Patents by Inventor William W. Burns

William W. Burns 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: 11947780
    Abstract: A method at an electronic device with a display includes: displaying a user interface having a first region and a second region; receiving, and displaying in the first region of the user interface, a live video stream of a physical environment captured by a remote video camera; displaying, in the second region, a timeline corresponding to a timespan for a first portion of a duration during which the live video stream may have been recorded; in response to receiving a user interaction to move the timespan to a second portion of the duration, transitioning the displayed timeline to a new timeline that corresponds to the timespan for the second portion, and while transitioning, displaying, in the first region, a subset of video frames representing the first and/or second portion of the duration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Christopher Charles Burns, George Alban Heitz, III, James Edward Stewart, Cameron Hill, Seungho Yang, Joe Delone Venters, William Alex Finlayson, Carsten Hinz, Timothy Samuel Psiaki, Nathan Scott Klee, Gregory Rourk Nelson, Kevin James Avery, Lawrence W. Neal, Martin Davidsson
  • Patent number: 4679698
    Abstract: A fitting for the end of a fuel tank filler tube such as a plastic, blow molded filler tube in an automotive vehicle comprises:a flexible band adapted to be inserted into the end of the filler tube to form a locking ring lying against the inside surface of the filler tube, wherein a V-shaped gap between the ends of the locking ring taper to be more narrow in a direction inward the filler tube, the inner surface of the flexible band comprising first engagement means such as, for example, annular or spiral ridges or grooves;a wedge adapted to be inserted into the V-shaped gap between the ends of the locking ring to force the locking ring tightly against the inside surface of the filler tube; anda restrictor cup comprising a tubular side wall and a restrictor wall with an opening through it, adapted to be inserted into the filler tube, restrictor wall end first, to engage said locking ring, which restrictor cup comprises engagement means such as, for example, annular or sprial grooves or ridges adapted to engage
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 1981
    Date of Patent: July 14, 1987
    Assignee: Ford Motor Company
    Inventors: John E. Thorn, William W. Burns