Patents by Inventor William Weeks

William Weeks 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: 20240310588
    Abstract: A backplane connector for mating with a daughter-card connector assembly, said backplane connector having a front and rear orientation and comprising: (a) a retainer block configured for attachment to a backplane and defining a plurality of ferrule slots, each slot configured to receive a ferrule; (b) a plurality of ferrules disposed in said ferrule slots; (c) a plurality of ferrule springs to urge said plurality of ferrules forwardly; and (d) Fwafera plurality of ferrule spring retainers for retaining said ferrule springs and being mounted rearward on said retainer block, wherein each ferrule spring retainer retains springs for two or more ferrules.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2024
    Publication date: September 19, 2024
    Inventors: Mark Benton, Keith Miller, Kyle Annis, William Weeks, Kevin Thackston, Lynn Sipe, Robert Flaig
  • Publication number: 20240313450
    Abstract: A daughter-card connector assembly comprising: (a) a housing defining a first plane configured for mounting parallel to a backplane, and a second plane for mounting parallel to a daughter card, and a plurality of parallel slots perpendicular to said first plane; and (b) one or more opto-electric cards, each of said one or more opto-electric cards disposed in one of said plurality of slots, and comprising at least, (i) a printed circuit board (PCB) defining at least a first edge and a second edge, wherein, when said opto-electric card is mounted in said slot, said first edge is parallel to said first plane and said second edge is parallel to said second plane; (ii) a blind-mate optical connector along said first edge; (iii) an electrical interface along said second edge; (iv) at least one optical component mounted on said PCB for converting between electrical and optical signals, said PCB being electrically connected to at least a portion of said electrical interface; and (v) one or more waveguides connecting
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2024
    Publication date: September 19, 2024
    Inventors: Mark Benton, Keith Miller, Kyle Annis, William Weeks, Kevin Thackston, Lynn Sipe, Robert Flaig
  • Patent number: 11436910
    Abstract: This apparatus can detect a user proximity to handwashing stations by electronic mechanism of proximity sensing with radio tags and anonymously tracking tagless users. It can also guide them through proper approved hand washing hygiene steps through visual/auditory cues, can track Users time/proximity in following hand hygiene guidance, and can communicate User handwashing data to a remote database from which data can be accessed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: WashURHands, LLC
    Inventors: Lisa Miller Broyden, Thomas William Weeks, Richard Marion Mansell, Henry M. Bass
  • Publication number: 20220157152
    Abstract: This apparatus can detect a user proximity to handwashing stations by electronic mechanism of proximity sensing with radio tags and anonymously tracking tagless users. It can also guide them through proper approved hand washing hygiene steps through visual/auditory cues, can track Users time/proximity in following hand hygiene guidance, and can communicate User handwashing data to a remote database from which data can be accessed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2021
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Inventors: Lisa Miller Broyden, Thomas William Weeks, Richard Marion Mansell, Henry M. Bass
  • Publication number: 20190322012
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods, apparatuses, and systems for manufacturing a building element. In one aspect, a molding system for forming a building element is provided. The molding system includes a mold having a base and a lid. The base includes a side wall; an adjustable internal side wall assembly comprising at least two internal side wall segments movable relative to the side wall and the other internal side wall segment and arranged in a piled stack; an end wall; and an adjustable internal end wall assembly comprising at least two internal end wall segments movable relative to the end wall and the other internal end wall segment and arranged in a piled stack. The side wall, the end wall, the floor, the lid, at least one internal end wall segment, and at least one internal side wall segment, co-operatively define a cuboid cavity for molding the building element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2017
    Publication date: October 24, 2019
    Applicant: Weeks Holdings Pty Ltd
    Inventors: Kevin William Weeks, Paolo Maccabruni
  • Publication number: 20180320379
