Patents by Inventor William C. Clarke

William C. Clarke 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: 20240184971
    Abstract: A method for bit line alignment during the design of an integrated circuit is provided. Aspects include receiving a chip design for the integrated circuit and receiving an intended orientation of the integrated circuit. Aspects also include identifying one or more elements of the chip design that include word lines that are oriented in a substantially gravitational direction and modifying the chip design to perform one or more of rotating the one or more elements such that the word lines are no longer oriented in a substantially gravitational direction and rotating the one or more elements such that the word lines are oriented in a direction substantially perpendicular to the gravitational direction. Aspects further include causing the fabrication of the integrated circuit based on the modified chip design.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2022
    Publication date: June 6, 2024
    Inventors: K. Paul Muller, Luiz C. Alves, William J. Clarke, Steven R. Carlough
  • Patent number: 11947778
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to navigating a collection of media items. In accordance with one embodiment, in response to receiving an input, a device displays a first view of a collection of media items, including concurrently displaying a representation of a first time period and a representation of a second time period. In accordance with a determination that a current time is associated with a first recurring temporal event: the representation of the first time period includes a first representative media item and the representation of the second time period includes a second representative media item. In accordance with a determination that the current time is associated with a second recurring temporal event, the representation of the first time period includes a third representative media item and the representation of the second time period includes a fourth representative media item.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Graham R. Clarke, Simon Bovet, Eric M. G. Circlaeys, Richard R. Dellinger, Lynne Devine, Alan C. Dye, Daniel E. Gobera Rubalcava, Andreas Karlsson, Matthieu Lucas, Johnnie B. Manzari, Nicole R. Ryan, William A. Sorrentino, III, Andre Souza Dos Santos, Gregg Suzuki, Sergey Tatarchuk
  • Publication number: 20240103301
    Abstract: A head-mounted display may include a display system and an optical system in a housing. The display system may have displays that produce images. Positioners may be used to move the displays relative to the eye positions of a user's eyes. An adjustable optical system may include tunable lenses such as tunable cylindrical liquid crystal lenses. The displays may be viewed through the lenses when the user's eyes are at the eye positions. A sensor may be incorporated into the head-mounted display to measure refractive errors in the user's eyes. The sensor may include waveguides and volume holograms, and a camera for gathering light that has reflected from the retinas of the user's eyes. Viewing comfort may be enhanced by adjusting display positions relative to the eye positions and/or by adjusting lens settings based on the content being presented on the display and/or measured refractive errors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Victoria C. Chan, Christina G. Gambacorta, Graham B. Myhre, Hyungryul Choi, Nan Zhu, Phil M. Hobson, William W. Sprague, Edward A. Valko, Qiong Huang, Branko Petljanski, Paul V. Johnson, Brandon E. Clarke, Elijah H. Kleeman
  • Patent number: 4475597
    Abstract: Low molecular weight olefin polymers and copolymers of 3-butene-1-ol of molecular weights within range of from about 200 to about 4000.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 1983
    Date of Patent: October 9, 1984
    Assignee: Standard Oil Company (Indiana)
    Inventors: Ellis K. Fields, William C. Clarke
  • Patent number: 4436940
    Abstract: Low molecular weight olefin polymers and copolymers of 3-butene-1-ol of molecular weights within range of from about 200 to about 4000.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 1981
    Date of Patent: March 13, 1984
    Assignee: Standard Oil Company (Indiana)
    Inventors: Ellis K. Fields, William C. Clarke