Patents by Inventor William Sear
William Sear 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: 20240094584Abstract: An optical device includes a first electrode and a medium that includes ferroelectric liquid crystals and chiral dopants. The medium is located adjacent to the first electrode. The optical device may also include a second electrode distinct and separate from the first electrode. The optical device may be used as an optical dimming device, controlling an amount light passing through the optical device based on a voltage gradient provided to the optical device.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 5, 2023Publication date: March 21, 2024Inventors: Chenrun Feng, Olga Vladimirovna Barykina-Tassa, Afsoon Jamali, Jonathan William Onorato, Jasmine Soria Sears, Gareth Valentine, Xi Wu
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Publication number: 20240090086Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a cartridge for an aerosol delivery device such as a smoking article. The cartridge may include a base, a reservoir substrate, and an atomizer. The reservoir substrate may define a cavity therethrough. The atomizer may comprise a liquid transport element and a heating element extending at least partially about the liquid transport element. The atomizer may extend through the cavity through the reservoir substrate such that the heating element is positioned proximate an end of the reservoir substrate. Ends of the liquid transport element may extend to an opposing end of the reservoir substrate. A related method for assembling a cartridge for a smoking article is also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 17, 2023Publication date: March 14, 2024Inventors: John DePiano, David Smith, Charles Jacob Novak, III, Frank S. Silveira, Steven Lee Alderman, Grady Lance Dooly, Frederic Philippe Ampolini, Timothy Brian Nestor, Quentin Paul Guenther, JR., Stephen Benson Sears, John William Wolber, Michael Laine
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Patent number: 11712235Abstract: This disclosure relates to a surgical method for deploying implants for repairing damaged tissue, such as meniscus tears. One exemplary surgical device for use in the method includes a cannula and a pusher moveable within the cannula to deploy a plurality of implants. Movement of the pusher in the distal direction deploys a distal-most implant and moves any additional implants distally within the cannula. Thus, multiple implants can be loaded into the cannula and deployed using one pusher. The disclosed arrangement is easy to use and has fewer component parts compared to prior devices, which in turn increases the ease of manufacture and reduces cost.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2021Date of Patent: August 1, 2023Assignee: Arthrex, Inc.Inventors: Joshua Joseph Best, Kenneth T. Helenbolt, Andrew K. Osika, Timothy J. Haughton, Marshall Dean, Omar Bermudez, Charles William Sears, Timothy N. Johnson
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Patent number: 11526913Abstract: A method of providing Internet commercialization services to a content owner may include obtaining rights from an owner of Web page contents on a Web page to commercialize the Web page contents, obtaining an ad from an advertiser for placement on the Web page, the advertiser agreeing to pay for placement of the ad, paying for traffic to the Web page based on a bid to a traffic partner and sharing profits with the owner of the Web page contents, if any, from payments by the advertiser above payment to the traffic partner for the traffic. The content owner may be a publisher of content on the Internet. The traffic partner may be a search engine. The method may include automatically providing Internet commercialization services to an Internet publisher. Various aspects of the method may be modified in a closed loop fashion to optimize profits.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2020Date of Patent: December 13, 2022Assignee: TABOOLA.COM LTD.Inventors: William Sears, David Hull, Warren Gibbons, Tim Whalen, William Gross, Thomas McGoven
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Patent number: 11424767Abstract: Systems and methods for controlling power amplifier (PA) performance metrics such as linearity and stability based on out-of-band feedback are presented. Various embodiments provide for synthesizing negative baseband termination using a feedback network between the drain and gate bias paths of the PA, so that the intermodulation distortion (IMD) is suppressed without an increase in system complexity. Other embodiments include a feedback network topology between the drain and gate bias paths of the PA that provides stability enhancement of the PA without the need for conventional stability networks in the radio frequency (RF) path. The out-of-band feedback nature of the approach means that the continuous wave (CW) RF performance is not perturbed, enabling conventional design techniques to be used for the input and output matching networks while enhancing aspects of the PA performance.Type: GrantFiled: January 12, 2021Date of Patent: August 23, 2022Assignee: The Regents of the University of Colorado, a body corporateInventors: Taylor Wallis Barton, William Sear
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Patent number: 11155034Abstract: According to some embodiments, system and methods are provided comprising generating a nominal computer-aided design (CAD) image of a component; producing a physical representation of the component from the nominal CAD image using an additive manufacturing (AM) process; measuring the physical component to obtain measurement data; determining a deviation between geometry associated with the nominal CAD image and the obtained measurement data; determining a compensation field for the deviation, if the deviation is outside of a tolerance threshold; modifying the nominal CAD image by the compensation field; and producing a physical representation of the component from the modified nominal CAD image. Numerous other aspects are provided.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2016Date of Patent: October 26, 2021Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Pinghai Yang, James William Sears, Steven Charles Woods, Michael Evans Graham
