Patents by Inventor William Tolbert

William Tolbert 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: 10730932
    Abstract: Stable immunogens comprising portions of the inner domain (ID) of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV-1) gp120 protein are provided. These ID immunogens selectively present the gp120 C1/C2 region in its CD4-bound state within a minimal structure. These ID immunogens can be used to vaccinate subjects against infection with HIV, the causative agent of Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS). The immunogens can also be used as targets in screening to identify small molecule or peptide inhibitors that block HIV-1 viral entry and attachment steps, and as probes for identifying gp120 C1/C2 region-specific antibodies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, BALTIMORE
    Inventors: Marzena Pazgier, George Lewis, William Tolbert, Neelakshi Gohain
  • Publication number: 20170283486
    Abstract: Stable immunogens comprising portions of the inner domain (ID) of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV-1) gp120 protein are provided. These ID immunogens selectively present the gp120 C1/C2 region in its CD4-bound state within a minimal structure. These ID immunogens can be used to vaccinate subjects against infection with HIV, the causative agent of Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS). The immunogens can also be used as targets in screening to identify small molecule or peptide inhibitors that block HIV-1 viral entry and attachment steps, and as probes for identifying gp120 C1/C2 region-specific antibodies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2015
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Applicant: University of Maryland, Baltimore
    Inventors: Marzena PAZGIER, George LEWIS, William TOLBERT, Neelakshi GOHAIN
  • Patent number: 9438677
    Abstract: Multiple packets are received that were transmitted by multiple mobile electronic device sensors located in a predefined area. The packets each include data detected by the sensors of multiple mobile electronic devices. At least a portion of the collected data is stored including multiple unique device identifiers that belong to multiple mobile electronic devices. Responsive to determining that at least two of the unique device identifiers are sequential, a set of values based on the at least two unique devices identifiers are associated as belonging to a same one of the mobile electronic devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignee: Euclid Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth Man-Kin Leung, William Tolbert Smith, Steve Lawrence Wilhelm
  • Publication number: 20140229616
    Abstract: Multiple packets are received that were transmitted by multiple mobile electronic device sensors located in a predefined area. The packets each include data detected by the sensors of multiple mobile electronic devices. At least a portion of the collected data is stored including multiple unique device identifiers that belong to multiple mobile electronic devices. Responsive to determining that at least two of the unique device identifiers are sequential, a set of values based on the at least two unique devices identifiers are associated as belonging to a same one of the mobile electronic devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2014
    Publication date: August 14, 2014
    Inventors: Kenneth Man-Kin Leung, William Tolbert Smith, Steve Lawrence Wilhelm
  • Patent number: 8699370
    Abstract: Multiple packets are received that were transmitted by multiple mobile electronic device sensors located in a predefined area. The packets each include data detected by the sensors of multiple mobile electronic devices. At least a portion of the collected data is stored including multiple unique device identifiers that belong to multiple mobile electronic devices. Responsive to determining that at least two of the unique device identifiers are sequential, a set of values based on the at least two unique devices identifiers are associated as belonging to a same one of the mobile electronic devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: Euclid, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth Man-Kin Leung, William Tolbert Smith, Steve Lawrence Wilheim
  • Publication number: 20120163206
    Abstract: Multiple packets are received that were transmitted by multiple mobile electronic device sensors located in a predefined area. The packets each include data detected by the sensors of multiple mobile electronic devices. At least a portion of the collected data is stored including multiple unique device identifiers that belong to multiple mobile electronic devices. Responsive to determining that at least two of the unique device identifiers are sequential, a set of values based on the at least two unique devices identifiers are associated as belonging to a same one of the mobile electronic devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2011
    Publication date: June 28, 2012
    Inventors: Kenneth Man-Kin Leung, William Tolbert Smith, Steve Lawrence Wilhelm
  • Patent number: 8121661
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a radio communication terminal comprising a first casing, a second casing, a slider mechanism and a hinge mechanism, wherein the slider mechanism is adapted to movably connect the first and the second casing, the hinge mechanism is connected to the first and the second casing and adapted to move the first casing in relation to the second casing in at least a first direction between at least an open and a closed position, and the hinge mechanism is adapted to operate in a first space that is expanded when the first casing is moved in relation to the second casing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2012
    Assignee: Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB
    Inventors: Daniel Kristensson, Josef Yasir Yousefi, Henrik Martensson, Magnus Mattsson, William Tolbert, Magnus Steijner
  • Publication number: 20100227656
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a radio communication terminal comprising a first casing, a second casing, a slider mechanism and a hinge mechanism, wherein the slider mechanism is adapted to movably connect the first and the second casing, the hinge mechanism is connected to the first and the second casing and adapted to move the first casing in relation to the second casing in at least a first direction between at least an open and a closed position, and the hinge mechanism is adapted to operate in a first space that is expanded when the first casing is moved in relation to the second casing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2009
    Publication date: September 9, 2010
    Applicant: SONY ERICSSON MOBILE COMMUNICATION AB
    Inventors: Daniel KRISTENSSON, Josef Yasir YOUSEFI, Henrik MARTENSSON, Magnus MATTSSON, William TOLBERT, Magnus STEIJNER
  • Publication number: 20090045986
    Abstract: A keyboard includes a housing, a plurality of keys, a flexible support adapted to support a plurality of keys with respect to the housing, at least part of the flexible support being at least partly transmissive of light to conduct light to illuminate a plurality of keys, a light block adapted to tend to block light transmission between a pair of relatively adjacent parts of the flexible support, and a source of input light adapted to provide light to such respective relatively adjacent parts of the flexible support. A method of illuminating keys of a keyboard having a plurality of keys includes selectively illuminating sequentially one or more, but less than all, of the keys of the keyboard.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2007
