Patents by Inventor William Mark

William Mark 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: 11342656
    Abstract: A nozzle cap includes a cap body defining a first body end and a second body end, the cap body defining a circumferential wall extending from the first body end towards the second body end; an antenna cover circumferentially overlapping a portion of the circumferential wall, the antenna cover defining an inner cover surface facing the circumferential wall, an antenna cavity defined between the inner cover surface and the portion of the circumferential wall; and an antenna printed circuit board (“PCB”) strip positioned within the antenna cavity, the antenna PCB strip secured in facing engagement with the inner cover surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: Mueller International, LLC
    Inventors: Daryl Lee Gibson, William Mark O'Brien, Andrew Wallace, David James Carlos Dunn, Spencer L. Webb, Lian Jie Zhao, Igor Gorban, Mohammad Hassan Sobhani
  • Patent number: 11309624
    Abstract: A nozzle cap includes a cap body defining a first body end and a second body end, the cap body defining a circumferential wall extending from the first body end towards the second body end; an antenna cover circumferentially overlapping a portion of the circumferential wall, the antenna cover defining an inner cover surface facing the circumferential wall, an antenna cavity defined between the inner cover surface and the portion of the circumferential wall; and an antenna printed circuit board (“PCB”) strip positioned within the antenna cavity, the antenna PCB strip secured in facing engagement with the inner cover surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: Mueller International, LLC
    Inventors: Daryl Lee Gibson, William Mark O'Brien, Andrew Wallace, David James Carlos Dunn, Spencer L. Webb, Lian Jie Zhao, Igor Gorban, Mohammad Hassan Sobhani
  • Publication number: 20220115096
    Abstract: Triggering information that defines conditions for presenting a virtual clinical exam may be downloaded to a user device. The user device may collect sensor data and use the sensor data to evaluate the conditions. When certain conditions are fulfilled, the user device may present the virtual clinical exam at the user device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2021
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Applicant: Verily Life Sciences LLC
    Inventors: Ritu Kapur, Maximilien Burq, Erin Rainaldi, Lance Jonathan Myers, William Marks
  • Patent number: 11303040
    Abstract: Embodiments are directed configurations of antenna elements for conformal phased arrays (e.g., circular or cylindrical) to support either omnidirectional or directional high-gain beams. Antenna elements may be spaced about a circle or cylinder with a vertical and circumferential element spacing that is based on a wavelength of an operational frequency. Such a configuration of antenna elements enables easy scaling to different frequency bands and a straightforward extension from single-linear to dual-linear polarization. Furthermore, the antenna elements and their configurations enable conformal phased arrays to be formed as one integrated structure or with multiple modular structures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Anna Stumme, William Mark Dorsey, John Logan
  • Publication number: 20220102803
    Abstract: A matrix of battery cell modules includes a flexible printed circuit board assembly (PCBA) for a conformal wearable battery (CWB) with a plurality of attachment sections for each of a plurality of battery cells that are arranged in a grid-like pattern on a same side of the flexible PCBA. Each battery cell may be joined with a flexible PCB via a welding process. The flexible PCBA is configured to fold along a bend axis so that the flexible PCBA is folded approximately in half. When affixed to the flexible PCBA, the plurality of battery cell modules and a circuitry module form a grid of physical components. When folded, the flexible PCBA forms a three-dimensional grid of physical components comprising at least the battery cell modules.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2020
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: Ilyas Ayub, William Mark Batts, Timothy James Vallaro, Elijah Brett Goldin, Anvin Joe Manadan
  • Publication number: 20220104355
    Abstract: A housing of a conformal wearable battery (CWB) encloses a plurality of battery cells arranged in a grid-like pattern and electrically connected to a printed circuit board (PCB). The PCB includes an electrical connection pad that is electrically coupled to a positive terminal of a battery cell of the plurality of battery cells and a positive conductive region receiving electrical energy from one or more of the plurality of battery cells. A redundant trace fuse circuit is formed on the PCB to facilitate electrical connection of the electrical connection pad and the positive conductive region. The redundant trace fuse circuit includes a first fusible link for electrically connecting the first electrical connection pad to the positive conductive region and a second fusible link that is selectively enabled to electrically connect the first electrical connection pad to the positive conductive region when the first fusible link is inoperative.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: Michael M. Zhang, Christopher Michael Reinke, Ilyas Ayub, William Mark Batts, Timothy James Vallaro, Elijah Brett Goldin, Anvin Joe Manadan
  • Patent number: 11281964
    Abstract: A method for increasing a speed or energy efficiency at which a computer is capable of modeling a plurality of random walkers. The method includes defining a virtual space in which a plurality of virtual random walkers will move among different locations in the virtual space. The method also includes either assigning a corresponding set of ringed neurons in a spiking neural network to a corresponding virtual random walker, or assigning a corresponding set of ringed neurons to a point in the virtual space. Movement of a given virtual random walker is tracked by decoding differences between states of individual neurons in a corresponding given set of ringed neurons. A virtual random walk of the plurality of virtual random walkers is executed using the spiking neural network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC
    Inventors: James Bradley Aimone, William Mark Severa, Richard B. Lehoucq, Ojas D. Parekh
  • Patent number: 11283707
