Patents by Inventor William Clifford
William Clifford 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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Publication number: 20240121890Abstract: A structure of a circuitry substrate for securing an area from tampering is disclosed. The structure includes a circuitry substrate with at least one of a top tamper enclosure and a bottom tamper enclosure covering a component in a protected area of the circuitry substrate. The top and bottom tamper enclosures are adhesively bonded to a surface of the circuitry substrate, and a tear initiation site is added to a side of the perimeter of circuitry substrate bordering the protected area that includes at least one tamper enclosure, such that the tear initiation site is located and configured to enable propagation of a delamination of at least one internal layer of the circuitry substrate and a severing of a security circuit when a removal force is applied to the at least one of the top tamper enclosure and the bottom tamper enclosure.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 10, 2022Publication date: April 11, 2024Inventors: Arthur J. Higby, DAVID CLIFFORD LONG, James Busby, William Santiago-Fernandez, John R. Dangler, Russell A. Budd, Philipp K Buchling Rego, Hannah Wendling, Lauren Boston
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Patent number: 11927091Abstract: A drill bit has a plurality of cutters secured to the bit body, including a gauge cutter defining a gauge diameter of the drill bit. A reciprocating gauge assembly on the bit comprises a cavity defined in the bit body, a piston reciprocably disposed in the cavity, a wear element on an outwardly facing end of the piston, a piston retainer for moveably retaining the piston in the cavity, and a spring biasing the piston outwardly to a neutral position of the wear element with respect to the gauge diameter. The wear element and piston may be urged inwardly in response to an applied load at the drill bit gauge pad, increasing the lateral depth of cut and thereby controlling the aggressiveness of the bit in response to the load.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2020Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Van Jordan Brackin, Trung Huynh, Kelley Leigh Plunkett, Kevin Clark, Andrew David Lake, Darien Louis Gurka, Jr., Daniel Brendan Voglewede, Curtis Clifford Lanning, William Brian Atkins
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Publication number: 20220298860Abstract: A swing gate mechanism to swing open an overhead lift gate system includes an overhead swing gate. The overhead swing gate has a pivot side and a catch side. A first gate power arm is configured to move along a first overhead guide track on a first side of the overhead lift gate system. A second gate power arm is configured to move along a second overhead guide track on a second side of the overhead lift gate system. At least one hinge is connected between the pivot side of the overhead swing gate and the first gate power arm. The at least one hinge is configured to allow the overhead swing gate to swing open by rotating about the first gate power arm.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 17, 2022Publication date: September 22, 2022Inventor: William Clifford HOUSER
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Publication number: 20220213583Abstract: A coating method for a component with at least one aperture includes providing a component having at least one aperture formed in a surface thereof; additively manufacturing a hollow member on a portion of the surface to define a space above each aperture, the portion of the surface being adjacent to the aperture, the hollow member having an inner peripheral geometry complementary to a peripheral geometry at least one of aperture; applying at least one coating over the surface of the component and around hollow member to form an applied coating having an applied coating thickness; and removing at least a portion of the hollow member to make a top portion of the hollow member coplanar with the applied coating to expose the space through the applied coating; wherein a lower portion of the hollow member remains to define the space through the applied coating.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 22, 2022Publication date: July 7, 2022Inventors: David Allen Singletary, John Thomas Zanetti, Kassy Moy Hart, William Clifford Ross, Jose Troitino Lopez, Anderson Viaro Mattos, Fernando Jorge Casanova
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Patent number: 11377722Abstract: A coating method for a component with at least one aperture includes providing a component having at least one aperture formed in a surface thereof; additively manufacturing a hollow member on a portion of the surface to define a space above each aperture, the portion of the surface being adjacent to the aperture, the hollow member having an inner peripheral geometry complementary to a peripheral geometry at least one of aperture; applying at least one coating over the surface of the component and around hollow member to form an applied coating having an applied coating thickness; and removing at least a portion of the hollow member to make a top portion of the hollow member coplanar with the applied coating to expose the space through the applied coating; wherein a lower portion of the hollow member remains to define the space through the applied coating.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2020Date of Patent: July 5, 2022Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: David Allen Singletary, John Thomas Zanetti, Kassy Moy Hart, William Clifford Ross, Jose Troitino Lopez, Anderson Viaro Mattos, Fernando Jorge Casanova
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Publication number: 20210324507Abstract: A coating method for a component with at least one aperture includes providing a component having at least one aperture formed in a surface thereof; additively manufacturing a hollow member on a portion of the surface to define a space above each aperture, the portion of the surface being adjacent to the aperture, the hollow member having an inner peripheral geometry complementary to a peripheral geometry at least one of aperture; applying at least one coating over the surface of the component and around hollow member to form an applied coating having an applied coating thickness; and removing at least a portion of the hollow member to make a top portion of the hollow member coplanar with the applied coating to expose the space through the applied coating; wherein a lower portion of the hollow member remains to define the space through the applied coating.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 15, 2020Publication date: October 21, 2021Inventors: David Allen Singletary, John Thomas Zanetti, Kassy Moy Hart, William Clifford Ross, Jose Troitino Lopez, Anderson Viaro Mattos, Fernando Jorge Casanova
