Patents by Inventor William Ross
William Ross 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).
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Publication number: 20240239013Abstract: A system and method for placing and circulating concrete is disclosed. The system includes a hopper body, a feed auger, one or more circulating elements, a pump, a valve with two or more outlets, a return conduit, and two or more hoses. The hopper body of the system may additionally include a heat exchanger. Concrete slurry is placed into the hopper body, continuously circulated within the hopper body, and drawn from the hopper body by the pump and conveyed through the hoses, or through the return conduit, or both. Concrete slurry within the hoses may be returned to the hopper body.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 10, 2022Publication date: July 18, 2024Applicant: STEELIKE, INC.Inventors: William Thomas KULISH, Timothy ROSS
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Publication number: 20240216199Abstract: A patient support apparatus supports a patient and includes a litter. A base is disposed below the litter. A lift mechanism is configured to move the litter and the base relative to one another between extended and collapsed positions. The lift mechanism includes first and second frame assemblies each including an outer frame member and an inner frame member arranged to move within the outer frame member. First and second rollers and first and second slide members are disposed between the outer and inner frame members. The first and second rollers are arranged to roll along at least one of the outer and inner frame members with a load exerted on the lift mechanism from the litter. The first and second slide members are arranged to slide along at least one of the outer and inner frame members with a load exerted on the lift mechanism from the base.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2024Publication date: July 4, 2024Applicant: Stryker CorporationInventors: William Ross Heneveld, JR., Chad Conway Souke, Michael T. Brubaker, Mackenzie Van Loon
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Patent number: 12018021Abstract: Thiophene derivatives of formula (I) and a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof are provided. These compounds have utility for the treatment or prevention of disorders caused by IgE, such as allergy, type 1 hypersensitivity or familiar sinus inflammation.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2019Date of Patent: June 25, 2024Assignee: UCB BIOPHARMA SRLInventors: Pfrafulkumar Tulshibhai Chovatia, Rickki Lee Connelly, Richard Jeremy Franklin, Gregory William Haslett, Alistair James Henry, James Madden, Judi Charlotte Neuss, Timothy John Norman, Oliver Philps, William Ross Pitt, Konstantinos Rampalakos, Matthew Duncan Selby, Selvaratnam Suganthan, Giancarlo Trani, Zhaoning Zhu
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Patent number: 12003422Abstract: Methods, non-transitory computer readable media, network traffic manager apparatuses, and systems that assist with network packet switching based on packet data includes receiving a plurality of network packets. Next, header data and payload data is separated for each of the plurality of received network packets. Next, digest data is created from the separated header data for each of the plurality of network packets. One or more network actions are identified for each of the plurality of network packets based on the corresponding created digest data. The identified one or more network actions are performed on the separated header data and the payload data.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2019Date of Patent: June 4, 2024Assignee: F5, Inc.Inventors: William Ross Baumann, Alan B. Mimms
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Patent number: 11986429Abstract: A patient transport apparatus is provided with a lift mechanism to move a litter relative to a base between lift configurations, a user interface with an input control and an indicator, a height sensor, and a controller. The controller is configured to compare signals generated by the height sensor against a value associated with a transport configuration, operate the indicator in a first state when the signal corresponds to the value to communicate to a user that the litter is arranged in the transport configuration, to operate the indicator in a second state when the signal differs from the value to communicate to the user that the litter is arranged in a lift configuration other than the transport configuration, and to drive the lift mechanism to move to the transport configuration in response to the signal being within a predetermined threshold of value upon user disengagement of the input control.Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 2021Date of Patent: May 21, 2024Assignee: Stryker CorporationInventors: William Ross Heneveld, Jr., Hieu Phan
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Publication number: 20240115440Abstract: A patient handling apparatus includes a patient support surface, a base, and a hydraulic circuit. The hydraulic circuit includes a pump, a fluid reservoir, and a hydraulic cylinder operable to selectively raise or lower the patient support surface or the base. The hydraulic circuit controls flow of fluid between the cylinder and the fluid reservoir to thereby control the movement of the base or patient support surface. In addition, the hydraulic circuit may include a manual bypass circuit configured to bypass the pump in response to a manual input, which allows manual extension or retraction of the cylinder, for example, when the pump is not operational. The hydraulic circuit may also include a pump bypass circuit configured to bypass the pump to allow fluid to discharge from the cap end to the fluid reservoir for faster evacuation of fluid from the cylinder, thereby increasing retraction speed of the rod.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2023Publication date: April 11, 2024Inventors: Ross T. Lucas, William Ross Heneveld, JR., Chad C. Souke, Thomas A. Puvogel
