Patents by Inventor William Owens

William Owens 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: 10773404
    Abstract: A shaving razor cartridge with a housing having a guard and a cap. A pair of laterally spaced apart blade stabilizers are on the housing. A primary blade member is positioned between the guard and the cap. A blade retention member is mounted to a top surface of the housing. The primary blade member has a cutting edge constrained between the blade retention member and the pair of laterally spaced apart blade stabilizers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: The Gillette Company LLC
    Inventors: William Thomas O'Connor, William Owen Jolley, Kelly Daniel Bridges
  • Patent number: 10774635
    Abstract: In accordance with presently disclosed embodiments, a method and system for performing real-time evaluation of a restimulation operation using coiled tubing with fiber optics is provided. The method involves performing a restimulation treatment by pumping a slurry with diverter materials through an annulus in the wellbore surrounding the coiled tubing, and using fiber optics in the coiled tubing to identify the order and magnitude of fractures being created during the restimulation treatment. The fiber optics in the coiled tubing may include one or more fiber optic cables designed to collect distributed acoustic sensing (DAS) or distributed temperature sensing (DTS) data. The evaluation of the restimulation operation may be used to validate and/or adjust the restimulation treatment as needed to improve the lateral distribution of transverse fractures through a subterranean formation. The coiled tubing may also be used to remove sand bridges from the wellbore throughout the restimulation treatment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: William Owen Alexander Ruhle, Geoffrey Gullickson, Neha Sahdev
  • Publication number: 20200277814
    Abstract: A releasable ball lock hinge is disclosed. The releasable ball lock hinge includes a first body operable with a hinge ball and a release ball. Each ball can be movable within respective openings of the first body. The releasable ball lock hinge also includes a second body configured to rotatably interface and removably couple with the first body. The hinge ball releasably engages the second body. The second body has a release recess operable with the release ball to disengage the hinge ball and alternately couple and release the first body and the second body based on a relative position between the first body and the second body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2019
    Publication date: September 3, 2020
    Inventors: Gregory E. Longerich, William Owens, Richard J. Wright, David C. Robillard, Perry H. Frahm, Emerald J. Adair
  • Patent number: 10708706
    Abstract: A shared communication channel allows for the transmitting and receiving audio content between multiple users. Each user is associated with a headset configured to transmit and receive audio data to and from headsets of other users. After the headset of a first user receives audio data corresponding to a second user, the headset spatializes the audio data based upon the relative positions of the first and second users such that when the audio data is presented to the first user, the sounds of the audio data appear to originate at a location corresponding to the second user. The headset reinforces the audio data based upon a deviation between the location of the second user and a gaze direction of the first user, allowing for the first user to more clearly hear audio data from other users that they are paying attention to.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: Facebook Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: William Owen Brimijoin, II, Philip Robinson, Andrew Lovitt
  • Publication number: 20200155400
    Abstract: A patient handling apparatus includes an inflatable patient cradle (10?) for holding and supporting a patient in a sitting position when inflated and an air compressor (90) connectable to the cradle to inflate the cradle. The air compressor (90) has a control system for regulating the pressure of inflation of the cradle (10?) in use and is operative in a high pressure mode to bring the cradle to a first pre-defined inflation pressure for use in transferring a patient and operable in a reduced pressure mode to bring at least part of the cradle to a second pre-defined inflation pressure lower than the first pre-defined inflation pressure. In the lower pressure mode, the cradle (10?) is more comfortable to sit on for prolonged periods whilst still providing adequate support to hold a patient upright.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2018
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Inventors: Austin William OWENS, David Edmund Talbot GARMAN
  • Patent number: 10638251
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method and audio system for customizing a set of head-related transfer functions (HRTFs) for a user of the audio system to account for the user's bias in hearing. The audio system first presents, via one or more speakers on a headset, audio content to the user wearing the headset, the audio content generated using a set of HRTFs. The audio system monitors responses of the user to the audio content. The audio system customizes the set of HRTFs for the user based on at least one of the monitored responses. The audio system updates audio content using the customized set of HRTFs. The audio system presents the updated audio content to the user with the speakers on the headset.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: Facebook Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Philip Robinson, William Owen Brimijoin, II, Henrik Gert Hassager
