Patents by Inventor William Gregory

William Gregory 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: 12319640
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of Formula (I), wherein R1, R2, R3, R4x, R4y, m, n and G are as defined herein. The invention further relates to herbicidal compositions which comprise a compound of Formula (I), to their use for controlling weeds, in particular in crops of useful plants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2025
    Assignee: SYNGENTA CROP PROTECTION AG
    Inventors: Alan Joseph Hennessy, Elizabeth Pearl Jones, Suzanna Jane Dale, Alexander William Gregory, Ian Thomas Tinmouth Houlsby, Yunas Bhonoah, Julia Comas-Barcelo, Philip Michael Elves
  • Patent number: 12281081
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of Formula (I), wherein R1, R2, R3, R4 and G are as defined herein. The invention further relates to herbicidal compositions which comprise a compound of Formula (I), to their use for controlling weeds, in particular in crops of useful plants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignee: SYNGENTA CROP PROTECTION AG
    Inventors: Alan Joseph Hennessy, Elizabeth Pearl Jones, Suzanna Jane Dale, Alexander William Gregory, Ian Thomas Tinmouth Houlsby, Yunas Bhonoah, Julia Comas-Barcelo
  • Patent number: 12250947
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of Formula (I), (I) wherein R1, R2, R3, R4 and G are as defined herein. The invention further relates to herbicidal compositions which comprise a compound of Formula (I), to their use for controlling weeds, in particular in crops of useful plants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: SYNGENTA CROP PROTECTION AG
    Inventors: Alan Joseph Hennessy, Elizabeth Pearl Jones, Suzanna Jane Dale, Alexander William Gregory, Ian Thomas Tinmouth Houlsby, Yunas Bhonoah, Julia Comas-Barcelo
  • Publication number: 20250073940
    Abstract: A food processor assembly includes a receptacle for receiving food therein, a lid configured to selectively cover the receptacle and having a chute for conveying food into the receptacle, and a pusher assembly configured to push food through the chute and into the receptacle. The pusher assembly includes a pusher body and a spring that biases the pusher body relative to the lid to urge movement of the pusher body within the chute toward the receptacle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2023
    Publication date: March 6, 2025
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: William Gregory Book, Benjamin Booth Edinger, Zachary Davidson Graves, Michael A. Johnson
  • Publication number: 20250019985
    Abstract: A lift nut mounting bracket for hoisting a building wall panel is provided. The lift nut mounting bracket includes a side plate and a top plate connected to the side plate at a first joint. The top plate includes a first opening therein. A receiving plate is connected to the top plate at a second joint. A receiver is formed in the receiving plate and is aligned with the first opening in the top plate. A nut is received and retained in the receiver. A plug may be inserted into the nut. A method of manufacturing a lift nut mounting bracket is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2023
    Publication date: January 16, 2025
    Inventors: Jason Reznar, William Gregory Teller, Justin McCullah
  • Publication number: 20250000373
    Abstract: The present specification describes methods and systems for monitoring changes in physiological data, such as electrocardiogram data, respiration data, and blood pressure data, as a consequence of a change in position or movement of a subject under observation. Embodiments of the present specification provide systems for detecting and processing motion data by utilizing an available physiological monitoring device, with minimal additions of cost and equipment. A connecting wire is used to add a motion sensor to an existing physiological monitoring device. The connecting wire provides a channel for powering the motion sensing device as well as communication of data to and from the motion sensing device. Preferably, the motion sensor is embedded into the wire.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2024
    Publication date: January 2, 2025
    Inventors: Richard Gagliardo, Jeffrey Jay Gilham, William Gregory Downs
  • Publication number: 20250000310
    Abstract: A bathing aid. In some embodiments, the bathing aid is configured to hold a washing medium, such as a cloth or sponge. The washing medium may be removed for cleaning.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2024
    Publication date: January 2, 2025
    Inventor: William Gregory RAMIREZ
  • Publication number: 20240429262
    Abstract: A multiband focal plane array (FPA) is provided including a readout integrated circuit (ROIC) substrate; a plurality of short wave infrared (SWIR) and long wave infrared (LWIR) pixels on the ROIC substrate; a microbolometer on the plurality of SWIR and LWIR pixels; and a colloidal quantum dot photodiode on the SWIR pixels between the SWIR pixels and the microbolometer. The microbolometer is coupled to the LWIR pixels through metal contacts on the LWIR pixels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2024
    Publication date: December 26, 2024
    Inventors: Christopher William Gregory, Ethan J.D. Klem, Jeffery Allan Hilton, JR.
