Patents by Inventor William C. Ryan

William C. Ryan 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).

  • 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
  • Patent number: 5048826
    Abstract: A safety apparatus for use with a barbell assembly includes a support frame, a pair of cables which are securable to opposite ends of the barbell assembly, a winch assembly on the support frame for retracting and releasing the cables, a pair of tension sensors for sensing the tension in the cables, a velocity sensor for sensing the speed and direction of movement of at least one of the cables and a controller for controlling the operation of the winch assembly. The controller is responsive to the tension sensors and the velocity sensor for normally releasing and retracting the cables during a weight lifting routine so that the safety apparatus is normally unnoticeable to a weightlifter. The controller is also responsive to the sensors for detecting an abnormal condition during an exercise routine and it is operative in responsive to an abnormal condition for taking control of the barbell assembly to reduce the risk of injury to the weightlifter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 1990
    Date of Patent: September 17, 1991
    Inventor: William C. Ryan
  • Patent number: 4298001
    Abstract: A multiple access fluid connector unit having two connector elements adapted for connection to a source of fluid or a fluid administration device and sealed on an opposite end. A plurality of spacially separate access ports are provided along the length of the elements, in communication with a fluid manifold that extends along the element. An outer end of each port has a removable cover to maintain the port sterile prior to use. Ports on one element are associable with ports on the other element to provide fluid flow through the unit. After association of two ports, when desirable to disconnect, the associated ports are severed from the elements and the element is resealed adjacent the cut. Two further of the sterile ports can thereafter be uncovered and used to reinstitute fluid flow through the unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 1980
    Date of Patent: November 3, 1981
    Inventors: Thomas S. Hargest, III, William C. Ryan, Jr.
  • Patent number: RE31769
    Abstract: A multiple access fluid connector unit having two connector elements adapted for connection to a source of fluid or a fluid administration device and sealed on an opposite end. A plurality of spacially separate access ports are provided along the length of the elements, in communication with a fluid manifold that extends along the element. An outer end of each port has a removable cover to maintain the port sterile prior to use. Ports on one element are associable with ports on the other element to provide fluid flow through the unit. After association of two ports, when desirable to disconnect, the associated ports are severed from the elements and the element is resealed adjacent the cut. Two further of the sterile ports can thereafter be uncovered and used to reinstitute fluid flow through the unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 1982
    Date of Patent: December 18, 1984
    Inventors: Thomas S. Hargest, III, William C. Ryan, Jr.