Patents by Inventor William Thompson

William Thompson 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: 20260037997
    Abstract: Methods and systems for determining quality of media content are disclosed. The method performed by a server system includes extracting textual data related to a screenplay associated with media content being produced by a first user. Method includes segmenting the textual data into multiple sections to display each section to second user(s). Method includes receiving user input(s) from each of the second user(s) for each section. Method includes determining, by Machine Learning (ML) model(s) associated with the server system, user behavior of each second user, and a set of interpretations for the screenplay based on the textual data and user input(s). Method includes generating, by the ML model(s), a prediction indicative of a predicted quality of the media content based on the user behavior and the set of interpretations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2025
    Publication date: February 5, 2026
    Inventors: Robert Tzudiker, Leilah Franklin, Raymond Toal, John Dionisio, William Thompson, Story Haas
  • Publication number: 20260021197
    Abstract: Nanoparticles suitable for delivery of a cargo to a chondrocyte, and targeting peptides comprising a chondrocyte targeting sequence, are provided. Further provided are uses of the nanoparticles and targeting peptides, for example, in treating a joint or cartilage disease or disorder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2023
    Publication date: January 22, 2026
    Inventors: Amy Walker, Heikki Lanckriet, Ángel Picher, Ana Vanina Hangu, William Thompson
  • Patent number: 12494140
    Abstract: Devices used to cue a user to take a step when experiencing a walking disorder, such as a freezing of gait episode, are disclosed. The devices are configured to cue the user with a visual and/or audible cue. The devices include an activation module and a cueing module. The cueing module includes a metronome and a laser light source. The devices are mounted on an assistive mobility device or on the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2024
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2025
    Assignee: Medical Depot, Inc.
    Inventors: Sidney Collin, Adam Schwartz, William Thompson
  • Patent number: 12469104
    Abstract: A method of enhancing a resolution of an EDS image of a sample includes generating an EDS image of the sample, generating a non-EDS image of the sample generating, using a machine learning algorithm, an enhanced resolution EDS image of the sample based on the generated feature map and based on the first EDS image, where a resolution of the enhanced resolution EDS image is higher than a resolution of the first EDS image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2025
    Assignee: CARL ZEISS MICROSCOPY GMBH
    Inventors: Matthew Andrew, William Thompson, Joaquin Correa, Edward Hill, Benjamin Tordoff, Richard Moralee
  • Publication number: 20250078205
    Abstract: A method of enhancing a resolution of an EDS image of a sample includes generating an EDS image of the sample, generating a non-EDS image of the sample generating, using a machine learning algorithm, an enhanced resolution EDS image of the sample based on the generated feature map and based on the first EDS image, where a resolution of the enhanced resolution EDS image is higher than a resolution of the first EDS image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2024
    Publication date: March 6, 2025
    Inventors: Matthew Andrew, William Thompson, Joaquin Correa, Edward Hill, Benjamin Tordoff, Richard Moralee
  • Patent number: 12174874
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, methods, and computer program products are disclosed for automated prototyping of a topic model. An example method includes a data manipulation engine ingesting and pre-processing source data from a set of data sources, a feature extraction engine that thereafter transforms the pre-processed data into a set of numeric representations of the pre-processed data, and an autonomous model generator that automatically generates a trained topic model using the set of numeric representations. Embodiments further enable visualization of topic model output, which permits a user to easily consume and utilize information from a topic model for any number of purposes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignee: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
    Inventors: Brian Karp, William Thompson, Antonio Iniguez, James Ma, Kelley Impoco, Richard Penfil, II
  • Publication number: 20240412662
    Abstract: Devices used to cue a user to take a step when experiencing a walking disorder, such as a freezing of gait episode, are disclosed. The devices are configured to cue the user with a visual and/or audible cue. The devices include an activation module and a cueing module. The cueing module includes a metronome and a laser light source. The devices are mounted on an assistive mobility device or on the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2024
    Publication date: December 12, 2024
    Inventors: Sidney Collin, Adam Schwartz, William Thompson
  • Patent number: 12020587
    Abstract: Devices used to cue a user to take a step when experiencing a walking disorder, such as a freezing of gait episode, are disclosed. The devices are configured to cue the user with a visual and/or audible cue. The devices include an activation module and a cueing module. The cueing module includes a metronome and a laser light source. The devices are mounted on an assistive mobility device or on the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2024
    Assignee: DE ORO DEVICES, INC.
    Inventors: Sidney Collin, Adam Schwartz, William Thompson
  • Patent number: 11816765
    Abstract: A x-ray micro tomography system provides the ability to proscriptively determine regularization parameters for iterative reconstruction of a sample, from projection data of the sample. This allows a less experienced operator to determine the regularization parameters with adequate precision.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: Carl Zeiss X-ray Microscopy, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew Andrew, William Thompson
  • Patent number: 11790804
    Abstract: Devices used to cue a user to take a step when experiencing a walking disorder, such as a freezing of gait episode, are disclosed. The devices are configured to cue the user with a visual and/or audible cue. The devices include an activation module and a cueing module. The cueing module includes a metronome and a laser light source. The devices are mounted on an assistive mobility device or on the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: De Oro Devices, Inc.