  • Patent number: 12168954
    Abstract: A rotary engine is provided to produce torque. The engine includes a planar housing, an elongated rotor, a pair of double-concave blades, fore and aft cover plates, and a gear box. The housing has a circular center cavity, and a pair of circular lateral cavities overlapping the center cavity and disposed along a longitudinal axis. The rotor is disposed on a rotor shaft along a rotation axis perpendicular to the longitudinal axis within the center cavity. The blades flank the rotor and are disposed within their corresponding lateral cavity and turn on corresponding blade shafts parallel to the rotor shaft. The blades flank the rotor disposed within their corresponding lateral cavity and turn on corresponding blade shafts parallel to the rotor shaft. The fore and aft cover plates flank the housing along the rotation axis to cover the center and lateral cavities. The gear box is disposed on the aft cover plate and has a rotor gear wheel with adjacent corresponding blade gear wheels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2024
    Assignee: USA as rep by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: William Gregory Buchanan, Vincent J. Vendetti
  • Patent number: 12161115
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of Formula (I), 5 wherein R1, R2, R3, R4 and G are as defined herein. The invention further relates to herbicidal compositions which comprise a compound of Formula (I), to their use for controlling weeds, in particular in crops of useful plants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: SYNGENTA CROP PROTECTION AG
    Inventors: Alan Joseph Hennessy, Elizabeth Pearl Jones, Suzanna Jane Dale, Alexander William Gregory, Ian Thomas Tinmouth Houlsby, Yunas Bhonoah, Julia Comas-Barcelo
  • Patent number: 12157613
    Abstract: A closure for a container, and more specifically a closure that is selectively openable and/or lockable providing, for example, one or more child resistant opening features is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2024
    Assignee: Berry Global, Inc.
    Inventors: Jacob Brian Robison, Steven Daniel Gift, William Gregory Eisenbach
  • Publication number: 20240391666
    Abstract: In one example, a stack of beverage containers comprises a first beverage container comprising a first cap secured to a first closure shoulder and a first shell with an opening on its bottom, and a second beverage container comprising a second cap secured to a second closure shoulder and a second shell with an opening on its bottom, wherein first beverage container is stacked on top of the second beverage container such that the second shell is contained at least partly within the first shell and the second cap is received within a space formed by the first closure shoulder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2024
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Inventors: Scott Paul EDWARDS, William Gregory TAMMEN
  • Patent number: 12102416
    Abstract: The present specification describes methods and systems for monitoring changes in physiological data, such as electrocardiogram data, respiration data, and blood pressure data, as a consequence of a change in position or movement of a subject under observation. Embodiments of the present specification provide systems for detecting and processing motion data by utilizing an available physiological monitoring device, with minimal additions of cost and equipment. A connecting wire is used to add a motion sensor to an existing physiological monitoring device. The connecting wire provides a channel for powering the motion sensing device as well as communication of data to and from the motion sensing device. Preferably, the motion sensor is embedded into the wire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: Spacelabs Healthcare L.L.C.
