Patents by Inventor William Elliott
William Elliott 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: 10993870Abstract: Disclosed is a dual-receptacle carrier that is generally configured for attachment to a rollator or walker and that is configured to retain either a beverage or a mobile device, such as a cellular telephone. The device comprises a body, a base, and first and second opposing retention arm portions that are configured as a receptacle for a beverage. The first and second opposing retention arm portions and base include recesses that define a receptacle for an electronic device.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2020Date of Patent: May 4, 2021Assignee: Medline Industries, Inc.Inventors: Todd Brockway, Emily Berman, Caren Wax, Tambra Martin, William Elliott Brooks, Robert W. Sheldon, Gregory J. Foster
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Patent number: 10936792Abstract: A system includes a computing device that includes a memory configured to store instructions. The system also includes a processor to execute the instructions to perform operations that include receiving data representing a character in multiple variants of a font. Operations also include, for each font variant, dividing the character into segments, identifying one of the segments, for each font variant, as representing an equivalent portion of the character, and, determining one minimum number of curve control points for representing each of the identified segments. Operations also include determining a representation of each of the identified segments that uses the determined one minimum number of control points, and, storing data that represents the determined representations of the identified segments for later retrieval of the character in one or more of the multiple variants of the font.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2017Date of Patent: March 2, 2021Assignee: Monotype Imaging Inc.Inventor: William Elliott Betts
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Publication number: 20200279415Abstract: A system includes a computing device that includes a memory configured to store instructions. The system also includes a processor to execute the instructions to perform operations that include receiving a collection of line segments representing a glyph space. For each line segment in the collection, operations include determining if each side of the line segment is located within an interior or an exterior of the glyph shape. Operations include determining one or more intersections of the line segments in the collection and an array of points of a grid. Each intersection represents a location that the respective line segment crosses a vertical or horizontal centerline of a point included in the points of the array. For each point included in the points of the array and along the centerline of the respective point, operations include determining a distance between the respective point and one of the one or more intersections.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2019Publication date: September 3, 2020Inventors: William Elliott Betts, Robert Joseph Taylor
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Patent number: 10761831Abstract: An authentication module may be internally or externally installed on a lift control of a vehicle lift and allows new and updated features to be added to the vehicle lift without requiring a connection to a local or cellular network. The authentication module connects to one or more other electrical components of the lift control to allow for the exchange of data. A module containing software and configurations for enabling a feature may be removably attached to the authentication module, which uses the stored configurations to verify and enable the associated feature. The use of enabled features may be persistently tracked by the authentication module even in the absence of an external power source or network connection, and may be disabled by the authentication module if the feature use expires or is exhausted.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2018Date of Patent: September 1, 2020Assignee: Vehicle Service Group, LLCInventors: Darian Smith, Robert William Elliott
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Patent number: 10676332Abstract: A plurality of portable lifts are dynamically configured to form a lift system for raising and lowering of vehicle. Each portable lift is added to the lift system and communicates wirelessly with a centralized control module. Some systems guide the user through a sequenced association of lifts in particular relative positions around the vehicle, while others use automatic position-detection techniques to determine those relative positions without explicit user input. Some systems allow definition of subsystems that can be operated together. Flexible controls may selectively allow operation of individual lifts, pairs or subsystems of lifts, or the full system at once. Controls on each lift may communicate commands for other lifts by way of the centralized control module.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2016Date of Patent: June 9, 2020Assignee: Vehicle Service Group, LLCInventors: Robert William Elliott, Darian Smith, Kevin S. Katerberg, Austin Deuerling, Doug Spiller, Doug Brown
