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).

  • Patent number: 10977329
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer readable medium for providing translated web content. A request is received from a user for content in a second language translated from content in a first language from a first Internet source. The content in the first language is obtained and divided into one or more translatable components. Whether the one or more translatable components have been previously translated, via at least one of machine translation, human translation, and a combination thereof, into the second language and stored as translated components in a storage is determined. If there are one or more translatable components previously translated and stored, the content is generated in the second language by modifying the content in the first language so that at least some translatable components are replaced with corresponding translated components and sent in the second language to the user as a response to the request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: MOTIONPOINT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Enrique Travieso, Adam Rubenstein, William Fleming, Charles Whiteman, Eugenio Alvarez, Arcadio Andrade, Collin Birdsey
  • Patent number: 10976437
    Abstract: A vehicle is provided that includes one or more wheels positioned at a bottom side of the vehicle. The vehicle also includes a first light detection and ranging device (LIDAR) positioned at a top side of the vehicle opposite to the bottom side. The first LIDAR is configured to scan an environment around the vehicle based on rotation of the first LIDAR about an axis. The first LIDAR has a first resolution. The vehicle also includes a second LIDAR configured to scan a field-of-view of the environment that extends away from the vehicle along a viewing direction of the second LIDAR. The second LIDAR has a second resolution. The vehicle also includes a controller configured to operate the vehicle based on the scans of the environment by the first LIDAR and the second LIDAR.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: Waymo LLC
    Inventors: Gaetan Pennecot, Zachary Morriss, Samuel Lenius, Dorel Ionut Iordache, Daniel Gruver, Pierre-Yves Droz, Luke Wachter, Drew Ulrich, William Mccann, Rahim Pardhan, Bernard Fidric, Anthony Levandowski, Peter Avram
  • Patent number: 10977142
    Abstract: Provided are a computer program product, system, and method for after swapping from a first storage to a second storage, mirroring data from the second storage to the first storage for data in the first storage that experienced data errors. A swap operation redirects host Input/Output (I/O) requests to data from the first server to the second server in response to a health condition at the first server. A determination is made of data errors with respect to data in the first storage that experienced data errors. The second server is instructed to mirror data in the second storage to the first server including data for the data in the first storage that experienced the data errors to store in the first storage in response to determining that the first server is available for the data mirroring operations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: David R. Blea, Gregory E. McBride, Carol S. Mellgren, Tabor R. Powelson, William J. Rooney
  • Patent number: 10973873
    Abstract: A method for treating asthma in a patient in need thereof comprises administering botulinum toxin to the patient. The botulinum toxin may be administered by subcutaneous or intradermal injection. The subcutaneous or intradermal injection may be administered to and/or around the vicinity of a trigeminal nerve, a cervical nerve, a thoracic nerve, a lumbar nerve, a sacral nerve, or a combination thereof of the patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: PENLAND FOUNDATION
    Inventor: Roland M. Williams
  • Patent number: 10974179
    Abstract: A filter arrangement for an aquarium is disclosed. The filter arrangement can include a filter housing assembly, a pump assembly, and a transfer tube assembly. In one aspect, the housing assembly and the pump assembly are separately constructed assemblies that are connected to each other via a first dampening member to prevent vibration and sound from being transmitted from the pump assembly to the filter housing assembly. The filter arrangement can further include a second dampening member connecting the pump assembly with the transfer tube assembly to further prevent vibration and sound from being transmitted from the pump assembly to the filter housing assembly. A third dampening member can be provided at a location where the transfer tube assembly is supported within the filter housing assembly to further isolate vibration and sound from being transmitted from the pump assembly to the filter housing assembly via the transfer tube assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: Spectrum Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: William D. Himes, William Nathan Brunner, John Shumate, Daniel Anderson Newman, Donald Barry Huehn
  • Patent number: 10973519
    Abstract: A system and method of variable velocity control of a surgical instrument in a computer-assisted medical device includes a surgical instrument having an end effector located at a distal end of the instrument, an actuator, and one or more drive mechanisms for coupling force or torque from the actuator to the end effector. To perform an operation with the instrument, the computer-assisted medical device is configured to set a velocity set point of the actuator to an initial velocity and monitor force or torque applied by the actuator. When the applied force or torque is above a first force or torque limit it is determined whether a continue condition for the operation is satisfied. When the continue condition is satisfied the operation is paused and when the continue condition is not satisfied it is determined whether forced firing of the actuator should take place.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: David W. Weir, Gabriel F. Brisson, William A. Burbank, Amir Chaghajerdi, Patrick Flanagan, Pushkar Hingwe, Andrew Wilson, Donald F. Wilson, Jr., Matthew A. Wixey
