Patents by Inventor William To

William To 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).

  • MEMBRANES FOR CONTAMINANT REMOVAL FROM NATURAL GAS AND METHODS FOR USE THEREOF
    Publication number: 20220306955
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for removing hydrogen sulfide from natural gas. The method includes passing a natural gas feed including methane and hydrogen sulfide (H2S) through a membrane at normal operating conditions. The membrane is an asymmetric hollow fiber membrane or an asymmetric film composite membrane including a porous layer and a nonporous skin layer. The asymmetric hollow fiber membrane or the nonporous skin layer of the asymmetric film composite membrane plasticizes during the method by exposure to condensable gases with high critical temperature under the operating conditions. The membrane preferentially removes H2S over methane from the natural gas feed at a H2S/methane selectivity of from 7 to 40 when measured at 35° C. and 45 bar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2020
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Inventors: WILLIAM KOROS, YANG LIU, ZHONGYUN LIU, NITESH BHUWANIA, DANIEL CHINN
  • ROTARY DEBULKING ATHERECTOMY DEVICE WITH A CROSSING BALLOON
    Publication number: 20220304721
    Abstract: An atherectomy system that utilizes an anchoring balloon with a rotary debulker and a crossing balloon to remove or debulk lesions formed on the interior wall surface of a body vessel. The system may include a first balloon coupled to a first tubular member, a rotary debulker coupled to a second tubular member, a second balloon coupled to both the third tubular member and the axially moveable fourth tubular member such that the second balloon is disposed inside the third tubular member. Methods for operating this device are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2022
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Inventor: William David KELLY
  • THREE-PRODUCT PRESSURE SWING ADSORPTION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20220305427
    Abstract: A three-product PSA system which produces three product streams from a feed gas mixture comprising a light key component, at least one heavy key component, and at least one intermediate key component is described. The three-product PSA system produces a high pressure product stream enriched in the light key component, a low pressure tail gas stream enriched in the at least one heavy key component, and an intermediate pressure vent gas stream enriched in the at least one intermediate key component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2021
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Inventors: Bradley Russell, William Cady
  • APPARATUS, METHODS AND COMPUTER PROGRAMS FOR USING LIDAR
    Publication number: 20220308223
    Abstract: Examples of the disclosure relate to an apparatus for enabling LiDAR measurements. The apparatus comprises means for detecting relative movement between at least one object and at least one LiDAR device wherein the at least one LiDAR device is configured to provide a measurement location projection pattern. The apparatus also comprises means for predicting a location of at least one area of interest of the at least one object relative to the at least one LiDAR device at a given time and adding a delay to transmission of the measurement location projection pattern. The delay is added so that one or more measurement locations of the measurement location projection pattern are incident on the at least one area of interest of the at least one object at the given time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2022
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Inventors: William SCHNABEL, Christopher WRIGHT, Harry CRONIN, Phil CATTON
  • INFUSION PUMP SYSTEM AND METHOD WITH COMMON LINE AUTO FLUSH
    Publication number: 20220305200
    Abstract: An infusion pump system and method with common line auto flush, wherein the infusion pump system has a first reservoir, a second reservoir, a junction, a common line having one end in fluid connection with the junction and having a terminal fluid delivery end, and an infusion pump. The method includes infusing the first fluid at a first rate along a first flow path; entering a common line flush volume value for the common line; switching from the first flow path to a second flow path; driving the second fluid at the first rate along the second flow path; monitoring volume of the second fluid driven at the first rate; and driving the second fluid at a second rate along the second flow path when the monitored volume is equal to or greater than the common line flush volume value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2022
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Inventors: Jeffrey James Gylland, Gerald William Brann, James Duane Jacobson, Arthur E. Webb, James Cudney, Nursel Asikhan-Berlinguette
  • Surfactant as Titanation Ligand
    Publication number: 20220306773
    Abstract: A pre-catalyst composition comprising: a) a silica support comprising silica wherein an amount of silica is in a range of from about 70 wt. % to about 95 wt. % based upon a total weight of the silica support; b) a titanium-containing compound wherein an amount of titanium is in a range of from about 0.1 wt. % to about 10 wt. % based upon the total weight of the silica support; c) a chromium-containing compound wherein an amount of chromium is in a range of from about 0.1 wt. % to about 10 wt. % based upon the total weight of the silica support; d) a surfactant wherein the surfactant comprises a non-ionic surfactant, a cationic surfactant, or a combination thereof; e) a carboxylate wherein the carboxylate comprises a multi carboxylate, an alpha-hydroxy carboxylate, or a combination thereof; and f) a solvent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2022
