Patents by Inventor William Best

William Best 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: 20250102928
    Abstract: Systems and methods for managing multi-objective alignments in imprinting (e.g., single-sided or double-sided) are provided. An example system includes rollers for moving a template roll, a stage for holding a substrate, a dispenser for dispensing resist on the substrate, a light source for curing the resist to form an imprint on the substrate when a template of the template roll is pressed into the resist on the substrate, a first inspection system for registering a fiducial mark of the template to determine a template offset, a second inspection system for registering the imprint on the substrate to determine a wafer registration offset between a target location and an actual location of the imprint, and a controller for controlling to move the substrate with the resist below the template based on the template offset, and determine an overlay bias of the imprint on the substrate based on the wafer registration offset.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2024
    Publication date: March 27, 2025
    Inventors: Jeremy Lee Sevier, Satish Sadam, Joseph Michael Imhof, Kang LUO, Kangkang Wang, Roy Matthew Patterson, Qizhen XUE, Brett William Best, Charles Scott Carden, Matthew S. Shafran, Michael Nevin MILLER
  • Patent number: 12204258
    Abstract: Systems and methods for managing multi-objective alignments in imprinting (e.g., single-sided or double-sided) are provided. An example system includes rollers for moving a template roll, a stage for holding a substrate, a dispenser for dispensing resist on the substrate, a light source for curing the resist to form an imprint on the substrate when a template of the template roll is pressed into the resist on the substrate, a first inspection system for registering a fiducial mark of the template to determine a template offset, a second inspection system for registering the imprint on the substrate to determine a wafer registration offset between a target location and an actual location of the imprint, and a controller for controlling to move the substrate with the resist below the template based on the template offset, and determine an overlay bias of the imprint on the substrate based on the wafer registration offset.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: Magic Leap, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeremy Lee Sevier, Satish Sadam, Joseph Michael Imhof, Kang Luo, Kangkang Wang, Roy Matthew Patterson, Qizhen Xue, Brett William Best, Charles Scott Carden, Matthew S. Shafran, Michael Nevin Miller
  • Publication number: 20240316518
    Abstract: A reactor cell assembly having an annular volume, a top endcap fitting having a reactant gas inlet, a bottom compression endcap fitting having a product gas outlet, a photocatalyst packed bed positioned in the annular volume, a porous base filter to position the photocatalyst packed bed in the annular volume, and a light housing. At least one of an outer portion and an inner portion of the light housing comprises a circumferential array of photon emitters arranged to uniformly emit photons incident on the photocatalyst packed bed to activate continuous photo-induced gas-phase reactions as at least one gaseous reactant introduced via the gas inlet flows through the photocatalyst packed bed and at least one resultant gaseous product exits via the gas outlet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2022
    Publication date: September 26, 2024
    Applicant: Syzygy Plasmonics Inc.
    Inventors: Suman Khatiwada, Shreya Shah, Jack Elliot Hudson, Hari Narayanan Rangarajan Thirumalai, Jonathan Morris Chapman, Trevor William Best
  • Publication number: 20240216901
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to reactor systems that include (a) a housing having an interior surface that may be at least partially reflective, (b) at least one reactor cell disposed within an interior of the housing, the at least one reactor cell including an enclosure and a plasmonic photocatalyst on a catalyst support disposed within the at least one enclosure, where the enclosure is optically transparent and includes at least one input for a reactant to enter the at least one cell and at least one output for a reformate to exit the at least one cell and (c) at least one light source disposed within the interior of the housing and/or external to the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2024
    Publication date: July 4, 2024
    Applicant: Syzygy Plasmonics Inc.
    Inventors: Suman Khatiwada, Trevor William Best
  • Publication number: 20240165598
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to reactor cells comprising an enclosure and one or more plasmonic photocatalysts on a catalyst support disposed within the enclosure. In some embodiments of the disclosure, the enclosure is at least partially optically transparent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2024
    Publication date: May 23, 2024
    Applicant: Syzygy Plasmonics Inc.
    Inventors: Suman Khatiwada, Trevor William Best
  • Patent number: 11890606
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to reactor systems that include (a) a housing having an interior surface that may be at least partially reflective, (b) at least one reactor cell disposed within an interior of the housing, the at least one reactor cell including an enclosure and a plasmonic photocatalyst on a catalyst support disposed within the at least one enclosure, where the enclosure is optically transparent and includes at least one input for a reactant to enter the at least one cell and at least one output for a reformate to exit the at least one cell and (c) at least one light source disposed within the interior of the housing and/or external to the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: Syzygy Plasmonics Inc.
