Patents by Inventor William Leslie
William Leslie 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: 11953264Abstract: A method of manufacturing ceramic tape includes a step of directing a tape of partially-sintered ceramic into a furnace. The tape is partially-sintered such that grains of the ceramic are fused to one another yet the tape still includes at least 10% porosity by volume, where the porosity refers to volume of the tape unoccupied by the ceramic. The method further includes steps of conveying the tape through the furnace and further sintering the tape as the tape is conveyed through the furnace. The porosity of the tape decreases during the further sintering step.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2023Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: Corning IncorporatedInventors: Michael Edward Badding, William Joseph Bouton, Jacqueline Leslie Brown, Timothy Joseph Curry, Roman E Hurny, Lanrik Wayne Kester, Thomas Dale Ketcham, John Albert Olenick, Kathleen Ritter Olenick, Jeremy Paananen, Thomas Silverblatt, Dell Joseph St Julien, Viswanathan Venkateswaran, Nathan Michael Zink
-
Patent number: 11916996Abstract: A method, system, and computer program product are configured to: initiate a transaction in response to receiving a readiness probe request from a requesting system; set a probe flag for the transaction to a first state; send the transaction to a user application for processing; based on the probe flag being set to the first state, keep updates to recoverable resources in-flight while the user application is processing the transaction; based on the probe flag being set to the first state, roll back the updates to the recoverable resources in response to the user application ending processing the transaction; and send a readiness probe response to the requesting system based on how the user application ended processing the transaction.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2023Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: William Leslie Yates, Jade Monique Carino, James Edward Davies, Lewis Haydn James
-
Patent number: 11866679Abstract: Described herein is a system, methods, processes and nutrient-rich products-by-process, which are generated by the conversion of winery derivatives into nutrient-rich products in an ecological manner. Integration of this system into a winery assists the winery to manage its previously-considered waste nutrient-rich products in an ecological manner, which can also optionally provide them with a novel revenue stream. The system, methods, and processes are used to convert winemaking derivatives into bioactive nutrient-rich products comprising antioxidants and other bioactive molecules that reside within the marc and lees. These nutrient-rich products can be used as natural flavour, texture and color enhancers, in addition to nutritional ingredients to fortify processed foods and consumer recipes. They can also be used as health supplements and in the cosmetic industry.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2022Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: Crush Dynamics Inc.Inventors: Sean Clancy, Gary Strachan, William Leslie Broddy
-
Publication number: 20230358007Abstract: Disclosed is a system and method for transferring fish past a barrier between an upper and lower body of water, including an inlet conduit 11 connecting the upper body to a transfer chamber 13 adjacent the lower body, a delivery conduit 15 connecting the transfer chamber 13 to a level above the surface of the upper body, a valve 12 between the inlet conduit and the transfer chamber, and a gate 14 between the transfer chamber 13 and the lower body. The inlet conduit 11 holds sufficient water so that, once the gate 14 is closed and the valve 12 is opened, fish in the transfer chamber 13 are transported with the water in the transfer chamber through the delivery conduit 15 to an outlet 16.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2021Publication date: November 9, 2023Inventors: WILLIAM LESLIE PEIRSON, JOHN HAMLYN HARRIS, STEFAN MARKUS FELDER
-
Publication number: 20230288078Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a cooling system of a heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration (HVAC&R) system. The cooling system includes an enclosure defining a fluid chamber, and the enclosure includes an evaporating surface configured to be in thermal communication with a liquid fluid in the fluid chamber and with an electronic component coupled to the enclosure, where the evaporating surface is configured to transfer thermal energy from the electronic component to the liquid fluid, such that the liquid fluid transitions to a vapor fluid within the fluid chamber, and includes a condensing surface configured to absorb thermal energy from the vapor fluid, such that the vapor fluid condenses into the liquid fluid within the fluid chamber. The cooling system also includes a heat rejection system coupled to an exterior surface of the enclosure, where the heat rejection system is configured to absorb thermal energy from the condensing surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 11, 2021Publication date: September 14, 2023Inventors: Cameron Stuart Nelson, William Leslie Kopko
-