    Abstract: Systems and methods provide for segment routing (SR) with fast reroute in a container network. An SR ingress can receive a packet from a first container destined for a container service. The ingress can generate an SR packet including a segment list comprising a first segment to a first container service host, a second segment to a second service host, and a third segment to the service. The ingress can forward the SR packet to a first SR egress corresponding to the first host using the first segment. The first egress can determine whether the first service and/or host is reachable. If so, the first egress can forward the SR packet to the first host or the packet to the service. If not, the first egress can perform a fast reroute and forward the SR packet to a second SR egress corresponding to the second host using the second segment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Giles Douglas Yorke Heron, Edward A. Warnicke, William Mark Townsley, Yoann Desmouceaux
  • Patent number: 11277371
    Abstract: A method of routing a packet in a network is described. The network includes a plurality of nodes implementing Information Centric Networking (ICN) routing or content centric networking and routing. The method includes receiving the packet at a node implementing ICN routing, the packet comprising an Internet Protocol (IP) header and a packet payload, wherein the packet comprises a request packet for requesting content from the network. The method further includes extracting from the packet payload a content identifier for the requested content and forwarding the packet to a next hop node in the network based on the content identifier extracted from the packet payload.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Andre Jean-Marie Surcouf, David Delano Ward, William Mark Townsley
  • Patent number: 11277341
    Abstract: According to one aspect, a method includes obtaining a segment routing (SR) packet from an endpoint via a first router at a first server along a path, the SR packet including an SR list and a last address, the last address being an address of a requested service. The method also includes determining, at the first server, whether the requested service is available from the first server, wherein determining whether the requested service is available from the first server includes opening the SR packet, parsing an SR header of the SR packet, and performing a lookup in a service table. Finally, the method includes modifying the SR packet at the first server when it is determined that the requested service is not available from the first server; and forwarding the SR packet along the path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: William Mark Townsley, Andre Surcouf
  • Patent number: 11250537
    Abstract: An image processor unit is described. The image processor unit includes a plurality of inputs to receive at least one input image. The image processor unit includes a plurality of outputs to provide at least one output image. The image processor unit includes a network coupled to the plurality of inputs and the plurality of outputs. The network is to couple at least one of the inputs to at least one of the outputs. The image processor unit includes an image processor circuit coupled to the network. The network to route an input image that is received at one of the inputs to the image processor circuit. The image processor circuit is to execute image signal processing program code to generate a processed output image from the input image. The network is to route the processed output image to at least one of the outputs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Fabrizio Basso, Edward Chang, Daniel Finchelstein, Timothy Knight, William Mark, Albert Meixner, Shahriar Rabii, Jason Redgrave, Masumi Reynders, Ofer Shacham, Don Stark, Michelle Tomasko
  • Patent number: 11233737
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject technology provide state-less load-balancing using sequence numbers to identify traffic flows. In some implementations, a process of the technology can include steps for receiving, by a load-balancer, a first packet from a source device including a request to access the service provided by a server coupled to the load-balancer, determining a load for each of the servers, wherein each server is associated with a unique set of sequence numbers, and forwarding the request to a target server selected based on its corresponding load, and wherein the request is configured to cause the target server to issue a reply to the source device. Systems and machine-readable media are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Pierre Pfister, Yoann Desmouceaux, William Mark Townsley
  • Publication number: 20220010902
    Abstract: A flanged fitting includes an annular fitting flange having an annular end face. A glass liner lines a radially inner annular portion of the annular end face of the annular fitting flange. A radially outer annular portion of the annular end face of the annular fitting flange is free from the glass liner. The radially inner annular portion and the radially outer annular portion of the annular end face of the annular fitting flange define an annular gasket abutment face configured to seat a gasket thereon. An annular gasket includes an annular gasket layer. The annular gasket layer includes a radially inner annular gasket segment including a first material suitable for forming a liquid-tight seal with an opposing flange. A radially outer annular gasket segment surrounds the radially inner annular gasket segment. The radially outer annular gasket segment is fire-rated for forming a fire-rated seal with the opposing flange.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2021
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Inventor: William Mark McDaniel
  • Publication number: 20220012321
    Abstract: In a system and method for audio analysis in a cloud-based computerized an authentication (RTA) manager micro-service may send an audio packet to a voice processor micro-service. The voice processor may extract features of the audio. The RTA manager may obtain the extracted features from the voice processor; calculate, based on the extracted features, a quality grade of the audio packet, and send the extracted features to an at least one voice biometrics engine if the quality grade is above a threshold. Each of the at least one voice biometrics engines may be configured to generate a voiceprint of the audio packet, based on the extracted features of the audio packet and to perform at least one of: authenticate a speaker, detect fraudsters, and enrich a previously stored voiceprint of the speaker with the voiceprint of the audio packet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2021
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Applicant: NICE Ltd.