    Inventors: Suman Khatiwada, Trevor William Best
  • Patent number: 11883810
    Abstract: The present, disclosure relates generally to reactor cells comprising an enclosure and one or more plasmonic photocatalysts on a catalyst support disposed within the enclosure. In some embodiments of the disclosure, the enclosure is at least partially optically transparent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: Syzygy Plasmonics Inc.
    Inventors: Suman Khatiwada, Trevor William Best
  • Publication number: 20240009649
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to reactor systems that include (a) a housing having an interior surface that may be at least partially reflective, (b) at least one reactor cell disposed within an interior of the housing, the at least one reactor cell including an enclosure and a plasmonic photocatalyst on a catalyst support disposed within the at least one enclosure, where the enclosure is optically transparent and includes at least one inlet for a reactant to enter the at least one cell and at least one outlet for a reformate to exit the at least one cell and (c) at least one light source disposed within the interior of the housing and/or external to the housing. At least one light-management feature and/or at least one thermal-management feature is applied to the reactor cell, reactor system, or a reformer system comprising many reactor systems, in order to improve efficiency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2023
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Applicant: Syzygy Plasmonics Inc.
    Inventors: Suman Khatiwada, Shreya Shah, John Welch, Trevor William Best, Braden Paul Adams
  • Patent number: 11779898
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to reactor systems that include (a) a housing having an interior surface that may be at least partially reflective, (b) at least one reactor cell disposed within an interior of the housing, the at least one reactor cell including an enclosure and a plasmonic photocatalyst on a catalyst support disposed within the at least one enclosure, where the enclosure is optically transparent and includes at least one inlet for a reactant to enter the at least one cell and at least one outlet for a reformate to exit the at least one cell and (c) at least one light source disposed within the interior of the housing and/or external to the housing. At least one light-management feature and/or at least one thermal-management feature is applied to the reactor cell, reactor system, or a reformer system comprising many reactor systems, in order to improve efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: Syzygy Plasmonics Inc.
    Inventors: Suman Khatiwada, Shreya Shah, John Welch, Trevor William Best, Braden Paul Adams
  • Publication number: 20230294984
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to systems and methods for reforming methane into hydrogen and a hydrocarbon fuel. In example embodiments, the methane reformer integrates a photocatalytic steam methane reforming (P-SMR) system with a subsequent photocatalytic dry methane reforming (P-DMR) system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2021
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Applicant: Syzygy Plasmonics Inc.
    Inventors: Suman Khatiwada, Trevor William Best, Shreya Shah, Syed Ali Gardezi
  • Publication number: 20230296993
    Abstract: Systems and methods for managing multi-objective alignments in imprinting (e.g., single-sided or double-sided) are provided. An example system includes rollers for moving a template roll, a stage for holding a substrate, a dispenser for dispensing resist on the substrate, a light source for curing the resist to form an imprint on the substrate when a template of the template roll is pressed into the resist on the substrate, a first inspection system for registering a fiducial mark of the template to determine a template offset, a second inspection system for registering the imprint on the substrate to determine a wafer registration offset between a target location and an actual location of the imprint, and a controller for controlling to move the substrate with the resist below the template based on the template offset, and determine an overlay bias of the imprint on the substrate based on the wafer registration offset.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2021
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Inventors: Jeremy Lee SEVIER, Satish SADAM, Joseph Michael IMHOF, Kang LUO, Kangkang WANG, Roy Matthew PATTERSON, Qizhen XUE, Brett William BEST, Charles Scott CARDEN, Matthew S. SHAFRAN, Michael Nevin MILLER
  • Patent number: 11259947
    Abstract: An ankle brace including an ankle wrap assembly including a main body having an inner surface, an outer surface, a top, a bottom, a front defining a foot opening, a first side panel, a second side panel, a rear, and a bottom panel. The ankle brace includes first and second ankle pads attached to the main body; a first support attached to the main body first side panel, and a second attached to the main body second side panel, and a bottom support. The ankle brace is configured to be secured to a user's ankle when worn.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: Shock Doctor, Inc.
    Inventors: William Best, Thierry Petelle, Bastien Jourde
  • Patent number: 11179260
    Abstract: A knee brace comprising a frame assembly comprising an outer frame portion and an inner frame portion. The outer frame portion has a first outer transverse member, a second outer transverse member, and an outer side member configured to extend along a length of a first side of a user's leg when worn by the user, the outer side member extending between the first outer transverse member and the second outer transverse member. The inner frame portion has a first inner transverse member, a second inner transverse member, and an inner side member opposite the outer side member and is configured to extend along a length of a second side of a user's leg when worn by the user, the second side member extending between the first inner transverse member and the second inner transverse member. The outer frame portion and inner frame portion define a top portion of the frame assembly and a bottom portion of the frame assembly, the top and bottom portions configured to be pivotable relative to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: Shock Doctor, Inc.