Publication number: 20230183622Abstract: Described herein is a system, methods, processes and nutrient-rich products-by-process, which are generated by the conversion of winery derivatives into nutrient-rich products in an ecological manner. Integration of this system into a winery assists the winery to manage its previously-considered waste nutrient-rich products in an ecological manner, which can also optionally provide them with a novel revenue stream. The system, methods, and processes are used to convert winemaking derivatives into bioactive nutrient-rich products comprising antioxidants and other bioactive molecules that reside within the marc and lees. These nutrient-rich products can be used as natural flavour, texture and color enhancers, in addition to nutritional ingredients to fortify processed foods and consumer recipes. They can also be used as health supplements and in the cosmetic industry.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 17, 2022Publication date: June 15, 2023Inventors: Sean Clancy, Gary Strachan, William Leslie Broddy
-
Publication number: 20230080007Abstract: A heating, ventilating, and/or air conditioning (HVAC) system includes a variable speed pump configured to direct a chilled fluid through a free cooling circuit of the HVAC system. The free cooling circuit is configured to place the chilled fluid in a heat exchange relationship with ambient air. The HVAC system also includes a heat exchanger configured to place the chilled fluid in a heat exchange relationship with a conditioning fluid and a controller configured to operate the variable speed pump based on a parameter of the HVAC system.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 26, 2021Publication date: March 16, 2023Inventor: William Leslie Kopko
-
Publication number: 20230055369Abstract: Compositions and methods are provided, wherein one or more plant protein(s) are combined with one or more fruit, vegetable, nut or grain sources of phenolics to generate protein-phenol complexes within the mixture. The source of phenolics primarily derive from plant waste, residuals, by-products or side streams, such as, for example, the solids which remain after the extraction of juice from fruit or oil pressed from olives, nuts or grains (e.g., pomace), or fruit and vegetables, etc., which could not be sold for some reason or another. In one embodiment, this mixture constitutes an Admixture that can be added to meat analogue formulations. In one embodiment, this mixture constitutes a Base Substance to generate a Meat Analogue and/or Final Product, which can provide a replacement for different types of meat including beef, buffalo, deer, chicken, turkey, pork, fish, shellfish, etc.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 25, 2021Publication date: February 23, 2023Inventors: William Leslie Broddy, Gary Edward Strachan
-
Patent number: 11584904Abstract: Described herein is a system, methods, processes and nutrient-rich products-by-process, which are generated by the conversion of winery derivatives into nutrient-rich products in an ecological manner. Integration of this system into a winery assists the winery to manage its previously-considered waste nutrient-rich products in an ecological manner, which can also optionally provide them with a novel revenue stream. The system, methods, and processes are used to convert winemaking derivatives into bioactive nutrient-rich products comprising antioxidants and other bioactive molecules that reside within the marc and lees. These nutrient-rich products can be used as natural flavour, texture and color enhancers, in addition to nutritional ingredients to fortify processed foods and consumer recipes. They can also be used as health supplements and in the cosmetic industry.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2020Date of Patent: February 21, 2023Assignee: Crush Dynamics Inc.Inventors: Sean Clancy, Gary Strachan, William Leslie Broddy
-
Publication number: 20230035642Abstract: The system comprises one or more transportable bioreactors configured with the ability to conduct aerobic fermentation of fruit biomass. This system integrates three functionalities: transportation regulations, fermentation requirements and food safety/quality control requirements. The transportation design features of the system render the bioreactors transportable to a fruit processing facility, wherein they can be filled with fruit biomass. The transportable bioreactor and processes take into account the requirements of the bioreactor functionalities of the system, given the particular deployment specifications of the system tailored for a certain environment and fruit biomass. Moreover, the design of this system conforms to the minimal requirements for the food safety and quality regulations of the jurisdictions in which the ultimate products will be directly and/or indirectly sold (e.g., as a foodstuff, health supplement, and/or a food ingredient).Type: ApplicationFiled: May 25, 2021Publication date: February 2, 2023Applicant: CRUSH DYNAMICS INC.Inventors: Gary Edward Strachan, William Leslie Broddy
-