    Publication date: February 19, 2009
    Applicant: SONY ERICSSON MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS AB
    Inventors: Gustav FABRENIUS, William TOLBERT, Goran Walter SCHACK, Carl Magnus WALDT, Damir KAJIC, Anna Beatrice RAVIK, Par Magnus Christian RAGNARSSON, Henrik Edvadr Gustav SVEDBERG, Janne Antero RANTALA, Jyrki Antero KIVINIEMI
  • Patent number: 7463734
    Abstract: An electronic device has a display window and includes a composite display window cover assembly and a display device. The composite display window cover assembly is disposed in the display window. The composite display window cover assembly includes a glass panel and a plastic panel secured to the glass panel. The display device is positioned to be viewed through the display window and the composite display window cover assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2008
    Assignee: Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB
    Inventors: William Tolbert, Stjepan Begic
  • Publication number: 20070202933
    Abstract: An electronic device has a display window and includes a composite display window cover assembly and a display device. The composite display window cover assembly is disposed in the display window. The composite display window cover assembly includes a glass panel and a plastic panel secured to the glass panel. The display device is positioned to be viewed through the display window and the composite display window cover assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2006
    Publication date: August 30, 2007
    Inventors: William Tolbert, Stjepan Begic
  • Publication number: 20070128383
    Abstract: A thermal transfer donor element is provided which comprises a support, a light-to-heat conversion layer, an interlayer, and a thermal transfer layer. When the above donor element is brought into contact with a receptor and imagewise irradiated, an image is obtained which is free from contamination by the light-to-heat conversion layer. The construction and process of this invention is useful in making colored images including applications such as color proofs and color filter elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2007
    Publication date: June 7, 2007
    Inventors: Jeffrey Chang, John Staral, William Tolbert, Martin Wolk, Claire Jalbert, Hsin-hsin Chou
  • Publication number: 20070015079
    Abstract: Various processes and models are provided for laser induced thermal imaging for use in manufacturing display elements. The processes and models set forth criteria for manufacture and delivery of donor film for use in laser induced thermal imaging, and licensing of related information for an imaging process using the donor film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2005
    Publication date: January 18, 2007
    Inventors: Martin Wolk, Rick Neby, William Tolbert, Bradley Zinke, Thomas Isberg, James Nelson
  • Publication number: 20060274296
    Abstract: An optical imaging system is disclosed for selective thermal transfer of a material from a donor film to a substrate. The imaging system includes a light source assembly that is configured to emit a patterned light beam. The patterned light beam includes a plurality of discrete output light segments where the segments at most partially overlap. The imaging system further includes a light relay assembly that receives and projects the plurality of discrete output light segments onto a transfer plane so as to form a projected light segment by a substantial superposition of the plurality of discrete output light segments. When a donor film that includes a transferable material is placed proximate a substrate that lies in the transfer plane, the projected light segment is capable of inducing a transfer of the transferable material onto the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2006
    Publication date: December 7, 2006
    Inventors: William Tolbert, James Nelson, Thomas Isberg, Andrew Hightower, Dean Faklis
  • Publication number: 20060063672
    Abstract: A thermal transfer donor element is provided which comprises a support, a light-to-heat conversion layer, an interlayer, and a thermal transfer layer. When the above donor element is brought into contact with a receptor and imagewise irradiated, an image is obtained which is free from contamination by the light-to-heat conversion layer. The construction and process of this invention is useful in making colored images including applications such as color proofs and color filter elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2005
    Publication date: March 23, 2006
    Inventors: Jeffrey Chang, John Staral, William Tolbert, Martin Wolk, Claire Jalbert, Hsin-hsin Chou
  • Publication number: 20050275819
    Abstract: An optical imaging system is disclosed for selective thermal transfer of a material from a donor film to a substrate. The imaging system includes a light source assembly that is configured to emit a patterned light beam. The patterned light beam includes a plurality of discrete output light segments where the segments at most partially overlap. The imaging system further includes a light relay assembly that receives and projects the plurality of discrete output light segments onto a transfer plane so as to form a projected light segment by a substantial superposition of the plurality of discrete output light segments. When a donor film that includes a transferable material is placed proximate a substrate that lies in the transfer plane, the projected light segment is capable of inducing a transfer of the transferable material onto the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2004
    Publication date: December 15, 2005
    Inventors: William Tolbert, James Nelson, Thomas Isberg, Andrew Hightower, Dean Faklis
  • Patent number: 6924770
    Abstract: Modular external antenna assemblies are configured to releaseably attach to wireless terminals and replace internal antennas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2005
    Assignee: Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB
    Inventors: W. Kevin Carpenter, William Tolbert
  • Publication number: 20050156512
    Abstract: An electroluminescent device that includes one or more electrodes having apertures through which light is emitted is disclosed. A method of using such device is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2004
    Publication date: July 21, 2005
    Inventors: Vadim Savvateev, Martin Wolk, William Tolbert
  • Publication number: 20050153081
    Abstract: A thermal transfer donor element is provided which comprises a support, a light-to-heat conversion layer, an interlayer, and a thermal transfer layer. When the above donor element is brought into contact with a receptor and imagewise irradiated, an image is obtained which is free from contamination by the light-to-heat conversion layer. The construction and process of this invention is useful in making colored images including applications such as color proofs and color filter elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2004
    Publication date: July 14, 2005
    Inventors: Jeffrey Chang, John Staral, William Tolbert, Martin Wolk, Claire Jalbert, Hsin-hsin Chou
  • Publication number: 20050017909
    Abstract: Modular external antenna assemblies are configured to releaseably attach to wireless terminals and replace internal antennas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2003
    Publication date: January 27, 2005
    Inventors: W. Carpenter, William Tolbert