    Inventors: William Best, Thierry Petelle, Bastien Jourde
  • Publication number: 20210339220
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to reactor systems that include (a) a housing having an interior surface that may be at least partially reflective, (b) at least one reactor cell disposed within an interior of the housing, the at least one reactor cell including an enclosure and a plasmonic photocatalyst on a catalyst support disposed within the at least one enclosure, where the enclosure is optically transparent and includes at least one inlet for a reactant to enter the at least one cell and at least one outlet for a reformate to exit the at least one cell and (c) at least one light source disposed within the interior of the housing and/or external to the housing. At least one light-management feature and/or at least one thermal-management feature is applied to the reactor cell, reactor system, or a reformer system comprising many reactor systems, in order to improve efficiency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2021
    Publication date: November 4, 2021
    Applicant: Syzygy Plasmonics Inc.
    Inventors: Suman Khatiwada, Shreya Shah, John Welch, Trevor William Best, Braden Paul Adams
  • Publication number: 20210178377
    Abstract: The present, disclosure relates generally to reactor cells comprising an enclosure and one or more plasmonic photocatalysts on a catalyst support disposed within the enclosure. In some embodiments of the disclosure, the enclosure is at least partially optically transparent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2018
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Applicant: Syzygy Plasmonics Inc.
    Inventors: Suman KHATIWADA, Trevor William BEST
  • Publication number: 20210178378
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to reactor systems that include (a) a housing having an interior surface that may be at least partially reflective, (b) at least one reactor cell disposed within an interior of the housing, the at least one reactor cell including an enclosure and a plasmonic photocatalyst on a catalyst support disposed within the at least one enclosure, where the enclosure is optically transparent and includes at least one input for a reactant to enter the at least one cell and at least one output for a reformate to exit the at least one cell and (c) at least one light source disposed within the interior of the housing and/or external to the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2018
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Applicant: Syzygy Plasmonics Inc.
    Inventors: Suman KHATIWADA, Trevor William BEST
  • Patent number: 10842659
    Abstract: A knee brace assembly comprising a sleeve and a buttress attached to the sleeve and configured to be positioned against a knee of the wearer. The buttress is configured to be positioned proximate a patella of the wearer and configured to provide support to the patella of the wearer. The knee brace includes a wrap having a first end defining an upper tab and lower tab, and a second end defining an upper and lower tab. The wrap is sized to extend around the leg of the wearer. The upper tab of the first end is configured to attach to the upper tab of the second end, and the lower tab of the first end is configured to attach to the lower tab of the second end, such that the wrap is operable to form a compressive fit around the sleeve and buttress.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: SHOCK DOCTOR, INC.
    Inventors: William Best, Thierry Petelle
  • Publication number: 20200100928
    Abstract: An ankle brace includes a main body configured to receive a foot of a wearer and an ankle stay coupled to the main body. The ankle stay includes a superior anterior section, an intermediate anterior section, and an inferior anterior section. The superior anterior section is configured to be disposed anteriorly relative to the ankle of the foot of the wearer, and the superior anterior section includes a first convex edge facing in an anterior direction and a first concave edge facing in a posterior direction. The intermediate anterior section is configured to be disposed inferiorly relative to the ankle of the foot of the wearer. The intermediate anterior section includes a second convex edge facing in the posterior direction and a second concave edge facing in the anterior direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2019
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Inventors: William Best, Blaze Best, Bastien Jourde
  • Publication number: 20190099282
    Abstract: An ankle brace including an ankle wrap assembly including a main body having an inner surface, an outer surface, a top, a bottom, a front defining a foot opening, a first side panel, a second side panel, a rear, and a bottom panel. The ankle brace includes first and second ankle pads attached to the main body; a first support attached to the main body first side panel, and a second attached to the main body second side panel, and a bottom support. The ankle brace is configured to be secured to a user's ankle when worn.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2018
    Publication date: April 4, 2019
    Inventors: William Best, Thierry Petelle, Bastien Jourde
  • Publication number: 20190091055
    Abstract: A knee brace comprising a frame assembly comprising an outer frame portion and an inner frame portion. The outer frame portion has a first outer transverse member, a second outer transverse member, and an outer side member configured to extend along a length of a first side of a user's leg when worn by the user, the outer side member extending between the first outer transverse member and the second outer transverse member. The inner frame portion has a first inner transverse member, a second inner transverse member, and an inner side member opposite the outer side member and is configured to extend along a length of a second side of a user's leg when worn by the user, the second side member extending between the first inner transverse member and the second inner transverse member. The outer frame portion and inner frame portion define a top portion of the frame assembly and a bottom portion of the frame assembly, the top and bottom portions configured to be pivotable relative to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2018
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Inventors: William Best, Thierry Petelle, Bastien Jourde