    Inventors: Sidney Collin, Adam Schwartz, William Thompson
  • Publication number: 20230222939
    Abstract: Devices used to cue a user to take a step when experiencing a walking disorder, such as a freezing of gait episode, are disclosed. The devices are configured to cue the user with a visual and/or audible cue. The devices include an activation module and a cueing module. The cueing module includes a metronome and a laser light source. The devices are mounted on an assistive mobility device or on the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2023
    Publication date: July 13, 2023
    Inventors: Sidney Collin, Adam Schwartz, William Thompson
  • Patent number: 11699355
    Abstract: Devices used to cue a user to take a step when experiencing a walking disorder, such as a freezing of gait episode, are disclosed. The devices are configured to cue the user with a visual and/or audible cue. The devices include an activation module and a cueing module. The cueing module includes a metronome and a laser light source. The devices are mounted on an assistive mobility device or on the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: De Oro Devices, Inc.
    Inventors: Sidney Collin, Adam Schwartz, William Thompson
  • Publication number: 20230102689
    Abstract: Provided are systems and methods for improving movement irregularities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2021
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Inventors: Sidney COLLIN, Adam SCHWARTZ, William THOMPSON
  • Publication number: 20220397697
    Abstract: A method of enhancing a resolution of an EDS image of a sample includes generating an EDS image of the sample, generating a non-EDS image of the sample generating, using a machine learning algorithm, an enhanced resolution EDS image of the sample based on the generated feature map and based on the first EDS image, where a resolution of the enhanced resolution EDS image is higher than a resolution of the first EDS image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2020
    Publication date: December 15, 2022
    Applicant: CARL ZEISS MICROSCOPY GMBH
    Inventors: Matthew Andrew, William Thompson, Joaquin Correa, Edward Hill, Benjamin Tordoff, Richard Moralee
  • Publication number: 20220042294
    Abstract: The “Odorless Toilet Seat”. The build of the toilet seat, which is designed for the consumer's comfort, sports a ¼ inch high housing groove on the back of the toilet seat. Inside the ¼ inch high housing groove is the “Odorless Toilet Seat's vent line. The vent line connects to an already existing patent “Odorless Toilet” (U.S. Pat. No. 6,499,150B1). The “Odorless Toilet Seat” will be held in place on the Toilet bowl with the standard housing & hinge hardware.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2020
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Inventor: William Thompson
  • Publication number: 20220028130
    Abstract: A x-ray micro tomography system provides the ability to proscriptively determine regularization parameters for iterative reconstruction of a sample, from projection data of the sample. This allows a less experienced operator to determine the regularization parameters with adequate precision.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2021
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Inventors: Matthew Andrew, William Thompson
  • Patent number: 11138767
    Abstract: A x-ray micro tomography system provides the ability to proscriptively determine regularization parameters for iterative reconstruction of a sample, from projection data of the sample. This allows a less experienced operator to determine the regularization parameters with adequate precision.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: Carl Zeiss X-Ray Microscopy, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew Andrew, William Thompson
  • Patent number: 11085888
    Abstract: X-ray microscopy tomography scanning systems are not constrained by continuous scanning trajectories like in medical scanners. In fact, the source and detector can be held stationary during subsequent image capture producing a discrete sampling pattern. For such systems, a method of producing an optimized, even illumination of the object by choosing source/detector locations on a surface of an imaginary cylinder surrounding the object is disclosed. The locations, in one example, form a regular lattice with even coverage on the surface of that cylinder, rather than at locations along a continuous curve such as a helix. Using this method, the effective pitch may be increased beyond the theoretical limit imposed by helical scanning, allowing a greater range of y-axis coverage for the same number of projection angles, corresponding to an increase in throughput.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: Carl Zeiss X-Ray Microscopy, Inc.
    Inventors: William Thompson, Zhifeng Huang
  • Publication number: 20210137470
    Abstract: The present application discloses a computed tomography system having non-rotating X-ray sources that are programmed to optimize the source firing pattern. In one embodiment, the CT system is a fast cone-beam CT scanner which uses a fixed ring of multiple sources and fixed rings of detectors in an offset geometry. It should be appreciated that the source firing pattern is effectuated by a controller, which implements methods to determine a source firing pattern that are adapted to geometries where the X-ray sources and detector geometry are offset.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2020
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Inventors: William Thompson, William Robert Breckon Lionheart, Edward James Morton
  • Patent number: RE48511
    Abstract: In accordance with the present invention, there is provided a garment or undergarment (e.g., a T-shirt) which is provided with integrated multi-layer perspiration barriers uniquely configured to provide high levels of evaporative cooling and moisture vapor transmission. The perspiration barriers are integrated into the sleeve and torso portions of the garment such that such perspiration barriers actually define the underarm portions thereof. Each of the perspiration barriers is preferably comprised of four layers, each of which is formed from two separate panel pieces. The various layers included in each of the perspiration barriers, the manner in which such layers are stacked upon and attached to each other, and the manner in which the layers forming each perspiration barrier are integrated into the garment are specifically adapted to collectively promote evaporative cooling and a vapor transmission effect which provides superior perspiration absorption and evaporation, in addition to enhanced user comfort.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: 3 Pak Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: William Thompson, Randy Hyun Choi