    Inventors: Richard Gagliardo, Jeffrey Jay Gilham, William Gregory Downs
  • Patent number: 12065960
    Abstract: A rotary pump is provided for fluid transfer. The pump includes a planar housing, an elongated rotor, a pair of double-concave blades, fore and aft cover plates, and a gear box. The housing has a circular center cavity, and a pair of circular lateral cavities overlapping the center cavity and disposed along a longitudinal axis. The rotor is disposed on a rotor shaft along a rotation axis perpendicular to the longitudinal axis within the center cavity. The blades flank the rotor and are disposed within their corresponding lateral cavity and turn on corresponding blade shafts parallel to the rotor shaft. The fore and aft cover plates flank the housing along the rotation axis to cover the center and lateral cavities. The blades turn opposite from the rotor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventor: William Gregory Buchanan
  • Patent number: 12054327
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel beverage container and associated mechanism and process for removing a cap from a closure structure in the container, filling the container, securing the cap, and dispensing the container. The beverage container comprises a compostable shell, a cap, a closure structure, and a beverage bag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2024
    Assignee: Drop Water Corporation
    Inventors: Scott Paul Edwards, William Gregory Tammen
  • Publication number: 20240251951
    Abstract: A collapsible office chair and reconfigurable work desk can assume compact stowage configurations to minimize floor space occupied during periods of non-use. The chair includes a seat and leg assembly both coupled to a seat post. The seat is pivotable from a use configuration to a tilted or stowed configuration that occupies less floor space. The leg assembly includes a plurality of legs coupled to a lower portion of the seat post, with one or more of the legs typically being movable from a use configuration that provides a suitably wide base for the seat in its use configuration, to a compact stowed configuration that occupies less floor space but can still support the chair in a freestanding manner. Optionally, a seat back is attached to the seat and is also repositionable between use and stowed configurations, the latter occupying less floor space and less vertical height.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2024
    Publication date: August 1, 2024
    Inventors: Brian Alexander, William Gregory Book, Michael A. Johnson, Benjamin Booth Edinger
  • Patent number: 12043599
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of Formula (I), wherein R1, R2, R3, R4 and G are as defined herein. The invention further relates to herbicidal compositions which comprise a compound of Formula (I), to their use for controlling weeds, in particular in crops of useful plants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: SYNGENTA PARTICIPATIONS AG
    Inventors: Alan Joseph Hennessy, Elizabeth Pearl Jones, Shuji Hachisu, Nigel James Willetts, Suzanna Dale, Alexander William Gregory, Ian Thomas Tinmouth Houlsby, Yunas Bhonoah, Julia Comas-Barcelo
  • Publication number: 20240172572
    Abstract: ‘NATPH101’ is a distinctive Philodendron plant which is characterized by the combination of a broad spreading to upright growth habit with uniquely colored laminas borne on dark greyed-red petioles that fade with age to dark green with heavy greyed-red to greyed-orange striping, a dark green mature adaxial foliar surface with a light pink general coloration adjacent to the lateral venation, a yellow-green mature adaxial foliar surface with greyed-purple veins and a greyed-orange coloration adjacent to the venation, as well as the uniformity and stability of these characteristics from generation to generation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2023
    Publication date: May 23, 2024
    Inventor: Benjamin William Gregory
  • Patent number: 11980188
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of Formula (I), wherein R1, R2, R3, R4 and G are as defined herein. The invention further relates to herbicidal compositions which comprise a compound of Formula (I), to their use for controlling weeds, in particular in crops of useful plants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: SYNGENTA PARTICIPATIONS AG
    Inventors: Alan Joseph Hennessy, Elizabeth Pearl Jones, Shuji Hachisu, Nigel James Willetts, Suzanna Dale, Alexander William Gregory, Ian Thomas Tinmouth Houlsby, Yunas Bhonoah, Julia Comas-Barcelo
  • Patent number: 11913374
    Abstract: An internal combustion rotary engine that produces mechanical torque is provided. The engine includes an annular planar housing, a rotor, and first and second valves. The planar housing has a substantially circular annulus flanked by first and second cavities and an axial shaft disposed between the cavities. The rotor is disposed on the shaft and rotates within the annulus; The first and second valves are disposed within respective the cavities. Each valve has an arc wedge having outer convex surface and an inner concave surface, a shaft hole between and parallel to the surfaces along a rocking axis, and a pivot shaft that passes through the shaft hole to enable the wedge to rock back and forth within the cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy Chief of Naval Research, Office of Counsel
    Inventor: William Gregory Buchanan