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Publication number: 20210268789Abstract: A method of forming a build in a powder bed includes emitting a plurality of laser beams from selected fibers of a diode laser fiber array onto the powder bed, the selected fibers of the array corresponding to a pattern of a layer of the build; and simultaneously melting powder in the powder bed corresponding to the pattern of the layer of the build.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 7, 2021Publication date: September 2, 2021Inventors: Marshall Gordon Jones, William Thomas Carter, James William Sears
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Publication number: 20210236113Abstract: This disclosure relates to a surgical method for deploying implants for repairing damaged tissue, such as meniscus tears. One exemplary surgical device for use in the method includes a cannula and a pusher moveable within the cannula to deploy a plurality of implants. Movement of the pusher in the distal direction deploys a distal-most implant and moves any additional implants distally within the cannula. Thus, multiple implants can be loaded into the cannula and deployed using one pusher. The disclosed arrangement is easy to use and has fewer component parts compared to prior devices, which in turn increases the ease of manufacture and reduces cost.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 21, 2021Publication date: August 5, 2021Inventors: Joshua Joseph Best, Kenneth T. Helenbolt, Andrew K. Osika, Timothy J. Haughton, Marshall Dean, Omar Bermudez, Charles William Sears, Timothy N. Johnson
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Publication number: 20210218423Abstract: Systems and methods for controlling power amplifier (PA) performance metrics such as linearity and stability based on out-of-band feedback are presented. Various embodiments provide for synthesizing negative baseband termination using a feedback network between the drain and gate bias paths of the PA, so that the intermodulation distortion (IMD) is suppressed without an increase in system complexity. Other embodiments include a feedback network topology between the drain and gate bias paths of the PA that provides stability enhancement of the PA without the need for conventional stability networks in the radio frequency (RF) path. The out-of-band feedback nature of the approach means that the continuous wave (CW) RF performance is not perturbed, enabling conventional design techniques to be used for the input and output matching networks while enhancing aspects of the PA performance.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 12, 2021Publication date: July 15, 2021Inventors: Taylor Wallis Barton, William Sear
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Patent number: 11027536Abstract: A method of forming a build in a powder bed includes emitting a plurality of laser beams from selected fibers of a diode laser fiber array onto the powder bed, the selected fibers of the array corresponding to a pattern of a layer of the build; and simultaneously melting powder in the powder bed corresponding to the pattern of the layer of the build.Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 2020Date of Patent: June 8, 2021Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Marshall Gordon Jones, William Thomas Carter, James William Sears
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Patent number: 11006944Abstract: This disclosure relates to a surgical device configured to deliver implants and a method of repairing damaged tissue, such as meniscus tears. One exemplary surgical device includes a cannula and a pusher moveable within the cannula to deploy a plurality of implants. Movement of the pusher in the distal direction deploys a distal-most implant and moves any additional implants distally within the cannula. Thus, multiple implants can be loaded into the cannula and deployed using one pusher. The disclosed arrangement is easy to use and has fewer component parts compared to prior devices, which in turn increases the ease of manufacture and reduces cost.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2017Date of Patent: May 18, 2021Assignee: Arthrex, Inc.Inventors: Joshua Joseph Best, Kenneth T. Helenbolt, Andrew Osika, Timothy J. Haughton, Marshall Dean, Omar Bermudez, Charles William Sears, Timothy N. Johnson
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Publication number: 20210142933Abstract: A powder including a plurality of particulates, each particulate including a soft magnetic metallic core coated with a continuous dielectric coating having a thickness selected from a range of 100 nanometers to 100 micrometers. The particulates have a mean particle size selected from a range of 100 nanometers to 250 micrometers. Methods for forming the powder are disclosed. A soft magnetic composite component includes a soft magnetic material in a dielectric matrix, wherein (i) the soft magnetic material comprises a plurality of particulates comprising metallic cores, (ii) each metallic core is coated by a continuous dielectric coating covering >90% of a surface area of the metallic core, (iii) the metallic cores are electrically isolated from each other, and (iv) the dielectric coatings of adjacent metallic cores are consolidated together. Methods for formation of the soft magnetic component by additive manufacturing and hot isostatic pressing are disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2020Publication date: May 13, 2021Inventors: Francis William Herbert, Chins Chinnasamy, James William Sears, Christopher Phillip Allen, Jaydip Das, Nir Vaks
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Publication number: 20200302484Abstract: A method of providing Internet commercialization services to a content owner may include obtaining rights from an owner of Web page contents on a Web page to commercialize the Web page contents, obtaining an ad from an advertiser for placement on the Web page, the advertiser agreeing to pay for placement of the ad, paying for traffic to the Web page based on a bid to a traffic partner and sharing profits with the owner of the Web page contents, if any, from payments by the advertiser above payment to the traffic partner for the traffic. The content owner may be a publisher of content on the Internet. The traffic partner may be a search engine. The method may include automatically providing Internet commercialization services to an Internet publisher. Various aspects of the method may be modified in a closed loop fashion to optimize profits.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 5, 2020Publication date: September 24, 2020Inventors: William SEARS, David HULL, Warren GIBBONS, Tim WHALEN, William GROSS, Thomas MCGOVEN
