Patents by Inventor William Gillespie

William Gillespie 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: 12141851
    Abstract: A system and method detects that an object within an image frame being captured via use of an imaging element associated with a computing device is an object of interest, tracks the object of interest within the image frame while determining if the object within the image frame remains the object of interest within the image frame for a predetermined amount of time, and, when the object within the image frame fails to remain the object of interest within the image frame for the predetermined amount of time causes the steps to be repeated. Otherwise, the system and method will automatically provide at least of part of the image frame to a cloud-based visual search process for the purpose of locating one or more matching products from within a product database for the object of interest with the located one or more matching products being returned to a customer as a product search result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignee: W. W. GRAINGER, INC.
    Inventors: Claudiu Colteu, Fouad Bousetouane, Nirav Saraiya, William Gillespie
  • Publication number: 20220012790
    Abstract: A system and method detects that an object within an image frame being captured via use of an imaging element associated with a computing device is an object of interest, tracks the object of interest within the image frame while determining if the object within the image frame remains the object of interest within the image frame for a predetermined amount of time, and, when the object within the image frame fails to remain the object of interest within the image frame for the predetermined amount of time causes the steps to be repeated. Otherwise, the system and method will automatically provide at least of part of the image frame to a cloud-based visual search process for the purpose of locating one or more matching products from within a product database for the object of interest with the located one or more matching products being returned to a customer as a product search result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2021
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Inventors: Claudiu Colteu, Fouad Bousetouane, Nirav Saraiya, William Gillespie
  • Patent number: 9727907
    Abstract: A current geographic location of a mobile device, such as a smart phone, tablet computer, or the like, is used to retrieve one or more lists of product related items, such as information related to product that has been delivered/shipped to one or more locations in the vicinity of the current geographic location of the mobile device. The lists of product related items provide details about the product related items and a user interface element for allowing, among other things, items to be ordered, e.g., for delivery/shipment to a corresponding geographic location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: W.W. Grainger, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Cooney, Daniel S. Grimm, William Gillespie, Ismael Moustafa
  • Publication number: 20140279210
    Abstract: A current geographic location of a mobile device, such as a smart phone, tablet computer, or the like, is used to retrieve one or more lists of product related items, such as information related to product that has been delivered/shipped to one or more locations in the vicinity of the current geographic location of the mobile device. The lists of product related items provide details about the product related items and a user interface element for allowing, among other things, items to be ordered, e.g., for delivery/shipment to a corresponding geographic location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: W.W. GRAINGER, INC.
    Inventors: Michael Cooney, Daniel S. Grimm, William Gillespie, Ismael Moustafa
  • Publication number: 20070295641
    Abstract: Methods of producing a total product are described. A method includes contacting a feed with light hydrocarbons in the presence of one or more inorganic salt catalysts and steam to produce a total product; controlling contacting conditions such that at least 50% of the light hydrocarbons are recovered; and producing a total product, wherein the ratio of atomic hydrogen to carbon (H/C) in the total product is between 80% and 120% of the atomic H/C of the feed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2007
    Publication date: December 27, 2007
    Inventors: Thomas BROWNSCOMBE, William Gillespie, Weijian Mo, Eswarachandra Paruchuri, Susan Pfrehm, Chen Ramachandran, David Wallace, Scott Wellington
  • Publication number: 20070295645
    Abstract: Methods of producing a crude product are described. A method includes providing a feed and a supported inorganic salt catalyst to a contacting zone. The feed has at total content, per gram of feed, of at least 0.9 grams of hydrocarbons having a boiling range distribution between 343° C. and 538° C. Contact of the supported inorganic salt catalyst with the feed in the presence of a hydrogen source and steam is performed such that the supported inorganic salt catalyst becomes fluidized, and a total product that includes a crude product is produced. The crude product has a total content of at least 0.2 grams per gram of crude product of hydrocarbon have a boiling range distribution between 204° C. and 343° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2007
    Publication date: December 27, 2007
    Inventors: Thomas Brownscombe, William Gillespie, Weijian Mo, Eswarachandra Paruchuri, Susan Pfrehm, Chen Ramachandran, David Wallace, Scott Wellington
  • Publication number: 20070295643