    Abstract: A batten for use in roofing applications is defined by an upside-down U-shaped channel with outwardly projecting horizontal flanges. In certain versions, the legs forming the sides of the channel are asymmetrical to allow vertical orientation of at least one of the legs when installed on an angled roof. This improves strength and load bearing of the installed member, and allows it to provide a fall barrier for roof installers. In certain versions, one of the flanges has a ribbed impact reduction zone. This zone deforms when a building anchor, such as a nail, passes through it to anchor the member to a roof. The deformation prevents anchors fired from conventional equipment from passing completely through the member and holds the anchors more securely in place.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2018
    Publication date: November 8, 2018
    Inventors: Kevin William Weeks, Daniele James Strangio, Shane Dudley Voigt, Dominic Sean Gillespie
  • Patent number: 10053866
    Abstract: A batten for use in roofing applications is defined by an upside-down U-shaped channel with outwardly projecting horizontal flanges. In certain versions, the legs forming the sides of the channel are asymmetrical to allow vertical orientation of at least one of the legs when installed on an angled roof. This improves strength and load bearing of the installed member, and allows it to provide a fall barrier for roof installers. In certain versions, one of the flanges has a ribbed impact reduction zone. This zone deforms when a building anchor, such as a nail, passes through it to anchor the member to a roof. The deformation prevents anchors fired from conventional equipment from passing completely through the member and holds the anchors more securely in place.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: Weeks Holdings Pty Ltd
    Inventors: Kevin William Weeks, Daniele James Strangio, Shane Dudley Voigt, Dominic Sean Gillespie
  • Publication number: 20170342715
    Abstract: A batten for use in roofing applications is defined by an upside-down U-shaped channel with outwardly projecting horizontal flanges. In certain versions, the legs forming the sides of the channel are asymmetrical to allow vertical orientation of at least one of the legs when installed on an angled roof. This improves strength and load bearing of the installed member, and allows it to provide a fall barrier for roof installers. In certain versions, one of the flanges has a ribbed impact reduction zone. This zone deforms when a building anchor, such as a nail, passes through it to anchor the member to a roof. The deformation prevents anchors fired from conventional equipment from passing completely through the member and holds the anchors more securely in place.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2017
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Inventors: Kevin William Weeks, Daniele James Strangio, Shane Dudley Voigt, Dominic Sean Gillespie
  • Publication number: 20170319470
    Abstract: A liquid composition in an osmotic drug delivery system and a dosage form in an osmotic drug delivery system is disclosed comprising an amphiphilic molecule, a non-aqueous liquid solvent, and a pharmaceutically active agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2017
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Inventors: Rom Ezer Eliaz, Yuanpeng Zhang, Catherine Manya Rohloff, Eric William Weeks, Gunjan Junnarkar
  • Patent number: 9724293
    Abstract: A liquid composition in an osmotic drug delivery system and a dosage form in an osmotic drug delivery system is disclosed comprising an amphiphilic molecule, a non-aqueous liquid solvent, and a pharmaceutically active agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: INTARCIA THERAPEUTICS, INC.
    Inventors: Rom Ezer Eliaz, Yuanpeng Zhang, Catherine Manya Rohloff, Eric William Weeks, Gunjan Junnarkar
  • Patent number: 8398967
    Abstract: A liquid composition in an osmotic drug delivery system and a dosage form in an osmotic drug delivery system is disclosed comprising an amphiphilic molecule, a non-aqueous liquid solvent, and a pharmaceutically active agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Assignee: Intarcia Therapeutics, Inc.
    Inventors: Rom Ezer Eliaz, Yuanpeng Zhang, Catherine Manya Rohloff, Eric William Weeks, Gunjan Junnarkar
  • Publication number: 20130052237
    Abstract: A liquid composition in an osmotic drug delivery system and a dosage form in an osmotic drug delivery system is disclosed comprising an amphiphilic molecule, a non-aqueous liquid solvent, and a pharmaceutically active agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2012
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Applicant: INTARCIA THERAPEUTICS, INC.
    Inventors: Rom Ezer Eliaz, Yuanpeng Zhang, Catherine Manya Rohloff, Eric William Weeks, Gunjan Junnarkar
  • Patent number: 8257691
    Abstract: A liquid composition in an osmotic drug delivery system and a dosage form in an osmotic drug delivery system is disclosed comprising an amphiphilic molecule, a non-aqueous liquid solvent, and a pharmaceutically active agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2012
    Assignee: Intarcia Therapeutics, Inc.