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Inventors: Max P. MCDANIEL, Kathy S. CLEAR, William C. ELLIS, Deloris R. GAGAN
  • USE OF ALGINATE OLIGOMERS IN THE ANTICOAGULATION THERAPY OF SUBJECTS AT RISK OF BLOOD CLOTS WHICH HAVE AN ABNORMALLY DENSE MICROSTRUCTURE
    Publication number: 20220305050
    Abstract: An alginate oligomer for use in the anticoagulation therapy of a human or non-human vertebrate subject at risk of blood clots which have an abnormally dense microstructure. In certain embodiments, the incidence of blood clots which have an abnormally dense microstructure in the subject is reduced and/or the occurrence of blood clots which have an abnormally dense microstructure in the subject is inhibited and/or the abnormal microstructure of the subject's clots is normalized. Corresponding methods of anticoagulation therapy and products of use therein are further provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2020
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Inventors: Rhodri Williams, Phillip Adrian Evans, Arne Dessen, Philip Rye
  • PRESSURE SENSITIVE ADHESIVE ARTICLE
    Publication number: 20220306909
    Abstract: Provided is a pressure sensitive adhesive article comprising (a) a substrate (Sa) (b) in contact with the substrate (Sa), a layer (Lb) of a pressure sensitive composition (Cb) that comprises one or more acrylic polymer (POLb) having Tg of 20° C. or lower, and (c) in contact with the layer (Lb), a layer (Lc) that comprises, (i) one or more acrylic polymer (POLc) having Tg of 20° C. or lower, and (ii) one or more olefin copolymer. Also provided are a method of making the pressure sensitive adhesive article and a bonded article made by using the pressure sensitive adhesive article.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2020
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Inventors: Saswati Pujari, William B. Griffith, Jr.
  • ORAL PRODUCTS WITH REDUCED IRRITATION
    Publication number: 20220304366
    Abstract: The disclosure provides products configured for oral use, the products including one or more agents adapted to or configured to reduce irritation that may be associated with release of a component from the products. Xylitol, in particular, may be useful as an irritation reducing agent. The disclosure further provides methods of reducing irritation associated with the release of one or more components from an oral composition or product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2022
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Inventors: Anthony Richard Gerardi, Dwayne William Beeson, Darrell Eugene Holton, JR., Ronald K. Hutchens, Christopher Keller, Thomas H. Poole, Andries Don Sebastian, Frank Kelley St. Charles
  • ANNULAR RING MIXER WITH VANES
    Publication number: 20220307436
    Abstract: An exhaust gas recirculation system for an engine includes a conduit, and a mixer. The conduit is configured to direct to direct exhaust gas away from an exhaust manifold. The mixer is configured to direct exhaust gas from the conduit, into an engine air intake system. The mixer is arranged with an exhaust gas mixing volute chamber having a plurality of mixing vanes configured to direct the exhaust gas into a central intake airflow upstream of an intake manifold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2021
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Inventors: Eric Matthew Kurtz, Liangjun Hu, Daniel Joseph Styles, Daniel William Kantrow, Darrell Sparks
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MODEL ORCHESTRATION
    Publication number: 20220308777
    Abstract: A system for large-scale machine learning experiment execution, including: a platform configured to determine an experiment set from a run specification and schedule a run to one or more clusters; and a set of agents configured to receive the experiment set from the platform and facilitate individual experiment execution through a cluster orchestrator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2022
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Inventors: Luis Capelo, Williams Falcon, Karolis Rusenas, Luca Antiga, Neven Miculinic
  • A Method of Making Dental Articles
    Publication number: 20220308553
    Abstract: A method of making an article having a desired color, the method comprising the steps of: (a) providing a color array, said array comprising a plurality of distinct color points, each color point being independently composed of a resin mixture comprising one or more masterbatch resins; (b) comparing the desired color with the color points on the color array and selecting a color point that substantially corresponds to the desired color of the article; (c) identifying the resin mixture corresponding to said selected color point; and (d) making the article using said identified resin mixture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2020
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Inventors: Fuke Wang, Chaobin He, Yi Ting Chong, Evan Laurence Williams
  • DNA NANOSTRUCTURE-BASED VACCINES
    Publication number: 20220305119
    Abstract: Provided herein, in some embodiments, are nucleic acid nanostructure-based vaccines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2020
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Applicants: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Inc., Korea Institute of Science and Technology
    Inventors: William M. Shih, Ju Hee Ryu, Yang Zeng
  • AIRCRAFT WING WITH TRAILING EDGE PANEL
    Publication number: 20220306274
