Patents by Inventor William Norman

William Norman 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).

  • Publication number: 20250047065
    Abstract: Described examples include a device includes a first post and a spring supported by the first post. The device also includes a second post coupled to the spring and a mirror on the second post. Additionally, the device includes a movable layer coupled to the spring and to the mirror and a fixed layer, where the movable layer is between the fixed layer and the mirror. The mirror has a width and a length and the length is greater than the width. The mirror is configured to move based on a voltage difference between the movable layer and the fixed layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2024
    Publication date: February 6, 2025
    Inventors: James Norman Hall, Terry Alan Bartlett, William Craig McDonald
  • Publication number: 20240261542
    Abstract: Certain embodiments herein relate to an extension catheter for positioning through a conventional guiding catheter into the vasculature of a patient, the extension catheter having a distal tubular member and a proximal elongated shaft coupled to the distal tubular member, wherein the proximal shaft has a length or section containing at least one discontinuous or segmented structure, and further wherein such structures that can be modified or varied to modify the torsional compliance characteristics of the device. Further embodiments relate to a multi-layer catheter having a protective wrap at or near the distal end of the catheter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2024
    Publication date: August 8, 2024
    Inventors: William Norman, Fernando Di Caprio, Gianfranco Panarello
  • Patent number: 12006376
    Abstract: Regioselectively substituted cellulose esters having a plurality of pivaloyl substituents and a plurality of aryl-acyl substituents are disclosed along with methods for making the same. Such cellulose esters may be suitable for use in films, such as +A optical films, and/or +C optical films. Optical films prepared employing such cellulose esters have a variety of commercial applications, such as, for example, as compensation films in liquid crystal displays and/or waveplates in creating circular polarized light used in 3-D technology.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: Matthew Allen Boone, Christopher Harlan Burk, Peter Borden Mackenzie, Jennifer A. Fish, Eduardo Gallas Cervo, Elaine Beatrice Mackenzie, Robert Joseph Maleski, Wesley Wayne McConnell, David William Norman, Tabatha Stearns, Bin Wang
  • Patent number: 11986607
    Abstract: Certain embodiments herein relate to an extension catheter for positioning through a conventional guiding catheter into the vasculature of a patient, the extension catheter having a distal tubular member and a proximal elongated shaft coupled to the distal tubular member, wherein the proximal shaft has a length or section containing at least one discontinuous or segmented structure, and further wherein such structures that can be modified or varied to modify the torsional compliance characteristics of the device. Further embodiments relate to a multi-layer catheter having a protective wrap at or near the distal end of the catheter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: QXMedical, LLC
    Inventors: William Norman, Fernando Di Caprio, Gianfranco Panarello
  • Publication number: 20230314290
    Abstract: Disclosed is a system and method for extracting an air sample from a sealed package for subsequent analysis for a range of compounds of interest or concern within the package. The system includes a sampling head with an actuator and a needle. The needle has retracted and extended positions relative to the actuator. A vacuum ring and switch are included at the end of the actuator. The switch determines when the sampling head is in physical contact with a top surface of the sealed package. After contact has been made, the vacuum ring draws a vacuum to secure the sampling head in place upon the package. The needle can then be extended to puncture the package and withdraw a sample of air for testing. Testing can subsequently be undertaken via a range of chemical detection methodologies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2022
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventors: John O'Rourke, Keith William Norman
  • Publication number: 20230235093
    Abstract: Regioselectively substituted cellulose esters having a plurality of pivaloyl substituents and a plurality of aryl-acyl substituents are disclosed along with methods for making the same. Such cellulose esters may be suitable for use in films, such as +A optical films, and/or +C optical films. Optical films prepared employing such cellulose esters have a variety of commercial applications, such as, for example, as compensation films in liquid crystal displays and/or waveplates in creating circular polarized light used in 3-D technology.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2023
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Applicant: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: Matthew Allen Boone, Christopher Harlan Burk, Peter Borden Mackenzie, Jennifer A. Fish, Eduardo Gallas Cervo, Elaine Beatrice Mackenzie, Robert Joseph Maleski, Wesley Wayne McConnell, David William Norman, Tabatha Stearns, Bin Wang
  • Patent number: 11643477