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Publication number: 20200170875Abstract: Disclosed is a dual-receptacle carrier that is generally configured for attachment to a rollator or walker and that is configured to retain either a beverage or a mobile device, such as a cellular telephone. The device comprises a body, a base, and first and second opposing retention arm portions that are configured as a receptacle for a beverage. The first and second opposing retention arm portions and base include recesses that define a receptacle for an electronic device.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 5, 2020Publication date: June 4, 2020Inventors: Todd Brockway, Emily Berman, Caren Wax, Tambra Martin, William Elliott Brooks, Robert W. Sheldon, Gregory J. Foster
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Patent number: 10588812Abstract: Disclosed is a dual-receptacle carrier that is generally configured for attachment to a rollator or walker and that is configured to retain either a beverage or a mobile device, such as a cellular telephone. The device comprises a body, a base, and first and second opposing retention arm portions that are configured as a receptacle for a beverage. The first and second opposing retention arm portions and base include recesses that define a receptacle for an electronic device.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2018Date of Patent: March 17, 2020Assignee: Medline Industries, Inc.Inventors: Todd Brockway, Emily Berman, Caren Wax, Tambra Martin, William Elliott Brooks, Robert W. Sheldon, Gregory J. Foster
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Publication number: 20200057623Abstract: An authentication module may be internally or externally installed on a lift control of a vehicle lift and allows new and updated features to be added to the vehicle lift without requiring a connection to a local or cellular network. The authentication module connects to one or more other electrical components of the lift control to allow for the exchange of data. A module containing software and configurations for enabling a feature may be removably attached to the authentication module, which uses the stored configurations to verify and enable the associated feature. The use of enabled features may be persistently tracked by the authentication module even in the absence of an external power source or network connection, and may be disabled by the authentication module if the feature use expires or is exhausted.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 17, 2018Publication date: February 20, 2020Applicant: Vehicle Service Group, LLCInventors: Darian Smith, Robert William Elliott
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Patent number: 10485725Abstract: Disclosed is a rollator that comprises a supporting frame with a user gripping portion and plural rolling wheels, the frame being foldable over a range of travel between a fully open operating position and a fully closed storage position, and a stand assembly connected to an element of the frame and configured to support the rollator when the rollator is in the fully closed storage position. The stand assembly comprises a stand and a bracket, the stand being pivotable with respect to the bracket and movable over a range of travel between a stowed position and a support position. The stand is equipped with a cam mechanism that includes a cam surface and a sprung follower that engages the cam surface for indexing of the stand in the stowed position or the support position.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2018Date of Patent: November 26, 2019Assignee: Medline Industries, Inc.Inventors: Todd Brockway, Emily Berman, Caren Wax, Tambra Martin, William Elliott Brooks, Robert W. Sheldon, Gregory J. Foster
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Patent number: 10347016Abstract: A system includes a computing device that includes a memory configured to store instructions. The system also includes a processor to execute the instructions to perform operations that include receiving data representative of a portion of a font character. The portion of the font character being represented as one or more cubic curves. Operations also include determining one or more quadratic curves that approximately track the shape of the one or more cubic curves. In a geometric and recursive manner, determining the one or more quadratic curves includes using a predefined tolerance to compare the one or more quadratic curves to the one or more cubic curves. Operations also include preparing data to represent the one or more quadratic curves to represent the portion of the font character.Type: GrantFiled: January 12, 2016Date of Patent: July 9, 2019Assignee: Monotype Imaging Inc.Inventor: William Elliott Betts
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Publication number: 20190197087Abstract: A system includes a computing device that includes a memory configured to store instructions. The system also includes a processor to execute the instructions to perform operations that include receiving data representing a character in multiple variants of a font. Operations also include, for each font variant, dividing the character into segments, identifying one of the segments, for each font variant, as representing an equivalent portion of the character, and, determining one minimum number of curve control points for representing each of the identified segments. Operations also include determining a representation of each of the identified segments that uses the determined one minimum number of control points, and, storing data that represents the determined representations of the identified segments for later retrieval of the character in one or more of the multiple variants of the font.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2017Publication date: June 27, 2019Inventor: William Elliott Betts