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Patent number: 11951055Abstract: A patient support apparatus supports a patient and includes a litter. A base is disposed below the litter. A lift mechanism is configured to move the litter and the base relative to one another between extended and collapsed positions. The lift mechanism includes first and second frame assemblies each including an outer frame member and an inner frame member arranged to move within the outer frame member. First and second rollers and first and second slide members are disposed between the outer and inner frame members. The first and second rollers are arranged to roll along at least one of the outer and inner frame members with a load exerted on the lift mechanism from the litter. The first and second slide members are arranged to slide along at least one of the outer and inner frame members with a load exerted on the lift mechanism from the base.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2022Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: Stryker CorporationInventors: William Ross Heneveld, Jr., Chad Conway Souke, Michael T. Brubaker, Mackenzie Van Loon
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Patent number: 11918159Abstract: A glass cleaning device including a handle and an attachment adaptor provided to the handle. The attachment adaptor may be affixed to the handle or may be configured to be sold separately and may also be configured to be removable from the handle. The attachment adaptor is configured to attach to a replaceable windshield wiper blade of the type conventionally available for vehicles. In some cases, the glass cleaning device may include a windshield wiper blade together with the handle and/or the attachment adaptor. In some cases, the handle is extendible. The ability to use commercially available windshield wiper blades allows a large selection of easily available replacements or options for the cleaning head of the glass cleaning device.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2021Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Inventor: William Ross
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Patent number: 11896531Abstract: A patient handling apparatus includes a patient support surface, a base, and a hydraulic circuit. The hydraulic circuit includes a pump, a fluid reservoir, and a hydraulic cylinder operable to selectively raise or lower the patient support surface or the base. The hydraulic circuit controls flow of fluid between the cylinder and the fluid reservoir to thereby control the movement of the base or patient support surface. In addition, the hydraulic circuit may include a manual bypass circuit configured to bypass the pump in response to a manual input, which allows manual extension or retraction of the cylinder, for example, when the pump is not operational. The hydraulic circuit may also include a pump bypass circuit configured to bypass the pump to allow fluid to discharge from the cap end to the fluid reservoir for faster evacuation of fluid from the cylinder, thereby increasing retraction speed of the rod.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2020Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Assignee: Stryker CorporationInventors: Ross T. Lucas, William Ross Heneveld, Jr., Chad C. Souke, Thomas A. Puvogel
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Patent number: 11863876Abstract: A computational pixel imaging device that includes an array of pixel integrated circuits for event-based detection and imaging. Each pixel may include a digital counter that accumulates a digital number, which indicates whether a change is detected by the pixel. The counter may count in one direction for a portion of an exposure and count in an opposite direction for another portion of the exposure. The imaging device may be configured to collect and transmit key frames at a lower rate, and collect and transmit delta or event frames at a higher rate. The key frames may include a full image of a scene, captured by the pixel array. The delta frames may include sparse data, captured by pixels that have detected meaningful changes in received light intensity. High speed, low transmission bandwidth motion image video can be reconstructed using the key frames and the delta frames.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2020Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignee: Anduril Industries Inc.Inventors: Michael W. Kelly, Curtis Colonero, Christopher David, Justin Baker, William Ross
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Patent number: 11856302Abstract: A stereo imaging system includes an optical assembly and a computational pixel imager (CPI) having a plurality of pixels. Each pixel includes a light sensor and counters that convert a photocurrent from the light sensor to a digital signal. The optical assembly, which directs light from a light field to the CPI, includes an optical field combiner and first and second primary lens assemblies, which are configured to receive first and second portions of the light from the lightfield, respectively, and to direct the first and second portions of the light to the optical field combiner. The optical field combiner includes a modulator configured to modulate the first and second portions of the light and to direct modulated first and second portions of the light onto the CPI. The counters are configured to perform digital signal processing on the digital signal.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2022Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: Anduril Industries, Inc.Inventors: Michael W. Kelly, Curtis Colonero, Christopher David, Joseph Bari, William Ross
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Patent number: 11856303Abstract: A stereo imaging system includes an optical assembly and a computational pixel imager (CPI) having a plurality of pixels. Each pixel includes a light sensor and counters that convert a photocurrent from the light sensor to a digital signal. The optical assembly, which directs light from a light field to the CPI, includes an optical field combiner and first and second primary lens assemblies, which are configured to receive first and second portions of the light from the light field, respectively, and to direct the first and second portions of the light to the optical field combiner. The optical field combiner includes a modulator configured to modulate the first and second portions of the light and to direct modulated first and second portions of the light onto the CPI. The counters are configured to perform digital signal processing on the digital signal.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2022Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: Anduril Industries, Inc.Inventors: Michael W. Kelly, Curtis Colonero, Christopher David, Joseph Bari, William Ross
