Patents by Inventor William R. Dieter

William R. Dieter 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).

  • Methods and apparatus to enable multi-AP WLAN with a limited number of queues
    Patent number: 10887796
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed provide an apparatus to allocate bandwidth between devices, the apparatus comprising a comparator to determine whether a first dataflow to a first device is below a first fair share throughput attributed to the first device; and a weight adjustor to, in response to the comparator determining that the first dataflow is below the first fair share throughput attributed to the first device adjust the first fair share throughput such that the first dataflow is closer to the first fair share throughput; and adjust a second fair share throughput attributed to a second device such that a second dataflow to the second device is closer to the second fair share throughput.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: INTEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Fatemeh Fazel Sarjoui, Maria Ramirez Loaiza, Vijay Sarathi Kesavan, William R. Dieter
  • METHODS AND APPARATUS TO ENABLE MULTI-AP WLAN WITH A LIMITED NUMBER OF QUEUES
    Publication number: 20200196192
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed provide an apparatus to allocate bandwidth between devices, the apparatus comprising a comparator to determine whether a first dataflow to a first device is below a first fair share throughput attributed to the first device; and a weight adjustor to, in response to the comparator determining that the first dataflow is below the first fair share throughput attributed to the first device adjust the first fair share throughput such that the first dataflow is closer to the first fair share throughput; and adjust a second fair share throughput attributed to a second device such that a second dataflow to the second device is closer to the second fair share throughput.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2018
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventors: Fatemeh Fazel Sarjoui, Maria Ramirez Loaiza, Vijay Sarathi Kesavan, William R. Dieter
  • Pill Dispenser and Method
    Publication number: 20100318218
    Abstract: Disclosed is a pill dispenser. In one embodiment, the pill dispenser includes a housing defining an interior. The dispenser may also include a holder for receiving a plurality of pills, a movable barrier positioned at one end of the holder, and a retainer capable of moving at least one of the pills in the holder. At least a portion of the holder and barrier may be positioned within the interior of the housing. Related methods are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2010
    Publication date: December 16, 2010
    Inventors: Robert B. Muncy, JR., William R. Dieter, Anthony J. McEldowney, John T. Henninger, Richard R. Muse, Bonnie L. Muse
  • Method and Device for Pill Dispensing
    Publication number: 20080251530
    Abstract: A pill dispenser and a related method of pill dispensing including a container having a holder, a gate, a controller, a sensor, and a neutralizing device. The dispenser releases pills at a prescribed release rate. The sensor detects tampering with the container. Upon detection of tampering, the neutralizing device renders the contents of the pill dispenser impotent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2008
    Publication date: October 16, 2008
    Inventors: Lawrence E. Holloway, John T. Henninger, Richard D. Muse, Anthony J. McEldowney, Robert B. Muncy, William R. Dieter, Robert A. Lodder
  • Method and device for pill dispensing
    Patent number: 7392918
    Abstract: A pill dispenser (10) and a related method of pill dispensing including a container (12) having a holder (14), a gate (16), a controller (18) a sensor (20) and a neutralizing device (22). The dispenser (10) releases pills at a prescribed release rate. The sensor (20) detects tampering with the container (12). Upon detection of tampering, the neutralizing device (22) renders the contents of the pill dispenser (10) impotent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2008
    Assignee: R.A.M.M., LLC
    Inventors: Lawrence E. Holloway, John T. Henninger, Richard D. Muse, Anthony J. McEldowney, Robert B. Muncy, Jr., William R. Dieter, Robert A. Lodder