Patents by Inventor William Briggs
William Briggs 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: 11959738Abstract: An apparatus and method for inspecting an object by optical triangulation, where the signal of interest in a captured image corresponds to an interaction between a light beam and an environment surrounding the object rather than between a light beam and the object itself. The surrounding environment may be configured to interact in a manner that is detectable by filling it with a flowable scattering medium, e.g. a gas, mist or vapour comprising a suspension of fine particles in air. Light that is scattered by the flowable scattering medium is visible in a captured image. Where the flowable scattering medium is not present, e.g. because the object blocks it, the scattered signal is less. A boundary of a scattered signal region may thus provide information about the location of an object.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2021Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: Third Dimension Software LimitedInventors: Timothy Peter Monks, Jeremy William Riley, Michael Thomas Briggs
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Publication number: 20230070664Abstract: A smart electronic power steering system and method for a retrofitted electric vehicle are provided. In one embodiment, an electronic power steering system of an electric vehicle is provided. The electronic power steering system comprises one or more computer-readable storage media, a processing system operatively coupled with the one or more computer-readable storage media, and program instructions stored on the one or more computer-readable storage media that, based on being read and executed by the processing system, direct the electronic power steering system to receive a maximum pressure value and a flow rate from the electric vehicle; convert the maximum pressure value and the flow rate into one or more power steering component settings; and send the one or more power steering component settings to one or more power steering components of the electric vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 27, 2022Publication date: March 9, 2023Inventors: William Briggs, Keith Lehmeier, Michael Corona
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Patent number: 11485407Abstract: A smart electronic power steering system and method for a retrofitted electric vehicle are provided. In one embodiment, an electronic power steering system comprises a relief valve; a pump in communication with the relief valve; a motor configured to operate the pump; a motor controller configured to control the motor; and a processor. The processor is configured to receive a desired maximum pressure value from a retrofitted electric vehicle and configure the relief valve or motor controller to provide relief at the desired maximum pressure value; and receive a desired flow rate from the retrofitted electric vehicle and configure the motor controller to operate the motor at a speed to achieve the desired flow rate. Other embodiments are provided.Type: GrantFiled: September 3, 2019Date of Patent: November 1, 2022Assignee: Lightning Systems, Inc.Inventors: William Briggs, Keith Lehmeier, Michael Corona
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Publication number: 20210031638Abstract: A mobile charging station with battery storage for electric vehicles is provided. In one embodiment, a mobile charging station receives a continuous Level 2 charge, converts the continuous Level 2 charge to an intermittent Direct Current Fast Charge (DCFC), and provides the intermittent Direct Current Fast Charge (DCFC) to an electric vehicle for charging. In another embodiment, the mobile charging station has a plurality of charging inputs and charging outputs and provides charge received from one of the plurality of charging inputs to one of the plurality of charging outputs. In yet another embodiment, the mobile charging station is mobile but not integrated in any one vehicle. Other embodiments are provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 6, 2020Publication date: February 4, 2021Applicant: Lightning Systems, Inc.Inventors: Keith Lehmeier, Michael Corona, Tyler Yadon, William Briggs
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Publication number: 20200361516Abstract: A smart electronic power steering system and method for a retrofitted electric vehicle are provided. In one embodiment, an electronic power steering system comprises a relief valve; a pump in communication with the relief valve; a motor configured to operate the pump; a motor controller configured to control the motor; and a processor. The processor is configured to receive a desired maximum pressure value from a retrofitted electric vehicle and configure the relief valve or motor controller to provide relief at the desired maximum pressure value; and receive a desired flow rate from the retrofitted electric vehicle and configure the motor controller to operate the motor at a speed to achieve the desired flow rate. Other embodiments are provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 3, 2019Publication date: November 19, 2020Applicant: Lightning Hybrids LLCInventors: William Briggs, Keith Lehmeier, Michael Corona