  • Patent number: 10977600
    Abstract: A food locker includes a housing, a food support member, a first door, a second door, and a lock. The housing includes a front wall a front wall, a rear wall, and a chamber. The front wall includes a first opening in communication with the chamber. The rear wall includes a second opening in communication with the chamber. The food support member is disposed within the chamber. The first door is supported by the housing and is movable between a closed position and an open position. The food support member is accessible through the first opening when the first door is in the open position. The second door is supported by the housing and is movable between a closed position and an open position. The food support member is accessible through the second opening when the second door is in the open position. The lock is operatively coupled to at least one of the housing and the first door and is actuatable between a locked configuration and an unlocked configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: Little Caesar Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Kent A. Deemter, R. William Kneifel, II, Matthew Omlor, Rick Moreno, David Scrivano, Dana Tilley
  • Patent number: 10974653
    Abstract: An automotive vehicle with a storage compartment has a cabin, a set of rear wheels located behind the cabin, a cargo space, and a closable integrated storage compartment located adjacent to the cabin, rearward of a rear-most seat of the automotive vehicle, and forward of the set of rear wheels. At least a portion of the storage compartment is positioned forward of a forward wall of the cargo space. The storage compartment has at least one sidewall enclosing an interior portion of the storage compartment and extending from a first side panel at a first side of the automotive vehicle toward a second side of the automotive vehicle, a first opening to the storage compartment at the first side of the automotive vehicle, and a first door at the first opening. The first door has a first step member with a horizontal step surface when open.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: Rivian IP Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: Robert J. Scaringe, Mason Verbridge, Jared Odle, Brian Gase, William Kirk Robinson
  • Patent number: 10977150
    Abstract: A method for determining one or more anomalies associated with a first set of data, said method comprising: processing said first set of data to provide frequency information for a plurality of combinations of data in said first set of data; comparing said frequency information for the first set of data with frequency information for said combinations of data in a reference set of data; and in dependence on said comparison determining one or more anomalies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: KING.COM LTD.
    Inventor: William Saar
  • Patent number: 10977321
    Abstract: Provided are a system and method for performing deduplication of web content. In one example, the method includes converting search results of a first website into a first fuzzy index and converting search results of a second website into a second fuzzy index, determining a search result of the first website corresponds to a same item as a search result of the second website based on a comparison of the first fuzzy index and the second fuzzy index, and displaying a comparison of web content associated with the item from the first search result and web content associated with item from the second search result. The deduplication of content according to various embodiments may be performed on the fly without storing web content in a centralized database.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: ALLTHEROOMS
    Inventors: Joseph DiTomaso, William Beckler
  • Patent number: 10974266
    Abstract: Bottles and atomizer configurations provide dispensers capable of atomizing a fluid or liquid contained in the bottle, wherein the bottles may include shapes and features to facilitate evacuation of the bottles and the atomizers provide improved features for storing and dispersing product from the bottles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: Silgan Dispensing Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Brandon L. Ramsuer, Kelly A. Harrigan, Brian van Houten, William L. Driskell
  • Patent number: 10974430
    Abstract: A method of monitoring and controlling a molding clamping apparatus in an injection molding or other molding process is disclosed. The method includes creating a target strain profile, receiving a deviation limit, receiving a change in strain relating to a mold while it is closing from a first strain gauge, identifying a deviation from a target strain profile based on the output from the first strain gauge, determining that the deviation exceeds the deviation limit, and adjusting the rate or force of clamp movement. The target strain profile may have a first portion relating to a clamp closing process, a second portion relating to a filling process, and a third portion relating to a clamp opening process. The first portion relating to the clamp closing process may include an intermediate portion relating to a coining process having an intermediate clamp force setpoint.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: IMFLUX INC.