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Patent number: 11854333Abstract: Existing currency validation (CVAL) devices, systems, and methods are too slow, costly, intrusive, and/or bulky to be routinely used in common transaction locations (e.g., at checkout, at an automatic teller machine, etc.). Presented herein are devices, systems, and methods to facilitate optical validation of documents, merchandise, or currency at common transaction locations and to do so in an obtrusive and convenient way. More specifically, the present invention embraces a validation device that may be used alone or integrated within a larger system (e.g., point of sale system, kiosk, etc.). The present invention also embraces methods for currency validation using the validation device, as well as methods for improving the quality and consistency of data captured by the validation device for validation.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2021Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: Hand Held Products, Inc.Inventors: Erik Van Horn, Gennady Germaine, Christopher Allen, David J. Ryder, Paul Poloniewicz, Kevin Saber, Sean Philip Kearney, Edward Hatton, Edward C. Bremer, Michael Vincent Miraglia, Robert Pierce, William Ross Rapoport, James Vincent Guiheen, Chirag Patel, Patrick Anthony Giordano, Timothy Good, Gregory M. Rueblinger
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Patent number: 11855898Abstract: Methods, non-transitory computer readable media, network traffic management apparatuses, and network traffic management systems include inspecting a plurality of incoming packets to obtain packet header data for each of the incoming packets. The packet header data is filtered using one or more filtering criteria. At least one of a plurality of optimized DMA behavior mechanisms for each of the incoming packets are selected based on associating the filtered header data for each of the incoming packets with stored profile data. The incoming packets are disaggregated based on the corresponding selected one of the optimized DMA behavior mechanisms.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2019Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: F5, Inc.Inventor: William Ross Baumann
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Publication number: 20230374979Abstract: A modular pump and motor system including a modular frame and motor stool is disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 16, 2023Publication date: November 23, 2023Inventors: James J. Volk, Lander Nordal, Ryan Chin, Jaden Steel, William Ross Gates
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Patent number: 11785347Abstract: A stereo imaging system includes an optical assembly and a computational pixel imager (CPI) having a plurality of pixels. Each pixel includes a light sensor and counters that convert a photocurrent from the light sensor to a digital signal. The optical assembly, which directs light from a light field to the CPI, includes an optical field combiner and first and second primary lens assemblies, which are configured to receive first and second portions of the light from the light field, respectively, and to direct the first and second portions of the light to the optical field combiner. The optical field combiner includes a modulator configured to modulate the first and second portions of the light and to direct modulated first and second portions of the light onto the CPI. The counters are configured to perform digital signal processing on the digital signal.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2020Date of Patent: October 10, 2023Assignee: Anduril Industries, Inc.Inventors: Michael W. Kelly, Curtis Colonero, Christopher David, Joseph Bari, William Ross
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Publication number: 20230192646Abstract: The present invention relates to dihydro-cyclopenta-isoquinoline derivatives of formula (I), processes for preparing them, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use in treating disorders caused by IgE (such as allergic responses, non-allergic mast cell responses or certain autoimmune responses), and in particular disorders caused by the interaction of IgE with the Fc?RI receptor.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2020Publication date: June 22, 2023Inventors: Timothy John NORMAN, Jag Paul HEER, Oliver PHILPS, William Ross PITT, James MADDEN, Zeshan YOUSUF
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Patent number: 11674967Abstract: A new, stable trimeric TNF? structure is disclosed with distorted symmetry which can bind to the TNFR1 receptor to attenuate signalling therefrom, which can be used in the treatment and/or prevention of diseases associated with the soluble TNF?/TNFR1 interaction. Membrane-bound TNF? is not affected in its ability to signal through TNFR2, and thus the new structure of TNF? may be used in therapies which do not significantly raise the risk of infection or malignancy.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2020Date of Patent: June 13, 2023Assignee: UCB BIOPHARMA SRLInventors: James Philip O'Connell, John Robert Porter, Alastair Lawson, Boris Kroeplien, Stephen Edward Rapecki, Timothy John Norman, Graham John Warrellow, Tracy Lynn Arakaki, Alex Buntin Burgin, William Ross Pitt, Mark Daniel Calmiano, David Andreas Schubert, Daniel John Lightwood, Rebecca Jayne Munro
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Patent number: D1009622Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2021Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignee: Visy R & D Pty LtdInventor: Jason William Ross
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Patent number: D1009624Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2021Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignee: Visy R & D Pty LtdInventor: Jason William Ross