Patents by Inventor William R. Lawson

William R. Lawson 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: 20240136574
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a solid-state battery that is based on a phthalocyanine solid-state electrolyte/anode connection that is chemically obtained. Such chemical connection process yields a solid electrolyte interphase that connects the solid-state battery's phthalocyanine solid-state electrolyte and anode. Unlike other processes for forming solid-state electrolyte/anode connections, the present chemical process does not require that solid-state electrolyte be ductile and flow under high pressure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2023
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Inventors: Lawrence G. Scanlon, William A. Feld, Jacob W. Lawson, Leah R. Lucente
  • Patent number: 10431043
    Abstract: Technology for operating a gaming system is disclosed. In one embodiment, an integrated progressive controller is maintained within each one of a plurality of electronic gaming machines (EGMs) in the gaming system. Progressive award information then may be distributed, by each integrated progressive controller within each of the plurality of EGMs to each integrated progressive controller within each remaining EGM of the plurality of EGMs, such that the progressive award information is kept consistent between each integrated progressive controller within each of the plurality of EGMs in the gaming system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: IGT
    Inventors: William R. Lawson, Ronald Papson
  • Publication number: 20190197832
    Abstract: Technology for operating a gaming system is disclosed. In one embodiment, an integrated progressive controller is maintained within each one of a plurality of electronic gaming machines (EGMs) in the gaming system. Progressive award information then may be distributed, by each integrated progressive controller within each of the plurality of EGMs to each integrated progressive controller within each remaining EGM of the plurality of EGMs, such that the progressive award information is kept consistent between each integrated progressive controller within each of the plurality of EGMs in the gaming system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2017
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Applicant: IGT
    Inventors: William R. Lawson, Ronald Papson
  • Patent number: 9867761
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for preparing a colored lamellar composition that may provide a wide range of colors. The process includes the steps of dispersing a colorant in a hydrocarbon, grinding the dispersed colorant to a particle size of less than about 1 micron (?m), and spraying the colorant onto a lamellar substrate to provide the colored lamellar composition while mixing and heating the lamellar composition to remove the hydrocarbon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2018
    Assignee: L Star Softcoat, LLC
    Inventors: William R. Lawson, James M. Wells, III
  • Patent number: 9441919
    Abstract: A rocket propelled grenade shield including a flexible net and a frame secured to the flexible net supporting the flexible net. Spaced hard points are attached to the net, the hard points including a base portion with a cavity therein and a plug received in said cavity locking each hard point to the flexible net.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: Foster-Miller, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael D. Farinella, Robert Lee Cardenas, William R. Lawson, Brendan LaBrecque, Frances Rush, David Hoadley, Michael Wheaton, Mike Anderson, Thomas Mann, Abed Kanaan, Patrick Callahan
  • Publication number: 20160018192
    Abstract: An armor module including a flexible, spacing structure configured to prevent detonation of an RPG striking the structure. Hard points are attached to the flexible spacing structure in a spaced relationship to each other to engage an RPG striking the structure and spaced via the flexible spacing structure from a vehicle or other target sufficiently to dud the RPG before the RPG strikes the vehicle or other target.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2014
    Publication date: January 21, 2016
    Inventors: Michael D. Farinella, Robert Lee Cardenas, William R. Lawson, Brendan LaBrecque, Frances Rush, David Hoadley, Michael Wheaton, Mike Anderson, Thomas Mann, Abed Kanaan, Patrick Callahan
  • Publication number: 20150313814
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for preparing a colored lamellar composition that may provide a wide range of colors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2015
    Publication date: November 5, 2015
    Inventors: William R. Lawson, James M. Wells, III
  • Publication number: 20150233677