    Abstract: An aircraft wing including a wingbox with an upper cover, a lower cover, and a rear spar. A lower trailing edge panel is provided with a leading edge attached to the wingbox. The wing includes a flap, a flap deployment mechanism which is configured to deploy the flap, and a fairing which covers the flap deployment mechanism. A first end of a link is pivotally attached to the lower trailing edge panel at a first pivot joint, and a second end of the link is pivotally attached to the fairing at a second pivot joint. The second pivot joint is lower than the first pivot joint.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2022
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Inventor: William Tulloch
  • PORTABLE RECHARGEABLE BATTERY JUMP STARTING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20220311267
    Abstract: A rechargeable battery jump starting device having a highly conductive electrical pathway from a rechargeable battery of the device to a vehicle battery being jump started. The highly conductive pathway can be provided by a highly electrically conductive frame connecting one or more batteries of the rechargeable battery jump starting device to battery clamps of the rechargeable battery jump starting device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2022
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Applicant: THE NOCO COMPANY
    Inventors: Jonathan Lewis NOOK, William Knight NOOK, James Richard STANFIELD, Derek Michael UNDERHILL
  • Personal Launch Code (PLC) created by an account owner and included within the creation of a device identification code defining the identity of a computing device seeking access to accounts
    Publication number: 20220309148
    Abstract: A Personal Launch Code (PLC) known only by the rightful account owner becomes an included element within the construction of an Anonymous Access Key (AAK) used to validate and authenticate digital account access and whereby said PLC is never stored for matching against another representation of said PLC.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2022
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Inventors: Gary William Streuter, William Pat Price
  • FRAME ON CARRIER FOR AUTO INTERIOR COVER GLASS APPLICATIONS
    Publication number: 20220306011
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are embodiments of a curved glass article. The curved glass article includes a glass sheet having a first major surface and a second major surface. The second major surface is opposite to the first major surface, and the first major surface and the second major surface define a thickness therebetween. The curved glass article also includes a carrier having a curvature and being made of a carrier material. The carrier material has a coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) of from 8(10?6)/° C. to 40(10?6)/° C. The glass sheet is adhered to the carrier such that the glass sheet conforms to the curvature of the carrier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2020
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Inventors: Gaurav Dave, Khaled Layouni, Kenneth Spencer Morgan, Michael William Price, Wendell Porter Weeks, Wei Xu
  • METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR OPTIMIZING MECHANICAL VAPOR COMPRESSION AND/OR THERMAL VAPOR COMPRESSION WITHIN MULTIPLE-STAGE PROCESSES
    Publication number: 20220305398
    Abstract: The present invention utilizes mechanical vapor compression and/or thermal vapor compression integrating compression loops across multiple process stages. A sequential network of compressors is utilized to increase the pressure and condensing temperature of the vapors within each process stage, as intra-vapor flow, and branching between process stages, as inter-vapor flow. Because the vapors available are shared among and between compressor stages, the number of compressors can be reduced, improving economics. Balancing vapor mass flow through incremental compressor stages which traverse multiple process stages by splitting vapors between compressor stages enables the overall vapor-compression system to be tailored to individual process energy requirements and to accommodate dynamic fluctuations in process conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2022
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Inventors: Lynn Allen CRAWFORD, William Bryan SCHAFER, III
  • SHEET STEEL HAVING A DETERMINISTIC SURFACE STRUCTURE
    Publication number: 20220305538
    Abstract: The invention relates to sheet steel, more particularly a coated sheet steel, which is skin-pass rolled with a deterministic surface structure, and to a method for producing this steel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2020
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Applicant: ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe AG
    Inventors: Oliver VOGT, Fabian JUNGE, Christine BISCHOFF, Burak William CETINKAYA
  • METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR DETECTING TARGET NUCLEIC ACIDS AND RESOLVING SAMPLE MATRICES
    Publication number: 20220305496
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to devices and methods for amplifying and/or detecting one or more target nucleic acid sequences (e.g., a nucleic acid sequence of one or more pathogens) in a biological sample obtained from a subject, wherein the biological sample is combined with a diluent and/or matrix resolving agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2022
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Inventors: Spencer Glantz, Henry Kemble, William A. Hansen, Sarai Meyer, Andrew Le, Eleanor Rose Henn, Molly Grun, Maya Overton, Rabib Shahab Chaudhury