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Patent number: 10792999Abstract: A combined force- and temperature-sensing array includes an array of drive plates, an array of sense plates corresponding the drive plates, and a layer of dielectric material separating the drive and sense plates. A diode with a forward junction voltage is connected between at least one of the drive plates and at least one of the sense plates. A multiplexer is operative to select between an electrical pulse or an electrical current for delivery to the at least one drive plate. Circuitry is provided for sensing an applied force resulting from a change in capacitance between the at least one drive plate and the at least one sense plate when the electrical pulse is delivered, and for sensing a temperature resulting from a change in the forward junction voltage of the diode when the current is delivered. The sensor array may be provided as a shoe insert for diabetics with neuropathy.Type: GrantFiled: January 4, 2018Date of Patent: October 6, 2020Inventors: Richard H. Harrington, Charles W. Krapf, Douglas William Briggs, Frank Joseph Fedel
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Patent number: 10773212Abstract: A method of recovering one or more insoluble oils from a liquid source using one or more membrane or membrane contactors, comprising the steps of: pumping the liquid source comprising the one or more oils to the membranes or membrane contactors, contacting the liquid source with a first surface of the membrane or membrane contactors, coalescing the one or more oils within the liquid source onto the first surface of the membrane contactors, pumping one or more recovery fluids through the membrane or membrane contactors in contact with the second surface of the membrane or membrane contactors, and removing a first stream of oil coalesced from the second surface of the membranes or membrane contactors.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2015Date of Patent: September 15, 2020Assignee: Board of Regents, The University of Texas SystemInventors: Frank Seibert, Stacy S. Truscott, Stephen William Briggs, Peter B. Kipp
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Patent number: 10736289Abstract: The presently disclosed subject matter relates to methods and compositions for identifying, selecting, and/or producing drought tolerant maize plants or germplasm. Maize plants or germplasm that have been identified, selected, and/or produced by any of the methods of the presently disclosed subject matter are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2018Date of Patent: August 11, 2020Assignee: Syngenta Participations AGInventors: Venkata Krishna Kishore, Paul Altendorf, Thomas Joseph Prest, Chris Zinselmeier, Daolong Wang, William Briggs, Sonali Gandhi, David Foster, Christine Chaulk-Grace, Joseph Dallas Clarke, Allen Sessions, Kari Denise Kust, Jon Aaron Tucker Reinders, Libardo Andres Gutierrez Rojas, Meijuan Li, Todd Warner, Nicolas Martin, Robert Lynn Miller, John Arbuckle, Dale Wayne Skalla, Molly Dunn, Gayle Dace, Vance Cary Kramer
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Patent number: 10725237Abstract: Coated optical fibers and uses of such fibers as sensors in high temperature and/or high pressure environments. The coated optical fiber has improved sensing properties at elevated pressure and/or temperature, such as enhanced acoustic sensitivity and/or a reduced loss in acoustic sensitivity. The use of the coated optical fibers in various sensing applications that require operation under elevated pressure and/or temperature, such as, acoustic sensors for various geological, security, military, aerospace, marine, and oil and gas applications are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2019Date of Patent: July 28, 2020Assignee: Sonoro, LLCInventors: Michael Racosky, William Briggs, Fred Demetz, John Hull, Seyed Ehsan Jalilian
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Publication number: 20190317273Abstract: Coated optical fibers and uses of such fibers as sensors in high temperature and/or high pressure environments. The coated optical fiber has improved sensing properties at elevated pressure and/or temperature, such as enhanced acoustic sensitivity and/or a reduced loss in acoustic sensitivity. The use of the coated optical fibers in various sensing applications that require operation under elevated pressure and/or temperature, such as, acoustic sensors for various geological, security, military, aerospace, marine, and oil and gas applications are also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 21, 2019Publication date: October 17, 2019Applicant: Sonoro, LLCInventors: Michael Racosky, William Briggs, Fred Demetz, John Hull, Seyed Ehsan Jalilian