    Inventors: William Francis Lawless, III, Rick Alan Pollard, Chow-Chi Huang, Gene Michael Altonen
  • Patent number: 10978832
    Abstract: A cable assembly for terminating a cable. The cable assembly includes a cable assembly mating end and a cable assembly cable receiving end. A metallic outer shell is positioned proximate to the cable assembly mating end of the cable assembly. The metallic outer shell has a mating contact engagement portion. A housing made of dielectric material is positioned in the metallic outer shell. Resilient contact arms are provided on the mating contact engagement portion of the metallic outer shell. The resilient contact arms extend from proximate the cable assembly mating end. Front ends of the resilient contact arms are provided proximate the cable assembly mating end and cooperate with a protection portion of the cable assembly which extends from the cable assembly mating end to prevent the front ends of the resilient contact arms from stubbing when the cable assembly is mated to a mating assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Inventors: Neil Franklin Schroll, Nathan William Swanger
  • Patent number: 10974555
    Abstract: A trailer includes a trailer bed and a trailer tongue. The trailer bed includes a trailer frame, a body, a platform, and one or more sets of two or more wheels. The trailer tongue includes a tongue arm, a trailer hitch component coupled to the tongue arm, and one or more brackets coupled to the trailer frame via a bracket shaft. The trailer tongue is couplable to a vehicle hitch component. The trailer tongue is rotatable about an axis through the bracket shaft. The one or more brackets include one or more cut-outs configured to receive a locking component. The trailer tongue is securable via the locking component at a select angle relative to a ground surface. The trailer hitch component is positionable via the locking component at a select height relative to a height of the vehicle hitch component based on the angle relative to the ground surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: International Automated Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Jason Jaskot, William D. Britz
  • Patent number: 10974396
    Abstract: A robotic surface treatment system includes an omnidirectional base vehicle; a mast extending from the base vehicle; an arm extending from the mast and moveable in relation to the mast; a wrist connected to a distal end of the arm; and a surface treatment system extending from the base to the wrist through an inside of the mast, arm and wrist.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: Southwest Research Institute
    Inventors: Glynn R. Bartlett, Jeremy K. Zoss, William C. Flannigan, Peter Boeijink
  • Patent number: 10975715
    Abstract: Assemblies are provided for rotational equipment. One of these assemblies includes a first bladed rotor assembly, a second bladed rotor assembly, a stator vane assembly, a stator structure and a seal assembly. The second bladed rotor assembly includes a rotor disk structure. The stator vane assembly is axially between the first and the second bladed rotor assemblies. The stator structure is mated with and radially within the stator vane assembly. The seal assembly is configured for sealing a gap between the stator structure and the rotor disk structure, wherein the seal assembly includes a non-contact seal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: Raytheon Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: William K. Ackermann, Clifton J. Crawley, Jr., Frederick M. Schwarz
  • Patent number: 10974806
    Abstract: An aircraft includes the aircraft component. The aircraft component includes an outer skin portion, a plurality of major stiffeners, and a plurality of minor stiffeners. The outer skin portion has an interior side and an exterior side configured to define an exterior boundary of the aircraft. The major stiffeners are integral with the outer skin portion and extend out from the interior side. The major stiffeners are configured to resist global deflection of the aircraft component in response to a bird strike on the aircraft component. The minor stiffeners are disposed between the major stiffeners, are integral with the outer skin portion, and extend out from the interior side. The minor stiffeners are configured to resist perforation of the aircraft component in response to the bird strike on the aircraft component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation
    Inventors: Mark Chapman, Bryan Williams, Dillon Volk
  • Patent number: 10977570
    Abstract: In a general aspect, user requests for access distributed quantum computing resources in a distributed quantum computing system are managed. In a general aspect, a job request for accessing a quantum computing resource is received. The job request includes a user id and a program. On authentication of a user associated with the job request, a job identifier is assigned to the job request, and a particular quantum computing resource is selected for the job request. The job request is individualized based on user permissions and pushed onto a queue to be processed for execution by the quantum computing resource.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: Rigetti & Co, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Stanley Smith, William J. Zeng
  • Patent number: 10979491
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for managing workloads across multiple resources in a distributed computing system. A data traffic flow between a source device and each of a plurality of target devices within the distributed computing system is monitored. A load state of each of the plurality of target devices is determined based on the monitored data traffic flow. Upon detecting a resource constraint for at least one of the plurality of target devices, at least a portion of the data traffic flow between the source device and the resource-constrained target device is adjusted such that the device operates at a reduced load state. The data traffic flow to the particular target device may be readjusted so as to restore its load state to a default or predetermined operating level once the resource constrained has been resolved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: Verizon Media Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin E. Mason, William L. White, Carla A. Dunagan
  • Patent number: D915798
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: ALL PLASTIC, INC.
    Inventors: William Thomas Smith, Cheryl Ann Smith