    Inventors: Rom Ezer Eliaz, Yuanpeng Zhang, Catherine Manya Rohloff, Eric William Weeks, Gunjan Junnarkar
  • Publication number: 20110208168
    Abstract: A liquid composition in an osmotic drug delivery system and a dosage form in an osmotic drug delivery system is disclosed comprising an amphiphilic molecule, a non-aqueous liquid solvent, and a pharmaceutically active agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2011
    Publication date: August 25, 2011
    Inventors: Rom Ezer Eliaz, Yuanpeng Zhang, Catherine Manya Rohloff, Eric William Weeks, Gunjan Junnarkar
  • Publication number: 20110195097
    Abstract: A liquid composition in an osmotic drug delivery system and a dosage form in an osmotic drug delivery system is disclosed comprising an amphiphilic molecule, a non-aqueous liquid solvent, and a pharmaceutically active agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2011
    Publication date: August 11, 2011
    Inventors: Rom Ezer Eliaz, Yuanpeng Zhang, Catherine Manya Rohloff, Eric William Weeks, Gunjan Junnarkar
  • Patent number: 7964183
    Abstract: A liquid composition in an osmotic drug delivery system and a dosage form in an osmotic drug delivery system is disclosed comprising an amphiphilic molecule, a non-aqueous liquid solvent, and a pharmaceutically active agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2011
    Assignee: Intarcia Therapeutics, Inc.
    Inventors: Rom Ezer Eliaz, Yuanpeng Zhang, Catherine Manya Rohloff, Eric William Weeks, Gunjan Junnarkar
  • Patent number: 7731947
    Abstract: A liquid composition in an osmotic drug delivery system and a dosage form in an osmotic drug delivery system is disclosed comprising an amphiphilic molecule, a non-aqueous liquid solvent, and a pharmaceutically active agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2010
    Assignee: Intarcia Therapeutics, Inc.
    Inventors: Rom Ezer Eliaz, Yuanpeng Zhang, Catherine Manya Rohloff, Eric William Weeks, Gunjan Junnarkar
  • Publication number: 20100112070
    Abstract: A liquid composition in an osmotic drug delivery system and a dosage form in an osmotic drug delivery system is disclosed comprising an amphiphilic molecule, a non-aqueous liquid solvent, and a pharmaceutically active agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2009
    Publication date: May 6, 2010
    Inventors: Rom Ezer Eliaz, Yuanpeng Zhang, Catherine Manya Rohloff, Eric William Weeks, Gunjan Junnarkar
  • Publication number: 20080137179
    Abstract: An optical amplifier including an input port and an output port which are coupled together via a data signal line; an amplifier circuit; a gain control circuit coupled to the data signal line and operative for detecting the power level of a burst signal input into the optical amplifier at the input port; and a dummy laser generation circuit having an output coupled to the data signal line and an input coupled to the gain control circuit; where the gain control circuit is operative for controlling the power level output by the dummy laser generation circuit so as to maintain the power level of a signal input into the amplifier circuit at a substantially constant level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2006
    Publication date: June 12, 2008
    Applicant: GENERAL INSTRUMENT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ruoding Li, Frank J. Effenberger, Daniel B. Grossman, William Weeks
  • Patent number: 7362498
    Abstract: An optical amplifier including: an amplifier having an input port and an output port, which is disposed along a main signal line of the optical amplifier; a dummy laser generation circuit having an output coupled to the main signal line and operative for inputting a dummy signal into the amplifier; a first optical detector for detecting a power level of the dummy signal into the amplifier and outputting a first power level signal; a second optical detector for detecting an amplified power level of the dummy signal output by the amplifier and outputting a second power level signal; a memory device for storing calibration data regarding the gain characteristics of the amplifier; and a gain control circuit which receives inputs from the first optical detector and second optical detector, and has an output coupled to the amplifier. The gain control circuit operates to control the gain of the amplifier based on the first power level signal, the second power level signal and the calibration data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2008
    Assignee: General Instrument Corporation
    Inventors: Ruoding Li, Daniel B. Grossman, William Weeks