  • Patent number: 10616706
    Abstract: An audio analysis system receives a first recording of a speech signal from an origin audio assembly and a second recording of at least a portion of the speech signal from a receiving audio assembly. The speech signal originates from a speaking user of the origin audio assembly and the second recording is recorded by a receiving audio assembly operated by a different user. Both the origin audio assembly and the receiving audio assembly are located within a room. The audio analysis system selects one or more audio frames in the first recording and one or more audio frames in the second recording that both occur over the same time period. The audio analysis system determines a transfer function for the room based in part on the selected one or more audio frames in the first recording and the selected one or more audio frames in the second recording.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: Facebook Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Sebastià Vicenç Amengual Gari, William Owen Brimijoin, II, Philip Robinson
  • Publication number: 20200045491
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method and audio system for customizing a set of head-related transfer functions (HRTFs) for a user of the audio system to account for the user's bias in hearing. The audio system first presents, via one or more speakers on a headset, audio content to the user wearing the headset, the audio content generated using a set of HRTFs. The audio system monitors responses of the user to the audio content. The audio system customizes the set of HRTFs for the user based on at least one of the monitored responses. The audio system updates audio content using the customized set of HRTFs. The audio system presents the updated audio content to the user with the speakers on the headset.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2018
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Inventors: Philip Robinson, William Owen Brimijoin, II, Henrik Gert Hassager
  • Publication number: 20200004592
    Abstract: A method for more efficiently storing genomic includes designating multiple different data storage techniques for storing genomic data generated by a genomic pipeline. The method further identifies a file, made up of multiple blocks, generated by the genomic pipeline. The method determines which data storage technique is most optimal to store each block of the file. In doing so, the method may consider the type of the file, the stage of the genomic pipeline that generated the file, the access frequency for blocks of the file, the most accessed blocks of the file, and the like. The method stores each block using the data storage technique determined to be most optimal after completion of a designated stage of the genomic pipeline, such that blocks of the file are stored using several different data storage techniques. A corresponding system and computer program product are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2018
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Sasikanth Eda, Sandeep R. Patil, William Owen, Kumaran Rajaram
  • Patent number: 10519702
    Abstract: A releasable ball lock hinge is disclosed. The releasable ball lock hinge includes a first body operable with a hinge ball and a release ball. Each ball can be movable within respective openings of the first body. The releasable ball lock hinge also includes a second body configured to rotatably interface and removably couple with the first body. The hinge ball releasably engages the second body. The second body has a release recess operable with the release ball to disengage the hinge ball and alternately couple and release the first body and the second body based on a relative position between the first body and the second body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: Raytheon Company
    Inventors: Gregory E. Longerich, William Owens, Richard J. Wright, David C. Robillard, Perry H. Frahm, Emerald J. Adair
  • Patent number: 10440498
    Abstract: An audio analysis system receives a first recording of a speech signal from an origin audio assembly and a second recording of at least a portion of the speech signal from a receiving audio assembly. The speech signal originates from a speaking user of the origin audio assembly and the second recording is recorded by a receiving audio assembly operated by a different user. Both the origin audio assembly and the receiving audio assembly are located within a room. The audio analysis system selects one or more audio frames in the first recording and one or more audio frames in the second recording that both occur over the same time period. The audio analysis system determines a transfer function for the room based in part on the selected one or more audio frames in the first recording and the selected one or more audio frames in the second recording.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: Facebook Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Sebastià Vicenç Amengual Garí, William Owen Brimijoin, II, Philip Robinson
  • Patent number: 10369711
    Abstract: A shaving razor cartridge with a housing with a guard and a cap. At least one blade is mounted to the housing. The at least one blade has a cutting edge. At least one blade registration member is mounted to the housing. A blade retention member secures the at least one blade between the blade registration member and the blade retention member. The blade registration member has an unsupported region with a span of 0.25 mm to 5 mm between a pair of supported regions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: The Gillette Company LLC