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Publication number: 20210071606Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for regenerating an aftertreatment device of a vehicle. In one example, a method may include adjusting conditions of the regeneration in response to a stickiness of the exhaust valve. Adjusting conditions may include adjusting an air/fuel ratio and/or a post-injection amount.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 5, 2019Publication date: March 11, 2021Inventors: John Paul Bogema, Joseph Goode, Kirk Andrew Parrish, Peter Mitchell Lyon, Sanket Anil Gujarathi, William Clifford Brown
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Patent number: 10920695Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for regenerating an aftertreatment device of a vehicle. In one example, a method may include adjusting conditions of the regeneration in response to a stickiness of the exhaust valve. Adjusting conditions may include adjusting an air/fuel ratio and/or a post-injection amount.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2019Date of Patent: February 16, 2021Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: John Paul Bogema, Joseph Goode, Kirk Andrew Parrish, Peter Mitchell Lyon, Sanket Anil Gujarathi, William Clifford Brown
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Patent number: 10760860Abstract: A firearm includes a frame assembly, a slide assembly releasably and slidably coupled to the frame assembly, a bolt assembly including a leading surface, a firing pin, and an adjuster. The adjuster includes a body and an extension. The body defines a first bore, defines a leading surface, and has a thickness. The leading surface is configured to interface with a rear portion of a cartridge, and the body spaces the leading surface from the leading surface of the bolt assembly. The extension couples the body to the bolt assembly and defines a second bore that shares a common central axis with the first bore. The first bore and the second bore receive the firing pin such that the firing pin at least selectively protrudes from the leading surface of the adjuster to engage the cartridge.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2019Date of Patent: September 1, 2020Inventor: William Clifford Kirkham
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Patent number: 10719994Abstract: An actual subject and a computed three-dimensional (3D) model of the subject are compared by a computing platform. Captured geometry of the actual subject, and a 3D model of the subject are accessed. A first comparison result representing a difference between coarse representations of the captured geometry and of the 3D model is computed. Target portions of the first comparison result that exceed a threshold are determined. A second comparison result representing a difference between fine representations of the captured geometry and the 3D model is computed for only those portions of the captured geometry and the 3D model that correspond to the target portions.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2016Date of Patent: July 21, 2020Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Kieran Mulqueen, Dermot Gallagher, Noel M. Kennedy, William Clifford, Kerry P. Hartnett
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Publication number: 20190383569Abstract: A firearm includes a frame assembly, a slide assembly releasably and slidably coupled to the frame assembly, a bolt assembly including a leading surface, a firing pin, and an adjuster. The adjuster includes a body and an extension. The body defines a first bore, defines a leading surface, and has a thickness. The leading surface is configured to interface with a rear portion of a cartridge, and the body spaces the leading surface from the leading surface of the bolt assembly. The extension couples the body to the bolt assembly and defines a second bore that shares a common central axis with the first bore. The first bore and the second bore receive the firing pin such that the firing pin at least selectively protrudes from the leading surface of the adjuster to engage the cartridge.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2019Publication date: December 19, 2019Inventor: William Clifford KIRKHAM
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Patent number: 10401101Abstract: A firearm includes a frame, a slide assembly, an actuator, a bolt assembly, and an adjuster. The slide assembly includes a threaded bore, the slide assembly releasably and slidably coupled to the frame. The actuator includes a body and an extension, the extension protruding from the body. The bolt assembly includes a catch. The adjuster includes a first end, a second end, and a plurality of threads. The first end includes an interface configured to accommodate the extension of the actuator. The plurality of threads are disposed between the first end and the second end. The plurality of threads are configured to interface with the threaded bore of the slide assembly such that rotation of the adjuster within the threaded bore of the slide assembly by the actuator translates the bolt assembly and thereby facilitates firing ammunition having different casing lengths.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2018Date of Patent: September 3, 2019Inventor: William Clifford Kirkham
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Publication number: 20190101348Abstract: A firearm includes a frame, a slide assembly, an actuator, a bolt assembly, and an adjuster. The slide assembly includes a threaded bore, the slide assembly releasably and slidably coupled to the frame. The actuator includes a body and an extension, the extension protruding from the body. The bolt assembly includes a catch. The adjuster includes a first end, a second end, and a plurality of threads. The first end includes an interface configured to accommodate the extension of the actuator. The plurality of threads are disposed between the first end and the second end. The plurality of threads are configured to interface with the threaded bore of the slide assembly such that rotation of the adjuster within the threaded bore of the slide assembly by the actuator translates the bolt assembly and thereby facilitates firing ammunition having different casing lengths.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2018Publication date: April 4, 2019Inventor: William Clifford KIRKHAM
