and the target color correction value. In particular, the number of adjustment steps may be determined so that the adjustment increment for each channel is less than or equal to a maximum adjustment increment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Kelsey Yukio Ho, Abhijit Bhattacharya, Christopher William Baldwin, Gabriel Gheorghe Marcu, Jesse Michael Devine
  • Patent number: 9327946
    Abstract: A boom system includes a boom turret, a brake for preventing rotational movement of the boom turret, and a controller for actuating the brake. The brake prevents movement of the turret when the turret is subject to rotational loading below a torque threshold and allows rotational movement of the turret when the turret is subject to rotational loading above the torque threshold. The controller dynamically adjusts the torque threshold in response to changes in the position of the boom during operation of the boom system, including applying a lower torque threshold when the boom is in a first position and applying a higher torque threshold when the boom is in a second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: Altec Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory M. Stakor, William Baldwin Dodge, IV
  • Patent number: 9190707
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for manufacturing an RF filter comprising several resonator cavities and an RF filter manufactured by the method. The resonator cavities are formed into shape from a copper plate in a first manufacturing phase. In a second manufacturing phase the formed resonator cavities are inserted or integrated into a chassis material of the RF filter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Assignee: Prism Microwave, Inc.
    Inventors: Mika Hedemaki, John Kevin Pryor, William Baldwin Johnson
  • Patent number: 9139402
    Abstract: A load guide for securing a load relative to a boom includes a base secured to the boom and a retractable arm assembly attached to the base. The base presents a front portion that is proximate a load supported by the boom. The arm assembly includes a pair of load-securing arms movably connected to the load guide base, each of the arms being movable between an operative position and a retracted position, wherein moving the arms from the operative position to the retracted position includes rotating each of the arms toward the other arm, and further includes translational movement of each of the arms away from the front portion of the load guide base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Assignee: Altec Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: William Baldwin Dodge, IV
  • Patent number: 8633092
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a primary planar quantum well and a planar distribution of dopant atoms. The primary planar quantum well is formed by a lower barrier layer, a central well layer on the lower barrier layer, and an upper barrier layer on the central well layer. Each of the layers is a semiconductor layer. One of the barrier layers has a secondary planar quantum well and is located between the planar distribution of dopant atoms and the central well layer. The primary planar quantum well may be undoped or substantially undoped, e.g., intrinsic semiconductor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2014
    Assignee: Alcatel Lucent
    Inventors: Kirk William Baldwin, Loren N. Pfeiffer, Kenneth William West
  • Publication number: 20140014609
    Abstract: A boom system includes a boom turret, a brake for preventing rotational movement of the boom turret, and a controller for actuating the brake. The brake prevents movement of the turret when the turret is subject to rotational loading below a torque threshold and allows rotational movement of the turret when the turret is subject to rotational loading above the torque threshold. The controller dynamically adjusts the torque threshold in response to changes in the position of the boom during operation of the boom system, including applying a lower torque threshold when the boom is in a first position and applying a higher torque threshold when the boom is in a second position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2012
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Applicant: ALTEC INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventors: Gregory M. Stakor, William Baldwin Dodge, IV
  • Publication number: 20130216346
    Abstract: A load guide for securing a load relative to a boom includes a base secured to the boom and a retractable arm assembly attached to the base. The base presents a front portion that is proximate a load supported by the boom. The arm assembly includes a pair of load-securing arms movably connected to the load guide base, each of the arms being movable between an operative position and a retracted position, wherein moving the arms from the operative position to the retracted position includes rotating each of the arms toward the other arm, and further includes translational movement of each of the arms away from the front portion of the load guide base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2012
    Publication date: August 22, 2013
    Inventor: William Baldwin Dodge, IV
  • Publication number: 20130130474
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a primary planar quantum well and a planar distribution of dopant atoms. The primary planar quantum well is formed by a lower barrier layer, a central well layer on the lower barrier layer, and an upper barrier layer on the central well layer. Each of the layers is a semiconductor layer. One of the barrier layers has a secondary planar quantum well and is located between the planar distribution of dopant atoms and the central well layer, The primary planar quantum well may be undoped or substantially undoped, e.g., intrinsic semiconductor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2012
    Publication date: May 23, 2013
    Inventors: Kirk William Baldwin, Loren N. Pfeiffer, Kenneth William West
  • Publication number: 20130113838
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to systems and techniques for applying color adjustments to a display. In certain embodiments, the color adjustment techniques may be employed to transition current color correction values, which are based on a previously detected temperature of the display, to target correction values, which are based on a presently detected temperature of the display. Adjustment increments for each color channel of the display may be determined based on the color channel that has the largest difference between the current color correction value and the target color correction value. In particular, the number of adjustment steps may be determined so that the adjustment increment for each channel is less than or equal to a maximum adjustment increment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2011
    Publication date: May 9, 2013
    Applicant: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Kelsey Yukio Ho, Abhijit Bhattacharya, Christopher William Baldwin, Gabriel Gheorghe Marcu, Jesse Michael Devine
  • Publication number: 20130093539
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for manufacturing an RF filter comprising several resonator cavities and an RF filter manufactured by the method. The resonator cavities are formed into shape from a copper plate in a first manufacturing phase. In a second manufacturing phase the formed resonator cavities are inserted or integrated into a chassis material of the RF filter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2011
    Publication date: April 18, 2013
    Applicant: Prism Microwave, Inc.