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Publication number: 20190029913Abstract: Disclosed is a dual-receptacle carrier that is generally configured for attachment to a rollator or walker and that is configured to retain either a beverage or a mobile device, such as a cellular telephone. The device comprises a body, a base, and first and second opposing retention arm portions that are configured as a receptacle for a beverage. The first and second opposing retention arm portions and base include recesses that define a receptacle for an electronic device.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 17, 2018Publication date: January 31, 2019Inventors: Todd Brockway, Emily Berman, Caren Wax, Tambra Martin, William Elliott Brooks, Robert W. Sheldon, Gregory J. Foster
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Publication number: 20190029915Abstract: Disclosed is a rollator that comprises a supporting frame with a user gripping portion and plural rolling wheels, the frame being foldable over a range of travel between a fully open operating position and a fully closed storage position, and a stand assembly connected to an element of the frame and configured to support the rollator when the rollator is in the fully closed storage position. The stand assembly comprises a stand and a bracket, the stand being pivotable with respect to the bracket and movable over a range of travel between a stowed position and a support position. The stand is equipped with a cam mechanism that includes a cam surface and a sprung follower that engages the cam surface for indexing of the stand in the stowed position or the support position.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 26, 2018Publication date: January 31, 2019Inventors: Todd Brockway, Emily Berman, Caren Wax, Tambra Martin, William Elliott Brooks, Robert W. Sheldon, Gregory J. Foster
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Publication number: 20180354760Abstract: A plurality of portable lifts are dynamically configured to form a lift system for raising and lowering of vehicle. Each portable lift is added to the lift system and communicates wirelessly with a centralized control module. Some systems guide the user through a sequenced association of lifts in particular relative positions around the vehicle, while others use automatic position-detection techniques to determine those relative positions without explicit user input. Some systems allow definition of subsystems that can be operated together. Flexible controls may selectively allow operation of individual lifts, pairs or subsystems of lifts, or the full system at once. Controls on each lift may communicate commands for other lifts by way of the centralized control module.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 21, 2016Publication date: December 13, 2018Applicant: Vehicle Service Group, LLCInventors: Robert William Elliott, Darian Smith, Kevin S. Katerberg, Austin Deuerling, Doug Spiller, Doug Brown
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Publication number: 20170200292Abstract: A system includes a computing device that includes a memory configured to store instructions. The system also includes a processor to execute the instructions to perform operations that include receiving data representative of a portion of a font character. The portion of the font character being represented as one or more cubic curves. Operations also include determining one or more quadratic curves that approximately track the shape of the one or more cubic curves. In a geometric and recursive manner, determining the one or more quadratic curves includes using a predefined tolerance to compare the one or more quadratic curves to the one or more cubic curves. Operations also include preparing data to represent the one or more quadratic curves to represent the portion of the font character.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 12, 2016Publication date: July 13, 2017Inventor: William Elliott Betts
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Patent number: D857561Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2018Date of Patent: August 27, 2019Assignee: Medline Industries, Inc.Inventors: Emily Hannah Berman, William Elliott Brooks
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Patent number: D867938Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2017Date of Patent: November 26, 2019Assignee: Medline Industries, Inc.Inventors: Todd Brockway, Emily Berman, Caren Wax, Tambra Martin, William Elliott Brooks, Robert W. Sheldon, Gregory J. Foster
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Patent number: D877664Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2017Date of Patent: March 10, 2020Assignee: Medline Industries, Inc.Inventors: Todd Brockway, Emily Berman, Caren Wax, Tambra Martin, William Elliott Brooks, Robert W. Sheldon, Gregory J. Foster
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Patent number: D908550Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2019Date of Patent: January 26, 2021Assignee: Medline Industries, Inc.Inventors: Emily Hannah Berman, William Elliott Brooks
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Patent number: D919489Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2019Date of Patent: May 18, 2021Assignee: Medline Industries, Inc.Inventors: Todd Brockway, Emily Berman, Caren Wax, Tambra Martin, William Elliott Brooks, Robert W. Sheldon, Gregory J. Foster