    Abstract: A rocket propelled grenade shield including a flexible net and a frame secured to the flexible net supporting the flexible net. Spaced hard points are attached to the net, the hard points including a base portion with a cavity therein and a plug received in said cavity locking each hard point to the flexible net.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2015
    Publication date: August 20, 2015
    Inventors: Michael D. Farinella, Robert Lee Cardenas, William R. Lawson, Brendan LaBrecque, Frances Rush, David Hoadley, Michael Wheaton, Mike Anderson, Thomas Mann, Abed Kanaan, Patrick Callahan
  • Patent number: 9052167
    Abstract: A rocket propelled grenade shield including a flexible net and a frame secured to the flexible net supporting the flexible net. Spaced hard points are attached to the net, the hard points including a base portion with a cavity therein and a plug received in said cavity locking each hard point to the flexible net.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Assignee: Foster-Miller, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael D. Farinella, Robert Lee Cardenas, William R. Lawson, Brendan LaBrecque, Frances Rush, David Hoadley, Michael Wheaton, Mike Anderson, Thomas Mann, Abed Kanaan, Patrick Callahan
  • Publication number: 20150128794
    Abstract: A rocket propelled grenade shield including a flexible net and a frame secured to the flexible net supporting the flexible net. Spaced hard points are attached to the net, the hard points including a base portion with a cavity therein and a plug received in said cavity locking each hard point to the flexible net.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2014
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Applicant: QinetiQ North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael D. Farinella, Robert Lee Cardenas, William R. Lawson, Brendan LaBrecque, Frances Rush, David Hoadley, Michael Wheaton, Mike Anderson, Thomas Mann, Abed Kanaan, Patrick Callahan
  • Patent number: 8733225
    Abstract: A vehicle and structure shield includes an array of hard points laterally spaced and outwardly supported, in one example, by a net subsystem and frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: QinteiQ Nörth America, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael D. Farinella, Robert Lee Cardenas, William R. Lawson, Brendan LaBrecque, Frances Rush, David Hoadley, Michael Wheaton, Mike Anderson, Thomas Mann, Abed Kanaan, Patrick Callahan
  • Patent number: 8726061
    Abstract: Multiple media devices are synchronized in a multi-media system having a computer system, a plurality of media devices, and a display system. Each media device to be synchronized receives a front-end synchronization signal that periodically increments a front-end counter. The front-end counter represents an unadjusted system time (UST). The media device obtains a frame of data to be displayed from a computer system. The media device also receives a back-end synchronization signal that periodically increments a back-end counter each time a frame of data is to he displayed. The back-end counter represents a media stream count (MSC). UST and MSC data are periodically transmitted to the computer system for analysis and use by a synchronization algorithm. Specifically, UST is transmitted to the computer system each time a frame of data is obtained, and a UST/MSC pair is transmitted to the computer system each time a frame of data is displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: RPX Corporation
    Inventors: Michael K. Poimboeuf, Francis S. Bernard, Kevin A. Smith, Parkson Wong, Todd S. Stock, William R. Lawson
  • Patent number: 8443709
    Abstract: A vehicle and structure shield hard point includes a forward facing base portion defined by a front face, sidewalls extending rearward from the front face including slots therethrough for the cords of a net, and a cavity surrounded by the sidewalls. A plug is sized to be frictionally received in the cavity of the forward facing base portion locking the cords of the net with respect to the forward facing base portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2013
    Assignee: Qinetiq North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael D. Farinella, Robert Lee Cardenas, William R. Lawson, Brendan LaBrecque, Frances Rush, David Hoadley, Michael Wheaton, Mike Anderson, Thomas Mann, Abed Kanaan, Patrick Callahan
  • Patent number: 8297193
    Abstract: A surrogate RPG includes a warhead with an outer conductive portion and an inner conductive portion spaced from the outer conductive portion. A sabot includes an electrical circuit configured to monitor conductivity between the inner and outer conductive portions. The surrogate RPG can be used to test the effectiveness of various RPG defeat technologies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: Foster-Miller, Inc.