Publication number: 20220333834Abstract: A heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and/or refrigeration (HVAC&R) system includes a first vapor compression flow path having a first condenser configured to place a working fluid in a heat exchange relationship with a cooling fluid, a second vapor compression flow path having a first evaporator configured to place the working fluid in a heat exchange relationship with a conditioning fluid, and a shared vapor compression flow path having a second condenser configured to place the working fluid in a heat exchange relationship with the cooling fluid and a second evaporator configured to place the working fluid in a heat exchange relationship with the conditioning fluid. The first vapor compression flow path is configured to direct working fluid vapor from the second evaporator to the first condenser and the second vapor compression flow path is configured to direct working fluid liquid from the second evaporator to the first evaporator.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 14, 2020Publication date: October 20, 2022Inventor: William Leslie Kopko
-
Publication number: 20220252306Abstract: A heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and/or refrigeration (HVAC&R) system includes a first refrigerant circuit having a first compressor configured to circulate a first refrigerant through a first condenser and a first evaporator, a second refrigerant circuit having a second compressor configured to circulate a second refrigerant through a second condenser and a second evaporator, and a heat exchanger configured to place the first refrigerant in a heat exchange relationship with the second refrigerant. The first refrigerant circuit is configured to direct the first refrigerant from the first condenser to the heat exchanger and from the heat exchanger to the first evaporator, and the second refrigerant circuit is configured to direct the second refrigerant from the second condenser to the heat exchanger and from the heat exchanger to the second evaporator.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 14, 2020Publication date: August 11, 2022Inventor: William Leslie Kopko
-
Publication number: 20220128274Abstract: A heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and/or refrigeration (HVAC&R) system includes a first condenser configured to place a first refrigerant in a heat exchange relationship with a cooling fluid, a second condenser configured to place a second refrigerant in a heat exchange relationship with the cooling fluid, and a conduit system configured to direct a first portion of the cooling fluid from a cooling fluid supply to the first condenser and then through a first section of the second condenser in a series configuration. Further, the conduit system is configured to direct a second portion of the cooling fluid directly from the cooling fluid supply to a second section of the second condenser, such that the first portion of the cooling fluid and the second portion of the cooling fluid flow through the first condenser and the second condenser in a parallel configuration.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2020Publication date: April 28, 2022Inventors: William Leslie Kopko, Icksoo Kyung
-
Publication number: 20210301232Abstract: Described herein is a system, methods, processes and nutrient-rich products-by-process, which are generated by the conversion of winery derivatives into nutrient-rich products in an ecological manner. Integration of this system into a winery assists the winery to manage its previously-considered waste nutrient-rich products in an ecological manner, which can also optionally provide them with a novel revenue stream. The system, methods, and processes are used to convert winemaking derivatives into bioactive nutrient-rich products comprising antioxidants and other bioactive molecules that reside within the marc and lees. These nutrient-rich products can be used as natural flavour, texture and color enhancers, in addition to nutritional ingredients to fortify processed foods and consumer recipes. They can also be used as health supplements and in the cosmetic industry.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 22, 2020Publication date: September 30, 2021Applicant: Wine Crush Market BC Ltd. dba WinecrushInventors: Sean Clancy, Gary Strachan, William Leslie Broddy
-
Patent number: 10204083Abstract: A computer system for processing bidirectional characters includes a processor and memory. An application stored in the memory includes instructions that are executable by the processor and memory and that are configured to determine an embedding direction and at least one of output, export or display data including characters using bidirectional code. While at least one of outputting, exporting or displaying the data, the instructions are configured to parse a multi-segment data value including a plurality of segments and a delimiter arranged between adjacent ones of the plurality of segments. The delimiter includes two or more neutral type characters that are arranged immediately adjacent to one another. The delimiter causes the bidirectional code to apply the embedding direction to the delimiters of the multi-segment data value to maintain relative ordering of adjacent ones of the segments in the multi-segment data value.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2016Date of Patent: February 12, 2019Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLCInventors: April Marie Olson, William Leslie Frandsen, Kimberly Kroetsch, Dustin James Gustafson, Russell Brown, Todd Lefor
