Patents by Inventor William Frank

William Frank 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: 20200182399
    Abstract: An apparatus is provided. The apparatus includes a blade configured for extending between adjacent floor panels and having a bottom portion thereof that defines a floor member engaging recess for engaging a bottom side of the floor member and a hook on an end thereof for engaging a vertical side of the floor member. A mount to which the blade is translatable about and engaged with a top surface of the adjacent floor panels when installed on a floor surface is provided. A linear translator is selectively directed to translate the blade relative to the mount such that the distance between a bottom surface of the mount and the floor member engaging recess is varied in order to securely receive the floor member therebetween. A related method is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2020
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Inventor: William Frank Budleski
  • Publication number: 20200126166
    Abstract: Apparatus, systems and methods for monitoring one or more agricultural implements during agricultural operations and for monitoring operator performance criterion. In some embodiment, the operator performance criterion may be reported to a monitor on the agricultural implement as well as a remote fleet monitor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2019
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Inventors: Justin Koch, William Frank, Doug Sauder
  • Publication number: 20200068788
    Abstract: In one embodiment, an air seeder tower includes a valve with an actuator, and a closed loop feedback control with a sensor to control actuation of the valve to control air flow out of the air seeder vent tower.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2018
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Inventors: William Frank, Chad E. Plattner, Trenton Noreen
  • Patent number: 10563815
    Abstract: An apparatus is provided. The apparatus includes a blade configured for extending between adjacent floor panels and having a bottom portion thereof that defines a floor member engaging recess for engaging a bottom side of the floor member and a hook on an end thereof for engaging a vertical side of the floor member. A mount to which the blade is translatable about and engaged with a top surface of the adjacent floor panels when installed on a floor surface is provided. A linear translator is selectively directed to translate the blade relative to the mount such that the distance between a bottom surface of the mount and the floor member engaging recess is varied in order to securely receive the floor member therebetween. A related method is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Inventor: William Frank Budleski
  • Patent number: 10546514
    Abstract: An assembly for demonstrating sound transmission properties includes a base portion and a tray portion partially defining a transmission aperture is removably inserted into a portion of the base portion. A first sound-reducing tile having a first sound transmission property is placed in the tray portion and a sound generating device disposed in an interior volume of the base portion emits sound that is attenuated by the first sound-reducing tile as the sound exits the transmission aperture. A second sound-reducing tile having a second sound transmission property is placed in the tray portion and the sound generating device disposed in the interior volume of the base portion emits sound that is attenuated by the second sound-reducing tile as the sound exits the transmission aperture. A sound measuring device disposed outside the interior volume device can compare the first and second sound transmission properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: USG INTERIORS, LLC
    Inventors: William Frank, James Mark Kemerling, Chester Chatman
  • Patent number: 10515425
    Abstract: Apparatus, systems and methods for monitoring one or more agricultural implements during agricultural operations and for monitoring operator performance criterion. In some embodiment, the operator performance criterion may be reported to a monitor on the agricultural implement as well as a remote fleet monitor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: The Climate Corporation
    Inventors: Justin Koch, William Frank, Doug Sauder
  • Publication number: 20190380259
    Abstract: Air seeders that have force actuators acting on the firming implement and/or the closing wheel to adjust the downforce. In one example, the seeding implement includes a support arm having first and second portions. A finning implement support arm is pivotally connected to the support arm second portion at a first pivot at a first end of the finning implement support arm. A firming implement force actuator is pivotally connected to the support arm second portion at a first end of the firming implement force actuator and connected to the firming implement support arm at the second end of the firming implement force actuator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2017
    Publication date: December 19, 2019
    Inventors: William Frank, Chad Plattner
  • Publication number: 20190321196
    Abstract: A modular acetabular cup assembly for use with multiple bearing liners is disclosed. The acetabular cup assembly includes a shell having a tapered inner wall and two circumferential grooves. The shell may be used with polyethylene, ceramic, metal, and other types of liners.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2019
    Publication date: October 24, 2019
    Inventors: Charles Wayne Allen, Jason A. Capriotti, Michael A. Croxton, Roger William Frank Ashton, Justin M. Waugh, Jeffrey J. Shea, Sureshkumar Srinivasan, William L. Waltersdorff, Terry W. McLean
  • Patent number: 10446312
    Abstract: In one implementation, an apparatus is configured to aid in the manufacturing or assembling of electronic surface mount packages. The apparatus includes a common mode choke base configured to support a common mode choke. The apparatus includes terminal contacts coupled to the common mode choke base. The terminal contacts are aligned with wires connected to the common mode choke. The apparatus includes a support member including a wire supporting portion aligned with the wires connected to the common mode choke and a central portion configured to support the common mode choke base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: William Frank Edwards, Ki-Yuen Chau, Keith Frank Tharp, George Curtis, Kayen Lin
  • Patent number: 10438225
    Abstract: Online retailers may operate one or more services configured to detect requests generated by automated agents. A CAPTCHA may be transmitted in response to requests generated by automated agents. The CAPTCHAs may include queries requesting market data corresponding to items offered for sale on an electronic commerce website operated by the online retailer. The response to the queries may be stored by one or more services of the online retailer and used as market data for the electronic commerce website. The market data may be used to notify customers about one or more items offered for sale on the electronic commerce website.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: William Frank Reading, Rohit Patnaik
  • Patent number: 10404817
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer readable media can obtain a first event stream including one or more events of a first type, where each event of the first type is associated with a timestamp. A second event stream including one or more events of a second type can be obtained, where each event of the second type is associated with a timestamp. The first event stream and the second event stream can be merged to generate information associated with a metric relating to a system, based on the timestamps associated with the one or more events of the first type and the timestamps associated with the one or more events of the second type.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: Facebook, Inc.