    Inventors: Matan Keret, William Mark Finlay, Peter S. Cardillo
  • Patent number: 11223567
    Abstract: A first node in a service mesh is configured to perform one or more services on network traffic obtained from an upstream network element via a pre-existing Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) session and provide the network traffic obtained from the upstream network element via the pre-existing TCP session to a downstream network element. The first node determines that the first node should no longer obtain the network traffic from the upstream network element via the pre-existing TCP session. In response, the first node provides state information for the pre-existing TCP session to the downstream network element. The downstream network element is configured to establish a new TCP session having the state information for the pre-existing TCP session with the upstream network element and to obtain further network traffic from the upstream network element via the new TCP session. The first node terminates the pre-existing TCP session.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Edward A. Warnicke, William Mark Townsley
  • Patent number: 11216298
    Abstract: Techniques for zero-loss workload mobility with segment routing for virtual machines are presented. The techniques include receiving, by a virtual router, an electronic message destined for a first virtual machine running on a first physical machine and checking a first virtual machine state for the first virtual machine. In response to determining that it is associated with a running state indicating the first physical machine, inserting a segment routing header including an indication of the source virtual machine, the first physical machine, and the first virtual machine. In response to determining that it is associated with a migration state, inserting, by the virtual router, a segment routing header indicating the source virtual machine, an END.S for the first physical machine, the first virtual machine; and an END.SBUF for a second physical machine. The message is then routed based at least in part on the inserted segment routing header.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Yoann Desmouceaux, Pierre Pfister, William Mark Townsley
  • Publication number: 20210407075
    Abstract: A spiking retina microscope comprising microscope optics and a neuromorphic imaging sensor. The microscope optics are configured to direct a magnified image of a specimen onto the neuromorphic imaging sensor. The neuromorphic imaging sensor comprises a plurality of sensor elements that are configured to generate spike signals in response to integrated light from the magnified image reaching a threshold. The spike signals may be processed by a processor unit to generate a result, such as tracking biological particles in a specimen comprising biological material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2020
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Inventors: William Mark Severa, John Darby Smith, Suma George Cardwell
  • Patent number: 11204116
    Abstract: An expansion joint fitting for conveying liquid includes a radially inner bellows defining a liquid-conveying passage for conveying liquid between the first and second longitudinal ends of the expansion joint fitting. A radially outer bellows is disposed radially outward from and extending around the radially inner bellows. An annular plenum is defined between the radially inner bellows and the radially outer bellows.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventor: William Mark McDaniel
  • Publication number: 20210391075
    Abstract: A system recommends to a healthcare professional (HCP) (230) medical literature that is of relevance to the HCP's patients. The system communicates with the HCP (230) and accesses electronic health record (EHR) documents in a database (210) associated with the HCP's patients. The system analyzes the contents of the EHR documents to query a medical-literature database (212) for publications that are deemed relevant to the EHR documents. The extracted publications are then presented to the HCP.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2020
    Publication date: December 16, 2021
    Inventors: Joseph William Marks, Daniel Pickhardt, William Paul Gee, Amber Raschel Aurora Brown, Lucia deFatima Soares, Roel Carl Nuyts
  • Patent number: D939433
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: Inventus Power, Inc.
    Inventors: Ilyas Ayub, William Mark Batts, Timothy James Vallaro, Elijah Brett Goldin, Anvin Joe Manadan