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Publication number: 20190277714Abstract: A combined force- and temperature-sensing array includes an array of drive plates, an array of sense plates corresponding the drive plates, and a layer of dielectric material separating the drive and sense plates. A diode with a forward junction voltage is connected between at least one of the drive plates and at least one of the sense plates. A multiplexer is operative to select between an electrical pulse or an electrical current for delivery to the at least one drive plate. Circuitry is provided for sensing an applied force resulting from a change in capacitance between the at least one drive plate and the at least one sense plate when the electrical pulse is delivered, and for sensing a temperature resulting from a change in the forward junction voltage of the diode when the current is delivered. The sensor array may be provided as a shoe insert for diabetics with neuropathy.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 4, 2018Publication date: September 12, 2019Inventors: Richard H. Harrington, Charles W. Krapf, Douglas William Briggs, Frank Joseph Fedel
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Patent number: 10376842Abstract: The present invention includes a method and system for separating oil from water and particulate contaminants from a oil/water/solid mixture, comprising: a solid removal system for removing small, medium and large solids from a oil/water/solid mixture to form a oil and water stream and a membrane contactor system for separating the oil from the water in the oil and water stream.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2013Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Assignee: Board of Regents, The University of Texas SystemInventors: Frank Seibert, Stacy S. Truscott, Stephen William Briggs
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Patent number: 10330862Abstract: Coated optical fibers and uses of such fibers as sensors in high temperature and/or high pressure environments. The coated optical fiber has improved sensing properties at elevated pressure and/or temperature, such as enhanced acoustic sensitivity and/or a reduced loss in acoustic sensitivity. The use of the coated optical fibers in various sensing applications that require operation under elevated pressure and/or temperature, such as, acoustic sensors for various geological, security, military, aerospace, marine, and oil and gas applications are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2015Date of Patent: June 25, 2019Assignee: Sonoro, LLCInventors: Michael Racosky, William Briggs, Fred Demetz, John Hull, Seyed Ehsan Jalilian
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Patent number: 10231399Abstract: The presently disclosed subject matter relates to methods and compositions for identifying, selecting, and/or producing drought tolerant maize plants or germplasm. Maize plants or germplasm that have been identified, selected, and/or produced by any of the methods of the presently disclosed subject matter are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2016Date of Patent: March 19, 2019Assignee: Syngenta Participations AGInventors: Venkata Krishna Kishore, Paul Altendorf, Thomas Joseph Prest, Chris Zinselmeier, Daolong Wang, William Briggs, Sonali Gandhi, David Foster, Christine Chaulk-Grace, Joseph Dallas Clarke, V, Allen Sessions, Kari Denise Kust, Jon Aaron Tucker Reinders, Libardo Andres Gutierrez Rojas, Meijuan Li, Todd Warner, Nicolas Martin, Robert Lynn Miller, John Arbuckle, Dale Wayne Skalla, Molly Dunn, Gayle Dace, Vance Cary Kramer
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Publication number: 20180295801Abstract: The presently disclosed subject matter relates to methods and compositions for identifying, selecting, and/or producing drought tolerant maize plants or germplasm. Maize plants or germplasm that have been identified, selected, and/or produced by any of the methods of the presently disclosed subject matter are also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2018Publication date: October 18, 2018Applicant: Syngenta Participations AGInventors: Venkata Krishna Kishore, Paul Altendorf, Thomas Joseph Prest, Chris Zinselmeier, Daolong Wang, William Briggs, Sonali Gandhi, David Foster, Christine Chaulk-Grace, Joseph Dallas Clarke, Allen Sessions, Kari Denise Kust, Jon Aaron Tucker Reinders, Libardo Andres Gutierrez Rojas, Meijuan Li, Todd Warner, Nicolas Martin, Robert Lynn Miller, John Arbuckle, Dale Wayne Skalla, Molly Dunn, Gayle Dace, Vance Cary Kramer
