Patents by Inventor William Hertel

William Hertel 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: 11991230
    Abstract: Methods and systems for provisioning content streaming service are provided. In one example, a method includes: receiving a user request for streaming a content item from a user equipment (UE) connected to a first network segment corresponding to a first zone of a multi-dwelling unit (MDU), the user request including a first network identifier assigned to the first network segment and a user identity associated with the user, identifying the first network segment based on the first network identifier assigned to the first network segment, determining accessibility of the content item to the user, based on a pre-established network policy, performing an authentication process to authenticate the user based on the user identity associated with the user, and transmitting the requested content item to the UE via a routed network traffic over the first network segment to allow the UE to stream the requested content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignees: DISH Network L.L.C., DISH Network Technologies India Private Limited
    Inventors: Joshua D. Wade, Jason Anthony Madruga, Clark Hurst Pendery, Dalton William Hertel, Aaron William Schwartz, Ryan Scribner, Himanshu Jain, Sandeep Kumar Bhatta, Laxminarayana Dalimba
  • Publication number: 20060108273
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for treating wastewater is described herein. The present invention combines an electro-coagulation process with a ballasted flocculation process to treat contaminated water or wastewater. More particularly, an electro-coagulation treatment process produces gas, precipitates dissolved contaminants, and/or aggregates suspended solids, while the ballasted flocculation treatment process produces clarified effluent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2005
    Publication date: May 25, 2006
    Inventors: Joyce Perri, William Hertel