    Abstract: Regioselectively substituted cellulose esters having a plurality of pivaloyl substituents and a plurality of aryl-acyl substituents are disclosed along with methods for making the same. Such cellulose esters may be suitable for use in films, such as +A optical films, and/or +C optical films. Optical films prepared employing such cellulose esters have a variety of commercial applications, such as, for example, as compensation films in liquid crystal displays and/or waveplates in creating circular polarized light used in 3-D technology.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: Matthew Allen Boone, Christopher Harlan Burk, Peter Borden Mackenzie, Jennifer A. Fish, Eduardo Gallas Cervo, Elaine Beatrice Mackenzie, Robert Joseph Maleski, Wesley Wayne McConnell, David William Norman, Tabatha Stearns, Bin Wang
  • Publication number: 20220235149
    Abstract: Regioselectively substituted cellulose esters having a plurality of pivaloyl substituents and a plurality of aryl-acyl substituents are disclosed along with methods for making the same. Such cellulose esters may be suitable for use in films, such as +A optical films, and/or +C optical films. Optical films prepared employing such cellulose esters have a variety of commercial applications, such as, for example, as compensation films in liquid crystal displays and/or waveplates in creating circular polarized light used in 3-D technology.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2021
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Applicant: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: Matthew Allen Boone, Christopher Harlan Burk, Peter Borden Mackenzie, Jennifer A. Fish, Eduardo Gallas Cervo, Elaine Beatrice Mackenzie, Robert Joseph Maleski, Wesley Wayne McConnell, David William Norman, Tabatha Stearns, Bin Wang
  • Patent number: 11034776
    Abstract: Regioselectively substituted cellulose esters having a plurality of pivaloyl substituents and a plurality of aryl-acyl substituents are disclosed along with methods for making the same. Such cellulose esters may be suitable for use in films, such as +A optical films, and/or +C optical films. Optical films prepared employing such cellulose esters have a variety of commercial applications, such as, for example, as compensation films in liquid crystal displays and/or waveplates in creating circular polarized light used in 3-D technology.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: Matthew Allen Boone, Christopher Harlan Burk, Peter Borden Mackenzie, Jennifer A. Fish, Eduardo Gallas Cervo, Elaine Beatrice Mackenzie, Robert Joseph Maleski, Wesley McConnell, David William Norman, Tabatha Stearns, Bin Wang
  • Patent number: 10803027
    Abstract: In general, embodiments of the invention relate managing the interaction of applications with one or more file systems and/or data managed by the file systems. More specifically, embodiments of the invention relate to providing applications with access to an overlay file system (OFS) and then servicing OFS operations using a file system module and one or more underlay file systems (UFSes) that are not directly accessible to the applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Stephen Rodgers, William Norman Eatherton, Michael John Beesley, Stefan Alexander Dyckerhoff, Philippe Gilbert Lacroute, Edward Ronald Swierk, Neil Vincent Geraghty, Keith Eric Holleman, Thomas John Giuli, Srivatsan Rajagopal, Paul Edward Fraley, Vijay Krishnaji Tapaskar, Daniel Sergeevich Selifonov, Keith Anthony Low
  • Patent number: 10780247
    Abstract: Certain embodiments herein relate to an extension catheter for positioning through a conventional guiding catheter into the vasculature of a patient, the extension catheter having a distal tubular member and a proximal elongated shaft coupled to the distal tubular member, wherein the proximal shaft has a length or section containing at least one discontinuous or segmented structure, and further wherein such structures that can be modified or varied to modify the torsional compliance characteristics of the device. Further embodiments relate to a multi-layer catheter having a protective wrap at or near the distal end of the catheter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: QXMedical, LLC
    Inventors: William Norman, Fernando Di Caprio, Gianfranco Panarello
  • Patent number: 10759872
    Abstract: Regioselectively substituted cellulose esters having a plurality of pivaloyl substituents and a plurality of aryl-acyl substituents are disclosed along with methods for making the same. Such cellulose esters may be suitable for use in films, such as +A optical films, and/or +C optical films. Optical films prepared employing such cellulose esters have a variety of commercial applications, such as, for example, as compensation films in liquid crystal displays and/or waveplates in creating circular polarized light used in 3-D technology.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: Matthew Allen Boone, Christopher Harlan Burk, Peter Borden Mackenzie, Jennifer A. Fish, Eduardo Gallas Cervo, Elaine Beatrice Mackenzie, Robert Joseph Maleski, Wesley McConnell, David William Norman, Tabatha Stearns, Bin Wang
  • Publication number: 20200223946
    Abstract: Regioselectively substituted cellulose esters having a plurality of pivaloyl substituents and a plurality of aryl-acyl substituents are disclosed along with methods for making the same. Such cellulose esters may be suitable for use in films, such as +A optical films, and/or +C optical films. Optical films prepared employing such cellulose esters have a variety of commercial applications, such as, for example, as compensation films in liquid crystal displays and/or waveplates in creating circular polarized light used in 3-D technology.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2020