-
Publication number: 20190021627Abstract: A method for assessing a patient may involve performing a first diagnostic procedure on the patient. The first diagnostic procedure may involve securing a volumetric integral phase-shift spectroscopy (VIPS) device to the patient's head, measuring an intracranial bioimpedance with the VIPS device, and detecting an asymmetry based on the measured intracranial bioimpedance. The method may further involve performing a second diagnostic procedure on the patient using an additional diagnostic device, receiving first patient data from the first diagnostic procedure and second patient data from the second diagnostic procedure in a computer processor, processing the first patient data and the second patient data with the computer processor, and generating an assessment of the patient with the computer processor, based at least in part on the processed first patient data and second patient data.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 24, 2018Publication date: January 24, 2019Inventors: Mitchell Elliott LEVINSON, Eugene Mark SHUSTERMAN, William Leslie SHEA
-
Publication number: 20180113844Abstract: A computer system for processing bidirectional characters includes a processor and memory. An application stored in the memory includes instructions that are executable by the processor and memory and that are configured to determine an embedding direction and at least one of output, export or display data including characters using bidirectional code. While at least one of outputting, exporting or displaying the data, the instructions are configured to parse a multi-segment data value including a plurality of segments and a delimiter arranged between adjacent ones of the plurality of segments. The delimiter includes two or more neutral type characters that are arranged immediately adjacent to one another. The delimiter causes the bidirectional code to apply the embedding direction to the delimiters of the multi-segment data value to maintain relative ordering of adjacent ones of the segments in the multi-segment data value.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 20, 2016Publication date: April 26, 2018Inventors: April Marie OLSON, William Leslie FRANDSEN, Kimberly KROETSCH, Dustin James GUSTAFSON, Russell BROWN, Todd LEFOR
-
Publication number: 20170360698Abstract: Disclosed is a bolus for oral administration to an animal, the bolus comprising at least one beneficial substance to be delivered to the animal, the bolus comprising two components which are adhered together by a water-soluble adhesive or sealant, such that the two components are separable in vivo, and wherein at least one of the aforesaid components is frangible in vivo, the frangible component being initially stabilised by the adherence thereto of the other of the aforesaid components, such that separation of the two components in vivo facilitates the breakage of the frangible component.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 14, 2017Publication date: December 21, 2017Inventors: William Leslie Porter, Elizabeth Berry
-
Patent number: 9843221Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate generally to uninterruptible power supply units for systems requiring back up power. Each unit may include UPS circuitry for controlling charging and allowing discharging of a battery. The UPS circuitry may includes a controller and a plurality of metal-oxide semiconductor field effect transistors (“MOSFET”) switches. The MOSFETs may include charging and discharging MOSFETs arranged in series with the battery all driven by a single gate driver, such as a controller. In this regard, the controller may limit the charging current though all of the MOSFETs and charge the battery. The MOSFETs may be arranged such that if the charging MOSFET fails, the redundant charging MOSFET may continue to limit the charging current to the battery. Similarly, a redundant discharging MOSFET may be arranged in series with a discharging MOSFET in order to continue to provide discharging current if the discharging MOSFET fails.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2015Date of Patent: December 12, 2017Assignee: Google LLCInventors: Sangsun Kim, William Leslie Dailey, Craig Kaneshiro, Shane R. Nay, Cornelius O'Sullivan
-
Publication number: 20170319099Abstract: A method for measuring an intracranial fluid bioimpedance in a patient's head, to help detect an abnormality, may involve: securing a volumetric integral phase-shift spectroscopy (VIPS) device to the patient's head; measuring the intracranial fluid bioimpedance with the VIPS device by measuring a phase shift between a magnetic field transmitted from a transmitter on one side of a VIPS device and a magnetic field received at a receiver on another side of the VIPS device, at one or more frequencies; and detecting an abnormality in the intracranial bioimpedance fluid, using a processor in the VIPS device.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2017Publication date: November 9, 2017Applicant: CEREBROTECH MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC.Inventors: Mitchell Elliott LEVINSON, Eugene Mark SHUSTERMAN, William Leslie SHEA, Richard WYETH, Erik CHELL