    Abstract: A system to produce a total product and recover inorganic salts from a combustion gas is described. The system includes a contacting zone, a regeneration zone and a recovery zone. The contacting zone is configured to fluidize a supported inorganic salt catalyst in the presence of a feed, steam, and a hydrogen source to produce the total product. The regeneration zone is configured to receive at least a portion of the supported inorganic salt catalyst from the contacting zone and remove at least a portion of contaminants from the supported inorganic salt catalyst. The recovery zone is configured to receive combustion gas from the regeneration zone, wherein the recovery zone is configured to separate at least a portion of inorganic salts from the combustion gas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2007
    Publication date: December 27, 2007
    Inventors: Thomas Brownscombe, William Gillespie, Weijian Mo, Eswarachandra Paruchuri, Susan Pfrehm, David Wallace, Scott Wellington
  • Publication number: 20070295647
    Abstract: Methods of producing a total product are described. A method includes contacting a feed with a hydrogen source in the presence of one or more inorganic salt catalysts and steam to produce a total product; and controlling contacting conditions such that the conversion of feed to hydrocarbon gas and hydrocarbon liquid in the total product is between 5% and 50%, based on the molar amount of carbon in the feed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2007
    Publication date: December 27, 2007
    Inventors: Thomas Brownscombe, William Gillespie, Weijian Mo, Eswarachandra Paruchuri, Susan Pfrehm, Chen Ramachandran, David Wallace, Scott Wellington
  • Publication number: 20070234618
    Abstract: The invention generally relates to double-sided labels and methods of manufacture and use. More specifically, the invention relates to labels that include printed information on their front and back sides. The labels also include a detachable portion, which includes printed traces on its back side and is located between two portions of the label that contain adhesive on their back sides that permanently attach those portions to a product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2006
    Publication date: October 11, 2007
    Inventors: John Adams, David Dominiack, William Gillespie, Andrew Greenberg, Michael Kenealy, Neil Peters
  • Publication number: 20070012595
    Abstract: Methods of producing a total product are described. A method includes continuously contacting a feed with a hydrogen source in the presence of one or more inorganic salt catalysts and steam to produce a total product, wherein the feed has at least 0.02 grams of sulfur, per gram of feed; and producing a total product that includes coke and the crude product. The crude product has a sulfur content of at most 90% of the sulfur content of the feed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2006
    Publication date: January 18, 2007
    Inventors: Thomas BROWNSCOMBE, Scott WELLINGTON, Eswarachandra PARUCHURI, Weijian MO, William GILLESPIE, Chen RAMACHANDRAN, Susan PFREHM, David WALLACE
  • Publication number: 20060289340
    Abstract: Methods of producing a total product are described. A method includes continuously contacting a feed with a hydrogen source in the presence of one or more inorganic salt catalysts and steam to produce a total product, wherein the feed has at least 0.02 grams of sulfur, per gram of feed; and producing a total product that includes coke and the crude product. The crude product has a sulfur content of at most 90% of the sulfur content of the feed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2006
    Publication date: December 28, 2006
    Inventors: Thomas BROWNSCOMBE, Scott WELLINGTON, Eswarachandra PARUCHURI, Weijian MO, William GILLESPIE, Chen RAMACHANDRAN, Susan PFREHM, David WALLACE
  • Publication number: 20050037172
    Abstract: The invention generally relates to double-sided labels and methods of manufacture and use. More specifically, the invention relates to labels that include printed information on their front and back sides. The labels also include a detachable portion, which includes printed traces on its back side and is located between two portions of the label that contain adhesive on their back sides that permanently attach those portions to a product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2003
    Publication date: February 17, 2005
    Inventors: John Adams, David Dominiack, William Gillespie, Andrew Greenberg, Michael Kenealy, Neil Peters
  • Patent number: 5962294
    Abstract: DNA isolates coding for sialyltransferase which contain a conserved region of homology and methods of obtaining such DNA are provided, together with expression systems for recombinant production of sialyltransferase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 1993
    Date of Patent: October 5, 1999
    Assignees: The Regents of the University of California, Amgen, Inc.
    Inventors: James C. Paulson, Xiaohong Wen, Brian Livingston, William Gillespie, Sorge Kelm, Alma L. Burlingame, Katalin Medzihradszky
  • Patent number: 5858751
    Abstract: DNA isolates coding for sialyltransferase which contain a conserved region of homology and methods of obtaining such DNA are provided, together with expression systems for recombinant production of the various sialyltransferases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 1995
    Date of Patent: January 12, 1999
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: James C. Paulson, Xiaohong Wen, Brian Livingston, Alma L. Burlingame, Katalin Medzihradszky, Sorge Kelm, William Gillespie