    Publication date: July 16, 2020
    Applicant: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: Matthew Allen Boone, Christopher Harlan Burk, Peter Borden Mackenzie, Jennifer A. Fish, Eduardo Gallas Cervo, Elaine Beatrice Mackenzie, Robert Joseph Maleski, Wesley McConnell, David William Norman, Tabatha Stearns, Bin Wang
  • Patent number: 10640577
    Abstract: Regioselectively substituted cellulose esters having a plurality of pivaloyl substituents and a plurality of aryl-acyl substituents are disclosed along with methods for making the same. Such cellulose esters may be suitable for use in films, such as +A optical films, and/or +C optical films. Optical films prepared employing such cellulose esters have a variety of commercial applications, such as, for example, as compensation films in liquid crystal displays and/or waveplates in creating circular polarized light used in 3-D technology.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: Matthew Allen Boone, Christopher Harlan Burk, Peter Borden Mackenzie, Jennifer A. Fish, Eduardo Gallas Cervo, Elaine Beatrice Mackenzie, Robert Joseph Maleski, Wesley McConnell, David William Norman, Tabatha Stearns, Bin Wang
  • Publication number: 20190355064
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for the dynamic construction and reporting of a shielded ETF creation basket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2019
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Inventor: Terence William Norman
  • Publication number: 20190117938
    Abstract: Certain embodiments herein relate to an extension catheter for positioning through a conventional guiding catheter into the vasculature of a patient, the extension catheter having a distal tubular member and a proximal elongated shaft coupled to the distal tubular member, wherein the proximal shaft has a length or section containing at least one discontinuous or segmented structure, and further wherein such structures that can be modified or varied to modify the torsional compliance characteristics of the device. Further embodiments relate to a multi-layer catheter having a protective wrap at or near the distal end of the catheter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Inventors: William Norman, Fernando Di Caprio, Gianfranco Panarello
  • Patent number: 10193879
    Abstract: A method and system for deploying applications. The method includes deploying an application image of an application to a computing device, where the application is accessible using a first uniform resource locator (URL). The method also includes sending an application creation message to an authoritative domain name system (DNS) server to create a record mapping the first URL to a second URL. The first URL is in a first domain and the second URL is in a second domain. The method further includes providing, to the computing device, a digital certificate associated with the application. The method further includes generating certificate data using the digital certificate and sending, to a remote application server, the second URL and certificate data. A client software module may establish a connection to the application on the computing device using the second URL and the certificate data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Stephen Rodgers, William Norman Eatherton, Michael John Beesley, Stefan Alexander Dyckerhoff, Philippe Gilbert Lacroute, Edward Ronald Swierk, Neil Vincent Geraghty, Keith Eric Holleman, Thomas John Giuli, Srivatsan Rajagopal, Paul Edward Fraley, Vijay Krishnaji Tapaskar, Daniel Sergeevich Selifonov, Keith Anthony Low
  • Patent number: 10065180
    Abstract: The invention relates to a catalyst composition comprising a mixed oxide of vanadium, titanium, and phosphorus modified with alkali metal. The titanium component is derived from a water-soluble, redox-active organo-titanium compound. The catalyst composition is highly effective at facilitating the vapor-phase condensation of formaldehyde with acetic acid to generate acrylic acid, particularly using an industrially relevant aqueous liquid feed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: David William Norman, Greg Alan King
  • Publication number: 20180085741
    Abstract: The invention relates to a catalyst composition comprising a mixed oxide of vanadium, titanium, and phosphorus modified with alkali metal. The titanium component is derived from a water-soluble, redox-active organo-titanium compound. The catalyst composition is highly effective at facilitating the vapor-phase condensation of formaldehyde with acetic acid to generate acrylic acid, particularly using an industrially relevant aqueous liquid feed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2017
    Publication date: March 29, 2018
    Applicant: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: David William Norman, Greg Alan King
  • Publication number: 20180078927
    Abstract: The invention relates to a catalyst composition comprising a mixed oxide of vanadium, titanium, and phosphorus modified with alkali metal. The titanium component is derived from a water-soluble, redox-active organo-titanium compound. The catalyst composition is highly effective at facilitating the vapor-phase condensation of formaldehyde with acetic acid to generate acrylic acid, particularly using an industrially relevant aqueous liquid feed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2017
    Publication date: March 22, 2018
    Applicant: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: David William Norman, Greg Alan King