    Inventors: William R. Lawson, Scott Paul Quigley, Jamie Orlando Milliken, Robert Lee Cardenas
  • Patent number: 8245621
    Abstract: A vehicle and structure shield includes a flexible net subsystem including an array of rods or hard points supported by the net subsystem and configured to impact a projectile striking the net. A frame includes mounting brackets attached thereto positioning the frame in a spaced relationship with respect to the vehicle or structure. A first releasable fastener subsystem releasably secures the net subsystem to the frame and a second releasable fastener subsystem releasably secures the mounting brackets of the frame to a vehicle or structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Assignee: QinetiQ North America
    Inventors: Michael D. Farinella, Robert Lee Cardenas, William R. Lawson, Brendan LaBrecque, Frances Rush, David Hoadley, Michael Wheaton, Michael Anderson, Thomas Mann, Abed Kanaan, Patrick Callahan
  • Patent number: 8245622
    Abstract: A vehicle and structure shield includes a flexible net subsystem including an array of rods or hard points supported by the net subsystem and configured to impact a projectile striking the net. A frame includes mounting brackets attached thereto positioning the frame in a spaced relationship with respect to the vehicle or structure. A first releasable fastener subsystem releasably secures the net subsystem to the frame and a second releasable fastener subsystem releasably secures the mounting brackets of the frame to a vehicle or structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Assignee: QinetiQ North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael D. Farinella, Robert Lee Cardenas, William R. Lawson, Brendan LaBrecque, Frances Rush, David Hoadley, Michael Wheaton, Michael Anderson, Thomas Mann, Abed Kanaan, Patrick Callahan
  • Publication number: 20120180639
    Abstract: A vehicle and structure shield includes a flexible net subsystem including an array of rods or hard points supported by the net subsystem and configured to impact a projectile striking the net. A frame includes mounting brackets attached thereto positioning the frame in a spaced relationship with respect to the vehicle or structure. A first releasable fastener subsystem releasably secures the net subsystem to the frame and a second releasable fastener subsystem releasably secures the mounting brackets of the frame to a vehicle or structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2011
    Publication date: July 19, 2012
    Inventors: Michael D. Farinella, Robert Lee Cardenas, William R. Lawson, Brendan LaBrecque, Frances Rush, David Hoadley, Michael Wheaton, Michael Anderson, Thomas Mann, Abed Kanaan, Patrick Callahan
  • Publication number: 20120067199
    Abstract: A vehicle and structure shield includes a flexible net subsystem including an array of rods or hard points supported by the net subsystem and configured to impact a projectile striking the net. A frame includes mounting brackets attached thereto positioning the frame in a spaced relationship with respect to the vehicle or structure. A first releasable fastener subsystem releasably secures the net subsystem to the frame and a second releasable fastener subsystem releasably secures the mounting brackets of the frame to a vehicle or structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2011
    Publication date: March 22, 2012
    Inventors: Michael D. Farinella, Robert Lee Cardenas, William R. Lawson, Brendan LaBrecque, Frances Rush, David Hoadley, Michael Wheaton, Michael Anderson, Thomas Mann, Abed Kanaan, Patrick Callahan
  • Publication number: 20120036388
    Abstract: Multiple media devices are synchronized in a multi-media system having a computer system, a plurality of media devices, and a display system. Each media device to be synchronized receives a front-end synchronization signal that periodically increments a front-end counter. The front-end counter represents an unadjusted system time (UST). The media device obtains a frame of data to be displayed from a computer system. The media device also receives a back-end synchronization signal that periodically increments a back-end counter each time a frame of data is to he displayed. The back-end counter represents a media stream count (MSC). UST and MSC data are periodically transmitted to the computer system for analysis and use by a synchronization algorithm. Specifically, UST is transmitted to the computer system each time a frame of data is obtained, and a UST/MSC pair is transmitted to the computer system each time a frame of data is displayed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2011
    Publication date: February 9, 2012
    Applicant: Graphics Properties Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael K. POIMBOEUF, Francis S. Bernard, Kevin A. Smith, Parkson Wong, Todd S. Stock, William R. Lawson
  • Patent number: 8011285
    Abstract: A vehicle and structure shield includes a flexible net subsystem including an array of rods or hard points supported by the net subsystem and configured to impact a projectile striking the net. A frame includes mounting brackets attached thereto positioning the frame in a spaced relationship with respect to the vehicle or structure. A first releasable fastener subsystem releasably secures the net subsystem to the frame and a second releasable fastener subsystem releasably secures the mounting brackets of the frame to a vehicle or structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2011
    Assignee: Foster-Miller, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael D. Farinella, Robert Lee Cardenas, William R. Lawson, Brendan LaBrecque, Frances Rush, David Hoadley, Michael Wheaton, Michael Anderson, Thomas Mann, Abed Kanaan, Patrick Callahan