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Publication number: 20200302485Abstract: A method of providing Internet commercialization services to a content owner may include obtaining rights from an owner of Web page contents on a Web page to commercialize the Web page contents, obtaining an ad from an advertiser for placement on the Web page, the advertiser agreeing to pay for placement of the ad, paying for traffic to the Web page based on a bid to a traffic partner and sharing profits with the owner of the Web page contents, if any, from payments by the advertiser above payment to the traffic partner for the traffic. The content owner may be a publisher of content on the Internet. The traffic partner may be a search engine. The method may include automatically providing Internet commercialization services to an Internet publisher. Various aspects of the method may be modified in a closed loop fashion to optimize profits.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 5, 2020Publication date: September 24, 2020Inventors: William SEARS, David HULL, Warren GIBBONS, Tim WHALEN, William GROSS, Thomas MCGOVEN
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Patent number: 10744562Abstract: Adaptively forming a three-dimensional component may include providing a plurality of electron beam sources, and simultaneously controlling the plurality of electron beam sources to direct a plurality of electron beams onto a plurality of deposited layers of metallic powder to sequentially consolidate patterned portions of the plurality of deposited metallic powder layers to adaptively form the three-dimensional component.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2016Date of Patent: August 18, 2020Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Mark Alan Frontera, Vasile Bogdan Neculaes, James William Sears, Peter Andras Zavodszky
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Patent number: 10719855Abstract: A method of providing Internet commercialization services to a content owner may include obtaining rights from an owner of Web page contents on a Web page to commercialize the Web page contents, obtaining an ad from an advertiser for placement on the Web page, the advertiser agreeing to pay for placement of the ad, paying for traffic to the Web page based on a bid to a traffic partner and sharing profits with the owner of the Web page contents, if any, from payments by the advertiser above payment to the traffic partner for the traffic. The content owner may be a publisher of content on the Internet. The traffic partner may be a search engine. The method may include automatically providing Internet commercialization services to an Internet publisher. Various aspects of the method may be modified in a closed loop fashion to optimize profits.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2016Date of Patent: July 21, 2020Assignee: TABOOLA.COM LTD.Inventors: William Sears, David Hull, Warren Gibbons, Tim Whalen, William Gross, Thomas McGoven
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Publication number: 20200223212Abstract: A method of forming a build in a powder bed includes emitting a plurality of laser beams from selected fibers of a diode laser fiber array onto the powder bed, the selected fibers of the array corresponding to a pattern of a layer of the build; and simultaneously melting powder in the powder bed corresponding to the pattern of the layer of the build.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 15, 2020Publication date: July 16, 2020Inventors: Marshall Gordon Jones, William Thomas Carter, James William Sears
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Patent number: 10674101Abstract: An imaging device for an additive manufacturing system is provided. The additive manufacturing system includes a material. The imaging device includes a high resolution imaging bar including at least one detector array, and an imaging element positioned between the at least one detector array and the material. The high resolution imaging bar is displaced from the material along a first direction and extends along a second direction. The high resolution imaging bar is configured to generate an image of a build layer within the material.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2017Date of Patent: June 2, 2020Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Kevin George Harding, Jason Harris Karp, James William Sears
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Patent number: 10583530Abstract: A component is fabricated in a powder bed by moving a laser array across the powder bed. The laser array includes a plurality of laser devices. The power output of each laser device of the plurality of laser devices is independently controlled. The laser array emits a plurality of energy beams from a plurality of selected laser devices of the plurality of laser devices to generate a melt pool in the powder bed. A non-uniform energy intensity profile is generated by the plurality of selected laser devices. The non-uniform energy intensity profile facilitates generating a melt pool that has a predetermined characteristic.Type: GrantFiled: January 9, 2017Date of Patent: March 10, 2020Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Jason Harris Karp, Justin John Gambone, Jr., Michael Evans Graham, David Charles Bogdan, Jr., Victor Petrovich Ostroverkhov, William Thomas Carter, Harry Kirk Mathews, Jr., Kevin George Harding, Jinjie Shi, Marshall Gordon Jones, James William Sears
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Patent number: 10569525Abstract: A method of forming a build in a powder bed includes emitting a plurality of laser beams from selected fibers of a diode laser fiber array onto the powder bed, the selected fibers of the array corresponding to a pattern of a layer of the build; and simultaneously melting powder in the powder bed corresponding to the pattern of the layer of the build.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2019Date of Patent: February 25, 2020Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Marshall Gordon Jones, William Thomas Carter, James William Sears