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Patent number: 10028457Abstract: The presently disclosed subject matter relates to methods and compositions for identifying, selecting, and/or producing drought tolerant maize plants or germplasm. Maize plants or germplasm that have been identified, selected, and/or produced by any of the methods of the presently disclosed subject matter are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: July 3, 2014Date of Patent: July 24, 2018Assignee: Syngenta Participations AGInventors: Venkata Krishna Kishore, Paul Altendorf, Thomas Joseph Prest, Chris Zinselmeier, Daolong Wang, William Briggs, Sonali Gandhi, David Foster, Christine Chaulk-Grace, Joseph Dallas Clarke, V, Allen Sessions, Kari Denise Kust, Jon Aaron Tucker Reinders, Libardo Andres Gutierrez Rojas, Meijuan Li, Todd Warner, Nicolas Martin, Robert Lynn Miller, John Arbuckle, Dale Wayne Skalla, Molly Dunn, Gayle Dace, Vance Cary Kramer
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Patent number: 9782726Abstract: A method of recovering one or more insoluble oils from a liquid source using one or more membrane or membrane contactors, comprising the steps of: pumping the liquid source comprising the one or more oils to the membranes or membrane contactors, contacting the liquid source with a first surface of the membrane or membrane contactors, coalescing the one or more oils within the liquid source onto the first surface of the membrane contactors, pumping one or more recovery fluids through the membrane or membrane contactors in contact with the second surface of the membrane or membrane contactors, and removing a first stream of oil coalesced from the second surface of the membranes or membrane contactors.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2013Date of Patent: October 10, 2017Assignee: Board of Regents, The University of Texas SystemInventors: Frank Seibert, Stacy S. Truscott, Stephen William Briggs, Peter B. Kipp
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Patent number: 9688921Abstract: The present invention includes methods and systems for improving oil quality of a contaminated oil mixture by removing contaminants from a contaminated oil comprising the steps of: pretreating a membrane contactor system having a first and a second surface with an hydrophobic liquid, wherein the hydrophobic liquid is contacted to at least one of the first and second surfaces; obtaining a contaminated oil that comprises oil and lipophobic contaminants; contacting the contaminated oil onto a first surface of one or more membrane contactors to coalesce the oil on the first surface; and collecting the coalesced oil from the contaminated oil on the second surface of the membrane contactor.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2013Date of Patent: June 27, 2017Assignee: Board of Regents, The University of Texas SystemInventors: Frank Seibert, Stephen William Briggs, Stacy S. Truscott, Peter B. Kipp
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Patent number: 9643127Abstract: The present invention includes an apparatus and method for removing oil from a oil-containing liquid comprising oil and gas comprising: a source of oil-containing liquid; and a membrane contactor system in fluid communication with the source of oil-containing liquid, the membrane contactor system comprising one or more membrane contactors having a first and a second surface, wherein the first surface coalesces oil and removes gas from the oil-containing liquid, and the oil and gas are collected on the second surface from the oil-containing liquid.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2013Date of Patent: May 9, 2017Assignee: Board of Regents of The University of Texas SystemInventors: Frank Seibert, Stephen William Briggs, Stacy S. Truscott, Peter B. Kipp
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Publication number: 20170049067Abstract: The presently disclosed subject matter relates to methods and compositions for identifying, selecting, and/or producing drought tolerant maize plants or germplasm. Maize plants or germplasm that have been identified, selected, and/or produced by any of the methods of the presently disclosed subject matter are also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 4, 2016Publication date: February 23, 2017Applicant: Syngenta Participations AGInventors: Venkata Krishna KISHORE, Paul ALTENDORF, Thomas Joseph PREST, Chris ZINSELMEIER, Daolong WANG, William BRIGGS, Sonali GANDHI, David FOSTER, Christine Chaulk-GRACE, Joseph Dallas CLARKE, V, Allen SESSIONS, Kari Denise KUST, Jon Aaron Tucker REINDERS, Libardo Andres GUTIERREZ ROJAS, Meijuan LI, Todd WARNER, Nicolas MARTIN, Robert Lynn MILLER, John ARBUCKLE, Dale Wayne SKALLA, Molly DUNN, Gayle DACE, Vance Cary KRAMER