    Inventors: Mika Hedemaki, John Kevin Pryor, William Baldwin Johnson
  • Patent number: 8362461
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a primary planar quantum well and a planar distribution of dopant atoms. The primary planar quantum well is formed by a lower barrier layer, a central well layer on the lower barrier layer, and an upper barrier layer on the central well layer. Each of the layers is a semiconductor layer. One of the barrier layers has a secondary planar quantum well and is located between the planar distribution of dopant atoms and the central well layer. The primary planar quantum well may be undoped or substantially undoped, e.g., intrinsic semiconductor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: Alcatel Lucent
    Inventors: Kirk William Baldwin, Loren N. Pfeiffer, Kenneth William West
  • Publication number: 20120325752
    Abstract: An additive cartridge for dispersing an additive within a filter housing is provided. The additive cartridge includes an additive cartridge housing having a peripheral wall, the additive cartridge housing defining first interior area and a second interior area being divided by a first wall. A first unidirectional fluid path is disposed adjacent the second end, the first fluid path defining a flow path from the second interior area. A first biasing member being made from a shape-memory alloy disposed in the second interior area adjacent the first end, the shape memory alloy moving between a first position and a second position in response to a change in temperature. A first piston member is movably disposed within the second interior area and coupled to the first biasing member, the first piston member defining a dispensing chamber within the second interior area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2012
    Publication date: December 27, 2012
    Applicant: FRAM GROUP IP, LLC
    Inventor: Donald William Baldwin, JR.
  • Patent number: 8324120
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a substrate with a planar surface, a multilayer of semiconductor layers located on the planar surface, a plurality of electrodes located over the multilayer, and a dielectric layer located between the electrodes and the multilayer. The multilayer includes a 2D quantum well. A first set of the electrodes is located to substantially surround a lateral area of the 2D quantum well. A second set of the electrodes is controllable to vary a lateral width of a non-depleted channel between the substantially surrounded lateral area of the 2D quantum well and another area of the 2D quantum well. A third set of the electrodes is controllable to vary an area of a non-depleted portion of the lateral area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2012
    Assignee: Alcatel Lucent
    Inventors: Kirk William Baldwin, Loren N. Pfeiffer, Kenneth William West, Robert L Willett
  • Publication number: 20110212553
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a substrate with a planar surface, a multilayer of semiconductor layers located on the planar surface, a plurality of electrodes located over the multilayer, and a dielectric layer located between the electrodes and the multilayer. The multilayer includes a 2D quantum well. A first set of the electrodes is located to substantially surround a lateral area of the 2D quantum well. A second set of the electrodes is controllable to vary a lateral width of a non-depleted channel between the substantially surrounded lateral area of the 2D quantum well and another area of the 2D quantum well. A third set of the electrodes is controllable to vary an area of a non-depleted portion of the lateral area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2011
    Publication date: September 1, 2011
    Inventors: Kirk William Baldwin, Loren N. Pfeiffer, Kenneth William West, Robert L. Willett