    Inventors: Jack Anthony Washington, William Owen Jolley
  • Publication number: 20190145250
    Abstract: In accordance with presently disclosed embodiments, a method and system for performing real-time evaluation of a restimulation operation using coiled tubing with fiber optics is provided. The method involves performing a restimulation treatment by pumping a slurry with diverter materials through an annulus in the wellbore surrounding the coiled tubing, and using fiber optics in the coiled tubing to identify the order and magnitude of fractures being created during the restimulation treatment. The fiber optics in the coiled tubing may include one or more fiber optic cables designed to collect distributed acoustic sensing (DAS) or distributed temperature sensing (DTS) data. The evaluation of the restimulation operation may be used to validate and/or adjust the restimulation treatment as needed to improve the lateral distribution of transverse fractures through a subterranean formation. The coiled tubing may also be used to remove sand bridges from the wellbore throughout the restimulation treatment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2016
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Inventors: William Owen Alexander Ruhle, Geoffrey Gullickson, Neha Sahdev
  • Publication number: 20190120036
    Abstract: A method of fracturing a subterranean formation to produce fluid from a reservoir through a wellbore includes flowing a treating fluid into the wellbore to create fractures in the formation, selectively flowing a flow constraint material (FCM) into the wellbore simultaneously with the treating fluid, pausing the flow of the FCM while maintaining the flow of the treating fluid, monitoring a parameter of the formation to determine whether the parameter is within a range, resuming the flow of the FCM when the parameter of the formation is out of the range, ceasing the flow of the FCM when the parameter of the formation is in the range, where a system strain increase is about 0.0003 or less when the parameter of the formation is in range, and where the flow of the flow constraint material partially constrains the treating fluid from entering at least one of the fractures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2016
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Geoffrey Wedell Gullickson, William Owen Alexander Ruhle, John Dean Stabenau
  • Publication number: 20190119564
    Abstract: A flow constraint material consists essentially of degradable particles, where at least 50% by volume of the degradable particles have an average particle size of about 1 millimeters (mm) to about 6 mm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2016
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Geoffrey Wedell Gullickson, William Owen Alexander Ruhle, John Dean Stabenau
  • Patent number: 10267133
    Abstract: Systems and methods for fracturing an interval of a subterranean formation to produce fluid from a reservoir through a wellbore. A treating fluid flows into the wellbore to create fractures in the formation. A flow constraint material is selectively flowed into the wellbore simultaneously with the treating fluid. A parameter of the formation is monitored to determine whether a formation system strain is within a range. When the formation system strain is out of the range, the flow of the flow constraint material is adjusted. The flow constraint material partially constrains the treating fluid from entering a fracture so as to at least partially redistribute the treating fluid to an another fracture or fractures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Geoffrey Wedell Gullickson, William Owen Alexander Ruhle, John Dean Stabenau
  • Patent number: 10221979
    Abstract: A Detachable Tube Coupling System comprised of a plurality of base and coupling modules formed with a mechanical interface which includes a locking line, an inner tube and having an exterior surface with a circumferential interior groove, an O-ring and an outer tube formed with a circumferential interior groove in the interior surface and an exterior notch formed in the outer tube in communication with the interior groove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Inventor: Randel William Owen
  • Publication number: 20180344556
    Abstract: A soft-walled inflatable cradle (10) has a seat section (14), a back-support section (16), and a pair of opposed side panel sections (18, 20) extending between respective sides of the back-support and the seat. The cradle is positioned about a patient in an un-inflated condition and inflated to define a self-supporting seat structure. The cradle may be formed in at least two separable parts which can be positioned about a patient and connected together prior to inflation. The cradle may be used in co-operation with apparatus which include rollers over which the inflated cradle is moved. Methods of handling a patient using the cradle are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2016
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Inventors: David Edmund Talbot Garman, Austin William Owens
  • Patent number: D848591
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: FMI Brands Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Shawn O'Brien Wheeler, William Owen Fisher
  • Patent number: D860421
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: FMI Brands Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Shawn O'Brien Wheeler, William Owen Fisher