    Inventors: Jordan William Frank, Hongyu Liang, Itamar Rosenn, Aleksander Gorajek, Thomas M. Lento, Fanghua Li, Siyang Chen, Vishwas Badarinath Sharma, Paul Ashton Jones, Zoe Abrams Bayen
  • Patent number: 10404815
    Abstract: Techniques for estimating user attention on a website or application are provided. First activity data for a first user of a website or an application may be identified. The first activity data may indicate activities of the first user on the website or the application. A first predetermined period of inactivity may be detected in the first activity data. A response triggering event may be initiated after the first predetermined period of inactivity. An indication of a user response to the response triggering event may be monitored for. Whether the first user is passively present on the website or the application may be determined based on the monitoring for the indication of the user response.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: Facebook, Inc.
    Inventors: Zoe Abrams Bayen, Siyang Chen, Jordan William Frank, Aleksander Gorajek, Walid Krichene, Itamar Rosenn
  • Publication number: 20190264865
    Abstract: An apparatus is provided. The apparatus includes a blade configured for extending between adjacent floor panels and having a bottom portion thereof that defines a floor member engaging recess for engaging a bottom side of the floor member and a hook on an end thereof for engaging a vertical side of the floor member. A mount to which the blade is translatable about and engaged with a top surface of the adjacent floor panels when installed on a floor surface is provided. A linear translator is selectively directed to translate the blade relative to the mount such that the distance between a bottom surface of the mount and the floor member engaging recess is varied in order to securely receive the floor member therebetween. A related method is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2019
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Inventor: William Frank Budleski
  • Patent number: 10383745
    Abstract: A modular acetabular cup assembly for use with multiple bearing liners is disclosed. The acetabular cup assembly includes a shell having a tapered inner wall and two circumferential grooves. The shell may be used with polyethylene, ceramic, metal, and other types of liners.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: Smith & Nephew, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles Wayne Allen, Jason A. Capriotti, Michael A. Croxton, Roger William Frank Ashton, Justin M. Waugh, Jeffrey J. Shea, Sureshkumar Srinivasan, William L. Waltersdorff, Terry W. McLean
  • Patent number: 10323788
    Abstract: An apparatus is provided. The apparatus includes a blade configured for extending between adjacent floor panels and having a bottom portion thereof that defines a floor member engaging recess for engaging a bottom side of the floor member and a hook on an end thereof for engaging a vertical side of the floor member. A mount to which the blade is translatable about and engaged with a top surface of the adjacent floor panels when installed on a floor surface is provided. A linear translator is selectively directed to translate the blade relative to the mount such that the distance between a bottom surface of the mount and the floor member engaging recess is varied in order to securely receive the floor member therebetween. A related method is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2019
    Inventor: William Frank Budleski
  • Patent number: 10279443
    Abstract: The present invention is an apparatus, system and method to properly align and install large pistons in cylinders that holds both the piston and cylinder being assembled, and has a number of alignment mechanisms such as but not limited to a laser.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: Reel Power Licensing Corp.
    Inventors: William Frank Buckminster, Joseph Henry, Glenn Wolfe, Jimmy Wilkins, Nathan Schmidt
  • Patent number: 10200245
    Abstract: Adjustable data rate data communications may be provided. First, a plurality of remote data rates at which a remote device is configured to operate may be received. Then, a plurality of local data rates at which a local device is configured to operate may be received. A greatest one of the plurality of local data rates may comprise a cable data rate comprising a greatest rate supported by a length of cable connecting the local device and the remote device. Next, an operating data rate may be determined. The operating data rate may comprise a highest one of the plurality of local data rates that has a corresponding equivalent within the plurality of remote data rates. The local device may then be operated at the operating data rate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: William Frank Edwards, Keith Frank Tharp, Ken Naumann, Amrik Bains, Clark Carty, Alan Yee, Arvind Kansal, Samir Bouadjel
  • Publication number: 20180308119
    Abstract: Businesses purchase a finite amount of points within a digital marketing and loyalty web platform and can assign any amount of points to be delivered to its customers for any promotion or advertisement, changing them at any time. Customers or members within the platform may either choose to redeem those points back at the business for rewards that can be changed at any time and for any value by the business, or customers may elect to combine their points and redeem them for an item within the online catalog of the platform. This allows the businesses to change at will both the promotions and rewards, value of the points delivered and to be spent by the customer, as well as allowing customers to choose whether they spend their points back at the business and/or combine their points to redeem in the catalog.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2017
    Publication date: October 25, 2018
    Applicant: Klosebuy Inc.
    Inventors: Eugene N Bardakjy, William Frank Fennell, IV
  • Publication number: 20180274721
    Abstract: An apparatus is provided. The apparatus includes a blade configured for extending between adjacent floor panels and having a bottom portion thereof that defines a floor member engaging recess for engaging a bottom side of the floor member and a hook on an end thereof for engaging a vertical side of the floor member. A mount to which the blade is translatable about and engaged with a top surface of the adjacent floor panels when installed on a floor surface is provided. A linear translator is selectively directed to translate the blade relative to the mount such that the distance between a bottom surface of the mount and the floor member engaging recess is varied in order to securely receive the floor member therebetween. A related method is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2018
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Inventor: William Frank Budleski
  • Patent number: D891186
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: Rubbermaid, Inc.
    Inventors: Jacob Henry Ballard, Mark Alan Zavada, Stephen James Galucki, William Frank Croft, Stephen Craig Pennington