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Publication number: 20170287229Abstract: An actual subject and a computed three-dimensional (3D) model of the subject are compared by a computing platform. Captured geometry of the actual subject, and a 3D model of the subject are accessed. A first comparison result representing a difference between coarse representations of the captured geometry and of the 3D model is computed. Target portions of the first comparison result that exceed a threshold are determined. A second comparison result representing a difference between fine representations of the captured geometry and the 3D model is computed for only those portions of the captured geometry and the 3D model that correspond to the target portions.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2016Publication date: October 5, 2017Inventors: Kieran Mulqueen, Dermot Gallagher, Noel M. Kennedy, William Clifford, Kerry P. Hartnett
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Patent number: 9714558Abstract: A method for forming a lateral junction in an open hole section of a wellbore includes lowering a tubular member through a cased section of the wellbore. Thereafter, the tubular member is expanded in an open hole section of the wellbore, thereby anchoring the tubular member in the wellbore in a manner that leaves an open hole section of the wellbore between the expanded, tubular member and the cased section. Thereafter, a window is formed in a sidewall of the tubular member, and a lateral wellbore is drilled through the window.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2015Date of Patent: July 25, 2017Assignee: Weatherford Technology Holdings, LLCInventors: Ronald Gordon Barker, Douglas Brian Farley, William Clifford Hogg
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Patent number: 9677314Abstract: A lift gate system includes a gate, a first pole, a second pole, a header and an internal operator. The first pole is configured to attach to the ground on one side of the gate and includes a first track attached approximate to a first top. The second pole is configured to attach to the ground on the opposite side of the gate from the first pole and includes a second track attached approximate to a second top. The header interconnects the first top with the second top. The internal operator is configured for lifting the gate, where the internal operator is inside the first pole, the second pole, and/or the header.Type: GrantFiled: April 24, 2015Date of Patent: June 13, 2017Inventor: William Clifford Houser
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Publication number: 20160312512Abstract: A lift gate system includes a gate, a first pole, a second pole, a header and an internal operator. The first pole is configured to attach to the ground on one side of the gate and includes a first track attached approximate to a first top. The second pole is configured to attach to the ground on the opposite side of the gate from the first pole and includes a second track attached approximate to a second top. The header interconnects the first top with the second top. The internal operator is configured for lifting the gate, where the internal operator is inside the first pole, the second pole, and/or the header.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 24, 2015Publication date: October 27, 2016Inventor: William Clifford Houser
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Publication number: 20150226042Abstract: A method for lining an open hole section of a wellbore includes lowering a tubular member through a cased section of the wellbore, expanding the tubular member in an open hole section of the wellbore, thereby anchoring the tubular member in the wellbore, forming a window in a sidewall of the tubular member, and drilling a lateral wellbore through the window.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 4, 2015Publication date: August 13, 2015Inventors: Ronald Gordon Barker, Douglas Brian Farley, William Clifford Hogg
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Publication number: 20150184868Abstract: Removable shelf support assemblies for oven appliances are provided. A removable shelf support assembly includes a shelf having a pair of opposing sides for positioning near opposing side walls of the oven appliance and a pair of slide assemblies. At least one of the slide assemblies includes a slide rack coupled to one of the opposing sides of the shelf, the slide rack comprising a slide member and a stationary member, the slide member movable along the transverse direction relative to the stationary member. At least one of the slide assemblies further includes an outer bracket coupled to the slide rack, the outer bracket engageable with one of the opposing side walls, and a handle extending generally along the lateral direction from the outer bracket.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 2, 2014Publication date: July 2, 2015Applicant: General Electric CompanyInventors: Deepak Sharbidre, William Clifford Herweh, III
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Publication number: 20140009320Abstract: A combination speed-detection, video-recording, and timing device that can be hand-held. The device contains one or more speed detection means, including, but not limited to, a radar detection or laser detection device. The device includes a camera able to capture video in digital form, and a timing device, similar in function to a stopwatch. The device is pointed at the object whose speed is to be measured, or the events to be recorded, and can be operated by means of a trigger on a handle. The device may further include a display, along with display controls. Storage means is used to store the speed, video and timer data. The device may contain its own power-supply, or may be externally powered.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 21, 2013Publication date: January 9, 2014Inventors: SCOTT K. TILTON, WILLIAM CLIFFORD ROBINSON, Jr.